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Dr. Keith Snider, Associate Professor of Public Administration and Management Current Project: Public procurement policies for small and disadvantaged businesses and the effects of public procurement on corporate social responsibility |
Maj. Aaron Hinman, USMC; CDR Michael D. Callahan, USN; LT Anthony Macaluso, USN photographed in Washington, DC with Gladys J. Commons, US Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller) Their Thesis topics were: Analysis of the Potential Efficiencies Gained from a Permanent Maintenance Detachment at NAF El Centro, California (Maj. Hinman), Proficiency-Based Cost Estimate of Surface Warfare Officer On-the-Job Training (LT Macaluso), and Cost Estimation of Biofuels for Naval Aviation: Budgeting for the Great Green Fleet (CDR Callahan).
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| Business & Public Management Research: “Scholarship Analysis Relevant to Defense Problems” | ||
The primary goal of GSBPP's research programs is to provide the Navy and DoD with the capability of managing defense organizations, systems, and processes both efficiently and effectively. GSBPP recognizes the importance of both basic and applied research to the Navy and DoD; and seeks to create a balance of both types of research in its research programs. GSBPP's research programs can be grouped into six functional areas: Acquisition & Contracting, Logistics & Transportation, Financial Management, Manpower Systems& Human Resources, Organization& Management and Economic& Policy Analysis. Research Relevance: In-depth knowledge of military problems allows the faculty to provide assistance to DoD decision makers. Expertise in private sector business practices enables the faculty to assist DoD organizations in adopting best business practices. Research in military-relevant issues additionally allows the faculty to develop unique and relevant instructional material for education of military officers. Research Excellence: GSBPP faculty include nationally/internationally recognized experts in simulation modeling, cross-docking, work motivation, knowledge management, military manpower, public sector management, change management, public budgeting, managerial communications, conflict management, acquisition, defense economics, information technology and other defense-relevant fields. | ||
| Research Programs & Centers | ||
Acquisition Research Program (ARP) Established in 2003, Naval Postgraduate School’s Acquisition Research Program (ARP) provides leadership in innovation, creative problem solving and an on-going dialogue, contributing to the evolution of Department of Defense acquisition strategies. Each May the ARP hosts an Annual Acquisition Research Symposium in Monterey, California which draws a diverse audience of influential attendees from academe, government, and industry who are well placed to shape and promote future research in acquisition. Center for Defense Management Research (CDMR) The Center for Defense Management Research serves three purposes: First, as a forward-looking source of research to support current and future Defense leaders who embark upon management reform agendas; second, as a resource where knowledge of the history, theories, themes, successes and failures of past Defense reforms can help to inform and guide the design and execution of future reform; and third as a point of intellectual coordination for academic, professional and governmental entities engaged in the topic of defense management research. Center for Innovation The mission of the Center for Innovation is to help embed innovation thinking and entrepreneurial action-taking more broadly throughout the Navy in order to help the Navy meet its goal of "Readiness at Cost". Center for Positive Change (CPC) The Center for Positive Change provide resources for the delivery of Appreciative Inquiry summits and other positive change interventions, and we provide follow-up support to these events. In addition, we educate senior executives in appreciative processes, train mid-level DoN personnel to facilitate positive change processes, and publish case studies that document our learning about large scale change within bureaucratic systems. Humanitarian Research Group The Humanitarian Research Group is a group of GSBPP community that seeks to create a focus group of researchers and practitioners in Humanitarian Operations. This group will thrive to foster an environment among academics and practitioners to create and transfer knowledge in the interest of recognizing and studying the issues and implementing the possible resolution. | ||
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