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作者：Simonsen, W; Robbins, MD
作者单位：Syracuse University
摘要：Do municipal bonds sold through competition have lower interest rates for issuers than negotiated sales? Research done in the 1970s and 1980s suggests that, all else equal, interest costs are generally lower for competitively bid municipal bonds compared to negotiated bond sales. William Simonsen and Mark D. Robbins explore this question in light of changes in the municipal bond market that suggest a need to revisit this question. Their findings indicate that on average, and all else equal, co...
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作者：LaPorte, TR; Keller, A
摘要：What role do demands for constancy play in the operations of public agencies! Institutional constancy of agencies and firms is discussed as a concept and an increasingly important political requirement for the operation of hazardous systems in the United States. Situations that increase demand for it are outlined and a basis for analysis and improving constancy is proposed.
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作者：Rosenbloom, DH
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作者：Gilman, SC; Lewis, CW
作者单位：Georgetown University; George Washington University; University of Connecticut
摘要：Do divergent values embedded in distinctive cultures satisfactorily explain current directions in public service ethics around the world? The authors draw upon expert observation by government and corporate officials who administer ethics programs, leaders known for their moral courage, survey research, and the scholarly literature to identify these directions and begin addressing the question. The central argument is that observable practice increasingly invalidates an approach that relies ex...
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作者：VanWart, M
摘要：What was the value in changing ASPA's Code of Ethics? Until recently, the Code of Ethics of the American Society for Public Administration symbolized the confusion in the field rather than its insights. The fine content of the former code was lost in numerous, unequal categories and discursive language The new code has five principles or decision-making sources upon which public administrators should draw. This article demonstrates how the five sources are prominently discussed in the literatu...
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作者：Pollitt, C
摘要：British public administration has endured radical anti-state reforms since 1979. This essay outlines the three phases of these administrative reforms, their sources of support, underlying rationales, basic institutional elements, as well as their limitations. As a result of profound administrative changes, U.K. academic administrative sciences have undergone a redefinition and relabelling. Yet, there is still not a distinctive British School of public administration, nor a pronounced shift to ...
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作者：Kravchuk, RS; Schack, RW
摘要：What are the challenges posed for public sector decision makers by the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA)! And what can be done to enhance the possibility of effective performance measurement! The GPRA calls for a vigorous implementation of performance measurement across federal agencies by 1999. Measures will be employed far both strategic management (planning) and evaluation of results (scorekeeping). A more formal use of performance measurement will surely bring many bene...
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作者：Morgan, D; Bacon, KG; Bunch, R; Cameron, CD; Deis, R
摘要：Can we afford to eliminate middle managers in local government? Douglas Morgan and colleagues argue that middle managers play distinctive roles as ''keepers of two functions'' that are essential to the health of our democratic polity: helping to define ''acceptable service'' and making the delivery of public services accountable. The authors contend that current efforts to eliminate layers of middle management through contracting out for services, privatizing, reinventing government, and other...
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作者：Rago, WV
摘要：Working in an organization whose culture is changing? Thinking about implementing TQM but are unsure of the barriers you will discover or the pressures it can impose on the organization? Have you heard the expression ''begin at the top'' associated with organizational change and wondered what it actually means in practice! This care study describes the efforts undertaken and lessons learned by the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation as it began the transformation of its ag...
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作者：Rosenbloom, DH
