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1. Wang, Joy Huan. Energy information at home: An analysis and policy projection of the rebound effect and U.S. smart grid.

Degree: PhD, Public Policy, 2016, Georgia Tech

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/56253

► This dissertation examines residential energy behavior through three studies. First, a meta-analysis of the residential rebound effect, excluding transportation studies, finds an average rebound effect… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Energy efficiency; Rebound effect; Energy; Policy projection; Smart grid; National energy modeling system; Advanced metering infrastructure; Residential

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Wang, J. H. (2016). Energy information at home: An analysis and policy projection of the rebound effect and U.S. smart grid. (Doctoral Dissertation). Georgia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1853/56253

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Wang, Joy Huan. “Energy information at home: An analysis and policy projection of the rebound effect and U.S. smart grid.” 2016. Doctoral Dissertation, Georgia Tech. Accessed February 21, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/56253.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Wang, Joy Huan. “Energy information at home: An analysis and policy projection of the rebound effect and U.S. smart grid.” 2016. Web. 21 Feb 2019.

Vancouver:

Wang JH. Energy information at home: An analysis and policy projection of the rebound effect and U.S. smart grid. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2016. [cited 2019 Feb 21]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/56253.

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Wang JH. Energy information at home: An analysis and policy projection of the rebound effect and U.S. smart grid. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/56253

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2. King, Christian. Explaining the relationship between paternal incarceration and family well-being: a mediating model using food insecurity.

Degree: PhD, Public Policy, 2015, Georgia Tech

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/53929

► This dissertation explores whether families of incarcerated fathers are more likely to experience food insecurity as a result of the conviction of the father. More… (more)

▼ This dissertation explores whether families of incarcerated fathers are more likely to experience food insecurity as a result of the conviction of the father. More specifically, I test whether food insecurity explains some of the devastating consequences of paternal incarceration on mothers and children. Because children of incarcerated fathers are at higher risk of following their fathers’ footsteps, this cycle of incarceration can be self-perpetuating. I try to determine how policy can be used to break this cycle. This dissertation examines the role of food insecurity in explaining the negative impact of paternal incarceration on the well-being of mothers and children. The United States has experienced a huge prison boom over the last 40 years. A growing proportion of the incarcerated population are parents. Children growing up with one or both parents missing tend to have long-lasting disadvantages. Previous studies have attempted to suggest a few mechanisms through which paternal incarceration has negative consequences for families but has not considered the role of food insecurity. I propose a theoretical framework to show that paternal incarceration negatively affects mothers and children through food insecurity. Using a longitudinal study of fragile families, I find that food insecurity explains some of the negative consequences of paternal incarceration on maternal depression. On the other hand, food insecurity plays no role in the effect of paternal incarceration on child behavior problems. The findings also cast doubt on whether paternal incarceration affects child well-being. The implications for policy are two-fold. First, reducing food insecurity would mitigate the negative effects of paternal incarceration on maternal depression. More research is needed in order to understand whether the negative effects of paternal incarceration on maternal well-being can be further mitigated. Second, prison reform would do little to reduce the behavior problems experienced by children of incarcerated fathers. Rather than incarceration, other factors contributing to social disadvantages could explain why children of incarcerated fathers have more behavior problems than other children. Advisors/Committee Members: Lewis, Gregory B. (advisor), Drev, Matej (committee member), Pridemore, William Alex (committee member), Wallace, Sally (committee member), Minyard, Karen J. (committee member).

Subjects/Keywords: Incarceration; Maternal well-being; Child well-being; Food insecurity; Hardship; Family well-being

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King, C. (2015). Explaining the relationship between paternal incarceration and family well-being: a mediating model using food insecurity. (Doctoral Dissertation). Georgia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1853/53929

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

King, Christian. “Explaining the relationship between paternal incarceration and family well-being: a mediating model using food insecurity.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, Georgia Tech. Accessed February 21, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/53929.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

King, Christian. “Explaining the relationship between paternal incarceration and family well-being: a mediating model using food insecurity.” 2015. Web. 21 Feb 2019.

Vancouver:

King C. Explaining the relationship between paternal incarceration and family well-being: a mediating model using food insecurity. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2015. [cited 2019 Feb 21]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/53929.

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King C. Explaining the relationship between paternal incarceration and family well-being: a mediating model using food insecurity. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/53929

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3. Boyd, Jonathan R. Postsecondary success outcomes for veteran and nonveteran students at a public university in Georgia.

Degree: PhD, Public Policy, 2017, Georgia Tech

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/59265

► Every year, the federal government distributes $11 billion in education benefits to nearly one million veterans (GAO, 2013). Despite the substantial price tag and reach… (more)

