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Street-Level Judgments: How the Role of Judges Influences the Decision to Collaborate in Juvenile Courts 

The Influence of Business Interest Groups in Urban Policymaking: An Empirical Exploration of a Low Salience Policy Setting 

Beyond Adoption: The Influence of Local Institutional Arrangements on Sustainability Policy Implementation and Management 

Three Essays on the Economics of For-Profit Colleges 

What Happens at the Intersection of Policy and Practice? Examining Role Conflict and Professional Alienation of Occupational Therapy Professionals in Complex Environments 

OMBUDS AND TITLE IX COORDINATORS: PROCEDURAL CONVERGENCE OF UNIVERSITY DISPUTE RESOLUTION MECHANISMS FOR HANDLING SEXUAL MISCONDUCT 

Financial Health of Nonprofit Organizations 

The Effect of Collaboration on Performance in Public Management: Evidence from Community Policing 

Accountability Remade: The Diffusion and Reinvention of Offices of Inspectors General 

Does the Race of Police Officers Matter? Police Officers on Interactions with Citizens and Police Procedures 

Pathways to Change: Explaining the Effectiveness in Community Based Development Organiztions 

Specifying and Testing a Multi-Dimensional Model of Publicness: An Analysis of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities 

FOLLOWING THE LEADER OR LEADING THE FOLLOWER? THE EFFECTS OF MISSION-DRIVEN VS. LEADER-DRIVEN COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION 

Rule Bending and Red Tape: Organizational and Individual Influences and the Effect of Ethical Climate 

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Sustainable Public Administration: the Search for Intergenerational Fairness 

Administrative morality in Colombia 

Welcoming the Outsider: Local Construction of the Law towards Immigrants 

Public Management as Citizen Compliance: A Case Study of Income Tax Compliance Behavior in Thailand 

Collective Bargaining in Municipal Government: How Unionization Impacts Employee's Attitudes, Behaviors, and Values 

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Public Administration Dissertations and Final Research Papers

Theses/dissertations from 2017 2017.

Employee Engagement and Marginalized Populations , Brenna Miaira Kutch

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

Impact of a State Evidence-Based Practice Legislative Mandate on County Practice Implementation Patterns and Inpatient Behavioral Health Discharge , Carl William Foreman

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

A Case Study of Collaborative Governance: Oregon Health Reform and Coordinated Care Organizations , Oliver John Droppers V

Higher Education Reform in Oregon, 2011-2014: A Policy and Legislative History , Sean Pollack

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

The Institutional Context that Supports Team-Based Care for Older Adults , Anna Foucek Tresidder

Theses/Dissertations from 2011 2011

Attaining a Sustainable Future for Public Higher Education: The Role of Institutional Effectiveness and Resource Dependence , Mirela Blekic

Governance in the United States Columbia River Basin: An Historical Analysis , Eric Thomas Mogren

Theses/Dissertations from 2010 2010

Use of Media Technologies by Native American Teens and Young Adults: Evaluating their Utility for Designing Culturally-Appropriate Sexual Health Interventions Targeting Native Youth in the Pacific Northwest , Stephanie Nicole Craig Rushing

Theses/Dissertations from 2009 2009

Oregon Physicians' Perception of the Drug Enforcement Administration's Use of Enforcement Discretion Related to the Use of Opioids in the Treatment of Chronic Pain , Robert Dale Harrison

City Management Theory and Practice: A Foundation for Educating the Next Generation of Local Government Administrators , Scott Douglas Lazenby

Theses/Dissertations from 2008 2008

The Institutionalization of Diversity and Gender Equity Norms and Values in Higher Education Settings , Rowanna Lynn Carpenter

Organizational Complexity in American Local Governance: Deploying an Organizational Perspective in Concept and Analytic Framework Development , Charles David Crumpton

Multi-Level Environmental Governance : a Comparative Case Study of Five Large Scale Natural Resource Management Programs , Shpresa Halimi

Police Organizations : an Empricial Examination of American Sheriff's Offices and Municipal Police Agencies , Matthew Adam Jones

Measuring Community-Engaged Departments: A Study to Develop an Effective Self-Assessment Rubric for the Institutionalization of Community Engagement in Academic Departments , Kevin Kecskes

Creating a Theoretical Framework for Understanding Homeland security using Multiple Frame Analysis , Linda Ann Kiltz

Emerging Governance at the Edge of Constrained Federalism : Public Administrators at the Frontier of Democracy , Gary Lloyd Larsen

George Lakoff"s Theory of Worldview : a Case Study of the Oregon Legislature , Catherine Law

Who Benefits? : a Multilevel Analysis of the Impact of Oregon's Volunteer Mentor Program for Postsecondary Access on Scholarship Applicants , Alisha Ann Lund-Chaix

Organizational Change in Corrections Organizations : the Effect of Probation and Parole Officer Culture on Change in Community Corrections , Shea Brackin Marshman

Lost in Translation : Ideas of Population Health Determinants in the American Policy Arena , Maria Gilson Sistrom

Representation without Taxation : China's Rural Development Initiatives For a New Millenium , Minzi Su

How Organizational Arrangements Affect High Reliability in Public Research Universities: Perceptions of environmental Health and Safety Directors , Rita Finn Sumner

The Washington State Patrol, Accountability-Driven Leadership, and the Organizational Factors that Propelled their Success: An Organizational Analysis , Timothy Carl Winchell

Theses/Dissertations from 2007 2007

The Changing Paradigm of Emergency Management : Improving professional development for the Emergency Manager , Robert Edward Grist

Global Civil Society Finding Collective Voice in Diversity , Kristen Marie Magis

Information Technology Training in the Public Sector : Essential Planning Elements , Betty Jean Reynolds

From Prison to the Community : the Role of Citizen Participation in Female Prisoner Reentry , Dana Roderick Torrey

Network Analysis of a Shared Governance System , Debra Reifman Whitall

Theses/Dissertations from 2006 2006

Presidential Values : Implications for Foreign Policy , Jordan Katherine Durbin

The Interactions between Carbon Regulation and Renewable Energy policies in the United Kingdom , Hal Thomas Nelson

Theses/Dissertations from 2005 2005

Reorganizing the Oregon Department of Human Services : an Exploratory Case Study of Organizational Change , Charles Anthony Gallia

Theses/Dissertations from 2003 2003

Portrayals of Disability in the Professional Preparation of Speech-language Pathologists , Jane Eric Sleeper Gravel

Theses/Dissertations from 2002 2002

The Effects of Parent Care and Child Care Role Quality on Work outcomes among dual-earner couples in the sandwiched generation , Angela Rickard

Theses/Dissertations from 2000 2000

The Role and Performance of Governmental and Nongovernmental Organizations in Family Planning implementation : Jordan as a Case Study , Khalaf al Hadded

Theses/Dissertations from 1999 1999

The Value of Independence in Old Age , Paula C. Carder

American Indian Elderly and Long-Term Care : Interorganizational Barriers to the Use of Oregon's Home and Community-Based Medicaid Waiver , Jo Lynn Isgrigg

The Effects of Mentoring on Work-parenting Gains and Strains in a Sample of Employed Predominately Female AFDC Recipients , Charlene Rhyne

Theses/Dissertations from 1998 1998

Cost-Benefit Analysis of Physician Assistants , Roderick Stanton Hooker

Theses/Dissertations from 1997 1997

State Funding for Special Education in Oregon : Calculating Cost Differentials of special education for handicapped students in Oregon school districts , Kyung-Sup Kim

Theses/Dissertations from 1996 1996

Scenery as Policy: Public Involvement in Developing a Management Plan for the Scenic Resources of the Columbia River Gorge , Gordon Mathews Euler

Impact of the Medical Library Assistance Act of 1965 on Health Sciences Libraries in the Pacific Northwest: an Interorganizational Approach , Leonoor Swets Ingraham

Administrative Reform in China: Its Impact on Economic Development After Mao , Meiru Liu

Theses/Dissertations from 1994 1994

Oregon Primary Care Physicians' Support for Health Care Reform , Timothy Alan Baker

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Public Administration Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

Theses/projects/dissertations from 2020 2020.

A NEED FOR RICHER PUBLIC SERVICE MOTIVATION , Adam Dallas Levitus

PERCEPTIONS OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ASYNCHRONOUS ONLINE DISCUSSIONS AS A SUPPLEMENT TO FACE TO FACE INTERACTIONS: A META REVIEW , Rachel Lisa Worrell

Theses/Projects/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Higher Education Financial Health - A Case Study of the California State University (CSU) , Amber Blakeslee

Theses/Projects/Dissertations from 2018 2018

The 'Lean In' Theory, Validated by Three Supreme Court Justices , Celene Valenzuela

Theses/Projects/Dissertations from 2017 2017

E-GOVERNMENT AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY , Marcos A. Ybarra

Theses/Projects/Dissertations from 2016 2016

The Cost of Earmarks , Nicholis John Zappia

Theses/Dissertations from 2005 2005

The council-manager plan, or, Managing for results?: Profiles and management styles of eight city managers in San Bernardino County , Leatricia Michelle Cash

Achieving effective asset management for water and wastewater utilities: A comparison of policy options for a special district and a medium city , Cari K Dale

An analysis of nitrate contaminated water in Cherry Valley , Adriana Hernandez-Romo

Theses/Dissertations from 2000 2000

A comparative analysis of the California Regional Center: Fair hearing process for individuals with developmental disabilities , Deborah Kay Crudup

The development of California State College in Coachella Valley , Abby Mozoras

Theses/Dissertations from 1998 1998

Crafton Hills College computer hardware/software tracking system , Catherine Pace-Pequeño

Theses/Dissertations from 1997 1997

Municipal layoffs in Southern California: Should seniority outweigh productivity? , Timothy Paul Ousley

Creating a government that works better and costs less: A historical analysis of Civil Service reform , James William Thomas

An analysis of the California State Department of Parks and Recreation's "Quality Management Program" , Celena Turney

The effects of education on the birth rates of "workfare" program participants: Implications for future welfare reform , Bryan Anderson Wing

Theses/Dissertations from 1996 1996

Auditing troubled employees in the public sector , Lila Mehdiyar

The management and regulation of the beneficial use of sewage sludge as an agricultural soil amendment in Riverside County , William Ernst Prinz

Theses/Dissertations from 1995 1995

Implementing total quality management in the public sector , Cynthia J. Lewis

Federal public policy and bilingual education , Dorothy Lewis

Regional planning in Germany , James Walter Morrissey

The Agua Mansa enterprise zone: An empirical analysis , Paul E. Ogu

Theses/Dissertations from 1994 1994

Participative management style in a state transportation agency regional office , Linda Renee Grimes

Intergovernmental fiscal policy in California: The 1993 property tax shift , Lynndee Ann Kemmet

California conservatorships: An examination into ethics, standards, and judical monitoring , Lucille Castillo Lyon

Long range planning at the University of California Riverside: A case study , Janice Jo Martin

Assessment administration for county service areas , Shawn Dwayne Nelson

Alternative dispute resolution and public policy conflict: Preemptive dispute resolution negotiated rulemaking , Allen G. Norman

Strengthening the power of the mayor's office: An examination of the city of Riverside , Michael William Radford

A study of the affirmative action employee selection process in California community colleges , Mary Elizabeth Sampson

Intergovernmental cooperation and coordination at the local government level: The case of economic development in Riverside County , Alozie Donatus Udeh

Theses/Dissertations from 1993 1993

Determining the parks and recreation services of the Fontana community , Mitchell James Assumma

Leadership in local government computer service organizations within the state of California , Robert Benjamin Beavan

A study to determine what factors influence employee sick leave usage in the Riverside County Department of Mental Health Administration , Sally Aguilar Beavan

Wellness programs in police departments and how they effect workers' compensation claims , Herbert G. McKee Jr.

Proposition 111 and congestion management programs: A case of over-bureaucratization , Scott Richard Priester

The assessment of writing ability: A comparative cost effectiveness study of indirect and direct measures , Kristine Marie Smith

Theses/Dissertations from 1992 1992

Police culture, management and public image: Problems in implementing community oriented policing , Kenneth L. Becknell

Leadership in community oriented policing , John H. Boyd

Software pilferage in government agencies , Katherine Marie Foley

The use of privatization in the public sector: A focused study on the Inland Empire , John David Jamerson

Overcoming communications barriers in local government: Establishing networks through the public management forum , Anthony Michael Snoodgrass

Residential fire sprinklers requirement in single and multi-family homes: Survey of attitudes among the citizens of the city of Indio , David Arnold Yegge

Theses/Dissertations from 1991 1991

Analysis of the United States Trustee program , M. Shannon Goetsch

The effect of the 1964 Civil Rights Act on black Americans , Quentin Jamil Moses

A strategic analysis of budgeting for integrated logistical support of defense systems , Bruce Richard Suchomel

Theses/Dissertations from 1990 1990

Computer literacy in master of public administration classes , Penni Kaye Overstreet

Theses/Dissertations from 1989 1989

A case study to identify and evaluate the pricing policy for geothermal energy in the San Bernardino Municipal Geothermal District heating system , Kevin Perry Fisher

A study to determine the feasibility of constructing and operating a student fee funded recreational sports complex for California State University, San Bernardino , Helga Lingren

The role of the chief information officer in the contemporary university , James Jon Scanlon

Theses/Dissertations from 1987 1987

A matching process: More effective placement procedures for court dependent children , Lester M. Kushner

Theses/Dissertations from 1986 1986

The East Mojave National Scenic Area: Multiple use or national park? , Jeanne Hopkins Herr

Norton Air Force Base and San Bernardino: Communities in symbiosis , Clayton H. Snedeker

Theses/Dissertations from 1984 1984

The effects of governmental regulation on research and development in the pharmaceutical industry: An investigation into the relationship between patents, product substitution and regulatory policies , Linda Dianne Acosta

The impact of the Reagan Administration on equal employment opportunity, affirmative action for women and minorities in the public sector , Sandra Lucille Johnson

The Patton project: A demonstration program in deinstitutionalization , Harold Pitchford

The evolution of personality liability for public sector employees , Brian C. Turnbull

Theses/Dissertations from 1983 1983

Recycling the poor laws: A history of welfare, cross-sectional and longitudinal statistical studies concerning general relief policies in California , Carolyn Lea Clark-Daniels

Government administration in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia , George T. Fitzgerald

Controlling the uncontrollables: An examination of the capacity of Congress to reduce government expenditures for entitlements , David Lawrence Horne

Theses/Dissertations from 1982 1982

Regionalization of public service with an emphasis on fire service , Gerald M. Newcombe

Theses/Dissertations from 1981 1981

A model program for the development of humanistic administrative techniques in a California community college , Elaine Francisco-Davis

Theses/Dissertations from 1980 1980

Revenue practices used by California's municipal water districts , John Wesley Gebb

Congressional budget reform , Diane M. Precour

The evaluation of recent public service employment programs , Bruce Rose

Theses/Dissertations from 1979 1979

The accrual method of accounting in the federal government history and analysis , Aly Saleh A. Saleh

The Medi-Cal program , William H. Tillery

Theses/Dissertations from 1978 1978

An investigation to determine the impact of public financing on the Joint Powers Authority , Louis M. Jarcho

A comparative analysis of electric utility ownership in California , Robert E. Tremont

Theses/Dissertations from 1977 1977

A current medical reimbursement practices and prospects for national health insurance , Wallace D. Kinney

Organization closure a study of mobility versus satisfaction , Roy N. Mattke

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Theses/dissertations from 2023 2023.

