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Stay Out of the Brain Stem – Part I
The Effects of Brain Science on Organizational Culture Part one of a two-part series in understanding the implications of how our brains perceive social interactions in the workplace By Troy…
Congressional Refusal to Fund Obamacare — An Act of Civil Disobedience?
By David Schultz Under what occasions, if any, are members of Congress permitted to disobey a law as a matter of conscience? This is the question posed by House Republican…
The Role of Security in Governance
By Shorenstein Center – Harvard Kennedy School A study just released by Harvard Kennedy School examines the relationship between citizens’ perceptions about government and civic affairs. In the study entitled…
Promoting Town Gov Best Practices
UniTown Network Conference Promotes Best Practices in European Union By Roger Kemp The first-ever UniTown Network Conference was held Oct 2-4 at the University of Ferrara in the City of…
Organizational Challenges & Management Alternatives
How Public Administrators Are Implementing the ACA By Cheryl and Ferd Mitchell Implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has raised numerous challenges for administrators and managers. Insight into these…
Rutgers Establishes Anti-Corruption Institute
School of Public Affairs and Administration in Newark Establishes Rutgers Institute on Anti-Corruption Studies By SPAA News Dr. Marc Holzer, dean of the School of Public Affairs and Administration at…
Health Exchanges Launched
Administrative Strategies Emerging By Cheryl and Ferd Mitchell On October 1, the Health Exchanges for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) began operations. This start-up effort promises to provide many insights…
ASPA Supports Public Workers; Decries Government Shutdown
Washington, DC – The National Council of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) has issued a statement in support of government workers to avoid the detrimental effect of a…
Static or Dynamic? It’s a Choice
By Laree Kiely, PhD Recently, we have seen many organizations and whole industries become obsolete over night. Of course, organizations are living systems and living systems, just like the human…
According To Plan
By Sheila Suess Kennedy A colleague informs me that the military has a saying: Prior planning prevents piss-poor performance. Well, batten down the hatches, because piss-poor performance is on its…
Human Resource Management in Greece
Making Human Resource Management Agile & Effective By Petros Katsimardos & Konstantinos Bouas Reforming Human Resource Management (HRM) policy is probably the most important challenge for Greek public administration. The…