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This study presents an understanding of the role of transparency in the communication processes of agencies of the United States Federal Government, as guided by principles of stakeholder management, models of public relations, and a model for government agency communication. These theories and models all suggest that increased openness in organizations will result in improved organizational functioning and in some instances, increases in organizational trust. The perspectives presented in this paper were collected through eighteen semi-structured in-depth interviews of professional communicators for various agencies in the United States Federal Government. The data shows that government communicators recognize the need for transparency in a democratic government, and also illustrates factors that both enhance and constrain transparency. Most of the limited research on government agency communication has focused on media relations and agency spokespersons. The value this exploratory study provides is that it illustrates government communicators understand the value of transparency in communication practices and provides a model for transparency in government agency communication. The research also shows a need for future research to strengthen theory, expand models, and provide examples of how to effectively implement transparency enhancing practices in government communication.

This dissertation develops a theory of democracy based on the premises that a) there is no democracy in the 21st century without democratic control of technology, and b) democracy must be judged along three axes: 1) Democracy—Monarchy: how is political power divided? 2) Democracy—Oligarchy: how easily is money translated into political power? 3) Politics—Society: does democracy encompass the decisive processes of society? To satisfy these criteria, this dissertation proposes a democratic federalism grounded in the commons, which are not only integrated within larger governments, but constitute distinct and independent polities with an equal say in all matters concerning the physical organization of their territories. It integrates lottocratic selection within a system of direct (rather than representative) government, in which participation at higher levels of government is made possible by breaking open governing functions into their constituent parts, particularly in the legislature. Democratic federalism institutionalizes the tension between the center and the periphery, the collective and the community, the abstract benefits and concrete costs of modern technology through the dual relationship between the commons and all larger polities of which it is a part.

This dissertation investigates telework participation within the US federal government, structured through three interconnected articles from a human resource management perspective. It sheds light on the factors critical for the successful implementation of telework including human resource management (HRM) practices, differences among generational cohorts, and the role of line managers. Chapter 1 presents the motivation for this dissertation, theoretical foundations, an overview of telework within the US federal government, and a summary of the three research studies conducted. Chapter 2 introduces the first manuscript, which examines the impact of HRM practices on telework participation among US federal employees using the Ability, Motivation, and Opportunity (AMO) framework. This study analyzes data from the 2015 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS) through multinomial logistic regression. The results highlight that skills enhancement, promotional opportunities, and cooperative work environments significantly correlate with the likelihood of telework participation. Chapter 3, the second manuscript, applies generational cohort theory to investigate differences in telework participation among generational groups. Utilizing multinomial logistic regression analysis on FEVS data from 2013, 2014, and 2015, the study finds varied preferences for telework across Millennials, Generation X, Late Baby Boomers, and Early Baby Boomers. Generation X shows the most likelihood of telework participation compared to Millennials and Baby Boomers, with Early Baby Boomers displaying the least inclination. Chapter 4, the third manuscript, assesses the role of line managers as HRM partners and facilitators in telework participation. Applying Leader Member Exchange (LMX) theory and 2015 FEVS data, the study finds that the quality of relationships between line managers and employees -marked by mutual trust, support, and respect – enhances the likelihood of telework participation. Chapter 5 concludes this dissertation with summaries of research findings, theoretical and practical implications, research limitations, and avenues for future research directions. / Doctor of Philosophy / This dissertation investigates telework challenges within the US federal government, focusing on key factors that contribute to successful telework implementation. It consists of three interconnected studies, each addressing different aspects of telework from a human resource management perspective. The first study examines how human resource management (HRM) practices influence telework participation among federal employees. It found that skills enhancement, fair promotion opportunities, and cooperative work environments significantly increased the likelihood of teleworking. These findings suggest that HRM systems need to be adaptive and supportive through the alignment of practices with telework goals to ensure effective implementation. The second study explores generational differences in telework participation. The research showed that Generation X employees are the most likely to participate in telework, followed by Millennials and Late Baby Boomers, while Early Baby Boomers are the least likely. These findings underscore the importance of tailoring telework policies to the preferences of different generational groups. The third study focuses on the role of line managers in supporting telework. It demonstrated that strong relationships between employees and their supervisors, characterized by mutual trust, support, and respect, significantly enhance telework participation. This highlights the critical role of managerial support in successful telework programs. The dissertation concludes with a summary of research findings, practical implications for managing telework in the federal government, and recommendations for future research. These insights can help public sector organizations develop effective telework programs that meet the diverse needs of their employees.