Exploring the Effects of State Medicaid Policies on Opioid Use Disorder Treatment and Utilization of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder for Criminal Justice-Involved Individuals , Fatema Ahmed

Exploring Risk Factors Associated with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptomatology in Police , Lori Camacho

Examining Domestic Violence: The Relationship Between Socio-Demographic Factors and Case Dispositions , Alesha Cameron

Social Equity Through Vaccinations During COVID-19: A Study of Equitable Utilization of Resources During Emergencies and Crises , Rebecca Entress

Utilization and Costs of Home Hemodialysis, In-Center Hemodialysis, and Peritoneal Dialysis Among Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) in the United States , Andres Mauricio Garcia Sierra

Assessing the Barriers to Reintegration Among Returnees in Nigeria , Itunu Ilesanmi

Evaluating the Role of Public-Private Partnerships in Emergency Management: The Viewpoint of Emergency Managers and Operators in Florida , Sara Iman

It Takes A Village: An Examination of Educational Achievement for Transition-Age Youth in Foster Care , Khalilah Louis Caines

Interorganizational Networks and Coordination in Emergency Management: Policy and Practice in Response to Disasters , Ratna Okhai

Network Collaborative Capacity for Serving People Impacted by the Humanitarian Crisis: Evidence from Ukraine , Olga Pysmenna

Network Structure and Network Effectiveness in Thailand's Provincial COVID-19 Response Networks , Ruechagorn Trairatananusorn

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Macro-level Factors Impacting Colorectal Cancer Screening Behavior Among Church-going Chinese Immigrants in the U.S.: A Convergent Mixed-method Study , Xian Cao

Patient Perceptions of Shared Decision-Making in the Acute Care Hospital and Their Association with Patient Experience and Readmission , Jill Haladay

Impacts of COVID-19 on Health Promotion Within Higher Education: Exploring Organizational Resilience , Maureen Hawkins

Cultivating Culturally Responsive, Equity-centered, and Trauma-informed Attitudes among Educators , Jasmine Haynes

Financial Sustainability of Florida Cities: Comparative, Retrospective Modeling for Prospective Municipal Financial Health , Terry Henley

Defunding Law Enforcement: Fire Departments' Perspective on Implementing the National Fire Protection Association 3000 Standard When Preparing for an Active Shooter Mass Casualty Incident , Anthony Rios

Exploring the Predictors of and the Relationship Between Evidence Cultures and Flood Risk Management Performance , Jenna Tyler

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Primary Care Physician-Nurse Practitioner Collaboration and Physicians Career Satisfaction , Tania Alidina

A Mixed Methods Study on Food Insecurity Screening and Patient-Centered Care: Perspectives of Patients and Healthcare Providers on Practices and Barriers to Effective Screening in Outpatient Medical Settings , Christina Bernhardt

Increasing Transtibial Amputee Community Involvement Through the Use of a Smart Adaptive Socket System: A Mixed Methods Research Study , Michael Carroll

An Exploratory Study of the Use of Social Infrastructure Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) for Public University Facilities , Ashley Connors

An Examination of Factors Associated with LGBTQ+ College Students' Adoption of Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) as an HIV Prevention Method , Shayna Forgetta

Juveniles Who Commit Sexual Offenses: An Evaluation of Dispositions in Florida's Juvenile Justice System , Katherine Gomez

Health Literacy, Knowledge, Attitudes, and Opioid Use Behavior Among College Students , Khristen Holmes

The Impact of Police Data Sharing System on Offense Clearance Rates , Stanislav Korotchenko

The Influence of Neighborhood Structural Characteristics on Treatment Attendance and Mental Health: Comparing Immigrants and Non-Immigrants , Kenan Sualp

Examining Risk Factors of Juvenile Delinquency and the Predictive Validity of a Juvenile Risk Assessment Instrument Across Urban and Rural Communities , Kelly Vannan

Using Geographic Information Systems to Analyze the Effects of Residential Location on Student Academic Success , Courtney Wilson

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Transplant Center Criteria and Inequalities Within Transplant Wait Listing Process , Melanie Bergeron

Online Communities for Information Sharing and Mutual Support for Health Professionals , Meghan Budvarson

Socioeconomic, Political, and Regulatory Determinants of State Sanctioning Patterns for Clinical Social Workers , Nickolas Davis

Bridging the Gap: An Exploration of Women as the Driving Force of Political Participation Within the Latino Population in Central Florida , Meldin Graziani-Califano

Exploring the Cultural Identity and School Efficacy of Students Through the Lens of Digital Storytelling , Rachael Mack

Strategic Planning at the Local Level of Government: Evidence from Florida , Faisal Mohamidi

Social Justice, Inclusive Education, and Teacher Agency , Jennifer Sanguiliano Lonski

It's A Small World After All: Exploring Mobile Dating Application Use and Sexual Partner Networks Among Black Men who have Sex with Men (BMSM) , Donovan Williams

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Government Responsiveness in Matters of Racial Sensitivity , Vickie Carnegie

Reconceptualizing Responsiveness for Network Governance: Insights from Cross-Sector Efforts to Assist the Displaced Population From Puerto Rico in Central Florida , Safiya Prysmakova

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

The Use of Crisis Communication Strategies to Build Community Resilience: Evidence from Emergency Managers , Brittany Haupt

Social Media Usage by Municipal Elected Officials for Open Government Community Engagement , Sarah Stoeckel

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

Social Media and Stakeholders' Relationship in Nonprofit Organizations , Wanzhu Shi

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Variations in Health Services Utilization by Patients with Prostate Cancer , Roberta McKee

The Impact of Board Capital and Servant Leadership on Board Effectiveness: A Study of Florida Community Foundations , Lauren Obyrne

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

The Impact of Public Service Motivation on Reentry Managers' Decision-making Practices , Marie Pryor

Social Media Responsiveness in the Public Sector: A Study of Social Media Adoption in Three Functional Departments of U.S. Cities , Daniel Seigler

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

Managing Effective Collaboration among Law Enforcement, Intelligence Services, and Military Forces in Fight against Terrorism and Organized Crime , Cihan Demirhan

Predictors of an Effective Performance Measurement System: Evidence from Municipal Governments in Turkey , Sedat Eliuz

The Effect of Health Education on Clinical and Self-Reported Outcomes of Diabetes in a Medical Practice , Karen Rav-Marathe

Collaborative Crisis Management in the Public Sector: Effective Leadership under Stress , Yusuf Ustun

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

Examining Multi-level And Inter-organizational Collaborative Response To Disasters: The Case Of Pakistan Floods In 2010 , Sana Khosa

Theses/Dissertations from 2010 2010

Low-income Health Care Networks: Initial Conditions, Extent, And Intensity Relevant To County Government Participation , Hillary Knepper

Organizational Social Capital And Perceived Performance Of Drug Law Enforcement Departments: A Case Study In Turkey , Ismail Sahin

Organizational Safety Culture And Idividual Safety Behavior: A Case Study Of The Turkish National Police Aviation Department , Yildirim Uryan

Theses/Dissertations from 2009 2009

An Investigation Of The Factors Related To Direct Care Staffs' Knowledge Of Effectiveness Instructional Strategies For People With Developmental Disabilities , Craig Cook

Factors Influencing Effectiveness Of Interorganizational Networks Among Crisis Management Organizations: A Comparative Perspective , Bahadir Sahin

Theses/Dissertations from 2008 2008

Determinants Of Human Resources Management Performance On County Efficiencies: A Study Of Florida Counties , Janet Davis

Theses/Dissertations from 2007 2007

The Effects Of Eicu Technology On Clinical Outcomes Of Icu Patients: Analysis Of The Relationship Of Patient, Hospital, And Unit Characteristics To Proximal And Distal Outcomes , Michelle G. Chandler

The Effect Of National Board Certification On Burnout Levels In Educators , Tanya Judd

Impact Of Ethical Practices On Performance Outcome Measures In A Select Group Of Nonprofit Organizations In Florida , Stephanie Krick

Theses/Dissertations from 2006 2006

Preferences For Performance Measures: A Study Of A Federal Agency , Gina Beckles

Organizational Change At The Service Delivery Level: An Investigation Into The Perceived Reaction To Change Initiatives In Moral , Larry Cochran

Benchmarking Community Health Centers; Efficiency: Multivariate Analysis , Shriram Marathe

An Exploratory Study Of Socially Responsibleprocurement Activitiesin The Expenditure Of Public Fundsat The State And Local Level , Donna McCarthy

Theses/Dissertations from 2005 2005

Democratic Voices Speaking Loudly: Does Public Participation Yield Accountability In Special Purpose Governments? , Owen M. Beitsch

Union Impact On Police Expenditures In Florida , Laurence Putchinski

Theses/Dissertations from 2004 2004

Determinants Of Financial Condition: A Study Of U.S. Cities , Lynda Dennis

Theses/Dissertations from 2003 2003

University technology transfer activity and the metropolitan new economy : an empirical analysis of its relationship , Kenneth P. Stackpoole

Theses/Dissertations from 1983 1983

A survey of computer utilization in cities and counties in the East Central Florida region , Gary Herbert Gotwalt

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Theses/dissertations from 2023 2023.

THREE ESSAYS ON CONSUMPTION TAXATION IN INDONESIA , Partomuan Transparenter Juniult

THREE ESSAYS ON RURAL EDUCATION: DESCRIPTIVE STUDIES FOCUSED ON FEDERAL RURAL DEFINITIONS AND POLICY CHANGES , Kyung Ha Oh

A Multilevel Jurisdictional Analysis of the Impact of Walmart on Host Communities , Matt Young

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

THREE ESSAYS ON GOVERNANCE, INEQUALITY, AND SOCIAL EQUITY , Sarah Ausmus Smith

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Two Essays on Governments Devolving Fiscal Authority to Lower-Level Actors , Jinsol Park

Three Essays on Tax Compliance in Indonesia , Himawan Saputro

ESSAYS ON EVASION AND ENFORCEMENT IN VALUE ADDED TAX (VAT) , Syed Jawad Ali Shah

COLLABORATIVE COMPETITION IN HOMELESS SERVICES: THREE ESSAYS ON FEDERAL-LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS , Andrew Alfred Sullivan

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Home Rule, Local Autonomy, And Municipal Government Behavior , Xin Chen

Move or Improve? Place, Policy, and Educator Labor Markets , Cory Curl

Essays on Economic Development Policies , Hakyeon Lee

EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH TO DRUG CRISIS , Jiebing Wen

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

THE EFFECTS OF NATURAL RESOURCE DEPENDENCE AND DEMOCRACY ON THE INCREMENTAL BUDGETING THEORY AND PUNCTUATED EQUILIBRIUM WITHIN A BUDGETARY CONTEXT , Barrak Ghanim Algharabali

THE DECISION TO DECENTRALIZE GOOD PROVISION IN THE UNITED STATES: A STUDY IN CLEAN ENERGY POLICY , Whitney Michelle Davis

THREE ESSAYS ON WELFARE POLICIES IN AMERICAN STATES: EXPLAINING AMERICAN WELFARE STATES IN THE POST-WELFARE REFORM ERA , Hyokyung Kwak

THREE ESSAYS ON MUNICIPAL STRUCTURE AND GOVERNMENT FISCAL MANAGEMENT OUTCOMES , Wenchi Wei

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

THE ALLOCATION OF STATE APPROPRIATIONS AND STUDENTS ACROSS DIFFERENT TYPES OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION , Joshua L. Bush

STATE SUBSIDY COMPOSITION IN HIGHER EDUCATION: POLICY AND IMPACTS , Alex Eugene Combs

THREE ESSAYS ON FINANCIAL COLLABORATION IN THE GOVERNMENT AND NONPROFIT SECTORS , Saerim Kim

A MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY INDEX FOR THE UNITED STATES , Nate Kratzer

USING PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORIES TO UNDERSTAND CITIZEN ATTITUDES TOWARD GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AND COLLABORATIVE BEHAVIORS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR , Jue Young Mok

THREE ESSAYS ON LOCAL PUBLIC FINANCE , Thomas Daniel Woodbury

THREE ESSAYS ON PUBLIC FINANCE AND PUBLIC POLICY: FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE AND POLICY REINVENTION IN U.S. STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS , Jinhai Yu

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Applying a Positive Theory of Organizations: A Closer Examination of State Environmental Protection Agencies , Emily Bedwell

Three Essays on Interaction in Public Management , Seungjin Choi

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Submissions from 2021 2021.

