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Sustainable Municipal Operations: Albany, Oregon, Portland State University. Hatfield School Of Government. Center For Public Service, Ed Gallagher, Dave Rouse, Dennis Kurtz, Tanya Johnston

Center for Public Service Publications and Reports

Portland State University, Hatfield School of Government (PSU), and Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA), has formed a partnership to develop Sustainable Municipal Operations Plans that documents sustainability and energy management best practices. The goal of this partnership is to determine how a City/municipality can actively manage energy as a controllable expense by following a predetermined operation protocol. The PSU team developed a framework of best practices for sustainable municipal operations in different categories including facilities, fleet, purchasing, operations and the work environment. After identifying pilot jurisdictions, the team applied these best practices to the current operations of local governments in …

Building Social Infrastructure Through Public-Private Partnerships: The Case Of Student Housing In Public Higher Education, Bruce Cole

All Dissertations

Evaluations of Public-Private Partnership arrangements as alternatives to traditional government procurement methods for the delivery of public infrastructure projects have been anecdotal at best. This paper proposes a framework to evaluate a public university's infrastructure asset management performance and a specific measure based on a new concept of the elapsed time required for services to be delivered (i.e., Project Completion Time). The results suggest that the choice to use a public-private partnership as a project delivery method for student housing at a public university can dramatically shorten the overall schedule. This research will serve as the foundation for future quantitative …

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program For Women, Infants, And Children (Wic) And The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap): Comparing Policies And Suggesting Changes, Regina T. Cucurullo

Journal of Food Law & Policy

National concerns, such as obesity, should be addressed through national efforts. Considering the national reach of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and their ability to influence the diets of a significant amount of the nation's population, changes to these programs should be made to encourage healthy nutrition.

اثر تطبيق الحكومة الالكترونية في مستوى الإذعان الضريبي دراسة تطبيقية في الهيئة العامة للضرائب في العراق, مصطفى علي إبراهيم, مصطفى عبد الحسين علي

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

يهدف هذا البحث إلى بيان مدى تقبل المكلفين لتطبيق الحكومة الالكترونية في الهيئة العامة للضرائب , فضلا عن تقييم مدى توفر تقنية المعلومات في الهيئة التي تمكنها من تطبيق الحكومة الالكترونية . ومن ناحية أخرى يهدف إلى بيان اثر ذلك في تخفيض كلفة الإذعان الضريبي فضلا عن أثرها في تحسين مستوى الإذعان الضريبي , ولتحقيق ذلك تم تقسيم البحث إلى ثلاث مباحث تناول المبحث الأول منهجية البحث أما المبحث الثاني تضمن الجانب النظري للبحث وعلى محورين ركز المحور الأول على مفهوم الحكومة الالكترونية أما المحور الثاني ركز على مفهوم الإذعان الضريبي وأخيرا المبحث الثالث تناول الجانب العملي للبحث الذي تضمن …

برنامج مقترح لقياس اداء الاداريين والموظفين في المؤسسات التعليمية وانعكاسها على جودة التعليم, اسعد غني جهاد اسعد غني جهاد, سعد منشد محمد

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

أن الجودة في التعليم عملية إستراتيجية إدارية ترتكز على مجموعة من القيم وتستمد طاقة حركتها من المعلومات التي نتمكن في إطارها من توظيف مواهب العاملين واستثمار قدراتهم الفكرية فـي مختلف مستويات التنظيم على نحو إبداعي لتحقيق التحسن المستمر للمنظمةوان عملية الارتقاء بمستوى الجامعات والمؤسسات العلمية هو مطلب شعبي ومجتمعي بالإضافة الى كونه مطلب رسمي لأن الجامعات لابد ان تنهض بمسؤولياتها الكبيرة تجاه المجتمع ولابد ان يكون لها تأثير في البيئة التي تعمل فيها وعليه كان لابد من وجود معايير محلية مستمدة من البيئة العراقية يمكن من خلالها المقارنة مع الواقع الفعلي، ولقياس واقع الاداء في كليات الجامعات العراقية وبما يتفق …

اثر الانفتاح الاقتصادي على قيمة الناتج المحلي الاجمالي لماليزيا للمدة 1980-2011 دراسة قياسية, عدنان داود العذاري, غسان طارق ظاهر

