Willa Bruce
Biographic Data
| ID | 4399464 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Willa Bruce |
| GIVEN NAMES | Willa |
| FAMILY NAME | Bruce |
| SIGNATURE | BRUCE W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Director of the Upward Bound and Talent Search Programs at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University where she is a former instructor of personnel administration in the management department and is a Ph.D. candidate at the Center for Public Administration and Policy. |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Spirituality in Public Service
This chapter focuses on a dialog between two people named John and Willa. John says when he read Willa&s;s essay, he was far from comfortable with the idea that spirituality is a missing ingredient in public service. Willa replies yes, spirituality is an abstract concept—much easier to talk about than to operationalize she expect. When she talks about spirituality, she&s;s defining it as a "search for meaning and values, which includes some sense…
Public Administrator Attitudes about Spirituality
A random sample of members of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) were surveyed in regard to their views about spirituality in the public-sector workplace and whether spirituality should be discussed in their profession. Results of the survey are analyzed and reported. Based on these initial findings, it can be said that ASPA members who consider themselves to be spiritual have a substantially different worldview from those who …
Spirituality in Public Service
Ideals and Conventions
Preparing Supervisors for the Future Work Force
workingparents and to dual-career couples, despite their growing numbers in the work force. The authors conclude that supervisory training needs to change to emphasize acceptance ofdiversity in the workplace. The supervisor encountering an employee from the 'Workforce 2000 Johnston and Packer, 1988) is likely to run up against the paradox of diversity. Traditional management theory, which has inspired 'best practice guidelines for the first-line …
Rejoinder to Terry Cooper's Response to the Review of The Responsible Administrator
Ethics and Administration
Transforming the Golem
Bureaucratic Responsiveness
Public Administrator Attitudes about Spirituality
A random sample of members of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) were surveyed in regard to their views about spirituality in the public-sector workplace and whether spirituality should be discussed in their profession. Results of the survey are analyzed and reported. Based on these initial findings, it can be said that ASPA members who consider themselves to be spiritual have a substantially different worldview from those who …
Preparing Supervisors for the Future Work Force
workingparents and to dual-career couples, despite their growing numbers in the work force. The authors conclude that supervisory training needs to change to emphasize acceptance ofdiversity in the workplace. The supervisor encountering an employee from the 'Workforce 2000 Johnston and Packer, 1988) is likely to run up against the paradox of diversity. Traditional management theory, which has inspired 'best practice guidelines for the first-line …
Bureaucratic Responsiveness
Transforming the Golem
Rejoinder to Terry Cooper's Response to the Review of The Responsible Administrator
Ethics and Administration
Preparing Supervisors for the Future Work Force
workingparents and to dual-career couples, despite their growing numbers in the work force. The authors conclude that supervisory training needs to change to emphasize acceptance ofdiversity in the workplace. The supervisor encountering an employee from the 'Workforce 2000 Johnston and Packer, 1988) is likely to run up against the paradox of diversity. Traditional management theory, which has inspired 'best practice guidelines for the first-line …
Ideals and Conventions
Spirituality in Public Service
Public Administrator Attitudes about Spirituality
A random sample of members of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) were surveyed in regard to their views about spirituality in the public-sector workplace and whether spirituality should be discussed in their profession. Results of the survey are analyzed and reported. Based on these initial findings, it can be said that ASPA members who consider themselves to be spiritual have a substantially different worldview from those who …
Spirituality in Public Service
This chapter focuses on a dialog between two people named John and Willa. John says when he read Willa&s;s essay, he was far from comfortable with the idea that spirituality is a missing ingredient in public service. Willa replies yes, spirituality is an abstract concept—much easier to talk about than to operationalize she expect. When she talks about spirituality, she&s;s defining it as a "search for meaning and values, which includes some sense…
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