Browsing by Thesis Advisor "Keiser, Lael"
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Communicating reform: apologies and policy implementation for policing's history
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)Governments sometimes apologize for their mistakes but apologizing for mistakes does not always impart legitimacy on governments. Policing's history in the United States creates the context through which policing is ... -
Judicial impact on bureaucratic decision-making : the case of public procurement and contracting
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)This study examines whether and how much the bureaucracy responds to the judiciary. Specifically, I utilize cross-sectional, time-series data to analyze the extent to which variation in bureaucratic decision-making regarding ... -
Manager and employee behaviors in response to performance signals in public organizations
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)This dissertation explores the diverse behaviors of managers and employees in response to performance signals in public organizations. Performance outcomes provide crucial information for actors related to public organizations ... -
Representative bureaucracy and bureaucratic responsiveness : linking passive and active representation in Ghana's education bureaucracy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Over the years, scholars have examined representative bureaucracy as a viable means to achieve bureaucratic responsiveness in a democratic society. ... -
Strategic human capital management and public sector performance : an investigation of federal agencies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] -
Unelected oversight : the politics of government investigations and problem monitoring
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)How do elected officials and top decisionmakers receive information about the problems encountered in government agencies? Policymaking and agenda setting research primarily examines how elected officials directly gather ...