James R Thompson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3938290 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James R Thompson |
| GIVEN NAMES | James R |
| FAMILY NAME | Thompson |
| SIGNATURE | THOMPSON J R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Western Washington State College |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1906-0471 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 102 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1973 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Modeling Covid-19 for Lifting Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions
As a result of the COVID-worldwide pandemic, the United States instituted various non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) in an e ort to slow the spread of the disease. Although necessary for public safety, these NPIs can also have deleterious e ects on the economy of a nation. State and federal leaders need tools that provide insight into which combination of NPIs will have the greatest impact on slowing the disease and at what point in time it …
International perspectives and trends in research on inclusive education
If You Are Committed, Then so Am I
Research on organizational commitment has generally ignored the role that social networks may play in shaping work-related attitudes. In this article, we explore two network-based mechanisms: (a) structural position effects, based on centrality, and (b) social influence, based on direct social contact with peers. Relying on network, survey, and administrative data for more than 400 employees in 21 different organizations, our findings suggest tha…
Causing Trouble
Michael and MacLeod’s paper on theories of reference for intentional concepts addresses neglected connections between theories of reference and Theory of Mind debates. Unfortunately, their paper neither shows the negative effects of descriptivism on theories of reference for intentional concepts nor provides an adequate picture of how the sort of theory they advocate might explain either the reference of intentional concepts or the puzzles of dev…
Speech Acts and Sub-Sentential Speech
In this paper, I compile some reasons for resisting Stainton’s (2006) analysis of sub-sentential speech. My resistance stems from considerations about the intentions and expectations of those who communicate using sub-sentential speech. I challenge Stainton’s reasons for thinking that some sub-sentential utterances have the status of full-fledged speech acts and argue that they turn out to be degenerate speech acts. After offering my own analysis…
The Federal Civil Service
Recent changes in federal personnel practices, ostensibly for the purpose of "performance," serve to deprive the civil service of its moral content and hence to undermine its viability as an institution
Models for Investors in Real World Markets
Pieces of the Puzzle
Theoretical and empirical efforts to develop valid methods by which to identify people with mental retardation and related disabilities have been underway for approximately 100 years. Recently, there is a growing consensus that mental retardation is best conceptualized as significant limitations in the multidimensional construct of personal competence. In addition to physical competence, personal competence is conceptualized to include, at the br…
Reinvention As Reform
The conclusion of the Clinton Administration presents an opportune time to investigate the outcomes of the National Performance Review (NPR). Any such evaluation, however, is complicated by the nature of the objectives sought, many of which relate to subtle and elusive elements of organizational life: empowering employees, inducing a less risk‐adverse culture, and enhancing the quality of service delivery. The strategy employed here as a means of…
Devising Administrative Reform That Works
Administrative reform doesn't work. At least such is the conclusion drawn by a number of scholars in reviewing the history of attempts to reorganize and reform the federal executive establishment. Their verdict is based on their observations, first, of Congress's reluctance to accede in presidential proposals for reconfiguring the bureaucracy and, second, of a general failure of those proposals that have gained congressional approval to achieve t…
The Reinvention Game
Evaluating success or failure of National Performance Review (NPR) on basis of its proclaimed goal of making government better and cost is problematic. Whether federal government works better than it did in 1993 is a question that is not easily subject to objective verification. Even estimates of cost savings from initiative have varied widely. The Congressional Budget Office estimated that Phase I recommendations would save only 5 percent of $5.…
Political Management Strategies and Polical/Career Relationships
For much of this century, but most notably for the past 25 years, political/career relationships in Washington have been marked by presidential efforts to direct and control the permanent bureaucracy better. The key players in this relationship are the political executives appointed by the president to serve as policy managers in the branch and the top career cadre--since 1978, the members of the Senior Executive Service (SES). The relationship h…
Preventing pregnancies among adolescents
Pyrazole Diuresis in Rats with and without Alcohol
Water intake and urinary output were observed in 20 rats treated with pyrazole and/or alcohol combinations. Results indicate water losses after pyrazole, but no pyrazole with alcohol interaction effect
Reinvention As Reform
The conclusion of the Clinton Administration presents an opportune time to investigate the outcomes of the National Performance Review (NPR). Any such evaluation, however, is complicated by the nature of the objectives sought, many of which relate to subtle and elusive elements of organizational life: empowering employees, inducing a less risk‐adverse culture, and enhancing the quality of service delivery. The strategy employed here as a means of…
The Federal Civil Service
Recent changes in federal personnel practices, ostensibly for the purpose of "performance," serve to deprive the civil service of its moral content and hence to undermine its viability as an institution
Devising Administrative Reform That Works
Administrative reform doesn't work. At least such is the conclusion drawn by a number of scholars in reviewing the history of attempts to reorganize and reform the federal executive establishment. Their verdict is based on their observations, first, of Congress's reluctance to accede in presidential proposals for reconfiguring the bureaucracy and, second, of a general failure of those proposals that have gained congressional approval to achieve t…
