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Achieving Foundation Accountability and Transparency: Lessons From the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s \u3ci\u3eScorecard\u3c/i\u3e
No full text· The purpose of this article is to help foundations in their accountability and transparency efforts by sharing lessons from one foundation’s journey to develop a scorecard.
· A commitment to funding and sharing the results from rigorous evaluations set the tone for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) accountability.
· The Scorecard is a powerful tool for RWJF to set goals, track organizational effectiveness, and motivate responses to shortcomings.
· Foundations can tailor their scorecard to include what best serves their needs.
· With its Scorecard, RWJF found that comparative and quantitative measures are the most powerful forces to motivate change.
· Setting targets motivates staff to focus their efforts on certain areas and make improvements
Robert Fishman Directory Photo
No full textDirectory photo of Robert Fishman taken in July 1975.https://digitalcommons.dmu.edu/archive_images/2306/thumbnail.jp
Pragmatic Case Studies as a Source of Unity in Applied Psychology
No full textTo unify or not to unify applied psychology: that is the question. In this article we review pendulum swings in the historical efforts to answer this question—from a comprehensive, positivist, “top-down,” deductive yes between the 1930s and the early 60s, to a postmodern no since then. A rationale and proposal for a limited, “bottom-up,” inductive yes in applied psychology is then presented, employing a case-based paradigm that integrates both positivist and postmodern themes and components. This paradigm is labeled “pragmatic psychology” and, its specific use of case studies, the “Pragmatic Case Study Method” (“PCS Method”). We call for the creation of peer-reviewed journal-databases of pragmatic case studies as a foundational source of unifying applied knowledge in our discipline. As one example, the potential of the PCS Method for unifying different angles of theoretical regard is illustrated in an area of applied psychology, psychotherapy, via the case of Mrs. B. The article then turns to the broader historical and epistemological arguments for the unifying nature of the PCS Method in both applied and basic psychology.Peer reviewe
Robert M. Fishman : Democracy's voice: Social Ties and the Quality of Public Life in Spain
No full textMota Consejero Fabiola. Robert M. Fishman : Democracy's voice: Social Ties and the Quality of Public Life in Spain. In: Pôle Sud, n°23, 2005. pp. 190-192
Better connected
No full textInformal networks are key to idea-sharing, argue Mark Fishman, Robert Cross and Brigitta Tadmor
Marvin Fishman receives an Honorary Degree at Marquette University Commencement, May 19, 2002
No full textMarvin Fishman receives an Honorary Degree alongside his wife, Janet Fishman, at Marquette University Commencement from President Robert A. Wild, S.J., May 19, 2002
MOTIVASI TOKOH ROBERT FISHMAN DALAM FILM THE ROCKER KARYA PETER CATTANEO
No full textPeople have to act or do something to achieve and fulfill their daily needs. They need motivation to obtain it. Motivation makes people stronger to achieve their goals. This thesis tells about the struggle of Robert Fishman to achieve his goal to be a rock band drummer as shown in The Rocker, a film directed by Peter Cattaneo.
The purpose of this thesis is to learn about how motivation can affect Robert Fishman’s struggle to get his aim through pictures and dialogs shown in The Rocker film.
In writing this thesis, the writer applies library research, which is done by reading books, articles, or any written and visual sources related to the topic. Meanwhile, in answering the questions the writer uses exponential approach for analyzing intrinsic aspect. Literary psychology is also used to analyze Robert Fishman’s motivation through the employment of motivation theory by Hobbes.
