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Author:

Ciocirlan, Cristina Elena

Title:

Developing and testing a positive theory of instrument choice: Renewable Energy Policy in the fifty American states

Graduate Program:

Public Administration

Keywords:

instrument choice
innovation and diffusion
renewable energy policy
legislative professionalism
comparative state
policy formulation

File:

Download CIOCIRLAN.pdf

Committee Members:

Beverly Ann Cigler, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jeremy Plant, Committee Member
Nihal Bayraktar, Committee Member
Steven Ames Peterson, Committee Member

Author:

Paparone, Christopher R.

Title:

APPLYING THE COMPETING VALUES FRAMEWORK TO STUDY ORGANIZATIONAL SUBCULTURES AND SYSTEM-WIDE PLANNING EFFORTS IN A MILITARY UNIVERSITY

Graduate Program:

Public Administration

Keywords:

competing values framework
strategic planning
balanced scorecard method
organizational culture
planning typology
Department of Defense education

File:

Download PaparoneThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Rupert F Chisholm, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Alan Morand, Committee Member
Frances T. Munzenrider, Committee Member
James Truman Ziegenfuss Jr., Committee Member

Author:

Bowling, Christopher A.

Title:

PERCEPTUAL PATTERNS OF INVOLVEMENT MANAGEMENT AND EFFECTIVENESS IN PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION

Graduate Program:

Public Administration

Keywords:

organization theory
involvement management
participatory management
organization design
higher education

File:

Download Dissertation_CABowling.pdf

Committee Members:

Jeremy Plant, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Cynthia Z M Mara, Committee Member
John M Trussel, Committee Member
Steven Ames Peterson, Committee Member

Author:

Thompson, Denise D.P.

Title:

BUILDING EFFECTIVENESS IN MULTI-STATE DISASTER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS: THE CASE OF THE CARIBBEAN DISASTER & EMERGENCY RESPONSE AGENCY

Graduate Program:

Public Administration

Keywords:

emergency management
organization theory

File:

Download Denise_Thompson_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Goktug Morcol, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Goktug Morcol, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jeremy Plant, Committee Member
Steven Ames Peterson, Committee Member
Refik Culpan, Committee Member
Dr Gary L Wamsley, Committee Member

Author:

Shoop, Diane Elaine

Title:

Problem Definition and Agenda Setting Among Pennsylvania's Municipal Governments: Sex Offender Residency Restriction Ordinances

Graduate Program:

Public Administration

Keywords:

Residency Restriction Ordinances
Public Policy
Agenda Setting
Problem Definition
Municipal Government
Sex Offender

File:

Download ShoopDEDissertation10262009.pdf

Committee Members:

Beverly Ann Cigler, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Beverly Ann Cigler, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Shaun L Gabbidon, Committee Member
Harold Bundick Shill Iii, Committee Member
Holly L Angelique, Committee Member

Author:

Sarcone, David Mark

Title:

Exploring Organizational Purpose,Functions,and Structures: A Case Study of a Community Health Foundation as Community Partner

Graduate Program:

Public Administration

Keywords:

community health improvement
effectiveness
network organization
community foundation
community health partnership

File:

Download SarconeDissertationFinal2.pdf

Committee Members:

James Truman Ziegenfuss Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Cynthia Z M Mara, Committee Member
Robert F. Munzenrider, Committee Member
Melvin Blumberg, Committee Member

Author:

Kitlan, David Paul

Title:

Factors Affecting the Intentions of Voters to Participate in Internet Voting Systems

Graduate Program:

Public Administration

Keywords:

information technology
online voting
elections
e-voting
Internet voting
e-government
information security

File:

Download Kitlan_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Jeremy Plant, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeremy Plant, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Truman Ziegenfuss Jr., Committee Member
Steven Ames Peterson, Committee Member
Rhoda Joseph, Committee Member

Author:

Woods, III, George J

Title:

ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE: ITS IMPACT ON IDENTITY, COMMITMENT, INTERORGANIZATIONAL PERCEPTIONS, AND BEHAVIOR

Graduate Program:

Public Administration

Keywords:

Goldwater-Nichols Act
military professional education
organizational change
Organizational identity
commitment

File:

Download WoodsGeorgedissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

James Truman Ziegenfuss Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen Patrick Schappe, Committee Member
Frances T. Munzenrider, Committee Member
Steven Ames Peterson, Committee Member

Author:

Stone, Jeffrey Alan

Title:

Policy Implementation and Technological Literacy: A Case Study

Graduate Program:

Public Administration

Keywords:

21st Century Skills
Technological Literacy
Education Policy
Policy Implementation
Public Policy
Information Technology

File:

Download Final_Dissertation_Jeffrey_Stone_07-01-2010.pdf

Committee Members:

Steven Ames Peterson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Steven Ames Peterson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jeremy Plant, Committee Member
James Truman Ziegenfuss Jr., Committee Member
Elinor M Madigan, Committee Member

Author:

Pierce, James Gerard

Title:

Organizational Culture and Professionalism: An Assessment of the Professional Culture of the U. S. Army Senior Level Officer Corps

Graduate Program:

Public Administration

Keywords:

organizational culture
professionalism
U.S. Army
Officer Corps

File:

Download Dissertation_Final_Version_-_James_Pierce.pdf

Committee Members:

