Thomas J Barth
Biographic Data
| ID | 4401693 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thomas J Barth |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thomas J |
| FAMILY NAME | Barth |
| SIGNATURE | BARTH T J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Memphis State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4462-2405 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 32 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Charles Goodsell
Our society has the habit of writing about exemplars after they are no longer with us; this is certainly important and beneficial but misses the opportunity to engage them in a personal reflection on their lives and the contributions/lessons they most want to share. This essay is intended to address this common oversight by sharing the marvelous 61‐year career of Charles Goodsell, by first recounting his still active professional journey and clos…
The Role of Ad Hoc Regional Alliances in Managing Growth
This article discusses the establishment of the Cape Fear Regional Growth Team as an example of the emergence of ad hoc regional alliances nationwide. These alliances, characterized by the lack of a formal leader, strict organizational boundaries, or imposed rules or regulations, exist solely because it is in the interest of the members. They are an organizational response to a world of “wicked problems” where no one is in charge because solution…
Artificial Intelligence and Administrative Discretion
Advances in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) are leading to a new level of computing in which systems will have the capability to act as autonomous agents and learn to learn independently, assess their environment, and think with values, motives, and emotions. Reflection on the dialogue in the AI literature and implications for public administration raises issues concerning a number of classic dilemmas relevant to administrative discreti…
Public Administration Handbooks
Autonomy Grounded in Subordination
This article uses the normative framework provided by the concept of autonomy grounded in subordination to view competing institutional pressures in three government agencies (the Office of Management and Budget, the General Accounting Office, and the Department of Justice). This framework suggests that the proper perspective for viewing an agency in a government of separate but shared powers is one of balancing responsibility to multiple masters…
Constitutional Subordinate Autonomy
This article explores Rohr's concept of constitutional subordinate autonomy: public administrators exercising discretion to maintain the constitutional balance of powers among the three branches. In-depth interviews with mid-level administrators representing nine federal organizations provide rich illustrations that reveal the usefulness and limitations of this concept. The article concludes that although average administrators may not explicitly…
The Public Interest and Administrative Discretion
The public interest is a much neglected concept that has powerful symbolic and instrumental value. Building on the work of Goodsell, this article provides a framework to examine the degree to which a policy or program is in the public interest. This research presents four cases that illustrate how serving the public interest in a democracy requires ongoing concern with not only what is done but also with how it is done. Furthermore, the cases dem…
Artificial Intelligence and Administrative Discretion
Advances in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) are leading to a new level of computing in which systems will have the capability to act as autonomous agents and learn to learn independently, assess their environment, and think with values, motives, and emotions. Reflection on the dialogue in the AI literature and implications for public administration raises issues concerning a number of classic dilemmas relevant to administrative discreti…
The Public Interest and Administrative Discretion
The public interest is a much neglected concept that has powerful symbolic and instrumental value. Building on the work of Goodsell, this article provides a framework to examine the degree to which a policy or program is in the public interest. This research presents four cases that illustrate how serving the public interest in a democracy requires ongoing concern with not only what is done but also with how it is done. Furthermore, the cases dem…
Public Administration Handbooks
Constitutional Subordinate Autonomy
This article explores Rohr's concept of constitutional subordinate autonomy: public administrators exercising discretion to maintain the constitutional balance of powers among the three branches. In-depth interviews with mid-level administrators representing nine federal organizations provide rich illustrations that reveal the usefulness and limitations of this concept. The article concludes that although average administrators may not explicitly…
The Role of Ad Hoc Regional Alliances in Managing Growth
This article discusses the establishment of the Cape Fear Regional Growth Team as an example of the emergence of ad hoc regional alliances nationwide. These alliances, characterized by the lack of a formal leader, strict organizational boundaries, or imposed rules or regulations, exist solely because it is in the interest of the members. They are an organizational response to a world of “wicked problems” where no one is in charge because solution…
Autonomy Grounded in Subordination
This article uses the normative framework provided by the concept of autonomy grounded in subordination to view competing institutional pressures in three government agencies (the Office of Management and Budget, the General Accounting Office, and the Department of Justice). This framework suggests that the proper perspective for viewing an agency in a government of separate but shared powers is one of balancing responsibility to multiple masters…
The Public Interest and Administrative Discretion
The public interest is a much neglected concept that has powerful symbolic and instrumental value. Building on the work of Goodsell, this article provides a framework to examine the degree to which a policy or program is in the public interest. This research presents four cases that illustrate how serving the public interest in a democracy requires ongoing concern with not only what is done but also with how it is done. Furthermore, the cases dem…
Constitutional Subordinate Autonomy
This article explores Rohr's concept of constitutional subordinate autonomy: public administrators exercising discretion to maintain the constitutional balance of powers among the three branches. In-depth interviews with mid-level administrators representing nine federal organizations provide rich illustrations that reveal the usefulness and limitations of this concept. The article concludes that although average administrators may not explicitly…
Autonomy Grounded in Subordination
This article uses the normative framework provided by the concept of autonomy grounded in subordination to view competing institutional pressures in three government agencies (the Office of Management and Budget, the General Accounting Office, and the Department of Justice). This framework suggests that the proper perspective for viewing an agency in a government of separate but shared powers is one of balancing responsibility to multiple masters…
Artificial Intelligence and Administrative Discretion
Advances in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) are leading to a new level of computing in which systems will have the capability to act as autonomous agents and learn to learn independently, assess their environment, and think with values, motives, and emotions. Reflection on the dialogue in the AI literature and implications for public administration raises issues concerning a number of classic dilemmas relevant to administrative discreti…
Public Administration Handbooks
The Role of Ad Hoc Regional Alliances in Managing Growth
This article discusses the establishment of the Cape Fear Regional Growth Team as an example of the emergence of ad hoc regional alliances nationwide. These alliances, characterized by the lack of a formal leader, strict organizational boundaries, or imposed rules or regulations, exist solely because it is in the interest of the members. They are an organizational response to a world of “wicked problems” where no one is in charge because solution…
Charles Goodsell
Our society has the habit of writing about exemplars after they are no longer with us; this is certainly important and beneficial but misses the opportunity to engage them in a personal reflection on their lives and the contributions/lessons they most want to share. This essay is intended to address this common oversight by sharing the marvelous 61‐year career of Charles Goodsell, by first recounting his still active professional journey and clos…
Law (7 works) · Law (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Public Administration (5 works) · Public Administration (5 works) · Public relations (5 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Administration (probate law (3 works) · Discretion (3 works) · Accountability (2 works)