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| Government Contracts Law as an instrument of national power: A perspective from the Department of the Air Force | Lieutenant Colonel Daniel E. Schoeni | Just as the law is increasingly recognized as an important instrument of national power, this … | 06/06/2022 | government-reports | |
| Acquisition Research – Creating Synergy | NPS | The research presented in this report was supported by the Acquisition Research Program at the … | 05/02/2022 | ||
| Responsible AI | Bowne, McMartin | The Department of Defense (DoD) faces unique data licensing challenges when acquiring artificial intelligence (AI) … | 04/29/2022 | ||
| An Imposter Among Us – Phase 3 | Dr. Dolores Kuchina-Musina | To begin this investigation, we will first explore the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and … | 02/17/2021 | ||
| A framework for mission-oriented innovation policy | Iris Wanzenbock | A framework for mission-oriented innovation policy: Alternative pathways through the problem–solution space | 07/22/2020 | ||
| The Knowns and Unknowns of Policy Instrument | Capan, Howlett | The Knowns and Unknowns of Policy Instrument Analysis: Policy Tools and the Current Research Agenda … | 03/08/2020 | podcasts | |
| Challenge-Driven Innovation Policy: Towards a New Policy Toolkit | Mariana Mazzucato | Challenge-Driven Innovation Policy: Towards a New Policy Toolkit | 12/26/2019 | government-reports | |
| Diversity, innovation and entrepreneurship | Karlsson | Diversity, innovation and entrepreneurship: where are we and where should we go in future studies? | 10/24/2019 | ||
| Exploring the normative turn in regional innovation policy: responsibility and the quest for public value | Dale-Clough, Ribeiro, Uyarra | The perceived ineffectiveness of traditional innovation policies in solving societal challenges such as poverty, ageing, … | 05/22/2019 | ||
| Culture, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship | Cornelissenb, Granqvistc & Grodald, Lounsbury | Culture, innovation and entrepreneurship | 01/08/2019 | ||
| Technological Development for Sustainability | Patrik Söderholm | Technological development for sustainability: The role of network management in the innovation policy mix | 11/13/2018 | academic-research | |
| The next generation of innovation policy | Edler Boon | The next generation of innovation policy: Directionality and the role of demand-oriented instruments’—Introduction to the … | 02/28/2018 | ||
| Demand, challenges, and innovation | Boon, Edler | Demand, challenges, and innovation. Making sense of new trends in innovation policy | 02/28/2018 | ||
| Innovation Policy | Edler, Fagerberg | During the last two to three decades policy-makers have increasingly became concerned about the role … | 10/16/2017 | ||
| Managing Public Service Contracts: Aligning Values, Institutions, and Markets | Brown, Potoski, Van Slyke | The contracting of public services has been an integral part of public managers’ work for … | 06/06/2016 | ||
| A Brief History of IT Acquisition Reform | Garland | This paper examines the federal government’s historic attempts to reform the purchase of information technology … | 10/06/2015 | ||
| Small business, innovation, and entrepreneurship | Peris-Ortiz, Sahut | Small business, innovation, and entrepreneurship | 04/08/2014 | ||
| Public-private partnerships and investments in innovation: the influence of the contractual arrangement | Roumboutsos, Saussier | Public-private partnership (PPP) policy strategies emphasize the ability of PPPs to foster innovation. | 02/06/2014 | ||
| Complex innovation policy systems Towards | Margi Wilson | Complex innovation policy systems: Towards an evaluation mix | 07/25/2013 | academic-research | |
| Drivers and differentiators a grounded theory study | Dr. Dolores Kuchina-Musina | Drivers and differentiators: a grounded theory study of procurement in public and private organizations | 04/12/2013 | ||
| Choice of Innovation Policy | Borras, Edquist | The choice of innovation policy instruments | 04/12/2013 | ||
| A framework for stakeholder identification in concept mapping and health research: a novel process and its application to older adult mobility and the built environment | C Ashe, Hanson, Schiller, Winters | Stakeholders, as originally defined in theory, are groups or individual who can affect or are … | 03/06/2013 | ||
| A glossary of theories for understanding policymaking | Katikireddi, Smith | Public health practitioners and researchers often seek to influence public policies in order to improve … | 02/06/2013 | ||
| Organizational Structure and the Optimal Design of Policymaking Panels: Evidence from Consensus Group Commissions’ Revenue Forecasts in the American States | Douglas, Krause | Increasing both the size and diversity of policymaking panels is widely thought to enhance the … | 01/06/2013 | ||