▼ Every year, the federal government distributes $11 billion in education benefits to nearly one million veterans (GAO, 2013). Despite the substantial price tag and reach of these benefits, we understand very little about how veteran students fare in postsecondary programs and why outcomes may be different for veteran students. Theory and related evidence predict that veteran students should be less successful than their nonveteran peers, yet the limited past research suggests that they are actually as successful as, if not more successful than, nonveterans. This is the student veteran paradox. I posit seven potential explanations to resolve this paradox: bias in past research, background characteristics of veterans, enrollment behaviors of veterans, maturation from delayed entry, education aid benefits for veterans, unobservable factors associated with selection into the military, or the direct effects of military service. I use OLS regression and logistic regression to assess three metrics of student success: grades, retention, and completion. I also leverage variations in the GI Bill program to assess whether higher levels of funding lead to better student success outcomes. Finally, I use matching to test whether unobservable factors associated with military enlistment or the direct effects of military service could drive veteran student success. Student veterans hold many characteristics that predict lower probabilities of college success, but veterans and nonveterans generally have similar academic outcomes. When controlling for background characteristics, enrollment patterns, age, and term of entry, predicted first year GPA is lower for veterans, but veterans are more likely to return after the first year and are more likely to graduate. Generally, students with higher levels of veteran education benefits xii have better retention and graduation outcomes, but aid levels seem to have little impact on first year grades. Veterans still have lower grades than similar matched nonveterans, but the veterans are more likely to return after the first year and are more likely to graduate. For retention and graduation, these results rule out the bias, background characteristics, and maturation explanations, but support the enrollment patterns and funding explanations. The results are consistent with the direct effects explanation, but the selection explanation cannot be ruled out completely. Advisors/Committee Members: Lewis, Gregory B. (advisor), Capers, K. Juree (committee member), Rogers, Juan D. (committee member), Rubenstein, Ross (committee member), Thomas, John C. (committee member).

Subjects/Keywords: Veterans; College; Postsecondary education; Graduation; College completion; Retention; Grades

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Boyd, J. R. (2017). Postsecondary success outcomes for veteran and nonveteran students at a public university in Georgia. (Doctoral Dissertation). Georgia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1853/59265

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Boyd, Jonathan R. “Postsecondary success outcomes for veteran and nonveteran students at a public university in Georgia.” 2017. Doctoral Dissertation, Georgia Tech. Accessed February 21, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/59265.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Boyd, Jonathan R. “Postsecondary success outcomes for veteran and nonveteran students at a public university in Georgia.” 2017. Web. 21 Feb 2019.

Vancouver:

Boyd JR. Postsecondary success outcomes for veteran and nonveteran students at a public university in Georgia. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2017. [cited 2019 Feb 21]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/59265.

Council of Science Editors:

Boyd JR. Postsecondary success outcomes for veteran and nonveteran students at a public university in Georgia. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/59265

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4. Khieu, Samphors. Essays on the impact of aid and institutions on income inequality and human welfare.

Degree: PhD, Public Policy, 2013, Georgia Tech

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/53393

► Billions of dollars in development aid are sent to developing countries every year. Weak institutions in recipient countries are the main impediments often discussed to… (more)

▼ Billions of dollars in development aid are sent to developing countries every year. Weak institutions in recipient countries are the main impediments often discussed to prevent aid from reaching the intended targets. At the same time, they also hinder aid effectiveness in improving the lives of the people. This dissertation argues that the impact of aid on income distribution and human welfare in recipient countries differs by their institutional quality. Institutions encompass many different dimensions. This dissertation focuses on: corruption in government, quality of bureaucracy, and the rule of law. This study explores the impact in two essays. The first essay investigates the role of institutions in aid distribution. In particular, we examine the interplay between aid and institutions on income shares of different population groups (measured by income quintiles), and on the gap between the rich and the poor (measured by the Gini coefficient). The study uses Principal Component Analysis to construct an institutional index from the three components: corruption, bureaucratic quality, and the rule of law. Employing Two-Stage Least Squares (2SLS) methodology on a panel data of 85 countries from 1960 to 2004, this study finds that an increase in aid as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) decreases the income shares of the poor (quintile 1 and quintile 2), but increases that of the rich (quintile 5), thereby widening the gap between the rich and the poor (Gini coefficient). Contrary to our main hypothesis, though, recipient countries’ institutions do not play any role in aid distribution. Similarly, the second essay also focuses on the importance of recipient institutions, but it assesses aid effectiveness in improving human welfare. The study considers five human development indicators: the Human Development Index (HDI), the health index, the infant mortality rate, the education index, and the average years of schooling. The study empirically tests the hypothesis by utilizing the same methodology as in the first essay, but on a panel of 80 countries from 1980 to 2004. The findings suggest that human welfare in recipient countries improves as aid increases. The improvement appears to be driven more by the health than the education sector. Furthermore, aid is more effective in countries with poorer institutional quality, which is contrary to the hypothesis. However, the results are not consistent when taking into account government’s pro-poor public expenditure. Advisors/Committee Members: Rioja, Felix K. (advisor), Cozzens, Susan E. (committee member), Lewis, Gregory B. (committee member), Rider, Mark W. (committee member), Wallace, Sally (committee member).

Subjects/Keywords: Foreign aid; Institutions; Income inequality; Income distribution; Human welfare

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Khieu, S. (2013). Essays on the impact of aid and institutions on income inequality and human welfare. (Doctoral Dissertation). Georgia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1853/53393

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Khieu, Samphors. “Essays on the impact of aid and institutions on income inequality and human welfare.” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, Georgia Tech. Accessed February 21, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/53393.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Khieu, Samphors. “Essays on the impact of aid and institutions on income inequality and human welfare.” 2013. Web. 21 Feb 2019.

Vancouver:

Khieu S. Essays on the impact of aid and institutions on income inequality and human welfare. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2013. [cited 2019 Feb 21]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/53393.

Council of Science Editors:

Khieu S. Essays on the impact of aid and institutions on income inequality and human welfare. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/53393

5. Edwards, Jason Thomas. The role of racial climate in the effects of Latino immigration on the representation of Latinos and African-Americans on local school boards.

