Browsing UB Electronic Theses and Dissertations by Subject "United States"
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Agents or stewards?: exploring how perception influences the relationship and performance between the government and research contractors at DOE federal laboratories
(2016-05)Public managers face the challenge of the continued need to outsource public services to contractors while managing the contractors in a manner that ensures achievement of the contract goals and objectives and the ... -
An analysis of the effects of family responsibility and teleworking volume on satisfaction with teleworking in the United States federal government
(2015-04)This dissertation primarily aims to provide a better understanding of the factors that influence teleworkers’ satisfaction with teleworking in United States federal agencies. Specifically, this study empirically tests ... -
Cohabitation to collaboration: university center partnerships and the opportunity for an idea state of collaboration
(2016-05)When you embark on a new roommate scenario, sharing space is not always an easy adjustment. This holds true in cohabiting higher education arrangements as well, such as university centers (UCs) where more than one academic ... -
Demographic factors in relation to acculturation and acculturative stress: a comparison of international and domestic university students
(2016-06)This study examined the relationship between 207 international and 173 domestic students' demographic factors on acculturation and acculturative stress. It also examined the extent to which cultural values, Uncertainty ... -
Doing more with less : an assessment of senior executive attitudes and behaviors towards innovation in a federal agency
(2014-05)Over the last four decades, the interplay between leadership and innovation has garnered increasing discussion in public administration literature. There is growing evidence that leaders play a significant role in fostering ... -
Effective performance measurement of state and local inspectors general: a multi-methods analysis of current operations and a scorecard for future application
(2016-01-28)Offices of Inspectors General (OIGs) have been a part of American government since the 1700s but these organizations have evolved a great deal over the years. The first military models gave way to the federal-level models, ... -
Effects of budgetary priorities on state fiscal stability during times of boom and bust
(2015-12)This dissertation examines various budgetary priorities of 50 states in the U.S. in order to determine how the priorities influence fiscal stability during times of boom and bust. The research presented investigates the ... -
An empirical study on the significance of religiosity and spirituality for job satisfaction in public service
(2015-05)The purpose of the research is to learn if religiosity and spirituality significantly predict job satisfaction in public service. The research study also addresses for whom or under what conditions religiosity and spirituality ... -
An examination of the historical time-period and socio-cultural factors that influence use and non-use of information and communication technologies by older, working-class Black Americans
(2013-02)The United States Administration on Aging (2011) predicts that over the next forty years the number of people 65 and older will double and the number of people 85 and older will triple. Meanwhile, technology is becoming ... -
Examining how academic discipline and demographics affect the web-use skills of graduate and professional students
(2015-05)Background and Purpose: The concept of a homogenous group of tech savvy digital natives has recently been refuted empirically and theoretically through comprehensive literature reviews (Jones & Shao, 2011; Bennett, ... -
Examining theories of public-private sector collaboration: health care for people with disabilities in emergency management
(2013)As Americans observed in horror the incidents in Japan following a major earthquake followed by a tsunami and then a nuclear disaster, it is important to assess emergency planning effectiveness for all citizens, particularly ... -
An expeditionary learning approach to effective curriculum mapping : formalizing the process by exploring a user centered framework
(2014-05)Monarch Academy is an Expeditionary Learning (EL) institution, which utilizes a non-traditional educational model that combines all subjects into semester-long projects known as expeditions. In order to properly track the ... -
Health care access and utilization among African-immigrants in the District of Columbia Metro area in the United States : a comparative analysis
(2015-06)The aim of this study was to investigate health status, health behaviors, and health care access and utilization of African immigrants in the District of Columbia Metro Area (DCMA). The review of the literature revealed a ... -
Innovation and extension relevancy in the 21st century
(2016-03-07)Rogers (2003) cites the agricultural Extension Service as being the most successful organization in diffusion of research given the tremendous progress made in food production (165). However, he also acknowledges that ... -
A mobile platform for teaching nonverbal social communication skills to high-functioning autistic children using discrete trial training
(2015-05)The purpose of this project is to provide a mobile platform for teaching nonverbal social communication skills to high-functioning autistic children. The application uses the established method of Discrete Trial Training ... -
A phenomenological inquiry examining the lived experiences of African-American male senior executive service members in the United States federal government
(2015-05)Federal agencies have made significant efforts to implement equal employment opportunities and workplace diversity through the development and implementation of diversity programs and policies. However, the evidence indicates ... -
Public sector organizational change : a study of the relationship between work space and collaboration as an indicator of culture change
(2015-07)In this mixed methods study, logistics regression analysis indicates a causal relationship between collaboration and work space; hermeneutics and content analysis revealed Congressional interest in inter-agency collaboration, ... -
Public sector unions and public administration: the impact of statuary collection bargaining
(2011-08-25)This dissertation attempts fill the gap in public administration research by undertaking a comparative case study of the effects of collective bargaining on public administration and human resource management. The findings ... -
Using an enhanced e-textbook to facilitate the education and practice of social workers
(2015-12)This study examines part of a conundrum that arises in the training of Maryland social work supervisors. Experienced social workers are needed to bring their skills to supervisory duties, but the nature of the situation ... -
Using crowd sourcing to change the real estate landscape
(2016-05)Buying a home is the single largest purchase a person will make in their lifetime and often the most difficult decision. In the past, new home buyers would rely on realtors to assist them in their home search. But as ...