Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration Commons^™

2017 Mlk Keynote Emory Douglas Program, Center For Social Equity & Inclusion, Emory Douglas

Martin Luther King, Jr. Series

Program for the 2017 MLK Keynote Address: Emory Douglas. An artist, educator and human rights activist, Emory Douglas served as the Minister of Culture for the Black Panther Party from 1967-80. Best known for his political drawings and cartoons in the Black Panther Newspaper, he articulated the injustices experienced by African Americans living in the inner city, the growing militancy and organization among urban black youth in the face of police violence and the need for community-based social programs. 2017 MLK Keynote, Emory Douglas discusses the process, meaning and impact of his artwork then and now.

2017 Spring Convocation Program, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Communications and Marketing Publications Archive

Spring convocation program held on January 11, 2017.

The Gettysburg Economic Review, Volume 10, Spring 2017

Gettysburg Economic Review

No abstract provided.

State-Led Approaches To Electronic Waste Management In The U.S.: A Study Of Stakeholder Involvement In Take-Back Legislation Efficiency, Ashley Elizabeth Westgate

Bard Center for Environmental Policy

Information technology has proliferated over the past two decades, and waste from electronics represents the fastest growing waste stream in the world. The production and disposal of electronics, from cradle to grave, pose critical threats to human health and the environment. The management of electronic, or e-waste, streams poses a particular set of challenges for solid waste management, hazardous waste management, and economic development in the United States. As e-waste accumulates, state governments, municipalities and private landfills are refusing to accept the responsibility for its disposal. To address this problem, the federal and state governments must find a safe and …

Arctic Research Collaborations Among Agencies: A Case Study Analysis Of Factors Leading To Success Within The Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee, Meredith Clare Lavalley

Bard Center for Environmental Policy

The Arctic is changing rapidly as average temperatures rise. As an Arctic nation, the United States is directly affected by these changes. It is imperative that these changes be understood to make effective policy decisions. Since the research needs of the Arctic are large; 14 Federal agencies have Arctic research programs. As a result, the government regularly works to coordinate Federal Arctic research in order to reduce duplication of effort and costs, and to enhance the research’s system perspective. The government’s Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee accomplishes this coordination through its Five-year Arctic Research Plans and Collaboration Teams, which are …

Carbon Stocks In Shade Coffee: Strategies For Enhancing Carbon Storage In Smallholder Systems In Jinotega, Nicaragua, Vanessa Katheryn Kichline

Bard Center for Environmental Policy

Climate change has recently shifted focus to adaptation and mitigation strategies in coffee production. Shade coffee systems, already widely recognized for their contribution to biodiversity and soil conservation, are now drawing attention for their role in carbon storage. Researchers have generally assumed that high carbon storage must come at the expense of reduced crop yields, implying that farmers must choose between sustainability and profit. This study uses field inventories of 70 farms in Jinotega, Nicaragua to estimate this tradeoff in smallholder shade coffee systems. Field inventories were used to develop three typologies representing different shade management strategies in use in …

Utilizing New York State’S Distributive Generation Laws For Affordable Housing Organizations, Reuben Jaffe Goldstein

Bard Center for Environmental Policy

The focus of this report is to assist in the deployment of renewable energy in New York City by creating a framework that affordable housing organizations can use to navigate evolving New York regulations to deploy solar PV to their tenants and reduce their tenants’ utility bills. New York’s regulatory environment is trying to make it easier to deploy solar PV through programs such as Shared Solar Program and Remote Net Metering that provide guidance to those who are currently unable to access solar PV. However, incentivizing Solar PV and distributed generation have disproportionately increased costs for utilities, which has …

E-Government As A Tool For Stability And Socio-Economic Development In Post-Conflict Libya., Abdulmajid H. Mohamed

Faculty Articles

Usually, great challenges lie ahead of any post-conflict government, especially in states that have historically been under dictatorship, like Libya. It has been six years since the violent regime change that took place in Libya in 2011, yet no signs of improvement is foreseen in public service delivery and constructive citizen participation in influencing national policy formation and evaluation. In fact, the situation of public services has been worsened due to the absence of political and executive power from a strong, united government. The resulting widespread of collective frustration and political uncertainty has become a catalyst for a more defective …

Fisheries Management Paper No.283 - Abalone Resource Of Western Australia Harvest Strategy 2106 - 2021, Department Of Fisheries Western Australia

Fisheries Management Papers

Harvest strategies for aquatic resources managed by the Western Australian Department of Fisheries (the Department) are formal documents prepared to support the decision-making processes required to ensure the management of these resources are consistent with the principles of Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD). The objectives of ESD are reflected in the objects of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 (FRMA) and Section 9 of the Aquatic Resources Management Act, which will replace the FRMA once proclaimed.

