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Community Improvement Districts: Perspectives On Benefits, Costs, And Risk From Georgia Cid Executive Directors And Their Board Members, Andrew Ewoh, Kristin Rome Sep 2011

Community Improvement Districts: Perspectives On Benefits, Costs, And Risk From Georgia Cid Executive Directors And Their Board Members, Andrew Ewoh, Kristin Rome

Andrew I.E. Ewoh

No abstract provided.


An Exploratory Analysis Of At-Will Employment In The State Of Georgia, Andrew Ewoh, Olayinka Tejuoso Sep 2011

An Exploratory Analysis Of At-Will Employment In The State Of Georgia, Andrew Ewoh, Olayinka Tejuoso

Andrew I.E. Ewoh

No abstract provided.


Corruption, Public Integrity And Globalization: A Comparative Analysis Of Trends In South-Eastern European Nations, Andrew Ewoh, Ani Matei Aug 2011

Corruption, Public Integrity And Globalization: A Comparative Analysis Of Trends In South-Eastern European Nations, Andrew Ewoh, Ani Matei

Andrew I.E. Ewoh

No abstract provided.


Evaluation Of Masters Programs In Public Administration: A Comparative Study Of European Union And The United States, Andrew Ewoh, Lucica Matei Aug 2011

Evaluation Of Masters Programs In Public Administration: A Comparative Study Of European Union And The United States, Andrew Ewoh, Lucica Matei

Andrew I.E. Ewoh

No abstract provided.


Public-Private Partnership In Atlanta And Houston Metropolitan Areas Of The United States, Andrew Ewoh May 2011

Public-Private Partnership In Atlanta And Houston Metropolitan Areas Of The United States, Andrew Ewoh

Andrew I.E. Ewoh

No abstract provided.


Progress Delayed: State Of Tobacco Control Policymaking In Oklahoma From 2005-2011, Michael S. Givel, Ami E. Stearns, Andrew L. Spivak May 2011

Progress Delayed: State Of Tobacco Control Policymaking In Oklahoma From 2005-2011, Michael S. Givel, Ami E. Stearns, Andrew L. Spivak

Michael S. Givel

• Oklahoma’s 1987 Smoking In Public Places Act required the inclusion of smoking sections in restaurants and pre-empted more stringent local anti-tobacco laws with state regulations. • With the 2001 arrival of an aggressive new Commissioner of Health, Dr. Leslie Beitsch, the tide turned with new legislation (Senate Joint Resolution 21 in 2003) that prohibited smoking inside public places and required restaurants to build separately-ventilated “smoking rooms.” • In 2004, State Question 713 increased the cigarette tax by 55 cents per package. • Dr. Beitsch resigned in 2003 and since that time, efforts toward clean air have stalled. Although restaurants …


United States Foreign Policy Responses To Africa's Transition Conflicts, Andrew Ewoh May 2011

United States Foreign Policy Responses To Africa's Transition Conflicts, Andrew Ewoh

Andrew I.E. Ewoh

No abstract provided.


Resource Control And The Rise Of Militia In The Nigerian Delta Region, Andrew Ewoh, Chux Ibekwe Apr 2011

Resource Control And The Rise Of Militia In The Nigerian Delta Region, Andrew Ewoh, Chux Ibekwe

Andrew I.E. Ewoh

No abstract provided.


The Economic And Administrative Consequences Of Hosting Worldwide Sporting Events, Greg Hill, Craig Shaul Apr 2011

The Economic And Administrative Consequences Of Hosting Worldwide Sporting Events, Greg Hill, Craig Shaul

Gregory C. Hill

No abstract provided.


Do Immigration Networks Of Connectivity Facilitate Illegal Immigration?, Kattalina Berriochoa, Gregory Hill Mar 2011

Do Immigration Networks Of Connectivity Facilitate Illegal Immigration?, Kattalina Berriochoa, Gregory Hill

Gregory C. Hill

Illegal immigration is one of the most contentious policy issues facing the United States. This analysis seeks to address the factors that influence the persistence of immigration through illegal means and the effects of these immigrants in a receiving country. We posit the hypothesis that illegal immigration persists due to the increasingly connected networks between receiving and sending countries. We utilized a comprehensive overview of recent literature and interviews with undocumented immigrants to present an analysis of the individual incentives, social networks, and structural factors that amalgamate to generate the practice of illegal immigration. This paper will present illegal immigration …


The Four Pillars Of Disaster Resiliency, John Kiefer Mar 2011

The Four Pillars Of Disaster Resiliency, John Kiefer

John J. Kiefer

No abstract provided.