Jeremy Plant, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Steven Ames Peterson, Committee Member
Frances T. Munzenrider, Committee Member
Melvin Blumberg, Committee Member

Author:

Cerami, Joseph Richard

Title:

Policy Innovation and Public Leadership: The Clinton Administration's Counterproliferation Policy Initiative

Graduate Program:

Public Administration

Keywords:

policy innovation
public leadership
public management
Clinton Administration
WMD proliferation
coercive diplomacy
international institutions
performance management
Nunn Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Programs
North Korea Agreed Framework
U.S. and U.N. in Iraq

File:

Download Joe_Cerami_Dissertation_May_2007.pdf

Committee Members:

Jeremy Plant, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Steven Ames Peterson, Committee Member
Robert J Bresler, Committee Member
Michael Lee Barton, Committee Member

Author:

Ericson, Kristina L

Title:

The Role of Influence in the Implementation of Public Policy: Pennsylvania HealthChoices - A Case Study

Graduate Program:

Public Administration

Keywords:

policy implementation
public administration
interest groups
managed care
behavioral health
influence

File:

Download Ericson_Thesis_021506.pdf

Committee Members:

Beverly Ann Cigler, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jeremy Plant, Committee Member
Julius Marvin Bentley Jr., Committee Member
John Trussel, Ph D, Committee Member

Author:

Young, Mary Myrtle

Title:

A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS OF STATE LOBBY DISCLOSURE LAWS

Graduate Program:

Public Administration

Keywords:

state legislatures.
content analysis
lobbying
policy design
lobbying disclosure laws

File:

Download Revised_PSU_Final_Dis.pdf

Committee Members:

Beverly Ann Cigler, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Steven Ames Peterson, Committee Member
Harold Bundick Shill Iii, Committee Member
Michael King, Committee Member

Author:

Patrick, Patricia A.

Title:

The Determinants of Organizational Innovativeness: A Study of GASB 34 in Pennsylvania Local Government

Graduate Program:

Public Administration

Keywords:

Everett Rogers
local governmental accounting
GASB 34
organizational innovativeness

File:

Download Patrick_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Steven Ames Peterson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Frances T. Munzenrider, Committee Member
Goktug Morcol, Committee Member
John M Trussel, Committee Member

Author:

Garraty, Robert George

Title:

A CASE STUDY OF PENNSYLVANIA STATE ADMINISTRATORS' AUTONOMY AND INVOLVEMENT IN POLICY COMMUNITIES IN ALL STAGES OF THE POLICY CYCLE

Graduate Program:

Public Administration

Keywords:

State Administrators
Policy Communities
Policy Cycle
Autonomy

File:

Download EntireDissertationsubmittal4-9-03b.pdf

Committee Members:

Beverly Ann Cigler, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Frances T. Munzenrider, Committee Member
Robert D Russell, Committee Member
James E Skok, Committee Member

Author:

Park, Sung Chul

Title:

The Comparison of Knowledge Management Practices between Public and Private Organizations: An Exploratory Study

Graduate Program:

Public Administration

Keywords:

Private organization
Public Organization
Knowledge Management

File:

Download Dissertation-Sung_Chul_Park.pdf

Committee Members:

Frances T. Munzenrider, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jeremy Plant, Committee Member
James Truman Ziegenfuss Jr., Committee Member
Parag C Pendharkar, Committee Member
Steven Ames Peterson, Committee Member

Author:

Bartell, Sherrie Myers

Title:

Relearning the Learning Organization: A Meta Theoretical Analysis

Graduate Program:

Public Administration

Keywords:

organization studies
organization theory
metatheoretical analysis
learning organization
public administration

File:

Download bartell_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Frances T. Munzenrider, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Truman Ziegenfuss Jr., Committee Member
Michael C Kenney, Committee Member
Neil M Boyd, Committee Member

Author:

Myers, Susan

Title:

Evaluation of Strategic Leader Cognitive Development Through Distance Education

Graduate Program:

Public Administration

Keywords:

Distance Education
Cognitive Development
Strategic Leader

File:

Download pennstate2__2_.pdf

Committee Members:

James Truman Ziegenfuss Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Steven Ames Peterson, Committee Member
Frances T. Munzenrider, Committee Member
Steven Melnick, Committee Member

Author:

Wachhaus, Theodore Aaron

Title:

Networks in Contemporary Public Administration: A Discourse Analysis

Graduate Program:

Public Administration

Keywords:

discourse analysis
networks

File:

Download Wachhaus_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Steven Ames Peterson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Goktug Morcol, Committee Member
Holly L Angelique, Committee Member
Frances T. Munzenrider, Committee Member

Author:

Macausland, Mary

Title:

The Impact of Goal Ambiguity on Agency Rulemaking: A Case Study of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Decision to Remove the U.s. Gaap Reconciliation Requirement for Non-u.s. Issuers

Graduate Program:

Public Administration

Keywords:

Rulemaking
Globalization
Securities and Exchange Comm.
International Financial Reporting Standards
U.S. GAAP Reconciliation

File:

Download MacAusland_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Odd Jonas Stalebrink, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Neil M Boyd, Committee Member
Jeremy Plant, Committee Member
Thomas Edward Buttross, Committee Member