ASPA National Weblog

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Thank goodness law and policy guides our institutional tradition in transitioning leadership. Be aware and thankful that our elections do not result in you being run out-of-town or jailed, as seen in Turkey and other nations undergoing leadership change. Many also will experience change based on state and local elections.

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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. The role of nonprofits and nonprofit research needs to be better integrated into public management.

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PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

OCTOBER 22, 2017

As public management scholars, we invest a lot of energy in doing research on public organizations, and most of us need answers to a very simple question: Why? Why should we use so much time to do public management research? How can public management research then actually contribute to solve real world problems?

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ASPA National Weblog

OCTOBER 18, 2016

A 2013 survey conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management stated the relationship between co-workers was becoming more important than the one they had with their supervisor. Annie McKee, a leadership expert and co-author of Primal Leadership , lists it as one of the three key components of a happy workplace.

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Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

MAY 27, 2016

Bob Behn of the Harvard Kennedy School is one of the leading thinkers on the subjects of public management and leadership. He has argued that public agencies are unlikely to produce better results simply by creating rules, requirements or performance systems. click here ].

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ASPA National Weblog

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

The missing elements are leadership and commitment by our political masters and those responsible for leading the bureaucracy. The key was the establishment and indoctrination of these values: loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honesty and personal courage. The same can happen to the American bureaucracy at all governmental levels.

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PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

JANUARY 19, 2017

I have been very impressed with the leadership of Don Moynihan, from whom I often receive official emails or documents at 1:00 in the morning. Our new journal, Perspectives on Public Management and Governance (PPMG), is likely to succeed in part because of its “comparative boldness.” Editor transitions are very important.

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