Degree: PhD, Public Policy, 2015, Georgia Tech

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/53553

► This dissertation analyzes the effects of Latino immigration on the representation of Latinos and African-Americans on local school boards and attempts to explain under what… (more)

▼ This dissertation analyzes the effects of Latino immigration on the representation of Latinos and African-Americans on local school boards and attempts to explain under what conditions Latino immigrants provoke opposition among whites. I consider two measures of representation based on representative bureaucracy—the membership of Latinos and African-Americans on school boards and bias in the responsiveness of white school board members toward these two groups. Whites as the major racial group in the U.S. have been the subject of much intergroup relations research focusing on competition for scarce resources, perceived threat and group biases (e.g., Evans and Giles, 1986; Giles and Evans, 1985, 1986; Esses, Jackson and Armstrong, 1998), and I also focus on their racial behaviors as voters in school board elections and as school board members. I consider Latino immigration in this research because emerging evidence suggests that Latino immigration poses a growing threat to whites, leading them to shift their support from Latinos to a countervailing group, such as African-Americans (e.g., Meier and Stewart, 1991; Rocha, 2007). First, I examine whether Latino immigration into a community affects the support of white citizens for Latino or African-American membership on school boards. Second, I examine whether white school board members also are influenced by Latino immigration in their responsiveness to Latino and African-American parents. It is likely that the reactions of whites to Latino immigration are conditioned by their preexisting racial attitudes, so this dissertation also tests competing theories of community racial climate—group threat and group contact. I expect that racial tensions within a community should moderate the influence of Latino immigration on these two forms of Latino and African-American representation. Overall, this dissertation expands the study of representative bureaucracy by combining past research on community racial climates with conditions influencing minority representation. In addition to examining the determinants of passive representation, this dissertation links expectations of the racial behavior of white citizens with the behavior of white school board members by considering the possibility that school board members express “discriminatory intent” (Mendez and Grose, 2014) on non-policy related matters. A better understanding of the determinants of public officials’ personal biases should help to explain the targeting of substantive policy benefits to minorities, which is the focus of much other representative bureaucracy research. While I base my analysis of school board membership on inferences of white voter behavior from aggregate election results, I directly measure white school board member responsiveness using data gathered from a novel randomized field experiment and e-mail audit design. Representative bureaucracy researchers have called for more of this type of individual-level data to help explain minority advocacy (Bradbury and Kellough, 2011). Advisors/Committee Members: Roch, Christine H. (advisor), Lewis, Gregory B. (committee member), Liu, Cathy Y. (committee member), Kingsley, Gordon A. (committee member), Schnier, Kurt E. (committee member).

Subjects/Keywords: Representative bureaucracy; Racial climate; Latino immigration; School board representation; Discriminatory intent

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Edwards, J. T. (2015). The role of racial climate in the effects of Latino immigration on the representation of Latinos and African-Americans on local school boards. (Doctoral Dissertation). Georgia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1853/53553

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Edwards, Jason Thomas. “The role of racial climate in the effects of Latino immigration on the representation of Latinos and African-Americans on local school boards.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, Georgia Tech. Accessed February 21, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/53553.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Edwards, Jason Thomas. “The role of racial climate in the effects of Latino immigration on the representation of Latinos and African-Americans on local school boards.” 2015. Web. 21 Feb 2019.

Vancouver:

Edwards JT. The role of racial climate in the effects of Latino immigration on the representation of Latinos and African-Americans on local school boards. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2015. [cited 2019 Feb 21]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/53553.

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Edwards JT. The role of racial climate in the effects of Latino immigration on the representation of Latinos and African-Americans on local school boards. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/53553

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6. Sai, Na. Site-based management, job autonomy, and principal turnover in the public education system.

Degree: PhD, Public Policy, 2016, Georgia Tech

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/55615

► The purpose of this dissertation is to examine whether the implementation of site-based management leads to higher levels of principal autonomy and more collaborative decision-making… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Job autonomy; School principals; Principal turnover; Charter schools; Management organizations; Education policy

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Sai, N. (2016). Site-based management, job autonomy, and principal turnover in the public education system. (Doctoral Dissertation). Georgia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1853/55615

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Sai, Na. “Site-based management, job autonomy, and principal turnover in the public education system.” 2016. Doctoral Dissertation, Georgia Tech. Accessed February 21, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/55615.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Sai, Na. “Site-based management, job autonomy, and principal turnover in the public education system.” 2016. Web. 21 Feb 2019.

Vancouver:

Sai N. Site-based management, job autonomy, and principal turnover in the public education system. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2016. [cited 2019 Feb 21]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/55615.

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Sai N. Site-based management, job autonomy, and principal turnover in the public education system. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/55615

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7. Gehl, Sarah Beth. Pay for performance, position, or place:.

Degree: PhD, Public Policy, 2016, Georgia Tech

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/55664

► This dissertation examines organizational influences on gender and racial salary equity among tenured and tenure-track faculty in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. The… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Salary equity; STEM; Organizational theory; Institutions; Higher education

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Gehl, S. B. (2016). Pay for performance, position, or place:. (Doctoral Dissertation). Georgia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1853/55664

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Gehl, Sarah Beth. “Pay for performance, position, or place:.” 2016. Doctoral Dissertation, Georgia Tech. Accessed February 21, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/55664.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Gehl, Sarah Beth. “Pay for performance, position, or place:.” 2016. Web. 21 Feb 2019.

Vancouver:

Gehl SB. Pay for performance, position, or place:. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2016. [cited 2019 Feb 21]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/55664.

