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Money – Does it Drive Engagement?
Recently, I met with the leaders of a county government to present the results of the employee engagement survey we conducted for the county. The survey results showed that county…
What Does Harley-Davidson Teach Us About Our Government?
Previous articles challenged the belief, popularized by President Reagan that “government is the problem.” This simple assertion has been pervasive in our view of government institutions with its powerful message…
Representative Bureaucracy and Gender: A Gap in the Research
Bureaucratic representation is considered both passive and active. Passive representation is when the bureaucracy is composed of demographically similar members vis-à-vis the people in the community. Active representation occurs when…
Profit Motive vs. Efficiency
In the private sector, efficiency is directly related to making a profit. And without profit, the private sector organization will go bankrupt. Efficiency is built into the culture of every…
Teaching with Multimedia: Cartoons and Teaching Public Affairs and Administration
On the subject of public affairs and administration, cartoons have historically been used to highlight current events and communicate opinions about public officials and public service professionals. Public servants have…
What Is the Most Important Skill for MPA Students to Learn?
As one of the most essential skills needed to promote good governance, cultural competence advocates for government to foster a more inclusive environment to all its citizenry. It is the…
Gender Wage Inequality: Still A Long Way to Go
To start closing the gaps on gender-pay inequality, first, we need to start closing the gaps between self-implicit biases associated with gender professionalism and educational capabilities silently reflected in the…
A Republic, If You Can Keep It
As practitioners and scholars who comprise the American Society for Public Administration, we have a quintessential role in helping to preserve the American Republic. We must teach and practice civic…
The Value of Integrative Learning in Public Administration
The idea of integrative learning is immensely useful in teaching an introductory class in public administration. Generally, this class is the first course exposing students to the discipline. Most students…
Social Media as a Social Good
Post on Facebook, “The Facebook is excellent.” Tweet, “Twitter is great.” Caption an Instagram photograph, “I love Instagram.” See how few likes, favorites or otherwise positive reactions appear compared to…
Engaging the Community in Municipal Performance Management Efforts
A unique component of SomerStat is ResiStat, designed to engage residents in using data to discuss and provide input on decisions. While many cities developed programs similar to CitiStat and…
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