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

يشير الى التوجه نحو اقتصاد السوق العالمية، والى فسح المجال امام الاستثمار الاجنبي والتجارة الخارجية، بينما يشير الانغلاق الى عكس ذلك، كذلك يتضمن الانفتاح السماح لرأس المال المحلي والأجنبي بالنمو الأفقي والرأسي، وينطوي مفهوم الانفتاح على ما يوحي بأنه نوع من الاقتناع بين خيارات متعددة، على الرغم من أن الأخذ بهذه السياسة يشكل قناعة لدى الحكام اكثر مما يشكل مطلباً شعبياً، وتجدر الإشارة الى ان مفهوم الانفتاح الاقتصادي يرتبط بشكل أو باَخر بمبدأ أو سياسة الحرية الاقتصادية أو ما يعرف تحت شعار (دعه يعمل، دعه يمر)، هذا المبدأ الذي ظهر في العصور الوسطى على يد الفيزوقراط (الطبيعيون)، ففي هذه الكلمات …

12th Meeting Of The States Parties To The Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (2012), Apmbc

Global CWD Repository

The 12MSP was a formal meeting of the 160 States which had, as of the time of the meeting, accepted the 1997 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction. It was held in accordance with Article 11 of the Convention and pursuant to the decisions of the 2009 Second Review Conference and the 2011 Eleventh Meeting of the States Parties (11MSP).

The 12MSP was important because it took place at the mid-way point between the 2009 Cartagena Summit on a Mine-Free World and the Convention’s Third Review Conference in …

Town Of Cohasset Senior Center Study, Jan Mutchler, Hayley Gravette, Caitlin Coyle

Gerontology Institute Publications

The Town of Cohasset is considering the construction of a new Senior Center that will provide the opportunity for expanded programming within a dedicated building. In support of planning efforts by the Town of Cohasset, a study was conducted by the Gerontology Institute of the McCormack Graduate School at UMass Boston. The study addresses the need for, and probable utilization of, a new Senior Center, and includes consideration of the recreational, educational and health-related programs that are likely to be offered through the new Center. Results of the study presented in this report respond to three questions: First, what are …

School Reform: Where Does Policy Come From? Where Should It Go?, Kim Karman Friel

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Policy analysis helps to develop a greater understanding of societal problems and provide possible solutions for elected and non-elected government decision makers. Ultimately, the product of analysis is advice relating to public decisions and informed by social values. In light of the pressures placed on education by policy-makers concerning implementation of educational reform there are surprisingly few studies concerning the changing role of the federal government from a historical perspective. Looking at the past, with the present in mind, reminds us that the current shape of education was not inevitable.

This qualitative dissertation study analyzes the evolution of the intentions …

A Case Study Using Principal-Agent Theory To Explore How A Public, Four Year University Interacts With A System Office, Annie Macias

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

The focus of this research was to examine the funding relationship between a single public institution of higher education and its accompanying system office. Such a study is important in order to obtain insight into the relationship between a System Office and an institution, and thus how institutions carry out their fiscal responsibilities, not directly to the state but to the System Office they serve. The study provides insight into how the System Office communicates and transacts with an institution regarding financial allocations. Also important is whether that institution receives effective communication and whether the institution's perceived expectations are as …

"Choices" Florida's Version Of Obamacare, Jason Lamarr Wasden

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

"CHOICES" Florida's version of ObamaCare was a unique case voted in by the public in Alachua County Florida. A mixed methods research design was utilized and provided context in which policy entrepreneurs operated, as well as an explanatory model of internal determinants. Social, economic and political factors were examined to determine the predictor variable in the adoption of the "CHOICES" health services program. The results revealed that voters 51 years of age and older had a greater probability of voting for the Alachua Referendum. "CHOICES" legality has not been under contention but its effectiveness has. This study found that "CHOICES" …

Identity And Intersectionality For Big City Mayors: A Phenomenological Analysis Of Black Women, Constance J. Brooks

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

The role of a mayor is integral within local governance. Their leadership and influence directly effectuates outcomes for the cities over which they preside. For big city mayors, their impact extends beyond local government and into the national policy arena. The way an individual demonstrates the role of mayor can be influenced by his/her perception of their own identity. However, within the realm of academic research dedicated to mayoral leadership and African Americans in politics, Black female mayors have largely been ignored. In particular, there are no known attempts at investigating the intersection of race and gender in understanding Black …

Factors Contributing To The Educational Success Of Single-Mother Welfare Recipients At An Urban Southwestern Community College: Case Studies Of Six Success Stories, Rhonda Rose Faul

