The first goal of the current research is to investigate the relation between the management styles and the managerial efficiency. The second goal of the research is to rank managers according to their managerial styles in the Executive Agencies in Mazandaran. Consequently, the data were gathered using questionnaires. The sample size was 150. The collected data were further analyzed by SPSS...

In February of 1978, the Jewish Board of Guardians (JBG) and the Jewish Family Services (JFS), two large social service agencies belonging to the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies (FJP) in New York City, merged to become the Jewish Board of Family and Children's Service (JBFCS) . The merger was prompted by the retirement of the executive director of JFS, but occurred against the background of...

The first goal of the current research is to investigate the relation between the management styles and the managerial efficiency. The second goal of the research is to rank managers according to their managerial styles in the Executive Agencies in Mazandaran. Consequently, the data were gathered using questionnaires. The sample size was 150. The collected data were further analyzed by SPSS...

Executive Order 12866 requires agencies to examine the costs and benefits of both proposed and final regulatory actions. DOT administrations promulgate rules to enhance safety and protect the environment, for which the monetary value of preventing injuries and loss of life must be estimated among the benefits. Administrations also undertake investments and administrative actions that must be ev...

decriminalization limits and narrows the sphere of criminal law through two methods: to eliminate the criminal description of special behavior (a) and to remain or not remain it in the public jurisdiction of other formal control mechanisms (b). if it is left in the public jurisdiction, it requires non-criminal sanctions. therefore, decriminalization is a process that at least, has got two outlo...

Scientists have documented the general decline in the health of marine ecosystems. The human impacts on marine ecosystems are forcing resource agencies and scientists to rethink how society manages ocean and coastal systems. Since the 1960s, the scientific and intellectual basis of an ecosystem-based approach to manage and restore landscapes has been developing with state and federal resource a...

Major US federal regulatory decisions are developed and justified using regulatory impact analyses (RIAs) mandated by executive order. We examine the scientific citation activity in RIAs, a unique effort that we believe holds significant potential for understanding the use of science in policymaking. This paper reports preliminary findings from collecting and examining scientific citations in 1...