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Generational Similarities Trump Differences in Workplace

Generational Similarities Trump Differences in Workplace

In recent years, much emphasis has been placed upon the need for understanding evolving demographic changes in the workplace. However, recent research indicates there may be more similarities than differences…

Generational Leadership and the Pareto Effect

Organizations are willing to pay big bucks for great leadership skills. But are they getting their money’s worth? A recent study showed that 82.7 percent of surveyed employees did not…

Managing Risks With Highway Public-Private Partnerships

Managing Risks With Highway Public-Private Partnerships

Public-private partnership allow for the sharing of risk in exchange for provision of services and investment in assets. Globally, governments and policy makers have adopted public-private partnerships as an innovative…

Legal Landmines and Demographic Diversity

Legal Landmines and Demographic Diversity

As the workplace evolves to meet global needs of private and public organizations, human resource policies should adapt to ensure effective management of our workforce. Changing demographics, ethnicity and expanding…

Where You Work

Where You Work

The workplace is different from what it was 10 years ago. There are at least three ways that the workplace has changed or is changing: architecture, technology and community. As…

The Importance of Cultural Competence in Public Administration

The advancement of culturally competent practices in public administration is growing ever more important. The U.S. Census reports that of an estimated 316 million residents living in the United States,…

Texas Local Governments May Be Flooded With Obstacles

Texas Local Governments May Be Flooded With Obstacles

May was a shocking weather month, as tornadoes left debris-scattered paths across the Midwest and record rainfall brought astonishing floods to Texas and Oklahoma. Local governments are facing hard times…

Is Civics Dead?

Is Civics Dead?

There is overwhelming evidence of decreased social capital. Voter turnout is low. Civics education testing is required in only nine states. But do these examples define the condition of our…

Modern Public Finance and Public Trust

Modern Public Finance and Public Trust

Modern democracies face a lack of citizen interest. While low participation in elections or failed referendums due to insufficient participation can be highlighted as proof of this trend, we still…

Working in the 21st Century

Working in the 21st Century

L. Frank Baum’s children’s book metaphorically depicts how the colorized rules of the Wonderful World of Oz seem incongruous, yet analogous, to the black and white world of Auntie Em.…

Community Development in MPA Classrooms

Community development, an important part of public administration, should be taught in classrooms by balancing theory and practice. I’ve argued that instruction should be rooted in the assets model of…

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