Pamela A Mischen
Biographic Data
| ID | 2806360 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Pamela A Mischen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Pamela A |
| FAMILY NAME | Mischen |
| SIGNATURE | MISCHEN P A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Binghamton University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4642-1604 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 186 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Measuring the impact of organizational characteristics on the sustainability performance of US institutions of higher education
Purpose The purpose of this study is to determine how organizational characteristics at higher education institutions (HEI) influence their sustainability performance as measured by the advancement of sustainability in higher education’s sustainability tracking, assessment and rating system (STARS). Design/methodology/approach This analysis identified 11 independent variables to measure the impact of four general organizational characteristics – …
The role of culture in sustainable communities
Social Equity and “Fracking”
Social equity is an important normative construct in public administration. However, its operationalization is vague and it is empirically underutilized. This article combines political economy, social equity, and environmental justice literatures to explore the contentious issue of hydraulic fracturing for natural gas (commonly called “fracking”). Through interviews with local officials, we show that local officials are aware of equity issues, m…
Buena gobernanza de los bienes comunes de Rapa Nui
La sustentabilidad de las comunidades en Rapa Nui (Isla de Pascua, Chile) requiere de una buena gobernanza de los recursos compartidos y comunes. Las estructuras de gobierno deben equilibrar los intereses individuales con las necesidades comunes de la comunidad, ya sea en la gestin de tierras comunales necesarias para el cultivo, el agua subterrnea, las piedras para herramientas, los caladeros, el patrimonio cultural o el turismo. Gran parte de l…
Networks in Public Administration Scholarship
This article examines the road that network scholarship has followed in Public Administration. We look at the historical drivers of the use of networks in practice and scholarship in the field and discuss how that has shaped the current literature. The body of the article focuses on the current challenges that network scholars face in the discipline, specifically basic theoretical issues, knowledge about formal networks, knowledge about informal …
Building Trust in Public and Nonprofit Networks
This article provides greater understanding of factors influencing interpersonal trust in networks composed of public and nonprofit service providers. The present theoretical model identifies propensity to trust, the perceived trustworthiness of the trustee, the relationship between the trustee and trustor, and third-party relationships as influencing interpersonal trust. The model is tested using action research data collected from a network of …
Making Implementation More Democratic through Action Implementation Research
Public administration scholars often associate increased public participation in policy implementation with the advancement of democratic values. Likewise, scholars engaged in the various forms of action research (AR) promote their efforts as a means to democratizing the research process or contributing to improved social outcomes. Despite these common interests in participation and democracy, there have been few attempts to apply AR methods to p…
Intraorganizational Implementation Research
The article presents a process by which qualitative case study implementation research may be cumulated. Using the concept of the hermeneutic spiral, an iterative process is employed in order to increase understanding of welfare implementation since the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act. This process involves a review of recent welfare reform literature, the use of the knowing organization model (KOM) as a research f…
Networks in Public Administration Scholarship
This article examines the road that network scholarship has followed in Public Administration. We look at the historical drivers of the use of networks in practice and scholarship in the field and discuss how that has shaped the current literature. The body of the article focuses on the current challenges that network scholars face in the discipline, specifically basic theoretical issues, knowledge about formal networks, knowledge about informal …
Building Trust in Public and Nonprofit Networks
This article provides greater understanding of factors influencing interpersonal trust in networks composed of public and nonprofit service providers. The present theoretical model identifies propensity to trust, the perceived trustworthiness of the trustee, the relationship between the trustee and trustor, and third-party relationships as influencing interpersonal trust. The model is tested using action research data collected from a network of …
Making Implementation More Democratic through Action Implementation Research
Public administration scholars often associate increased public participation in policy implementation with the advancement of democratic values. Likewise, scholars engaged in the various forms of action research (AR) promote their efforts as a means to democratizing the research process or contributing to improved social outcomes. Despite these common interests in participation and democracy, there have been few attempts to apply AR methods to p…
Intraorganizational Implementation Research
The article presents a process by which qualitative case study implementation research may be cumulated. Using the concept of the hermeneutic spiral, an iterative process is employed in order to increase understanding of welfare implementation since the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act. This process involves a review of recent welfare reform literature, the use of the knowing organization model (KOM) as a research f…
Intraorganizational Implementation Research
The article presents a process by which qualitative case study implementation research may be cumulated. Using the concept of the hermeneutic spiral, an iterative process is employed in order to increase understanding of welfare implementation since the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act. This process involves a review of recent welfare reform literature, the use of the knowing organization model (KOM) as a research f…
Making Implementation More Democratic through Action Implementation Research
Public administration scholars often associate increased public participation in policy implementation with the advancement of democratic values. Likewise, scholars engaged in the various forms of action research (AR) promote their efforts as a means to democratizing the research process or contributing to improved social outcomes. Despite these common interests in participation and democracy, there have been few attempts to apply AR methods to p…
Building Trust in Public and Nonprofit Networks
This article provides greater understanding of factors influencing interpersonal trust in networks composed of public and nonprofit service providers. The present theoretical model identifies propensity to trust, the perceived trustworthiness of the trustee, the relationship between the trustee and trustor, and third-party relationships as influencing interpersonal trust. The model is tested using action research data collected from a network of …
Networks in Public Administration Scholarship
This article examines the road that network scholarship has followed in Public Administration. We look at the historical drivers of the use of networks in practice and scholarship in the field and discuss how that has shaped the current literature. The body of the article focuses on the current challenges that network scholars face in the discipline, specifically basic theoretical issues, knowledge about formal networks, knowledge about informal …
Buena gobernanza de los bienes comunes de Rapa Nui
La sustentabilidad de las comunidades en Rapa Nui (Isla de Pascua, Chile) requiere de una buena gobernanza de los recursos compartidos y comunes. Las estructuras de gobierno deben equilibrar los intereses individuales con las necesidades comunes de la comunidad, ya sea en la gestin de tierras comunales necesarias para el cultivo, el agua subterrnea, las piedras para herramientas, los caladeros, el patrimonio cultural o el turismo. Gran parte de l…
Social Equity and “Fracking”
Social equity is an important normative construct in public administration. However, its operationalization is vague and it is empirically underutilized. This article combines political economy, social equity, and environmental justice literatures to explore the contentious issue of hydraulic fracturing for natural gas (commonly called “fracking”). Through interviews with local officials, we show that local officials are aware of equity issues, m…
The role of culture in sustainable communities
Measuring the impact of organizational characteristics on the sustainability performance of US institutions of higher education
Purpose The purpose of this study is to determine how organizational characteristics at higher education institutions (HEI) influence their sustainability performance as measured by the advancement of sustainability in higher education’s sustainability tracking, assessment and rating system (STARS). Design/methodology/approach This analysis identified 11 independent variables to measure the impact of four general organizational characteristics – …
Political science (8 works) · Public relations (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Public Policy and Administration Research (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Action (physics (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Geography (2 works)