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Gehl SB. Pay for performance, position, or place:. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/55664

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8. Oh, Seong Soo. The impact of performance ratings on federal personnel decisions.

Degree: PhD, Public Policy, 2009, Georgia Tech

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/31659

► Can pay-for-performance increase the motivation of public employees? By providing a basis for personnel decisions, particularly linking rewards to performance, performance appraisals aim to increase… (more)

▼ Can pay-for-performance increase the motivation of public employees? By providing a basis for personnel decisions, particularly linking rewards to performance, performance appraisals aim to increase employees' work motivation and ultimately to improve their work performance and organizational productivity. With the emphasis on results-oriented management, performance appraisals have become a key managerial tool in the public sector. Critics charge, however, that pay-for-performance is ineffective in the public sector, largely because the link between performance and rewards is weak. However, no one has empirically measured the strength of the linkage. If performance ratings do have an impact on career success in the federal service, they might contribute to race and gender inequality. Although many studies have examined factors affecting gender and racial differences in career success, studies that try to connect gender and racial inequalities to managerial tools are scarce. Using a one percent sample of federal personnel records, the first essay examines the impact of performance ratings on salary increases and promotion probabilities, and the second essay explores whether women and minorities receive lower ratings than comparable white males, and women and minorities receive lower returns on the same level of performance ratings than comparable white males. The first essay finds that performance ratings have only limited impact on salary increases, but that they significantly affect promotion probability. Thus, the argument that performance-rewards link is weak could be partially correct, if it considers only pay-performance relationships. The second essay finds that women receive equal or higher performance ratings than comparable white men, but some minority male groups, particularly black men, tend to receive lower ratings than comparable white men. On the other hand, the returns on outstanding ratings do not differ between women and minority male groups and white men, though women groups seem to have disadvantages in promotion with the same higher ratings as comparable men in highly male-dominant occupations. Advisors/Committee Members: Lewis, Gregory B. (Committee Chair), Kingsley, Gordon (Committee Member), Melkers, Julia E. (Committee Member), Waugh, William L. (Committee Member), Willoughby, Katherine G. (Committee Member).

Subjects/Keywords: Gender and racial inequalities; Promotion probabilities; Federal civil service; Performance ratings; Salary increases; Pay-for-performance; Performance appraisals; Employees Rating of; Public officers Ratings of; Merit pay; United States Officials and employees Promotions

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Oh, S. S. (2009). The impact of performance ratings on federal personnel decisions. (Doctoral Dissertation). Georgia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1853/31659

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Oh, Seong Soo. “The impact of performance ratings on federal personnel decisions.” 2009. Doctoral Dissertation, Georgia Tech. Accessed February 21, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/31659.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Oh, Seong Soo. “The impact of performance ratings on federal personnel decisions.” 2009. Web. 21 Feb 2019.

Vancouver:

Oh SS. The impact of performance ratings on federal personnel decisions. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2009. [cited 2019 Feb 21]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/31659.

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Oh SS. The impact of performance ratings on federal personnel decisions. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/31659

9. Faulk, Lewis Haughton. Nonprofit and foundation behavior in competitive markets for grants.

Degree: PhD, Public Policy, 2011, Georgia Tech

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/41201

► This dissertation analyzes competition for foundation grants in the nonprofit sector. First, I examine how inter-organization competition and foundation activity in local grants markets affect… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Competition; Foundations; Nonprofit organizations; Research grants; Endowments; Nonprofit organizations Finance

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Faulk, L. H. (2011). Nonprofit and foundation behavior in competitive markets for grants. (Doctoral Dissertation). Georgia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1853/41201

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Faulk, Lewis Haughton. “Nonprofit and foundation behavior in competitive markets for grants.” 2011. Doctoral Dissertation, Georgia Tech. Accessed February 21, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/41201.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Faulk, Lewis Haughton. “Nonprofit and foundation behavior in competitive markets for grants.” 2011. Web. 21 Feb 2019.

Vancouver:

Faulk LH. Nonprofit and foundation behavior in competitive markets for grants. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2011. [cited 2019 Feb 21]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/41201.

Council of Science Editors:

Faulk LH. Nonprofit and foundation behavior in competitive markets for grants. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/41201

10. Galope, Reynold. Public financing of risky early-stage technology.

Degree: PhD, Public Policy, 2012, Georgia Tech

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/45801

► This dissertation examines the role of public investments in inducing small firms to develop risky, early-stage technologies. It contributes to expanding our understanding of the… (more)

