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Get Off the Omnibus!
Bundling is a current problem in the legislative branch. This is an exercise in consolidation; putting many small bills together as one so that smaller earmarks and pork bills can…
When Health Care Providers Answer to Shareholders, Health Suffers
Medicine is often a long game; health changes, especially for chronic conditions, are not instantaneous. Maintaining someone’s health is the result of creating a long relationship with a trusted healthcare…
The Public Manager’s Imperative: Learning from the Dissimilar
Thus, public managers need to be eclectic in their search for successes from which to learn. In their quest for operational insights, strategically curious managers need not be constrained by…
Stand By Me: Commitment, Duty and the Work of Public Servants
As it happens, public servants are fluent in translating the nods, the shrugs, the sighs, the eye-rolls and the silence that often stands in for the words, stand by me.…
Is Lack of Openness and Transparency in Government a Serious Problem?
I would argue that openness and transparency in government has increased by orders of magnitude since I entered government service. If the public wants to know a lot more…
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…
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…
Observations from the MPA Lectern — The Evident and Not So Evident
For this cohort of MPA students, the assessment of ability is yet to be determined. For some, punctuality and proper cell phone etiquette will be a challenge. With an age-range…
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