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. Over the last few decades, these systems have become ubiquitous in almost every aspect of local government management.

Community Development 52

Community Development Parks And Recreation Development Management 52

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)

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?

Public Management 40

Public Management Management Translation Leadership 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.

Nonprofit 40

Nonprofit Government Fundraising Economic Development 40

ASPA National Weblog

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

We have governments and we have clients in need of the public service staffed by civil servants. Nobody claimed perfection before we began, and everybody was aware of the underclasses of Americans who struggle to even vote.

Laws 130

Laws Leadership Voting Campaign 130

Andy Whitford

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Our new paper is now in print at the International Public Management Journal. The effect sizes, though relatively small, raise the practice-based possibilities that management- or nurture-based approaches might be complemented with nature-based applications of recruitment and selection.

Public Management 40

Public Management Public Service Management 40

PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

JANUARY 31, 2017

Here, I outline some of the challenges and opportunities we face as we work to develop top-notch undergraduate programs that advance public service. Especially for public universities, there is a need to generate revenue and students in seats translate to revenue. What We Gain from Undergraduate Programs.

Public Affairs 40

Public Affairs Education Public Administration Public Service 40