The publication of these strategies is intended to make the decision-making considerations and processes for the management of specified aquatic resources publicly transparent and provide …

Tls Newsletter, January, 2017, Unf Transportation And Logistics Society

Transportation & Logistics Society Newsletter

Inside the Newsletter: UNF Transportation and Logistics Society Boathouse Bash January 26. Upcoming Events. President's Corner. T & L Flagship Program Facility Tour to Henry Schein. Transportation and Logistics Career Day on Friday February 24, 2017.

An Evaluation Of Lfucg Economic Development: Making Strides Towards Strategic, Performance-Driven Partnerships, Sarah Ausmus Smith

MPA/MPP/MPFM Capstone Projects

Like many other municipal governments, Lexington utilizes a web of partnerships to support economic development. These relationships take many forms; LFUCG employs grants, tax incentives for businesses, and contracts with other organizations. Unlike some of its peers, though, LFUCG does not have a strategic plan in place to drive decision-making processes and sharpen its focus on outcomes. This report sets the foundation for future strategic management efforts by identifying opportunities and weaknesses that might be addressed by LFUCG through an environmental scan and establishing a performance management framework for existing contractual economic development partners. The key findings are as follows: …

دراسة الاسس الفلسفية والنظرية للاقتصاد والاستهلاك في ظل الفكر اليوناني, صادق علي الطعان

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

الغرض من البحث توضيح المسار الاقتصادي للحضارة اليونانية ولاسيما في القرنين الرابع والخامس قبل الميلاد لكونها أسهمت في نضوج الدولة المدنية المعاصرة بما طرحه اعظم الفلاسفة في ذلك الوقت، وتمكنهم من صياغة مفهوم لعلم الاقتصاد وانحسرت تسميته بعلم الاقتصاد المنزلي المتعلق في كيف يمكن للأسرة تدبير أمورها وتلبية حاجاتها المتعددة ، وكانت ابرز الاطروحات تتعلق في الكيفية التي تدرج بها المجتمع القبلي الى المجتمع المدني بأسس اقتصادية جديدة من جانب، ومن جانب اخر ثبتت تلك الفلسفة دعائم كثير من المفاهيم النظرية والعملية في عالم اليوم تمثلت في توضيح معنى الملكية في ضوء تغيرات اسس الداخل والخارج ونمت معها الحاجة الماسة …

Event-Driven Simulation Of The State Institution Activity For The Service Provision Based On Business Processes, M. Yu. Kataev, N. V. Loseva, A. A. Mitsel, L. A. Bulysheva, S. V. Kozlov

Information Technology & Decision Sciences Faculty Publications

The paper presents an approach, based on business processes, assessment and control of the state of the state institution, the social insurance Fund. The paper describes the application of business processes, such as items with clear measurable parameters that need to be determined, controlled and changed for management. The example of one of the business processes of the state institutions, which shows the ability to solve management tasks, is given. The authors of the paper demonstrate the possibility of applying the mathematical apparatus of imitative simulation for solving management tasks.

التحديات الاقتصادية للإرهاب و ممكنات تجفيفه مع إشارة لحالة العراق, مهدي خليل شديد

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

يتناول البحث التحديات الاقتصادية للإرهاب وسبل معالجته من خلال تقديم البرامج والسياسات الاقتصادية التي تساعد في معالجة الفقر والتوزيع العادل للثروة والدخل بين فئات وأفراد المجتمع ، ولاسيما بعد زيادة حدة الإرهاب بعد أحداث 11 ايلول 2001 .على أن البحث استنتج إمكانية تجنب الإرهاب باستخدام المتغيرات الاقتصادية على أساس أن كلا من الإرهاب والاقتصاد إنما يعبران ضمنا عن السلوك الإنساني مع خصوصية كلٍ منهما ، كما استنتج البحث أن البلدان النفطية أكثر عرضة لطموحات الجماعات الإرهابية لسهولة السيطرة على منابع النفط من جهة وضعف وهشاشة مؤسسات الدولة من جهة أخرى ، إلا أن هذا الاستنتاج لا ينطبق على العراق لان …

