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What might be more beneficial to #citizens' efforts in #local #government #performance? Well you're just going to have to read to find out, because David Ammons @UNC & @PatMadej @NCLeg have an answer! ow.ly/IFub30nm3zZ

Check it out!!! Vincent Reitano #NCSU develops an open systems model of local government to explore how #local #governments use #forecasts to inform #decision-making ow.ly/aRCO30nm3xl

In this piece, @1969ajo @LSESocialPolicy pays particular attention to reciprocity on human motivation and public policy design & how it can be used in public management. Take a look. ow.ly/6Qsk30nm3tO

In case you've forgotten, here's a #2016 article reminder. Gang Chen @ualbany applies a #system framework to examine the #influences #governments #legislatures & #unions have on #pension decisions. You may be surprised at the findings ow.ly/Ll6V30nm3pK

Stephanie Pink-Harper #SouthernIllinoisUniversity tests the #impact county form of #government and #environmental #factors have on #local #economic #growth and #development. Take a read to see the impacts! ow.ly/Gurr30nm3nn

What is the role of #culture in #street-level #bureaucrats’ bending the rules and accepting informal #payments for #health care? Nissim Cohen @HaifaUniversity answers this question. Click here doi.org/10.1177%2F0275…

Jangmin Kim @IndianaUniv & Saba Siddiki @IUPUI focus on one of #social #equity's pillars - #procedural justice - when they investigate the relationship between #diversity and #justice in U.S. marine aquaculture #policy #development ow.ly/3LxG30nm3hI

Does the #public really have influence in #decisionmaking in public orgs? @mia_iris_costa @Dartmouth @brucedesmarais @penn_state & John Hird @Dartmouth assess the influence of #public #participation on rulemaking. ow.ly/f9rJ30nm3cp

Ever submitted a #FOIA request? Ever wanted to? You may want to read @abouassi @AmericanU & @nabatchi @MaxwellSU article examining indicators of FOIA caseloads before you do. ow.ly/haBu30nm37L

@msabharwalutd @UT_Dallas @hlevinephd @LIUBrooklyn @MJDPhD @JohnJayCollege Tiffany Nguyen @UT_Dallas examines turnover intention rates of self-identified #LGBT employees in the U.S. federal government. Take a read for their findings! ow.ly/7Uk930nm33J

Check out Mary Sprague, Kate Wilson, & Bruce Cain @Stanford article evaluating the effectiveness of two #federal and #state grant program actions to decrease #local #capacity #bias for #economically #disadvantaged #communities ow.ly/SJ7F50keFBj

John Clayton Thomas, Min Su, Theodore H. Poister @GeorgiaStateU @LSU #explore how & why #Georgia #legislators assess the performance of a large state government dept. and argue for measures of personal treatment by administrative agencies. ow.ly/RnWq30mRGUm

Is "public use" irrelevant"? @aolejarskiphd @ppaWCUT finds that it is & in fact is an artifact of the #federal #constitution. Read the article to learn more! ow.ly/8tZ530mRHoS

Can Chen @FIU @FIUPublicAdm identify the 5 key factors for influencing the #efficiency #performance of state #highway #infrastructure systems. What are they you ask? Well, of course, you need to check out the article to find out. ow.ly/6Wi230mRHkO

#OnlineFirst!!!! Bing Ran & Huiting Qi @PSUHarrisburg study the #dynamics of #power and find it will be more fruitful to design and #implement #collaborative arrangements based on dynamic contingencies. ow.ly/wdGS30mRHg7

"They" say it's not polite to toot your own horn but hey, it's the start of a New Year! ARPA's 5-yr ISI ranking has improved to 2.466 & has had a 71% increase in the InCites Journal Citation Reports (JCR) rankings from 2016 to 2017. Toot! Toot!

CHECK THIS OUT!!! @JayceFarmer @UNLVSPPL extends the literature on #county #government structure by examining the three basic forms of county governments and their #long-term effects on #regional #service spending. This is a #mustread. ow.ly/hemb30mRGQu

Heres some equity to keep you in the holiday spirit! #JohnThomasMcGuire @SienaCollege examines how Frieda Miller and Esther Peterson, 2 #phenomenalwomen, revived & continued a #socialjustice view of #publicadministration #genderequity #whenwomenareincharge ow.ly/FF2a30mRxfN

BLAST FROM THE PAST! @rlberg4 @LSU study reveals the ambiguity of #failure & the #invisibility of #power in #administrative contexts & shows the relationship btw visible aspects of rules & invisible dimension of using. them. ow.ly/pp3730mRwYA

Need another reason for more #public #sector #innovation? It reduces turnover! @mdemirci_Mehmet @LKYSch @NUSingapore & #EvanBermanfinds @VicUniWgtn finds innovation climate reduces #turnover intention to another agency, to the private sector & to retire. ow.ly/m9sW30mRwJw