Writing an undergraduate honors thesis is a daunting task. It’s a task that I took too lightly – I primarily did so because it seemed like a less painful alternative to SPEA-V 370, Research Methods and Statistical Modeling. (It definitely isn’t.) However, choosing to write a thesis is not a decision I regret making. In… Read more »
How Might Public Interaction Shape the Motivations of Front Line Bureaucrats?
Imagine that you’re a city employee whose job is to answer questions from citizens. Every day, you sit at your desk from 9:00 to 5:00, answering calls from concerned citizens. Today, multiple people called to complain that their trash wasn’t picked up. Another person called to report littering at a city park. Someone else… Read more »