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Good to Know…Week of August 16, 2010
Links to articles from several sources keeping you informed about reports and trends on all topics and areas of expertise in public administration.…
Spotlight Back on Haiti
Immediately after the horrific 7.0 earthquake that decimated Port-au-Prince, Haiti on January 12, 2010, the world media descended on the poverty-stricken country and provided nearly "24-7" coverage of the disaster…
Comparative Administration: Making PA Theory Useful and Understandable, Part 1
I have struggled over many years to link public administration to political science, economic development, and comparative politics so that PA literature could be more useful and understandable to practitioners…
Good to Know…Week of August 2, 2010
Links to articles from several sources keeping you informed about reports and trends on all topics and areas of expertise in public administration.…
ASPA’s 2010 Annual Conference a Success
The 2010 Annual Conference held in San Jose, CA was a major success. This year's theme, “Invigorating Public Service for Change,” was displayed in a variety of sessions, workshops and…
My Last Column
As I look back on my years as an officer and President of ASPA, I can say that they have been times full of trouble for the economy, the public…
Making the Most of Opportunities During a Recession
Smart managers recognize that human capital may, in fact, be the organization’s most valuable asset.
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Pay it Forward…Advice from an ASPA Member
You need a lot of different types of people on your road to success. Different people bring different influences and abilities. The information from a book called UR A Brand…
Five Questions Every Manager Should Ask about Judicial Decision-making
Public administrators often excel at gathering information from their environment and using it to make their organizations run more efficiently and get their jobs done more effectively. Gathering information from…
IASIA Moving to Establish International Accreditation System
Now, nearly a dozen years ago, the membership of the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA–headquartered in Brussels, Belgium) began to debate the need for, and the…
Comparative Administration: Making PA Theory Useful and Understandable, Part 2
As explained in my 2003 PAR article, the justification for PE theory is simply that it is more enlightening than other theories in regard to the most interesting questions in…
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