Browsing HWS Faculty Publications by Type "Article"
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Capital budgeting and management practices: Smoothing out rough spots in government outlays
(Blackwell Publishing Inc., 2017-06-21)Public capital budgeting and management literature recommends long-term capital and fiscal planning practices to prevent large fluctuations in outlays caused by fiscal stresses. This study extends the literature by examining ... -
The causal relationships among transformational leadership, organizational commitment, and employee effectiveness
(Routledge, 2011-05-01)This study investigates the structural relationships among transformational leadership practices, organizational commitment, and employee effectiveness. Path analysis was used to understand the direct and indirect effects ... -
An empirical analysis of capital assets condition ratio in local governments: The case of Florida counties
(Emerald, 2021-10-29)Purpose The main purpose of this paper is to examine the political, economic and institutional determinants of capital assets condition ratio in American local governments using government-wide financial statements. ... -
An evaluation of performance-based budget reform in Asian countries
(Routledge, 2017-01)This article investigates the effects of performance-based budgeting (PBB) adoption on the spending of the central government in eleven Asian countries over an 18-year period. The theoretical argument is that PBB does not ... -
Expanding the political market framework to explain executive decision-making during the COVID-19 crisis
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2023-02-05)The traditional political market framework (PMF) argues that elected officials respond to policy demands by adopting policy that furthers their goal of reelection. However, an emerging crisis can make this approach to ... -
Governmental support strategies and their effects on private capital engagement in public–private partnerships
(Routledge, 2022-09-11)The ability to leverage private investment is a key selling point of infrastructure public-private partnerships (PPPs). Research has shown that to attract private capital to infrastructure projects government support is ... -
How organizational identity affects hospital performance: comparing predictive power of mission statements and sector affiliation
(Taylor & Francis, 2019-11-08)Organizational identity is an important concept in organizational theory, as it can contextualize the behavior of organizations and members. The literature presents divergent perspectives on organizational identity: some ... -
Ideological influence in U.S. health policy: catalysts or impediments?
(Southern Public Administration Education Foundation, 1995)Although pronouncements of the ¿health care crisis¿ have been made for thirty years, in many ways the fundamental underpinnings of the U.S. health care system have changed very little. However, calls for health care reform ... -
The impact of revenue diversification on municipal debts: comparing short-term and long-term debt levels
(Routledge Journals, 2018-12-07)The extant literature has offered two competitive implications of revenue diversification: revenue stabilisation and fiscal illusion. Stabilisation helps governments have less revenue volatility, while fiscal illusion ... -
The Impact of Subnational Fiscal Policies on economic growth: a dynamic analysis approach
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2014)Much previous research has analyzed the effect of state and local taxes and expenditures on economic growth, but usually in a static manner. In this paper, we use panel vector autoregression (PVAR) to examine the effects ... -
Medicaid fee for service reimbursement and the delivery of human services for individuals with developmental disabilities or severe mental illness: negotiating cost
(Southern Public Administration Education Foundation, Inc., 2010)Fees paid by Medicaid are a primary resource for nonprofit organizations serving individuals with developmental disabilities and severe mental illness. While Medicaid reimbursement has facilitated the transition from ... -
Need for transparency and ongoing communication after residents with contaminated water wells are connected to city water
(NEHA, 2018-10)In 2009, groundwater contamination was discovered in a west Wichita neighborhood; the contamination was later attributed to the disposal of tetrachloroethylene (also called PERC or PCE) from dry cleaning facilities. Although ... -
Nonprofit sales tax exemption: where do states draw the line?
(SAGE Publications, 2011)Tax exemption is a defining characteristic of nonprofit organizations and of the nonprofit sector. Exemption has most often been studied in the context of federal income tax and local property tax. This study offers a state ... -
Payment and delivery of case management for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc., 2014-12)In the United States, Medicaid is the primary source of funding for many services on which individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities depend. Case management, one such service, links individuals with ... -
Program characteristics and the length of time clients are in substance abuse treatment
(Springer, 2009-07)Is there a relationship between the characteristics of drug addiction treatment programs and an important correlate of better outcomes, the length of time clients are in treatment? Previous research has consistently shown ... -
Social equity and the public interest
(WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2012-11)In “Social Equity: Its Legacy, Its Promise,” Mary E. Guy and Sean A. McCandless carefully reconstruct the history of advances in social equity and develop convincing arguments for why it is, or at least should be, a “pillar ... -
The effect of fiscal decentralization on municipal fiscal condition: An empirical study of large American cities
(SAGE Publications Inc., 2023-06-29)Local governments' ability to sustain a healthy fiscal structure and meet service obligations is critical in avoiding financial hardship. This study empirically tests the effects of intrastate fiscal decentralization on ... -
The impact of local government fiscal gaps on public-private partnerships: government demand and private sector risk aversion
(Routledge, 2022-09-15)While government fiscal gap is traditionally considered a demand factor for the use of public-private partnerships (PPPs) to deliver public services, a high level of fiscal gap may signal elevated financial risks to private ... -
The role of department type in public managers’ attitudes toward social media use
(SAGE Publications Inc, 2022-07-22)Social media technologies have been widely adopted by governments to increase civic engagement, promote openness, and extend services. Previous research finds that public managers’ attitudes are important predictors of ...