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Beyond the Blue Podcast: Fact, Myth and Emotion of Immigration (2012)
Immigration is a super-charged, emotional issue that is not going away. In this podcast, Dr....
Managing Undocumented Students: Do Undocumented Students Hinder Student Performance? (with Daniel P. Hawes), State and Local Government Review (2011)
Illegal immigration is a salient topic for policy makers and for local units of government...
The Economic and Administrative Consequences of Hosting Worldwide Sporting Events (with Craig Shaul), Western Social Science Conference (2011)
Do Immigration Networks of Connectivity Facilitate Illegal Immigration? (with Kattalina M. Berriochoa), Midwest Political Science Association Conference (2011)
Illegal immigration is one of the most contentious policy issues facing the United States. This...
Much Ado About Nothing?: Undocumented Students and Student Performance (with Daniel P. Hawes), Midwest Political Science Association Conference (2011)
In 2009 alone, over 1500 bills relating to immigration were considered by all 50 states,...
Immigration and the Public Policy Survey (with Andy Bourne), Research and Reports, Public Policy Center, Boise State University (2010)
Evidence suggests that public opinion has a significant and measurable impact on legislative, executive, and...
YouTube: SPOTLIGHT ON POLICY, Dr. Greg Hill on Educational Attainment (2009)
In this episode of SPOTLIGHT ON POLICY, Dr. Greg Hill, Assistant Professor of Public Policy...
Nineteen Years of Public Opinion: The Boise State University Annual Public Policy Survey (with Andy Bourne, Seth Grigg, and Stephanie L. Witt), Research and Reports (2009)
Evidence suggests that public opinion has a significant and measurable impact on legislative, executive, and...
The Effect of Frequent Managerial Turnover on Organizational Performance: A Study of Professional Baseball Managers, The Social Science Journal (2009)
This analysis is designed to study the question of a manager’s contribution to the organization,...
Economic Problems, Revenue Scarcity and Idaho State Budgeting (with Dick Kinney), Annual Western States Budget Review (2009)
When Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter submitted his budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 in January...
Treasure Valley State of the Region: Progress Report 2008 (with Public Policy Center, Boise State University), Research and Reports (2008)
The original Treasure Valley State of the Region Report (2006) describes the Boise- Nampa MSA...
Treasure Valley State of the Region Report: A Preliminary View of Performance Indicators (with Institute for Urban and Regional Planning, Boise State University), Research and Reports (2006)
The Treasure Valley State of the Region Report, while preliminary, describes the Boise- Nampa MSA...
Bureaucracy in the Twenty-First Century (with Kenneth J. Meier), The Oxford Handbook of Public Management (2005)
Although numerous pundits claim the eminent demise of bureaucracy (Lane 2000; Osborne and Gaebler 1992;...
The Effects of Managerial Succession on Organizational Performance, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory (2005)
Boyne and Dahya (2002) posit that the means, motives, and opportunities available to top...