Jay D White
Biographic Data
| ID | 4398433 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jay D White |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jay D |
| FAMILY NAME | White |
| SIGNATURE | WHITE J D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nebraska at Omaha |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 31 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
China Briefing: The Contradictions of Change
The Hermeneutics of Government Contracting: Questions of Meaning, Antiessentialism, and Antifoundationalism
Hermeneutics is essentially the art or science of interpreting the meaning of something. Hermeneutics comes into play when parties to a contract turn to it to try to interpret and understand the meaning of their obligations as set forth in the wording of the contract. This essay outlines how hermeneutic interpretation comes into play in virtually all the major steps in a government procurement and contracting process. It calls into question the f…
Organizational Psychoanalysis in Public Administration
Although not new, the use of psychoanalysis to study, assess, and work with organizations is certainly not central to the field of public administration. This article argues that psychoanalysis adds value to rational-technical reforms because in addition to addressing the structural and rational aspects of organizations, it focuses on the implicit, unconscious, and often covert influences that can hinder individual and organizational performance.…
In Appreciation of Bayard Catron
The Doctorate in Public Administration: Some Unresolved Questions and Recommendations
Introduction The traditional view of doctoral education, borrowed from the social sciences, is the reproduction of the professoriate to ensure continued knowledge development through research and the dissemination of knowledge through teaching. In other words, the traditional purpose of doctoral education is the creation of a new generation of scholars who will pursue careers in academe. This is clearly not the reality of doctoral education in pu…
The Unconscious Life of Organizations
Knowledge and Theory Development in Public Administration: The Role of Doctoral Education and Research
The purpose of doctoral education and research in public administration might seem almost self-evident. If public administration were thought of like most other social science disciplines, the traditional purpose of the doctorate - the development and dissemination of knowledge relevant to the field and preparation of the professoriate - would hold for public administration as well. Most academics in public administration may continue to think of…
Issues in Public Management Information Systems
What are the key issues facing information systems managers in the public sector? Most public IS managers surveyed show more concern for agency-wide management issues than for technical ones. They care about what information systems can do for their agencies. They want people in their agencies to understand the importance of managing information and information technology effectively
Diversity or Cacophony? The Research Enterprise in Public Administration
Dissertation Research in Public Administration and Cognate Fields: An Assessment of Methods and Quality
How does dissertation research in public administration compare with cognate fields in terms of method and quality? Guy B. Adams andJay D. White compare the dissertation researchfrom 1992 in public administration, criminology, management, planning, social work and women 's studies. Comparativefindings are presented on methods used, on the general characteristic of the dissertations, and on quality. The lack of theoretical research, or
Taking Language Seriously: Toward a Narrative Theory of Knowledge for Administrative Research
From Modernity to Postmodernity: Two Views of Planning and Public Administration
Decision" and "Action" as Contrasting Perspectives in Organization Theory
Action Theory and Literary Interpretation
This article relates the logic of literary interpretation to the logic of administrative action theory. It offers criteria for validating interpretations of administrative action. It shows how action theory can be rescued from misplaced claims of subjectivism by locating the meaning of an act with the intention of the actor. It also points out that both the meaning and the significance of an administrative action are related to interpretations an…
Dissertations and Publications in Public Administration
on file at the time of logon, which in this case was July 9, 1985. Unfortunately, nine dissertations had to be eliminated from the sample since only their author and title were reported. (These were produced at the University of Chicago and MIT which do not supply abstracts to University Microfilms International.) A few dissertations did not seem to have a public administration focus. They were not excluded following McCurdy's and Cleary's preced…
On the Growth of Knowledge in Public Administration
The issue of proper research and theory development in public administration has been raised again by Howard E. McCurdy and Robert E. Cleary in their article, Why Can't We Resolve Research Issue in Public Administration? They express concern for lack of adequate research being done at dissertation level and cite research findings suggesting that very few of recent dissertations meet criteria that conventionally define careful, systematic study in…
Beyond Explanation: A Methodological Note
In response to Michael Urban's article, "Bureaucratic Ideology in the United States and the Soviet Union: Some Empirical Dimensions," this commentary argues that three modes of knowledge acquisition: the explanatory, the interpretive, and the critical, may be employed by those seeking an explication of our general adherence to hierarchical principles. However, an understanding of the specific purposes to be served by each of these modes is a nece…
Education for the Public Service
Education for the Public Service: The Public Administration Teaching Conferences
Taking Language Seriously: Toward a Narrative Theory of Knowledge for Administrative Research
Issues in Public Management Information Systems
What are the key issues facing information systems managers in the public sector? Most public IS managers surveyed show more concern for agency-wide management issues than for technical ones. They care about what information systems can do for their agencies. They want people in their agencies to understand the importance of managing information and information technology effectively
Diversity or Cacophony? The Research Enterprise in Public Administration
The Hermeneutics of Government Contracting: Questions of Meaning, Antiessentialism, and Antifoundationalism
Hermeneutics is essentially the art or science of interpreting the meaning of something. Hermeneutics comes into play when parties to a contract turn to it to try to interpret and understand the meaning of their obligations as set forth in the wording of the contract. This essay outlines how hermeneutic interpretation comes into play in virtually all the major steps in a government procurement and contracting process. It calls into question the f…
Beyond Explanation: A Methodological Note
