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The American Society for Public Administration is the largest and most prominent professional association for public administration. It is dedicated to advancing the art, science, teaching and practice of public and non-profit administration.
The American Society for Public Administration is the largest and most prominent professional association for public administration. It is dedicated to advancing the art, science, teaching and practice of public and non-profit administration.
Defining the Mission of Cyberspace Organizations
While many federal agencies have developed a results-based performance management culture, the notion of results-based cyber performance continues to remain largely undefined.…
Where Have All the Practitioners Gone? Securing the Active Practitioner for Adjunct Instruction
As a former practitioner who transitioned after 20 years into academia, pulling practicing public managers into the classroom as adjuncts is a priority. Professional public managers who serve as adjunct…
Advancing the Research and Practice Agenda on Local Government-Nonprofit Relationships in Developing Countries
The work of scholars and practitioners has not thoroughly examined the relationships between local governments and NGOs in developing countries. For most part, the focus primarily is on developed countries…
The Crisis of Meaning
When employees don’t feel valued and don’t feel their work is valued, or can’t see how their work ties into the bigger picture, they lose meaning. Because work feels like…
To What End? The Impact of Continuing Resolutions on Government Effectiveness
While the U.S. government remains shut down, many see a continuing resolution as the only foreseeable hope to reopening the public sector. In fact, some commentaries have begun to suggest…
Public Administration in Today’s Troubled World
The profession of public administration is an ancient and high calling to service within the varied institutions of government. Since its creation in 1939, ASPA has been a consistent advocate…
Ask Not
Questions persist today about what motivates public servants. One columnist dismisses President Kennedy’s appeal as a “cloak” and asserts those who take his words at face value are “ignoring that…
Pitching Politics
People pay taxes to their local state and federal government, as required by law, without consideration of specific services government provides. In the private sector, people choose to pay for…
Status Quo and Loss of Direction
Winston Churchill, the former British Prime Minister and one of the greatest wartime leaders of modern history, was voted out of office in July 1945, just two months following the…
The Dynamics of Public Health Performance Management
In recent years, a growing desire to monitor and improve organizational performance has emerged in health departments around the country. This trend has been slower than in other government service…
Lessons from the Government Shutdown
Needs are infinite, resources are finite and values are contested. Such is the reality of public administration in a democracy, and public employees are used to working effectively under this…
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