| PP for Innovation as Mission | Edquist & Zabala-Iturriagagoitia | Public Procurement for Innovation as mission-oriented innovation policy. | 10/16/2012 | ||
| Public-Private Partnerships in Global Health: Addressing Issues of Public Accountability, Risk Management and Governance | Halachmi, Martin | Collaboration between organizations in different sectors of economy is not a new development, but it … | 07/06/2012 | ||
| Using Privatization Theory to Analyze Economic Development Projects | Lombard, Morris | The heightened interest in economic development as a policy option for local governments has brought … | 06/06/2012 | ||
| Government Contracts for Legal Services: Does a Previous Contracting Relationship Alter Accountability? | Malatesta, Smith | This research examines 1 30 government contracts for legal services, specifically focusing on decisions to … | 06/06/2012 | government-reports | |
| Further Dissecting the Black Box of Citizen Participation: When Does Citizen Involvement Lead to Good Outcomes? | Pandey, Yang | Citizen participation public involvement, administration in administrative defined literature in much decision- as citizen of … | 12/06/2011 | ||
| Defense Acquisition Reform, 1960–2009 An Elusive Goal | Fox | Defense acquisition reform initiatives have been Department of Defense perennials over the past fifty years. … | 10/31/2011 | ||
| Teaching Law in Public Affairs Education: Synthesizing Political Theory, Decision Making, and Responsibility | Szypszak | Consideration of the law and the legal process is essential for students of public affairs … | 08/06/2011 | ||
| Comparing Public and Private Management: Theoretical Expectations | Meier, O'toole Jr | Whether public management is different from private management has been a central concern of public … | 07/06/2011 | ||
| Does Context Matter? Advisory Systems and the Management of the Foreign Policy Decision-Making Process | Mitchell | A critical component in the creation of foreign policy is the leader’s management style. Management … | 12/06/2010 | ||
| Public Policy Pedagogy: Mixing Methodologies Using Cases | Clemons, Foster, McBeth | Over the past two decades, public policy professors have been confronted with a choice to … | 10/06/2010 | ||
| There is no “point” in decision-making: a model of transactive rationality for public policy and administration | Dorstewitz, Kuruvilla | The hope that policy-making is a rational process lies at the heart of policy science … | 09/06/2010 | ||
| Are Public Officials Obstacles to Citizen-Centered E-Government? An Examination of Municipal Administrators’ Motivations and Actions | Aikins, Krane | This study investigates why municipal officials have not fully taken advantage of the interactive features … | 08/06/2010 | ||
| Evaluating and Modelling Constructs for E-government Decision Making | Irani, Weerakkoddy | It is now becoming increasingly well understood that the investment and evaluation of electronic government … | 06/06/2010 | government-reports | |
| Competing and Cooperating across State Borders in Economic Development: A Call for “Cooperation” | Lombard, Morris | This essay discusses the evolution of cross-border cooperation in local and state government contentious and … | 04/06/2010 | ||
| Public-Private Partnerships | Custos, Reitz | In U.S. law, the term “public private partnership” is a term that began to be … | 03/06/2010 | ||
| Understanding Innovation PP | Flanagan, Uyarra | Understanding the Innovation Impacts of Public Procurement | 01/08/2010 | ||
| Contracting for Complex Products | Brown, Potoski, Van Slyke | In the modern state of agents, many of the ties that bind governments and third … | 01/06/2010 | government-reports | |
| Narrative Policy Analysis and the Integration of Public Involvement in Decision Making | Hampton | Public involvement in environmental policy analysis and planning may be in some cases for the … | 08/06/2009 | ||
| PP Innovation Policy Tool | Max Rolfstam | Public procurement as an innovation policy tool: the role of institutions | 06/08/2009 | ||
| Public Organizations Undergoing Change: A Study in Urban Contracting | Shick, Weikart | Contracting-out of government services is an important issue facing government entities in the twenty-first century. … | 03/06/2009 | ||
| Attacking the recession | Leadbetter & Meadway | How Innovation Can Fight the Downturn | 12/08/2008 | practitioner-publications | |
| Competition and Transparency: What Works for Public Procurement Reform | Smith | Reform in public procurement had a banner year in 2007. Not only was a major … | 10/06/2008 | ||
| Politics versus Professionalism: The Effect of Institutional Structure on Democratic Decision Making in a Contested Policy Arena | Bourdeaux | Public administrators have long wrestled with the problem of bringing professional policy knowledge or technical … | 07/06/2008 | ||