Implementing Housing First Initiatives and Programs for the Persistently Homeless Individuals and Families in Iredell County, North Carolina , Laketha Bobish

Effective Cognitive Learning Solutions for Special Education Students of NYC Public Schools in Underserved Communities Prepared for: Dr. Sheying Chen Pace University , Nicole N. Garvin

Submissions from 2015 2015

An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Use of Social Media by United Way of Westchester and Putnam , Dian Xi and Ziyun Gao

Submissions from 2014 2014

Incentivizing Employees Through Benefits and Recognition Programs at Pace University , Diana Dumitru

Complexity in National Policy Implementation: A Top-Down Look at the Failure of Healthcare.gov , Samuel Fandrich

The Impact of Patient Centered Medical Home on the Patient’s Experience , Courtne Flynn

Health Professionals’ Attitude Towards Substance Abusers : A Part of the Health Professionals’ Value and Belief System Which Prevails in Society , Ana Gotay

Correctional Education: Society Essential for Progressive Growth or a Detrimental Use of Taxpayers Money? , Danilo Guy

Pace University Athletics: Increasing Profitability and Performance , Jhanay Harris

Does Having a Major and Lucrative Sports Arena Improve a Neighborhood’s Economy & Quality of Life? , Natalie Hernandez

How Does Geriatric Care Management Affect Health Outcomes of Geriatric Patients in Hospitals , Elaina Tate

Law Enforcement and Training , Erika Tremblay

Roadmap to Recovery: A Strategic Plan for Westchester County Government to Increase Office Occupancy and Revitalize the I-287 Corridor , Britta Vander Linden

Investigating Stigma Among Public Administration Students , Cora Venson

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Evaluation of the Marketing Strategies of the Case Management Society of America , Veronica Chepak

Wireless Cell Towers and Antennae: Municipal and Private Relationship , James M. Collins

The Persistence of Bullying at School and Public Policy Responses: What Ails? , Rajeet Guha

A Youth Revolt: Discerning the Impact of “One-and-Done” Rule On Major Collegiate Championship Teams at the Division I Level , Erik Harris

How Successful was Kickstarter in Raising Funds for Library for All? , Yeerang Jang

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New York State and Mid-Hudson Valley Nonprofits: The Impacts of Late Contract Payments , Jodi Fernandes

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Venture Philanthropy in 2009: Developments in the Field Since "Virtuous Capital" , Annika Many

Economic Development in Downtown Ossining Since 1969 , Lutonya Russell-Humes

How an Ethnic Store Impacts a Community - The Case of Kam Sen Foods in White Plains , Tiantian Tang

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The Relationship of Patient Falls to Prevention Policies in Hospitals: A Case Study , Cornelia Branzan

Artificial Transitive Fatty Acid (TFA) Ban in Restaurants in US Cities: NYC-DOH TFA Ban as a Model for Proactive Public Health Policy , Vidia S. Ramdeen

Health Insurance Policy in New York City and Westchester County , Colin Stone

Environmental Stewardship of the Vermont Ski Industry and the Public's Willingness to Support , Karina V. Warshaw

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For Love or Money: Investor Motivations in Equity-Based Crowdfunding , Jason C. Cherubini

The Great Resignation: An Exploration of Strategies to Combat School Bus Driver Shortages in the Post-COVID-19 Era , James E. Cole Jr.

An Empirical Analysis of Sentiment and Confidence Regarding Interest Rates in Disclosures of Public Firms in the U.S. Fintech Sector , James J. Farley

Motivations for Planning: Uncovering the Inhibitors to the Adoption of Comprehensive Financial Planning for Business Owners , Daniel R. Gilham

An Examination of Reward-Based Crowdfunding Performance and Success , Matthew Alan Grace

All Quiet on The Digital Front: The Unseen Psychological Impacts on Cybersecurity First Responders , Tammie R. Hollis

Commitment to Change Dimensions: The Influence of Innovative Work Behavior and Organizational Environments , Michael Holmes

Turmoil in the Workforce: Introduction of the Nomadic Employee , Catrina Hopkins

Attention-Grabbing Tactics on Social Media , Arjun Kadian

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Building a Mentor-Mentee Maturity Model , Leroy A. Alexander

Do Auditors Respond to Changes in Clients’ Analyst Coverage? Evidence from a Natural Experiment , Mohammad Alkhamees

Designing a Messaging Strategy to Improve Information Security Policy Compliance , Federico Giovannetti

Are all pictures worth 1,000 words? An Investigation of Fit Between Graph Type and Performance on Accounting Data Analytics Tasks , Shawn Paul Granitto

An Enterprise Risk Management Framework to Design Pro-Ethical AI Solutions , Quintin P. McGrath

Deceptive Appeals and Cognitive Influences Used in Fraudulent Scheme Sales Pitches , Rafael J. Toledo

Using Online Reviews to Identify How Hotels Can Satisfy Travelers With Pets While Making Money , Sonia Weinhaus

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

The IS Social Continuance Model: Using Conversational Agents to Support Co-creation , Naif Alawi

The Use of Data Analytic Visualizations to Inform the Audit Risk Assessment: The Impact of Initial Visualization Form and Documentation Focus , Rebecca N. Baaske (Becca)

Identification of Entrepreneurial Competencies in I-Corps Site Teams at the University of South Florida , Mark A. Giddarie

Understanding Nonprofit Boards: An Exploratory Study of the Governance Practices of Regional Nonprofits , Susan Ryan Goodman

Strengthening the Entrepreneurial Support Community , Andrew J. Hafer

Who to Choose? Rating Broker Best Practices in the Medicare Advantage Industry , Darwin R. Hale

Bridging the Innovatino Gap at SOCOM , Gregory J. Ingram

Improving Environmental Protection: One Imagined Touch at a Time , Luke Ingalls Liska

Residential Curbside Recycle Context Analysis , Ntchanang Mpafe

Fighting Mass Diffusion of Fake News on Social Media , Abdallah Musmar

Managing Incomplete Data in the Patient Discharge Summary to Support Correct Hospital Reimbursements , Fadi Naser Eddin

GAO Bid Protests by Small Business: Analysis of Perceived and Reported Outcomes in Federal Contracting , David M. Snyder

Engagement and Meaningfulness as Determinants of Employee Retention: A Longitudinal Case Study , Calvin Williams

Public Budgeting as Moral Dilemma , Ben Wroblewski

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Improving Engagement: The Moderating Effect of Leadership Style on the Relationship Between Psychological Capital and Employee Engagement , Scott Beatrice

Physician Self-Efficacy and Risk-Taking Attitudes as Determinants of Upcoding and Downcoding Errors: An Empirical Investigation , Samantha J. Champagnie

Digital Identity: A Human-Centered Risk Awareness Study , Toufic N. Chebib

Clarifying the Relationship of Design Thinking to the Military Decision-Making Process , Thomas S. Fisher

Essays on the Disposition Effect , Matthew Henriksson

Analysis of Malicious Behavior on Social Media Platforms Using Agent-Based Modeling , Agnieszka Anna Onuchowska

Who Rises to the Top: An Investigation of the Essential Skills Necessary for Partners of Non-Big 4 Public Accounting Firms , Amanda K. Thompson-Abbott

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

The Financial and Nonfinancial Performance Measures That Drive Utility Abandonments and Transfers in the State of Florida , Daniel Acheampong

Locating a New Collegiate Entrepreneurship Program, a Framework for a University Campus , Douglas H. Carter

Understanding Employee Engagement: An Examination of Millennial Employees and Perceived Human Resource Management Practices , Danielle J. Clark

The Potential Impact Radius of a Natural Gas Transmission Line and Real Estate Valuations: A Behavioral Analysis , Charles M. Hilterbrand Jr.

Introducing a Mobile Health Care Platform in an Underserved Rural Population: Reducing Assimilations Gaps on Adoption and Use via Nudges , Joseph Hodges

Controlling Turnover in an Inside Sales Organization: What are the Contributing Factors , Dennis H. Kimerer

An Emergent Theory of Executive Leadership Selection: Leveraging Grounded Theory to Study the U.S. Military's Special Forces Assessment and Selection Process , Darryl J. Lavender

Essays on Migration Flows and Finance , Suin Lee

The Underutilized Tool of Project Management - Emotional Intelligence , Gerald C. Lowe

Increasing the Supply of the Missing Middle Housing Types in Walkable Urban Core Neighborhoods: Risk, Risk Reduction and Capital , Shrimatee Ojah Maharaj

Playing Darts in the Dark: How are Chamber of Commerce Leaders Aligned for Greater Effectiveness? , Robert J. Rohrlack Jr.

Are Transfer Pricing Disclosures Related to Tax Reporting Transparency? The Impact of Auditor-Provided Transfer Pricing Services , Stephanie Y. Walton

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Price Transparency in the United States Healthcare System , Gurlivleen (Minnie) Ahuja

How to Build a Climate of Quality in a Small to Medium Enterprise: An Action Research Project , Desmond M. Bishop III

Banking on Blockchain: A Grounded Theory Study of the Innovation Evaluation Process , Priya D. Dozier

Enhancing the Design of a Cybersecurity Risk Management Solution for Communities of Trust , James E. Fulford Jr.

An Examination of the Progressive and Regressive Factors that Business Owners Consider When Choosing Whether or Not to Implement an Exit Strategy , David C. Pickard

The Relationship between Ambient Lighting Color and Hotel Bar Customer Purchase Behavior and Satisfaction , Kunal Shah

The Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) Industry and the Business Impacts of the Evolution of the Federal Regulatory Environment , Darren W. Spencer

Intercultural Communication Between International Military Organizations; How Do You Turn a ‘No’ Into a ‘Yes’? , Douglas A. Straka

Essential Leadership Skills for Frontline Managers in a Multicultural Organization , Janelle Ward

Moffitt Cancer Center: Leadership, Culture and Transformation , W. James Wilson

Two Essays on String of Earnings Benchmarks , Yiyang Zhang

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

Multi-Step Tokenization of Automated Clearing House Payment Transactions , Privin Alexander

The Effect of Corporate Social Responsibility Investment and Disclosure on Cooperation in Business Collaborations , Sukari Farrington

What Factors during the Genesis of a Startup are Causal to Survival? , Gilbert T. Gonzalez

The Great Recession of 2007 and the Housing Market Crash: Why Did So Many Builders Fail? , Mohamad Ali Hasbini

The Effect of Expanded Audit Report Disclosures on Users’ Confidence in the Audit and the Financial Statements , Peter Kipp

An Examination of Innovation Idea Selection Factors in Large Organizations , Troy A. Montgomery

Essays on Sales Coaching , Carlin A. Nguyen

Vital Signs of U.S. Osteopathic Medical Residency Programs Pivoting to Single Accreditation Standards , Timothy S. Novak

Leaders Who Learn: The Intersection of Behavioral Science, Adult Learning and Leadership , Natalya I. Sabga

Toward a Systemic Model for Governance and Strategic Management: Evaluating Stakeholder Theory Versus Shareholder Theory Approaches , James A. Stikeleather

A Longitudinal Study of the Effects of Cognitive Awareness Training on Transaction Processing Accuracy: An Introduction to the ACE Theoretical Construct , John Townsend

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

The Effect of Presentation Format on Investor Judgments and Decisions: Does the Effect Differ for Varying Task Demands? , Kevin Agnew

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

Multi-Task Setting Involving Simple and Complex Tasks: An Exploratory Study of Employee Motivation , Maia Jivkova Farkas

Essays on Mergers and Acquisitions , Marcin Krolikowski

Do Social Biases Impede Auditor Reliance on Specialists? Toward a Theory of Social Similarity , Rina Maxine Limor

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

Psychological Distance: The Relation Between Construals, Mindsets, and Professional Skepticism , Jason Rasso

Theses/Dissertations from 2011 2011

Combining Natural Language Processing and Statistical Text Mining: A Study of Specialized Versus Common Languages , Jay Jarman

An Empirical Investigation of Decision Aids to Improve Auditor Effectiveness in Analytical Review , Robert N. Marley

The Effects of Item Complexity and the Method Used to Present a Complex Item on the Face of a Financial Statement on Nonprofessional Investors` Judgments , Linda Gale Ragland

Theses/Dissertations from 2010 2010

Two Essays on Information Ambiguity and Informed Traders’ Trade-Size Choice , Ziwei Xu

Theses/Dissertations from 2008 2008

Two Essays on the Conflict of Interests within the Financial Services Industry-- Financial Industry Consolidation: The Motivations and Consequences of the Financial Services Modernization Act (FSMA) and “Down but Not Out” Mutual Fund Manager Turnover within Fund Families , Lonnie Lashawn Bryant

Two Essays on Multiple Directorships , Chia-wei Chen

Two Essays on Financial Condition of Firms , Sanjay Kudrimoti

A Study of Cross-Border Takeovers: Examining the Impact of National Culture on Internalization Benefits, and the Implications of Early Versus Late-Mover Status for Bidders and Their Rivals , Tanja Steigner

Two Essays on Corporate Governance⎯Are Local Directors Better Monitors, and Directors Incentives and Earnings Management , Hong Wan

Theses/Dissertations from 2007 2007

The Role of Ethnic Compatibility in Attitude Formation: Marketing to America’s Diverse Consumers , Cynthia Rodriguez Cano

Two Essays on Venture Capital: What Drives the Underpricing of Venture CapitalBacked IPOs and Do Venture Capitalists Provide Anything More than Money? , Donald Flagg

Two essays on market efficiency: Tests of idiosyncratic risk: informed trading versus noise and arbitrage risk, and agency costs and the underlying causes of mispricing: information asymmetry versus conflict of interests , Jung Chul Park

The impact of management's tone on the perception of management's credibility in forecasting , Robert D. Slater

Uncertainty in the information supply chain: Integrating multiple health care data sources , Monica Chiarini Tremblay

Theses/Dissertations from 2006 2006

Adolescent alcohol use and educational outcomes , Wesley A. Austin

Certificate of need regulation in the nursing home industry: Has it outlived its usefulness? , Barbara J. Caldwell

The impacts of the handoffs on software development: A cost estimation model , Michael Jay Douglas

Using emergent outcome controls to manage dynamic software development , Michael Loyd Harris

The information technology professional's psychological contract viewed through their employment arrangement and the relationship to organizational behaviors , Sandra Kay Newton

The causal effect of alcohol consumption on employment status , Chanvuth Sangchai

The effect of transportation subsidies on urban sprawl , Qing Su

The effects of in-group bias and decision aids on auditors' evidence evaluation , Eileen Zalkin Taylor

The single market and pharmaceutical industry in the European Union: Is there any evidence of price convergence? , Aysegul Timur

A structural approach to the study of intra-organizational coalitions , Dean T. Walsh

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• Implementation of the performance management system in the Department of Employment and Labour, Limpopo Province  Nkadimeng, Mapula Magdeline ( 2023-11 ) Institutions that employ an appropriate and good appraisal system are more likely to influence employee motivation, resulting in greater performance and attainment of organisational aims and purposes. This is one of the ...
• Citizen participation : a sine qua non for effective design of the national environmental policy in Ethiopia  Tiruye Alemu Tiruneh ( 2023-06-14 ) This study aimed to critically analyse the National Environmental Policy design process and citizen participation in Ethiopia, and to develop a framework that can improve citizen participation. At the outset, the study ...
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• Professional ethical conduct in the South African public sector: a case of municipality  Langbooi, Andile ( 2023-05 ) Professional ethical conduct is a concern in South African Public Sector, particularly in local government. The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Constitution) offer legislations which guide governance. ...
• The impact of rural -uban migration on the provision of sustainable and integrated human settlements in Atteridgeville township-Gauteng Province  Mbebe, Sifundo ( 2021-12 ) The study sought to establish the main drivers and associated consequences of rural -urban migration in Atteridgeville. The study used a qualitative method to gather in-depth insights into the phenomenon of rural-urban ...
• Gender mainstreaming and gender equity in the South African public sector : the case of the Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment  Mvubu, Annah ( 2023-10-06 ) The main aim of this research is to investigate the implementation of gender mainstreaming and gender equity initiatives in the Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment towards attaining 50% representation ...
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Topic 1: an evaluation of organizational change management- why do people tend to oppose change.

