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- Title
- Fascism, communism, the U.S.A.
- Creator
- Feely, Raymond T.
- Date Issued
- 1937
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/DT/351019
- Subject Headings
- Communism --United States., Fascism., Comparative government.
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- An empirical analysis of the roles assumed by public administrators: the case of public procurement specialists.
- Creator
- Roman, Alexandru V., College for Design and Social Inquiry, School of Public Administration
- Abstract/Description
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This dissertation examines administrative roles within the context of everyday public administration. Specifically, it studies the relationship between administrative roles assumed by public administrators and (1) the perceived presence of administrative discretion, (2) individual level beliefs regarding involvement in policy formulation and (3) tenure with organization. This dissertation has a three-fold purpose. First, it delineates the types of roles assumed by public procurement...
Show moreThis dissertation examines administrative roles within the context of everyday public administration. Specifically, it studies the relationship between administrative roles assumed by public administrators and (1) the perceived presence of administrative discretion, (2) individual level beliefs regarding involvement in policy formulation and (3) tenure with organization. This dissertation has a three-fold purpose. First, it delineates the types of roles assumed by public procurement specialists. Second, it tests whether administrative discretion, beliefs regarding participation in policy formulation and organizational tenure are significant in explaining the assumption of certain types of roles. Finally, the dissertation evaluates the implications for the public procurement process of the predominance of certain roles. vi The theoretical logic for this dissertation draws on the theory of representative bureaucracy and role theory. ... It is found that administrative discretion, individual expectations and organizational tenure are indeed important predictors of the assumption of administrative roles. Administrators who believe that they have access to relatively high levels of discretion and those who believe they should be involved in policy formulation are more likely to assume a representative type role. On the other hand, with increased tenure public administrators are less likely to assume a representative type role.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2013
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3362569
- Subject Headings
- Public administration, Methodology, Transparency in government, Comparative government, Bureaucracy
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Performance measurement using trained observer ratings: The effect of environmental variables on comparative measures in local government.
- Creator
- Giancoli, Donald Patrick, Florida Atlantic University, Thai, Khi V.
- Abstract/Description
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Comparative performance measurement is an anathema to most government officials. While internal comparison with national benchmarks or other similar agencies is an accepted management analysis tool, public comparisons are deemed too politically risky for all but a few governments, agencies, and non-profits. To avoid the unappealing prospect of being unfavorably ranked versus comparable agencies, governments cite two primary objections. First, performance measurement is considered an inexact...
Show moreComparative performance measurement is an anathema to most government officials. While internal comparison with national benchmarks or other similar agencies is an accepted management analysis tool, public comparisons are deemed too politically risky for all but a few governments, agencies, and non-profits. To avoid the unappealing prospect of being unfavorably ranked versus comparable agencies, governments cite two primary objections. First, performance measurement is considered an inexact science, subject to manipulation of input data and outcome scores that affects comparisons. Second, comparative measurement is considered unfair by governments because they maintain each operates in a unique environment of demographic and physical characteristics beyond their control which have significant effects on their ability to deliver quality services. This research addresses both of these objections to comparative performance measurement. It uses trained observer ratings, an accepted objective measurement system, and utilizes a scoring scheme that results in a ratio variable outcome score appropriate for comparisons and statistical analysis. The model was employed for external random testing of street appearance across 30 governments in Broward County, Florida, eliminating the possibility of manipulation by those being measured. In addition, the research evaluates the effects of twelve independent variables, which measure characteristics of each community's unique environment. The research question is whether the effects of the external environmental factors on the composite street rating scores are so significant as to make comparisons meaningless, as government officials contend. The findings of this research do indicate that white, educated, affluent residents tend to live in cities with better streets and that environment is an important element in street appearance. Further, the standard deviation scores indicate that the more diversity in the environment of a city, the more diversity in the quality of its streets. Nonetheless, the conclusion of the research is that although environment is significant, the methods and findings of the model can be employed to control for environmental effects in future comparative performance efforts to assuage the concerns of governments being compared.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2003
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT12043
- Subject Headings
- Local government--Labor productivity, Comparative government--Methodology, Municipal government--United States--Evaluation
- Format
- Document (PDF)
