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Powering Sustainability: Municipal Utilities And Local Government Policymaking, George C. Homsy

Public Administration Faculty Scholarship

Sustainability policymaking presents numerous challenges to local governments. Municipal leaders, especially in smaller cities and towns, report that they lack the fiscal capacity and/or technical expertise to adopt many environmental protection policies. This paper investigates whether the more than 2,000 municipally-owned utilities have the potential to mitigate those problems. Data from two surveys of local governments in the United States (n=861), modeled in a pair of negative binomial regressions, finds a positive correlation between those cities with municipal power companies and those with an increased number of community-wide sustainable energy policies. Follow-up interviews with officials reveal the potential mechanisms driving …

Public Health Funding: Results Of A Quantitative Analysis Exploring The Influence Of Local Public Health Unit Characteristics On The Provision Of Provincial And Local Funding, Sandy Stevens

MPA Major Research Papers

This paper attempts to identify what local public health unit (PHU) characteristics, if any, may be contributing factors to the variations in provincial and local per capita funding levels between PHUs. Financial data was collected on the size of the grant provided to each health unit by the Province of Ontario and the total expenditures spent by each PHU. This data was analyzed in relation to four health unit characteristics: the governance model of the board of health; the population density of the area overseen by each health unit; the economic health of the local communities; and the workload experienced …

Testimony On The Equal Pay Act [H. 1733/S. 983], Ann Bookman

Publications from the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy

Testimony on the Equal Pay Act [H. 1733/S. 983] by Ann Bookman, PhD, delivered at the Massachusetts State House, 2015 July 21.

Cpaf Updates Vol. 16 Issue No. 7, Evelie P. Serrano, Stella Concepcion R. Britanico, Stoix Nebin S. Pascua

CPAf Updates

In this issue:

• SEARCA ISARD Training-Workshop held, 1
• Dean Dizon attends Executive Forum on Food Security, 2
• CPAf publishes JPAD Vol. 1, No. 2, 3
• Community-Based Resource Assessment for the Ifugao Rice Terraces, 3
• National Conference on Food and Nutrition Security slated on October 2015, 4

The Perfect Storm: Emergency Management Regulations And Small Municipalities In Ontario, Jennifer Alexander

MPA Major Research Papers

This paper examines emergency management legislation in Ontario with a specific focus on identifying the barriers that small municipalities experience with implementing provincial emergency management regulations. Through a qualitative research approach, this study examines three small municipalities in southwestern Ontario – Bluewater, Goderich, and Middlesex Centre – which have a similar population size and geographic location. Interviews with key municipal stakeholders were conducted and their responses are analyzed within this report. The findings demonstrate that small municipalities are struggling to maintain emergency readiness due to a lack of financial capacity to invest in resources and proactive emergency measures.

Institutional Collective Action In Ontario’S Fire Service: Conducive And Inhibiting Factors Of Local Collaboration Of Fire Safety Inspections And Enforcement, Brian Arnold

MPA Major Research Papers

The economic, political, and social environment in Ontario is placing increased pressure on the delivery of local fire prevention services and fire chiefs and elected officials are expected to do more with fewer resources. Subsequently, exploring mechanisms to work collaboratively with neighbouring fire departments in order to improve the efficacy of fire prevention programs should be a priority. This paper examines the conducive and inhibiting factors of voluntary collaboration for fire prevention activities within Ontario’s fire service. A cross-sectional study and analysis was undertaken to collect data of relevant variables at a specific point in time using a triangulation approach. …

A Matter Of Size: An Investigation Into How The Size Of Municipality Impacts What It Values In A Municipal Association, Neale Carbert

MPA Major Research Papers

This paper examines whether municipalities of different sizes behave in municipal associations in different ways and, more specifically, it investigates how municipalities in Ontario value and interact with the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO). The data and conclusions presented are based on a series of qualitative interviews with elected officials and city staff of a small municipality and a large municipality that both hold membership in the AMO. The findings reveal that the size of a municipality does in fact affect what it will value in a municipal association. The limited budget and capacity of small municipal governments leads …

The Study Of Knowledge And Attitudes Of Students In Chinese Universities Towards Canadian Political And Local Issues, Huiwen Chen

MPA Major Research Papers

This paper provides a specific perspective of Chinese-Canadian relations by studying the knowledge and attitudes of Chinese students towards Canadian political and local issues. The data and conclusions presented are based on 134 questionnaires that analyze the level of knowledge and attitudes the participants had and what factors contributed to this. The findings reveal that the participants had very little knowledge about Canada and fairly negative attitudes towards Canada, compared to other countries such as the United States, Japan, and the United Kingdom. Moreover, certain factors, such as sex, place of birth, and proficiency with English, impacted the level of …

