Public Administration Organizations: A Directory, 1954

Causes of Backstabbing Behaviors in Public Organizations

Covert behaviors commonly known as backstabbing are those actions taken in the absence of a target person in order to destroy his reputation or create some difficulties for him. Given the adverse consequences of backstabbing behaviors for the individual, organization, and society, the present study attempts to identify the causes of these behaviors in public organizations of Mashhad City. The r...

Computing and Public Organizations

This survey of empirical research on computing in government updates a review that appeared ten years earlier in Public Administration Review. It focuses primarily on research related to the management of computing and on differences between public and private sector management of computing because the bulk of the new research and findings are here. The impact of computing on employment, struct...

Decentralized Administration in Collaborating Organizations

This paper focuses on a model preventing conflicts generated by applying positive and negative authorizations to users accessing resources in a large networked system. Key–Words: Collaboration, positive and negative authorization

Public Accountability of Autonomous Public Organizations

Managing Diversity in Public Organizations

Purpose: This paper explores the managerial challenges posed by diversity in new requirements for effective performance in public organizations. Design/methodology/approach: Designing and implementing the diversity management agenda requires a deliberate and methodical managerial strategy that starts with a diagnosis of how diversity affects organizational performance. To take first step toward...