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Public Administrators: Micro and Social Learning Modes a Two-Dimensional Approach for Employee Professional Development
Professional development directors and managers in the public sector strive to provide their workforces with training so they acquire new skill sets and amplify existing ones. However, there is an…
Practical Comparative Public Administration: Apples and Oranges
When engaged in comparative public administration, consider BOTH the similarities and the differences. Try to find what you can from other organizations and other disciplines. You may find some aspects…
The Power of the Pause
We all will make mistakes. Acting more deliberately by pausing before acting can minimize them.…
Replication and Scaling Up: Using Process Evaluation to Understand Why Social Programs Do or Do Not Work
Although process and outcome evaluation differ, they serve complementary purposes. When social programs achieve positive outcomes, it helps to understand which activities and characteristics contribute to success. Similarly, it is…
Digital Hedgehogs and Digital Foxes: Automation in the Federal Government
In the quest to automate federal government work, it is important to remember the limits of artificial intelligence. When automating government processes, officials should consider how to utilize artificial intelligence…
A Statesman’s Perspective: A “1984” Dystopian Warning Administrative Challenges
What ramifications exist in the social credit scoring algorithms that assign “worthiness” to be a productive citizen? Mirroring the financial sector to assess “risk” is not new and serves a…
I Love New York — If the Empire State Leads, Will Others Follow?
Is there any science concerning nursing education and patient outcomes? Despite the fact that the profession has pushed for baccalaureate entry-level education for a century, studies looking at education and…
In Consideration of the 14th Amendment
The 14th Amendment has recently come into the limelight when President Trump questioned the intentions of “birthright citizenship” as it applies to migrants. While most countries have clauses which support…
Infrastructure: Commingling, Financing and Funding Through Technology Incentives?
If infrastructure is universally recognized as a “pathway to prosperity” and, additionally, increases productivity, then shouldn’t there be factors serving as incentives to jump-start financing? Can technologies serve as…
Lessons from the Resistance
One of the challenges of being a public administration academic and a member of ASPA is the tension between being perceived as politically objective and at the same time speaking…
Wealth and Government
Conservatives and liberals both assert that the United States is a rich country, and that this is a good thing, even if they have trouble finding much to agree about.…
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