Research
If you are interested in being involved in my research, please email me at听taengbers@usi.edu.
Academic Papers
Engbers, T. (2022). Creating Indexes in SPSS for Managers with Data from the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (2020). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Hameduddin, T & Engbers, T. (2021). Leadership and public service motivation: A systematic synthesis.听International Journal of Public Administration, 24(1), 86-119.
Hanka, M & T. Engbers. (2021) 鈥淪ocial capital and economic development. A neighborhood perspective.鈥澨�What is Happening in my Community? Why Community Development Matters.听Hanka, M (Ed.) Lexington Books.
Warren, D, Rubin, B, & Engbers, T. (2021).听Safe Produce Indiana: A Baseline Report.鈥� 1-78. A Program Evaluation Conducted for the Indiana State Department of Health.
Engbers, T. (2020). The ins and outs of motivational crowding in Randall Davis and Ed Stazyk鈥檚听The Handbook of Research on Motivation in Public Administration听. Cheltenham, United Kingdon: Edward Elgar Publishing
Scholars of Aspen Grove.听 (2019). The Apsen Grove Statement. 2019 Elevating Public Service Motivation Conference, Aspen Grove, Utah.
Engbers, T. (2019). Between lecture and flipped: The use of "labs" in the public administration classroom.听Teaching听Public Administration. 37(3), 312-326.
Engbers, T. A. (2019). The Economic Impact of Friends: Shift-Share Analysis with Regression. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Engbers, T.A. & Rubin, B. M. (2018). Theory to practice: Recommendations for fostering economic development through Social Capital.听Public Administration Review. Available in early view at: https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.12925
Engbers, T. A. (2017). The influence of Confucianism on the emergence and regulation of nonprofits in China.听Proceedings of the 8th听World Confucian Conference, 307-317.
Engbers, T., Rubin, B. M., & Aubuchon, C. (2017). The Currency of Connections: An Analysis of the Urban Economic Impact of Social Capital.听Economic Development Quarterly,听31(1), 37-49.
听Engbers, T. A. (2016). Comparative research: An approach to teaching research methods in political science and public administration.听Teaching Public Administration,听34(3), 270-283.
听Engbers, T. A., Thompson, M. F., & Slaper, T. F. (2017). Theory and measurement in social capital research.听Social Indicators Research,听132(2), 537-558.
听Engbers, T. A. (2015). Building community: The characteristics of America鈥檚 most civic cities.听Journal of Public Affairs, 16(1), 50-56.
听Fucilla, L & Engbers, T.A.听 (2015) Sounding Presidential: Framing and political leadership in Presidential speeches.听Congress and the Presidency, 42,听1, 50-78.
听Engbers, T (2013). Politics of Polygamous People: What a Minority Religion Can Tell Us about Religion and Politics in America, Religion and Politics Journal, 2, 373-395.
听Engbers, T.A. & Fucilla, L. (2012). Transformational Leadership and the Obama Presidency.听Social Science Quarterly, 93(5), 1127-1145.
听Perry, J.L., Engbers, T. A., & Jun, S.Y. (2009). Back to the future? Performance-related pay, empirical research, and the perils of persistence.听Public Administration Review, 69, 1, 39-52.
听Engbers, T. A. (2006). Student Leadership Program Model Revisited.听Journal of Leadership Education,听5, 3. 1-4.
Teaching Case Studies
Engbers, T. A. (2017).听Pioneer Scouts of Rose Ravine.听 Winner of a peer reviewed 2017 Syracuse University E-PARCC Teaching Case Study Competition.听 Available in English at听https://www.maxwell.syr.edu/parcc/eparcc/cases/Pioneer_Scouts_of_Rose_Ravine-_CASE/.
Engbers, T. A. & Bishay, K. 听(2011). Gaurdian Ad Litem of Madison County.听 Winner of a peer reviewed 2017 Syracuse University E-PARCC Teaching Case Study Competition.听 Available in English, Spanish and Chinese at听https://www.maxwell.syr.edu/parcc/eparcc/cases/2011_2_Case/.
Technical Reports
Engbers, T.A. & Williamson, B. (2017). A Technical Report on Special Education in the Catholic Diocese of Evansville.