▼ This dissertation examines the role of public investments in inducing small firms to develop risky, early-stage technologies. It contributes to expanding our understanding of the consequences of research, innovation, and entrepreneurship policies and programs by investigating in more depth the effect of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program on the innovation effort, ability to attract external capital, and other metrics of post-entry performance of small business start-ups using a new sample and estimation approach. Unlike prior R&D subsidy studies that concentrated almost exclusively on European countries, this dissertation focused on small business start-ups in the United States using a new scientific survey of new firms. It integrated the Kauffman Firm Survey (KFS) from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation with the SBIR recipient dataset from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and used advances in statistical matching to achieve better comparability between the treated and control groups of small business start-ups. The integrated KFS-SBA dataset, which contains both recipient and non-recipient small firms, and statistical matching allowed us to empirically construct the counterfactual outcomes of SBIR recipients. This dissertation balanced the pre-treatment characteristics of SBIR recipients and non-recipients through propensity score matching (PSM). It constructed the comparison sample by identifying non-recipients with nearly identical propensity scores as those of SBIR recipients. Consistent with the propensity score theorem, observations with the same distribution of propensity scores have the same distribution of observable characteristics. PSM made the comparison and treatment samples homogenous except in SBIR program exposure, making the fundamental assumption of ignorability of treatment assignment more plausible. Using the realized outcomes of observationally similar non-recipient start-ups as the counterfactual outcomes of SBIR recipients, we found empirical evidence of the input additionality effect of the SBIR program. Had they not applied for and granted SBIR R&D subsidies, recipient start-ups would have spent only 185,000 in R&D, but with SBIR their R&D effort was significantly increased to 663,000, on average. The treatment effects analyses also found a significant positive effect of SBIR on innovation propensity and employment. However, it appears that public co-financing of commercial R&D has crowded-out privately financed R&D of small business start-ups in the United States. A dollar of SBIR subsidy decreased firm-financed R&D by about 0.16. Contrary to prior SBIR studies, we did not find any significant "halo effect" or "certification effect" of receiving an SBIR award on attracting external capital. However, we discovered a different certification effect of the SBIR program: SBIR grantees are more likely to attract external patents. This finding also confirms that innovation requires a portfolio of internal and external knowledge assets as… Advisors/Committee Members: Cozzens, Susan (Committee Chair), Hicks, Diana (Committee Member), Lewis, Gregory (Committee Member), Melkers, Julia (Committee Member), Thursby, Jerry (Committee Member).

Subjects/Keywords: Early-stage technology; Public financing; High-tech start-up; Policy evaluation; Research and development (R&D); Propensity score matching (PSM); Small business innovation research (SBIR); Innovation policy; Public investments; Expenditures, Public; Small business Technological innovations; Technological innovations

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Galope, R. (2012). Public financing of risky early-stage technology. (Doctoral Dissertation). Georgia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1853/45801

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Galope, Reynold. “Public financing of risky early-stage technology.” 2012. Doctoral Dissertation, Georgia Tech. Accessed February 21, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/45801.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Galope, Reynold. “Public financing of risky early-stage technology.” 2012. Web. 21 Feb 2019.

Vancouver:

Galope R. Public financing of risky early-stage technology. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2012. [cited 2019 Feb 21]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/45801.

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Galope R. Public financing of risky early-stage technology. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/45801

11. Xiao, Fang. Interdisciplinarity among academic scientists: individual and organizational factors.

Degree: PhD, Public Policy, 2014, Georgia Tech

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/53414

► Interdisciplinarity among Academic Scientists: Individual and Organizational Factors Fang Xiao 139 Pages Directed by Dr. Julia E. Melkers Drawing on a wide variety of social… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Interdisciplinarity; Interdisciplinary research; Bibliometrics; Tenure; Gender

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Xiao, F. (2014). Interdisciplinarity among academic scientists: individual and organizational factors. (Doctoral Dissertation). Georgia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1853/53414

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Xiao, Fang. “Interdisciplinarity among academic scientists: individual and organizational factors.” 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, Georgia Tech. Accessed February 21, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/53414.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Xiao, Fang. “Interdisciplinarity among academic scientists: individual and organizational factors.” 2014. Web. 21 Feb 2019.

Vancouver:

Xiao F. Interdisciplinarity among academic scientists: individual and organizational factors. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2014. [cited 2019 Feb 21]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/53414.

Council of Science Editors:

Xiao F. Interdisciplinarity among academic scientists: individual and organizational factors. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/53414

12. Frank, Sue Ann. What does it take to motivate better performance and productivity in the federal workplace? ask the employees.

Degree: PhD, Public Policy, 2011, Georgia Tech

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/39544

► The federal government is often criticized for performance that fails to meet the public's expectations. Its traditional pay system receives much of the blame for… (more)

▼ The federal government is often criticized for performance that fails to meet the public's expectations. Its traditional pay system receives much of the blame for rewarding seniority instead of performance. While everyone agrees that performance matters, they don't always agree on the best way to improve it. My research investigates human resource management strategies designed to motivate better performance and productivity. Specifically, I examine the credibility and feasibility of implementing pay for performance throughout the federal government and identify ways that managers can promote greater productivity through human capital investment. I conduct an extensive review of work motivation theories and synthesize findings from previous academic and government studies in order to develop models that are tailored to the federal workplace. I test these models using federal survey data from the Merit Principles Surveys of 2000 and 2005. A variety of attitudes, perceptions, expectations, and work environment factors are expected to influence job performance. Findings reveal that pay for performance belief and success are greatly affected by performance management, fair treatment in all personnel matters, supervisory fairness in decision-making, and organizational culture. Further results indicate that managers can markedly improve productivity by ensuring employees are highly engaged in their work, delivering effective performance management, providing a supportive organizational culture, and giving employees adequate resources and training. With federal agencies constantly striving to improve performance and productivity, these findings have practical implications for government as they suggest ways that public managers can achieve better performance and greater productivity through increased work motivation. Advisors/Committee Members: Lewis, Gregory B. (Committee Chair), Kingsley, Gordon (Committee Member), Nigro, Lloyd G. (Committee Member), Pitts, David (Committee Member), Waugh Jr., William L. (Committee Member).

