Mary Maureen Brown

Biographic Data

ID4399600
NAMEMary Maureen Brown
GIVEN NAMESMary Maureen
FAMILY NAMEBrown
SIGNATUREBROWN M M
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS18
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1992
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2014
H-INDEX3

  • Revisiting the IT Productivity Paradox

    Open AccessMary Maureen BrownARTICLEThe American Review of Public…2014Cited by: 4References: 11

    Twenty-five years after Nobel Laureate economist Robert Solow observed “seeing computers everywhere but in the productivity statistics,” the question of productivity gains from information technologies (IT) remains unanswered. This study examines the role of IT on one of the major indicators of police productivity: crime clearance rates. Relying on a two-wave cohort panel research design of roughly 700 police agencies, the study reveals that sign…

  • Understanding E-Government Benefits

    Open AccessMary Maureen BrownARTICLEThe American Review of Public…2007Cited by: 9References: 10

    Past research on the topic of e-government activities is heavily rooted in describing technological innovation in terms of a maturational model. Apparently, technological innovation has occurred incrementally—and the benefits, if realized, are slow to accrue. This research examines the utility of maturational models in understanding the achievement of e-government benefits. The findings are predicated on a retrospective panel analysis of how publ…

  • Learning Organizations in the Public Sector? A Study of Police Agencies Employing Information and Technology to Advance Knowledge

    Open AccessMary Maureen Brown, Jeffrey L BrudneyARTICLEPublic Administration Review2003References: 24

    In an attempt to reap the purported benefits that “knowledge workers” bring to organizations, many police departments have shifted to a community problem–oriented policing philosophy. Rather than focusing on enforcement and incarceration, this philosophy is based on the dissemination of information to promote a proactive, preventative approach to reduce crime and disorder. In keeping with much of the contemporary literature on the “learning organ…

  • Public Sector Information Technology Initiatives

    Open AccessMary Maureen Brown, Jeffrey L BrudneyARTICLEAdministration & Society1998Cited by: 5References: 9

    On the 10th anniversary of the recommendations published by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) on information system instruction in schools and departments of public administration, sweeping information management reforms were instituted throughout the federal sector by the passage of the Clinger-Cohen Act (CCA) of 1996. This research examines the extent to which these programs prepare students for t…

  • A "Smarter, Better, Faster, and Cheaper" Government

    Mary Maureen Brown, Jeffrey L BrudneyARTICLEPublic Administration Review1998References: 3

    With a fervent aspiration to government work better and cost less, the Clinton-Gore National Performance Review offers numerous suggestions to push governments to do everything smarter, better, faster, and cheaper (Gore, 1993, 66). While the report contains more than 100 specific recommendations, two postulates underlie many of the prescriptions: (1) Governments should seek market, rather than administrative, solutions to facilitate the delivery …

  • Computing in Graduate Education in Public Administration

    Open AccessJeffrey L Brudney, Mary Maureen BrownARTICLESocial Science Computer Review1992References: 8

    This article addresses current practices and future needs in education in computing in graduate-level programs in public administration and affairs. Based on a survey of MPA-granting institutions, it shows that most public administration programs have incorporated computing applications into curricula beyond conventional courses in statistics and research methodology. To meet the needs of future public managers for computing skills, however, furt…