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Hindsight, Organizational Routines And Media Risk Coverage, Robert A. Stallings
Hindsight, Organizational Routines And Media Risk Coverage, Robert A. Stallings
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
Professor Stallings describes how journalists explain catastrophes by coupling them with flaws in human organizations.
Expanding The Maine Economy, John Mckernan
Expanding The Maine Economy, John Mckernan
Maine Policy Review
Maine Governor John McKernan highlights his administration's efforts to expand the state’s economy, including its initiatives to reduce the cost of doing business in the state, to reform education, and to build consensus among various constituencies around goals and strategies for economic development. The article is based on McKernan’s remarks at the 21st annual Governor's Economic Development Conference held at the University of Maine last fall.
An Interview With Chip Morrison: Public Service As A Value, Chip Morrison
An Interview With Chip Morrison: Public Service As A Value, Chip Morrison
Maine Policy Review
Earlier this year, Charles "Chip" Morrison completed seven years of service in the administration of Maine Governor John McKernan, first as Commissioner of Administration and then as Commissioner of Labor. At a time when experience in government, whether in an appointive or elected capacity, is looked upon by many with a mixture of suspicion and disdain, Morrison preaches the sermon of government-as-service. In this interview, Morrison also talks about the values which have guided him in his public service career and touches upon a number of public policy issues with which he was involved as a department head.