Dr. William M. Leavitt
Associate Professor
Contact
2090 Constant Hall
College of Business and Public Administration
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA 23529-0218
(757) 683-5695
wleavitt@odu.edu
Education
Associate of Arts, 1968
Paul Smith's College
Major: Liberal Arts
Bachelor of Arts, 1970
Washington Square College, New York University
Major: Political Science
Master of Public Administration, 1976
University of Colorado
Major: General Public Administration
Doctor of Philosophy in Public Administration, 1986
University of Colorado at Denver
Major: Management
Research Areas
Current research interests are in the areas of customer service and service delivery, public sector pay, human resource management, organizational design, social marketing, and business process reengineering.
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Teaching Areas
PADM 655 Theories of Public Organizations. This course covers the organization theories relevant to public organizations.
PADM 720/820 Public Personnel Administration. This course covers all aspects of personnel administration in public sector organizations.
PADM 711/811 Urban Services Administration. This course covers the theory and practice of delivering services to citizens in urban service areas.
PADM 795/895 Advanced topics in Public Personnel Administration. This course covers the advanced issues involved in personnel administration in public sector organizations.
PADM 695 Re-engineering in the Public Sector. This course covers the tools and techniques available to public agencies for administrative analysis and re-engineering activities.
PADM 695 Social Marketing in the Public Sector. This course covers the theory and practice of using marketing and demarking techniques in public and nonprofit organizations.
PADM 652 Administrative Theory II. This core course covers administrative theories relevant to public and non-profit organizations.
PADM 746 Capstone Seminar in Public Administration. This core course is the culminating course in the MPA program.
Selected Publications
William M. Leavitt and John C. Morris, "Public Works Service Arrangements in the 21st Century: the Multiple-Sector Partnership as an Alternative to Privatization" Public Works Management & Policy. Vol. 12, No. 1: July, 2007, 325-330.
William M. Leavitt and John C. Morris, Market-Based Pay in Action: Municipal Strategies and Concerns in the Cities of Hampton Roads" Review of Public Personnel Administration. Vol. 28, No. 2; June, 2008; pp. 178 - 189.
Amy McDowell and William M. Leavitt, "Human Resource Issues in Local Government: How Yesterday's Headlines Remain Today's 'Hot Topics' as Determined by Three Organizational Groups" Public Personnel Management. "in press."
Barbara Haga, Roger Richman and William M. Leavitt, "Implementing Pay for Performance Under the Department of Defense National Security Personnel System" Public Personnel Management. "in press."
John C. Morris, John R. Lombard and William M. Leavitt, "Developing Infrastructure through the Use of Tax Increment Financing: The Case of the Virginia Beach town Center Project" Public Works Management & Policy. In press.
