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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
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
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?
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 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
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…
A Dream Deferred? Part II
In last month’s column, I discussed the parallel experiences of Black people in the 1960s and 2015 noting the eerily similar aesthetic makeup of communities: blight, disinvestment, crime, police brutality…
Public Bureaucracies on TV: “The Americans”
“The Americans,” a critically-acclaimed show, exposes viewers to the competing bureaucracies of the Cold War during the 1980s in and around Washington, D.C. through the lives of front line agents.…
Toward A Comparative Public Administration: The Brazilian Experience
The current breakthroughs in information and communication technologies have created tremendous opportunities for sharing information on a global scale. This increasingly comparative focus has prompted Brazilian public administration scholars and…