Subjects/Keywords: Work motivation; Civil service reform; Productivity improvement; Pay for performance readiness; Pay for performance credibility; Government productivity; Merit pay; Performance awards; Achievement motivation

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Frank, S. A. (2011). What does it take to motivate better performance and productivity in the federal workplace? ask the employees. (Doctoral Dissertation). Georgia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1853/39544

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Frank, Sue Ann. “What does it take to motivate better performance and productivity in the federal workplace? ask the employees.” 2011. Doctoral Dissertation, Georgia Tech. Accessed February 21, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/39544.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Frank, Sue Ann. “What does it take to motivate better performance and productivity in the federal workplace? ask the employees.” 2011. Web. 21 Feb 2019.

Vancouver:

Frank SA. What does it take to motivate better performance and productivity in the federal workplace? ask the employees. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2011. [cited 2019 Feb 21]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/39544.

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Frank SA. What does it take to motivate better performance and productivity in the federal workplace? ask the employees. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/39544

13. Leonardo, Gabriel. Politics and tax morale. the role of trust, values, and beliefs, in shaping individual attitudes towards tax compliance.

Degree: PhD, Public Policy, 2011, Georgia Tech

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/43733

► Traditional models of tax evasion cannot explain why most people comply with their taxes. It has been proposed that taxpayers may have an intrinsic motivation… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Trust in government; Trust; Political trust; Support for democracy; Ideology; Tax morale; Tax evasion; Tax compliance; Taxpayer compliance; Morale; Social psychology

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Leonardo, G. (2011). Politics and tax morale. the role of trust, values, and beliefs, in shaping individual attitudes towards tax compliance. (Doctoral Dissertation). Georgia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1853/43733

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Leonardo, Gabriel. “Politics and tax morale. the role of trust, values, and beliefs, in shaping individual attitudes towards tax compliance.” 2011. Doctoral Dissertation, Georgia Tech. Accessed February 21, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/43733.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Leonardo, Gabriel. “Politics and tax morale. the role of trust, values, and beliefs, in shaping individual attitudes towards tax compliance.” 2011. Web. 21 Feb 2019.

Vancouver:

Leonardo G. Politics and tax morale. the role of trust, values, and beliefs, in shaping individual attitudes towards tax compliance. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2011. [cited 2019 Feb 21]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/43733.

Council of Science Editors:

Leonardo G. Politics and tax morale. the role of trust, values, and beliefs, in shaping individual attitudes towards tax compliance. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/43733

14. Meng, Yu. Collaboration patterns and patenting in nanotechnology: exploring gender distinctions.

Degree: PhD, Public Policy, 2013, Georgia Tech

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/47731

► Drawing upon the research on gender in science (especially gender and publication and patent productivity), social network studies, and social studies of interdisciplinary research and… (more)

▼ Drawing upon the research on gender in science (especially gender and publication and patent productivity), social network studies, and social studies of interdisciplinary research and nanotechnology, this dissertation develops and tests a series of hypotheses to advance the understanding of the gender difference in patenting in the U.S. Ridgeways theory of gender frame (Ridgeway, 2009, 2007; Ridgeway&England, 2004) is very powerful in explaining gender inequity at both micro- and macro-levels, and thus constitutes the foundation of this study. After laying out the theoretical foundation, I set out to focus on collaboration as one of critical mechanisms accounting for the gender difference in patenting. While social network scholars maintain that social capital resides in network structure and claim different structures provide different benefits (Borgatti, Jones,&Everett, 1998), I conceive of diversity as the most important structural feature of collaboration networks to predict patenting performance, and accordingly develop the concept boundary-spanning collaboration to refer to collaboration networks containing relationships to diverse others. Then, I rely on social studies of gender, network, and desired outcomes as well as research on interdisciplinary fields in general and nanotechnology in particular to propose several hypotheses regarding how gender would differ on boundary-spanning collaboration and how the differences matter the gender gap in patenting in the context of nanotechnology. Two sets of analyses, performed on large-scale patent data and individual-level survey data, generate novel and important findings. These results enhance our understanding of the distinct context of nanotechnology, especially with regard to collaboration and gender representation, and the interrelationships of gender, boundary-spanning collaboration, and patenting involvement in this context. In brief, there are three major findings. First, while nanotechnology and patenting activities present new areas for gendered studies in science, the influential gender stereotypes always predict the detection of a gender gap. Second, collaboration networks, especially those featured with diversity, are relevant to the gender gap in patenting nanotechnology in a complicated way, but the operationalization of diversity is the key to comprehend the complexity. Third, the returns from collaborative relationships are generally gendered, but the gender gap in returns varies upon the context where a relationship takes place. Relating these findings to previous research, I highlight the theoretical and methodological contributions of this study, point out its limitations for future research development, and draw pertinent policy implications. Advisors/Committee Members: Melkers, Julia (Committee Chair), Cozzens, Susan (Committee Member), Lewis, Gregory B. (Committee Member), Shapira, Philip (Committee Member), Walsh, John P. (Committee Member).

Subjects/Keywords: Networks; Nanotechnology; Academic entrepreneurship; Interdisciplinarity; Collaboration; Patenting; Gender; Technological innovations Sex differences; Business networks Sex differences

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Meng, Y. (2013). Collaboration patterns and patenting in nanotechnology: exploring gender distinctions. (Doctoral Dissertation). Georgia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1853/47731

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Meng, Yu. “Collaboration patterns and patenting in nanotechnology: exploring gender distinctions.” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, Georgia Tech. Accessed February 21, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/47731.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Meng, Yu. “Collaboration patterns and patenting in nanotechnology: exploring gender distinctions.” 2013. Web. 21 Feb 2019.

Vancouver:

Meng Y. Collaboration patterns and patenting in nanotechnology: exploring gender distinctions. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2013. [cited 2019 Feb 21]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/47731.

