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Global Responses to Chronic Diseases: What Lessons Can Political Science Offer?

by Chantal Blouin

Adm. Sci. 2012, 2(1), 120-134; https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci2010120 - 20 Mar 2012

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Designing and adopting a global response to address the rise of chronic diseases in both the industrial and developing world requires policymakers to engage in global health diplomacy. In the context of the recent United Nations’ High-Level Summit on Non-Communicable Diseases, the paper [...] Read more.

Designing and adopting a global response to address the rise of chronic diseases in both the industrial and developing world requires policymakers to engage in global health diplomacy. In the context of the recent United Nations’ High-Level Summit on Non-Communicable Diseases, the paper first reviews the rationale for collective action at the global level to address the rise of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), given the perceived limited cross-border dimensions of NCDs. Secondly, based on the social sciences literature studying policymaking at the domestic and international level, this article highlights recommendations on how to engage during the main phases of the policy process: agenda-setting, policy development and adoption. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Public Health Policy: An International Perspective)

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Performing Leadership: Observations from the World of Music

by Ralph Bathurst and Donna Ladkin

Adm. Sci. 2012, 2(1), 99-119; https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci2010099 - 20 Mar 2012

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This paper explores leadership as an emergent social process. We begin by discussing and contesting the tradition privileging linear management processes, and offer as a counterpoint accounts of distributed leadership out of which our focus on leadership as a plural process grows. Our [...] Read more.

This paper explores leadership as an emergent social process. We begin by discussing and contesting the tradition privileging linear management processes, and offer as a counterpoint accounts of distributed leadership out of which our focus on leadership as a plural process grows. Our concept of leadership as a plural process is enriched by an inquiry into musical ensembles with formal leaders as well as those which are leaderless that find ways of moving collectively towards shared goals. The specific issues that we explore are: personal preparation, expressing readiness to begin, establishing a way of operating, and dealing with unexpected problems as they arise. We conclude by speculating about how these elements could inform our understanding of how leadership arises from teams beyond the musical world. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Teamwork and Leadership in Organizations)

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A Review of Entrepreneurship Education for College Students in China

by Mansheng Zhou and Haixia Xu

Adm. Sci. 2012, 2(1), 82-98; https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci2010082 - 01 Mar 2012

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Partly as a result of the rapid growth in Chinese higher education, graduate placement has become a critical issue facing colleges and universties. In response, one of the policy initiatives adopted by the Chinese government is for higher education institutions to put an [...] Read more.

Partly as a result of the rapid growth in Chinese higher education, graduate placement has become a critical issue facing colleges and universties. In response, one of the policy initiatives adopted by the Chinese government is for higher education institutions to put an emphasis on entrepreneurship education. In 2002, the Ministry of Education launched a pilot program on carrying out entrepreneurship education in nine prestigious higher education institutions in China. Since then, many colleges and universities have adopted this innovation in education. This study attempts to examine entrepreneurship education as an innovative solution to the challenges facing higher education in China. It first introduces the background for promoting entrepreneurship education in China, analyzes the entrepreneurship education programs and activities in three selected universities, assesses the state of entrepreneurship education both from a student perspective and also through a comparison with developments in the United States, and concludes with recommendations for further developments in entrepreneurship education in China’s colleges and universities. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Innovations in Education Policy and Private Sector Initiatives in Pacific Rim Countries)

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Leadership and Knowledge Management in an E-Government Environment

by Sherry D. Ryan, Xiaoni Zhang, Victor R. Prybutok and Jason H. Sharp

Adm. Sci. 2012, 2(1), 63-81; https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci2010063 - 03 Feb 2012

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The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) is well known to assess quality and business processes in a variety of sectors, including government. In this study, we investigate the relationship between aspects of the MBNQA’s leadership triad and knowledge management in an e-government [...] Read more.

The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) is well known to assess quality and business processes in a variety of sectors, including government. In this study, we investigate the relationship between aspects of the MBNQA’s leadership triad and knowledge management in an e-government context. Specifically, we survey 1,100 employees of a medium-sized city government in the United States to investigate the relationship between leadership triad components, leadership strategic planning, and customer/market focus, with knowledge management. Our results show that these components are significantly related to knowledge management and are important in the delivery of e-government applications to the citizenry. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue E-Government: Design, Evaluation and Practice)

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Regionalizing Immigration, Health and Inequality: Iraqi Refugees in Australia

by Katie Vasey and Lenore Manderson

Adm. Sci. 2012, 2(1), 47-62; https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci2010047 - 16 Jan 2012

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Humanitarian immigrants and refugees face multiple adjustment tasks and post-settlement support services concentrated in metropolitan areas play an important role. As part of an ongoing commitment, the Australian Government has increasingly supported resettlement in rural and regional areas of the country. Drawing on [...] Read more.

Humanitarian immigrants and refugees face multiple adjustment tasks and post-settlement support services concentrated in metropolitan areas play an important role. As part of an ongoing commitment, the Australian Government has increasingly supported resettlement in rural and regional areas of the country. Drawing on the experience of Iraqi migrants in Victoria, Australia, we examine some of the conditions that characterize regional resettlement and raise key questions for public health policy. Structural vulnerabilities and discriminations impact upon physical, mental and social wellbeing, leading to further exclusion, with negative long-term implications. The discussion throws light on the issues that migrants and refugees may encounter in other parts within Australia, but are also germane in many countries and highlight the resulting complexity for policy-making. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Public Health Policy: An International Perspective)

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Effects of Interdependence and Social Interaction-Based Person-Team Fit

by David J. Glew

Adm. Sci. 2012, 2(1), 26-46; https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci2010026 - 16 Jan 2012

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The match between employees and their vocations, jobs and organizations has been the focus of the majority of past person-environment fit research. The compatibility between individuals and their work team environments is a more recently recognized, but much less studied, type of fit. [...] Read more.

The match between employees and their vocations, jobs and organizations has been the focus of the majority of past person-environment fit research. The compatibility between individuals and their work team environments is a more recently recognized, but much less studied, type of fit. Person-team fit is conceptualized here along two fundamental dimensions of team environments: interdependence and social interaction. Results from a study involving 209 cross-functional team members indicate that person-team fit has an impact on satisfaction, commitment, trust and performance. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Teamwork and Leadership in Organizations)

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Race to the Future: Innovations in Gifted and Enrichment Education in Asia, and Implications for the United States

by Kathryn C. Ibata-Arens

Adm. Sci. 2012, 2(1), 1-25; https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci2010001 - 12 Jan 2012

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How are Asian countries preparing children to have skills—including creativity, innovation, and technical capability—to compete in the 21st Century global economy? Countries including China, Korea, Japan and Singapore have begun to integrate education policy and practice into a key component of national innovation [...] Read more.

How are Asian countries preparing children to have skills—including creativity, innovation, and technical capability—to compete in the 21st Century global economy? Countries including China, Korea, Japan and Singapore have begun to integrate education policy and practice into a key component of national innovation strategies: human capital development. Asian countries are developing an emphasis on innovation and creativity at all levels of education, while the United States continues (via No Child Left Behind testing and budget cut-backs) to move away from that model. Developments in China (including Hong Kong and Taiwan), Korea and Singapore are complemented with comparisons to trends in national policy and private sector practice in Japan and the United States. Preliminary findings indicate that while progress has been made towards establishing education practices that enrich student learning, helping children to reach their highest potential in some countries, cultural practices and budgetary constraints have limited reform in others. The paper concludes with a summary of comparative best practices in enrichment education policy and practice and implications for globally competitive national innovation systems. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Innovations in Education Policy and Private Sector Initiatives in Pacific Rim Countries)

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