Publications and Presentations

Refereed

"Integrating Social Equity into the Core Human Resource Management Course," with S.T. Gooden, Journal of Public Affairs Education 13 (1), 59-77 (2007).

"Affirmative action: An ASPA public policy agenda item," with J. Beckett, Journal of Public Management & Society Policy, 9 (2), 75-89 (2004).

"Supporting Government Performance by Capturing the Values and Expertise of Key Stakeholders: A Delphi/Decision Support System Approach to Local Revenue Planning," with H. Roland Weistroffer. Journal of Budgeting, Accounting and Financial Management 16 (3), 362-376 (2004).

"Preparing Public Administrators for an Era of Globalisation and Decentralisation: A Strategic-Contingency Approach." International Review of Administrative Sciences Vol. 70 (2) 385-403 (2004).

"Foreigner Talk: An Important Element in Cross-Cultural Management Education and Training." International Review of Administrative Sciences . Vol. 67, N4. 621-634. (2001).

A Multi-Criteria Approach to Local Tax Planning, with H. Roland Weistroffer, (first author), and Raul Singh Socio-Economic Planning Sciences 33, (1999) PP 301-315.

"Criteria for Evaluating Revenue Options: A Comprehensive Review." with Daniel Williams (first author), International Journal of Public Administration 22 (11 & 12) 1507-1533, (1999).

"Protecting Equity While Reinventing Government: Strategies for Achieving a `Fair' Distribution of the Costs and Benefits of the Public Sector." Journal of Public Management & Social Policy , Vol. 4, #1, Summer, pp. 67-80, (1998).

"Changing Demographics of the Workforce: Implications for the Design of Productive Work Environments-An Exploratory Analysis," with Barbara Maddox and Yan Zheng. Review of Public Personnel Administration . Summer, 1995, Vol. XV, # 3, pp. 60-72.

"Changing Demographics in the Work Force: Implications for the Use of Technology in Public Organizations." Public Productivity and Management Review . Vol. XVII, No. 4. Summer, 1994.

"Improving the Utility of Budgeting in Public Libraries," with Virginia Cheery. The Bottom Line . Vol. 7, No. 2, Fall, 1993.

"The Turbulent Environment of Public Personnel Administration: Responding to the Challenge of the Changing Workplace of the Twenty First Century" with Jennifer Wester. Public Personnel Management . Vol. 20, No. 2. Summer, 1991.

"Assessing the Professional Orientation of Public Personnel Administration Courses" Public Personnel Management . Vol.18 #3, Fall, 1989.

"Increasing the Productivity of Public Sector Training," Public Productivity Review. Vol. XII, No 2, Winter, 1988. (Reprinted in Problemi Di Gestione published by FORMEZ, a Public Organization of Extraordinary Intervention concerned with the Economic Development of Southern Italy)

"Increasing the Professional Management Orientation of Public Administration Courses," American Review of Public Administration , Vol. 17, No. 4, December 1987.

"Improving the Implementation of Computerized Financial Management Information Systems in Local Government: The Use of an Implementation Feasibility Analysis" with Claire L. Alpert, Government Accountants Journal , Spring 1987

"Revenue Planning: A Vital Tool for Public Libraries," The Bottom Line , Vol. 1, No. 1, Winter, 1987

"Exemplary Practices in Local Financial Management: An International Perspective," Public Administration Review March/April, 1984. This article also appeared in The Public Fund Digest: The Journal of the International Consortium on Government Financial Management .

"Identifying Obstacles to the Implementation of Budgetary Reform in Government," with Claire L. Alpert, The Government Accountants Journal , Summer, 1983.

"Improving the Implementation of Budgetary Reform in Local Government: The Use of an Implementation Feasibility Analysis" with Claire L. Alpert. Municipal Management . Spring, 1983.

"Towards the Development of an Integrated Financial Management System," The Government Accountants Journal , Vol. XXXI, No. 3, Fall, 1982.

"Characteristics of a Model Budget & Budgeting Procedures, with Vicki M. Emery, Municipal Management, Winter 1982.

"Getting the Most from your Budget Process," with Vicki M. Emery, Municipal Management , Fall 1981.

"Multi-faceted Nature of Public Budgeting" ,Municipal Management  Winter 1981.

Virginia Commonwealth University | College of Humanities and Sciences
L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs
Blue Wooldridge, associate professor of public administration
P.O. Box 842028 | Richmond, VA 23284-2028
Phone: (804) 828-8037 | Fax: (804) 827-1275 | E-mail: bwooldri@vcu.edu