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HomeMy WebLinkAbout13-0220 Northern Illinois University AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered this ‘264" day of -1/6' , 2013 by and between the BOARD OF TRUSTEFS OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, acting on behalf of Northern Illinois University through its Center for Governmental Studies referred to as the "University", and the City of Elgin, located at 150 Dexter Court, Elgin, IL 60120, hereinafter referred to as "Elgin",witnesseth: 1. Scope of Work. In consideration of the mutual promises hereafter specified, the University and Elgin agree to the services delineated in Attachment A, which document is incorporated by reference herein and made a part hereof. 2. Terms of Agreement. The term of this Agreement shall be from the date of execution above through December 31, 2013 or the completion of the project, whichever is latest, unless the term is extended by the mutual written agreement of the parties. 3. Compensation. As full and complete compensation for these services, Elgin shall pay the University a fee in the amount of $14,350 as a fixed-price contract, payable according to the following payment schedule: $2490.00 upon completion of Phase 1 $5000.00 Progress Invoice 6/1/13 $6860.00 upon project completion Any additional work requested will be billed upon completion of that work(i.e. Ad Hoc meetings, etc.). 4. The parties hereto shall abide by the requirements of Executive Order 11246 and the Rules and Regulations of the Illinois Department of Human Rights, and there shall be no discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, physical or mental handicap unrelated to ability or an unfavorable discharge from military service in the employment, training or promotion of personnel engaged in the performance of this agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire Agreement between parties hereto. There is no part of that Agreement not set forth herein; and no changes in or additions to said Agreement shall be valid unless in writing and signed by the parties hereto. AS WITNESS WHEREOF,the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed as and of the day and year first written above. The City of Elgin CENTER FOR GOVERNMENTAL STUDIES 16; Sean Stegall da e Diana L. Robinson date Title: City Manager Title: Director BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF NORTHERN Client's FEIN: S(Ci'1iOO5 8 LON ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY_ 7A ` -- 13Y/4/- r -' vC� l3 e C. Kalan/ date p / Title: Vice President, Outreach, Engagement,and Information Technologies ATTACHMENT A Proposal and Budget for continuing work with the Citizen's Strategic Planning Commission and Staff as requested. Following is a proposal for continuing work with Elgin regarding the Citizen's Strategic Planning Commission, and implementation work with City Staff. Part of this proposal will focus on defining my role as a strategic planning facilitator. The cost estimates are based on time devoted to this project from September 2012 to December 2013. Included in this proposal is work done in fall 2012 with the City on Strategic Planning (with the City Manager and the Senior Management Staff Teams) and includes the first meeting in January with the new strategic planning commission. Roles: It will be the responsibility of the Strategic Planning Facilitator to help the Citizen's Strategic Planning Commission and Designated Staff Teams to develop the group process skills necessary for them to successfully accomplish their mission. This will involve helping them develop communication, decision-making, problem solving, and croup governance processes that lead to desired results. The Facilitator will also provide assistance in consideration of different approaches and models to strategic planning, performance measurement, plan implementation, action planning. and work with the elected governing board (city council). The Facilitator will also help the Citizen's Strategic Planning Commission develop an effective interface and communication process with the City's Senior Staff. The Facilitator will serve as a sounding board for ideas for the City's Staff and Members of the Citizen's Strategic Planning Commission. and will provide technical feedback as requested. Finally, the Facilitator will develop technical memos and reports to help the City's Staff and Commission Members think through important issues, and will provide guidance on how to handle complex problems and goal priorities. The Facilitator will convene with the Citizen's Strategic Planning Commission on a monthly basis through calendar year 2013 (there will not be a meeting in August due to an Annual Review). These meetings may be more frequent initially depending on need. The Facilitator will also plan quarterly meetings with the Senior Staff Teams to help them integrate the work of the Citizen's Strategic Planning Commission (SPC), and to obtain information from the Staff Teams to facilitate the work of the SPC. The Facilitator will provide assistance in planning a joint Staff, City Council, SPC annual • meeting to be held in late August or early September for the purpose of reviewing the progress of the overall strategic plan. The Facilitator will document the results in an official summary report. If requested, and for an additional fee, the Facilitator will help facilitate this annual meeting. Phase I: Establishing the Citizen's Strategic Planning Commission {SPC) During the fail of 2012 the Facilitator convened with the City Manager and Senior Staff several times to develop the next step in the implementation of the strategic plan. Below is a list of the meetings,the technical reports that were generated, and the associated costs. 9/6/12:Convened with the City Manager to Assess the status of the Strategic Planning process. $350.00 9/7/12: Technical memo summarizing the meetings results and laying the groundwork for work with the Staff teams. $290.00 9/27/12: Facilitate meeting with the Senior Staff Strategic Planning Teams and review their progress. $575.00 10/3/12: Technical memo summarizing the results of the 9/27 meeting,with recommendations for how to improve the strategic planning document along with recommendations on the potential role(s) for the SPC. $350.00 1/7/13: Convened with the City Manager to plan the next phase of the process that will involve the establishment of the SPC. $350.00 1/22/13: Convene with the new SPC and discuss their roles in the process. $575.00 Subtotal for Phase I $2490.00 Phase H - Strategic Plan Implementation Specific Task Assignments: 1. Convene with the SPC the third Tuesday of every month. 10 Meetings. Schedule 3 ad hoc meetings to implement only if needed. The City will not be charged for these services unless they are carried out. Meeting fee will be$575.00 per meeting. No meeting in August due to annual review. $5,750.00 Ad Hoe Meetings, if necessary, will be billed at$575.00 per meeting in addition to the lump sum amount($14,350.00) of contract. 2. Convene with the Senior Staff Management Team on a quarterly basis. No meeting in the summer. Fee: $575.00 per meeting x 3. $1,725.00 3. Facilitate annual strategic planning review meeting with the Staff, City Council, and SPC. This will likely be an all-day meeting and ' will require materials preparation and staff assistance. $2070.00 4. Review meetings with the City Manager at$345.00 per meeting x 4. $1380.00 . 5. Summary Report of the Annual Review Meeting. $575.00 6. Travel: 10 round trips at 60 miles per trip,$.60 per mile $360.00 Subtotal for Phase II $11,860.00 TOTAL PROJECT COST: $14,350.00 If you have questions or want to amend this proposal we will be happy to do that. We want to provide the City of Elgin with a customized proposal that best fits its needs. Sincerely, Dr.Jerry Gabris cc: Dawn Peters,Center for Governmental Studies NiuCenter for 148 North 3rd Street Governmental Studies DeKalb(815)753-160907 NIU Outreach Fax:(81 5)753-7278 August 31, 2011 Sean Stegall City Manager City of Elgin 150 Dexter Court Elgin, IL 60120 RE: Proposal to conduct strategic plan for the city of Elgin Dear Sean: Based upon our recent conversation regarding your interest in conducting a strategic plan for the city of Elgin, I offer you the following contract: Strategic Plan Process 1. Update the mission and vision statements There will be no up-front fee for this work because it is easier to craft the mission and vision statements after the main components of the strategic plan have been developed. 