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Submissions from 2019
Ascending to Managerhood: An Examination of the Career Paths of Local Government Executives, Candice Pippin Bodkin and Casey J. Fleming
Municipal Fiscal Condition Research, P. Cary Christian
Weathering the Great Recession: Evidence from Small to Medium Cities Across 18 States, P. Cary Christian
We are not bad: Nonprofit communications after a scandal, Chandra Commuri, Patsy B. Kraeger, and Viola Fuentes
Citizen Judgement of Misbehaving in City Hall: Experimental Evidence of the Role of Demographic Factors and Behavioral Intentions, Casey J. Fleming and Candice Pippin Bodkin
Public Judgment of Corruption in City Hall: Experimental Evidence of the Roles of Demographic Factors and Congruence, Casey J. Fleming and Candice Pippin Bodkin
Philanthropic Responsiveness: An Informed Governance Model for Decision-making, Patsy B. Kraeger
The Philanthropy Caucus of the United States Congress: A Story of Hope and Cooperation, Patsy B. Kraeger, Chandra Commuri, and Colin Karnes
Board Governance: From Fiduciary Duties to High Impact, Patsy B. Kraeger and Colin Karnes
Board Governance: From Fiduciary Duties to High Impact, Patsy B. Kraeger and Colin Karnes
Generating Social Entrepreneurship: A Survey of Accelerators and Business Incubators, Rhonda Phillips and Patsy B. Kraeger
Submissions from 2018
Supporting Women’s Path the Academe: An Examination of Family-Friendly Policies in Public Affairs Doctoral Programs, Candice Pippin Bodkin
Does Mentoring Matter? Investigating the Role of Mentoring in Nonprofit Leadership Development, Candice Pippin Bodkin, Kerry Kuenzi, and A. Stewart
Citizen Judgement of Rule Breaking in City Hall: An Experiment of Race, Gender, Age, and Violation Motives, Casey J. Fleming and Candice Pippin Bodkin
Nonprofits: Nuts and Bolts Third Annual Native Leadership Summit, Patsy B. Kraeger
State Arts Commissions: Engaging Leaders for the Arts, Patsy B. Kraeger
Public-Private Partnerships: Philanthropy Building Local and State Government Capacity, Patsy B. Kraeger and Chandra Commuri
Missing Bureaucratic Accountability Costs the Public, Patsy B. Kraeger and Viola Fuentes
Asia’s Benefit Corporations: The Emergence of Social Enterprise, Patsy B. Kraeger and Xianming Huang
Submissions from 2017
Municipal Response to the Great Recession: Evidence from Small- to Medium-Sized Cities in Georgia with Key Comparisons to Florida Cities, P. Cary Christian
The Impact of Under-Reliance on Property Taxes in Georgia Municipalities: Lessons Learned from the Great Recession, P. Cary Christian
Weathering the Great Recession: Evidence from Small- to Medium-Sized Georgia Municipalities, P. Cary Christian
Exploring Service and Experiential Learning as a Valuable Tool for Public Affairs Education, Trenton Davis
Mapping Community Well Being in Health Care Philanthropies in the United States, Patsy B. Kraeger
Nonprofit Sustainability Issues: Capital, Equity and Growth, Patsy B. Kraeger
Philanthropy: A study in Quality of Life and Community Well-Being Outcomes, Patsy B. Kraeger
Dark Social Enterprise: Corruption or Ethical Failure?, Patsy B. Kraeger and Craig Talmage
North Carolina’s L3c Legislation: A Story of Public Policy Failure at the Social Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Colloquium, Patsy B. Kraeger and Craig Talmage
Submissions from 2016
Advancing Women in Local Government: A Dyadic Study of Mentoring Relationships, Candice Pippin Bodkin
Who Engages in Mentoring at Work? An Examination of Mentors and Protégés in Local Government, Candice Pippin Bodkin
Nonprofit Leadership Challenges: A Framework for Inquiry, Candice Pippin Bodkin and R. Clerkin
Capacity Building as Credible Commitment: A Theory of Nonprofit Budgeting, Patsy B. Kraeger
Organization, representation and Collective Action: Notes on the Sweet Briar College Turnaround,, Patsy B. Kraeger
California Social Benefit Firms: An Updated Analysis of Company Outcomes, Patsy B. Kraeger and Xianming Huang
California Social Benefit Firms: An Updated Analysis of Company Outcomes at the Social Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Colloquium, Patsy B. Kraeger and Xianming Huang
American State Arts Commissions: Incubators for Civic Engagement and Community Development, Patsy B. Kraeger and R. Phillips
A Framework for Philanthropic Institutional Logics: A Cross Discipline Approach, Patsy B. Kraeger and Robbie Robichau
Experiential Education: Arts to Philanthropy to Public and Nonprofit Administration, Patsy B. Kraeger, Robbie Robichau, Kerry Kuenzi, P. Cary Christian, Leigh Nanney Hersey, and H. Christian Carr
North Carolina’s L3c Legislation: A Story of Failure, Patsy B. Kraeger and Craig Talmage
Submissions from 2015
Civic Engagement and State Arts Commissions: Engaging Leaders for the Arts, Patsy B. Kraeger
Fostering Applied Democracy through Service Learning, Patsy B. Kraeger
Millennials Drive for Purpose in the Public Sector, Patsy B. Kraeger
California Benefit Corporations: An Analysis of Social Benefit Outcomes, Patsy B. Kraeger and X. Huang
Submissions from 2013
Anatomy of Tax Fraud: A Typology of Sales Tax Noncompliance, P. Cary Christian
Compliance Costs: What States Don’t Know, P. Cary Christian
Five Lessons, P. Cary Christian
Submissions from 2012
Sales Suppression Technologies – Zappers and Phantomware, P. Cary Christian
Submissions from 2009
Gender Disparity in Professional City Management: Enhancing Gender Visibility through Education, LeAnn Beaty and Trenton Davis
Measuring Public Service Motivation in MPA Students: Does the Construct Influence Student Perceptions Toward the Application of Management Techniques and Role Behavior in the Public Sector?, Trenton Davis and Gerald T. Gabris
Navigating Law, Politics, and Administration: The Case of the Office of the Solicitor General, Richard L. Pacelle Jr., Trenton Davis, and Fred E. Brooks
Submissions from 2008
City Councils as Small Groups: Toward a Diagnostic Model of Governing Board Behavior, Trenton Davis and Gerald T. Gabris
Submissions from 2007
Challenges in Motivating the Public Sector Employee: Theory and Practice in a Dynamic Environment, Trenton Davis and Gerald T. Gabris
