Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

In a forthcoming book, I define performance management as a continuous and cyclical process of making data-informed decisions to improve organizational outcomes. In North Carolina, community development is a municipal function for some local governments and a county function for others.

Community Development 52

Community Development Parks And Recreation Development Management 52

PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

JULY 26, 2017

The Public Management Research Association—through its flagship journal, the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory ( JPART )—has always stressed building knowledge through theoretically informed analysis. Continued empirical progress, however, needs significant theoretical development.

Public Management 40

Public Management Management Public Administration Government 40

PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

MAY 26, 2017

There has been substantial growth in the use of experiments in public management over recent years. We asked a set of leading experimental researchers of public management to contribute and were delighted when all agreed to participate. Experiments should take their place alongside other methods in public management.

Public Management 40

Public Management Management Public Service Development 40

PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

To many scholars in the field of public administration and public management, the study of nonprofit organizations is viewed as a narrow niche, a handful of people working at the margins of the field on topics that largely sit outside of mainstream concerns for public managers. Is this a desirable trend?

Nonprofit 40

Nonprofit Government Fundraising Economic Development 40

ASPA National Weblog

OCTOBER 11, 2016

However, we cannot forget that sometimes, people thrive by new opportunities which develop untapped skills. They’re willing to work but are unwilling to submit to a hiring process which inherently lacks humanity and reduces their personhood into an impersonal number. Weighing past performance is essential to the hiring process.

Management 130

Management Security Development Public Management 130

PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

JANUARY 31, 2017

Public affairs programs across the country are developing undergraduate certificates, concentrations, minors, and majors in public administration, affairs, policy, and service. Here, I outline some of the challenges and opportunities we face as we work to develop top-notch undergraduate programs that advance public service.

Public Affairs 40

Public Affairs Education Public Administration Public Service 40

PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

This last theory I found particularly intriguing – especially given my interest in mapping as a tool for strategy development. Apparently Ito and Howe have formulated some broad theories of technological change that go by such titles as “pull over push” and “compass over maps.” What might compass over map mean?

Strategic Planning 40

Strategic Planning Public Administration Nonprofit Engagement 40