2. Stakeholder analysis. CGS provides the facilitators. Each session will take about 90 minutes.A facilitator could handle 2 to 3 in one day. There should be at least 30 minutes between sessions. Assume a total of 12 focus groups that include a range of stakeholders such as active citizens, businesses, ethnic groups, civic groups, and neighborhood groups. It would be the City's responsibility to select focus group participants and to communicate to them.The City would also be responsible for selecting and making available the focus group site. -4 consulting days at$825 per day= $3,300 -Transcription of focus group data into report form. $1,200 - Interviews with senior Department Heads. $825 -Interviews with City Council Members. $825 COST $ 6150 3. Environmental Scan. - Financial reports and forecasts,Staff responsibility. -Organizational and policy analysis,Staff responsibility. -Socio-demographic trend analysis: CGS $1,000 - Incorporation of focus group data into feedback report: CGS $825 - Economic development trend analysis:CGS $1,000 - Incorporation of Council and Staff interview findings into the Report. $800 -Consideration of previous strategic planning documents. No charge. Northern Illinois University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution. -Overall Report development editorial responsibility $800 COST $4,425 4.Strategic Issue Identification and Prioritization CGS provides two staff persons (Dr. Gabris and one additional person),to help facilitate an off-site joint strategic planning session for the City Council and Staff.We are assuming a full day or two half day workshops. - Meeting preparation and materials. $ 500 -On site fee for two persons. $1,650 - Post Session Summary Report. $ 800 COST $2,950 CGS Administrative fee @ 15% $2,025 These four components will be sufficient for enabling the City to formulate its strategic plan up through the process of identifying and prioritizing the major strategic issues. Summary of Strategic Planning Costs: $6,150 4,425 2,950 2,025 $15,550 Jerry Gabris, on behalf of the Center for Government Studies at Northern Illinois University will provide the training and facilitate the process. The proposed fee for the proposed project is a fixed price of$15,550,which includes all travel expenses. Please indicate below if these terms are acceptable and return two signed copies to: Dawn Peters Center for Governmental Studies Monat Building Northern Illinois University DeKalb, IL 60115 Sean S all for the City of Elgin Date 42Q 1C J. /.0 8/31/2011 Dawn S. Peters for the Center for Governmental Studies Date 1CM/A Leaders at the Core of Better Communities 2013 Annual Awards Program Professional Awards Instructions and Nomination Form Deadline for Nominations: March 8, 2013 Overview, Category Descriptions, and Eligibility Guidelines ICMA's Annual Awards program honors creative contributions to professional local government management and increases public awareness of the value of professional management to the quality of life in our communities. The Professional Awards recognize individual achievement—by chief administrative officers, assistants or others—that may have been accomplished through tenure with a number of local governments or organizations. Each individual may be nominated to only one Professional Award category per year. An individual can be nominated to one of four Professional Award categories: • Award for Career Excellence in Honor of Mark E. Keane—Established in honor of former ICMA Executive Director Mark E. Keane, this award recognizes an outstanding local government chief administrator who has fostered representative democracy by enhancing the effectiveness of local elected officials and by consistently initiating creative and successful programs. Eligibility: ICMA Full (voting) membership*, a minimum of 10 years of senior- level service to the profession, and the endorsement (signature) of a past or present elected official. • Award for Career Development in Memory of L. P. Cookingham—Each year, ICMA presents the Award for Career Development to a Full member who has made a significant contribution to the development of new talent in professional local government management. The award commemorates former ICMA President L. P. (Perry) Cookingham, who is credited with creating the local government internship. Eligibility: ICMA Full (voting) membership* • Assistant Excellence in Leadership Award in Memory of Buford M. Watson, 7r.—ICMA's Assistant Excellence in Leadership Award, which commemorates former ICMA President Buford M. Watson, Jr., is presented to a local government management professional who has made significant contributions toward excellence in leadership while serving as an assistant (regardless of title) to a chief local government administrator or department head. Eligibility: ICMA membership and endorsement of their jurisdiction's CAO. Must be a full-time assistant reporting to a chief local government administrator or department head and who has been responsible for significant administrative ' mil Leaders at the Core of Better Communities 2013 Annual Awards Program Professional Awards Nomination Form Deadline for Nominations: March 8, 2013 Complete this form (sections 1, 2, and 3 as applicable) and submit with your descriptive narrative. SECTION 1: Information About the Nominee Professional Award Category (select only one): ❑ Award for Career Excellence in Honor of Mark E. Keane ❑ Award for Career Development in Memory of L. P. Cookingham ❑ Assistant Excellence in Leadership Award in Memory of Buford M. Watson, Jr. Academic Award in Memory of Stephen B. Sweeney Name of person being nominated: Dr. Gerald Gabris Title of Nominee: Distinguished Teaching Professor Jurisdiction/organization where Northern Illinois University nominee is employed: SECTION 2: Information About the Nominator/Primary Contact Name of contact: Sean R. Stegall Title: City Manager Jurisdiction: City of Elgin Street address: 150 Dexter Court City: Elgin State/Province: IL Zip/Postal Code: 60120 Country: USA Telephone: 847-931-5590 Fax: 847-931-5610 E-mail: Stegall sPcityofelgin SECTION 3 Endorsement of Elected Official (for Award for Career Excellence in Honor of Mark E. Keane nominations only) or CAO of their jurisdiction (for Assistant Excellence in Leadership Nominations only) Signature of endorsing elected official or CAO: Name of endorsing elected official or CAO: Title: Jurisdiction: Street address: City: State/Province: Zip/Postal Code: Country: Telephone: Fax: E-mail: duties for at least one year (not including internships in conjunction with an academic program). • Academic Award in Memory of Stephen B. Sweeney—This award is presented to a classroom instructor who has made a significant contribution to the formal education of students pursing careers in local government. Eligibility: Unrestricted • ICMA Full (voting) members are employed as chief appointed administrative officers, assistant administrators, or administrative assistants in municipalities, counties, or regional entities. The position must have overall management responsibility and be appointed or confirmed by the legislative body, the elected chief executive, and/or the chief appointed administrative officer. To check the nominee's membership status, please contact ICMA Member Services at membershipPicma.org or 202/962-3680. Nominators are cautioned that canvassing of any member of ICMA's Awards Evaluation Panel is grounds for the immediate disqualification of the nomination. Making a Nomination Prepare a brief, descriptive narrative, not to exceed five typed, double-spaced, single-sided pages (12-point font size with one inch margins). Complete sections 1, 2, and 3 (if applicable) of the nomination form and staple it in front of the narrative. Notes: • ICMA's Awards Evaluation Panel will not review supporting materials beyond the nomination form and descriptive narrative • You must prepare a separate nomination form and descriptive narrative for each nomination. The narrative should discuss how the nominee has enhanced or made an outstanding contribution to the specific category for which he/she is being nominated, and should describe the nominee's: • Leadership skills • Relevant achievements (programs implemented, awards received, etc.) • Management style. Submitting a Nomination Forward the nomination form and descriptive narrative to be received at ICMA by close of business on March 8, 2013. Please email all submissions to: awards@icma.org Questions should be addressed to ICMA's Awards Program at awards@icma.org or 202/962-3656. Selection Criteria An independent Awards Evaluation Panel of 17 U.S. and international ICMA members selects each years' award recipients. The awards panel will evaluate professional award entries on how each nominee has enhanced or made an outstanding contribution to the specific category for which he/she is being nominated, as demonstrated through the descriptive narrative. Professor Gerald T. Gabris Northern Illinois University Public Administration (PSPA) (815) 753-6145 Email: TP0GTG1@WPO.CSO.NIU.EDU Education Ph D, University of Missouri, 1977. MA, University of Missouri, 1973. BA, University of Missouri, 1971. Professional Positions Academic - Post-Secondary Distinguished Teaching Professor, Northern Illinois University. (2008 - Present). Presidential Teaching Professor, Northern Illinois University. (August 16, 2004 - July 1, 2008). Professor, Northern Illinois University. (1995- 2003). Associate Professor, Northern Illinois University. (1986- 1995). Associate Professor, Mississippi State University,. (1984 - 1986). Assistant Professor, Mississippi State University,. (1977 - 1984). Instructor of Political Science, Mississippi State University. (1976 - 1977). Lecturer in Political Science, University of Missouri-Columbia. (1975 - 1976). Professional Memberships American Society for Public Administration. ASPA Section of Organization Development. ASPA Section of Personnel and Labor Relations. Illinois City/County Management Association. Midwest Political Science Association. (January 2012 - December 2012). Awards and Honors Outstanding Career Research in Human Resources Management„ American Society for Public Administration. (2002). TEACHING Report Generated on February 6, 2013 Page 1 of 24 Awards and Honors Presidential Teaching Professorship. (2003). RESEARCH Published Intellectual Contributions Book, Chapter in Non-Scholarly Book-New Gabris, G. T. (2004). In Marc Holzer and Seok-Hwan Lee (Ed.), Merit Pay and Employee Performance (pp. 499-514). New York: Marcel-Dekker. Gabris, G. T. (1998). In Stephen Condrey (Ed.), Merit Pay Mania (pp. 627-657). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Book, Chapter in Non-Scholarly Book-Revised Gabris, G. T., Wood, C. H., Olson, B. (2009). In James Svara (Ed.), Mixing Models of Leadership in a Mayor-Council City:A Case Study of Yorkville, Illinois(pp. 73-105). Boca Raton, FL: Francis-Taylor Publishers. Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New Gabris, G. T. (2003). In Jack Rabin (Ed.), Human Relations Management Theory(pp. 599-602). New York: Marcel-Dekker. Gabris, G. T. (2003). In Jack Rabin (Ed.), Organization Development(pp. 858-861). New York: Marcel-Dekker. Gabris, G. T. (2003). In Jack Rabin (Ed.), Practical Organization Theory(pp. 952-955). New York: Marcel-Dekker. Gabris, G. T. (1995). In Arie Halachmi and Geert Bouckaert(Ed.), Benefits and Costs of Conventional Management Practices(pp. 47-80). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Book, Chapter in Textbook-New • Gabris, G. T., Grenell, K. (2000). In James Bowers and Wilbur Rich (Ed.), Charles Box and Regime Politics in Rockford, IL (pp. 181-196). Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers. Gabris, G. T., Golembiewski, R. T. (1997). In John Gargan (Ed.), The Practical Application of Organization Development to Local Government(pp. 71-100). New York: Marcel-Dekker. Gabris, G. T. (1992). In Dale A. Krane and Steven Shaffer(Ed.), Dynamics of Mississippi Local Government(pp. 223-248). Lincoln, NE: University Nebraska Press. Gabris, G. T. (1991). In James S. Bowman (Ed.), Beyond Conventional Management Practices: Shifting Organizational Values(pp. 205-225). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Gabris, G. T. (1991). In Marc Holzer(Ed.), Monetary Incentives and Performance: Is There An Administratively Meaningful Connection (pp. 443-463). New York: Marcel-Dekker. Gabris, G. T. (1983). In Thomas D. Lynch (Ed.), Organizational Change (pp. 137-191). New York: Marcel-Dekker. Report Generated on February 6, 2013 Page 2 of 24 Book, Chapter in Textbook-Revised Gabris, G. T., Davis, T. J. (2013). In Steven Hays, Richard Kearney, and Jerrell Coggburn (Ed.), Motivating Public Service Employees in the Era of the New Normal(pp. 40). Gabris, G. T., Davis, T. J. (2009). In Steven Hays, Richard Kearney, and Jerrell Coggburn (Ed.), Challenges in Motivating The Public Sector Employee: Theory and Practice in a Dynamic Environment(Fifth Edition ed., pp. 142-159). New York: Longman Publishers. Journal Article, Academic Journal Gabris, G. T., Nelson, K. L. (in press). Helping Governing Boards Learn How to be Accountable to Themselves: An Empirical Analysis and Case Study of Local Governing Board Group Behavior in Northern Illinois. To appear in Public Performance and Management Review. Nelson, K. L., Wood, C. H., Gabris, G. T. (2011). Innovation management in local government: An empirical analysis of suburban municipalities. International Journal of Organization Theory and Behavior, 14(3), 301-328. Nelson, K. L., Gabris, G. T., Davis, T. (2011). What Makes Municipal Councils Effective? An Empirical Analysis of How Council Members Perceive Their Group Interactions and Processes. State and Local Government Review, 43(3), 196-204. slg.sagepub.com/content/43/3/196 Gabris, G. T., Nelson, K. L., Davis, T. (2010). Demand and supply: Assessing the capacity of MPA programs to satisfy the growing need for professional management in local government. Journal of Public Affairs Education, 16(3), 379-400. /www.naspaa.org/j paemessenger/ArticleNOL 16-3/06_I 6no3_final_gabrisdavisnelson.pdf Gabris, G. T., Cox III, R., Levin, M. (2010). Educating Local Government Managers for the Twenty-First Century: A Preface. Journal of Public Affairs Education, 16(3), 325-336. Gabris, G. T., Davis, T. J. (2008). Strategic Compensation: Utilizing Efficiency Wages in the Public Sector to Achieve Desirable Organizational Outcomes. Review of Public Personnel Administration, 28, 327-348. Gabris, G. T., Ihrke, D. M. (2007). No End to Hierarchy: Does Rank Make a Difference in Perceptions of Leadership Credibility. Administration and Society, 39(1), 107-123. Gabris, G. T., Ihrke, D. M. (2006). Up the Boland: A Crisis of Disengagement. Public Administration Quarterly, 30(1), 56-81. Gabris, G. T. (2004). Developing Public Managers into Credible Leaders: Theory and Practical Implications. International Journal of Organization Theory and Behavior, 7(2), 209-230. Gabris, G. T., Van Wart, M. (2004). Toward Understanding How Public Administrators Perform as Leaders: A Symposium. International Journal of Organization Theory and Behavior, 7(2), 161-172. Gabris, G. T., Ihrke, D. M. (2003). How Well-Intentioned Reforms Can Lead to Unanticipated Failures: Some Lessons from Federal and Local Government. International Journal of Organization Theory and Behavior, 6(2), 195-225. Gabris, G. T., Ihrke, D. M., Proctor, R. (2003). Understanding Innovation in Municipal Government: City Council Member Perspectives. Urban Affairs Journal, 25, 79-90. Report Generated on February 6, 2013 Page 3 of 24 Grenell, K., Gabris, G. T., Ihrke, D., Kaatz, J. (2002). Managing Innovations at the Local Level: Some Effects of Administrative Leadership and Governing Board Behavior. Public Productivity and Management Review, 23(4), 486-494. Gabris, G. T., Ihrke, D. M. (2001). Does Performance Appraisal Contribute to Heightened Levels of Employee Burnout: The Results of One Study. Public Personnel Management, 30(2), 157-173. Gabris, G. T., Ihrke, D. M., Golembiewski, R. T. (2001). Leadership Credibility, Board Relations, and Administrative Innovation at the Local Government Level. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 11(1), 89-108. Gabris, G. T., Ihrke, D. M. (2000). Improving Employee Acceptance towards Performance Approval and Merit Pay Systems, The Role of Leadership Credibility. Review of Public Personnel Administration, 22(1), 41-53. Gabris, G. T., Ihrke, D. M., Grenell, K., Kaatz, J. B. (2000). Managerial Innovations at the Local Level: Some Effects of Administrative Leadership and Policy Board Behavior: A Research Note. Public Productivity and Management Review, 23(4), 486-494. Gabris, G. T., Ihrke, D. M., Grenell, K., Kaatz, J. B. (1999). Managerial Innovation as Affected by Administration Leadership and Policy Boards. Public Administration Quarterly, 23(2), 223-249. Gabris, G. T., Grenell, K., Kaatz, J. B. (1998). Reinventing Local Government Human Resources Management: A Conceptual Analysis. Public Administration Quarterly, 22(1), 74-97. Gabris, G. T., Ihrke, D. M., Maclin, S. (1998). The Leadership Enigma: Toward a Model of Organizational Optimism. Journal of Management History, 4(4), 334-349. www.mcb.co.uk/cgi- bin/journall3/jmb Gabris, G. T., Ihrke, D. M. (1996). Burnout in a Large Federal Agency: Phase Model Implications for How Employees Perceive Leadership Credibility. Public Administration Quarterly, 20(2), 220-249. Gabris, G. T., Golembiewski, R. T. (1995). Tomorrow's City Management: Guides for Avoiding Success-Becoming-Failure. Public Administration Review, 55(3), 240-247. Gabris, G. T., Simo, G. (1995). Public Sector Motivation as an Independent Variable Effecting Career Decisions. Public Personnel Management, 24(1), 33-53. Gabris, G. T., Golembiewski, R. T. (1994). Today's City Managers: a Legacy of Success Becoming Failure. Public Administration Review, 54, 525-531. Gabris, G. T. (1992). Strategic Planning in Municipal Government: A Tool for Expanding Cooperative Decision Making Between Elected and Appointed Officials. Public Productivity and Management Review, 16(1), 77-95. Gabris, G. T. (1991). The MARTA O.D. Experience: A Critique of Golembiewski and Kiepper's Open, Effective Giant. Organization Development Journal, 9(3), 23-30. Gabris, G. T., Rock, S. M. (1991). Situational Interviews and Job Performance: The Results in One Public Agency. Public Personnel Management, 20(4), 469-485. Report Generated on February 6, 2013 Page 4 of 24 Gabris, G. T. (1991). Strategic Goal Setting: A Practical Alternative to Strategic Planning in Healthcare Organizations. Healthcare Human Resource Forum, 3(1), 1-3. Gabris, G. T., Mitchell, K. (1991). The Everyday Organization: A Diagnostic Model for Assessing Adaptation Cycles. Public Administration Quarterly, 14(4), 498-519. Gabris, G. T., Mitchell, K. (1989). Exploring the Relationships Between Intern Job Performance, Quality of Education and Experience, and Career Placement: Do the Bread and Butter Assumptions Used to Justify Internships Stack Up Empirically. Public Administration Quarterly, 12(4), 484-505. Gabris, G. T. (1989). Implementing More Productive Management Training Programs. Public Productivity Review, 12(4), 437-445. Gabris, G. T., King, J. (1989). Making Management Training More Effective and Credible Through Organization Development: Results in One City. Public Administration Quarterly, 13(2), 215-232. Gabris, G. T. (1989). Educating Elected Officials in Strategic Goal Setting. Public Productivity and Management Review, 13(2), 161-177. Gabris, G. T. (1989). Innovative Approaches to Public Sector-Management Development and Training." Symposium Introduction. Public Productivity and Management Review, 13(2), 155-160. Gabris, G. T., Mitchell, K., Zarzadzaniu, N. o. (1988). Motivational Forces Affecting Staff Versus Managerial Employees. Polish Journal of Management Sciences, 3-4, 145-164. Gabris, G. T., Mitchell, K., Giles, W. A. (1988). Motivating the Uninvolved Worker: Some Conceptual and Empirical Observations. International Journal of Public Administration, 11(1), 27-65. Gabris, G. T. (1988). The Uninvolved Employee as a Unique Management Problem: A Symposium Introduction. International Journal of Public Administration, 11(1), 1-27. Gabris, G. T., Mitchell, K. (1988). The Impact of Merit Raise Scores on Employee Attitudes: The Matthew Effect of Performance Appraisal. Public Personnel Management, 17(4), 369-387. Gabris, G. T. (1986). Can Merit Pay Systems Avoid Creating Discord Between Supervisors and Subordinates: Another Uneasy Look at Performance Appraisal. Review of Public Personnel Administration, 7, 70-90. Gabris, G. T. (1986). Why Merit