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

This study gave voice to the issues, needs, and concerns of economically disadvantaged single mothers and determined the motivational and institutional factors that helped lead them to their successful completion of a community college degree or certificate program while at the same time coping with the challenges of financially surviving on meager public welfare assistance, raising their children, and meeting welfare-mandated work activity requirements. While American society has a long tradition of regarding higher education as a means of achieving long-term financial security and self-sufficiency, current welfare policy unfortunately adds additional obstacles for welfare recipients who may be motivated to …

Superintendent Leadership During Economic Austerity: A Multiple Case Study, Douglas Paul Finch

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

In contrast with recent decades of economic growth and stability, today's education funding landscape appears to be entrenched in a pattern of diminishing financial resources that may persist for a number of years. This is occurring also amid unprecedented efforts by lawmakers and public officials to intervene in school reform work. School leaders, specifically superintendents of the public school districts, are expected to make difficult leadership decisions in cutting back and downsizing the district organization while still maintaining an innovative and positive environment in schools. The effective leader must be well informed of best practices in positively influencing critical determinants …

A Historical Case Study Of School Desegregation And Resegregation In Las Vegas, Nevada, 1968-2008, Felicia Forletta

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

The purpose of this study was to document and examine the perspectives of members of a historically African American community located in Las Vegas, Nevada (historic West Las Vegas) concerning equal education and school desegregation and resegregation in the Clark County School District from 1968 to 2008. Using historical case study methods, this study sought to provide a historical description and analysis of the social, political, and cultural contexts that shaped decades of school desegregation and resegregation in this historically African American community. Data sources included: legal cases and court documents; archived news, newsletters, newspaper and magazine articles; (3) Clark …

The Relationship Among Training Policy, Knowledge Transfer, And Performance Improvement: A Study Of Private Sector Organizations In The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia, Fayez M. Shafloot

Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to explore human resource (HR) managers' perceptions of training practices (i.e., needs assessment, trainee preparation, training program review, accountability, management support, knowledge transfer, and performance improvement) in Saudi private sector organizations. The research questions were: (1) How do HR managers perceive the importance and or occurrence of training needs assessment, trainee preparation, training program review, accountability and management support? (2) How do HR managers perceive knowledge transfer and performance improvement as a function of training? and (3) What training factors do HR managers identify as being important to the delivery of training?

Data were …

From Building Evaluation Capacity To Supporting Evaluation Capacity Development: The Cases Of Democratic Republic Of Congo, Niger, And South Africa, Michele Tarsilla

Dissertations

Building on both the current thinking among international development practitioners and the on-going scholarly debate on evaluation capacity development (ECD), this study aims to identify strategies that might help to strengthen national evaluation capacity in a variety of countries in a more inclusive and sustainable fashion in the future. Based on a case study design featuring an extensive literature review of specialized literature (both within and outside the evaluation field), a series of semi-structured interviews and three rounds of online validation sessions held with ECD researchers, funders and implementers; this study aims at three main objectives. First, in an attempt …

Predicting College Success: An Analysis Of Graduating Students At The University Of Texas-Pan American, Esther G. Herrera

Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA

Using inferential statistics, this thesis examines whether college experiences, pre-college experiences, and the institutional factors affect college success at the University of Texas-Pan American in Edinburg, Texas. Secondary data were used from the Graduating Student Survey administered by the Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness at the University of Texas-Pan American for the years 2008-2009, 2009-2010, and 2010-2011. The findings indicate that college experiences do have an effect on college success (significant at .05 p-value); job after graduation serves as a better predictor of college success than competency; institutional factors also have a significant effect on college success, especially in …

School Type And Student Achievement: Does School Type Affect Student Achievement In Hidalgo County, Texas?, Krystal Estarei Garcia

Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA

This study concentrates on identifying whether school type affects student achievement. Throughout this thesis, school type is the independent variable and student achievement is the dependent variable. School type was measured according to whether the school was classified as either a public school or charter school. In addition, school type was further defined according to the following variables: total academic and administrative staff, number of principals, number of assistant principals, school size, number of teachers, student teacher ratio, and student type. School expenditures, time, and method of teacher certification are the control variables. For the purpose of this thesis, student …

Mountain Monitor-3rd Quarter 2012, Mark Muro, Kenan Fikri

Mountain Monitor Quarterly

The major metropolitan areas of the Intermountain West finally put the housing bust behind them in the third quarter of 2012 and in most places made solid progress. House prices rose in all 10 major metropolitan markets in the months from June to September for the first time since the recession began. Likewise, output growth accelerated and the unemployment rate continued to fall. Unfortunately none of this prevented the region’s already feeble jobs recovery from slowing.

