... powerful economic sectors in Europe. With the decline of the steel industry, however, this region of the country and those immediately across the border experienced significant economic shocks. Economic development Public administration Network organization Italy Luxembourg United States...

... Performance (public administration) Performance indicators Performance measurement (quality) Budgeting Accountability Budgetary control United States of America During the last two decades, policymakers passed a number of performance assessment mandates on agencies. As part of a strategy that tried...

... be divided into three categories: the “perimeter” approach; improving border performance; and moving security away from the border. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Economic development Policy Road transport Canada United States of America Canada and the US share the largest...

... can be contacted at: rms35@buffalo.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Non‐profit organizations Decision making United States of America This article examines executive directors' perceptions of the relationship between access to funding and an organization's programmatic...

...@avans.nl © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Local government Ethics United States of America The Netherlands Montenegro Serbia A core principle of good governance is for a local civil service that provides public services for citizens in an ethical environment that is free...

... a municipality is, the more likely its government is to have a higher DMP score. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Management techniques Demography Cross‐cultural management United States of America Urban communities Changing demographics in the United States, such as the growth...

... upon the key issues raised by the wider literature on collaborative networks. Homelessness Non‐governmental organization Social services United States of America © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Also of import is the evaluation of HUD's collaborations through a study funded...

... can be contacted at: karen.hanson@biosp.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Economic development Leadership Competitive advantage United States of America Urban regions Geopolitical place is at the heart of the economic development enterprise. Economic development...

... for growth in the USA in the next half century. Petra Todorovich can be contacted at: petra@rpa.org © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Transportation Resources Economic growth United States of America Regional development National economy Unlike most industrialized nations...

... Publishing Limited 2007 United States of America Public sector organizations Service delivery Equal opportunities Organizational culture A scholar of public administration writing in an issue of the American Society for Public Administration's PA Times points out...

... Elections Employees England Germany United States of America © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Reform of the constitutional position of local mayors does not always produce the intended results. The process by which elected mayors have been adopted is related to the prevalence...

... designed to respond in the fluid structure necessary for effective disaster response. Bureaucracy Statistics Natural disasters Safety measures United States of America Three failures of the bureaucratic approach include decentralized knowledge and centralized decision making, ignoring...

... Limited 2004 Budgets Budgetary control Performance monitoring United States of America The current article draws some perspectives on reform implementation experience through reference to evidence presented in other studies in the literature. This secondary evidence takes the form...

..., 1984 , pp. 114‐22). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Public sector organizations Civil Service United States of America Administrative culture is not a new concept but neither is it one in common usage in the USA. Book length treatments have been developed for Canada...

.... The respondent administrators also have a good understanding of the balanced scorecard and the implementers are positive about their experience. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Local government Performance measurement (quality) Balanced scorecard United States of America Canada Due...