Turnover intentions among U.S. federal employees are concerns that warrant scholarly investigations. Determining what contributes to these intentions provides a better assessment of how to focus on future human resource strategies and the implementation of those plans. This dissertation proposes and develops testable hypotheses for employee turnover intentions within the U.S. federal agencies. This dissertation contends that the likelihood of employee turnover intention is influenced by the degree of organizational publicness. The dissertation further asserts that organizational publicness has a moderating effect on employee perception of various organizational outcomes that affect turnover intentions. The study used data from the 2023 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS), administered by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to test the study’s assertions. The study shows that federal bureaucracies that are more public (e.g., executive departments) report higher employee turnover intentions. Furthermore, it revealed that employee perceptions about leadership, supervision, the organization, and work unit are lower with those in Executive Departments. The dissertation’s contributions include the following. First, it validates the importance of organizational publicness’ influence on employee’s turnover intentions. Second, it supports existing findings that demographic factors, workplace satisfaction factors, and organizational/relational factors play a significant role in predicting employee turnover intentions. Third, it highlights the behavioral aspect of employee turnover intentions. Fourth, it extends knowledge regarding organizational publicness and its influence on job satisfaction to employee turnover intention. Finally, the dissertation calls attention to policy makers to pay attention to the possible effects that organizational publicness has on employee choices and structure bureaucracies accordingly.

This study sets out to examine whether the "new'' provincial governments in South Africa are in practice functioning as "quasi-federal" power bases. The study starts with an appraisal of the core constitutional concepts critical to provincial government as a prelude to the enquiry into the practical status of the provincial governments. An enquiry is made into the application of certain provisions of the interim Constitution pertaining to provincial government. Thereafter certain provisions of the final Constitution pertaining to provincial government are compared with the corresponding provisions of the interim Constitution. The issue of provincial powers in practice and the problems experienced by provincial governments are also dealt with. The study concludes that provincial governments are currently not functioning as "quasi-federal" power bases and that it is even doubtful whether that situation will present itself in the foreseeable future. / Law / LL. M.

Submitted by Filipe dos Santos (fsantos@pucsp.br) on 2018-04-16T12:55:31Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Thiago de Carvalho e Silva e Silva.pdf: 930953 bytes, checksum: 52f6769db4fdd7230f178fa05c62392d (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-04-16T12:55:31Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Thiago de Carvalho e Silva e Silva.pdf: 930953 bytes, checksum: 52f6769db4fdd7230f178fa05c62392d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-03-08 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / Due to a specific normative provision stipulated by the 1988 Federal Constitution, it is incumbent on the State to foster the promotion and encouragement of innovation in the companies. The state action in this procedure is tantamount to State intervention in the economic domain, through induction, through the use of tools that stimulate company innovation. This intervention must be of an exceptional character and always directed to reaching certain fundamental goals duly stipulated in the legal system. As for the scientific, technological and innovative development, there is also a constitutional norm stipulating that the legislation shall support and stimulate companies that invest in research, in the creation of a technology appropriate to the country and in the training and improvement of human resources, and that they set in place remuneration systems allowing the sharing of economic gains resulting from employees´ productivity who is working in the area. Therefore, as legally stipulated, the sharing of incentives to innovation by companies necessarily depends on establishing the participation of employees in the profits deriving from such innovation, which must be done by means of payment of innovation productivity premium (IPP). Payments to employees made as a result of this participation shall deserve a favorable treatment by the tax and social welfare systems, according to the legislation / Por expressa disposição normativa prevista na Constituição Federal de 1988, o Estado deve promover e incentivar a inovação nas empresas. A ação estatal neste processo configura intervenção do Estado no domínio econômico, por indução, mediante o uso dos instrumentos jurídicos específicos de apoio e estímulo à inovação previstos em lei. Essa ação estatal, de caráter excepcional, deve ser sempre direcionada para o alcance de certos objetivos fundamentais devidamente inscritos no próprio ordenamento jurídico. No tocante ao desenvolvimento científico, tecnológico e inovação há norma constitucional determinando que a lei apoiará e estimulará as empresas que invistam em pesquisa, criação de tecnologia adequada ao país, formação e aperfeiçoamento de recursos humanos e que pratiquem sistemas de remuneração que permitam o compartilhamento dos ganhos econômicos resultantes da produtividade dos empregados envolvidos no processo de inovação. Portanto, a fruição pelas empresas dos estímulos legalmente previstos à inovação implica constituição de direito de participação dos empregados nos frutos da inovação, o que deve ser feito mediante pagamento de participação por produtividade em inovação (PPI). Os pagamentos feitos a esse título terão tratamento fiscal e previdenciário favorecido, nos termos da lei