دور الروابط التنظيمية والمجتمعية في تعزيز قراري المشاركة والأداء دراسة تحليلية لآراء عينة من العاملين في مديرية توزيع كهرباء الديوانية, عامر علي حسين العطوي

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

يهدف البحث الحالي إلى اختبار دور الروابط التنظيمية والمجتمعية في تعزيز قراري المشاركة والأداء في عينة من العاملين في مديرية توزيع كهرباء الديوانية بلغ عددها (100) فرد. وتفترض الدراسة ان الروابط التنظيمية والمجتمعية تزيد من مستوى الأداء الوظيفي ومستوى سلوك المواطنة التنظيمية، كما تفترض الدراسة ان ارتفاع الروابط التنظيمية والمجتمعية يقلل من نوايا العاملين في ترك العمل. وقد استخدم الاستبيان كأداة قياس رئيسة لجمع بيانات البحث والتي تم تصميمها بالاعتماد على مقاييس جاهزة في الدراسات السابقة. وقد استخدم البحث عدد من الوسائل الإحصائية المناسبة مثل المتوسط الحسابي والانحراف المعياري ومعامل الارتباط البسيط. وقد أظهرت نتائج الدراسة صحة اغلب الفرضيات وفي …

Emergent Ai, Social Robots And The Law: Security, Privacy And Policy Issues, Ramesh Subramanian

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

The rapid growth of AI systems has implications on a wide variety of fields. It can prove to be a boon to disparate fields such as healthcare, education, global logistics and transportation, to name a few. However, these systems will also bring forth far-reaching changes in employment, economy and security. As AI systems gain acceptance and become more commonplace, certain critical questions arise: What are the legal and security ramifications of the use of these new technologies? Who can use them, and under what circumstances? What is the safety of these systems? Should their commercialization be regulated? What are the …

From Climbing Walls To A Culture Of Caring, Kirk Kelly, Brenna Miaira Kutch

Office of Information Technology Publications and Presentations

Ultimately, creating a culture of caring will make the difference between paying employees to work for the organization and having them get up in the morning wanting to work for the organization. Staff will be more engaged, more committed, and more productive, will encourage others, and will live longer lives. Caring can't be faked. While this article has mentioned many ways to focus on a culture of caring, caring is not a list of boxes to check off. It is never "finished." Training people to genuinely care is difficult to do, so organizational leaders must keep this attribute in mind, …

The Collateral Effects Of Representation : Three Essays Evaluating Representative Bureaucracy In Practice, Ashley Miller Alteri

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

This dissertation evaluates representative bureaucracy, a public management theory that has been embraced by public management scholars and implicitly embraced by practitioners through the use of diversity hiring initiatives. The theory of representative bureaucracy posits that a bureaucracy will function better if the administrative arm of government, in addition to its political one, is representative of the public. This representativeness is achieved if the bureaucrat shares a common identity with the group or groups they are meant to represent. The three papers within this dissertation provide an analysis of how this theory translates into practice. Specifically, these papers examine the …

Gender Pay Gap In Athletics, George Siliman

Nebraska College Preparatory Academy: Senior Capstone Projects

The pay gap is a measure of what women are paid relative to men. It is important to to minimize the gender pay gap in athletics so it can successfully help society move in forward progression and not hinder on the past. The effects on women in professional sport setting, and the overall difference between males and females in athletics all play a significant role on the fluctuated pay gap.

Women play a prominent role in athletics but the lack of compensation devalues them as competitors and athletes. In sum, I learned about the fluctuation of the pay gap between …

How China Is Preparing For An Ai-Powered Future, Yujia He

Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce Faculty Publications

U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence (AI) research and development (R&D) may be challenged by China’s recent and centralized policy planning aimed at rapidly developing AI-related technologies. The Chinese government supports AI as a strategic area supported by high-level policies with ambitious and quantifiable targets, inter-ministry coordination, government funding for research and development, support for workforce development, and suggestions for international collaboration and expansion. Still, as a relative latecomer in the global AI race, China faces numerous challenges to implement its policy planning, including short-term skills gap and long-term institutional constraints.

