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{"title":"A Case Analysis: The Broad Creek Renaissance Plan","authors":"D. Wade","doi":"10.4172/2315-7844.1000153","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2315-7844.1000153","url":null,"abstract":"Mixed-income developments are becoming a common mechanism to transform public housing in urban communities. Housing authorities use this new form of housing to change the demographic profile of deteriorating inner city neighborhoods. The purpose of this study was to examine the conversion of public housing to mixed-income/mixed-use communities through a case analysis of the Broad Creek Renaissance Plan in Norfolk, Virginia. The researcher analyzed Broad Creek’s land-use patterns and socioeconomic factors to determine if the HOPE VI initiative is meeting its goals and objectives. The results of this study revealed that through revitalization the Broad Creek Renaissance neighborhood’s demographic profile was slightly changed from the pre-existing community to include individuals of different economic status, age ranges, and ethnic backgrounds.","PeriodicalId":413735,"journal":{"name":"Review of Public Administration and Management","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132057223","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Misuse of Islamic Banking for Tax Evasion - Modaraba in Pakistan","authors":"C. Lorenz","doi":"10.4172/2315-7844.1000151","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2315-7844.1000151","url":null,"abstract":"Modern Islamic finance emerged from a belief that conventional forms of financing may contain elements prohibited by Sharia, since the Quran forbids taking interest. As an alternative, a myriad of Islamic financial transactions have been innovated based on a combination of classical trade-based contracts and other accompanying arrangements. These products are deemed to be in compliance with Sharia precepts, yet provide some level of economic parity with comparable forms of conventional financing","PeriodicalId":413735,"journal":{"name":"Review of Public Administration and Management","volume":"51 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132080031","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"An Assessment of the Training and Developmental Needs of Employees inNigerian Local Government","authors":"Osabiya Babatunde Joseph","doi":"10.4172/2315-7844.1000152","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2315-7844.1000152","url":null,"abstract":"The importance of training and development is more obvious given the growing complexity of the work environment, the rapid change in organizations and advancement in technology, among other things. The ultimate aim of any training program is to add value and once a training program cannot add value, it should be reworked or altogether cancelled. Without training, it will be very difficult to acquire skills and without skills organizations will not achieve its objectives through people.","PeriodicalId":413735,"journal":{"name":"Review of Public Administration and Management","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121635434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Use of Management by Objectives in Municipalities: Still Alive?","authors":"Alvin Holliman, Marcia Bouchard","doi":"10.4172/2315-7844.1000150","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2315-7844.1000150","url":null,"abstract":"While Management by Objectives (MBO) has essentially been ignored in the past twenty years by researchers, particularly regarding its use and/or usefulness by municipalities, Holliman explored its relevance along with other management models in his doctoral dissertation. Findings included exclusive use by 3% of the 893 survey respondents and use in combination with other models by 14% of the respondents. In effect, MBO is used in some form by 17% of the municipalities. Furthermore, its usefulness as a model for enhancing management control was found to be slightly useful with a mean rating of 4.06 on a six point Likert scale, based on all responses, and 4.54 (between slightly useful and moderately useful) when considering valid responses for cities using that system only. Furthermore, MBO’s rated usefulness compares favorably to ratings for other management models and data suggests it should be regarded as an effective tool for enhancing management control.","PeriodicalId":413735,"journal":{"name":"Review of Public Administration and Management","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133638027","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Relationship between Organizational Culture with Efficiency of Directors in Islamic Azad University Branch of Shahr-E-Qods","authors":"Arezo Ahmadi Danyali","doi":"10.4172/2315-7844.1000145","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2315-7844.1000145","url":null,"abstract":"Today, desirable organization culture is one of the aspects of power and distinction among organizations. Organizational culture in each body fully reflects specifications, properties, powers and weaknesses in that organization reflecting its inside and outside characteristics in terms of director’s commitment to values, principles, beliefs, attitudes and other related options. Thinkers believe that in the same manner men has unique and distinguished personality, organizations, as well, have unparalleled