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Citations
6764
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1324
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661

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - John Gaus Award, American Political Science Association (APSA)
  • Fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration
  • Fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration
  • Fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration

Overview

Barbara S. Romzek is affiliated with American University in the United States. Their research primarily intersects the fields of Social Sciences, Business, Management and Accounting, and subfields including Strategy and Management, Education, and Public Administration.

Their work addresses several key topics such as:

  • Public-Private Partnership Projects
  • Healthcare innovation and challenges
  • Public Policy and Administration Research

Barbara S. Romzek has frequently collaborated with researchers including Beryl A. Radin, Robert Agranoff, Ann O'M. Bowman, C. Gregory Buntz, and J. Steven Ott. These collaborations reflect interconnected work in areas related to governance, public administration, and organizational strategy.

Their published book, New Governance for Rural America (2022), was released by the University Press of Kansas eBooks and has been cited in academic circles.

Recognition for their work includes receiving the John Gaus Award from the American Political Science Association (APSA) in 2014 and being named a Fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration.

Best Publications

  • Accountability in the Public Sector: Lessons from the Challenger Tragedy

    Barbara S. Romzek;Melvin J. Dubnick

  • Dynamics of Public Sector Accountability in an Era of Reform

    Barbara S. Romzek

  • Employee Investment and Commitment: The Ties That Bind

    Barbara S. Romzek

  • Contracting and Accountability in State Medicaid Reform: Rhetoric, Theories, and Reality

    Jocelyn M. Johnston;Barbara S. Romzek

  • State Social Services Contracting: Exploring the Determinants of Effective Contract Accountability

    Barbara S. Romzek;Jocelyn M. Johnston

  • Cross Pressures of Accountability: Initiative, Command, and Failure in the Ron Brown Plane Crash

    Barbara S. Romzek;Patricia Wallace Ingraham

  • Personal Consequences Of Employee Commitment

    Barbara S. Romzek

  • A Preliminary Theory of Informal Accountability among Network Organizational Actors

    Barbara S. Romzek;Kelly LeRoux;Jeannette M. Blackmar

  • Effective Contract Implementation and Management: A Preliminary Model

    Barbara S. Romzek;Jocelyn M. Johnston

  • Informal Accountability in Multisector Service Delivery Collaborations

    Barbara Romzek;Kelly LeRoux;Jocelyn Johnston;Robin J. Kempf

  • Politics, Administration, and Markets: Conflicting Expectations and Accountability

    Donald E. Klingner;John Nalbandian;Barbara S. Romzek

  • Congressional Legislative Staff: Political Professionals or Clerks?

    Barbara S. Romzek;Jennifer A. Utter

  • New Governance for Rural America: Creating Intergovernmental Partnerships

    B. A. Radin;R. Agranoff;A. O'm. Bowman;C. G. Buntz

  • New Paradigms for Government: Issues for the Changing Public Service

    M. A. Dupont-Morales;Patricia W. Ingraham;Barbara S. Romzek

  • The Effects of Public Service Recognition, Job Security and Staff Reductions on Organizational Involvement

    Barbara S. Romzek

  • Issues of Accountability in Flexible Personnel Systems

    Barbara S. Romzek;Melvin J. Dubnick

  • Organizational Involvement and Representative Bureaucracy: Can We Have It Both Ways?

    Barbara S. Romzek;J. Stephen Hendricks

  • Accountability Expectations in an Intergovernmental Arena: The National Rural Development Partnership

    Beryl A. Radin;Barbara S. Romzek

  • Accountability and the Centrality of Expectations in American Public Administration

    Melvin J. Dubnick;Barbara S. Romzek

  • Social Welfare Contracts as Networks The Impact of Network Stability on Management and Performance

    Jocelyn M. Johnston;Barbara S. Romzek

Frequent Co-Authors

Kelly LeRoux
Kelly LeRoux University of Illinois at Chicago
Melvin J. Dubnick
Melvin J. Dubnick University of New Hampshire
Patricia W. Ingraham
Patricia W. Ingraham Binghamton University
Robert Agranoff
Robert Agranoff Indiana University

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