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Defense acquisition and self-governed compliance programs: An evaluation of the Defense Industry Initiative on Business Ethics and Conduct.

Penska, Kenneth Kern. - Florida Atlantic University

Research and a review of the related literature indicate that the United States defense industry has had a long history of unethical and illegal business practices. Recent polls find that most Americans believe that their nation's weapon acquisition system is one of the worst managed activities...

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An investigation of the availability, distribution, and usability of the comprehensive annual financial reports of United States cities.

Hall, Douglas Roger - Florida Atlantic University

Accountability is the cornerstone of democracy. Fiscal accountability is particularly important to an electorate. The … system of fiscal accountability developed by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board is too complex and technical for the …Accountability is the cornerstone of democracy. Fiscal accountability is particularly important to an electorate. The …

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An assessment of the organizational effectiveness of faith-based and secular community development corporations in the provision of economic development and other services.

Yacinthe, Natacha Jasmine. - Florida Atlantic University

This dissertation develops an approach and a model for assessing the effectiveness of faith-based and secular community development corporations (CDCs) in the provision of economic development and other services.

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Florida local government compliance with transportation concurrency.

Liberti, Raymond A. - Florida Atlantic University

Growth management grew as a concept and policy objective in the 1970s and 1980s. The interrelationships of the state … Growth Management Act were expensive elements for local government to implement. As a result, the issue of funding the … impacts of growth drove the growth management agenda, leaving the question of compliance. …

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Managed competition in Florida health care system: An implementation study.

Feldheim, Mary Ann. - Florida Atlantic University

The study examines the implementation of managed competition in Florida as a legislated, decentralized, public-private partnership having the characteristics of a network. The policy subsystem model of Milward and Wamsley was used to examine the network, the network structure, the reasons and...

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Information systems management and outsourcing: A study of American city governments.

Kim, Yong-Mi. - Florida Atlantic University

expected to increase, IS management will be a key issue in city governments. …In order to explore IS management and outsourcing in American city governments, three theoretical perspectives and … of IS outsourcing expenditure to systems planning/management because large city governments tend to set up this IS …

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Employment rates and average wage of Targeted Jobs Tax Credit participants in Florida compared to selected Job Training Partnership Act participants by target groups.

Gnage, David Charles. - Florida Atlantic University

Purpose. The purpose of this study was to examine the third quarter 1992 employment rates and average wages of individuals who were Targeted Jobs Tax Credit (TJTC) certified in Florida during the third quarter of 1987. The employment rates and average wages were compared to a select group of...

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Capital budgeting in American county governments: Analysis of current practices.

Sekwat, Alex Sube. - Florida Atlantic University

This study analyzes the current practices of capital budgeting in American county governments. The analysis includes a determination of the factors believed to influence the use of a capital budget in counties.

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Integrated solid waste management: Toward a recycling model.

Yoon, Young-Chai. - Florida Atlantic University

Integrated Solid Waste Management systems consist, in order of their occurrence, of source reduction, recycling … area of solid waste management. …Integrated Solid Waste Management systems consist, in order of their occurrence, of source reduction, recycling …

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The Matthew Effect and public administration research: An analysis of the relationship of institutional prestige to research funding levels and departmental research productivity a...

Popejoy, Michael William. - Florida Atlantic University

The Matthew Effect is a biblical metaphor coined by Derek de Solla Price to describe a violation of Robert K. Merton's Norms of Science particularly the Norm of Universalism. It is based on the principle of accumulative advantage operating in socially stratified systems to produce the same...

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