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Three Essays On Interaction In Public Management, Seungjin Choi
Three Essays On Interaction In Public Management, Seungjin Choi
Theses and Dissertations--Public Policy and Administration
Public management is one of the most important subfields in public administration and plays a role in explaining the variations of government performance. Encouraging public administrators to get motivated through enhancing public service motivation (PSM) and collaborating with each other to accomplish their jobs and organizational objectives are key strategies to enhance the government’s accountability to the public under scarce resources. This dissertation attempts to address these concerns.
First, it conducts a meta-analytical structural equation analysis with regard to the relationships among PSM, value congruence, individual work attitudes, and individual performance and finds that person-organization fit, job satisfaction, and organizational …
Homogeneity, Sorting, And Social Capital: Differences In Rural And Urban School Peer Effects, Tosha Kurzynske Fraley
Homogeneity, Sorting, And Social Capital: Differences In Rural And Urban School Peer Effects, Tosha Kurzynske Fraley
Theses and Dissertations--Public Policy and Administration
Rural America contributes greatly to the American Community, yet this population is often overlooked and underrepresented in most types of education literature. Choices about residence shape America’s public school system through the formation of school districts and schools associated with these local jurisdictions. Communities with different population densities may have different overall population composition and, therefore, may sort differently into schools. This paper examines the effect that population density, local jurisdictional sorting, homogeneity, peer characteristics, and community social capital may have on student achievement.
The first part of this dissertation outlines the importance of rural research and the impact of …