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Associate Professor Travis Bland

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Travis Bland

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Quite a bit of reading and writing is required in this class. Professor Bland is very clear about his expectations. He provided an outline of what the papers should include. I found the material difficult at first but it soon came together midway through the course.

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Biography

University of Illinois Springfield Springfield - Public Policy & Administration


Experience

  • University of Illinois at Springfield

    Associate Professor

    Travis worked at University of Illinois at Springfield as a Associate Professor

Education

  • Radford University

    Bachelor's degree

    Political Science and Government

  • Virginia Tech

    Doctor of Philosophy - PhD

    Public Administration

  • Virginia Tech

    Master of Public Administration - MPA



Publications

  • Issue networks: The policy process and its key actors

    In A. Farazmand & C. Jurkiewicz (e.d), Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. New York: Springer.

  • Issue networks: The policy process and its key actors

    In A. Farazmand & C. Jurkiewicz (e.d), Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. New York: Springer.

  • Motivating and aligning human resources

    In D. Sulamoyo & B. Bunch, Community Action Leaders: Rooting out Poverty at the Local Level. New York: Routledge.

  • Issue networks: The policy process and its key actors

    In A. Farazmand & C. Jurkiewicz (e.d), Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. New York: Springer.

  • Motivating and aligning human resources

    In D. Sulamoyo & B. Bunch, Community Action Leaders: Rooting out Poverty at the Local Level. New York: Routledge.

  • Street level divergence in the functioning of social welfare networks

    Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs

  • Issue networks: The policy process and its key actors

    In A. Farazmand & C. Jurkiewicz (e.d), Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. New York: Springer.

  • Motivating and aligning human resources

    In D. Sulamoyo & B. Bunch, Community Action Leaders: Rooting out Poverty at the Local Level. New York: Routledge.

  • Street level divergence in the functioning of social welfare networks

    Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs

  • Collaboration challenges and the construction of complex data systems: Lessons from the development of the Illinois Longitudinal Data System

    Public Administration Quarterly

  • Issue networks: The policy process and its key actors

    In A. Farazmand & C. Jurkiewicz (e.d), Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. New York: Springer.

  • Motivating and aligning human resources

    In D. Sulamoyo & B. Bunch, Community Action Leaders: Rooting out Poverty at the Local Level. New York: Routledge.

  • Street level divergence in the functioning of social welfare networks

    Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs

  • Collaboration challenges and the construction of complex data systems: Lessons from the development of the Illinois Longitudinal Data System

    Public Administration Quarterly

  • Frontline participatory behavior in networks: Identity work and the corresponding behavioral determinations

    Public Organization Review

  • Issue networks: The policy process and its key actors

    In A. Farazmand & C. Jurkiewicz (e.d), Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. New York: Springer.

  • Motivating and aligning human resources

    In D. Sulamoyo & B. Bunch, Community Action Leaders: Rooting out Poverty at the Local Level. New York: Routledge.

  • Street level divergence in the functioning of social welfare networks

    Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs

  • Collaboration challenges and the construction of complex data systems: Lessons from the development of the Illinois Longitudinal Data System

    Public Administration Quarterly

  • Frontline participatory behavior in networks: Identity work and the corresponding behavioral determinations

    Public Organization Review

  • Leading the ethical organization

    In A. Farazmand & C. Jurkiewicz (e.d), Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. New York: Springer.

  • Issue networks: The policy process and its key actors

    In A. Farazmand & C. Jurkiewicz (e.d), Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. New York: Springer.

  • Motivating and aligning human resources

    In D. Sulamoyo & B. Bunch, Community Action Leaders: Rooting out Poverty at the Local Level. New York: Routledge.

  • Street level divergence in the functioning of social welfare networks

    Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs

  • Collaboration challenges and the construction of complex data systems: Lessons from the development of the Illinois Longitudinal Data System

    Public Administration Quarterly

  • Frontline participatory behavior in networks: Identity work and the corresponding behavioral determinations

    Public Organization Review

  • Leading the ethical organization

    In A. Farazmand & C. Jurkiewicz (e.d), Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. New York: Springer.

  • Collaborating to build value

    In D. Sulamoyo, & B. Bunch (Eds.), Community Action Leaders: Rooting out Poverty at the Local Level. New York: Routledge.

  • Issue networks: The policy process and its key actors

    In A. Farazmand & C. Jurkiewicz (e.d), Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. New York: Springer.

  • Motivating and aligning human resources

    In D. Sulamoyo & B. Bunch, Community Action Leaders: Rooting out Poverty at the Local Level. New York: Routledge.

  • Street level divergence in the functioning of social welfare networks

    Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs

  • Collaboration challenges and the construction of complex data systems: Lessons from the development of the Illinois Longitudinal Data System

    Public Administration Quarterly

  • Frontline participatory behavior in networks: Identity work and the corresponding behavioral determinations

    Public Organization Review

  • Leading the ethical organization

    In A. Farazmand & C. Jurkiewicz (e.d), Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. New York: Springer.

  • Collaborating to build value

    In D. Sulamoyo, & B. Bunch (Eds.), Community Action Leaders: Rooting out Poverty at the Local Level. New York: Routledge.

  • Authentic Participatory Engagement: Community Action and the Foundational Principle of Maximum Feasible Participation

    Public Administration Quarterly

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PAD 502

Organization Dynamics

Structure and function of public organizations as socio-technical systems and of related individual, group, and leadership processes. Topics include leadership, decision making, group dynamics, motivation, job satisfaction, authority, power, organizational change, communication, conflict, and organization structure and design.

2.6(4)

  • Level: Graduate
  • Credit hours: 3
online

PAD 541

Nonprofit Sector/Human Resource

Context and dynamics, strategic planning, management functions, volunteers, development, and challenges in nonprofit sector human resources.

4(4)

  • Level: Graduate
  • Credit hours: 3
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