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The blind leading: Power reduces awareness of constraintsPrevious research has found that power increases awareness of goal-relevant over goal-irrelevant information. However, this work has failed to distinguish between goal-facilitating and goal-inhibiting information, both of which are goal relevant. The …
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Accounting Fundamentals for Health Care Management, 2nd Edition.At A Time When Health Care Organizations Face Unprecedented Financial Challenges, Understanding Financial Accounting Is Important For All Health Care Professionals, Especially Those Who Manage A Department And A Budget. Designed For Both Students And …
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A critical Review of Race and Ethnicity in the Leadership Literature: Surfacing Context, Power and the Collective Dimensions of Leadership.Leadership studies focusing on race–ethnicity provide particularly rich contexts to illuminate the human condition as it pertains to leadership. Yet insights about the leadership experience of people of color from context-rich research within education, …
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The Tides of Reform Revisited: Making Government Word, 1945-2002The past six decades have witnessed acceleration in both the number and variety of major administrative reform statutes enacted by Congress. This increase can be explained partly by the increased involvement of Congress, a parallel decrease in activity …
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The Tides of Reform: Making Government Work, 1945-1994The past six decades have witnessed acceleration in both the number and variety of major administrative reform statutes enacted by Congress. This increase can be explained partly by the increased involvement of Congress, a parallel decrease in activity …
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Negotiating Accountability: Managerial Lessons from Identity-Based Nonprofit OrganizationsThis article explores the emerging conceptualization of accountability in nonprofit organizations. This definition broadens traditional concerns with finances, internal controls, and regulatory compliance. The authors explore how the top-level managers of …
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Disaster in Context: The Effects of 9/11 on Youth Distant from the AttacksAlthough an increasing amount of community mental health research has investigated the deleterious effects of disasters and the targeting and efficacy of treatment in their aftermath, little research has sought to identify preexisting characteristics of …
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Hidden Talent: Tacit Skill Formation and Labor Market Incorporation of Latino Immigrants in the United StatesThis article examines informal training and skill development pathways of Latino immigrant construction workers in two different urban labor markets: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. We find that institutional differences …
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The Rules of the Intergovernmental Game in East Asia: Comparing Decentralization Frameworks and ProcessesAlthough political forces have largely driven decentralization in East Asia and most countries face similar reform challenges, their decentralization experiences are far from uniform. Countries have adopted different intergovernmental structures, …
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NYU Wagner Professor Named to NYC Health & Hospitals BoardNew York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on April 7 the appointment of NYU Wagner’s Gordon J. Campbell to the Board of Directors of the city's Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC), and recommended the Board elect Campbell as its Vice Chairperson. …
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Three NYU Wagner Alumni Named Trailblazers in Building and Real Estate by City & State In New York’s ever-changing landscape, City & State has selected its inaugural list of Trailblazers in Building and Real Estate , recognizing the leaders who are shaping the city and state. Notably, three NYU Wagner alumni were selected for the …
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Analysis of Public Support Program Efficacy in Supporting the DisabledIncome volatility—substantial variation in household income—impacts roughly a quarter of American families and disproportionately harms the disabled because they are more likely to have low income. A Capstone team undertook a research plan to assess …
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Improving Transportation Processes for VeteransThe United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides patient care and federal benefits to veterans and their dependents. The VA faces the daily challenge of providing transportation for patients to access healthcare. The current transportation …
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Cost Analysis of New York State Election ReformsCitizens Union Foundation (Citizens Union), an NYC-based democratic reform organization, seeks to inform, empower, and organize citizens around voting reforms in New York State. New York State has the fourth-lowest voter participation rate and some of the …
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ANALYZING AND MITIGATING TELEHEALTH DISPARITIES AND BARRIERSThe Department of Medicine is the largest academic department in the Mount Sinai Health System, a large New York City-based hospital network. At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, the Department of Medicine logged over 4,000 telehealth …
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ADDRESSING HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES FOR WOMEN IN PUNJAB, INDIAIn Punjab, current employment rates for women are historically low, hovering at around 14 percent, while overall rates for men are approximately 55 percent. Factors that contribute to this employment gap include restrictive cultural norms, limited and …
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EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF THE NYS EVICTION MORATORIUM ON COVID-19 INFECTIONSOn March 20, 2020, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a statewide moratorium on both residential and commercial evictions to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 by ensuring people could remain in their homes and not face displacement. The Capstone …
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INVESTIGATING URBAN FINANCE AND THE FORM OF THE CITY IN INDONESIAThe United Nations Capital Development Fund’s (UNCDF) Local Development Finance team is committed to facilitating effective urban infrastructure financing solutions in the world’s least developed countries (LDCs). As LDCs experience rapid urbanization, …
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REDUCING GUN VIOLENCE WITH A COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION PROGRAMTrenton, New Jersey has faced a major uptick in gun violence in recent years, particularly among the city’s youth, and the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the social, economic, and health issues behind it. The Trenton Mayor’s Office engaged a Capstone …
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Reimagining Cultural Competence: Bringing Buried Dynamics Into the LightMany organizations attempt to increase cultural competence as one way to foster organizational change to enhance equity and inclusion. But the literature on cultural competence is largely silent on the role of emotion, despite the strong feelings that …
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Health Degree Programs at NYU WagnerThe MS in Health Law and Strategy (jointly conferred with NYU School of Law) and NYU Wagner's Master of Public Administration (MPA) in Health Policy & Management and Online Master of Health Administration (MHA) all prepare you to make a long and lasting …
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Difference-in-Differences Methods in Public FinanceRecognizing that cross-sectional data are often insufficient to address the identification problems associated with estimating the effect of government taxation or spending, economists engaged in public finance research often utilize longitudinal data …
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New York University School of Medicine, Department of MedicineThe Resident worked on several projects with the Administrator of the Department of Medicine, as well as with Administrators of the various Divisions within the department. The Resident created monthly financial reports of the various Faculty Group …