Research Aim: The research will aim to assess the structure of organizational change management and to find the reasons why people resist or oppose the changes in an organization. There are many reasons through which change in organization’s management becomes important but some employees’ does not accept that changes. There are many reasons why people resist changes on organization. In certain circumstances, resistance to change might be beneficial. Resistance to change is, in fact, a crucial feedback mechanism that must not be neglected.

Topic 2: Investigating the effectiveness of customer relationship management in airlines

Research Aim: The research will aim to study the efficiency of CRM in airlines. Customer relationship management has evolved into a critical technique used by every corporation to better its operations and obtain a competitive advantage over competitors. Customer relationship management has evolved into a key priority for airline firms and an integral part of airline businesses’ corporate strategy to distinguish themselves from rivals in the eyes of the consumer. The goal of facility organisations, such as airlines, is to provide services that attract and maintain satisfied, loyal customers who promote the airline.

Topic 3: How does leadership affect employees’ productivity? A case of IT firms

Research Aim: This research will focus on leadership positions in IT organisations with the goal of increasing staff productivity and performance. Leadership is essential for increasing employee retention, career drive, and efficiency. Most companies’ progress is accelerated by effective leadership. As a result, it is critical to organisational success. Employee performance, on the other hand, is a critical pillar of every firm, and companies must examine the variables that contribute to great performance. Leadership is based on confidence, which is based on skill, sincerity, ethics, transparency, reactivity, empathy, and kindness.

Topic 4: The effect of organisation advancement tools on business performance

Research Aim: The research will aim to find the effect of organization advancement on business performance. Organizational tools are objects that assist you in organising your workspace, resources, and tasks in order to make your workday more effective. Physical instruments, planners, and software platforms are examples of what they can be. Organization advancement tools are a great source to improve your business performance as they help you in managing your daily tasks and workforce.

Topic 5: The importance of leadership and social skills in new entrepreneurs: An investigative study

Research Aim: The research will aim to investigate the importance of leadership and social skills in new entrepreneurs. Developing talent, introducing innovative goods and services, delivering efficiency, and gaining market share all benefit from improved leadership qualities. If you wish to stay small, you might be able to get away with not growing your leaders. Otherwise, it will restrict your progress. Social skills enable entrepreneurs to interact with customers more effectively, resulting in more agreements and more profitability.

Covid-19 Management Research Topics

Crisis management during covd-19.

Research Aim: This study will identify crisis management aspects during COVD-19, including its challenges and solutions.

Business management during COVID-19

Research Aim: This study will review business executives’ challenges in various scale industries and how they are recovering from the loss. How far did they succeed?

Hospital and medicine management during COVID-19

Research Aim: This study will highlight the role of hospital management during COVID-19, the challenges they came across, and the ways to overcome those challenges.

Educational management during COVID-19

Research Aim: This study will address the issues faced by students and educational institutes. How are they trying to overcome the challenges of imparting education during the coronavirus pandemics?

Maternal health care management during COVID-19

Research Aim: The lockdown situation has been an issue of concern for the patients, including pregnant women. This study will address the role of Maternal health care management during COVID-19.

Management Dissertation Topics for 2021

Topic 1: analyzing the traditions and trends in public administration and management in post-wwii europe.

Research Aim: The purpose of the research will be to analyze the characteristics of cultural and national communities that have influenced public administration and management in the 1970s and 1980s in Europe. The study will be carried out using a systematic literature review.

Topic 2: The Impact of Gender-inclusive Gatekeeping and Predecessors Influence on the Success of Female CEOs

Research Aim: The purpose of the research will explore how local organisational agents and contexts can help women leaders overcome barriers and achieve success at higher levels in corporate firms. The study will focus on CEO succession events and predecessor CEOS factors and their influence on women post-succession. The research design will be developed qualitatively.

Topic 3: Analysing the Impact of Daily Psychological Power on Organisational Leaders

Research Aim: The research will use quantitative techniques to analyze power-holders relational and interdependent work contexts. The study will examine the effect of daily psychological power using the factors of abusive behaviour and perceived incivility.

Topic 4: Examining the Impact of Cultural Diversity on Interaction Process and Performance

Research Aim: Using quantitative techniques, the research will analyse the interaction process and performance factors in two groups of employees in the services industry – homogenous and culturally diverse. The effectiveness in operation and arrangements will be examined.

Topic 5: Analyzing the Impact of ‘Voice’ and ‘Silence’ on Destructive Leadership

Research Aim: The research will examine the limited and biased view of silence in management literature. The study will also analyse the impact of silence in an organisation in terms of a functional value using quantitative research techniques. Furthermore, how silence in organisations can be used as a strategic response will be discussed.

Topic 6: Examining the Relationship between Productivity, Management Practices, and Employee Ability in the UK Setting

Research Aim: Using quantitative techniques, the study will analyse a relationship between productivity, management practices, and employee ability using data from management practices surveys and employees’ longitudinal earnings records.

Topic 7: Analysing the Factors that Impact International Differences in Gender Pay Gap

Research Aim: The research will use quantitative techniques to analyse microdata from various countries between 1980 and 2010. The study will use the factors of wage structures, net supply, wage compression, collective bargaining coverage, and unionised wage setting to identify the lower gender pay gap internationally.

Topic 8: The Impact of Psychosocial Hazards on Workplace Risk Management

Research Aim: The study will investigate workplace risk management practices in industry sectors with a high risk of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and mental health disorders (MHDs) and the extent to which they may rise from psychosocial hazards. The research will be conducted using qualitative research techniques.

Strategic Management and Organisational Behavior Dissertation Topics

Strategic management and organisational behaviour can be described as the actions a firm takes to achieve its business objectives primarily derived from competitive markets’ dynamic behaviour. Following are some interesting dissertation topics under this field of study;

Topic 1: The Impact of Organisational Goals on Organisation Behavior

Research Aim: The primary focus of this research will be to combine factors from the theory of action, phases and self-determination theory to develop a motivational model that will explain the relationship between organisational goals setting process that lead to organisational behaviour. The research will be conducted using mixed methods of research techniques.

Topic 2: Integrating the Principles of Strategic Human Capital and Strategic Human Resource Management to Improve Organisational Performance

Topic 3: comparing the impact of family and non-family firm goals on strategy, family and organisational behavior.

Research Aim: This research will analyse the differences between family and non-family business goals and their impact on how businesses develop strategies. Also, the research will assess how these developed strategies would affect family and organisational behaviour. This research will use quantitative research techniques.

Topic 4: Analyzing the Effect of Strategy, Innovation, Networks and Complexity on Organisational Adaptability – The Mediating Effect of Leadership

Research Aim: The current study will use empirical analysis to examine the effects of strategy, innovation, networks, and complexity of organisational adaptability using leadership as a mediation factor.

Topic 5: Examining the Effect of Appointment of a Racial Minority Female CEO on White Male Top Manager Intrapsychic and Behavioral Responses

Research Aim: This research will examine white male managers’ behavioural responses to a female racial minority CEO’s appointment. The behaviour that the research will analyse is the amount of help that the white male top manager provides to their fellow executives. The research will be conducted using quantitative techniques.

Topic 6: Analysis of the Effectiveness of an Affect-Based Model to Portray Recipients Responses to Organisational Change Events

Research Aim: The study will use the Affect-Based Model developed by Oreg et al. (2016) to analyse if it is useful in documenting and portraying the recipient responses to organisational change events. The research will use factors of valence and activation to assess the effectiveness of the model. The study will be conducted using quantitative techniques.

Topic 7: Evaluating the Relationship between the personality of a CEO and Employee Motivation

Research Aim: This research will investigate the relationship between a CEO’s personality and employee motivation. The core of this study will be to assess whether a CEO’s character possesses the power to influence employee motivation or not. Case studies from various companies will be used in this study.

Topic 8: Assessing the Role of Managers in Bringing and Implementing Technological Change in an Organisation

Research Aim: This research will focus on how managers implement technological change in their organisations. Change management is challenging as not all employees are open to accepting change. This research will focus on various ways through which managers successfully implement technological change in their companies.

Topic 9: An Analysis of Organisational Change Management: Why Employees Resist Change?

Research Aim: This research will focus on why employees resist change in organisations, i.e., why employees dislike change. Different causes and factors will be discussed in this study, and the research will conclude why employees do not wholeheartedly accept the change.

Knowledge Management Dissertation Topics

The importance of knowledge management for organisations can’t be understated because this aspect of management enhances the workforce’s capabilities and overall productivity. It leads to a competitive advantage and provides the basis for differentiating an organisation from its competitors. Some interesting dissertation topics under this field are;

Topic 1: Examining the Impact of Enterprise Social Networking Systems (ESNS) on Knowledge Management and Organisational Learning

Research Aim: The research will investigate the effect of ESNS on knowledge management processes and organisational learning. The research will use knowledge creation and sharing to play the mediating role in analysing the proposed relationship. The proposed study will use empirical research methods.

Topic 2: A Review of Knowledge Management Research

Research Aim: The research paper will use a systematic literature review technique for the proposed study. The research will review the last twenty years of knowledge management literature to assess the presence of bias in explaining knowledge integration over research by exploring knowledge differentiation processes.

Topic 3: The Impact of the Internet of Things (IoT) on Innovation and Knowledge Management Capacity

Research Aim: The purpose of this research will be to investigate the plausible relationship between knowledge management systems, open innovation, knowledge management capacity, and innovation capacity in firms. The research will be conducted using empirical techniques to draw reliable conclusions.

Topic 4: The Impact of Strategic Knowledge Management on MNC and their Subsidiaries Performance

Research Aim: The research will develop a model to test the possibility of a relationship between strategic knowledge management (SKM) processes and organisation performance compared between multinational companies and their subsidiaries. The research will also analyse the impact of relational context on knowledge creation and transfer.

Topic 5: Analyzing the Relationship between Knowledge Management Practices and Knowledge Worker Performance - The Mediating Role of Organisational Commitment

Research Aim: The study will analyse the role of knowledge management practices to address the issues of insufficient organisational commitment and knowledge workers’ performance in the UK’s public sectors. The proposed study will use quantitative research techniques to fulfil its aim and objectives.

Topic 6: The Relationship between Knowledge Management Processes and Sustainable Competitive Advantage in Private Business Schools in the UK

Research Aim: The proposed research will explore the impact of knowledge management processes on sustainable completive advantages by using knowledge-based view (KBV) and resource-based view (RBV) as mediators in the relationship. The research will be conducted using quantitative techniques of data collection (i.e. questionnaire) and analysis (i.e. structural equation modelling).

Topic 7: The Impact of Strategic Knowledge Management on Manufacturing Firm’s Performance

Research Aim: The purpose of the study will be to empirically investigate the relationship between the availability and use of IT solutions for strategic knowledge management and a manufacturing firm’s performance, which will be measured in unit production. The research will use the resource-based view and the knowledge-based theory to develop a conceptual framework to analyze this relationship’s effect.

Topic 8: Evaluating how Knowledge Management Impacts Company Performance: A Case Study of Sainsbury

Research Aim: This research will discuss the basic concepts of knowledge management. The study will also discuss the impact knowledge management has on a company’s performance, i.e. how it helps companies achieve their goals. The main focus of this research work will be on Sainsbury’s knowledge management framework.

Topic 9: Knowledge Management as a Core Competency? Evaluating the Application and Benefits of Knowledge Management

Research Aim: This research will uncover how companies utilise knowledge management as their core competency and how it benefits their business operations. This study’s main focus will be on applying the various concepts of knowledge management and their implication for businesses.

Topic 10: Exploring the Managerial Concerns and Issues in Knowledge Management and Their Impact on Organisations

Research Aim: This research will explore the managerial concerns and issues related to knowledge management. The study will also focus on assessing the impact of these issues on businesses and how they can influence day-to-day operations. This will be an evidence-based study where evidence from different companies and various situations will be evaluated.

Leadership and Management Information System Dissertation Topics

Leadership drives the organisational agenda and is regarded as one of the most influential factors in streamlining organisations’ processes. Good leadership results in better performance of any organisation because it gives direction to the business activities under the market conditions and requirements.

Similarly, management information systems are pivotal to any organisation’s success and successfully implementing them can benefit the organisation in many ways. Following are some dissertation topics under the subject of leadership and management information systems;

Topic 1: The Role of Information Systems (IS) in Enterprise Architecture and its Impact on Business Performance

Research Aim: This study will examine the relationship between IS Enterprise Architecture and business performance using technical alignment and IS capabilities mediators. This research will be conducted using quantitative techniques to fulfil its aim.

