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Why Do Local Governments Award Business Tax Incentives?

Why Do Local Governments Award Business Tax Incentives?

In our work, we tested the hypothesis that general-purpose local governments use property tax incentives selectively to compensate for high property taxes. The question posed in the title of this…

From Second Life to the Metaverse to the Estonia E-Residency: Public Administration in the Virtual Realm

From Second Life to the Metaverse to the Estonia E-Residency: Public Administration in the Virtual Realm

The Metaverse offers a more realistic experience..showing a great deal of promise but just as much potential for harm. …

Billable Hours in the Federal Government—A Novel Concept!

Billable Hours in the Federal Government—A Novel Concept!

Building a customer care mindset in a public agency to ensure our partner/stakeholder base is satisfied with the management and execution of their real estate leases is vital to the…

How Much Do I Care?

How Much Do I Care?

Leaders must seek every competitive advantage possible to attract and retain the best talent, and even once an employee is onboarded, must remain vigilant as other companies will continue to…

Solidarity in Fractured Times

Solidarity in Fractured Times

When leading communities through crisis, it is important to understand how we can stand in solidarity with others, and learn from our past in the hope of improving our future.…

Evictions and Shattered Dreams by Public Servants: Is it an Oxymoron?

Evictions and Shattered Dreams by Public Servants: Is it an Oxymoron?

Greater care must be taken to ensure that the financial compensation evicted families receive will enable them to buy substitute property, at least comparable to that which they have lost.…

The Ticking Time Bomb in Public Sector Pension Plans—And What Can Be Done To Solve the Problem

The Ticking Time Bomb in Public Sector Pension Plans—And What Can Be Done To Solve the Problem

Public sector employees (and eventual retirees) need to become better educated about long-term financial planning and not rely exclusively on pensions and social security for their nest egg.…

Revolutionizing the Resolution of Sexual Harassment Claims at the Federal Level

Revolutionizing the Resolution of Sexual Harassment Claims at the Federal Level

Employers increasingly rely upon mandatory arbitration clauses in employment contracts to ensure the removal of employee sexual harassment claims out of the public courtroom and into private arbitration proceedings.…

Education, Equity and the Coronavirus Pandemic

Education, Equity and the Coronavirus Pandemic

Of the challenges education systems have faced during the pandemic, disparities in educational achievement is one of the most consequential.…

Public Service Motivation: A Two-Sided Coin

Public Service Motivation: A Two-Sided Coin

If understood, public service motivation can be a powerful aid to public administrators seeking to develop and sustain motivated, passionate, engaged employees.…

The Big Idea

The Big Idea

Achieving that all-inclusive “We” requires using social equity lenses to identify and resolve any inequities or structural barriers in policies, programs and services.…