Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy - 5 Volume Set: Edition 3

Domonic A. Bearfield, PhD, is an associate professor in the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, where he also serves as the public management track coordinator. He earned his PhD in public administration from Rutgers University–Newark. He previously taught at the University of New Hampshire. His research focuses on issues related to governance in public administration and on improving the understanding of public sector patronage. Dr. Bearfield's work has appeared in Public Administration Review, Review of Public Personnel Administration, and other leading journals.

Melvin J. Dubnick, PhD, is a professor of political science at the University of New Hampshire and a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. He received his PhD in political science from the University of Colorado–Boulder and has taught at Emporia State University, Loyola University of Chicago, the University of Kansas, and Rutgers University–Newark, where he is emeritus professor of political science and public administration. He has served as co-editor-in-chief of the Policy Studies Journal and managing editor of Public Administration Review. He has authored and co-authored numerous articles, mostly focused on accountable governance and public sector ethics, as well as textbooks on public policy, public administration, and American government.