Topic 2: Exploring The Relationship between Ethical Leadership and Employee Knowledge Sharing

Research Aim: This research will use social learning theories and self-determination to investigate the relationship between ethical learning and employee knowledge sharing. The study will be conducted using empirical research techniques.

Topic 3: Analysing the Impact of Relationship Leadership and Social Alignment on Information Security Systems Effectiveness in Private Organisations

Research Aim: This research will use social capital theory as its theoretical foundation to explore the impact of relational leadership on social alignment between business and IT executives. The relational model will study the factors of integrated knowledge, information security system effectiveness, and organisational performance. This research will use empirical techniques.

Topic 4: Examining the Relationship between Operating Room (OR) Leadership and Operating Staff Performance

Research Aim: This research will analyse the relationship between Operating Room leadership and operating staff performance. This will be done using emotional intelligence and collaboration variables to assess staff performance, using recovery numbers. The relationship will also be examined through the mediating role of leadership principles. The data will be collected and assessed using quantitative research techniques.

Topic 5: The Role of Transformational Leadership as a Mediating Variable in the DeLone and McLean Information Success Model.

Research Aim: The research will use the DeLone and McLean Information Success Model to analyse if productivity software implemented in an organisation can improve its performance. However, the research will also evaluate the model and propose modifications to include transformational leadership as a mediating factor in the information success model. The research will be quantitative in nature.

Topic 6: Assessing the Role of Leadership in an Organisation to Help Adopt Advanced Technological Systems

Research Aim: This research will assess the role of leadership in an organisation to help companies realise the importance of innovative, technologically advanced systems. Many companies today are still naive to the ever more important role of technology. Thus this research will aim to help companies adopt innovative technological systems through leadership. The research will be evidence-based in nature.

Topic 7: Evaluating How Changing Business Leadership Impacts Technological Organisational Performance

Research Aim: Changing leadership in organisations can prove a disaster if not handled properly. The transition process is extremely challenging, and companies should have the capability to handle this phase. This research will explore how their decision to change leadership impacts technological and organisational performance and how to optimise the process. This research will be quantitative in nature.

Topic 8: Can Information Systems in Organisations Be Considered a Competitive Advantage?

Research Aim: Information systems, if implemented successfully, benefit organisations immensely. The impact that an information system has and its results help companies stay ahead of their competitors. This research will assess how companies can turn their information systems into a competitive advantage, and most importantly, whether they or not information systems should be considered a competitive advantage.

Topic 9: Understanding the Leadership Challenges of Implementing and Managing an Advanced Information System in an Organisation

Research Aim: This research will help explain the challenges that managers and the entire leadership of an organisation face when implementing an advanced information system. Bringing a change in a company is challenging, and throw in a technology to implement, the process becomes even more challenging. This study will explore in detail all related challenges through quantitative research.

Topic 10: Do all Business Processes in an Organisation need Information System Management?

Research Aim: It is often argued that not all business processes require information systems. However, when talking about today’s world and the technological advancements taking place, it is recommended that business processes in organisations adopt the technology. This research will be a comparative analysis of whether companies are successful and profitable with information systems or without them.

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Organisational Culture and International Business Dissertation Topics

Organisational culture shapes the work ethics and helps in defining the professional image of organisations. Organisational culture plays a huge role in international business.

Organisations that adopt the country’s culture they are operating in are known to run their operations more successfully. The following topics are related to organisational culture and international business and help students choose an appropriate topic according to their interests.

Topic 1: The Impact of Organisational Culture of Collaborative Networks Influence on IT Governance Performance in Large Enterprises

Research Aim: This research will explore the influence of collaborative networks’ organisational culture on IT governance performance. The study will use a case study to analyse multinationals as they have a wide working network. The purpose of the research will be to determine whether or not organisational culture helps businesses effectively use IT in business operations. The research will be conducted using mixed methods research.

Topic 2: Analysing the Relationship between Supervisor’s Job insecurity and Subordinates’ Work Engagement

Research Aim: The purpose of this research is two-fold. The research will analyse the relationship between the supervisor’s job insecurity and subordinates’ work engagement using a mediator and a moderator. The research will first examine the mediating role of subordinate’s pro-social voice between supervisor job insecurity and subordinates’ work engagement. Next, the research will examine the moderating role of organisational culture between the supervisor’s job insecurity and sub-ordinates pro-social voice. The research will be conducted through quantitative techniques.

Topic 3: Analysing the Impact of Individual Perception of Organisational Culture on the Learning Transfer Environment

Research Aim: The research will be conducted empirically to assess the relationship between culture (as perceived by employees) and the work environment based learning factors (i.e. learning transfer environment [LTE]) in the organisation). LTE is measured using feedback and coaching factors that received resistance or openness to chance, personal outcomes, and supervisor and peer support.

Topic 4: The Role of Organisational Culture on the Development of Psychological Distress in the Workplace

Research Aim: The purpose of the study will be to analyse how organisational culture may cause the symptoms of psychological distress in the workforce. The study will use corporate culture and work organisation conditions as base factors to relate them to employees’ psychological distress. The research will be conducted using quantitative research techniques.

Topic 5: Analysing the Role of Leadership and Organisational Culture

Research Aim: The research will examine the relationship between organisational culture, leadership and employee outcomes. The paper will focus on the mediator of leadership processes and their impact on the relationship between culture and employee outcomes. The study will be conducted using quantitative research techniques.

Topic 6: The Role and Relationships among Strategic Orientations, Cultural Intelligence, International Diversification and Performance of Organisations

Research Aim: The research will aim to understand the drivers of the international expansion of globalised firms. The research will explore the relationship between strategic orientations and cultural intelligence as drivers and international diversification and firm performance. Strategic orientations used in the study include international market orientation (IMO) and entrepreneurial orientation (IEO). The study will be conducted using quantitative research techniques.

Topic 7: Dynamics of Corruption Culture Distance to Core Values

Research Aim: The research will examine how corporate bribery is impacted by cultural distance between multinational enterprises (MNEs) in their home and host countries. The research will also analyse the organisational distance to core value between MNE’s entry into the host country and its headquarters. The research will use empirical data collection and analysis techniques.

Topic 8: Examining Organisational Export Performance by International Business Competencies

Research Aim: The study aims to explore the relationship between international business competencies and export performance. The research will also analyse export performance by singular analysis or combined analysis of the competencies. The research will be conducted using empirical data.

Topic 9: Does Organisational Culture Influence the Leadership Type that a Company Should Adopt?

Research Aim: This research will argue whether companies should hire leaders concerning their culture or not. Organisational culture and leadership are interconnected. Thus companies that do not operate according to their culture struggle to grow exponentially. This research will aim to focus on the possible relationship between leadership and organisational culture. The research will be evidence-based.

Topic 10: Organisational Culture and International Business Competition: Are they Interrelated?

Research Aim: Organisational culture plays a huge role in making a company competitive internationally. When a business’s culture is motivating to all employees and identifies the right culture for its employees, there is every likelihood of rapid growth for both the company and the employees. The research will explore how the two concepts are interrelated.

Important Notes:

As a management student looking to get good grades, it is essential to develop new ideas and experiment with existing management theories – i.e., to add value and interest to your research topic.

The management field is vast and interrelated to many other academic disciplines like operations management , business , business administration , MBA , human resource management and more. That is why creating a management dissertation topic that is particular, sound, and actually solves a practical problem that may be rampant in the field is imperative.

We can’t stress how important it is to develop a logical research topic based on your entire research. There are several significant downfalls to getting your topic wrong; your supervisor may not be interested in working on it, the topic has no academic creditability, the research may not make logical sense, there is a possibility that the study is not viable.

This impacts your time and efforts in writing your dissertation , as you may end up in the cycle of rejection at the initial stage of the dissertation. That is why we recommend reviewing existing research to develop a topic, taking advice from your supervisor, and even asking for help in this particular stage of your dissertation.

Keeping our advice in mind while developing a research topic will allow you to pick one of the best management dissertation topics that fulfil your requirement of writing a research paper and adds to the body of knowledge.

Therefore, it is recommended that when finalizing your dissertation topic, you read recently published literature to identify gaps in the research that you may help fill.

Remember- dissertation topics need to be unique, solve an identified problem, be logical, and be practically implemented. Please look at some of our sample management dissertation topics to get an idea for your own dissertation.

How to Structure your Management Dissertation

A well-structured dissertation can help students to achieve a high overall academic grade.

• A Title Page
• Acknowledgements
• Declaration
• Abstract: A summary of the research completed
• Table of Contents
• Introduction : This chapter includes the project rationale, research background, key research aims and objectives, and the research problems. An outline of the structure of a dissertation can also be added to this chapter.
• Literature Review : This chapter presents relevant theories and frameworks by analysing published and unpublished literature on the chosen research topic to address research questions . The purpose is to highlight and discuss the selected research area’s relative weaknesses and strengths while identifying research gaps. Break down the topic and key terms that can positively impact your dissertation and your tutor.
• Methodology : The data collection and analysis methods and techniques employed by the researcher are presented in the Methodology chapter, which usually includes research design , research philosophy, research limitations, code of conduct, ethical consideration, data collection methods, and data analysis strategy .
• Findings and Analysis : Findings of the research are analysed in detail under the Findings and Analysis chapter. All key findings/results are outlined in this chapter without interpreting the data or drawing any conclusions. It can be useful to include graphs, charts, and tables in this chapter to identify meaningful trends and relationships.
• Discussion and Conclusion : The researcher presents his interpretation of results in this chapter and states whether the research hypothesis has been verified or not. An essential aspect of this section is establishing the link between the results and evidence from the literature. Recommendations with regards to implications of the findings and directions for the future may also be provided. Finally, a summary of the overall research, along with final judgments, opinions, and comments, must be included in the form of suggestions for improvement.
• References : Make sure to complete this by your University’s requirements
• Bibliography
• Appendices : Any additional information, diagrams, and graphs used to complete the dissertation but not part of the dissertation should be included in the Appendices chapter. Essentially, the purpose is to expand the information/data.

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Mupunga, Nebson. "Assessing the optimal size and composition of public debt in Zimbabwe." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/8977.

Alver, Mustafa Ugur. "Optimization Models For Public Debt Management." Master's thesis, METU, 2009. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12610462/index.pdf.

Mzekwa-Khiva, Nomonde Lindelani. "Evaluation of debt management policy implementation towards revenue management in government leased properties." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1020633.

Tesselaar, Johannes Christoffel Petrus. "Debt management framework for Western Cape Province municipalities." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2439.

Green, Richard Todd. "Oracle at Weehawken: Alexander Hamilton and development of the administrative state." Diss., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/76522.

Paalzow, Anders. "Public debt management." Doctoral thesis, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm, Samhällsekonomi (S), 1992. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hhs:diva-901.

Missale, Alessandro. "Public debt management." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/11962.

Balibek, Emre. "Multi-objective Approaches To Public Debt Management." Phd thesis, METU, 2008. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12609305/index.pdf.

Goldfajn, Ilan. "On public debt and exchange rates." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/11082.

Celebi, Nuray. "Public Debt Management In Turkey With Stochastic Optimization Approach." Master's thesis, METU, 2005. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/3/12607050/index.pdf.

MELO, RODRIGO ALVES DE. "MANAGEMENT AND INSUSTAINABILITY OF THE PUBLIC DEBT IN THE BRAZIL." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2006. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=9143@1.

Birkholz, Kai. "Aktives kommunales Debt Management in Deutschland - ein bisher vernachlässigtes Sparpotenzial." Universität Potsdam, 2006. http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/volltexte/2009/3252/.

Adinugrahan, Sapto, and Mochamad Ridwan. "Efficiency of Foreign Debt Portfolio Management in Emerging Economies." Thesis, Internationella Handelshögskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, IHH, Economics, Finance and Statistics, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-26887.

Rosas, Francisco Flores. "The build-up of Mexico's external public debt, 1976-82 : context, management, and crisis." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1995. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.389828.

Meneghetti, Costanza. "Managerial Incentives and the Choice between Public and Private Debt." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2008. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/finance_diss/14.

Greer, Robert. "THREE ESSAYS ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT DEBT." UKnowledge, 2013. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/msppa_etds/6.

Burgtorf, Ulrich. "Public-debt-Management und Glaubwürdigkeit der Geldpolitik eine theoretische und empirische Analyse zur staatlichen Schuldenstrukturpolitik /." [S.l. : s.n.], 2004. http://deposit.ddb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?idn=971853630.

Votava, Libor. "Management veřejného dluhu." Doctoral thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2003. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-11592.

Mohd, Daud Siti Nurazira. "Issues in international economics : an empirical study on the sustainability, external debt and reserves management." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2009. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/72293/.

Tiftik, Mehmet Emre. "Assessing Domestic Debt Sustainability Of Turkey With A Risk Management Approach." Master's thesis, METU, 2006. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/3/12607632/index.pdf.

Sieg, Ralf [Verfasser]. "Strategische Erfolgsfaktoren für ein kosten-risiko-optimales Public Debt Management - Organisatorische und inhaltliche Parameter im internationalen Vergleich / Ralf Sieg." Kassel : Universitätsbibliothek Kassel, 2013. http://d-nb.info/1038686504/34.

Abdel-Jawad, Malek. "Applications of optimization to sovereign debt issuance." Thesis, Brunel University, 2013. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/7625.

Gross, Philip [Verfasser], Christine [Gutachter] Trampusch, and André [Gutachter] Kaiser. "The Political Economy of Public Debt Management. Institutional Setting and Political Influence / Philip Gross ; Gutachter: Christine Trampusch, André Kaiser." Köln : Universitäts- und Stadtbibliothek Köln, 2018. http://d-nb.info/1164587579/34.