Data Note: Time From Vr Application To Closure In Employment For Adults With Intellectual Disabilities, Alberto Migliore, Uchenna Nwangwu, John Butterworth, Thinkwork! At The Institute For Community Inclusion At Umass Boston

Data Note Series, Institute for Community Inclusion

Getting a job as soon as possible after applying for vocational rehabilitation (VR) services is important for job seekers with intellectual disabilities. This DataNote describes how long it takes for job seekers with intellectual disabilities to go through the steps from application for VR services to determination of eligibility, completion of an individual employment plan, and closure into integrated employment.

دور لجان التدقيق في الحد من ممارسات إدارة الارباح وأثرها على جودة التقارير المالية المنشورة للشركات المساهمة العامة العراقية (دراسة تطبيقية على عينه من شركات التأمين المدرجة في سوق العراق للأوراق المالية), علاء حسن كريم الشرع

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

هدفت هذه الدراسة إلى التعرف على دور لجان التدقيق في الحد من ممارسات إدارة الارباح وأثرها علـى جودة التقارير المالية المنشورة لشركات التأمين العراقية المدرجة فـي سوق العراق للأوراق المالية. لتحقيق أهداف هذه الدارسة تم تصميم استبانة وزعت على المدققين الداخليين والمحاسبين العاملين في شركات التأمين العراقية العامة بلغ عددها 110 استبانة تم استرداد 100 استبانة وتمت المعالجة الاحصائية المناسبة في التحليل باستخدام البرنامج الاحصائي SPSSوقد توصل البحث الى مجموعة من النتائج نذكر من اهمها أن إعداد تقارير تخص لجان التدقيق وبصفة دورية مرفقة مع التقارير المالية الدورية وبكل صدق وأمانة يمثل دعماً للجان التدقيق لغرض الارتقاء بمستوى جودة التقارير …

Testing A Theory Of Sense Of Community And Community Responsibility In Organizations: An Empirical Assessment Of Predictive Capacity On Employee Well-Being And Organizational Citizenship., Neil Boyd, Branda Nowell

Faculty Journal Articles

This paper attempts to advance our understanding of the experience of community in organizational settings by empirically testing a theory of sense of community responsibility (SOC-R) in relation to traditional measures of sense of community [SOC] on outcomes of employee well-being and organizational citizenship. Findings support the notion that SOC is a better predictor of employee well-being while SOC-R more strongly predicts organizational citizenship behavior. The findings add new knowledge to the literature on the experience of community in organizations, and represent an important contribution to our understanding of the factors that drive employee action and well-being at work.

Poison In Pink, Sydney V. Cook

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Humans slather, spray, mist, and cleanse their bodies with personal care products like lotion, hairspray, cologne, and shampoo every day. Our cupboards are stocked full of them, but few of us understand what is in those jars and bottles. We trust that if it’s on the shelf at the store, it’s safe. However, this is not always the case, and many personal care products contain chemicals that are harmful to human and environmental health.

My multi-disciplinary Environmental Studies thesis project combines evidenced-based research, interviews, nonfiction narrative, and science communication to create part of a book manuscript intended to educate general …

Workplace Bullying In Kuwait, Hamad A. Alaslawi

Theses and Dissertations--Social Work

Workplace bullying (WPB) is a pervasive problem in contemporary society, inflicting detrimental repercussions upon employees, employers, and organizations alike. It affects the physical, psychological, and financial wellbeing not only of its victims, but also their families, their communities, and society as a whole.

Research into this phenomenon has evolved significantly over the past two decades. While related to the physically violent phenomenon of schoolyard bullying, WPB is primarily a psychological phenomenon, manifesting as abusive power in workplace relationships, rather than as interpersonal conflict. Bullying at work comes in many forms, has many faces, and occurs in many places. It ranges …

Corruption May Worsen In Democratizing Economies: But Don't Let It Erode Our Faith In Democracy, Shaomin Li, Ilan Alon, Jun Wu

Management Faculty Publications

This commentary is based on a recent study we conducted on the relationship between regime type, corruption, and economic development. We build a theory that links corruption and regime type to economic growth and test it on 158 countries, using multiple databases including Polity IV, transparency international, the World Bank, and others. We first distinguish three regime types, autocracy (dictatorship), anocracy (countries in early stage of democratization), and mature democracy. We found that when autocratic countries begin democratize, corruption usually gets worse. As the infant democracies mature, corruption decreases.

