Public Management and Leadership

Managing Public Sector Contracts: Market Frictions and Human Resources Solutions

Elements in Public and Nonprofit Administration

2026

Dean Trevor Brown and colleagues present a framework for analyzing the complexities of contracting.

International Journal of Commerce and Contracting

2025

Trevor Brown and colleagues analyze global higher education contract management programs and suggest more balanced emphasis on technical, interpersonal and strategic competencies.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Public Administration Review

2025

Esra Gules-Guctas and colleagues demonstrate how algorithmic decision-making systems used in public benefits determinations can produce outcomes that fail to comply with legal requirements when statutory rules are improperly implemented in code, often due to flawed data, poor design choices, or inherent system limitations.

Murat Yildirim