Colaboração em momento de crise: a atuação do departamento de Defesa durante o furacão Katrina

O estudo de caso trata da resposta à crise gerada pelo Furacão Katrina em Nova Orleans/EUA dada pelos órgãos públicos encarregados de atuar em situações de emergência. A narrativa concentra-se na relação crítica entre a Agência Federal de Gestão de Emergências - FEMA, coordenadora geral dos esforços federais para responder ao desastre, e o Departamento de Defesa – DOD. O objetivo deste caso é entender a dinâmica de colaboração que se instalou entre os órgãos encarregados de dar ampla e pronta resposta ao Katrina, e, de maneira mais geral, verificar o funcionamento em condições emergenciais de redes formadas por órgãos federais, estaduais e locais. O caso suscita discussões em sala de aula que podem desencadear análises sobre o funcionamento da coordenação da rede encarregada pela resposta à crise, o papel da burocracia em momentos emergenciais, a importância da liderança, e o efeito da cultura organizacional durante a colaboraçãoNúmero de páginas: 20 p.Gestão de CrisesGestão de RiscosA nota pedagógica deste estudo de caso é de acesso restrito e exclusivo a professores e coordenadores de ensino cujos cadastros tenham sido autorizados pela coordenação da Casoteca de Gestão Pública. Se você é professor ou coordenador de ensino e deseja ter acesso à íntegra das notas pedagógicas que alguns estudos de caso possuem, solicite sua autorização de uso pleno no site da Casoteca de Gestão Pública, na opção “Cadastre-se” (http://casoteca.enap.gov.br/index.php?option=com_user&view=register&Itemid=14)

Public perceptions of changing the terminology for low-risk thyroid cancer: A qualitative focus group study

Objectives To investigate public perceptions of overdiagnosis and overtreatment in low-risk thyroid cancer and explore opinions regarding the proposed strategy to change the terminology of low-risk cancers. Design Qualitative study using focus groups that included a guided group discussion and presentation explaining thyroid cancer, overdiagnosis and overtreatment, and proposed communication strategies. Transcripts were analysed thematically. Setting Sydney, Australia. Participants Forty-seven men and women of various ages from a range of socioeconomic backgrounds with no personal history of thyroid cancer. Results Participants had low pre-existing general awareness of concepts of overdiagnosis and overtreatment and expressed concern regarding this new information in relation to thyroid cancer. Overall, participants understood why the strategy to change the terminology was being proposed and could see potential benefits including reducing the negative psychological impact and stigma associated with the term 'cancer'; however, many still had reservations about the strategy. The majority of the concerns were around their worry about the risk of further disease progression and that changing the terminology may create confusion and cause patients not to take the diagnosis and its associated managements seriously. Despite varied views towards the proposed strategy, there was a strong overarching desire for greater patient and public education around overdiagnosis and overtreatment in both thyroid cancer and cancer generally in order to complement any revised terminology and/or other mitigation strategies. Conclusions We found a strong and apparently widely held desire for more information surrounding the topic of overdiagnosis and overtreatment. Careful consideration of how to inform both the public and current patients about the implications of a change in terminology, including changes to patients' follow-up or treatments, would be needed if such a change were to go ahead

Creating Desirable Organizational Characteristics. How Organizations Create a Focus on

Abstract What are the factors that lead to desirable organizational characteristics? This article examines this question by proposing a model to explain the ability of some organizations to create a focus on results and high levels of managerial authority. The new public management literature points to these two organizational characteristics as key steps for improving public performance and providing results-based accountability. Employing a national survey of US state government health and human service agency managers we find that political support for the organization and purposeful reform efforts do lead to desirable organizational characteristics. In addition, strong internal communication fosters a focus on results, and organizational culture shapes the decision-making authority of managers

New evidence shows that letting people vote early benefits Republicans while Election-Day Registration helps Democrats

While Republicans tend to make it harder for people to vote through initiatives such as Voter ID requirements, Democrats tend to be in favor of measures which make voting easier, such as early and Election-Day registration. But do both measures advocated by Democrats actually have an impact on turnout? Barry Burden, David Canon, Ken Mayer and Donald Moynihan have examined vote returns across three presidential elections and find that while Election-Day registration laws are better at stimulating those who are on the fence to turn out – usually Democrats, early voting measures tend to encourage those who have already decided to vote – usually Republicans

Behavioral public performance: making effective use of metrics about government activity

Oliver James, Donald Moynihan, Asmus Olsen and Gregg van Ryzin discuss how insights from behavioural science show the way managers, politicians and citizens make sense of, and act on, information about government performance

Social Relationships and Mortality Risk: A Meta-analytic Review

In a meta-analysis, Julianne Holt-Lunstad and colleagues find that individuals' social relationships have as much influence on mortality risk as other well-established risk factors for mortality, such as smoking