Submitted by JOSIANE SANTOS DE OLIVEIRA (josianeso) on 2018-08-17T12:17:46Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Marcelo Igor de Sousa_.pdf: 8989530 bytes, checksum: 54da9e666a4e76442f608780f4278a3f (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-17T12:17:46Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Marcelo Igor de Sousa_.pdf: 8989530 bytes, checksum: 54da9e666a4e76442f608780f4278a3f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-04-13 / CAPES - Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Nesta investigação, analisamos experiências de interação entre Governo Federal Brasileiro e cidadão, visando a descrever ações comunicacionais empreendidas entre 2011 e 2016. O contexto se refere aos primeiros anos da década de 2010, profundamente marcados pela consolidação do uso da Internet no Brasil, principalmente pelo acesso disseminado às redes sociais digitais como ferramentas de conexão entre pessoas. Durante esse período, pela primeira vez no país uma mulher é eleita para a Presidência da República: Dilma Rousseff, que permanece no cargo de 2011 a 2016, tendo saído após sofrer um processo de destituição. O objetivo é o de analisar como foram programadas e realizadas as experiências tentativas de interação entre Governo Federal e Cidadão nesse período, o que é sintetizado como problema da pesquisa em: “Como se dá a interação entre Governo e Cidadão a partir das ações comunicacionais em uma sociedade em vias de midiatização?”. A tese se estrutura em torno das seguintes fases: inicialmente, explanamos sobre os contextos e os cenários sociopolíticos, com destaque para as tensões na democracia representativa e no presidencialismo, bem como para as mobilizações de rua e os grupos de militância virtual. Em seguida, discutimos o objeto, em termos teóricos, tendo a midiatização da política como eixo, com destaque para a realidade dos usos e das apropriações das tecnologias da internet e das redes sociais, bem como para o conceito de circulação como marca desta processualidade de atividades, de meios e de operações comunicacionais. Essas atividades foram implementadas pelos atores em situações diversas e direcionaram a pesquisa a um aporte metodológico de estudo de ‘casos múltiplos’, devido a esse caráter variado de elementos. Os materiais examinados envolvem discursos, pronunciamentos, documentos, guias, marcas de atuação nas redes sociais e websites, e estão distribuídos em três circuitos de processamento de ações comunicacionais. Buscamos, ainda, tensionar os objetos a partir dos ângulos de pesquisa de diversas ordens e que envolvem reflexões analíticas como: opções da política de participação em situação de crise; o papel da imagem do governo na interação; o contexto de redes sociais e governança; e os polos de contato entre Governo e Sociedade, entre outras, com destaque para a avaliação da execução de três experiências de plataformas web participativas criadas na gestão: Participatório, Participa.br e Dialoga Brasil. Por fim, discutimos, em termos avaliativos, sobre a natureza dos modos de interação, sobre a execução e as falhas das políticas e sobre as perspectivas de atuação diante da sociedade cada vez mais afetada pelas lógicas de midiatização. Em termos de conclusões, apontamos que o Governo promoveu experiências de interação a partir da consideração da era digital, mas que isso não foi uma política estratégica, apenas tentativa. E o rompimento dos processos, diante dos fatores conjunturais, contribuiu para essa limitação. / In this investigation, we analyze interaction experiences between the Brazilian Federal Government and citizens, aiming to describe actions of communication engaged between the years of 2011 and 2016. The context refers to the first years of the 2010 decade, deeply marked by the consolidation of Internet using in Brazil, mainly by exponential access to social media as tools to connect people. During this period, for the first time in Brazil history, a woman is elected President of the Republic: Dilma Rousseff, who remains in charge from 2011 to 2016, when she undergoes a destitution process (impeachment) and leaves the presidency. The main objective is to analyze how the attempts of interaction between Federal Government and Citizen were scheduled and accomplished in this period, synthesized as our research problem in: "How is the interaction between Government and Citizen given from the perspective of communication actions in a mediatization society?". The thesis is structured around the following phases: initially, we explain about context and socio-politics scenarios, highlighting the tensions of the representative democracy and the presidential system. Also, with emphasis in the street mobilizations that emerged online and the role of virtual 'militia' groups. After that, we discuss the object, in theoretical terms, with the mediatization of politics as its axis, highlighting the reality of uses and appropriations of internet technologies and social media, as well as the concept of circulation as a sign of the social media activity process and communication operations. Those activities were implemented by 'actors' in different situations and guided this research to a methodological design which studies 'multiple cases', due to its distinguished genres and due to this varied character of elements. The examined material, distributed in three circuits of communicational action processing, involves discourses, pronouncements, documents, guides, signs of social media performance and websites. This work also seeks out to stress the object from angles of other researches involving analytical reflection, such as: options of participation politics in a crisis situation, the role of the government’s image in the interaction, the social media context and the governance, the contact poles between Government and Society, among others, accentuating the execution evaluation of three participatory web platform experiences created during the management: Participatorio, Participa.br and Dialoga Brasil. Also, we discuss, in evaluation terms, about the nature of the interaction modalities and about the execution and the political flaws. Finally, we discuss about the action perspectives in a society increasingly affected by logics of mediatization. In terms of conclusion, we point out that the Government promoted interaction experiences based on the consideration of digital era, but this was not a political strategy, it was just an attempt. And the processes disruption, in face of conjunctural factors, contributed for this limitation.