Council of Science Editors:

Meng Y. Collaboration patterns and patenting in nanotechnology: exploring gender distinctions. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/47731

15. Jung, Taehyun. Uses and nonuses of patented inventions.

Degree: PhD, Public Policy, 2009, Georgia Tech

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/29783

► Innovation comprises the processes of invention and commercialization. While the importance of innovation, especially commercialization, has been widely recognized, existing studies have largely overlooked the… (more)

▼ Innovation comprises the processes of invention and commercialization. While the importance of innovation, especially commercialization, has been widely recognized, existing studies have largely overlooked the commercialization process. By examining the determinants of uses and nonuses of patented inventions from firms at the levels of technology, organization, and project/invention, this study attempts to help fill a critical gap in the literature. In doing so, it enriches theoretical understandings of innovation and, in particular, builds on the evolutionary explanation of technology development, the Teecian framework on profiting from innovation, Transaction Cost Economics (TCE), the Knowledge-Based View (KBV), and open innovation and innovation network perspectives. It also reveals an empirical reality of commercial use and strategic nonuse of patents. The study is based on a novel dataset constructed from multiple sources: inventor surveys, the United States Patent and Trademark Office online database, and COMPUSTAT, among others. After examining the factors affecting overall propensity to commercialize patented inventions, this study explores the factors that affect the organizational paths of commercialization. The empirical estimation indicates that technological uncertainty and a strong internal position of complementary assets raise the propensity for internal commercialization. The study argues that openness of innovation processes and network relationships should affect the choice of commercialization paths. Consistent with the hypotheses, empirical estimations show that external industrial knowledge increases the propensity of internal commercialization. The study also indicates that collaboration has diverging effects on the choice of commercialization paths. While collaboration with firms in vertical relationships tends to favor internal commercialization, collaboration with firms in horizontal relationships tends to favor external commercialization (licensing, start-up). Finally, the study reports findings on the strategic use of patents and then tests hypotheses about the factors driving strategic nonuse. It concludes that a significant portion of U.S. patents are indeed filed for strategic reasons. It also finds that characteristics of technology and firms are significantly associated with different strategies. In particular, firms are more likely to use a patent for strategic defensive purposes when they have larger amounts of assets. The study concludes with discussing managerial and policy implications. Advisors/Committee Members: Walsh, John P. (Committee Chair), Ceccagnoli, Marco (Committee Member), Hicks, Diana M. (Committee Member), Lewis, Gregory B. (Committee Member), Shapira, Philip P. (Committee Member).

Subjects/Keywords: Licensing; Market for technology; Co-specialized asset; Transaction cost economics; Strategic patenting; Commercialization; Invention; Innovation; Patent; Technology transfer; Diffusion of innovations; Technological innovations; Inventions; Patents

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Jung, T. (2009). Uses and nonuses of patented inventions. (Doctoral Dissertation). Georgia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1853/29783

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Jung, Taehyun. “Uses and nonuses of patented inventions.” 2009. Doctoral Dissertation, Georgia Tech. Accessed February 21, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/29783.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Jung, Taehyun. “Uses and nonuses of patented inventions.” 2009. Web. 21 Feb 2019.

Vancouver:

Jung T. Uses and nonuses of patented inventions. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2009. [cited 2019 Feb 21]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/29783.

Council of Science Editors:

Jung T. Uses and nonuses of patented inventions. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/29783

Georgia Tech

16. Hegde, Deepak. Innovation and technology trajectories in a developing country context: evidence from a survey of Malaysian firms.

Degree: MS, Public Policy, 2004, Georgia Tech

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/5218

► This thesis investigates the relevance of currently used firm-level innovation concepts in a developing country context. I draw on the results of a comprehensive survey… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Sectoral systems; Developing countries; Malaysia; Innovation; Technology trajectories

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Hegde, D. (2004). Innovation and technology trajectories in a developing country context: evidence from a survey of Malaysian firms. (Masters Thesis). Georgia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1853/5218

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Hegde, Deepak. “Innovation and technology trajectories in a developing country context: evidence from a survey of Malaysian firms.” 2004. Masters Thesis, Georgia Tech. Accessed February 21, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/5218.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Hegde, Deepak. “Innovation and technology trajectories in a developing country context: evidence from a survey of Malaysian firms.” 2004. Web. 21 Feb 2019.

Vancouver:

Hegde D. Innovation and technology trajectories in a developing country context: evidence from a survey of Malaysian firms. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Georgia Tech; 2004. [cited 2019 Feb 21]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/5218.

Council of Science Editors:

Hegde D. Innovation and technology trajectories in a developing country context: evidence from a survey of Malaysian firms. [Masters Thesis]. Georgia Tech; 2004. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/5218

Georgia Tech

17. Gordon, Craig S. Mediating and Moderating the Agenda-Setting Process: Three Studies of the Air Quality Issue.

Degree: PhD, Public Policy - GIT-GSU Joint Degree, 2004, Georgia Tech

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/5108

► The primary focus of this study is to conceptualize and to develop a series of empirical models testing various mechanisms that might explain how a… (more)

