Implementation of sustainable public procurement practices and policies: A sorting framework

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 312-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Prier ◽  
Edward Schwerin ◽  
Clifford P. McCue
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
The United States ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Organizational Size ◽  
Current State ◽  
Systematic Pattern ◽  
The U.S

In general, there are many disincentives standing in the way of promoting change in public procurement practices by government agencies. Because engaging in sustainable purchasing requires some level of entrepreneurialism and risk-taking, a sorting framework is adopted to gauge whether some organizations are systematically more likely to pursue sustainable public purchasing (SPP) efforts than others. One-way analysis of variance and other methods are applied to a survey of public procurement practitioners across over 300 governments in the U.S. Results strongly suggest that agencies of various scope and reach tend to abstain from aggressively pursuing SPP efforts. However, when they do employ SPP, these efforts tend to be quite variable across and within levels of government and organizational size. In an effort to bridge theory with empirical data, a strong case can be made that the current state of SPP in the United States is the result of random and very cautious experimentation with little systematic pattern to SPP adoption.

Conference Report—U.S. & German Bench and Bar Gathering: “A New Bridge Across the Atlantic”: The Future of American Patent Litigation

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 269-278
Author(s):  
David A. Hurst
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Conference Report ◽  
The United States ◽  
Patent Law ◽  
Washington Dc ◽  
Patent Litigation ◽  
Current State ◽  
Federal Circuit ◽  
Bar Association ◽  
The U.S

The U.S. & German Bench and Bar Gathering, “A New Bridge Across the Atlantic,” held in Washington, DC, in May 2012, was aptly timed to discuss the developments in German and American patent law. The Federal Circuit Bar Association and the Patentanwaltskammer (German Patent Lawyers Association) brought distinguished judges and attorneys from their respective countries to discuss the current state of the two patent systems. This involved consideration of where the two systems might be converging and why the two countries have had dissimilar litigation patterns. Particularly with respect to the latter of these inquiries, much of the debate throughout the conference focused on the differences in litigation discovery and procedural rules. The conference highlighted the fact that, at the most fundamental level, these differences are a product of differing perceptions of how justice should be administered. A brief overview comparing patent litigation in Germany and the United States will help frame this report.

Portals and Policy

2011 ◽  
pp. 3970-3979
Author(s):  
Patricia Diamond Fletcher
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
The United States ◽  
Electronic Government ◽  
United States Government ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Executive Agencies ◽  
Government Portal ◽  
The U.S

This chapter evaluates the emerging electronic “portal” model of information and service delivery to U.S. citizens, businesses, and government agencies. The portal model is being used as a technology framework in the U.S. Federal government to carry out the electronic government strategies set out in the President’s Management Agenda for 2002 and the subsequent 24 electronic government initiatives included in the Budget of the United States Government for 2003 and the E-Government Strategy. FirstGov.gov is the official Federal government portal for all information and services delivered by the Federal executive agencies. The legal and organizational framework for FirstGov, based on an in-depth case study, is presented and evaluated as a model for future electronic government initiatives.

Explaining Variation in Rates of Entrepreneurship in the United States: 1899-1988

1996 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 747-781 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott Shane
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Economic Growth ◽  
Interest Rates ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Age Distribution ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
The United States ◽  
Business Failure ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Over Time

This paper examines rates of entrepreneurship over time in the U.S. economy. It finds strong support for the argument that variations in rates of entrepreneurship follow a Schumpeterian model. Changes in rates of entrepreneurship appear to be driven by changes in technology. Some evidence is also found for the effects of the Protestant Ethic, interest rates, prior rates of entrepreneurship, risk-taking propensity, business failure rates, economic growth, immigration, and age distribution of the population.

scholarly journals Fulfilling U.S. Commitment to Refugee Resettlement

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-236
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Foreign Policy ◽  
National Security ◽  
International Law ◽  
The United States ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Refugee Resettlement ◽  
Security Assessment ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Policy Solutions

At a time when the U.S. refugee admissions program is under serious threat and the world’s displaced population is at its highest, this Report sets forth extensive recommendations regarding the United States’ role in protecting vulnerable refugees and compliance with its commitments under domestic and international law that together safeguard people fleeing persecution and fearing return to torture. The Report also identifies key national security reasons for supporting and enhancing the refugee program in keeping with U.S. foreign policy priorities. Additionally, the Report provides an in-depth discussion of the robust, multistep security-assessment mechanisms already in place for screening refugees; offers viable policy solutions to improve the integration of resettled refugees through enhanced collaboration among government agencies, private resettlement agencies, and sponsors involved in domestic resettlement; and demonstrates the positive economic impact of refugee resettlement in the United States. Drawing on the perspectives of longtime domestic refugee resettlement experts, the Report also provides fresh insights into how publicprivate partnerships function in refugee resettlement and the ways in which they can be strengthened.

