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The Role of Government Regulation and Leadership in Increasing Sustainability

The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASPA as an organization.  By Kenneth B. Malmberg June 17, 2013 The purpose of…

Creating a Great Organizational Culture in the Public Sector

Creating a Great Organizational Culture in the Public Sector

Government agencies in North America can learn an important lesson from the private sector.  Workers who are happy and motivated will achieve greater results and increased citizen satisfaction than workers…

Dubious About Diversity: When Public Employees Raise Objections to Mandatory Diversity Training

Were you to conduct a literature review on the do’s and don’ts and the how’s and why’s of public workplace diversity training, you’d find a wealth of good material. One…

Exploring the Application of an Integrated Strategic and Change Management Framework to the Issue of Mass Shootings

Acts of gun violence against innocents, particularly mass shootings, are generally agreed as heinous.  Yet, government’s effort to legislate on the issue is arguably failing.  This article explores an alternative…

The Importance of Infrastructure

The Importance of Infrastructure

For a few days last month, the collapse of the Skagit River Bridge focused the public’s attention on the condition of the nation’s infrastructure. But like in the aftermath of…

Higher Education After Affirmative Action

Higher Education After Affirmative Action

So what would higher education in America look like without affirmative action? This is the question many are asking if the Supreme Court in June rules in Fisher v. University…

Using Regulatory Agencies to Implement Environmental Sustainability Programs for the New York State Energy System

New York state has made progress during the past 10 years in using regulatory agencies to make the state’s energy system more environmentally friendly. Specifically, New York state has developed…

Creating a Sustainable World Though Increased Involvement of People of Color and the Economically Disadvantaged

Creating a Sustainable World Though Increased Involvement of People of Color and the Economically Disadvantaged

Now that sustainability terms like geo-fuel, carbon footprint, climate change, biodiversity, etc., have comfortably found their home in the public administration lexicon, many public entities are getting serious about the…

Sustaining Public Services Through Partnerships

Strategic partnerships, when done right, provide participating organizations with a chance to learn and benefit from one another and to achieve results they could not achieve alone. These joint ventures…

Sustainability and Public Reality

Sustainability and Public Reality

The word sustainability gets mentioned a lot these days in the popular press, in academia and in government. We are told that humanity is faced with the threat of dwindling…

Mom and Pop and Skin in the Game

Economic development is an important activity in virtually every political subdivision, from states to cities to bedroom communities. Any new enterprise willing to move in and create jobs is generally—and…

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