Publications and Presentations

Refereed Invited Articles and Book Chapters Other Publications
Book Reviews Unpublished Manuscripts Works in Progress
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Works in Progress

"Theories of organizational behavior useful in the study of workforce diversity."

"Teaching Workforce Diversity: The Virginia Commonwealth University Experience."

"The Role of Organizational Trust in the Establishment of a High Performing Public Sector Organization," with, Anusha Seneviratne. Manuscript being prepared for the Quality, Satisfaction and Trust in Government EGPA Study Group on Productivity and Quality In the Public Sector) Conference of the European Group of Public Administration September 3-6, 2003 Lisbon, Portugal.

"Underutilized Theories in Public Administration: Principal-Agency/Resource Dependence/Population Ecology and Stakeholder Theories"

"Improving the Effectiveness of Management Education and Training : A Strategic Contingency Approach" (book length manuscript)

"Obstacles to the Successful Implementation of Contracting Out Strategies," with Oksana Beaumont

"Competencies needed by PA Professionals in an Era of Contracting Out," with David Van Gelder.

"The Field Independent/Field Dependent Cognitive Learning Styles Dimension: An Important Construct in the Education and Training of Managers," with Melanie Bartoff.

"Expanding the scholarship of teaching through learning style research: gender differences in preferred learning environments", with Tricia Johnson.

"Applying Continuous Quality Improvement Principles To Training Design and Delivery," with Annie B. Wooldridge.

"A Systematic Approach to the Design of Service Effort and Accomplishment Reporting."
"Managing the Older Worker"

"Attributes of High Performing Public Organizations: Lessons from the Private Sector."

"A New Aspect of Work Force Diversity: Differences in Cognitive Styles."

"Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action and the American Society for Public Administration Policy Process," with Julia Beckett.

"Increased Diversity of the Workforce: Implications for the Successful Implementation of Continuous Quality Improvement." with Annie B. Wooldridge

"The Company Battle Flag in the U.S. Civil War: Functions and Dysfunctions of an Iconic Vision," with H. W. Oglesby and Robert Colvin.

"Applying Strategic Planning Techniques to Local Economic Development: Implication for the Information Needs of Local Officials" with Vicki M. Emery

"Improving the Equitable Distribution of the Costs of Government: Appropriate Design of User Charges"

"Towards the Development of a Model of Self-Regulating Organizations: Prerequisites and Attributes"

"Voucher: A Tool for Integrating Pareto and Social Optimality"

Virginia Commonwealth University | College of Humanities and Sciences
L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs
Blue Wooldridge, associate professor of public administration
P.O. Box 842028 | Richmond, VA 23284-2028
Phone: (804) 828-8037 | Fax: (804) 827-1275 | E-mail: bwooldri@vcu.edu