| Citizens and Resource Allocation: Improving Decision Making with Interactive Web-Based Citizen Participation | Feldman, Robbins, Simonsen | Public sector decision makers face complex problems with difficult solutions. An added layer of complexity … | 06/06/2008 | ||
| Public Procurement Systems: Unpacking Stakeholder Aspirations and Expectations | Clark, Gordon, Schooner | Countries around the world, and sub-national governments within countries, are increasingly becoming focused on improving … | 05/08/2008 | ||
| Coalition Cabinet Decision Making: Institutional and Psychological Factors | Kaarbo | This essay reviews the intersection between institutional and psychological conditions that occurs in multiparty coalition … | 03/06/2008 | ||
| A Qualitative Study of Immigration Policy and Practice Dilemmas For Social Work Students | Furman, Langer, Negi, Sanchez | Social policy shapes the infrastructure wherein social work is practiced. However, what happens when a … | 12/06/2007 | ||
| Throwing Good Money after Bad? Political and Institutional Influences on Sequential Decision Making in the Venture Capital Industry | Guler | This study focuses on the political and institutional influences that lead organizational decision makers to … | 06/06/2007 | ||
| What Work Makes Policy? | Colebatch | The dominant paradigm in texts on policy practice sees the policy process as an exercise … | 12/06/2006 | ||
| Evolution and Devolution: Citizenship, Institutions, and Public Policy | Mitchell | The United Kingdom is a state of unions. It evolved through a series of diverse … | 12/06/2006 | ||
| Citizen Engagement in Local Budgeting: Does Diversity Pay Dividends? | Marlowe, Portillo | The literature on citizen engagement in budgeting suggests local governments can improve how they collect, … | 12/06/2006 | ||
| Public Opinion and Foreign Policy: The Stages of Presidential Decision Making | Knecht, Weatherford | Do presidents incorporate the preferences of the public into their foreign policy decisions? Previous scholarship … | 09/06/2006 | ||
| Individual Characteristics of Political Leaders and the Use of Analogy in Foreign Policy Decision Making | Dyson, Preston | The linkages between individual characteristics of political leaders and their usage historical analogy during foreign … | 04/06/2006 | ||
| Government Contracts and Contractor Behavior | Berrios | ABSTRACT. The U.S. government embraces the concepts of privatization and market competition, but the realm … | 01/06/2006 | government-reports | |
| Assessing Citizen Involvement Efforts by Local Governments | Callahan, Yang | Based on a national survey of 428 local governments, we demonstrate that citizen involvement efforts … | 12/06/2005 | ||
| Exploring and Explaining Contracting out: Patterns among the American States | Brudney, Fernandez, Ryu, Wright | Although a vast literature explores government contracting out for the delivery of publicly financed services, … | 07/06/2005 | ||
| Research Resources: Public Performance Measurement: Recent Publications | Kim, Kloby | Measuring performance in the public sector is a perennial issue. Practitioners and scholars have worked … | 12/06/2004 | ||
| Public Management Decision Making: Effects of Decision Content | Bozeman, Pandey | One obvious aspect of public management decisions and decision making has largely escaped attention-decision content. | 09/06/2004 | ||
| Citizen Participation in Decision Making: Is It Worth the Effort? | Irvin, Stansbury | It is widely argued that increased community participation in government decision making produces many important … | 01/06/2004 | ||
| Limits of Competition: Accountability in Government Contracting | Hansen | Government contracts with private providers for the supply of goods and services have grown in … | 06/06/2003 | ||
| The Mythology of Privatization in Contracting for Social Services | David M. Van Slyke | States and municipalities have privatized services in an effort to improve their cost-effectiveness and quality. | 06/06/2003 | ||
| Should We Be Teaching Public Participation? Student Responses and MPA Program Practices | Hornbein, King | An online survey of public administration graduate students in the United States1 was conducted in … | 10/06/2002 | ||
| Case Study Research in Public Administration and Public Policy: Standards and Strategies | Garson | Based on an exploratory survey of doctoral programs in public administration, commonly (though not universally) … | 07/06/2002 | ||
| Dimensions and Patterns in Employee Empowerment: Assessing What Matters to Street- Level Bureaucrats | Byrnes, Choi, Fegan & Miller, Petter | Empowerment of public employees has been touted as an important mediating step in improving public … | 07/06/2002 | ||