Pay Plans Are Not Working: A Search For Alternative Pay Plans in the Public Sector--A Symposium. Review of Public Personnel Administration, 7(1), 1-9. Gabris, G. T., Mitchell, K. (1986). Personnel Reforms and Formal Group Participation Structures: The Case of the Biloxi Merit Councils. Review of Public Personnel Administration, 6(3), 94-115. Gabris, G. T., Mitchell, K. (1985). Merit Based Performance Appraisal and Productivity: Do Employees Perceive the Connection. Public Productivity Review, 9(4), 311-328. Gabris, G. T. (1985). Recognizing Management Technique Dysfunctions: How Management Tools Often Create More Problems Than They Solve. Public Productivity Review, 40, 3-21. Report Generated on February 6, 2013 Page 5 of 24 Gabris, G. T., Mitchell, K., McLemore, R. (1985). Rewarding Individual and Team Productivity: The Case of the Biloxi Merit Bonus Plan. Public Personnel Management, 14(3), 231-245. Gabris, G. T., Giles, W. A. (1983). Level of Management, Performance Appraisal, and Productivity Reform in Complex Organizations. Review of Public Personnel Administration, 3(3), 45-63. Gabris, G. T., Giles, W. A. (1983). Improving Productivity and Performance Appraisal Through the Use of Non-Economic Incentives. Public Productivity Review, 7(2), 173 - 191. Gabris, G. T., Lynch, T. D. (1981). Obstacles to Effective Management. The Bureaucrat, 10(1), 8-15. Gabris, G. T. (1980). Public Grants Administration: The Perspective of Small Towns. Municipal Management:A Journal, 3(1), 17-26. Gabris, G. T., Giles, W. A., Krane, D. (1980). Dynamics of Rural Policy Development: The Uniqueness of County Government. Public Administration Review, 40(1), 24-29. Gabris, G. T., Giles, W. A. (1979). Prospects for Administrative Development: A Case for County Government. Southern Review of Public Administration (now Public Administration Quarterly), 3(1), 70 -90. Gabris, G. T., Reed, B.J (1978). Responses of Cities to Federal Aid Decentralization: The Case of the Community Development Block Grant. Southern Review of Public Administration (now Public Administration Quarterly), 2(3), 301-325. Journal Article, Professional Journal Gabris, G. T., Nelson, K. L., Wood, C. H. (2009). Managing for innovation in local government: Three core strategic factors. Government Finance Review, 25(6), 22-28. Presentations Given Invited Gabris, G. T. (Presenter&Author), National International City and County Managers Association Conference, —What Options are Left When Downsizing is no Longer an Option? Strategies for Small town Managers."," ICMA, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (September 19, 2011). Gabris, G. T. (Presenter&Author), Nelson, K. L., Annual Midwest Political Science Association Meeting, ""Small Group Characteristics Associated with Local Governing Board Effectiveness: How Governing Boards see Themselves May influence How they Perceive Others."," Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL. (March 31, 2011). Accepted Gabris, G. T., Nelson, K. L., Midwest Political Science Conference, "Does Conflict Diminish Municipal Governing Board Effectiveness: A Tale of Interpersonal Relationships of Lack Thereof.," Midwest Poltiical Science Association, Chicago, IL. (April 2012). Gabris, G. T., Schatteman, A. M., Midwest Political Science Conference, "Keeping the Lights on While Planning Ahead: Strategic Planning for NonProfits," Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL. (April 2012). Report Generated on February 6, 2013 Page 6 of 24 Nelson, K. L. (Presenter&Author), Gabris, G. T. (Author Only), Urban Affairs Association Annual Conference, "A Tale of Two Cities: How the Nature of Council Conflict Affects the Governance Process," Urban Affairs Association, Pittsburgh, PA. (April 21, 2012). Invited/Accepted Not Specified Nelson, K. L. (Author Only), Gabris, G. T. (Presenter&Author), Davis, T., Mitchell, D., SECOPA Annual Conference, "Improving the Performance of Municipal Governing Boards: An Empirical Analysis," Southeastern Conference for Public Administration, Wilmington, North Carolina. (September 2010). Gabris, G. T., Kaatz, J., Davis, T., Annual Conference, "Public Service Motivation: Does the Construct Offer a Foundation for a Meaningful Theory of Justice for Contemporary Public Administration?," Midwest Poltiical Science, Chicago, IL. (April 24, 2010). Nelson, K. L. (Presenter&Author), Gabris, G. T. (Author Only), Wood, C. H. (Author Only), ASPA Annual Conference, "Innovation Management in Local Government: An Empirical Analysis of Suburban Municipalities,"American Society for Public Administration, San Jose, California. (March 2010). Gabris, G. T., Davis, T. J., Annual Conference, "Measuring Public Service Motivation in MPA Students: Does the Construct Influence Student Perceptions Toward the Application of Management Techniques and Role Behavior in the Public Sector?," International Public Service Motivation, Bloomington, Indiana. (June 2009). Gabris, G. T., Nelson, K. L., Wood, C. H., annual meeting, "Improving the Innovation Management Capacity of Municipal Government: An Empirical Analysis of Suburban Municipalities," Midwest Political Science, Chicago, IL. (April 2009). Nelson, K. L., Gabris, G. T., Wood, C. H., Annual Conference, "Innovation Management in Local Government: An Empirical Analysis of Suburban Municipalities," Southeastern Conference for Public Administration (SeCOPA), Orlando, Florida. (October 2008). Gabris, G. T., Davis, T. J., Annual Conference, "Suburban City Councils as Small Groups: Towards a Diagnostic Model of Board Behavior," Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL. (April 2008). Gabris, G. T., Koenig, H. 0., Nelson, K. L., Wood, C. H., Annual Conference, "Exploring Innovation Management in Local Government: An Empirical Analysis of Northern Illinois Municipalities,"American Society for Public Administration, Dallas, Texas. (March 2008). Nelson, K. L., Gabris, G. T., Koenig, H. 0., Wood, C. H., Annual Conference, "Exploring Innovation Management in Local Government: An Empirical Analysis of Northern Illinois Municipalities," American Society for Public Administration, Dallas, Texas. (March 2008). Gabris, G. T., Wood, C. H., Olson, B., National Conference, "Facilitative Mayoral Leadership in Mayor-Council Cities: A Study of Yorkville, IL,"American Society for Public Administration, Dallas, Texas. (March 2008). Gabris, G. T., Davis, T. J., Annual Conference, "Challenges in Motivating the Public Sector Employee: Theory and Practice in a Dynamic Environment," Southeastern Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, Nashville, TN. (October 2007). Gabris, G. T., National Conference, "Demand versus Supply: Assessing the Capacity of M.P.A. Programs to Satisfy the Growing Need for Professional Management in Local Government," Report Generated on February 6, 2013 Page 7 of 24 National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, Seattle, WA. (October 2007). Nelson, K. L., Gabris, G. T., Thurmaier, K., Wood, C. H., Annual Conference, "Toward a Theory of Innovation in Local Government: The Wherefore and the Why," American Society for Public Administration, Washington, D.C. (March 2007). Thurmaier, K. M., Nelson, K. L., Gabris, G. T., Wood, C. H., Annual Meeting, "Toward a Theory of Innovation Management Capacity in Municipal Government: The Wherefore and the Why," American Society for Public Administration, Washington, D.C. (March 26, 2007). Gabris, G. T., Annual Conference, "City Manager Performance Appraisal Theory and Practice: Designing an Effective Model of Municipal Executive Assessment," Southeastern Conference for Public Administration (SeCOPA), Savannah, Georgia. (October 2006). Gabris, G. T., annual meeting, "Results of an Efficiency Wage Study for Local Government in Three States," Missouri Municipal League Conference, St. Louis, MO. (October 2, 2006). Gabris, G. T., Davis, T. J., annual meeting, "Suburban City Councils and Small Groups: Toward a Diagnostic Model of Governing Board Behavior," Southeastern conference of Public Administration, Athens, GA. (September 28, 2006). Gabris, G. T., Annual Conference, "Innovation Compensation Strategies for Improving Public Sector Productivity." Panel Chair,"American Society for Public Administration, Denver, CO. (April 3, 2006). Gabris, G. T., Davis, T. J., National Conference, "The Efficiency Wage Model for Strategic Compensation in the Public Sector" Preliminary Results for Municipal Governments in Three States,"American Society for Public Administration, Denver, CO. (April 3, 2006). Gabris, G. T., Davis, T. J., Annual Conference, "Suburban City Councils and Small Group Behavior: Rethinking the Design of Political Decision-Making Groups in a Democratic System," Midwest Political Science Conference, Chicago, IL. (April 2005). Gabris, G. T., National meeting, "A Toolbag for City Managers in Small Cities," International City Management Association, San Diego, CA. (October 2004). Gabris, G. T., National Conference, "Using Stories to Teach Applied Public Administration Techniques," Midwest Political Science Conference, Chicago, IL. (April 2004). Gabris, G. T., Jakobsen, L., National Conference, "How City Managers Perceive Themselves as Leaders: A test of the Situational Leadership Model,"American Society for Public Administration, Portland, Oregon. (March 2004). Gabris, G. T., Annual Conference, "Models for Doing Strategic Planning with Public Policy Boards: A Conceptual Analysis," Southeastern Conference for Public Administration (SeCOPA), Savannah, Georgia. (October 14, 2003). Gabris, G. T., Ihrke, D. M., Annual Conference, "No End to Hierarchy: Does Rank Make a Difference in Perceptions of Leadership Credibility?," Midwest Political Science Conference, Chicago, IL. (April 2002). Gabris, G. T., Ihrke, D. M., Proctor, R., Annual