Much Ado About Nothing?: Undocumented Students And Student Performance, Greg Hill, Daniel Hawes Mar 2011

Much Ado About Nothing?: Undocumented Students And Student Performance, Greg Hill, Daniel Hawes

Gregory C. Hill

In 2009 alone, over 1500 bills relating to immigration were considered by all 50 states, resulting in over 350 new laws and resolutions. Indeed, immigration policy, and particularly illegal immigration, is a salient topic for state and local policy makers and those who are responsible for implementing public policy. Arguably, this increased salience in immigration policy is driven by at least two factor; 1) a failure to comprehensively address immigration policy at a national level and 2) political and media attention on anecdotal claims regarding the deleterious costs illegal immigrants have society. With respect to education policy, since 2005, 74 …


Nigeria Media Coverage Of The Niger Delta Crises And Agenda Setting, Andrew Ewoh, Onimi Wilcox Mar 2011

Nigeria Media Coverage Of The Niger Delta Crises And Agenda Setting, Andrew Ewoh, Onimi Wilcox

Andrew I.E. Ewoh

No abstract provided.


Critical Infrastructure Mitigation, John Kiefer Feb 2011

Critical Infrastructure Mitigation, John Kiefer

John J. Kiefer

No abstract provided.


Moral Hazards, Crisis, Bail Outs And E-Scads, Judy Johnston, Alexander Kouzmin, Kym Thorne, Stephen Kelly Feb 2011

Moral Hazards, Crisis, Bail Outs And E-Scads, Judy Johnston, Alexander Kouzmin, Kym Thorne, Stephen Kelly

Adjunct Professor Stephen J Kelly

No abstract provided.


Organizational Capital In Boundary-Spanning Collaborations: Internal And External Approaches To Organizational Structure And Personnel Authority, Craig Boardman Dec 2010

Organizational Capital In Boundary-Spanning Collaborations: Internal And External Approaches To Organizational Structure And Personnel Authority, Craig Boardman

Craig Boardman

Despite a large body of scholarship elucidating mechanisms for aligning participant behaviors with public service goals in boundary-spanning collaborations, the most challenging of these collaborations – those with potential for lacking both common goals and common resources – have received relatively little attention from public management scholars. This study investigates approaches to structure and authority by managers of this sort of collaboration, specifically by the managers of cooperative research centers involving government, industry, and university actors. The findings suggest external approaches to structure and authority when such controls are perceived by managers as valuable for eliciting participant contributions yet difficult …


Ageing International (Forthcoming), Sheying Chen Dec 2010

Ageing International (Forthcoming), Sheying Chen

Sheying Chen

No abstract provided.


Aging Inchina: Implications For Social Policy Of A Changing Economic State, Sheying Chen, Jason Powell Dec 2010

Aging Inchina: Implications For Social Policy Of A Changing Economic State, Sheying Chen, Jason Powell

Sheying Chen

No abstract provided.


Identity Crisis: Searching For Personal Responsibility, Justice, And Community In The Real Estate Market Crash, Thomas Bryer Dec 2010

Identity Crisis: Searching For Personal Responsibility, Justice, And Community In The Real Estate Market Crash, Thomas Bryer

Thomas A Bryer

The author introduces the reader to his own and, to a different extent, society’s identity crisis in the context of the real estate market crash. Through personal reflection and analysis of federal policies, four challenges are observed: (1) lack of community focus, (2) neglect of certain populations, (3) unambiguous devotion to encouraging personal responsibility, and (4) no clear statement of moral commitment. Policy and institutional changes are suggested to better address these challenges.


Diversity Management: Theoretical Perspectives And Practical Approaches, Sheying Chen Dec 2010

Diversity Management: Theoretical Perspectives And Practical Approaches, Sheying Chen

Sheying Chen

No abstract provided.


Aging In China: Implications To Social Policy Of A Changing Economic State (Forthcoming), Sheying Chen Dec 2010

Aging In China: Implications To Social Policy Of A Changing Economic State (Forthcoming), Sheying Chen

Sheying Chen

No abstract provided.


Cyber Security And Resilient Organizations, John Kiefer Dec 2010

Cyber Security And Resilient Organizations, John Kiefer

John J. Kiefer

No abstract provided.


Social Perspectives On Aging, Sheying Chen, Jason Powell Dec 2010

Social Perspectives On Aging, Sheying Chen, Jason Powell

Sheying Chen

No abstract provided.


Gender Differences In Self-Reported Evacuation Experiences, Pam Jenkins, John Renne, John Kiefer Dec 2010

Gender Differences In Self-Reported Evacuation Experiences, Pam Jenkins, John Renne, John Kiefer

John J. Kiefer

No abstract provided.