The Utah Model: Lessons For Regional Planning, Brenda C. Scheer

Brookings Mountain West Publications

Utah has become an unlikely leader in regional planning through a voluntary partnership of key leaders, agencies, local government, and the general public. Given that regional planning efforts around the nation have generally evoked strong reactions from residents concerned about losing local control, the success of Envision Utah—the organization that emerged as a key driver of regional planning in Utah—in building a consensus around regional growth management holds lessons for other regions.

Envision Utah adopted several strategies that have distinguished Utah’s regional planning efforts from other regions and given rise to what can be called the “Utah model” of collaborative …

Still Unknown: The Impact Of School Capital On Student Performance, John Yinger

Center for Policy Research

It’s Elementary is a series of essays on topics in education and education policy. The main focus is on education finance in New York State, but general research findings in education and education policy issues in several other states are also discussed. John Yinger, Professor of Economics and Public Administration at the Maxwell School, Syracuse University is the author of most of these essays, although a few are written by or co-authored with other scholars.

المشاريع الصغيرة والمتوسطة ودورها في النمو الاقتصادي في العراق, كاظم خماط سلمان

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

تلعب المشروعات الصغيرة والمتوسطة دورا اساسيا في التنمية الاقتصادية والاجتماعية وهي مركز اهتمام الحكومات والمنظمات الدولية وفي مقدمتها منظمة الامم المتحدة للتنمية الصناعية ( UNIDO ) والبنك الدولي وتزداد اهميتها في الدول النامية لكونها تمثل الافاق الواقعية الوحيدة للتنمية الاقتصادية واداة فعالة لمعالجة مشكلة البطالة والفقر فيها . وتضمن البحث عدة مفاهيم للصناعات الصغيرة والمتوسطة وخاصة مفهوم المنظمات الدولية وكل دولة في العالم نامية كانت ام متقدمة تختار المفهوم الذي يلائمها وينسجم مع واقعها وتطورها الصناعي والاقتصادي . وفي العراق اعتبر المشروع الذي يستخدم اقل من ( 10 ) عمال مشروع صغير اما المشروع الذي يستخدم من ( 10 – …

تقويم اداء المصارف التجارية باستخدام ادوات التحليل المالي دراسة تطبيقية في مصرف دجلة والفرات للتنمية والإستثمار, سالم محمد عبود

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

تعد المصارف من المؤسسات المالية ذات الفاعلية واالتاثير في الاقتصاد الوطني كونها تمثل مصدر من مصادر التمويل والادخار لذا فان تقويم ادائها يعد ضروريا للتعرف على نقاط القوى والضعف والاستجابة للتطور البيئي في ظل المزايا المتناقسية والانفتاح نحو اقتصاد السوق. ومازالت التقارير المالية بكل انواعها و رغم اهميتها في التعبير عن حجم و طبيعة النشاط و نتيجة الاعمال, لم تاخذ أهميتها في عملية التخطيط و اتخاذ القرار و خصوصاً على المديات الاستراتيجية. لذا لابد من تحديد التوجهات الحالية والمستقبلية وطبيعة النشاط بما يمكن الادارة من معرفة أدائها الاستراتيجي. من هنا لابد من دراسة واقع النشاط في المصرف وتقويم اداء المصرف …

أثر الحوافز على الرضا الوظيفي للعاملين في المؤسسة دراسة حالة المجمع الصناعي لإنتاج الألبان – تلمسان-, ليا زيد وهيبة

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

ترتبط فاعلية أي مؤسسة بكفاءة العنصر البشري، و قدرته على العمل و رغبته فيه وهو العنصر المؤثر والفعال في استخدام الموارد المادية المتاحة .وعليه فالمؤسسات الجزائرية تسعى جاهدة للتكفل بمواردها البشرية لما لها من دور فعال في الرقي بالبلاد وبروز المؤسسات الاقتصادية و حصولها على مكانة في الأسواق العالمية. إلى جانب هذا تؤثر الحوافز على العديد من الظواهر الإنسانية في المؤسسة، إذ أن عدم اهتمام المؤسسة بتنمية الدوافع الإيجابية نحو العمل يِؤدي إلى بروز بعض الظواهر السلبية لدى العاملين، ولعل من أهم هذه الظواهر، هي ظاهرة عدم الرضا الوظيفي. وعليه فإن الرضا عن العمل هو عامل هام يوفر للفرد العامل …

