PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

JANUARY 19, 2017

Are some governance models more effective than others for different stages of the network life-cycle? If there is a new governance mechanism, would that be the same network or a new one? Networks in Public Administration Scholarship: Understanding Where We Are and Where We Need to Go. 1), i157-i173. Milward, H. Provan, K.

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ASPA National Weblog

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Kettl’s 2016 book Escaping Jurassic Government: How to Recover America’s Lost Commitment to Competence. Kettl’s reminds us that the roots of our current bureaucratic system were designed to counter flagrant government corruption, cronyism and chicanery. It’s easy to complain about government. Read Kettl’s book.

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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.

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PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

JANUARY 19, 2017

Our new journal, Perspectives on Public Management and Governance (PPMG), is likely to succeed in part because of its “comparative boldness.” “We need to continue to be mindful of the need for research to inform practice,” George cautioned. The Future of PMRA is Closely Connected to Our Journals and Conferences.

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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.

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PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

JANUARY 19, 2017

The unexpected victory of Donald Trump has upended all manner of enterprise, but is especially salient for those of us who study the workings of government. Public administration can be seen as the study of people, organizations, and institutions. For some employees, this may seem like a very good time to leave the federal government.

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