The result shows that Robert Fishman finally can make his dream come true. His motivation is in line with Instinct Theory, Incentive Theory, and Drive-reduction Theory. He never gives up although he is failed for many times. Strong motivation to play music makes him struggle harder. In the end, the effect of Fishman’s motivation appears. He grabs himself a big musical show which he ever did it in past
Cameroon politics in the post Ahidjo era: economic decline and political reform under Paul Biya, 1999
No full textThis study examines factors, internal and external, which have contributed to Cameroon's economic decline under Paul Biya and have constrained efforts to implement credible political reforms. In pursuing this objective, this study has evaluated, albeit briefly, the nature of Cameroon's economy and politics under Ahmadou Ahidjo, in order to ascertain whether Cameroon's economic decline began under Ahidjo and only became apparent during Biya's presidency or it was triggered solely by flawed policies of the Biya administration. Additionally, particular attention has been paid to attempts or initiatives aimed at resolving Cameroon's economic and political crisis and what impact such corrective measures have had on the well-being of ordinary Cameroonians. The methodology for this study consisted essentially of descriptive and historical analyses of socio-economic and political events and processes believed to be associated with Cameroon's economic and political crisis under both Ahidjo and Biya. Also, vital information related to this study was gleaned from interviews with Cameroonians and foreigners familiar with economic and political developments in Cameroon toward the end of Ahidjo's presidency and the beginning of Biya's administration. Data were gathered through the use of primary and secondary sources on the subject. This study's contribution to scholarship stems from its analysis of a style of governance (pursued by both Ahidjo and Biya) which has been characterized by a dependence on ethnicity, patron client alliances and coalition building. While political stability may have been maintained, such arrangements have ultimately contributed to Cameroon's economic and political decline as such privileged groups have sought to advance themselves economically and politically at the expense of economic growth and development for all Cameroonians. Conclusions drawn from the findings established that Cameroon's seemingly impressive growth rate until 1986 was inflated by the discovery and exploitation of oil; concealing a large and increasingly parasitic state sector, little or no productivity growth in the agricultural sector and daunting infrastructural problems which became apparent under Biya. This study also concludes that flawed policies of the Biya administration have contributed to the crisis. Consequently, attempts to stem Cameroon's economic and political decline have failed because implementing fundamental changes in governance and the economy would end access to resources and privileges benefiting the alliance which has sustained Biya's government very much like it did Ahidjo's
The impact of independent and third party politics on attaining the US presidency: an analysis of the George Wallace, John Anderson and Ross Perot campaigns and implications for voter dealignment, 1996
No full textThis dissertation analyzes the impact of independent and third party politics on the American presidency, emphasizing the 1968 George C. Wallace, the 1980 John B. Anderson, and the 1992 Ross Perot presidential candidacies and implications for voter dealignment. This study examines the history of third parties, the many obstacles that independent and third party candidates encounter in their pursuit of the presidency, the presidential candidacies of Wallace, Anderson, Perot, contemporary voter dealignment, and the call for and the creation of a new political party. Both primary and secondary sources were used in this research. The study's variables were quantitatively tested with existing data from the American National Election Studies ( ANES ) and from primary data obtained from surveys both of registered voters in six counties throughout the state of Georgia, and United We Stand America ( UWSA ) of Georgia members. The findings in the study reveal that not only did the presidential endeavors of Wallace, Anderson, and Perot have a major impact on the presidency, but that their candidacies came about because of extreme voter discontent with the two-party system; i.e. voter dealignment. The study also suggests that this voter dealignment trend is still prevalent today with the rise of independent identification, split-ticket voting, interest groups, and support for third party candidates. This research further shows that, despite voter discontent with the two-party system, the American electorate is nonetheless undecided about the creation and long-term support of a "new" political party to compete with the Republicans and Democrats
Ghana under the structural adjustment program: the impact of divestiture on indigenous private initiatives, 1999
No full textThis study is an assessment of Ghana's most sustained economic reform program (ERP), started in 1983, under the guidance of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Premised on the hypothesis that Ghana's privatization drive under the structural adjustment program has resulted in an upsurge of indigenous private initiative, this study used three evaluative criteria to analyze information and data on Ghana's economy from 1983 to 1997. These are (a) assessing the overall increases or growth in Ghana's economy; (b) evaluating the impact of the reform measures in the reduction of poverty, unemployment and inequality in Ghana; and (c) assessing the extent to which the divestiture push has impacted indigenous private initiatives. The researcher also attempts an explanation of what has become known as 'the Rawlings factor' in Ghana politics, and how this phenomenon, born out of a curious mix of charisma, populism and decentralization, seem to have given Ghana the much-needed political stability to carry out its economic rehabilitation programs. The findings of the study suggest that: (a) Since.1983, Ghana's economy has responded rather favorably to the adjustment policies. While Ghana had been experiencing negative growth rates in the immediate pre�adjustment years, an average annual growth rate of 5% was recorded for the first eight years of reforms (1984-1991), and since 1992, Ghana's growth rate has hovered around 3.5% per annum. (b) Despite the introduction of user fees in social services like education, and health care delivery and their initial negative effects on the rural folks and the very poor in Ghana, overall, the incidence of poverty has been reduced from 43% of Ghana's rural population to 34%. (c) Although foreign capital interests dominate in the acquisition of the mainly capital-intensive enterprises divested by the Ghana government, the data show a modest presence of indigenous Ghanaian initiative in acquiring and successfully managing several of the privatized ventures. A stronger and more prolonged economic recovery is needed to improve the investment and savings capacity of the Ghanaian private sector to enable it to play a more meaningful role in the recovery process
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