Research

Important Work and Educational-related Attributes of the Members of the "X" Generation. Unfunded research on the educational and work related attributes of those born between 1965 and 1980.

Organizational Behavior Research and the Richmond Symphony . With Dr. Randell Sleet of the Department of Management. Job satisfaction, role expectation, job commitment, and rewards rankings, in the Richmond, Virginia Symphony Orchestra.

A Multi-Attribute Decision Support System for Public Sector Revenue Planning : 1995- present. Research Question: Can the use of the analytic hierarchy process and the Delphi process can assist in the identification of an optimal revenue package in a local government?

Inreased Diversity of the Workforce: Implications for Public Management . Fall, 1991- present.

Information Content of Public Budgets in Virginia's Local Governments.

Productivity Improvement Strategies in Virginia Local Departments of Parks and Recreation . with Dr. Michael Wise. Winter/Spring, 1992.

Productivity Improvement Strategies and Budgeting Procedures in Virginia Public Libraries , with Ms. Virginia Cherry. Summer, 1991

Trends in Local Government Revenues 1974-1988 Winter, 1990.

Learning Styles of Graduate Students in Public Administration Fall , 1989-1990, Fall, 1998- 1999, 2002.

Learning Styles of International Public Managers , 1984-87.

Public Personnel Strategies Anticipated being used by Local Governments in the Commonwealth of Virginia for the Twenty-First Century . Summer, 1989.

Information Content of Virginia's Local Budgets , 1982, 1986, 1993.

Productivity Improvement: Needs and Concerns of Virginia Municipal and County Administrators , Spring/Summer 1981.

Identifying Obstacles to Implementing Financial Management Information/Control Systems , Spring 1981.

Trends in Local Government Revenues During the 1970's , with Catherine Spain. Winter,1981.

Identifying the Financial Management Needs of Minority Local Officials in Energy Management; Public/Private Cooperation and Capital Infrastructure , Joint Center for Political Studies (JCPS), Winter 1981.

The Future of Budgeting in the 1980's , a Survey of Members of the Budget Committee, Municipal Finance Officers Association, Spring 1980.

Identification of Obstacles Encountered with Implementing Changes in Local Government Operating Budgets , Summer 1979

Financial Management Needs of Virginia County Administrators , Summer 1978.

Senior Technical Adviser, Identifying the Financial Management Needs of Minority Local Officials , Financial Management Capacity Sharing Program, Joint Center for Political Studies, Spring/Summer 1978.

Training of Trainers , workshop (funded by IPA U.S. Civil Service Commission). Summer 1977.

Local Government Budgeting Practices in Virginia , 1975.

Servicing Pricing and Urban Development Project , (National Science Foundation), 1974.

At the present, I am involved in developing a better understanding and ability to apply the following concepts:

The Changing Diversity of the Workforce: Implications for the Management of Public and Non Profit Organizations.

The Implication of Students' Learning Styles for the Design and Delivery of Management Education and Training

Characteristics of High Performance Organizations.

Implementing Public Policy Through Appropriate Revenue Design and Management.

Strategies for Enhancing Equity under conditions of Fiscal Stress.

Strategies for Increasing Productivity in Institutions of Higher Education

Implementation Feasibility Analysis: This is a structured process by which policy makers and managers identify the obstacles to the successful implementation of a policy. This concept builds on the myriad of recent literature dealing with policy and program implementation as well as many of the important issues identified in the diffusion of innovation literature. Research findings reported in Municipal Management, Spring 1983; Government Accountants Journal, Summer 1983 and Spring, 1987; The National Productivity Review , Winter, 1991-92 and ASPA presentation, 1981.

The Identification and Validation of Policy/Program Assumptions : Another interest of mine is the importance of assumptions in policy/program formulation. During the Fall of 1981, I taught a Special Study: Advanced Topics in Policy Analysis. This course utilized a methodology designed to improve policy formulation and analysis through the systematic identification and validation of assumptions. Paper presented at Twelfth National Conference on Teaching Public Administration. March 1989.

Trends in an Alternative Government Revenue Resources: Research in this area has been reported at the Urban Affairs Association Conferences 1982 and 1989; and in the publications State and Local Finances in the 1980's; Resources in Review, May 1981; and Public Administration Review , March/April 1984.

The Design of Effective Learning Experiences: Research reported at the Annual Conference of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, October, 1990; the 5th Annual Conference on Teaching Public Administration, May 1982 and the 2nd National Conference on Public Sector Productivity Improvement, March 1983.