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ABSTRACT A central aim of contracting is to introduce competition into public service delivery. Public organizations are facing calls to generate more competition for their contracts, yet there is conflicting evidence about the effects of competition in practice. This research aims to explain some of those mixed findings by investigating the effects of
Alice Moore
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Phylogeny of beech in western Eurasia as inferred by approximate Bayesian computation
The Fagus sylvatica L. species complex in Europe and Western Asia comprises two commonly recognized subspecies, F. sylvatica subsp. sylvatica [= F. sylvatica sensu stricto (s. str.)] and F. sylvatica subsp. orientalis (= F.
Dušan Gömöry +2 more
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Lessons From a Health Information Technology Demonstration in New York Nursing Homes [PDF]
Outlines the New York State Nursing Home Health Information Technology Demonstration Project; variations in organizational aims in adopting HIT, perceived or real effects, and resulting quality improvement efforts; and considerations for ...
Scott White, Shana Lieberman Klinger
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Comment on: Lipsky and Berendt. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Diabetic Foot Wounds: Has Hope Hurdled Hype? Diabetes Care 2010;33:1143–1145 [PDF]
Sebastiaan R. van der Staal +2 more
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ABSTRACT The “racist cop” stereotype is one of the most prominent social representations of law enforcement in the United States. Drawing on theories of stereotype threat and stigma, this article suggests that this negative stereotype creates an identity threat that heightens anxiety and stress among law enforcement officers, increasing the risks of ...
Shahidul Hassan +2 more
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DURABILITY OF STEAMED ORIENTAL BEECH, Fagus orierıtalis LIPSKY
The effect o f steam ing on the durability against m icrobial degradation o f O riental Beech, F agus orierıtalis LIPSKY, w as investigated by exposing freshly cut boards outdooars, in a storage pile, for 7 m onths near Istabul after steam ing at 80°C ...
Ramazan KANTAY +2 more
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ABSTRACT This study examines whether street‐level bureaucrats' preferences toward algorithmic decision support (ADS) induce a unilateral shift of technology‐related risks onto clients of the public employment service. Expanding on public value theory and research on moral agency in public service work, we argue that case managers' choices of ADS ...
Martin Dietz +3 more
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Final-Offer Arbitration and Public-Safety Employees: The Massachusetts Experience [PDF]
[Excerpt] We conclude that, in terms of its impact on the bargaining process, final-offer arbitration has had a mixed record in Massachusetts. On the one hand, the law must probably be given some credit for preventing police and firefighter strikes; in ...
Barocci, Thomas A, Lipsky, David B
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ABSTRACT In health care regulation, open outcome‐oriented standards are used to provide flexibility for care organizations to determine how to deal with complex issues. What remains understudied is how this works out in practice. This paper studies how inspectors use open standards to regulate the complex issue of person‐centered care.
Mirjam Kalisvaart +3 more
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