Conference, "Understanding Innovation in Municipal Government: City Council Member Perspectives," National Urban Affairs, Boston, MA. (March 2002). Report Generated on February 6, 2013 Page 8 of 24 Gabris, G. T., Ihrke, D. M., Nikiya, T., National Conference, "Performance Appraisal and Merit Pay: How do These Technical Systems Associate with Employee Job Satisfaction and Perceived Organizational Effectiveness?,"American Society for Public Administration, Phoenix, AZ. (March 2002). Gabris, G. T., Berg, S., Annual Conference, "Public Administration and the Evolving Role of Citizen," Southeastern Conference for Public Administration (SeCOPA), Baton Rouge, LA. (October 11, 2001). Berg, S. E., Gabris, G. T., Annual Conference, "Public Administration and the Evolving Role of Citizen," Southeastern Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (October 11, 2001). Gabris, G. T., Ihrke, D. M., National Conference, "How Well-Intentioned Reforms can Lead to Unanticipated Failures: Some Lessons from Federal and Local Government,"American Society for Public Administration, Newark, NJ.. (March 2001). Gabris, G. T., Ihrke, D. M., National Conference, "Improving Employee Acceptance Toward Performance Appraisal Systems: The Role of Leadership Credibility," American Society for Public Administration, Orlando, Florida. (April 1999). Gabris, G. T., Ihrke, D. M., National Conference, "Job Performance as a Function of Job Burnout,"American Society for Public Administration, Seattle, WA. (May 1998). Gabris, G. T., Ihrke, D. M., Grenell, K., Higgins, P., National Conference, "Leadership Characteristics and Their Relationship to Administrative Innovation," American Society for Public Administration, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (July 1997). Grenell, K., Gabris, G. T., Ihrke, D., Kaatz, J., National Conference, "Managerial Innovations at the Local Level: Some Effects of Administrative Leadership and Policy Board Behavior," American Society for Public Administration, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (July 27, 1997). Gabris, G. T., Ihrke, D. M., Golembiewski, R. T., Annual Conference, "Leadership, Council Conflict, and Perceived Service Effectiveness," Midwest Political Science Conference, Chicago, IL. (April 12, 1997). Grenell, K., Gabris, G. T., Kaatz, J. B., Annual Meeting, "Reinventing Local Government Human Resources Management: A Conceptual Analysis," Southwestern Social Science Association, New Orleans, Louisiana. (March 28, 1997). Gabris, G. T., Grenell, K., Kaatz, J. B., Annual Conference, "Reinventing Local Human Resources Management: A Conceptual Analysis," Southwest Social Science Association, New Orleans, Louisiana. (March 27, 1997). Gabris, G. T., Kaatz, J., Annual Conference, "New Evidence on the Causes of City Manger Termination: The Salience of Council Conflict Versus Administration Leadership,"American Society for Public Administration, Atlanta, GA. (July 1996). Gabris, G. T., Ihrke, D. M., Annual Conference, "The Effect of Job Burnout on Task Accomplishment in a Federal Agency: How Employees Manage and Cope with High Stress," American Society for Public Administration, Atlanta, GA. (July 1996). Gabris, G. T., Kaatz, J., Annual Conference, "Do Leadership Attributes Make a Difference in the Survival and Perceived Effectiveness Patterns of City Mangers," Midwest Political Science Conference, Chicago, IL. (April 1996). Report Generated on February 6, 2013 Page 9 of 24 Gabris, G. T., Ihrke, D. M., Annual Conference, "Job Burnout in a Large Federal Agency: Phase Model Implications for How Employees Perceive Leadership Credibility," Midwest Conference of Public Administration, Grand Rapids, MT. (October 20, 1995). Gabris, G. T., Kaatz, J., Annual Conference, "Do Leadership Attributes Make a Difference in the Survival and Perceived Effectiveness Patterns of City Managers?," Joint Midwest-Southeast Conference of Public Administration, Lexington, KY. (October 9, 1994). Gabris, G. T., Annual Conference, "An Executive Based Model of Strategic Planning: The Waukesha County Experience," National Public Sector Productivity Improvement, Minneapolis, MN. (September 22, 1994). Gabris, G. T., Grenell, K., Annual Conference, "The Politics of Dualism: Black Mayor--White Majority," Urban Affairs Association, New Orleans, LA. (March 1994). Grenell, K., Gabris, G. T., Annual Meeting, "Economic Development Policy Process in Rockford, Illinois: The Role of a Black Mayor in a Majority White Community," Urban Affairs Association, New Orleans, Louisiana. (March 3, 1994). Gabris, G. T., "Implementing Organization Development in the Public Sector," Stennis Senior Executive Training Institute, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS. (July 1993). Gabris, G. T., special conference, "Local Government Leadership," Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State University. (April 1993). Gabris, G. T., National Conference, "Is There Such a Thing as Public Sector Motivation, And Does this Need Influence Career Decisions?,"Teaching Public Administration, St. Louis, MO. (March 26, 1993). Gabris, G. T., Kaatz, J., National Conference, "Toward A Theory of Organization Change: Evolution Versus Managerial Determinism,"American Society for Public Administration, Chicago, IL. (April 14, 1992). Gabris, G. T., International Conference, "Strategic Planning in Municipal Government: A Tool for Expanding Cooperative Decision Making Between Elected and Appointed Officials," Advances in Management, Orlando, Florida. (March 28, 1992). Gabris, G. T., Annual Conference, "Monetary Incentives and Performance: Is There an Administratively Meaningful Connection?," Southeastern conference of Public Administration, Clearwater Beach, Florida. (October 1990). Gabris, G. T., Rock, S., National Conference, "Situational Interviews and Job Performance: The Results in One Public Agency," American Society for Public Administration, Los Angeles, CA. (April 10, 1990). Gabris, G. T., Annual Conference, "Toward a New Model of Motivation and Organizational Change: An Open Systems Perspective,"Association of Human Resource Management and Organization Behavior, Boston, MA. (November 1, 1989). Gabris, G. T., Annual Conference, "Ethics in the Public Service," Annual Southeastern Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, Jackson, Mississippi. (October 6, 1989). Gabris, G. T., Annual Conference, "The Everyday Organization: Recognizing and Coping with Organizational Normality,"Annual Southeastern Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, Jackson, Mississippi. (October 5, 1989). Report Generated on February 6, 2013 Page 10 of 24 Gabris, G. T., Annual Conference, "Educating Elected Officials to the Finer Points of Strategic Goal Setting: A Four Phase Matrix Classification-Prioritization Model,"American Society for Public Administration, Lansing, Michigan. (September 29, 1989). Gabris, G. T., Annual information exchange, "Doing OD in the Public Sector: Practice Versus Theory," Organization Development Institute, Williams Bay, WI. (May 1989). Gabris, G. T., Giles, W. A., Mitchell, K., Annual Conference, "Administrative Ethics From a Machiavellian Perspective," Annual Southeast Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, Birmingham, AL. (October 13, 1988). Gabris, G. T., Stephan, T., Annual Conference, "Rethinking Basic OD Assumptions As They Apply to the Public Sector," Midwest Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, Toledo, Ohio. (September 15, 1988). Gabris, G. T., Stephan, T., Annual Conference, "Rethinking Basic OD Assumptions in terms of How They Apply to Public Sector Organizations," Organization Development Institute, Williams Bay, WI. (May 14, 1988). Gabris, G. T., National Conference, "How Conventional Public Management Practices Transform Administrative Ethics into Superfluous Aphorisms,"American Society for Public Administration, Portland, Oregon. (April 18, 1988). Gabris, G. T., Annual Conference, "The City as a Complex Organization: Implications for the Form of Government Debate."," Urban Affairs Association, St. Louis, MO. (March 11, 1988). Gabris, G. T., Midwest Conference, "The Credibility Gap Between Senior and Middle Managers Over the Meaning and Purpose of Management Training,"American Society for Public Administration, Springfield, IL. (November 5, 1987). Gabris, G. T., Southeastern Conference, "The Behavioral Interview: Does It Choose Better Employees When Compared to Employees Chosen Through Traditional Selection Processes?," American Society for Public Administration, New Orleans, LA. (October 8, 1987). Gabris, G. T., Mitchell, K., National Conference, "Resolving Conflicts of Agreement Between Senior and Middle Managers: The Team Building Results of One City," Organization Development Institute, Williams Bay, WI. (May 12, 1987). Gabris, G. T., National Conference, "Why Merit Pay Plans Are Not Working in the Public Sector," American Society for Public Administration, Boston, MA. (April 2, 1987). Gabris, G. T., National Conference, "Why Merit Pay is Pursued for the Wrong Reasons in the Public Sector,"American Society for Public Administration, Boston, MA. (March 31, 1987). Gabris, G. T., Annual Conference, "Can Merit Pay Systems Avoid Creating Discord Between Supervisors and Subordinates," Midwest Region of the American Society for Public Administration, Madison, WI. (November 6, 1986). Gabris, G. T., Annual Conference, "Merit Pay in the Public Sector: Theory Versus the Reality," Midwest Region of the American Society for Public Administration, Madison, WI. (November 6, 1986). Report Generated on February 6, 2013 Page 11 of 24 Gabris, G. T., annual meeting, "The Everyday Organization: Learning to Recognize and Cope with Organizational Normality," Southeast Region of the American