نظرة تقويمية لجولات التراخيص النفطية, حيدر حسين عذافه

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

لقد برزت الحاجة الملحة للاستثمار في القطاع النفطي بعد عام 2003 وذلك لانخفاض معدلات الإنتاج اليومية، إذ انها لم تتجاوز في أحسن الأحوال 2.5 مليون برميل يومياً، فضلا عن كونه القطاع الوحيد الذي يرفد الموازنة بالتدفقات النقدية، التي تمثل عصب وشريان الحياة الاقتصادية في العراق. ان الإيرادات النفطية متمثلةً بعنصري الكمية المنتجة وسعرها، يعد فيها الأخير عنصراً متغيراً خارجياً لا يمكن التحكم فيه، على الرغم من وجود شبه اجماع بين المنتجين والمستهلكين للنفط، بان أسعار النفط غير مناسبة لكلا الطرفين، جعلت منه قيداً على طبيعة العقود المبرمة ضمن جولات التراخيص، التي ابرمت من اجل زيادة معدلات الإنتاج، والتي أبرزت ضرورة …

قياس دالة التكاليف لتحديد الحجم الأمثل للإنتاج (دراسة مشاريع تربية الدواجن في محافظة المثنى), مقداد جاسم عبد

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

يهدف البحث إلى دراسة واقع تكاليف إنتاج فروج اللحم وتحديد الحجم الأمثل للإنتاج لمشاريع إنتاج فروج اللحم في محافظة المثنى ,إذ مثلت نسبة عينة المجتمع الى المجتمع الكلي نحو (15%). وتعد من المشاريع الممثلة للدراسة، وأوضحت نتائج البحث ان تكلفة شراء الافراخ شكلت نسبة كبيرة من بنود التكاليف الكلية ثم تليها الأجور والمصاريف وتتبعها أجور الادوية واللقاحات بأقل نسبة وتوصي الدراسة بضرورة دعم المنتجين بتوفير الاعلاف وبأسعار مدعومة وتوجيه المنتجين من خلال إقامة الندوات والمؤتمرات لغرض السيطرة على الامراض وبالتعاون مع دائرة البيطرة في المحافظة ودعم المنتجين من خلال إعطاء القروض لغرض زيادة الإنتاج وتوفير معامل الاعلاف والمناهل وجميع المستلزمات …

اطار مقترح لتطبيق الموازنة الصفرية لتطوير الاداء المالي (دراسة تحليلية لآراء عينة من دوائر محافظة المثنى ), حيدر عباس عبد

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

سعت هذه الدراسة الى بيان مدى الاستفادة من تطبيق نظام الموازنة الصفرية كأحد أدوات الرقابة على الاداء المالي للوحدات الحكومية الخدمية التي تطبق النظام المحاسبي الحكومي في معالجة الازمات المالية التي يمر بها البلد حالياً وذلك من خلال التطبيق على عينة من دوائر محافظة المثنى (جامعة المثنى ,دائرة الصحة , ومديرية التربية). وقد هدفت الدراسة تحديد مدى توفر متطلبات تطبيق الموازنة الصفرية في الوحدات الحكومية وبيان أثر تطبيق الموازنة الصفرية في تحسين الاداء المالي في الوحدات الحكومية عينة البحث تجاه تطبيق الموازنة الصفرية واهميتها ومحاولة وضع اطار مقترح لتطبيق الموازنة الصفرية ، ولتحقيق أهداف الدراسة لقد صمم الباحث استمارة استبانة …

An Examination Of Nonprofit Lobbying Expenditures, Danielle Middleton

MPA/MPP/MPFM Capstone Projects

Nonprofit organizations are characterized by both their programmatic and advocacy activity. Nonprofits are called on not only to provide essential services for many citizens, but also to advocate on the behalf of the issues impacting the populations they serve. An important advocacy activity engaged in by nonprofits is lobbying which is defined as communication directed at a legislative body with the intent to influence a legislative outcome (Raffa, 2000). Nonprofit lobbying is regulated by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) which ensures that lobbying does not constitute a substantial part of a nonprofit’s budget. Statistics show that few nonprofits report lobbying …