Short Essays (Each question with 800-word limit)
Please use the files that I uploaded down below. Thank you so much
Exam Questions:
If you could add a topic to the syllabus, what topic and reading would you add? Please select articles from Public Administration Review, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory and/or Public Management Review from 2022-2024 (or Online First). Please also explain why this topic/or reading is essential to the public administration field.
What are the most effective leadership for the public sector? Please use one example discussed in the reading and class. How should the managers motivate the public employees, given limited financial incentives? (class materials only)
How to best manage organization changes and conflicts? What are the tactics? Please give specific examples in the readings or class simulation. (Class materials only)
What are the strengths and weaknesses of each evaluation design? Please answer according to the criteria listed in the table and information in the PATH Program case:
Design 1
Design 2
Design 3
Participant Group
PATH participants from PATH Participant Survey
Applicants who scored just below the eligibility threshold
Randomly selected group of applicants who scored just above the threshold (normally ineligible) who will be offered to participate in
the program
Comparison Group
Subset of households in the Summer 2002 SLC who are poor and are similar to the participant group on a set of
observable characteristics
Applicants who scored just above the eligibility threshold
Randomly selected group of applicants who scored just above the threshold and who will not be offered to
participate in the program
Impact Estimation
Using regression analysis, compare change in outcomes for participants to change in outcomes for comparison group and control statistically for a host of household and individual
characteristics
Using regression analysis, compare outcomes for participants to outcomes for comparison group and control statistically for a host of household and individual characteristics including the
eligibility score
Using regression analysis, compare outcomes for participants to outcomes for control group and control statistically for a host of household and individual characteristics
The scientific quality of the design
The political feasibility of implementing the design
The logistical implications of the design
The financial implications of the design
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