Submitted by Filipe dos Santos (fsantos@pucsp.br) on 2017-04-19T12:03:40Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Márcio Alexandre G. F. Cammarosano.pdf: 582770 bytes, checksum: 41d897c1fd3c46b6c8559f92435e301f (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-04-19T12:03:40Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Márcio Alexandre G. F. Cammarosano.pdf: 582770 bytes, checksum: 41d897c1fd3c46b6c8559f92435e301f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-04-03 / The present work is a study about the possibility of use by the Public Administration of the expropriation institute as a tool for fomenting private enterprises. In the first chapter we discuss the reasons why the state should intervene in the economic order, and how this duty is disciplined by the Federal Constitution of 1988. In the second chapter we investigate the principle of subsidiarity, in its vertical and horizontal aspects, understanding this principle as the delineating element of the roles of the State and society in the search for a fair and egalitarian distribution of social welfare. The third chapter is devoted to the study of state fomenting activity, from its first scientific systematization, including the analysis of the active and passive subjects, of the applicable norms, as well as the means allowed by the law. In the fourth and last chapter we analyze the expropriation institute and the possibility of its use as a tool to foment private enterprises, as well as the limits and indispensable procedures of this practice / O presente trabalho constitui estudo sobre a possibilidade de utilização, pela Administração Pública, do instituto da desapropriação como instrumento de fomento a empreendimentos privados. No primeiro capítulo tratamos das razões pelas quais o Estado deve intervir na ordem econômica, e como esse dever foi disciplinado pela Constituição Federal de 1988. No segundo capítulo investigamos o princípio da subsidiariedade, nos seus aspectos vertical e horizontal, entendendo tal princípio como o elemento delineador dos papeis do Estado e da sociedade na busca da distribuição justa e igualitária do bem-estar social. O terceiro capítulo é dedicado ao estudo da atividade estatal de fomento, desde a sua primeira sistematização científica, abordando os temas dos sujeitos ativos e passivos, do regime jurídico dessa relação, e dos meios admitidos pelo ordenamento jurídico. No quarto e último capítulo analisamos o instituto da desapropriação e a possibilidade da sua utilização como instrumento de fomento a empreendimentos privados, bem como os limites e procedimentos indispensáveis dessa prática