International Journal of Organization Theory & Behavior: Volume 12 Issue 2

Identifying targets of scientific inquiry: obstacles to the advancement of organization science

Jerry M. Newman, Michael P. Lillis, Melissa L. Waite, Linda A. Krefting

In many colleges and universities, publication is a key factor in evaluating the academic productivity of faculty. Moreover, the pressure to publish may drive scholars to identify…

Salary surveys as institutional myth: ritual, validity, reality

Richard J. Herzog

The use of dialectics and social construction theory can help expose rationalized institutional myths used to create useable knowledge. This discussion presents a popular…

An examination of the municipal 311 system

Richard W. Schwester, Tony Carrizales, Marc Holzer

Government accountability and responsiveness are foundational concerns of public managers, citizens, the media, and advocacy organizations. Technologies provide viable…

Symposium introduction

Matthew S. Mingus, Catherine Horiuchi

Breaking the mold: the key for A prosperous future for the public service

Matthew S. Mingus

Minnowbrook III pre-conference retreat participants were asked to submit a critique of the field of public administration in advance of the September 3, 2008, gathering. In…

Validating the relevance of leadership in public administration

Maja Husar Holmes

The pillars of public administration rest on balancing the triumvirate of traditions, managerial, political, and legal, in developing and implementing public policy. The normative…

Values in public administration: the role of organizational culture

Anthony DeForest Molina

This article argues that the field of public administration, academics and practitioners alike, would benefit by more explicitly addressing the role that values play in…

A primative value: reducing disparity

Catherine Horiuchi

Established administrative practice that under-represents proportionality in performance measures results in a normalization of disparity in government program outcomes. Targeted…

You say you want A revolution?

Margaret Stout

Confidence in government continues to plague our field. Based on a dissertation inquiry, this essay offers a theoretical critique of public service through the lens of democratic…

From liquid life to A politics of the subject; or public administration for A fragile planet

Thomas J. Catlaw

The enormity of the challenges and changes the world is facing demand that we reimagine the very notion of “government.” While sometimes useful, traditional sectoral divisions of…