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Evaluation and associated factors of public health emergency management among medical college students in a city in Southwest China: a cross-sectional study

• Xinrui Chen 1 ,
• Meng Zhang 1 ,
• Qingqing Bu 1 ,
• Bo Tan 1 &
• Dan Deng 1  

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Colleges and universities face an increased risk of public health emergencies. Among them, medical colleges and universities deserve more attention as they serve as the play a fundamental role in providing public health emergency services and in cultivating medical professionals. Effectively managing infectious disease prevention and control, as well as responding to public health emergencies in medical colleges and universities, is of great importance for enhancing the capacity of social emergency governance and improving the completeness of the public health system. This study aims to understand the management of public health emergencies in medical colleges in a city in southwest China, explore the factors associated with medical college students ’ evaluations, and provide recommendations for emergency management mechanisms in colleges and universities.

In total, 781 medical college students were selected through stratified random sampling and surveyed using a questionnaire. The main factors affecting students ’ evaluation of emergency management were analyzed using multiple linear regression and structural equation modeling.

The overall emergency management situation in medical colleges was relatively complete, with satisfactory results. Medical college students ’ satisfaction with the timeliness of prevention measures was the highest, while the publicity and education were the lowest. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that grades, emergency education, -simulation training, -information reporting, and dynamic adjustment measures were associated with the evaluation of emergency management by medical students.

Conclusions

Although the evaluation of emergency management in medical colleges was generally positive, certain limitations still existed. To improve the development of the public health system, colleges and universities should constantly reform and innovate emergency management mechanisms according to the important links in the prevention and control processes.

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The construction of healthy China requires prioritizing people’s health, and effectively doing a good job in the prevention and control of infectious diseases and the response to public health emergencies [ 1 ]. A public health emergency refers to the sudden occurrence of severe infectious diseases, rapidly spreading diseases with unknown causes, widespread food and occupational poisoning, and other events or natural disasters threatening public health [ 2 , 3 ]. Public health emergencies, especially outbreaks of infectious diseases, have become increasingly frequent. Recent public health emergencies have included severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2003, influenza A (H1N1) in 2010, avian influenza A(H7N9) in 2013, and Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19); [ 4 , 5 ] all posed a serious threat to global human health, economic development, and social stability [ 6 , 7 ]. Southwest China has a large population, abundant biodiversity, a hot and humid climate, and a complex terrain These characteristics create favorable conditions for the emergence and spread of epidemiological threats to public health. Thus, it is imperative that this region of China strengthens its prevention and control measures for managing public health emergencies [ 8 ].

Colleges and universities are characterized by a large population density, frequent personnel turnover, the presence of shared public spaces, and high social attention, thereby placing them at an increased risk for public health emergencies [ 9 ]. Previous research has found that more than 70% of public health emergencies in China have occurred in schools; more than 80% were infectious disease epidemics or food poisoning incidents [ 10 ]. These emergencies considerably disrupted the schools’ operations and adversely affected the mental health of teachers, students, and other personnel, and also posed challenges with respect to the improvement of emergency plans and management mechanisms for responding to public health emergencies [ 11 ]. Other studies show that emergency prevention and control challenges remain for some colleges and universities, such as administrators’ insufficient attention, students’ inadequate understanding, poor medical facilities, professionals’ lack of coping skills, and imperfect information reporting systems [ 12 , 13 , 14 ], which render the emergency management of public health emergencies in colleges and universities difficult. Therefore, it is particularly important to strengthen emergency service guarantees for students, standardize internal emergency prevention and control management on campuses, and develop more effective strategies for dealing with public health emergencies.

At present, research on managing public emergencies in universities in other countries is gradually developing in the direction of systematization, specialization, and qualitative analysis [ 15 ]. However, the theoretical research on emergency management in China’s colleges and universities started late; most existing research focuses on descriptive research and case studies, and they have revealed the lack of comprehensive and evidenced-based management systems. Thus, their discussions of prevention and control management show a certain one-sidedness and sundry limitations [ 16 ]. In addition, although international research on the topic is relatively mature, the different national conditions of each country mean that their findings, while insightful, are not fully generalizable to China’s colleges and universities. Therefore, it is imperative to explore management strategies applicable to China when responding to public health emergencies.

Medical colleges and universities play a fundamental role in providing public health emergency services and in cultivating medical professionals [ 17 ]. The administrators of medical colleges and universities must ensure the safety and stability of students’ education by normalizing, standardizing, and specializing the schools’ emergency management. This requires timely identification of weak links in their emergency-response implementation and recommending improvements [ 18 ]. However, few studies have offered specific suggestions for public health emergency management in medical colleges and universities in China [ 19 ]. Students are the direct beneficiaries of public health emergency management systems in colleges and universities, and medical students have relevant professional theoretical knowledge and practical skills; therefore, they have professional advantages in dealing with public health emergencies [ 20 ]. Assessing the degree of satisfaction among medical students regarding emergency management in colleges and universities can facilitate the exploration of strategies to optimize public health emergency management in educational institutes. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate medical colleges’ management of public health emergencies in a city in Southwest China, systematically summarizing their emergency prevention and control implementation and their prevention and control achievements.

The study had several goals. First, it surveyed medical students’ satisfaction levels regarding schools’ emergency management and control measures. Second, it explored factors associated with their evaluations of the schools’ early prevention management, mid-crisis interventions, and late-stage security management. Finally, it re-examined some previously identified shortcomings in medical college and university emergency prevention and control for public health emergencies. The findings of this study may help Southwest China’s medical colleges and universities develop comprehensive, effective emergency management systems.

Study design and participants

The researchers used stratified random sampling to recruit students from several medical colleges and universities in one city in Southwest China. Each school was stratified by grade, and students with different majors were randomly selected from each grade. The study commenced only after the researchers communicated and coordinated with the schools’ administrators and obtained written informed consent from the participating students. The students completed a electronic questionnaire developed in line with the study’s objectives and issued through the schools’ student affairs offices, the survey period is March to April 2022. Of the 803 questionnaires collected, 781 were deemed valid, yielding an response rate of 97.26%. This study, which involved human subjects, was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of Chongqing Medical University. And all methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations.

Quality control

To ensure the authenticity of the questionnaire, quality control measures were implemented. (1) Through preliminary literature research and expert consultation, based on the current situation of emergency management in colleges and universities and the policy direction of the National Health and Health Commission, the questionnaire preparation was completed and pre-investigation was conducted. Prior to the investigation, project investigators were trained. (2) The training for investigators emphasized the importance of introducing the purpose and significance of the study to participants before conducting the survey. Additionally, the training highlighted the need to clarify the requirements for filling out the questionnaire and any precautions that should be taken. And the survey should be completed anonymously to ensure the confidentiality of the participants’ responses. (3) Questionnaires requiring the same IP address could only be answered once. (4) After the questionnaire was submitted, questionnaires with any missing items and missing or unqualified basic information were deemed invalid.

Questionnaire

The questionnaire contents were designed to satisfy the principles of relevance, universality, applicability and non-inductivity [ 21 ]. The survey included basic demographic information, the current situation as implemented, and medical students’ opinions on the schools’ prevention and control measures for public health emergencies. Seven items were used to evaluate the student’s views. The items covered publicity and education; emergency measures; daily monitoring; aftercare work; timeliness of announcements; timeliness of prevention and control measures; timeliness of administrators’ responses to public opinions The participants ranked each item using a five-point Likert scale from “1 = very dissatisfied” to “5 = very satisfied” for a total score of 35. The higher the score, the more satisfied the students. When the reliability and validity of the scale were assessed, Cronbach’s α coefficient was 0.930, the KMO validity coefficient was 0.920, and Bartlett’s test of sphericity p was < 0.001. Thus, the scale was considered to have good reliability and validity.

Statistical analysis

Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, Version 25.0, and Amos Version 24.0. The count data were described using percentages, and the satisfaction score were presented as (‾ x ± s ). Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal-Wallis H test were used to measure differences in quantitative data with non-normal distribution. Multiple linear regression and structural equation modeling were used to analyze the factors associated with medical students’ evaluations of public health emergency management (α = 0.05).

Descriptive statistics

Among the 781 medical students, 227 (29.07%) were male, and 554 (70.93%) were female; 327 were freshmen (41.87%), 245 sophomores (31.37%), 174 juniors (22.28%), and 35 seniors or above (4.48%); 739 were undergraduate students (94.62%), and 42 were junior college students (5.38%).

Medical colleges’ emergency responses to public health emergencies

When asked about publicity and education, 60.2% of the students said their school conducted emergency-related publicity and education once every six months. On emergency drills, 46.6% said their schools conducted emergency drills for public health incidents once a year. On emergency facilities, more than half of the students stated their school had public health facilities and conspicuously posted health safety signs. On preventive measures, more than 90% of the students reported their school had taken emergency preventive measures such as screening personnel for infections; controlling personnel activities; providing epidemic prevention materials; monitoring and reporting daily health conditions; and disinfecting key areas. On the administrators’ response to public opinions, 92.7% said their school issues timely responses and reports and informed the campus about the preventive measures, and 87.8% reported their schools regularly corrected disinformation and clarified unconfirmed statements. On emergency supplies, 97.8% of students stated their school distributed masks, disinfectants, thermometers, and other supplies. On aftercare counseling, 91.2% of the students stated their school provided mental health counseling and coping strategies.

Medical colleges’ public health emergency prevention and control

The results showed that because of their school’s emergency management, the medical students reported their awareness of public health emergency prevention had improved greatly (60.1%), moderately (34.2%), or slightly (5.0%); only 0.8% thought it had not improved. Further, 58.6% thought that their school’s emergency prevention and control management ability had improved greatly compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic, 33.2% thought it had moderately improved, and 7.6% thought it had improved slightly; only 0.7% thought it had not improved.

Medical students’ satisfaction with their schools’ management of public health emergencies

The students rated their satisfaction with their schools’ publicity and education, emergency measures, daily monitoring and management, aftercare work, timeliness of announcements, prevention and control measures, and the administrators’ responses to public opinions. The mean total score of their satisfaction ± standard deviation ( SD ) was 31.38 ± 4.06. The mean satisfaction score for the timeliness of the schools’ prevention and control measures was the highest (4.60 ± 0.60); the mean satisfaction score for publicity and education on food safety, laboratory safety, or epidemic prevention and control in schools was the lowest (4.31 ± 0.76). According to the single factor difference analyses (the Mann-Whitney U test and the Kruskal-Wallis H test), there were intergroup differences in the satisfaction scores of different grades and schools regarding the need for the following: emergency education, emergency drills, information notification, dynamically adjusted prevention and control measures, public opinion responses, and psychological counseling, which were all statistically significant ( p  < 0.05). Table  1 presents these results.

Analysis of the factors influencing the medical students’ evaluations

Multiple linear regression.

The independent variables in the regression were factors with statistical significance in the univariate analysis; the dependent variable was the satisfaction score for emergency management in medical colleges. The results showed that the main influencing factors were grade; whether the school carried out emergency education, emergency drills, and information notification; and whether the school dynamically adjusted prevention and control measures ( p  < 0.05). Compared to the students in the lower grades, the students in the higher grades were less satisfied with the schools’ overall emergency management; and the higher the emergency management evaluation of the university carrying out emergency education, emergency drills, information notification, and dynamically adjusting the prevention and control measures. Furthermore, according to the standardized regression coefficient, whether the school carried out information notification had the greatest impact on the evaluations, followed by whether the school carried out emergency drills. Table  2 presents these results.

Structural equation model

The researchers used structural equation modeling (SEM) to explore the determinants of the medical students’ evaluations of their schools’ emergency management and the relationship between these factors. The SEM model included these variables: grade; whether the school carried out emergency education, emergency drills, or information notification; whether the school dynamically adjusted its prevention and control measures; whether the schools rapidly responded to public opinions; whether the school provided psychological counseling; and the students’ satisfaction scores. The SEM model used these factors to explore the influences on the students’ evaluations of the public health emergency management of their colleges and universities and the correlation among the associated factors. Figure  1 shows an SEM path analysis diagram.

Structural equation model analysis of emergency management evaluation in medical colleges

The model showed that grades and the schools’ emergency management measures directly impacted the students’ evaluations ( p  < 0.001). The standardized path coefficients were − 0.12 and 0.33, respectively. When the other variables were constant, the grades negatively influenced the evaluations, and the schools’ emergency management measures positively influenced the evaluations. These results aligned with the results of the multiple linear regression. In addition, the fitness indices met the requirements of the test statistics. Table  3 summarizes the results.

Understanding what influences medical students’ evaluations of their schools’ public health emergency management and responses could help colleges and universities in China improve their emergency management strategies [ 22 ] This study found that the satisfaction score of the timeliness of prevention and control measures taken by schools was the highest, indicating that the city’s medical colleges quickly implemented appropriate epidemic prevention policies and instituted timely and effective prevention and control measures to avoid the spread of COVID-19; thus, they would respond equally well with other epidemics and public health emergencies. Xu and Chen [ 23 ] also found that the timeliness of schools’ emergency measures effectively improved college students’ sense of security. Although more than half of the students said that their school carried out emergency education on food safety, laboratory safety, or epidemic prevention and control once every six months, the lowest satisfaction scores were for the schools’ emergency education, indicating that the medical colleges and universities lacked targeted, systematic, and universal education systems while ensuring the quantity of education, resulting in poor quality and insufficient epidemiological information. These findings align with Liu [ 24 ].

The students’ grades and the schools’ implementation of emergency management measures were the main factors associated with students’ evaluations. The students in the higher grades were less satisfied with the schools’ emergency management, and the difference was statistically significant. Zhu and Zhang [ 25 ] also confirmed this conclusion. They believe that the proportion of senior students who were confident of coping with disasters is not very high, and the proportion who believe that disaster education is beneficial to coping with disasters is also not very high. The reason might be that emergency-related education is mainly handled during freshmen enrollment, and with the deepening of professional understanding, the demand and expectation of senior students to take emergency management measures is increasing gradually. The schools had higher evaluation scores for emergency drills, epidemic prevention information, and the dynamic adjustment of prevention and control measures, consistent with Wang [ 26 ]. As emergency education can increase students’ emergency knowledge reserve, emergency drills can boost their emergency prevention and rapid response skills. Timely, comprehensive, and dynamically adjusted prevention and control measures and information can mitigate emergencies’ inconveniences and adverse effects, increasing students’ trust in the schools’ emergency management competence.