The Reinvention Game
Evaluating success or failure of National Performance Review (NPR) on basis of its proclaimed goal of making government better and cost is problematic. Whether federal government works better than it did in 1993 is a question that is not easily subject to objective verification. Even estimates of cost savings from initiative have varied widely. The Congressional Budget Office estimated that Phase I recommendations would save only 5 percent of $5.…
Political Management Strategies and Polical/Career Relationships
For much of this century, but most notably for the past 25 years, political/career relationships in Washington have been marked by presidential efforts to direct and control the permanent bureaucracy better. The key players in this relationship are the political executives appointed by the president to serve as policy managers in the branch and the top career cadre--since 1978, the members of the Senior Executive Service (SES). The relationship h…
If You Are Committed, Then so Am I
Research on organizational commitment has generally ignored the role that social networks may play in shaping work-related attitudes. In this article, we explore two network-based mechanisms: (a) structural position effects, based on centrality, and (b) social influence, based on direct social contact with peers. Relying on network, survey, and administrative data for more than 400 employees in 21 different organizations, our findings suggest tha…
Pyrazole Diuresis in Rats with and without Alcohol
Water intake and urinary output were observed in 20 rats treated with pyrazole and/or alcohol combinations. Results indicate water losses after pyrazole, but no pyrazole with alcohol interaction effect
Preventing pregnancies among adolescents
Political Management Strategies and Polical/Career Relationships
For much of this century, but most notably for the past 25 years, political/career relationships in Washington have been marked by presidential efforts to direct and control the permanent bureaucracy better. The key players in this relationship are the political executives appointed by the president to serve as policy managers in the branch and the top career cadre--since 1978, the members of the Senior Executive Service (SES). The relationship h…
The Reinvention Game
Evaluating success or failure of National Performance Review (NPR) on basis of its proclaimed goal of making government better and cost is problematic. Whether federal government works better than it did in 1993 is a question that is not easily subject to objective verification. Even estimates of cost savings from initiative have varied widely. The Congressional Budget Office estimated that Phase I recommendations would save only 5 percent of $5.…
Devising Administrative Reform That Works
Administrative reform doesn't work. At least such is the conclusion drawn by a number of scholars in reviewing the history of attempts to reorganize and reform the federal executive establishment. Their verdict is based on their observations, first, of Congress's reluctance to accede in presidential proposals for reconfiguring the bureaucracy and, second, of a general failure of those proposals that have gained congressional approval to achieve t…
Reinvention As Reform
The conclusion of the Clinton Administration presents an opportune time to investigate the outcomes of the National Performance Review (NPR). Any such evaluation, however, is complicated by the nature of the objectives sought, many of which relate to subtle and elusive elements of organizational life: empowering employees, inducing a less risk‐adverse culture, and enhancing the quality of service delivery. The strategy employed here as a means of…
Models for Investors in Real World Markets
Pieces of the Puzzle
Theoretical and empirical efforts to develop valid methods by which to identify people with mental retardation and related disabilities have been underway for approximately 100 years. Recently, there is a growing consensus that mental retardation is best conceptualized as significant limitations in the multidimensional construct of personal competence. In addition to physical competence, personal competence is conceptualized to include, at the br…
The Federal Civil Service
Recent changes in federal personnel practices, ostensibly for the purpose of "performance," serve to deprive the civil service of its moral content and hence to undermine its viability as an institution
Speech Acts and Sub-Sentential Speech
In this paper, I compile some reasons for resisting Stainton’s (2006) analysis of sub-sentential speech. My resistance stems from considerations about the intentions and expectations of those who communicate using sub-sentential speech. I challenge Stainton’s reasons for thinking that some sub-sentential utterances have the status of full-fledged speech acts and argue that they turn out to be degenerate speech acts. After offering my own analysis…
Causing Trouble
Michael and MacLeod’s paper on theories of reference for intentional concepts addresses neglected connections between theories of reference and Theory of Mind debates. Unfortunately, their paper neither shows the negative effects of descriptivism on theories of reference for intentional concepts nor provides an adequate picture of how the sort of theory they advocate might explain either the reference of intentional concepts or the puzzles of dev…
If You Are Committed, Then so Am I
Research on organizational commitment has generally ignored the role that social networks may play in shaping work-related attitudes. In this article, we explore two network-based mechanisms: (a) structural position effects, based on centrality, and (b) social influence, based on direct social contact with peers. Relying on network, survey, and administrative data for more than 400 employees in 21 different organizations, our findings suggest tha…
International perspectives and trends in research on inclusive education
Modeling Covid-19 for Lifting Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions
As a result of the COVID-worldwide pandemic, the United States instituted various non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) in an e ort to slow the spread of the disease. Although necessary for public safety, these NPIs can also have deleterious e ects on the economy of a nation. State and federal leaders need tools that provide insight into which combination of NPIs will have the greatest impact on slowing the disease and at what point in time it …
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