The Chief Digital Officer Jason Goldman for the Obama administration published to his Medium account “[the] American people will see a multi-platform streaming and social broadcast of the State of the Union that reflects the ways people experience live events in 2016. We’ll be reaching people where they are — and making it possible for them to … Continue reading
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Social Media for Social Good: What role does social media play in creation of and sustainability of social movements? A Social Movement Case Study Examining Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party.
Abstract As more of the world becomes connected online, revolutionaries across the globe are being empowered like never before although not all are successful as sustaining the movement the use of information communication technologies (ICT) are critical in developing and executing modern social movements. This paper examines the role social media plays in social movement … Continue reading
Federalism and the Detroit Bankruptcy Case
Federalism, the contrarily named power-sharing agreement between the central [national] government and the state governments has been debated in various forms in courts through our country. The Detroit bankruptcy case stirs up two areas in the constitution that are particularly cumbersome to interpret thus making the Supreme Court the last pass as parties find loopholes … Continue reading
NonProfits & Branding – The Paradigm Shift
Many nonprofits use their brands primarily as a fundraising tool, but a growing number of nonprofits are developing a broader and more strategic approach, managing their brands to create greater social impact and tighter organizational cohesion (Kylander & Stone, 2012) attempting to act as catalysts of change in the world. Some of the most influential … Continue reading
Leaks And Leadership: What The Era of WikiLeaks Portends For Traditional Theories Of Leader Information Sharing Practices
In many instances, individuals in leadership positions derive power from their access to information that is not widely available to the rest of the organization they lead. Historically, economists and behaviorists have observed that this practice can enhance productivity and efficiency: “[…] by preventing full revelation of the state, the followers are induced to work … Continue reading
Wanted: Women’s Golf Clubs In A Gender-Neutral Shade
Sheryl Sandberg recently wrote a book called “Lean In” based on her TEDTalk in 2011 where she pondered why there are so few women at the top. Initially scanning through the pages, I became confused, apparently like so many other women readers before me, I wanted to know why “Lean In” was less story about … Continue reading
V for Vagina: The Anniversary of Michigan Representative Lisa Brown’s Vagina Monologue
Approximately one year ago, on June 13, 2012, Representative Lisa Brown (D-Bloomfield) uttered the word that runs ice through the veins and casts fear into the hearts of male elected officials: Vagina. This word, so offensive that Representative Mike Callton (R-Nashville) would not address the word itself when interviewed “I don’t even want to say … Continue reading
Technical Leadership Needs Advance The Politics-Administration Dichotomy
Ask just about anyone to name a few people they consider leaders and most likely you net an elected government official on that list. Mayors, council members, state representatives, national representatives should aim to focus on precisely what they were elected to do – set policy agendas and initiate a vision for the community in … Continue reading
Swarming and Followership; Distance Leading
Regarding the topic of followership and technology, particularly in the realm of social media there seems to be a gap in the literature that should be resolved as it pertains to participation, technology, followership and public administration. A steady stream of literature has been created over the course of the last few years with search results … Continue reading
The Two Second Head Start: Implications of Exclusive Access by Private Companies to Publicly-Funded Research
On June 12, 2013 it was revealed that news agency Thompson-Reuters has been giving a small and elite group of stock market traders access to the highly-influential “Consumer Sentiment Index” (CSI) through high-speed data connection two full seconds before releasing the report to its other paying customers at 9:55 a.m., and before it publicly releases … Continue reading
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