The study’s results showed that emergency prevention and intervention measures are critical in managing public health emergencies in colleges and universities, as reported by Li [ 27 ]. The administrations of medical and other colleges and universities should actively implement and improve campus emergency response systems. These systems should consider the factors influencing students’ evaluations, to ensure the continuous improvement of the schools’ prevention and control management strategies of public health emergencies, as follows.

1) Provide comprehensive education on preventing and handling public health emergencies [ 28 ]. Medical school administrations must establish a reasonable emergency education system; regularly provide high-quality, understandable, science-based information and training on epidemic prevention and control to the medical students at every level of study, especially the seniors; and ensure campus-wide compliance with posted guidelines on public health safety regulations.

2) Have professionals conduct regular, standardized public health emergency drills [ 29 ]. Colleges and universities should have professionals on-site trained in managing public health emergencies, Regularly carrying out emergency drills under the guidance of the local party committee and the government, and instructing students, teachers, and staff about emergency-response topics such as remote classes; campus closures or restrictions; health-related isolation and treatment; health data collection, sorting, and analysis; epidemic investigation and tracing; and regional detection and quarantines to expedite emergency response.

3) Dynamically respond to the needs of students, teachers, and the staff during a public health crisis. Public health emergency underscored the need for rapid, flexible, accurate communication and control strategies. Universities and colleges should provide crisis-related information; prevention, transmission, and treatment guidance; and up-to-date news and official school announcements. It is vital to keep everyone informed about everything from the nature of the emergency to teaching adjustments, such as temporarily transitioning to remote learning [ 30 ].

4) Ensure the students’ physical and mental well-being. Colleges and universities should anticipate how public health emergencies can adversely affect students’ physical and mental health [ 31 ]. They should discuss this in medical students’ classes—before, during, and after a health crisis—and provide mental health education and psychological counseling.

5) Respond honestly and swiftly to questions and concerns. Misinformation and the lack of information can exacerbate public health emergencies [ 32 ]. Medical school administrators should establish mechanisms for handling the public’s questions and concerns by building effective communication channels between colleges and students.

Limitations

The index system used in this study should be improved further, more research indicators can be included according to the specific conditions of different university types. And this study was a cross sectional design, it was aimed to explore the association between certain variables and the outcomes of interest, rather than to establish a causal relationship. In addition, the use of self-reported data may introduce some limitations to the study, as students may have answered the questions as they felt required by the university or government, rather than reflecting their true perceptions. To mitigate potential response bias and ensure validity and reliability, we conducted repetitive questionnaire designs and pilot experiments.

This study evaluated the factors influencing medical students’ satisfaction with their schools’ emergency management systems and responses in a city in Southwest China and examined the existing problems in emergency prevention and control of public health emergencies in colleges and universities. Students’ grades and the implementation of emergency management measures in schools were important factors affecting the evaluation of emergency management of public health emergencies in colleges and universities. Since today’s medical students will be tomorrow’s professionals entrusted with responding to public health emergencies, improving the medical schools’ management strategies for public health emergencies is vital.

Data availability

The datasets used and/or analysed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

Abbreviations

Corona Virus Disease 2019

Internet protocol address

Severe acute respiratory syndrome

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The authors would like to thank all the participating organizations and participants.

This study was supported by the Key Project on Epidemics and Education in the 2020 “13th Five-Year Plan” of Chongqing Education Science (2020-YQ-04).And it was also supported by the Program for Youth Innovation in Future Medicine, Chongqing Medical University (W0063).

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The Huntington Beach City Council voted 4-3 on Tuesday night to move forward with seeking bids for the privatization of library management.

Council members listened to three hours of public comments from 108 residents largely against the idea, and more than 600 emails submitted were almost all against privatization.

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Mayor Gracey Van Der Mark, Mayor Pro Tem Pat Burns and council members Tony Strickland and Casey McKeon voted to start the bid process, while council members Dan Kalmick, Natalie Moser and Rhonda Bolton voted against.

Several people in the crowd yelled out “Shame!” after the vote, leading Strickland to demand their removal.

“I’m not going to put up with that s**t anymore,” Strickland said as he walked off the dais.

The meeting went into a five-minute recess, the second of the night, as police officers spoke to audience members. No one was ultimately removed.

Members of the conservative council majority stressed that seeking requests for proposals, or RFPs for the management work, was simply exploring options that could possibly save the city some money.

“I like our libraries,” Mayor Pro Tem Pat Burns said. “I don’t want to see them diminished or degraded in any way. But if we can get the same service and do it more economically … I think it’s our duty as leaders in the community, as council members, to look at those kind of savings. I think we’d be negligent in our job if we didn’t.”

The city was approached late last year by Maryland-based Library Systems & Services about operation of its public libraries, claiming it could save the city about $1 million per year, city staff said. The company employs former Huntington Beach City Councilman Mike Posey as a regional sales executive.

The city would retain ownership of the library system and its materials.

But some public speakers, including library employees themselves, questioned if workers would stay in the Huntington Beach Public Library system if such a move were to occur, citing possible lower wages and cut-off pensions. Laura Jenkins is the senior youth services librarian for the Huntington Beach Public Library, who started out as a weekly storyteller.

“I don’t know what the terms of an outsourcing contract might be, but I do know that outsourced libraries are widely known for being a revolving door of workers,” Jenkins told the City Council. “Gone will be the days of the family librarian who grows with families as their children age. That, to me, is the biggest tragedy that will come with possible outsourcing.”

Kari Johnson, a Huntington Beach library services assistant, was tearful as she put the Mayor’s Excellence Award, presented to her last November, on the podium while speaking.

“I am here again tonight in these same chambers needing to defend that same job,” Johnson said. “Do not hand us over to outsourcing … look at our faces. We are sincere, hard-working, educated people … We have been pushed and prodded this year, and now this item is too much.”

None of Orange County’s libraries are currently privately operated, though Library Systems & Services does have operations in Southern California. Simi Valley contracted with the company in 2013, four years before Escondido did the same .

Bolton noted that current donations from nonprofit Friends of the Huntington Beach Public Library would not go to a private entity, so the savings from privatizing operations could actually be closer to $650,000 than $1 million.

“That’s one-sided,” Strickland said. “You don’t know if there’s other people who would step up and fill that gap.”

Bolton responded incredulously, “Someone is going to donate to a private company?”

Moser noted that the city attorney’s office went from 11 to 15 full-time employees in a year, as that budget went up almost $1 million.

“For me, I think that we should invest in our libraries,” she said. “I don’t think this is the place where we should be cutting.”

But the RFP process will begin.

“We can always negotiate into the contract quality control metrics and other deal points to address any concerns we may have,” McKeon said. “I totally understand concerns that have been raised, I just think it’s premature to pass judgment until all the facts are known.”

Earlier Tuesday, the council received a letter from State Supt. of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond opposing the agenda item. Nonprofits PEN America and EveryLibrary also released a joint statement in opposition.

“Community libraries help us extend our efforts to support students and their families,” Thurmond wrote. “Don’t hinder them by making a short-sighted decision to privatize the library.”

Council approves guidelines for children’s library book review board

Ordinance No. 4318 was also approved by the same 4-3 vote on Tuesday night, with Van Der Mark, Burns, Strickland and McKeon in favor and Kalmick, Moser and Bolton against.

The ordinance includes guidelines for a parent/guardian community review board of up to 21 members that will screen children’s books for sexual content and/or sexual references before they enter the library.

The review board was first approved last fall , but this is the first time details have been released. It will meet at least twice a year, with meetings open to the public as a Brown Act board.

Board members will be provided a list of children’s books that are being considered by director of community and library services Ashley Wysocki at least 45 days before any board meeting, and any board member can nominate a book from the list for review. Board members can also request any book currently in circulation be subject to the same review.

“How will they decide if a book is pulled or not pulled?” Kalmick asked. “Literally, judging a book by its cover?”

City Atty. Michael Gates responded that committee members can use their own reasoning, including reviews or community input.

“I think we’ve just added a huge layer of bureaucracy and government,” Kalmick said. “I feel like I’m the Libertarian on this council trying to limit government’s intervention into our daily lives, and I can’t support this ordinance. I think it’s too confusing and way too squishy … I don’t know why this council would give up its authority on what goes in our public library to a board of unelected folks.”

Van Der Mark responded that she is simply trying to bring parents and the community into the equation of what is allowed in libraries.

“You make it seem like in order to be worthy of having an opinion on a children’s book, you need to have a degree,” she said.

Kalmick responded that there’s a difference between someone with an opinion and someone with a library science degree.

“When I say that amateurs are on this board … it’s not to denigrate someone’s opinion,” he said. “It’s to quantify someone’s expertise ... Parenting is very difficult, but being a parent I don’t believe qualifies me to decide what books are in our children’s library.”

Moser said she believed the definition of “children” as people under 18 was too broad, as are the standards of sexual content or references.

“You are potentially removing so many different books from the library, that are about things like people’s bodies,” she said. “Maybe not removing them from the library, but moving them to a restricted section, or perhaps disallowing them from entering the library at all.”

Notably, all decisions by the board will be final.

H.B. exits League of California Cities for 2024

In the last item of the night, the City Council again voted 4-3, in this case to leave the League of California Cities for this year, with the same members voting for and against the move.

McKeon, who introduced the item, said the organization advocates for the state’s agenda instead of individual cities, citing its support of Proposition 1 as an example.

“In my opinion, that’s unforgivable,” McKeon said. “We cannot continue sending tax dollars to an organization that hurt us this badly. We can no longer be part of an organization that’s supposed to be advocating for us and did the exact opposite in such a high-profile way.”

As of Wednesday morning, Proposition 1 — Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mental health ballot measure opposed by most conservatives — maintained a lead of less than 22,000 votes statewide out of more than 7 million cast.

Huntington Beach’s withdrawal comes after neighboring Newport Beach also voted to withdraw last week . The city will seek reimbursement for 2024 dues that have already been paid.

Moser, a division board member of the League of California Cities, said in dissent that the league has provided plenty of benefit and advocacy for Huntington Beach.

“It’s not OK to throw the baby out with the bath water,” she said. “You might disagree with the way that they approached Prop. 1, that’s fine, but that doesn’t mean that everything leaves. There’s also training [by Cal Cities] that’s provided, not just to council members, but to staff, and I don’t know who else is going to be providing that type of training.”

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The Moscow Metro Museum of Art: 10 Must-See Stations

There are few times one can claim having been on the subway all afternoon and loving it, but the Moscow Metro provides just that opportunity.  While many cities boast famous public transport systems—New York’s subway, London’s underground, San Salvador’s chicken buses—few warrant hours of exploration.  Moscow is different: Take one ride on the Metro, and you’ll find out that this network of railways can be so much more than point A to B drudgery.

The Metro began operating in 1935 with just thirteen stations, covering less than seven miles, but it has since grown into the world’s third busiest transit system ( Tokyo is first ), spanning about 200 miles and offering over 180 stops along the way.  The construction of the Metro began under Joseph Stalin’s command, and being one of the USSR’s most ambitious building projects, the iron-fisted leader instructed designers to create a place full of svet (radiance) and svetloe budushchee (a radiant future), a palace for the people and a tribute to the Mother nation.

Consequently, the Metro is among the most memorable attractions in Moscow.  The stations provide a unique collection of public art, comparable to anything the city’s galleries have to offer and providing a sense of the Soviet era, which is absent from the State National History Museum.  Even better, touring the Metro delivers palpable, experiential moments, which many of us don’t get standing in front of painting or a case of coins.

Though tours are available , discovering the Moscow Metro on your own provides a much more comprehensive, truer experience, something much less sterile than following a guide.  What better place is there to see the “real” Moscow than on mass transit: A few hours will expose you to characters and caricatures you’ll be hard-pressed to find dining near the Bolshoi Theater.  You become part of the attraction, hear it in the screech of the train, feel it as hurried commuters brush by: The Metro sucks you beneath the city and churns you into the mix.

With the recommendations of our born-and-bred Muscovite students, my wife Emma and I have just taken a self-guided tour of what some locals consider the top ten stations of the Moscow Metro. What most satisfied me about our Metro tour was the sense of adventure .  I loved following our route on the maps of the wagon walls as we circled the city, plotting out the course to the subsequent stops; having the weird sensation of being underground for nearly four hours; and discovering the next cavern of treasures, playing Indiana Jones for the afternoon, piecing together fragments of Russia’s mysterious history.  It’s the ultimate interactive museum.

Top Ten Stations (In order of appearance)

Kievskaya station.

Kievskaya Station went public in March of 1937, the rails between it and Park Kultury Station being the first to cross the Moscow River.  Kievskaya is full of mosaics depicting aristocratic scenes of Russian life, with great cameo appearances by Lenin, Trotsky, and Stalin.  Each work has a Cyrillic title/explanation etched in the marble beneath it; however, if your Russian is rusty, you can just appreciate seeing familiar revolutionary dates like 1905 ( the Russian Revolution ) and 1917 ( the October Revolution ).

Mayakovskaya Station

Mayakovskaya Station ranks in my top three most notable Metro stations. Mayakovskaya just feels right, done Art Deco but no sense of gaudiness or pretention.  The arches are adorned with rounded chrome piping and create feeling of being in a jukebox, but the roof’s expansive mosaics of the sky are the real showstopper.  Subjects cleverly range from looking up at a high jumper, workers atop a building, spires of Orthodox cathedrals, to nimble aircraft humming by, a fleet of prop planes spelling out CCCP in the bluest of skies.

Novoslobodskaya Station

Novoslobodskaya is the Metro’s unique stained glass station.  Each column has its own distinctive panels of colorful glass, most of them with a floral theme, some of them capturing the odd sailor, musician, artist, gardener, or stenographer in action.  The glass is framed in Art Deco metalwork, and there is the lovely aspect of discovering panels in the less frequented haunches of the hall (on the trackside, between the incoming staircases).  Novosblod is, I’ve been told, the favorite amongst out-of-town visitors.

