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Ethics, Smethics
What are things we can do, as ASAP members, as professors and as public servants, to not only educate ourselves but also the general public on efforts to develop applicable…
The Joy of the Question
Asking meaningful questions requires a certain amount of vulnerability, curiosity and careful listening. We confine ourselves, and our organizations, when we fail to accomplish this. …
Confronting the Threat of Bribery: A Strategic Approach
Over the past three years, nearly 25% of business enterprises have reported incidents of bribery. These reports, validated by the research, indicate that bribery is ubiquitous, not discriminating among organization…
Climate-Proof Public Service: Vision, Truth and Legacy
No matter the temperature, no matter the rhetoric, no matter the reason and no matter the cause, public servants get the job done because public servants are climate-proof.…
Stop…Everybody Look
The Prohibited Personnel Practices (PPP) in the 1978 civil service reform law provide predictability through identifying unacceptable governance behaviors consistent with American institutional values. The focus of this column is…
It’s Not What You Say, but Where They Heard It
As an administrator, we must be cautious not to fall victim to the, “Tree-falling-in-the-woods,” trap: the belief that you communicated your message regardless of if anybody heard it. An administrator’s…
Still Not Equal in 2020: The Ratification (Or Not) of the Equal Rights Amendment
Despite its ratification in Virginia and the subsequent celebrations of many on the left, the Equal Rights Amendment is now hitting some roadblocks and there is uncertainty among legal experts…
Repurposing Public Administration?
The local, state, national and international governmental issues and challenges never decline or completely dissolve. Is strategically repurposing public administration a logical action to consider?…
The Nonprofit Sector and the Provision of Public Services
A paradigm shift in public administration with the rise of New Public Management supports the contracting out of public services. This relationship is more collaborative and is still evolving in…
Is the Growing Civilian-Military Divide Good for America?
The distance between the patriotism of the ballpark and the patriotism of the battlefield is widening. The Civilian-Military Divide continues to grow, leaving a gap between a trusted institution and…
Pandemic Planning: Avoiding the Last Minute Panic
Public administrators in all settings should plan for a pandemic now, not responding to these expectations in panic-mode at a later time. This planning should include several specific concerns.…
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