▼ The primary focus of this study is to conceptualize and to develop a series of empirical models testing various mechanisms that might explain how a public information campaign and the resulting media coverage led to changes in the level of importance the public ascribes to air quality. The expressed purpose of the public information campaign was to focus attention on the issue of air quality and to change: (1) the publics perception of the importance of air quality; (2) attitudes about the social problem; and (3) specific behaviors, such as single occupancy driving. The issue advocates also sought to focus media attention on air quality, with the expectation that media coverage about the social problem would influence public concern. Therefore, public concern may change in response to the issue advocacy or the media coverage. In each paper of this manuscript, a mechanism or moderator that may account for changes in issue importance was hypothesized. The first paper, entitled The Mechanism of Transference: Projection and Conformity in the Agenda-Setting Process, tests two competing theories (projection and conformity) that may mediate the relationship between media coverage and public concern. The second paper, entitled Testing the Homogeneity Assumption of Public Opinion, tests two competing theories (heterogeneity and homogeneity) that may moderate the relationship between media coverage and public concern. Finally, the third paper, entitled Talk Back: The Impact of Social Communications on Media Coverage and Issue Importance, tests the importance of a mechanism that permits a feedback loop from the public to the media, through social communications. In all cases, the mechanism or moderator was hypothesized at the aggregate or mass level, but the findings shed light on where researchers should look for individual-level effects. Advisors/Committee Members: Henry, Gary (Committee Chair), Bostrom, Ann (Committee Member), Edmiston, Kelly (Committee Member), Lewis, Gregory (Committee Member), Nicholson, Stephen (Committee Member).

Subjects/Keywords: Agenda setting

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Gordon, C. S. (2004). Mediating and Moderating the Agenda-Setting Process: Three Studies of the Air Quality Issue. (Doctoral Dissertation). Georgia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1853/5108

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Gordon, Craig S. “Mediating and Moderating the Agenda-Setting Process: Three Studies of the Air Quality Issue.” 2004. Doctoral Dissertation, Georgia Tech. Accessed February 21, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/5108.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Gordon, Craig S. “Mediating and Moderating the Agenda-Setting Process: Three Studies of the Air Quality Issue.” 2004. Web. 21 Feb 2019.

Vancouver:

Gordon CS. Mediating and Moderating the Agenda-Setting Process: Three Studies of the Air Quality Issue. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2004. [cited 2019 Feb 21]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/5108.

Council of Science Editors:

Gordon CS. Mediating and Moderating the Agenda-Setting Process: Three Studies of the Air Quality Issue. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2004. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/5108

Georgia Tech

18. Horne, Christopher Scott. Toward an Understanding of the Revenue of Nonprofit Organizations.

Degree: PhD, Public Policy, 2005, Georgia Tech

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/7572

► Understanding the composition and distribution of the revenue of nonprofit organizations (NPOs) is key to understanding NPOs themselves. This research uses revenue data for 87,127… (more)

▼ Understanding the composition and distribution of the revenue of nonprofit organizations (NPOs) is key to understanding NPOs themselves. This research uses revenue data for 87,127 charitable NPOs to draw three main conclusions. First, revenue structures of NPOs vary widely by subsector and organizational size, with many NPOs demonstrating revenue structures that might be considered uncharacteristic of the nonprofit sector. Second, despite the concerns of many nonprofit scholars, heavy dependence on either government funding or charitable contributions is atypical of NPOs. And third, nonprofit revenue is highly concentrated in relatively few NPOs. The description of revenue expands to examine the relationship between two important sources of revenue, charitable contributions and government subsidies. Nonprofit scholars have long theorized that government funding diminishes charitable giving. This research finds that the effect of subsidy on charity varies substantially among the nonprofit subsectors, but, contrary to widely accepted theory, these effects are more often positive than negative: More than half of government funding of the nonprofit subsectors appears to spur an increase in charitable giving, whereas only 6 percent of government funding is associated with decreased giving. This research suggests that effects of subsidy on charity are less likely due to the decisions of donors than to the decisions of NPOs themselves. These findings assuage some concerns about the future of the nonprofit sector but substantiate others. As government increasingly relies on NPOs to deliver government-funded services, it appears unlikely that NPOs will suffer decreases in charitable giving, and government funding may even enable NPOs to increase revenue from charitable giving. But marginal changes in charitable giving will not mitigate what many see as a distressing move away from reliance on charity toward generating fees for services and generally becoming more business-like. Whether these findings represent a nonprofit sector betraying its charitable roots, diluting its power to effect social change by corporatizing, emphasizing service delivery at the expense of advocacy, or becoming more efficient, financially stable, and responsive to market demands remains a matter of debate, but debate better informed by the understanding of nonprofit revenue provided by this research. Advisors/Committee Members: Thomas, John Clayton (Committee Chair), Johnson, Janet L. (Committee Member), Kingsley, Gordon (Committee Member), Lewis, Gregory B. (Committee Member), Van Slyke, David M. (Committee Member).

Subjects/Keywords: Resource dependence; Crowding out; Revenue; Nonprofit organizations; New governance

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Horne, C. S. (2005). Toward an Understanding of the Revenue of Nonprofit Organizations. (Doctoral Dissertation). Georgia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1853/7572

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Horne, Christopher Scott. “Toward an Understanding of the Revenue of Nonprofit Organizations.” 2005. Doctoral Dissertation, Georgia Tech. Accessed February 21, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/7572.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Horne, Christopher Scott. “Toward an Understanding of the Revenue of Nonprofit Organizations.” 2005. Web. 21 Feb 2019.

Vancouver:

Horne CS. Toward an Understanding of the Revenue of Nonprofit Organizations. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2005. [cited 2019 Feb 21]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/7572.

Council of Science Editors:

Horne CS. Toward an Understanding of the Revenue of Nonprofit Organizations. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2005. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/7572

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