There is an old truism around the world that holds that “all disasters are local.” Do you believe this is true or not true? Why? Responses to disasters may involve efforts at local, regional, national, and international level. Which level should have primary responsibility for disaster preparedness and response? What are the advantages and disadvantages […]
Question #4. Identify at least four Question #4. Identify at least four market mechanisms used by some governments. What are the advantages and disadvantages, empirical and normative, of using market mechanisms? Market Mechanism： Outsourcing Privatization Public – private partnership Competitive sourcing Thinking about the Public service value 2 pages single space Market Mechanism： Outsourcing Privatization […]
Question #1. Conflict in organizations is inevitable and must be managed. Identify varieties of conflict that arise in organizations. Explain how conflict can be both positive and negative. Gender based conflict has been in the news a great deal over the past few years. Outline the issues and suggest how organizations can address gender-based conflict. Finally, […]
Texas Government Course Project Writing Analysis 1. Chose a main Texas policy topic from https://ballotpedia.org/Public_policy_in_Texas Topics include fiscal policy, civil liberties, education, elections, energy and environment, healthcare, and immigration. 2. Each topics has a drop down of specific public policies. Select one however, be sure it is a TEXAS policy. Although it can have overlap with […]
How can communication be improved in an organization that is structured in a traditional bureaucratic form? How might computerized communication be utilized to improve the effectiveness of communication in a bureaucratic organization? How might computerized communication be ineffective?
Address the following questions in a reflection paper. Be certain to address all of the questions. Your response to each question should be 2-3 paragraphs long. 1. From what you learned this semester about the history, principles and problems of American Government, what did you find most interesting and why? 2. What do you think […]
Assessing Financial Condition Instructions: you must use and cite at least two of the following articles as optional reading: Brown, K. (1993) The 10-point test of financial condition: Toward an easy to use assessment tool for smaller cities, Government Finance Review, 9(6): 21 – 26. Chaney, B. Mead, D., and Schermann, K. (2002) Financial reporting model: What […]
Question #2 You have a newly approved professional position in your public agency that will trigger an open search. It is a desirable position and will likely have many qualified applicants. Your department employs several people at a lower grade who are likely to apply who may or may not meet the technical qualifications and, […]
Question #3 Briefly describe (1) The elements of an ideal, yet pragmatic appraisal system for professional employees. Then address the following issues. (2) How does the system help enhance intrinsic motivation, while simultaneously assuring some degree of extrinsic motivation? (3) What are three common problems of appraisal systems related to professional employees and how do […]
1) Select one problem from the list provided below that you would like to research and investigate. 2) You are required to use no less than seven (7) sources. The sources/references used must come from scholarly articles, newspapers, periodicals, etc. No internet websites can be used as sources for your research paper. However, you can use […]