Society for Public Administration, Pensacola, FL. (October 8, 1986). Gabris, G. T., Mitchell, K., Giles, W. A., National Conference, "Motivating the Uninvolved Worker: The Impact of Perceived Managerial Styles, Group Participation Structures, and Merit System Expectations," American Society for Public Administration, Anaheim, CA. (April 1986). Gabris, G. T., Annual Conference, "Motivation and Performance Appraisal Score: Is There a Meaningful Connection?," Southeastern Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, Charleston, SC. (October 1985). Gabris, G. T., Annual Conference, "Performance Appraisal," Southeastern Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, Charleston, SC. (October 1985). Gabris, G. T., Annual Conference, "Conference Co-Chair," Mississippi ASPA, Long-beach, MS. (May 1985). Gabris, G. T., Mitchell, K., National Conference, "Assessing Public Management Internships: Exploring the Relationships Between Intern Performance, Quality of Education Experience, and Career Placement,"Teaching Public Administration, St. Louis, MO. (April 24, 1985). Gabris, G. T., National Conference, "Motivational Forces Affecting Staff and Managerial Employees: Does Organizational Role Make a Difference?," American Society for Public Administration, Indianapolis, IN. (March 1985). Gabris, G. T., Mitchell, K., Annual Conference, "Does Leadership Style Make a Difference in Employee Responses to Management: A Case Study of Two State Agencies," Southern Political Science Conference, Savannah, GA. (October 1984). Gabris, G. T., Mitchell, K., Annual Conference, "Employee Attitudes Toward a Municipal Conference Appraisal Reform: How You Score Does Make a Difference," Southeastern Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, Memphis, TN. (October 1984). Gabris, G. T., Annual Conference, "Public Personnel Administration and Human Resources Management," Southeastern Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, Memphis, TN. (October 1984). Gabris, G. T., Annual Conference, "Conference Program Chair," Mississippi Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration, Long-beach, MS. (May 1984). Gabris, G. T., Mitchell, K., Annual Conference, "Contending Forces Affecting Organizational Behavior: Individual Spontaneity versus Managerial Control," Southeastern Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, Tallahassee, FL. (October 1983). Gabris, G. T., Clynch, E., Annual Conference, "Budgeting, Finance, and Management Science," Southeastern Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, Tallahassee, FL. (October 12, 1983). Gabris, G. T., Annual Conference, "Conference Chair," Mississippi Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration, Long-beach, MS. (May 1983). Gabris, G. T., Giles, W. A., Annual Conference, "The Limits of Performance Appraisal in Stimulating Employee Productivity," Southern Political Science Administration, Atlanta, GA. (November 1982). Report Generated on February 6, 2013 Page 12 of 24 Gabris, G. T., Giles, W. A., Joint Conference, "The Significance of Non-Economic Rewards and Team Evaluation for Performance Appraisal in the Public Sector," American Society for Public Administration, Louisville, KY. (October 1982). Gabris, G. T., Annual Conference, "Conference Chair," Mississippi Chapter of the Society for Public Administration, Longbeach, MS. (May 1982). Gabris, G. T., Lynch, T. D., Annual Conference, "Politics and Effective Management: Dysfunctional Consequences of a Troubled Marriage," Southern Political Science Association, Memphis, TN. (October 1981). Gabris, G. T., Giles, W. A., Annual Conference, "The Impact of Level of Management on Attitudes Toward Performance Appraisal Large State Agency," Southeastern Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, Jackson, MS. (October 1981). Gabris, G. T., Mississippi Conference, "Program Evaluation and Productivity,"American Society for Public Administration, Longbeach, MS. (May 1981). Gabris, G. T., Lynch, T. D., National Conference, "Obstacles to Effective Management,"American Society for Public Administration, Detroit, MI. (April 1981). Gabris, G. T., Giles, W. A., National Conference, "Accountability and Democracy: An Inquiry into the Ethics and Values of Senior Governmental Officials,"American Society for Public Administration, San Francisco, CA. (1980). Gabris, G. T., National Conference, "Equal Employment Opportunity Trends in State Universities and Land Grant Colleges," National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges, Atlanta, GA. (November 1980). Gabris, G. T., Annual Conference, "Program Budgeting in Small Cities," Southeastern Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, Orlando, FL. (October 1980). Gabris, G. T., Annual Conference, "Public Employee Evaluations and Morale: Do Evaluations Affect Productivity?," Southeastern Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, Orlando, FL. (October 1980). Gabris, G. T., Special Conference, "Small Unit Government,"Virginia Polytechnical Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA. (1979). Gabris, G. T., Annual Conference, "A Reform Program for Public Grants Administration: The Perspective of Small Cities," Southeastern Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, Montgomery, AL. (October 1979). Gabris, G. T., National Conference, "The Game of Grantsmanship and Rural Government, How Is It Played, Who Wins, Is It Fair?," American Society for Public Administration, Baltimore, MD. (April 1979). Gabris, G. T., Giles, W. A., Annual Conference, "Prospects for Rural Administrative Development: The Case for Counties," American Society for Public Administration, Phoenix, AZ. (1978). Gabris, G. T., Annual Conference, "Rural Politics and Administration: A New Interest in a Long Ignored Subject," Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL. (1978). Gabris, G. T., Giles, W. A., Annual Conference, "The Importance of Informal Organization in Rural Government and the Struggle Over Federal Aid,"American Political Science Association, New York. (1978). Report Generated on February 6, 2013 Page 13 of 24 Gabris, G. T., Annual Conference, "Dynamics of Federal Grant Administration," Southeastern Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, Charleston, SC. (October 1978). Gabris, G. T., Reed, B.J., Annual Conference, "Aspects of Public Policy Formulation and Implementation at the Local Level: The Case of the Community Development Block Grant," Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL. (1977). Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research Sponsored Research Gabris, G. T., Ihrke, D. M., "Developing Credible Public Sector Leaders: Theory, Research Findings, and Practical Applications," Sponsored by Price Waterhouse Endowment for the Business of Government. (February 2000). Gabris, G. T., Ihrke, D. M., "Personnel Management Issues: District Conservationist's Levels of Burnout, DC's Motivation, Trust in Supervisors, and Their Intentions about Resigning, Retiring, or Transferring," Sponsored by Center for Governmental Studies, Local. (1995). Gabris, G. T., "An Analysis of the Organizational Effectiveness of Starkville City Government." (1984). Gabris, G. T., "A Report on the Management and Personnel Systems of the Mississippi Bureau of Marine Resources: A Blueprint for Organizational Change." (1983). Gabris, G. T., "An Analysis of the Attitudinal, Socioeconomic, County Expenditure, and Federal Grant Characteristics of the North Mississippi Rural Needs Assessment Area." (1982). Research in Progress ""Does Conflict Dimish Municipal Governing Board Effectiveness?"" Paper accepted for presentation at the annual 2012 Midwest Political Science Conference. with Kimberly. L. Nelson ""Keeping the Lights On While Planning Ahead. Strategic Planning for NonProfit Organizations."" Paper accepted for presentation at the 2012 Midwest Political Science Conference, Chicago, IL. with Alicia Schatteman. ""Local Governing Board Member perceptions toward Managerial Staff: Does How Boards Perceive Themselves Influence How they Perceive Others?"" Manuscript in preparation for Journal Submission. It will be submitted to the Internationanl Journal of Organization Theory and Behavior during 2012. "Public Service Motivation in MPA Students: Perceptions Toward the Applicaiton of Management techniques and Role Behavior."" Under revision for journal submission. with Trenton J. Davis ""Public Service Motivation: Does the Construct Offer a Foundation for a Meaningful Theory of Justice for Contemporary Public Administration." Under review by Administrationa nd Society. with Trenton J. Davis Report Generated on February 6, 2013 Page 14 of 24 "A Tale of Two Cities: How the Nature of Council Conflict Affects the Governance Process" (On-Going) Preparing for presentation at the Urban Affairs Association annual conference. "Does Conflict Diminish Municipal Governing Board Effectiveness: A Tale of Intepersonal Relationships or Lack Thereof' (On-Going) Preparing for presentation at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting 2012. Jerry Gabris is first author. "Improving the Performance of Municipal Governing Boards: An Empirical Analysis" (On-Going) "Municipal Management in the Twenty-First Century: Theory, Practice, and Challenges" (On-Going) "Strategic Planning in Local Government: An Organization Development Perspective" (On-Going) "Transforming Local Government Management: the Arrow of Time" Book manusrcipt on local government with Shayne Kavanagh, GFOA, and Greg Kuhn. SERVICE Department Service Committee Chair, Comprehensive exam Committee. (August 2012 - December 2012). Committee Chair, Search Committe for Nonprofit Management Post.. (August 2012 - December 2012). Committee Member, College Council for Liberal Arts and Sciences. (January 2012 - May 2012). Committee Member, Department of Political Science Executive Committee. (January 2012 - May 2012). Committee Chair, Division By Laws Committee. (January 2012- May 2012). Committee Member, Division Comprehensive exam committee. (September 2011 - December 2011). Committee Chair, Local Government Professor Search Committee. (September 2011 - December 2011). Committee Chair, Division Bylaws Committee. (January 2011 - December 2011). Committee Member, POLs Executive Committee. (January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011). College Service Committee Member, College Council. (January 2011 - December 2011). Professional Service Report Generated on February 6, 2013 Page 15 of 24 Editorial Review Board Member, "Frontiers of Empirical Research and Development." a section of Public Administration Quarterly. Editorial Review Board Member, International Journal of Organization Theory and Behavior. Editorial Review Board Member, Public Performance and Management Review. Editorial Board Member Emeritus, Public Personnel Administration Review. Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal Reviewer for State and Local Government review, Public Performance and Management Review, International Journal of Organization Theory and Behavior, and Review of Public Personnel Administration. (January 2011 - December 2011). Guest Speaker, Georgia Southern University MPA Program, Statesboro, GA. (May 3, 2011 - May 5, 2011). Guest Speaker, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. (June 2010). Facilitator, University of Wisconsin-, Milwaukee. (April 2008). Accreditation Site Visit Team Member for NASPAA, University of Illinois, Springfield, IL. (March 2008). Guest Speaker, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, Michigan. (February 2008). Guest Speaker, ICMA, PA. (September 2007). Guest Speaker, ICMA, San Antonio, TX. (September 11, 2006). Guest Speaker, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. (May 6, 2006). The Andrew Young School of Public Administration, Georgia State University. (March 2006). Managing Editor, Public Administration Review. (1996 - 1999). Editor, Journal Editor, Public Productivity and Management Review. (1988 - 1996). Guest Speaker, Mississippi State University. (October 31, 1996). Editorial Review Board Member, International Personnel Management Association. (1985 - May 1988). Track Chair, 1986 Southeastern Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, Pensacola, FL. (1986). Honorary Program Chair, 1986 Mississippi ASPA Convention, Jackson, MS. (May 8, 1986 - May 9, 1986). Member, Mississippi ASPA Chapter Council. (1983 - 1985). Consulting Government, Center for Governmental Studies, NIU, IL. Government, Hanover Township, IL. (October 2012 - December 2012). Report Generated on February 6, 2013 Page 16 of 24 Government, Village of Park Forest, IL, IL. (September 2012 - December 2012). Government, City of Elgin, IL, IL. (January 2012 - December 2012). Government, Government Finance Officers Association, IL. (January 2012 - December 2012). Government, City of Elgin, IL, IL. (May 2012 - November 2012). Government, City of Batavia, IL, IL. (February 2012 - June 2012). Government, Village of Shorewood, IL, IL. (February 2012 - May 2012). Government, Village of Richton Park, IL, IL. (February 2012 -April 2012). Government, Village of Montgomery, IL., IL. (March 20, 2012). Government, Government Finance Officer's Association, Dekalb. (January 5, 2011 - December 20, 2011). Government, Hanover township, Streamwood, IL. (October 15, 2011 - November 21, 2011). For Profit Organization, Oakcrest retiremenet Association, Dekalb, IL. (February 15, 2011 - November 10, 2011). Government, City of Elgin, IL. (June 15, 2011 - October 15, 2011). Government, City of Batavia, IL. (May 5, 2011 -October 15, 2011). Government, Village of Montgomery, IL. (May 15, 2011 - June 21, 2011). Government, Government Finance Officers Association, City of Montclair, California. (February 2011). Government, Village of Richton Park, IL. (February 15, 2011 - February 22, 2011). Government, District 99, Downer's Grove High School, Downer's Grove, IL. (January 7, 2011 - February 10, 2011). Government, City of Montclair, CA., California. (January 30, 2011 - February 5, 2011). Government, Parks and Recreation Department, Village of Richton Park, IL. (January 2011). Government, Hanover, IL Township, Hanover, IL. (November 2010). Government, Strategic Planning Facilitator, Village of Richton, Park, IL. (November 2010). Government, City of Batavia, IL, Batavia, IL. (April 2010- June 2010). Government, Village of Palos Park, IL, Palos Park, IL. (February 2010 - May 2010). Government, Village of Barrington, IL, Barrington, IL. (January 2010). Government, Village of Western Springs, IL, Western Springs, IL. (May 2009). Government, City of San Clemente, CA, San Clemente, CA. (January 2009 - February 2009). Report Generated on February 6, 2013 Page 17 of 24 Government, Village of Western Springs, IL, Western Springs, IL. (January 2008 - December 2008). Government, Montclair, California, Montclair, California. (April 2008 -June 2008). City of Stockton, CA, Stockton, CA. (January 2008 -June 2008). Government, Center for Talent Services- U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Milwaukee, WI. (February 2008). Government, City of Stockton, CA, Stockton, CA. (December 2007). Government, Montclair, CA, Montclair, CA. (2007). Government, Village of Palos Park, IL, Palos Park, IL. (November 17, 2007). Government, Village of Carpentersville, IL, Carpentersville, IL. (November 10, 2007). Government, Village of Carpentersville, IL, Carpentersville, IL. (October 30, 2007). Government, Village of Palos Park, IL, Palos Park, IL. (October 29, 2007). Government, Village of Richmond, IL, Richmond, IL. (October 16, 2007). Government, Village of Lyons, IL, Lyons, IL. (June 30, 2007). Government, Village of Lyons, IL, Lyons, IL. (June 30, 2007). Government. (June 17, 2007 -June 20, 2007). Government, City of Wheaton, IL, Wheaton, IL. (June 16, 2007). Government, Elk Grove Village Senior Management, Elk Grove Village, IL. (May 18, 2007). Government, Village of Streamwood, IL, Streamwood, IL. (May 14, 2007 - May 15, 2007). Government, Village of Carpentersville, IL, Carpentersville, IL. (2006). Government, Village of LaGrange Park, IL, LaGrange Park, IL. (December 9, 2006). Government, City of Montclair, CA, Montclair, CA. (June 4, 2006 - June 8, 2006). Government, Village of Streamwood, IL, Streamwood, IL. (May 11, 2006). Government, City of Henderson, KY, Henderson, KY. (April 6, 2006 -April 7, 2006). For Profit Organization, Legacy Bank Board of Directors, Milwaukee, WI. (November 2005). Government, City of Yorkville City Council, Yorkville, IL. (August 2005). Government, City of Montclair, CA, Montclair, CA. (June 2005). Government, City of Montclair, CA, Montclair, CA. (June 2005). Government, Village of Wheeling, IL, Wheeling, IL. (June 2005). Report Generated on February 6, 2013 Page 18 of 24 Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Chicago Metro Managers Association, Oakbrook, IL. (April 2005). Government, Village of Streamwood, IL, Streamwood, IL. (April 2005). Government, Village of Richton Park, IL, Richton Park, IL. (November 2004). Non-profit organization, Cedarwood Housing Cooperative, Park Forest, IL. (September 2004). Government, City of Montclair, CA, Montclair, CA. (July 2004). Government, City of Montclair, CA, Montclair, CA. (July 2004). Government, Village of Park Forest, IL, Park Forest, IL. (July 2004). Government, City of Aurora, IL, Aurora, IL. (June 2004). Government, City of Janesville, WI, Janesville, WI. (June 2004). Government, Village of Streamwood, IL, Streamwood, IL. (June 2004). Government, Village of Willowbrook, IL, Willowbrook, IL. (May 2004). Government, Village of Park Forest, IL, Park Forest, IL. (February 2004). Government, Village of LaGrange Park, IL, LaGrange Park, IL. (January 2004). Government, Village of Minooka, IL, Minooka, IL. (January 2004). Government, Village of Western Springs, IL, Western Springs, IL. (September 2002 - December 2003). Government, City of Woodstock, IL, Woodstock, IL. (September 2002 -April 2003). Government, City of Montclair, CA, Montclair, CA. (September 2002- January 2003). Government, Village of Lisle, IL, Lisle, IL. (November 2002). Government, Village of Park Forest, IL, Park Forest, IL. (November 2002). Government, Village of Streamwood, IL, Streamwood, IL. (May 2002). Government, City of Warrenville, IL, Warrenville, IL. (January 2002 - February 2002). Government, Village of Lisle, IL, Lisle, IL. (November 2001). Government, City of Geneva, IL, Geneva, IL. (October 2001). Non-profit organization, Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee, WI. (October 2001). Government, Village of Park Forest, IL, Park Forest, IL. (September 2001 - October 2001). Government, City of Beloit, WI, Beloit, WI. (September 1999 - July 2001). Non-profit organization, Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee, WI. (June 2001). Report Generated on February 6, 2013 Page 19 of 24 Government, City of Batavia, IL, Batavia, IL. (May 2001 -June 2001). Government, Village of Streamwood, IL, Streamwood, IL. (May 2001). Government, Village of Western Springs, IL, Western Springs, IL. (January 2001 - May 2001). Non-profit organization, Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee, WI. (April 2001). Government, City of McHenry, IL, McHenry, IL. (March 2001). Government, Village of Glen Ellyn, IL, Glen Ellyn, IL. (February 2001). Government, Department of Public Works, Lake Zurich, IL. (September 1999 - December 2000). Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Beloit Chamber of Commerce, Beloit, WI. (December 5, 2000). Government, City of West Plains, Missouri, West Plains, Missouri. (November 2000). Government, Village of Lake in the Hills, IL, Lake in the Hills, IL. (July 2000 - November 2000). Government, Village of Buffalo Grove, IL, Buffalo Grove, IL. (September 2000). Government, Village of Park Forest, IL, Park Forest, IL. (September 2000). Government, Village of Western Springs, IL, Western Springs, IL. (September 2000). Government, Village of Buffalo Grove, IL, Buffalo Grove, IL. (May 2000). Government, Village of Streamwood, IL, Streamwood, IL. (May 2000). Government, Village of Glencoe, IL, Glencoe, IL. (September 1999 -April 2000). Government, City of Beloit City Council, Beloit, WI. (January 2000 - February 2000). Academic, Auburn University. (December 1999). Government, Village of Park Forest, IL, Park Forest, IL. (August 1999 - October 1999). Government, Village of Burr Ridge, IL, Burr Ridge, IL. (August 1999). Government, City of Evanston, IL, Evanston, IL. (May 1999). Government, City of St. Charles, IL, St. Charles, IL. (November 1998 - May 1999). Government, City of Mount Prospect, IL, Mount Prospect, IL. (January 1999- February 1999). Government, City of Crystal Lake, IL, Crystal Lake, IL. (January 1999). Government, Village of Palos Park, IL, Palos Park, IL. (November 1998 -January 1999). Government, City Council, Mt. Prospect, IL. (November 1998). Government, City Council, Woodstock, IL. (October 1998). Report Generated on February 6, 2013 Page 20 of 24 Government, Department of Public Works, Palos Park, IL. (October 1998). Government, Village of Palos Park, IL, Palos Park, IL. (May 1998 -October 1998). Government, Village of Western Springs, IL, Western Springs, IL. (May 1998). Government, Waukesha County, WI, Waukesha County, WI. (February 1998). Government, City of St. Charles, IL, St. Charles, IL. (January 1998). Government, City of Evanston, IL, Evanston, IL. (September 1997). Government, Village of Riverside, IL, Riverside, IL. (September 1997). Government, Village of Wheeling, IL, Wheeling, IL. (September 1997). Government, City Council, St. Charles, IL. (September 1996 -June 1997). Government, City of St. Charles, IL, St. Charles, IL. (March 1997). Government, Village of Northbrook, IL, Northbrook, IL. (1996). Government, Village of Western Springs, IL, Western Springs, IL. (1996). Government, Public Works Department, Western Springs, IL. (September 1996). Government, City Council and City Administrator, West Chicago, IL. (June 1996 - September 1996). Government, Waukesha County, WI, Waukesha County, WI. (1995). Government, Village of Roselle, IL, Roselle, IL. (September 1995). Government, Mayor and City Council, West Chicago, IL. (April 1995 -July 1995). Government, County Executive and Core Executive Group, Waukesha County, WI. (February 21, 1993 -July 1995). Academic, Auburn University's Afro-American Entrepreneurial Institute, Orange Beach, AL. (February 1995). Government, City of West Chicago, IL, West Chicago, IL. (September 1994). Government, Village of Schaumburg, IL, Schaumburg, IL. (July 1994). Government, Department of Public Works' Quality Circle Program, Western Springs, IL. (October 1993 - February 1994). Government, City of Davenport, IA, Davenport, IA. (January 21, 1994 -January 22, 1994). Government, Village of Clarendon Hills, IL, Clarendon Hills, IL. (October 1993). Government, Village of Western Springs, IL, Western Springs, IL. (October 1993). Government, Village of Buffalo Grove, IL, Buffalo Grove, IL. (September 1993). Report Generated on February 6, 2013 Page 21 of 24 Government, City of West Chicago, IL, West Chicago, IL. (July 1993). Government, City of Wheaton, IL, Wheaton, IL. (July 1993). Government, Village of Western Springs, IL, Western Springs, IL. (April 1992 -April 1993). Non-Profit, Illinois Assistant Municipal Managers Association. (February 19, 1993). Government, Waukesha County, WI, Waukesha County, WI. (December 1992). For Profit Organization, Chicago Transit Authority, PACE, METRA, and RTA. (May 1991 - October 1992). Government, Village of Frankfort, IL, Frankfort, IL. (August 1992 - September 1992). Academic, Northern Illinois University. (July 1992). • For Profit Organization, WHBC TV station, Clarendon Hills, IL. (July 1992). Government, Village of Clarendon Hills, IL, Clarendon Hills, IL. (February 1992). Government, City of Davenport, IA, Davenport, IA. (January 1992). Government, Village of Lincolnshire, IL, Lincolnshire, IL. (December 1991). Government, Village of Northbrook, IL, Northbrook, IL. (November 1991). Government, City of DeKalb, IL, DeKalb, IL. (September 1991 - November 1991). Government, Village of DesPlaines, IL, DesPlaines, IL. (October 1991). Government, City of Rock Island, IL, Rock Island, IL. (July 1991). Government, City of Urbana, IL, Urbana, IL. (July 1991). Government, Village of Winfield, IL, Winfield, IL. (July 1991). Government, City of Wheaton, IL, Wheaton, IL. (June 1991). Government, City of Rockford, IL, Rockford, IL. (February 1991 -April 1991). Government, Rockford Regional office of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. (January 1991 -April 1991). Government, Village of Palatine, IL, Palatine, IL. (November 3, 1990). For Profit Organization, Council on Dental Education of the American Dental Association, Kalispel, Montana. (August 15, 1990 -August 19, 1990). Government, City of Elkhorn, WI, Elkhorn, WI. (July 1990). Government, Village of Western Springs, IL, Western Springs, IL. (October 1989 -July 1990). Government, Rockford Regional Office of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. (October 1989 - May 1990). Report Generated on February 6, 2013 Page 22 of 24 Government, City of Country Club Hills, Country Club Hills. (March 1990 -April 1990). Government, McHenry County Conservation District, McHenry, IL. (February 1989 - March 1990). For Profit Organization, American Dental Association's Council on Dental Education. (February 1990). Government, Village of Western Springs, IL, Western Springs, IL. (November 1989 - February 1990). Government, New Trier Township, IL, New Trier Township, IL. (February 9, 1990). Government, Village of Lake Zurich, IL, Lake Zurich, IL. (November 1989). Government, Village of Clarendon Hills, IL, Clarendon Hills, IL. (August 1989). Government, Department of Public Works, Western Springs, IL. (June 1989 -August 1989). Government, Village of Libertyville, IL, Libertyville, IL. (May 1989 -August 1989). Government, City of Wheaton, IL, Wheaton, IL. (July 1989). Government, Village of Western Springs, IL, Western Springs, IL. (June 1989). Government, McHenry County Conservation District, McHenry, IL. (January 1989 -April 1989). Government, Village of Western Springs, IL, Western Springs, IL. (September 1988 - March 1989). Government, Bensenville Intergovernmental Group. (August 1988 - March 10, 1989). Government, Village of Western Springs, IL, Western Springs, IL. (January 12, 1989 - February 17, 1989). Government, Administrative Group of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Federal Executive Institute, Charlottesville, Virginia. (October 1988). Government, eight Illinois municipalities. (August 1988). Government, Village supervisors, Bloomingdale, IL. (June 1988 -August 1988). Government, City Council, Rock Island, IL. (July 1988). Academic, International Management Training Program, Northern Illinois University. (July 1988). Government, Village Trustees, Western Springs, IL. (June 1988). Government, Economic Development Commission, Wilmette, IL. (April 1988). Government, Village Board of Trustees, Bensenville, IL. (April 1988). Government, McHenry County Conservation District, McHenry, IL. (February 1988). Government, Bi-State Metropolitan Planning Commission, Rock Island, IL. (October 1987). Government, McHenry County Conservation District, McHenry, IL. (October 1987). Report Generated on February 6, 2013 Page 23 of 24 4 Academic, Great Lakes Senior Executive Seminar, Lisle, IL. (September 1987). Government, Village Trustees, Libertyville, IL. (September 1987). Academic, NIU Center for Governmental Studies, Lombard, IL. (September 1986 -April 1987). Government, City of Galesburg, IL, Galesburg, IL. (March 1987). Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Illinois Assistant City Manager Association. (March 1987). Government, Village of Bensenville, IL, Bensenville, IL. (February 1987). Government, McHenry County Conservation District, McHenry, IL. (January 1987). Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), McHenry County Illinois Municipal League, McHenry, IL. (September 1986). Government, City of Biloxi, MS, Biloxi, MS. (1982 - 1985). Government, City of Gulfport, Mississippi, Gulfport, Mississippi. (September 1985). Government, Mississippi Department of Corrections. (October 1984 -April 1985). Government, City of Starkville, MS, Starkville, MS. (July 1984 - November 1984). Government, City of Hattiesburg, MS, Hattiesburg, MS. (October 1983 -April 1984). Government, Mississippi Bureau Marine Resources, Longbeach, MS. (1983). Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Mississippi Personnel Managers Association. (October 1983). Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Mississippi Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review(PEER) Agency. (July 1983). Government, Mississippi Department of Welfare. (October 1982). Non-Profit, Mississippi Research and Development Center. (April 1982). Litigation, North Mississippi Rural Legal Services. (September 1981). Academic, Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity practices in State Institutions of Higher Learning for the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC). (July 1981). Report Generated on February 6, 2013 Page 24 of 24