Dr. John C. Morris
Associate Professor
Contact
2093 Constant Hall
College of Business and Public Administration
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA 23529-0218
[757]683-3961
jcmorris@odu.edu
Education
Ph.D. Auburn University, 1994
Public Policy and Administration
Dissertation: "Privatization and Environmental Policy: An Examination of the Distributive Consequences of Private Sector Activity in State Revolving Funds"
M.A. Auburn University, 1985
Political Science/Research Methods
B.A. Auburn University, 1982
Political Science/International Relations
Research Areas
Economic Development
Emergency/Disaster Response
Multiorganizational Collaboration
Organizational Change
Public-Private Partnerships/Privatization
Public Policy
Teaching Areas
Administrative Theory I/II
Governance
Organization Theory
Public Policy
Public-Private Partnerships
Program Evaluation
Publications
BOOKS
Building the Local Economy: Cases in Economic Development. Athens, GA: Carl Vinson Institute of Government (May 2008). Co-edited with Douglas J. Watson. ISBN 978-0-89854-229-5.
REFEREED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
"An Examination of Social Equity and its Dimensional Emphasis in the Public Administration Journal Literature." Accepted for publication in the Journal of Public Management and Social Policy (forthcoming vol. 15, issue 1; Winter 2009). With LaShawn D. Moore.
"Tax Increment Financing as a Tool for Public-Private Infrastructure Development." Accepted for publication in Public Works Management & Policy (forthcoming Vol. 13, no. 2; October 2008). With William M. Leavitt and John R. Lombard.
"Identifying Organizational Culture." Accepted for publication in the Dirasat Journal, (forthcoming Fall 2008). With Abdul F. Yaghi and Pamela A. Gibson.
"Market-Based Pay in Action: Municipal Strategies and Concerns in the Cities of Hampton Roads." Review of Public Personnel Administration, 28,2: 178-189 (2008). With William M. Leavitt.
"Walking the High Wire: A Practical Guide for Balancing Accountability and Competition in Privatized Arrangements." Public Works Management & Policy, 12,4: 568-577 (2008). With Madeleine W. McNamara.
"Like Politics, Most Economic Development is Local: Commentary on Feiock, Moon, and Park's "Is the World 'Flat' or 'Spiky?' Rethinking the Governance Implications of Globalization for Economic Development." Public Administration Review, 68,1: 32-37 (2008). With Douglas J. Watson.
"Reaching for the Philosopher's Stone: Contingent Coordination and the Military's Response to Hurricane Katrina." Public Administration Review, 67 (Special Issue), 94-106 (2007). With Elizabeth D. Morris and Dale M. Jones.
"Acknowledging the "Professional" in Professional Degree Programs: Waiving the Standardized Test in MPA Admissions Applications." College Student Journal, 41,4: 872-885 (2007). With Pamela A. Gibson, John R. Lombard, and William M. Leavitt.
"Explaining Welfare Sanctions and Benefits in the South: A Regional Analysis." American Review of Politics, 28,1: 1-18 (2007). With David A. Breaux and Rick Travis.
"Public Works Service Arrangements in the 21st Century: The Multiple-Sector Partnership as an Alternative to Privatization." Public Works Management & Policy 12,1: 325-330 (2007). With William M. Leavitt.
"Government And Market Pathologies of Privatization: The Case of Prison Privatization." Politics and Policy 35,2: 318-341 (2007).
"The Artist as Policy Entrepreneur: Ansel Adams and the Growth of the Environmental Movement." Public Voices 9,2: 9-24 (2007).
"Whither FEMA? Hurricane Katrina and FEMA's Response to the Gulf Coast." Public Works Management & Policy, 10,4: 284-294 (2006).
BOOK CHAPTERS
"Introduction: Competition, Coordination, or 'Coopertition?'" In Watson and Morris, eds., "Building the Local Economy: Cases in Economic Development." Athens, GA: Carl Vinson Institute of Government (2008). With Douglas J. Watson.
"Community Redevelopment of the Former Williams Air Force Base after BRAC." In Watson and Morris, eds., "Building the Local Economy: Cases in Economic Development." Athens, GA: Vinson Institute of Government (2008). With Paula J. Loomis.
REPORTS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS
"What Went Wrong After the Storm? Unpacking the Response to Hurricane Katrina." Quest, 10,3: 6-9 (June 2008).
