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Administrative Burden in Higher Education: Race, Criminal Records, and Street-Level Bureaucrats in College Admissions
Public Administration Review
2025

Victor St. John, Gregory Wilson, Long Tran, and Lydia Applin investigate how administrative burden in college admissions affects individuals with criminal records, with attention to racial disparities.

The antecedents of conformity in an institutionalized federated system: The case of local united ways
Nonprofit Management & Leadership
2024

Megan LePere-Schloop and colleagues find that middle-performing United Way organizations are most likely to adopt the national network’s community impact language, refining the theory of middle-status conformity within federated systems.

Practically speaking: An introduction
Public Administration Review
2023

Jos Raadschelders, as an Editor-in-Chief of the Public Administration Review, discuss ways in which they can make the publication better. 

Holding Civil Servants Accountable: Merit, Fealty and the U.S. Civil Service at a Crossroads
PA Times
2024

Jos Raadschelders and his colleague examine the principle of merit in the U.S. civil service, highlighting the tensions between political accountability and bureaucratic independence that place career public servants at the center of today’s democratic challenges.

 

Did the emergence of Ohio charter schools help or harm students who remained in district schools?
Thomas B. Fordham Institute
2024

Stéphane Lavertu analyzes the expansion of Ohio charter schools, finding that increased school choice slightly improved graduation and attendance rates in traditional districts without harming test scores.

The Yoke of Objectivity in Public Administration (and Beyond)
Perspectives on Public Management and Governance
2024

Erynn Beaton and colleagues challenges the idea of value-free objectivity in public administration research, arguing for greater reflexivity and responsibility to address impacts on marginalized groups and advance social equity.

Workplace Incivility and Its Impact on Public Employees’ Job Search Behavior
Public Personnel Management
2024

Shahidul Hassan, along with his colleagues, examines how experiences of supervisor and coworker incivility influence public employees’ job satisfaction and prompt job search behavior, especially affecting employees of color more strongly.

Does workplace inclusion mitigate emotional exhaustion? Evidence from local government organizations
Public Management Review
2024

Russell Hassan, along with his colleagues, examines how workplace inclusion can reduce emotional exhaustion and buffer against challenges like incivility and COVID-19–related job changes in local government organizations.

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