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Pay Equity and a Statistical Review of the Wage Gap
Pay equity and the pay gap have been a topic of debate for several decades. Economists, political agents and journalists have long since had this debate. Unfortunately, the matter remains…
The Quest for Gender Balance: In the Workplace
Bottomline, the influence of gender balance is undeniable in generating company profit (or loss) statements and human service program effectiveness and efficiency. What specifically do we need to do to…
Leveraging Media, Social and Otherwise to Connect Public Administration Research to Practice
How do I make my work relevant? If you are a public administration scholar or student, you have likely asked yourself this question. Even the most rigorous research with the…
The Pitfalls of Framing: Decision Traps in Public Service
Framing is critical in public service decisionmaking. In one study, researchers asked survey respondents to name the most important problem facing the nation. When given four choices and the option…
Persistence and Opportunity
This is a story of persistence, opportunity, failure and success by a group of dedicated scientists, geologists, hazard modelers, engineers, architects and educators who continued to fight and strive for…
Stepping Up, Then Stepping Back: The Dynamic Role of Law Enforcement in Tackling the Opioid Crisis
Most communities are struggling to get a handle on the recent opioid crisis. In some states, this crisis results in thousands of deaths each year. This is not a crisis…
Deontology of Performance Management in the Public Sector
Before you can lead others, you must first lead yourself. Leaders need to have confidence in their capability and adopt a growth mindset. Failure is a part of learning process…
Good Leadership is an Imperative for Proper Public Administration
An organization is only as strong as the people who comprise it and it can only perform as well as its people are willing. In a public agency, good leadership…
Developing Competencies for Effective Strategic Communications
Strategic communications, the intentional and proactive use of communication competencies to achieve organizational goals, is an approach used by government leaders and although much has been written about communication activities…
Budgeting for a Local Government Workforce: Implications for Compensation
What factors affect wage levels in local governments? This article discusses some basic factors influencing wages determination in local government. After briefly discussing the importance of wage determination, it focuses…
Should Policy Research Increase the Use of Experimental Research?
Policy experiments have great potential as evidenced by the groundbreaking results of experiments in other social science fields. Also, experimentation has a long tradition in policy research. Policy experiments should…
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