| The Role of Consumer Surveys in Public Policy Decision Making | Hastak, Mazis, Morris | Consumer research is used frequently to understand or evaluate public policy issues. Three specific approaches … | 08/06/2001 | ||
| Reviewed Work(s): Essence of Decision: Explaining the Cuban Missile Crisis by Graham Allison and Philip Zelikow | Cusimano | The real added value of the book is its extremely thorough and thoughtful literature review … | 09/06/2000 | ||
| Privatization and Public-Private Partnerships | Savas | Adopting market principles in government activities is an important feature of the new public management, … | 03/06/2000 | ||
| Contracting Out As a Vehicle for Privatization: Half Speed Ahead | Prager | Privatization in its broadest sense entails a simultaneous retrenchment of the government sector and an … | 12/06/1997 | government-reports | |
| On the lack of a budget theory | Neuby | Theories of behavior exist in most subfields of political science yet, after seventy years of … | 07/06/1997 | ||
| Privatizing Local Government Operations: Lessons from Federal Contracting out Methodology | Desai, Prager | Municipal government leaderships face agonizingly tough choices during this period of budgetary stringency. | 12/06/1996 | ||
| A Framework for Evaluating the Government Contracting-Out Decision with an Application to Information Technology | Globerman, Vining | How can government do a better job at contracting out? Steven Globerman and Aidan Vining … | 11/06/1996 | ||
| Decisive Decision Making in the Executive Budget Process: Analyzing the Political and Economic Propensities of Central Budget Bureau Analysts | Kurt Thurmaier | More than 50 years ago, V. 0. Key (1940) asked the central question of budgetary … | 09/06/1995 | ||
| Public Participation in Decision Making: A Three-Step Procedure | Dienel, Johnson, Rakel, Renn, Webler | This article introduces a novel model of public participation in political decisions. Structured in three … | 08/06/1993 | ||
| Rethinking Allison’s Models | Bendor, Hammond | T he ideas in Graham Allison’s Essence of Decision (1971) have had an enormous impact … | 06/06/1992 | ||
| An Empirical Analysis of Outcome Biases in Constituent Evaluations of Public Policy Decision Makers | Mowen, Stone | During the summer of 1988, Yellowstone Park burned. Uncontrolled fires raged over half of the … | 03/06/1992 | ||
| The Need for a New Class of Information to Aid Public Policy Decision-Makers | Robin | The purpose of this article is to illustrate why public policy decision-makers in capitalistic democracies … | 03/06/1987 | ||
| Contracting out: For What? With Whom? | Ferris & Graddy | Contracting out has gained increasing attention in recent years as the fiscal fortunes of local … | 03/06/1986 | ||
| A Public Policy Paradox | Rivlin | Over the last two decades policy analysis has flourished, as government has turned increasingly to … | 08/06/1984 | ||
| Policy Towards Contracting-Out: The Lessons of Experience | Hartley | This paper reviews the general experience of Government procurement policy, with the aim of identifying … | 02/06/1984 | ||
| Coping with Complexity: An Experimental Study of Public Policy Decision-Making | Weiss | Empirical studies of decision-making invariably conclude with profound skepticism about the human capacity to process … | 08/06/1982 | ||
| Framework for Analysis of Legal Mobilization: A Decision-Making Model | Zemans | The American legal system, structured in an entrepreneurial mode, relies the individual actor to personally … | 07/06/1982 | ||
| Decision-Making When Public Opinion Matters | Coppock | Topological concepts are applied to the description of decision-making when support for resulting policy is … | 06/06/1977 | ||
| Reviewed Work(s): Essence of Decision: Explaining the Cuban Missile Crisis by Graham T. Allison | Lloyd Larson | A story that deserves to be told but which does not bear a relationship to … | 12/06/1973 | ||
| Reviewed Work(s): Essence of Decision: Explaining the Cuban Missile Crisis by Graham T. Allison | Cimbala | From a RAND Corporation monograph to a journal article to this book | 05/06/1972 | ||
| Conceptual Models and the Cuban Missile Crisis | Allison | The Cuban missile crisis is a seminal event. For thirteen days of October 1962, there … | 09/06/1969 | ||
| Differences Between Commercial Contracts and Government Contracts | Vom Baur | THERE ARE BOTH theoretical similarities and theoretical differences between commercial contracts and Federal Government contracts. | 03/06/1967 | government-reports | |
| Toward a Theory of Budgeting | Lewis | The $64.00 question on the expenditure side of public budgeting is: On what basis shall … | 10/06/1952 |
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