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From Burgers to Bureaucrats: Putting Public Servants First

From Burgers to Bureaucrats: Putting Public Servants First

Leaders and managers in government should pay more attention to the environment they create, building one in which public sector employees feel—and are—central to accomplishing their organization’s prosocial mission.…

Being a Good Steward During the Holiday Season

Being a Good Steward During the Holiday Season

Let us remember that serving the community is not just about making sure the roads are plowed and ensuring our residents are protected. There is also a sense of giving…

Managing the Known-Unknowns: A Review on Public Service’s Responses to Emergencies, Crises and Environmental Threats

Managing the Known-Unknowns: A Review on Public Service’s Responses to Emergencies, Crises and Environmental Threats

Environmental problems, along with the growing challenges they present, are likely to be on our agenda for years to come. The lessons from recent disasters suggested that existing policy practices…

COVID-19 Programs for the Middle Class; The Quandary for Public Administration

COVID-19 Programs for the Middle Class; The Quandary for Public Administration

With vast sums of money flowing to programs intended to build the middle class, traditional questions come to mind. Why are we doing this, what do we want to accomplish…

Political Landscapes Are Changing

Political Landscapes Are Changing

It is vital to the survival of our humanity that we partner between party lines to develop a better ideology as a nation and work together in defining who we…

COVID-19, Public Health and the Use of Sanctions and Incentives

COVID-19, Public Health and the Use of Sanctions and Incentives

What can be done to increase the rate of COVID-19 vaccination and use of the mask as an extra layer of protection? …

The Practitioner’s Doctorate and Advancing Public Service

The Practitioner’s Doctorate and Advancing Public Service

While MPA/MPP students have a relatively open route toward doctoral paths through Ph.D. programs, the path forward for practitioners seeking doctorate-level education is much narrower. This suggests there is room…

Revisiting Parent Perceptions of Child Vaccinations

Revisiting Parent Perceptions of Child Vaccinations

As policymakers and public health officials encourage parents to vaccinate their children, understanding reasons for and against child vaccination will be important in public messaging.…

Rebuilding the Federal Government Through Better Training

Rebuilding the Federal Government Through Better Training

The federal government needs to ensure that agency employees receive the training they need to do their jobs better and serve the American public.…

Beware—Public Administrators Can Go Hangry

Beware—Public Administrators Can Go Hangry

What arrangements are there in our public service organizations that take care of employees’ eating requirements? Are lunch breaks standard practice in all public organizations on a global level?…