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Rebecca S Ayers - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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aligning individual and organizational performance goal alignment in Federal Government Agency performance appraisal programs
Public Personnel Management, 2015Co-Authors: Rebecca S AyersAbstract:Performance appraisal programs are touted as a management control tool for implementing organizational goals and driving organizational performance but how these programs do that has not been evaluated. This research examines the extent to which goal alignment in Federal Agency performance appraisal programs enhances organizational performance. Two aspects of goal alignment are explored: actual embedding of organizational goals in performance plans (plan alignment) and employees’ knowledge of how their work relates to the Agency’s goals and priorities (employee alignment). Results indicate employee alignment increases organizational performance whereas plan alignment does not. Strategic management proponents should take note of this outcome. Furthermore, the overall quality of a performance appraisal program moderates the alignment and organizational performance relationship. Under conditions of high- and low-performance appraisal program expectations, employee alignment can influence organizational perfo...
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aligning individual and organizational performance goal alignment in Federal Government Agency performance appraisal programs
Public Personnel Management, 2015Co-Authors: Rebecca S AyersAbstract:Performance appraisal programs are touted as a management control tool for implementing organizational goals and driving organizational performance but how these programs do that has not been evalu...
Donald R Ulrich - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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comparison of usda forest service and stakeholder motivations and experiences in collaborative Federal forest governance in the western united states
Environmental Management, 2017Co-Authors: Emily Jane Davis, Eric M White, Lee K Cerveny, David N Seesholtz, Meagan Nuss, Donald R UlrichAbstract:In the United States, over 191 million acres of land is managed by the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service, a Federal Government Agency. In several western U.S. states, organized collaborative groups have become a de facto governance approach to providing sustained input on management decisions on much public land. This is most extensive in Oregon, where at least 25 “forest collaboratives” currently exist. This affords excellent opportunities for studies of many common themes in collaborative governance, including trust, shared values, and perceptions of success. We undertook a statewide survey of participants in Oregon forest collaboratives to examine differences in motivations, perceptions of success, and satisfaction among Forest Service participants (“Agency participants”), who made up 31% of the sample, and other respondents (“non-Agency”) who represent nonFederal agencies, interest groups, citizens, and non-Governmental groups. We found that Agency participants differed from non-Agency participants. They typically had higher annual incomes, and were primarily motivated to participate to build trust. However, a majority of all respondents were similar in not indicating any other social or economic motivations as their primary reason for collaborating. A majority also reported satisfaction with their collaborative—despite not ranking collaborative performance on a number of specific potential outcomes highly. Together, this suggests that collaboration in Oregon is currently perceived as successful despite not achieving many specific outcomes. Yet there were significant differences in socioeconomic status and motivation that could affect the ability of Agency and nonAgency participants to develop and achieve mutually-desired goals.
Emily Jane Davis - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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comparison of usda forest service and stakeholder motivations and experiences in collaborative Federal forest governance in the western united states
Environmental Management, 2017Co-Authors: Emily Jane Davis, Eric M White, Lee K Cerveny, David N Seesholtz, Meagan Nuss, Donald R UlrichAbstract:In the United States, over 191 million acres of land is managed by the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service, a Federal Government Agency. In several western U.S. states, organized collaborative groups have become a de facto governance approach to providing sustained input on management decisions on much public land. This is most extensive in Oregon, where at least 25 “forest collaboratives” currently exist. This affords excellent opportunities for studies of many common themes in collaborative governance, including trust, shared values, and perceptions of success. We undertook a statewide survey of participants in Oregon forest collaboratives to examine differences in motivations, perceptions of success, and satisfaction among Forest Service participants (“Agency participants”), who made up 31% of the sample, and other respondents (“non-Agency”) who represent nonFederal agencies, interest groups, citizens, and non-Governmental groups. We found that Agency participants differed from non-Agency participants. They typically had higher annual incomes, and were primarily motivated to participate to build trust. However, a majority of all respondents were similar in not indicating any other social or economic motivations as their primary reason for collaborating. A majority also reported satisfaction with their collaborative—despite not ranking collaborative performance on a number of specific potential outcomes highly. Together, this suggests that collaboration in Oregon is currently perceived as successful despite not achieving many specific outcomes. Yet there were significant differences in socioeconomic status and motivation that could affect the ability of Agency and nonAgency participants to develop and achieve mutually-desired goals.
Cassandra Barnes - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the implementation of an ecosystem approach to management within a Federal Government Agency
Marine Policy, 2009Co-Authors: Katherine W Mcfadden, Cassandra BarnesAbstract:Abstract This study examined how the United States’ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has begun to implement and change its management strategy towards one of an ecosystem approach to management (EAM). In 2005, surveys were conducted with NOAA scientists and resource managers in nine NOAA programs in eight geographic regions across the United States. We quantitatively examined temporal and spatial trends in NOAA's EAM project implementation. Through a qualitative analysis of the data, we identified important lessons learned, best practices, and challenges of NOAA EAM projects. A content analysis identified three of the most frequently provided “success strategies” and include: (1) encouraging collaborations, (2) utilizing multidisciplinary approaches, and (3) identifying common priorities among constituents. We conclude with recommendations for initiatives that NOAA, and others interested in EAM, can undertake to facilitate further ecosystem management opportunities.
James Gerard Caillier - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the impact of teleworking on work motivation in a u s Federal Government Agency
The American Review of Public Administration, 2012Co-Authors: James Gerard CaillierAbstract:Although work-related duties are performed via teleworking in all sectors, the U.S. Federal Government has taken the lead in offering telework arrangements to its employees; thereby causing a proli...