Organized Section 6: Herbert Kaufman Award

Public Administration Section Award Recipients

Herbert Kaufman Award
The APSA Section on Public Administration is pleased to announce that nominations are being accepted for its annual Herbert Kaufman Best Paper award. The Herbert Kaufman Committee will select the best paper presented on a panel sponsored (or co-sponsored) by the Public Administration section at the APSA Annual Meeting. The section will follow APSA’s guidance on what constitutes a ’presented paper’-papers that were uploaded to the APSA conference paper site, hosted by SSRN, or posted/presented in a virtual or alternative form are eligible for the Kaufman award.

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2018	Angel Molina, Arizona State University “Inclusion, Accountability, ann the Urban/Rural Divide.”
2018	Nathan Favero, American University “Inclusion, Accountability, ann the Urban/Rural Divide.”
2016	Asmus Leth Olsen, University of Copenhagen “Negative Performance Information Causes Asymmetrical Evaluations and Elicits Strong Responsibility Attributions.”
2014	Scott Robinson, University of Oklahoma “Organizational Trust and Risk Communication: Trust in the EPA and Opposition to Fracking.”
2014	Arnold Vedlitz, Texas A&M University “Organizational Trust and Risk Communication: Trust in the EPA and Opposition to Fracking.”
2013	Tucker Staley, University of Minnesota Duluth “Compounding the Loop: Fiscal Constraints, Economic Volatility, and Policy”
2012	Anthony Bertelli, University of Southern California The Statistical Measurement of Accountability Constructs in American Governance
2012	Dyana Mason, University of Southern California The Statistical Measurement of Accountability Constructs in American Governance
2012	Jennifer Connolly, University of Southern California The Statistical Measurement of Accountability Constructs in American Governance
2012	David Gastwirth, University of Southern California The Statistical Measurement of Accountability Constructs in American Governance
2011	Kenneth Meier, Texas A&M University Organizational Performance: Measurement Theory and an Application Or, Common Source Bias, the Achilles Heel of Public Management Research
2011	Laurence O'Toole, University of Georgia Organizational Performance: Measurement Theory and an Application Or, Common Source Bias, the Achilles Heel of Public Management Research
2010	Jeffrey Brudney, Cleveland State University Sector Choice: Its Role in Explaining Contracting Performance
2010	Chung-Lae Cho, Ewha Womans University Sector Choice: Its Role in Explaining Contracting Performance
2010	Deil Wright Sector Choice: Its Role in Explaining Contracting Performance
2009	Lael Keiser, University of Missouri, Columbia Politics and the Management of Social Welfare Eligibility Programs
2007	Kenneth Meier, Texas A&M University Management Theory and Occam's Razor: How Public Organizations Buffer the Environment
2007	Laurence O'Toole, University of Georgia Management Theory and Occam's Razor: How Public Organizations Buffer the Environment
2006	Jeffrey Wenger, University of Georgia “Employment, Privatization, and Managerial Choice: Does Contracting Out Reduce Public Sector Employment?”
2006	Sergio Fernandez, Indiana University “Employment, Privatization, and Managerial Choice: Does Contracting Out Reduce Public Sector Employment?”
2006	Craig Smith, University of Georgia “Employment, Privatization, and Managerial Choice: Does Contracting Out Reduce Public Sector Employment?”
2005	Scott Lamothe, University of Nebraska-Lincoln “Verticle Integration in Municipal Service Provision: In-House Production of Previously Outsourced Services”
2005	Meeyoung Lamothe, University of Nebraska-Omaha “Verticle Integration in Municipal Service Provision: In-House Production of Previously Outsourced Services”
2005	Richard Feiock, Florida State University “Verticle Integration in Municipal Service Provision: In-House Production of Previously Outsourced Services”
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