In response to Michael Urban's article, "Bureaucratic Ideology in the United States and the Soviet Union: Some Empirical Dimensions," this commentary argues that three modes of knowledge acquisition: the explanatory, the interpretive, and the critical, may be employed by those seeking an explication of our general adherence to hierarchical principles. However, an understanding of the specific purposes to be served by each of these modes is a nece…
Action Theory and Literary Interpretation
This article relates the logic of literary interpretation to the logic of administrative action theory. It offers criteria for validating interpretations of administrative action. It shows how action theory can be rescued from misplaced claims of subjectivism by locating the meaning of an act with the intention of the actor. It also points out that both the meaning and the significance of an administrative action are related to interpretations an…
Organizational Psychoanalysis in Public Administration
Although not new, the use of psychoanalysis to study, assess, and work with organizations is certainly not central to the field of public administration. This article argues that psychoanalysis adds value to rational-technical reforms because in addition to addressing the structural and rational aspects of organizations, it focuses on the implicit, unconscious, and often covert influences that can hinder individual and organizational performance.…
Education for the Public Service: The Public Administration Teaching Conferences
Education for the Public Service
Education for the Public Service: The Public Administration Teaching Conferences
Beyond Explanation: A Methodological Note
In response to Michael Urban's article, "Bureaucratic Ideology in the United States and the Soviet Union: Some Empirical Dimensions," this commentary argues that three modes of knowledge acquisition: the explanatory, the interpretive, and the critical, may be employed by those seeking an explication of our general adherence to hierarchical principles. However, an understanding of the specific purposes to be served by each of these modes is a nece…
Dissertations and Publications in Public Administration
on file at the time of logon, which in this case was July 9, 1985. Unfortunately, nine dissertations had to be eliminated from the sample since only their author and title were reported. (These were produced at the University of Chicago and MIT which do not supply abstracts to University Microfilms International.) A few dissertations did not seem to have a public administration focus. They were not excluded following McCurdy's and Cleary's preced…
On the Growth of Knowledge in Public Administration
The issue of proper research and theory development in public administration has been raised again by Howard E. McCurdy and Robert E. Cleary in their article, Why Can't We Resolve Research Issue in Public Administration? They express concern for lack of adequate research being done at dissertation level and cite research findings suggesting that very few of recent dissertations meet criteria that conventionally define careful, systematic study in…
Action Theory and Literary Interpretation
This article relates the logic of literary interpretation to the logic of administrative action theory. It offers criteria for validating interpretations of administrative action. It shows how action theory can be rescued from misplaced claims of subjectivism by locating the meaning of an act with the intention of the actor. It also points out that both the meaning and the significance of an administrative action are related to interpretations an…
Decision" and "Action" as Contrasting Perspectives in Organization Theory
From Modernity to Postmodernity: Two Views of Planning and Public Administration
Taking Language Seriously: Toward a Narrative Theory of Knowledge for Administrative Research
Dissertation Research in Public Administration and Cognate Fields: An Assessment of Methods and Quality
How does dissertation research in public administration compare with cognate fields in terms of method and quality? Guy B. Adams andJay D. White compare the dissertation researchfrom 1992 in public administration, criminology, management, planning, social work and women 's studies. Comparativefindings are presented on methods used, on the general characteristic of the dissertations, and on quality. The lack of theoretical research, or
Issues in Public Management Information Systems
What are the key issues facing information systems managers in the public sector? Most public IS managers surveyed show more concern for agency-wide management issues than for technical ones. They care about what information systems can do for their agencies. They want people in their agencies to understand the importance of managing information and information technology effectively
Diversity or Cacophony? The Research Enterprise in Public Administration
Knowledge and Theory Development in Public Administration: The Role of Doctoral Education and Research
The purpose of doctoral education and research in public administration might seem almost self-evident. If public administration were thought of like most other social science disciplines, the traditional purpose of the doctorate - the development and dissemination of knowledge relevant to the field and preparation of the professoriate - would hold for public administration as well. Most academics in public administration may continue to think of…
The Unconscious Life of Organizations
The Doctorate in Public Administration: Some Unresolved Questions and Recommendations
Introduction The traditional view of doctoral education, borrowed from the social sciences, is the reproduction of the professoriate to ensure continued knowledge development through research and the dissemination of knowledge through teaching. In other words, the traditional purpose of doctoral education is the creation of a new generation of scholars who will pursue careers in academe. This is clearly not the reality of doctoral education in pu…
In Appreciation of Bayard Catron
Organizational Psychoanalysis in Public Administration
Although not new, the use of psychoanalysis to study, assess, and work with organizations is certainly not central to the field of public administration. This article argues that psychoanalysis adds value to rational-technical reforms because in addition to addressing the structural and rational aspects of organizations, it focuses on the implicit, unconscious, and often covert influences that can hinder individual and organizational performance.…
The Hermeneutics of Government Contracting: Questions of Meaning, Antiessentialism, and Antifoundationalism
Hermeneutics is essentially the art or science of interpreting the meaning of something. Hermeneutics comes into play when parties to a contract turn to it to try to interpret and understand the meaning of their obligations as set forth in the wording of the contract. This essay outlines how hermeneutic interpretation comes into play in virtually all the major steps in a government procurement and contracting process. It calls into question the f…
China Briefing: The Contradictions of Change
Political science (18 works) · Sociology (12 works) · Public Administration (11 works) · Public Administration (11 works) · Administration (probate law (8 works) · Law (8 works) · Law (8 works) · Epistemology (6 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Philosophy (6 works)