Exploring Conceptualization And Operationalization Of Interorganizational Interactions: An Empirical Study, Andrew Paul Williams

School of Public Service Theses & Dissertations

Collaboration and other forms of interaction between complex arrangements of private, nonprofit, and public organizations to address challenging policy problems now occurs routinely. In many cases collaboration is mandated by law, and often disbursement of grants to nonprofits is contingent upon demonstrating collaboration with other organizations. To understand this contemporary landscape of public administration and develop cumulative knowledge, theory requires reliable and valid constructs of collaboration and other forms of interorganizational interaction. Theoretical rigor then underpins practice, including the growing discipline of evaluating the level of interaction between organizations or an organization’s “collaborative capacity,” and to understand more broadly how …

An Examination Of Factors That Influence Teacher Adoption Of Bring Your Own Device In The Classroom, Shawn Patrick Lloyd Hirano

School of Public Service Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this research is to examine if and how Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is implemented in secondary public schools by focusing on teacher adoption of BYOD in the classroom. Given the newness of BYOD, there is little research on how school districts have implemented this policy or why and how teachers have adopted the practice in their classroom. Using both Innovation Diffusion Theory (IDT) and the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), this research investigated several key elements that could influence teacher adoption of BYOD: teacher characteristics, school culture, and professional development. The population for this mixed method study …

Strategic Planning Development Team Meeting Notes 6/11/2015, Strategic Planning Development Team

Resource Archive

An overview of the remaining topic teams: Innovative Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities, Campus Climate, and Faculty Roles and Structure.

Cpaf Updates Vol. 16 Issue No. 6, Cristeta A. Foronda, Francisca O. Tan, Gerdino G. Badayos, Ruth O. Dela Cruz

CPAf Updates

In this issue:

• Sec. Acosta: Expressway dike soon to rise in Laguna, 1
• UPLB hosts EDCA Seminar, 2
• Policy directions for organic farming discussed, 3
• CPAf hosts SFR conference anew, 4

أستخدام التحليل المالي في تحليل الائتمان دراسة حالة في شركة وطن الخير للمقاولات العامة المحدودة للمدة 2010-2012المالية, عماد غفوري عبد النجار

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

ملخص الدراسة يؤدي الائتمان المصرفي دوراً مهماً في دعم عملية التنمية الاقتصادية وان النشاط الائتماني ذات أهمية كبيرة ومتميزة في نجاح المصارف التجارية لذلك توجه معظم إمكانياتها نحو أدارة الائتمان بشكل ناجح كون الائتمان المصرفي يمثل أهم مصادر الإيرادات التي تحصل عليها المصارف وتزيد من ربحيتها، وحتى يتخذ قرار الائتمان بشكل أكثر رشداً وأمانا من قبل المصرف لابد من الاعتماد بدرجة كبيرة على المعلومات والبيانات المالية وتحليلها لغرض دراسة المؤشرات المالية التي تقيس المركز المالي للزبون ، ويهدف الباحث من هذه الدراسة إلى أبراز أهمية عملية تحليل البيانات المالية لطالب الائتمان للكشف والتحقق من سلامة المركز المالي وقدرته على سداد …

دور القابليات الديناميكية في تعزيز الميزة التنافسية دراسة تحليلية في مصرف إيلاف الإسلامي, صالح عبد الرضا رشيد, علي عبد الرزاق لفته العبودي

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

ملخص الدراسةحاولته هتلد الدراستة استلدتاا التدور التلي ياد ته القاكليتا الد اميليتة تي يع ت ال يت ةالت ا سية لل ظ ا ، إذ حاولته يقتد إ إرتار يظتري لتبع م تا يتإ ررحته متت قبت اللتتاوالباحثيت حول متغيري الدراسة ، كالإضا ة إلى إرار ع لي يحليلتي ررا 40 ( تردا متتالقيتتتادا ال صتتتر ية تتتي مصتتترا إ تتت ا الإستتت مي ا الإدارة العامتتتة و 6( متتتت روعتتتهال تدتترة تتي م اقتتة الفتترا ا وستت . وقتتد يتتإ التعبيتتر عتتت القاكليتتا الد اميليتتة كوصتتف امتغيرا مستق مت خ ل ث ثتة بكعتاد هتي قاكليتة الاستدتعار ، وقاكليتة …

Marketing Deception And Its Impact On The Customer’S Decision In The Stages Of Purchase “An Analytical Study On A Sample Of Private Hospitals”, Dhahir Raddad Al-Qurashi, Muhammad Kamel Al-Sleihat