personality for their culture which determines the necessity to identify organizations culture. Organizational culture is considered to be a descriptive term and the authorities and scientists believe descriptive study of dimensions of such indicator in identification of culture. Brief study of the country universities indicates that organizational culture suitable for training and research is found to limited extent in the said centers. Such factors made the researcher to perform an effective research with efficiency component in order to identify the organizational culture governing the organization.","PeriodicalId":413735,"journal":{"name":"Review of Public Administration and Management","volume":"89 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122583321","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Utilizing Career Pathways, Digital Tools and Social Technologies for Transforming Student Advising, Enrollment, Retention and Job Placement","authors":"M. Fisher, Derek E. Baird","doi":"10.4172/2315-7844.1000146","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2315-7844.1000146","url":null,"abstract":"Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) was tasked with the development of career path information for our students. The IT faculty team, under the direction and leadership of the Associate Dean, created the Information Technology Pathways model. The Associate Dean invested significantly in infrastructure and planning to ensure cross-team knowledge exchange. We also wanted to enhance awareness and increase student engagement via social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and MeetUp. This study was designed to create pathways and curriculum that other programs could replicate; other departments can now benefit from the template and design strategies developed to enhance the IT curriculum and pathways. These pathways and the dialogues have led to increased training requests and pooled training. Our MATC case study is a good example that identifies and shares pathways, curriculum development, and partnering with advisory committees to gain input for incorporating instructional technology in the classroom based on student needs. \u0000Purpose: This article describes a dynamic and innovative pathway model for instructors to service student, parents, counselor, and employer needs around digital and social technologies that support student enrollment, retention and provide collaborative learning opportunities for improved job placement. The goal is to produce graduates that bring relevant and reliable skill sets that match current business and industry needs. The two primary reasons for enrolling are preparing for a job and career change. In addition, it provides training for a career ladder for training employees who need to advance, many employers are moving incumbent workers along this career path as well. \u0000Methodology/Approach: A case study \u0000Findings: The integration of pathways including certificates, embedded technical diplomas, associate degrees, online community through digital, mobile and social technologies, MeetUp, LinkedIn, Google Apps, groups, Netlab, Blackboard Learn & Internships.com, have a positive influence on student advising, enrollment, retention and job placement. Many of the social media tools are free so they did not involve increased funding but mostly involved legwork, making them effective tools for reaching new students. \u0000Research Limitations: The research was limited to the IT faculty population at MATC, and did not include data collected from students outside the USA to find out what role cultural mores, attitudes and gender play in the learning process. \u0000Practical Implications: Workplace employers are increasingly experiencing a skills mismatch and the growing retirement gap. Thus, institutions of higher education are under increased scrutiny regarding the preparedness of their graduates for the workforce. This study provides curriculum design strategies that foster community, utilize mobile, social media and support student learning and retention through effective course design. The sharing of best pract","PeriodicalId":413735,"journal":{"name":"Review of Public Administration and Management","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121576119","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Enhancing Innovation Processes through the Application of Emotional Intelligence Skills","authors":"James Hess","doi":"10.4172/2315-7844.1000143","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2315-7844.1000143","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: Little research has been contributed to how the behaviours associated with emotional intelligence may be practically applied to enhance both individual and group innovation processes. The purpose of this paper is to identify practical approaches to the application of emotional intelligence skills to the complexity of the innovation process. Additionally, the behaviours most often identified with emotional intelligence may be learned and applied in a practical manner to improve the overall quality of creative and innovative processes. Design/Methodology/Approach: Goleman’s and Boyatzis’ et al. four essential elements of emotional intelligence and their associated 20 behavioural competencies are utilized to develop a methodology for the practical application of emotional intelligence