"This practical guide clarifies the tenure process and gives concrete advice for graduate students and junior faculty members on the strategy required to maximize the chance of achieving tenure. The authors explain the agenda of tenure decisions, emphasizing the need to think politically and focus attention on the priorities of the decision makers."
"In this brief and practical guide to entering the academic job market, Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld and Marcia Lynn Whicker guide readers through the basics of job searching. They provide advice on a number of key factors including interview preparation and presentation."
"This volume is a comprehensive picture of the context, problems and issues that surround US economic policy in the 90s. Whicker looks at several central topics including: the debate over the proper role of the government in economic growth; long-term economic and political cycles; deficit spending and taxation; and the implications of a globalized economy. Throughout, she emphasizes the need to continually reassess and reformulate publ ..."
"This practical book guides the reader through the potentially problematic areas of academic ethics. Recognizing the political and legal, as well as moral, dimensions of ethical questions, the authors offer strategies to help deal with many of the ethical dilemmas that may arise during an academic career."
"This practical guide clarifies the tenure process and gives concrete advice for graduate students and junior faculty members on the strategy required to maximize the chance of achieving tenure. The authors explain the agenda of tenure decisions, emphasizing the need to think politically and focus attention on the priorities of the decision makers."
"Whicker and Moore present a panoramic view of presidential leadership, contrasting what makes presidents great and what makes presidents fail. Highly readable, this survey develops a new typology of presidential leadership to analyze the accomplishments and failures of modern presidents from Hoover to Reagan. After much research, the authors conclude that presidents need two essential skills to be successful - salesmanship and managemen ..."
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"Malcolm Edwin Jewell, Marcia Lynn Whicker ... Susan Welch, and M. Ambrosius.
1985, "Women as Legislative Candidates in Six States." In Political Women:
Current Roles in State and Local Govemment, ed. Janet A. Flammang, Beverly
Hills. Calif.: Sage Publications. Clucas. Richard A. 1992, "Legislative Leadership
and Campaign Support in California." Legislative Studies Quarterly 27:265-84,
Cooper. Joseph, and David W. Brady. 198L "Insti ..."
"Here is a comprehensive account of the U.S. constitution--including its evolution and its impact on shaping American government and political representation. In eight fact-filled chapters, the authors carefully explore the U.S. Constitution's role. Chapter 1 looks at various conflicts which occurred during its ratification in 1787. The next chapter examines both the initial and subsequent impacts of liberalism and capitalism on the Cons ..."
"Here is a comprehensive account of the U.S. constitution--including its evolution and its impact on shaping American government and political representation. In eight fact-filled chapters, the authors carefully explore the U.S. Constitution's role. Chapter 1 looks at various conflicts which occurred during its ratification in 1787. The next chapter examines both the initial and subsequent impacts of liberalism and capitalism on the Cons ..."
Sex Role Changes Technology, Politics, and Policy by MarciaLynnWhicker Hardcover, Published 1986 by Praeger Publishers ISBN-13: 978-0-03-001293-8, ISBN: 0-03-001293-7
"[ Sex Role Changes: Technology, Politics, and Policy By ( Author ) Dec-1985 Hardcover"
"The book focuses on policy-making at the highest levels of the United States government. Chapter contributors examine political, military, and foreign policy processes from micro and macro perspectives in documenting how President Bush personally dominated U.S. national security policy and was the driving force behind the United Nations-backed coalition of nations against Saddam Hussein. The authors place the president's actions into po ..."
"Intended as a text for master's level students in public administration and public policy, this volume provides an introductory survey of the field that focuses on the structures of operation, management, and environments of modern governments. The contributors address federal, state, and local governments as well as intergovernmental relations, discussing such topics as fiscal management, policy analysis, program evaluation, management ..."
"Drawing on her extensive experience and research in various types of organizations-business, political, even religious organizations-Dr. Whicker looks closely at three distinct types of leaders which she categorizes as trustworthy, transitional, and toxic leaders. In a clear and readable style she describes leadership subtypes for transitional and toxic types: the absentee leaders, the busybodies, controllers, enforcers, streetfighters, ..."
"This book offers the first thorough coverage of computer simulations, discussing their strengths and weaknesses as a research method. It outlines the steps involved in building a simulation model to help students develop their own work. It explains how to use a simulation model to test hypotheses, how to evaluate and validate a model and the relative advantages of general purpose programming languages versus specialized sensitivity test ..."
Computer Simulation Applications An Introduction [Applied Social Research Methods Series, Volume 25] by MarciaLynnWhicker, Lee Sigelman Hardcover, 160 Pages, Published 1991 by Sage Publications, Inc ISBN-13: 978-0-8039-3245-6, ISBN: 0-8039-3245-6
"Russell. 1979. "Unstable Angina Pectoris: An Examination of Modes and Costs of
Therapy." Circulation. 60: Part 2, 1-1 1 - 1-22. Kukla, Steven F., and Henry J.
Bachofer. 1983. "Building Up Reporting Systems." Hospitals. 57 (July 16):77-80."
"President Bush's 1000 points of light, with its deemphasis on federal services, serves to flame this decades' debate over the effectiveness of public versus private services. Does the private sector provide better services more efficiently than the public sector? "Captive Populations" examines this debate by comparing for-profit, nonprofit, and government service delivery for dependent populations. Focus is placed on services for captiv ..."
"In this groundbreaking new study, Whicker and Moore address an issue of critical importance to the future economic and political stability of the United States: how can this nation become more competitive in international markets. Drawing upon economic theory, political philosophy, and specific policy expertise, the authors organize their work around two principle themes: that just as the role of government in a changing world is evolut ..."