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

المستخلصهدفت هذه الدراسة إلى بيان أثر الخداع التسويقي على القرار الشرائي لزبائن المستشفيات الخاصة في مدينة عمان، ولتحقيق ذلك فقد قاما الباحثان بتصميم استبانة من أجل جمع البيانات الخاصة بالدراسة حيث قاما بتوزيعها على عينة الدراسة ومقدارها (500) مبحوثٍ جميعهم من زبائن المستشفيات الخاصة في مدينة عمان وقد شملت العينة جنسيات مختلفة من الزبائن ولم تقتصر على جنسية دون الأخرى. أظهرت: إن الخداع التسويقي في جميع المجالات يؤثر بشكل كبير على القرار الشرائي بجميع مراحله (ما قبل الشراء، الشراء، ما بعد الشراء) بنسبة بلغت (71.62%). كما تبين من التحليل أنه لا توجد فروق ذات دلالة إحصائية عند مستوى الدلالة (0.05=α) …

Incentive Zoning: Understanding A Market-Based Planning Tool, George C. Homsy, Gina Abrams, Valerie Monastra

Public Administration Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

بعض ملامح القطاع المصرفي العراقي ومتطلبات إصلاحه للمدة (2003-2013)., كاظم خماط سلمان, علي كاظم هلال هلال

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

ملخص الدراسة يواجه الجهاز المصرفي في العراق صعوبات وتحديات المرحلتين الراهنة والمقبلة، كون الصناعة المصرفية والمالية تتسم بالتطور المستمر على صعيد الإطار المؤسسي لجهة خلق مؤسسات مالية جديدة، أو الخدمات المالية التي تتجه نحو الشمولية، أو الاندماج لخلق وحدات مصرفية ضخمة، أو بلورة معايير مصرفية جديدة للعمل المصرفي بشكل مستمر، وكل ذلك في مناخ عالمي تتسارع وتتشابك فيه التطورات والتحولات الاقتصادية والمالية والمصرفية.وعليه فالجهاز المصرفي العراقي يجب أن يكون على إستعداد من أجل استيعاب التحديات الجديدة: (التطور والتقدم التكنولوجي المتسارع ، والثورة المصرفية والمالية المتجددة، وتغيير المعايير العلمية بشأن الرقابة والملاءمة المالية). ففي ظل التغيرات السياسية والاقتصادية التي شهدها العراق …

Renting Trouble: Current Government Policy Of Relying On The Private Rented Sector To Deliver Social Housing Is Unlikely To Succeed, Tom Dunne

Reports

A review of the history of housing in Ireland shows that owner occupancy and social housing were policy choices by successive governments. Owner occupancy was heavily supported through a system of grants and tax breaks and social housing was directly provided through local authorities at subsidised rents. In recent years policy has changed and tenure neutrality is now guiding the government’s attitude to housing. This is a significant change which has not been sufficiently discussed and has consequences which are not appreciated. Relying on the market to provide rental housing for people on low incomes and who may be in …

National Quality Awards In Healthcare And Actual Quality In U.S. Hospitals, Beth M. Beaudin-Seiler

Dissertations

This study examined performance outcome data from the Medicare Compare Hospital database for differences in performance between national award-winning hospitals and non-national award-winning hospitals. Specific variables examined were related to clinical care and were identified in literature as well as professional medical associations and societies as being quality indicators. National award-winning hospitals were defined as those having received the Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award in Healthcare or the Healthgrades Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence. The characteristics of highly reliable organizations were also used to align the indicators of excellence for Malcolm Baldrige and Healthgrades recipients. Finally, a closer examination of data …

دور فجوة الهو ةٌ التنظ مٌ ةٌ ف ز اٌدة سلوك العمل المنحرف دراسة تحل لٌ ةٌ لآراء ع نٌة من العامل نٌ ف معمل سمنت الكوفة, عامر علي حسين العطوي, خيرية عبد فضل الخالدي

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

المستخلص يهدف هذا البحث إلى اختبار دور فجوة الهوية التنظيمية في زيادة سلوك العمل المنحرف لعينة من العاملين في معمل سمنت الكوفة , إذ تم توزيع (307) استمارة استبيان على العاملين ورؤساء الأقسام في معمل سمنت الكوفة. وبعد تفحص الاستمارات المسترجعة استبعدت (15) استمارة لعدم صلاحيتها وعدم تحقيق الشروط المطلوبة للإجابة عن الاستبيان، وبذلك يكون عدد الاستمارات الصالحة للدراسة والتحليل (292) استمارة. يضم مفهوم فجوة الهوية التنظيمية متغيرين هما خصائص هوية المنظمة الحالية وخصائص هوية المنظمة المثالية او المرغوبة اما متغير سلوك العمل المنحرف فيتكون من ثلاث أبعاد رئيسة هي: سلوك العمل المنحرف تجاه المنظمة، و سلوك العمل المنحرف تجاه …