مدخل محاسبي لجدوى المشاريع الاستثمارية دراسة تطبيقية في مدرسة أوروك الابتدائية الأهلية, محمد محمود جاسم الطائــي

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

تسعى هذه الدراسة لتحقيق هدفين رئيسين ، فأما الأول فأنه يتمثل بتسليط الضوء على دراسات الجدوى وماهية القرار الاستثماري العقلاني في قطاع من القطاعات الاستثمارية والذي يحتاج إلى درجة من الاطمئنان على رأس المال المستثمر ، إذ تعد تلك الدراسات والتي تسبق ذلك القرار من الأمور المهمة والعلمية والعملية لصحة اتخاذ ذلك القرار من عدمه ، إذ إن تلك الدراسات إذا ما أعدت وفقاً لأسس صحيحة بتعددها وتنوعها كجوانبها الفنية والتسويقية والمالية وغيرها تتسم بالتكامل . والهدف الثاني يتمثل بتوضيح العلاقة بين دراسات الجدوى والقرارات الاستثمارية ، إذ كلما كانت تلك الدراسات صحيحة وجدية كلما كانت عملية اتخاذ القرار الاستثماري …

إدارة القيمة المحققة الضبابية مع تطبيق عملي, سهيل نجم عبد الله, حاجم عات دحام

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

إن تقنية إدارة القيمة المحققة هي من التقنيات الحاسمة التي تستخدم في التحليل والمراقبة على أداء المشروع ، والتي تعطي مقياس دقيق لكل من الأداء والتقدم للمشروع ، إن هذا البحث يقدم نموذج إدارة قيمة محققة اساسه ضبابي مع الفائدة في تطوير وتحليل دلائل القيمة المحققة ، والوقت والكلفة المقدرة للانجاز في ظل وجود حالة عدم التأكد . وبما ان عدم التأكد هي حالة متأصلة في أنشطة الحياة الواقعية ، فأن النموذج المطور مفيد جداً في تقدير التقدم للمشروع حيث عدم التأكد يكون موجوداً ، مع تطبيق عملي يصور كيف إن النموذج الجديد يمكن إن يطبق في الواقع.

لتوجه الريادي في منظمات الاداء العالي: دراسة تحليليه لآراء عينة من القيادات الإدارية في جامعة الإمـــارات العربية المتحـــدة, صالح عبد الرضا رشيد, علي عصام السلطاني

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

تناولت هذه الدراسة أثر الخصائص التي تميز منظمات الأداء العالي في التوجّه الرِّيادي لتلك المنظمات، إذ حاولت تقديم إطار نظري متكامل لأهمّ ما تناوله الكتاب والباحثون حول متغيرات الدراسة، إلى جانب إطار عملي تحليلي لآراء عينة مختارة ضمن مجتمع الدراسة شملت القيادات الجامعية في كليات جامعة الإمارات العربية المتحدة: ( مساعد رئيس الجامعة، وعميد، ومعاون عميد، ومدير بحث وتطوير، ورئيس قسم)، والبالغ عددهم ((101 قائداً إدارياً، وقد تم اختيار جامعة الإمارات العربية المتحدة لكونها حصلت على المرتبة ( (227من بين أفضل 500)) جامعة في العالم لعام ( (2008وفقاً لتصنيف ((Time Higher Education (THE-QS). وتمثل المتغير المستقل للدراسة بخصائص منظمات الأداء …

Predictors Of Motivation To Participate In Whitewater Kayaking, Jon Evans

All Theses

Whitewater kayaking has grown in popularity over the past two decades (NSRE, 1994; NSRE, 2000). Because of this growth a better understanding of participants motivations could assist vendors, programmers, and decision making bodies for the future of the sport. The intent of this study is to explore the differences between the demographic variables age, sex, and skill level on the motivations to participate in whitewater kayaking. A secondary purpose was to assess the differences between the basic psychological needs (i.e., autonomy, competence, and relatedness) and motivation to participate in the sport of whitewater kayaking.
Whitewater enthusiasts were recruited from across …

Assessing The National Innovation System In A Developing Country Context: A Framework And Evidence From Thailand, Maleena Parkey

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