scholarly journals Foundations in Switzerland: Between the American and the German Cases

2018 ◽  
Vol 62 (13) ◽  
pp. 1919-1932 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georg von Schnurbein ◽  
Marybel Perez
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Historical Development ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
The United States ◽  
Current State ◽  
Asset Distribution ◽  
The U.S

This article considers the current state of the Swiss foundation sector in relation to both its own historical development and its counterparts in Germany and the United States. Through a descriptive analysis of the database of the Center for Philanthropy Studies (CEPS) of 11,619 foundations and a case study of 2,679 foundations in 7 cantons, we show that despite the similarities to Germany in historical growth and to the United States in asset distribution Swiss foundations are unique in density and fields of activity they pursue. In terms of roles Swiss foundations are close to the U.S. foundations in their emphasis on complementarity, but in terms of approach are close to Germany with a significant number of grant-making foundations. Overall, it is found that despite some socioeconomic transformations in Switzerland the categorization of the foundation sector close to a liberal model has not fundamentally changed.

scholarly journals The U.S. AI Workforce: Understanding the Supply of AI Talent

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana Gehlhaus ◽  
Santiago Mutis
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
United States ◽  
Size Composition ◽  
The United States ◽  
Preliminary Assessment ◽  
Competitive Edge ◽  
Current State ◽  
Key Characteristics ◽  
The U.S

As the United States seeks to maintain a competitive edge in artificial intelligence, the strength of its AI workforce will be of paramount importance. In order to understand the current state of the domestic AI workforce, Diana Gehlhaus and Santiago Mutis define the AI workforce and offer a preliminary assessment of its size, composition, and key characteristics. Among their findings: The domestic supply of AI talent consisted of an estimated 14 million workers (or about 9% of total U.S. employment) as of 2018.

Abuse of the Record of Arrest Not Leading to Conviction

1967 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 494-505
Author(s):  
Albert G. Hess ◽  
Fré Le Poole
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Presumption Of Innocence ◽  
The U.S

This paper compares the United States with thirty-nine other countries in regard to the use of records of arrest that have not led to a conviction. In the U.S., persons previously arrested though not convicted are often denied jobs or licenses because of the failure by government agencies and private employers to distinguish between an arrest and a conviction, a practice incom patible with the principle of the presumption of innocence.

Review: Justice in Mathematics Education: Reaching beyond Equity

1991 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-161
Author(s):  
Joanne Rossi Becker
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Mathematics Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Current State ◽  
Cultural Comparisons ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
The U.S

Although not a definitive volume on the current state of our knowledge concerning gender and mathematics. this book nevertheless collects in one place a discussion of some of the critical variables that relate to inequity in mathematics education for females. The book is edited by two of the leading researchers in this area of endeavor, each well known within and outside of her native country. This collaboration between Fennema and Leder provides some parallel research from their respective countries, the United States and Australia, thus allowing some cross-cultural comparisons. Most of the volume. however. reports about research conducted in the U.S. by former students of Fennema.

The Current State of Contemporary Chinese Studies in Japan

1986 ◽  
Vol 107 ◽  
pp. 505-518 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryosei Kokubun
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Communist Party ◽  
Chinese Communist Party ◽  
Japanese Version ◽  
The United States ◽  
Diplomatic Relations ◽  
Current State ◽  
Chinese Studies ◽  
Contemporary Chinese ◽  
The U.S

Sino-Japanese ties have been expanding since formal diplomatic relations were established in 1972. Recently, both governments organized a China–Japan Friendship Committee for the 21 st Century, a Sino-Japanese version of the U.S.–Japan Wiseman's Group, which has played an important role in cementing links between the United States and Japan through the years. The new China–Japan Committee is jointly headed by Tadao Ishikawa, president of Keio University and a scholar of Chinese politics, and by Wang Zhaoguo, the 45 yearold head of the general office of the Chinese Communist Party. This committee holds annual meetings to explore Sino-Japanese relations in depth. In addition, since 1982, a China–Japan Civilian Meeting has been convened, alternately in Tokyo and Beijing, bringing together over 100 Chinese and Japanese businessmen, politicians and scholars to survey Sino-Japanese relations. Finally, since 1980, at an annual ministerial meeting, the top ministers of each government review their activities.

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