Komsomolskaya Station

Komsomolskaya Station is one of palatial grandeur.  It seems both magnificent and obligatory, like the presidential palace of a colonial city.  The yellow ceiling has leafy, white concrete garland and a series of golden military mosaics accenting the tile mosaics of glorified Russian life.  Switching lines here, the hallway has an Alice-in-Wonderland feel, impossibly long with decorative tile walls, culminating in a very old station left in a remarkable state of disrepair, offering a really tangible glimpse behind the palace walls.

Dostoevskaya Station

Dostoevskaya is a tribute to the late, great hero of Russian literature .  The station at first glance seems bare and unimpressive, a stark marble platform without a whiff of reassembled chips of tile.  However, two columns have eerie stone inlay collages of scenes from Dostoevsky’s work, including The Idiot , The Brothers Karamazov , and Crime and Punishment.   Then, standing at the center of the platform, the marble creates a kaleidoscope of reflections.  At the entrance, there is a large, inlay portrait of the author.

Chkalovskaya Station

Chkalovskaya does space Art Deco style (yet again).  Chrome borders all.  Passageways with curvy overhangs create the illusion of walking through the belly of a chic, new-age spacecraft.  There are two (kos)mosaics, one at each end, with planetary subjects.  Transferring here brings you above ground, where some rather elaborate metalwork is on display.  By name similarity only, I’d expected Komsolskaya Station to deliver some kosmonaut décor; instead, it was Chkalovskaya that took us up to the space station.

Elektrozavodskaya Station

Elektrozavodskaya is full of marble reliefs of workers, men and women, laboring through the different stages of industry.  The superhuman figures are round with muscles, Hollywood fit, and seemingly undeterred by each Herculean task they respectively perform.  The station is chocked with brass, from hammer and sickle light fixtures to beautiful, angular framework up the innards of the columns.  The station’s art pieces are less clever or extravagant than others, but identifying the different stages of industry is entertaining.

Baumanskaya Statio

Baumanskaya Station is the only stop that wasn’t suggested by the students.  Pulling in, the network of statues was just too enticing: Out of half-circle depressions in the platform’s columns, the USSR’s proud and powerful labor force again flaunts its success.  Pilots, blacksmiths, politicians, and artists have all congregated, posing amongst more Art Deco framing.  At the far end, a massive Soviet flag dons the face of Lenin and banners for ’05, ’17, and ‘45.  Standing in front of the flag, you can play with the echoing roof.

Ploshchad Revolutsii Station

Novokuznetskaya Station

Novokuznetskaya Station finishes off this tour, more or less, where it started: beautiful mosaics.  This station recalls the skyward-facing pieces from Mayakovskaya (Station #2), only with a little larger pictures in a more cramped, very trafficked area.  Due to a line of street lamps in the center of the platform, it has the atmosphere of a bustling market.  The more inventive sky scenes include a man on a ladder, women picking fruit, and a tank-dozer being craned in.  The station’s also has a handsome black-and-white stone mural.

Here is a map and a brief description of our route:

Start at (1)Kievskaya on the “ring line” (look for the squares at the bottom of the platform signs to help you navigate—the ring line is #5, brown line) and go north to Belorusskaya, make a quick switch to the Dark Green/#2 line, and go south one stop to (2)Mayakovskaya.  Backtrack to the ring line—Brown/#5—and continue north, getting off at (3)Novosblodskaya and (4)Komsolskaya.  At Komsolskaya Station, transfer to the Red/#1 line, go south for two stops to Chistye Prudy, and get on the Light Green/#10 line going north.  Take a look at (5)Dostoevskaya Station on the northern segment of Light Green/#10 line then change directions and head south to (6)Chkalovskaya, which offers a transfer to the Dark Blue/#3 line, going west, away from the city center.  Have a look (7)Elektroskaya Station before backtracking into the center of Moscow, stopping off at (8)Baumskaya, getting off the Dark Blue/#3 line at (9)Ploschad Revolyutsii.  Change to the Dark Green/#2 line and go south one stop to see (10)Novokuznetskaya Station.

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NBC 5 Investigates files lawsuit against Johnson administration seeking public records related to migrants

"it shouldn’t take a lawsuit to get access to that kind of information, but this administration is increasingly making it impossible for people to get information unless they go to court," said attorney matt topic with loevy & loevy, who filed the lawsuit on behalf of nbc chicago., by bennett haeberle , lisa capitanini and katy smyser • published march 22, 2024 • updated on march 22, 2024 at 8:45 pm.

NBC 5 Investigates filed a lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court Friday against Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration, alleging the City of Chicago’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications has withheld certain public records related to the migrant crisis.

Over the course of several months, NBC 5 Investigates has reported on conditions inside migrant shelters and environmental concerns at a proposed migrant base camps, as well as chronicled how millions of public dollars have been spent so far on the migrant crisis.

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NBC 5 Investigates also filed a series of public records requests seeking copies of documents that provided great detail about the City of Chicago’s operational response, its strategy, as well as conditions inside the city’s migrant shelters.

Those reports were essential to our reporting last month , which found Johnson's administration was aware as far back as October that "overcrowding individuals" inside the city’s migrant shelters put both migrants and shelter staff at "higher risk of contagious illnesses."

Those same records, obtained by NBC 5 Investigates through a series of Freedom of Information Act requests, show the city was aware as far back as October that a "lack of space" within Chicago’s migrant shelter system provided "increased challenges" with both placing people and providing "initial healthcare."

The reports emerged as part of a larger NBC 5 Investigates review of thousands of pages of internal city records, which revealed potential gaps in the Johnson administration's approach to addressing the health needs of migrants.

It was during that reporting process that NBC 5 Investigates determined some records might be missing.

"It shouldn’t take a lawsuit to get access to that kind of information, but this administration is increasingly making it impossible for people to get information unless they go to court," said attorney Matt Topic with Loevy & Loevy, who filed the lawsuit on behalf of NBC Chicago. "I think we’ve filed 10 different lawsuits for clients over records about the migrant crisis where the administration is refusing to respond to requests."

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What’s not clear is if the records exist at all or if they're being withheld.

Joe Ferguson, Chicago’s former inspector general now with the Civic Federation, a non-partisan government research group, said anytime a news outlet has to sue for public records, it can impact public trust in government.

" If you don't have [the records], say you don't have it and say why you don't have it. But I think every one of these instances where the media has to file a lawsuit, because by all appearances, there is a hide ball game that is going on, which then raises only more questions,” Ferguson said.

NBC 5 Investigates reached out Friday to the mayor’s office, the city’s law department and OEMC seeking comment. We are still waiting on a response.

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MCCOMB — Wildlife Bureau Chief of Staff Russ Walsh gave a summary about disease management as it pertains to supplemental feeding Thursday morning. Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks commissioners and the public had an opportunity to learn more about the role feeding plays in wildlife diseases. 

The educational session started at 9 a.m. and ended by 9:55 a.m. at Percy Quin State Park and can be watched in its entirety on the MDWFP website. 

Commissioner Leonard Bentz opened the session by first stating they had challenged their biologists to put together the informative session and made it clear the educational session would be livestreamed. Last year’s educational sessions on wild turkeys was recorded and uploaded at a later date but not live streamed. 

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Walsh said the information gathered for the presentation came from colleagues at other wildlife agencies and Universities. When supplemental feeding was first legalized, Walsh said the statute had a provision that required MDWFP to study how it impacts wildlife health and risk of disease. Supplemental feeding was first legalized in 2007. 

“We are not talking about the feed itself today. It is important to understand we are talking about the mechanism of feeding,” Walsh said. “Placing feeders on the landscape and concentrating deer unnaturally. It brings animals to a feeding site. Not the feed but the mechanism. We summarized wildlife interactions and the disease transmission risk. We also found research about CWD prions on the feeder itself.” 

Natural deer foraging behavior requires significant time and energy. Deer aren’t going to the same specific location every day but covering a broad geographic area to find seasonal sources of food. In an artificial foraging setting, feeding from stationary feeders, which must be above ground and covered, brings animals to the same location day in and day out. 

Research from Mississippi State University shows deer select for supplemental feeding sites on a weekly basis more frequently than they did food plots. Michigan State conducted similar research and found similar results .

“Those animals become habituated which is completely not natural if you look at normal behavior of animals,” Walsh said. 

Proponents of feeding point to improved wildlife health, higher reproductive capacity, growth, harvest and viewing opportunities as reasons to supplementally feed. Walsh said research shows a constant availability of food creates an unnatural environment and causes frequent interactions with wildlife species. 

One picture in the powerpoint slide showed deer and raccoons all at the same feeder at the same time. Another picture in the powerpoint showed social groups of does were close together whereas they otherwise would not have interacted together. 

“Research by MSU shows those doe family groups are distinct on the landscape. Deer may live in proximity but in feeder sites this breaks down,” Walsh said. 

Disease transmission

Feeding concentrates animals which allows for diseases to potentially spread from species to species. The concentration around feeders causes deposits of feces, urine and saliva to be greater than in the natural food sources, Walsh said. Deer fecal piles are two times greater at feed sites vs unfed sites and raccoon fecal piles are four times greater at feed sites vs unfed sites. 

It is a problem for disease management because the disease vectors are thus concentrated. 

He acknowledged the conversation has been about Chronic Wasting Disease but a broader suite of diseases needs to be a part of the conversation. 

• Aflatoxicosis is a fungi on feed such as corn where toxins are produced and when ingested poses a risk to wild birds such as turkeys and quail
• Avian pox is a viral infections which causes liasons on turkeys heads and could impact the immune system
• Bovine tuberculosis is a bacteria which causes respiratory problems and rare occasions was passed to humans. 
• Brucellosis causes reproductive problems in cattle 
• Coccidiosis is a parasite which gets into an animal’s digestive system 
• Leptospirosis is a bacteria which can be passed to humans from animal urine 
• Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease which causes abortion and reproductive failure in cervids and other similar mammals

According to the Center for Disease Control, more than 40 million humans carry Toxoplasmosis but few have symptoms because the immune system keeps the parasite from causing illness. 

Research by Mississippi State found Coccidia and nematode concentrations were greater at feed sites by three and two times. 

MSU found CWD on feeders in Benton and Marshall Counties in a recent study. The same study found raccoons were carrying CWD prions on their paws. 

“There is a risk of movement of disease agents and the risk of contact of disease agents may be carried to other sites,” Walsh said. “We fear the raccoons are picking up the prions and depositing the prions at new feeders.” 

Research conducted at MSU found 40 percent of supplemental feeding site visitors were raccoons followed by deer at 25 percent.

Walsh said outside of disease management there is a need to look into the question of if supplemental feeding is benefiting turkeys and raccoons who are potential nest predators of turkeys. Research has already looked at the effect of concentration degrading habitat and how it affects the movement of wildlife which in turn could have an impact on harvest success. 

MSU research on deer movement in the Black River Region that was recently published found deer visited feeder sites more often at night. Nearly 36 percent of visits occurred between 6 p.m. to 12 a.m. and 31 percent occurred between 12 a.m. to 6 am. The research suggests hunters may improve chances of seeing adult bucks if they hunt in locations between feeders and bedding sites. Deer were 10 times more likely to visit sites with a feeder and five times more likely to visit sites with food plots than areas of natural vegetation. 

Disease management is still the strongest argument for banning supplemental feeding. MSU’s research found the adult bucks were 60 percent more likely to interact at a feeder than a food plot and 300 percent more likely to interact at a feeder than a natural area on the landscape. The paper concludes “With multiple adults bucks interacting at feeders it is distinctly possible that the use of feeders will contribute to increases in the spread and or prevalence of diseases that are transmitted through direct contact with infected individuals such as chronic wasting disease.” CWD is again one of the reasons why a statewide supplemental feed ban is being discussed.  

“Wildlife diseases are a significant conservation issue right now,” Walsh said. “What is the risk for humans? Multiple of the diseases are zoonotic and could be picked up by us. Wildlife can be concentrated enhancing disease risk. Not talking about the other factors, the risk is greater than the benefits of feeding.” 

He shared a quote with the commission from a Canadian research synthesis paper on the effects of supplemental feeding. “However, given the on-going challenges of addressing wildlife disease issues and the role of baiting, it seems unlikely that diseases will be successfully eradicated or even managed while widespread baiting and feeding is permitted.” Walsh said the quote was the final sentence of the paper. 

The summary was just the start of an important conversation. Check back for additional stories sharing what MDWFP Commissioners and the public discussed following the session.

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Riley County Emergency Management’s Storm Spotter Show to educate public about thunderstorms

RILEY COUNTY, Kan. (WIBW) - Riley County Emergency Management’s Storm Spotter Show will educate the public about thunderstorms.

According to the Riley County Emergency Management (RCEM), the public is invited to attend a free Storm Spotter Show from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 28 at Pottorf Hall located at 1710 Avery Ave. in Manhattan, Kan. No registration is needed.

RCEM said at the event, a National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologist will teach thunderstorm development and structure, thunderstorm safety and what, when and how to report information about a thunderstorm.

“Weather plays such a huge role in daily life for Kansans, and the more you know, the better. This event is perfect for people who want to learn about severe weather, or those who might want to volunteer as storm spotters and report weather observations directly to the National Weather Service. The NWS will provide additional training for storm spotters, as needed,” explains Laurie Harrison, Assistant Director for Riley County Emergency Management.

RCEM indicated that Riley County also has a local storm spotter program administered through Emergency Management. To join the local program, volunteers also need to be amateur radio operators. Any radio operators interested in volunteering for the local program should call Riley County Emergency Management at (785) 537-6333 during regular business hours. Those interested in joining the NWS Storm Spotter program can find more information should contact the Topeka office at 785-234-2592.

According to RCEM, the National Weather Service office in Topeka works together with county emergency managers to offer storm spotter classes in numerous locations across northeast Kansas to prepare for severe weather season. Spotters provide critical information during severe weather events that aid in warning operations at the National Weather Service.

RCEM said they are the designated disaster agency for the county. RCEM is responsible for coordinating the mitigation of, preparedness for, response to, and recovery from disasters for all cities and rural areas in Riley County, Kansas. Find more information about RCEM HERE or by calling 785-537-6333 during regular business hours.

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