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The Role of Culture in Public Administration Across Contexts
The study of comparative public administration started in the United States during the Cold War when many former colonies had achieved independence and began to create their own states. This…
After Smoke and Mirrors
Playwright Arthur Miller recalled, “An era can be said to end when its basic illusions are exhausted.” Management hopes rest in a positive institutional image. Avoiding negative attention is a…
The Case for Performance Management
After seven years of managing and implementing public sector performance management programs, I am constantly asked versions of the question, “If it isn’t broke, why fix it?” In other words,…
The Return of Apprentices
Local governments, as well as the private sector, are embracing a long-time business hiring practice – the apprenticeship. Throughout modern history, apprentices have been a key in developing workers and…
What Could Have Been — and Still Can Be
At some point in our leadership career, perhaps just prior to retirement, or leaving a specific position in mid-career, we wonder, what if and reflect on what could have been.…
Examining the Impact of the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act
To address the growing level of childhood health issues in the United States (U.S.), healthy school meal programs have been a strategy to improve obesity and fitness measures. To illustrate,…
Good Times Bad Times: America’s Modern Gas Curse
Natural gas, as America’s bridge fuel to alternative energies, provides well-paying jobs, enhances energy consumption, yields immediate government revenues and fosters energy independence. Yet, while many reports and data evidence…
Touch-a-Truck: A Tactile Introduction to the Public Service
Touch-a-truck activities also offer a model of how government can and does serve the citizenry. Popular culture presents to children an idealized version of the work of police officers, firefighters…
Suggestions of Bias in Rhode Island
Psychologists suggest that our childhoods help shape the people we become as adults. I grew up in an overwhelmingly rural, white town. The school district was highly rated. My educational…
Teaching through Multimedia to Bring Humor and Laughter into Public Administration Classrooms
Incorporating multiple media in Public Administration (PA) instructional design facilitates simultaneous access to the educational benefits that each can offer individually. Building on this convenience, instructors can focus attention on…
A Participatory Health Care System: What Can We Learn from Brazil?
Public participation is easier said than done. Mobilizing a large group of people who share different values, ideas and backgrounds can be challenging and polarizing. This is particularly true for…
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