skills to innovation. A series of questions, observations and action steps are outlined to improve emotional intelligence awareness, as well as the utilization of emotional intelligence skills to enhance innovation processes. Findings: Organizations and individuals may benefit from the development and utilization of behaviours attributed to emotional intelligence. The practical application of emotional intelligence skills can enhance individual and group innovation processes and outcomes. Originality/Value: The practical application of emotional intelligence skills becomes a strategy for the development of the individual’s and organization’s ability to assess the impact and consequences of innovation, while simultaneously improving the quality and effectiveness of the innovation process.","PeriodicalId":413735,"journal":{"name":"Review of Public Administration and Management","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124817393","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Whole of Government Approach to Achieving National Development Goals: TheReform Managerial Roles and Processes in Ghana","authors":"Mohammed Ibn Mukhtar","doi":"10.4172/2315-7844.1000141","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2315-7844.1000141","url":null,"abstract":"The Commonwealth Secretariat proposes a new reform concept: ‘Whole of Government Approach [WoG] to achieving national development goals’ for Commonwealth African Governments. A critical analysis of the conception fails to differentiate it from existing ‘joined up government’ or ‘governance’. Despite being a matter of semantics, WoG builds its framework on three questions to differentiate it from the others and making it look unique. Situating Ghana’s Public Sector reform experience into administration reforms and development cooperation literature blended with a string of African cultural history the answers are constructed in Africanised context. This nascent WoG Approach granted its uniqueness, development partners’ overarching influence could hinder its progress as they have demonstrated with earlier reforms. Also, if it is to be Africanised to work, the leadership ought to identify, understand and communicate national relevant values and needs consistently with the governed.","PeriodicalId":413735,"journal":{"name":"Review of Public Administration and Management","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132078593","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Is Family Responsibilities Discrimination the New Sex Discrimination? Lessonsfrom School Teachersâ Perceptions","authors":"L. Mullins","doi":"10.4172/2315-7844.1000142","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2315-7844.1000142","url":null,"abstract":"This exploratory mixed-methods study uses grounded theory to examine the organizational and individual dimensions of Family Responsibilities Discrimination (FRD) and perceptions of FRD as a phenomenon and emerging law. By employing a primarily qualitative embedded research design, semi-structured interviews and exit surveys were conducted in three New Jersey public schools to study a sample of teachers and similarly situated professional staff to investigate these topics. This study is the first of its kind to examine FRD, as opposed to gender discrimination, in relation to public sector employees, specifically public school professionals. The results of the analysis of the data, consisting of qualitative themes extracted from the interviews and descriptive statistics from the exit surveys, show that current organizational factors not only fail to mitigate effects of FRD on the work/family balancing act but sometimes contribute to them, and that there is a lack of awareness of the legal concept of FRD, despite knowledge of the existence of discrimination against people with family responsibilities. Based on these preliminary results, recommendations for future research and action in the field are suggested.","PeriodicalId":413735,"journal":{"name":"Review of Public Administration and Management","volume":"101 6","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-08-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134506157","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Analysis of the Risk in Information Technology (IT) outsourcing In Public Organisations","authors":"Momoh A Attai, M. Stephen, Alfa Patrick Innocent","doi":"10.4172/2315-7844.1000136","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2315-7844.1000136","url":null,"abstract":"Acquisition of Information Technology infrastructure is critical to the realization of good service delivery in public \u0000organizations, yet the ability to muster enough resources to mount viable IT infrastructure is lacking. The next \u0000viable option for public organizations is to outsource IT. However, IT outsourcing is not without its risk. The study \u0000through extensive literature review assesses the risk associated with IT outsourcing in public organizations. The \u0000paper concludes that that if due diligence is demonstrated in the pursuit of IT outsourcing by public organizations, \u0000the benefits of IT outsourcing could outweigh the risk involved.","PeriodicalId":413735,"journal":{"name":"Review of Public Administration and Management","volume":"151 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115119652","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}