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Play by the Rules: The Issue of Private Contracting of Public Services
While I find it unethical to privatize public services, public administrators are more likely to reach out to private contractors for their services to cut costs. Despite this, public administrators…
News vs. Commentary: A Nice Mess
In our times of mile-a-minute, pervasive reporting, we need a way to quickly determine, even in the middle of a media broadcast, what is news and what is commentary. Here's…
Blue Ocean Thinking – Creating Innovative Public Policy
Instead of companies competing in established markets (“red oceans”), companies should create markets (“blue ocean”). Red oceans summon up images of companies fiercely competing with each for market dominance.…
Pro- and Anti-Development Groups Agree, Houston’s Style of Development Doesn’t Work
Along with the aftermath brought on by hurricanes and floods, as well as other natural disasters, comes arguments about the environment and human responsibility for the changing climate and criticisms…
Workplace Incivility as a Research Issue
Workplace incivility is an issue worthy of further research in public administration because incivility can potentially affect the productivity of every government and contract worker.…
Accounting for Social Issues… And How Public Administration Saves the Day (and the Agency)
Agency accounting is essential to the social movement and its most problematic. As the executive director of a social service agency, the altruistic—teacher, social worker, counselor—wants to “save the world.”…
How to Foster Innovation in Government Management Systems
Arguably, innovation is a key determinant of the competitive advantage of nations. Little wonder therefore that governments around the world want to be seen promoting innovation.…
Supervision – A Key Driver of Employee Engagement in Local Government
Organizations at all levels, but especially in local government, need to focus on what employees have identified as a key driver of their engagement—supervision—by helping supervisors be good leaders.…
Diversity and Military Service: Past Concerns, the Present Situation and What History Tells Us
The United States military is a formidable power that has defended this nation since its inception. It remains a force to be revered even as America faces complex threats to…
Empowerment: A Requirement for Success
This is the final of four columns about a simple, but powerful, formula: Success = (Competence + Motivation)*Empowerment. Empowerment, as I’ve defined it for the formula, is the total of…
Assessing Cultural Competency and Public Health Outcomes
As a means to address the level of racial and ethnic disparities in the provision of health care, cultural competency creation is a commonly proposed approach toward improving patient outcomes.…
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