Stuart Bretschneider

Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor of Teaching Excellence

Curriculum Vitae

 

 


Department of Public Administration

Syracuse University

The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs

400 Eggers Hall

Syracuse, NY  13244-1090

Tel:           315/443.1890

Fax:          315/443.1075

E-mail:    sibretsc@maxwell.syr.edu


                                         212 Marsh Drive

                                     DeWitt, NY  13214

                        Tel:               315/446.9261

                       

                        Born:    November 8, 1949

                        Wife:       Cynthia (Morton)

                        Children:     Logan Todd

                                               Evan Carlton


 

 

EDUCATION

1980                 Ph.D.               School of Public Administration

                                                The Ohio State University

                                                Major Field:       Public Administration

                                                                        Quantitative Methods

                                                Dissertation:      Adaptive Time Series Analysis and Forecasting

 

1975                 M.P.A.             School of Public Administration

                                                The Ohio State University

                                                Major Field:       Fiscal and Manpower Systems

 

1973                 M.A.                Graduate School

                                                The Ohio State University

                                                Major Field:       Military History

 

1971                 B.A.                 Allegheny College

                                                Major Field:       History

 

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

 

2001-current     Professor                      School of Information Studies

                                                            SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY

                                                            Syracuse, NY 13244

 

1994-current     Director                        Center for Technology and Information Policy

                                                            The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs

                                                            Syracuse University

                                                            Syracuse, NY 13244-1090

 

1993-current     Professor                      Department of Public Administration,

                                                            The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs

                                                            Syracuse University

                                                            Syracuse, NY 13244-1090

 

1988-1994         Associate Director        Center for Technology and Information Policy

                                                            The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs

                                    Syracuse University

                                                            Syracuse, NY 13244-1090

 

1987-1993         Affiliate Associate         Institute for Energy Research

                        Professor                      L.C. Smith College of Engineering

                                                            Syracuse University

                                                            Syracuse, NY  13244-4010

 

1986-1993         Associate Professor      Department of Public Administration

                                                            The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs

                                                            Syracuse University

                                                            Syracuse, NY 13244-1090

 

1982-1986         Assistant Professor       Department of Public Administration

                                                            The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs

                                                            Syracuse University

                                                            Syracuse, NY 13244-1090

 

1984-1988         Senior Research            Center for Technology and Information Policy

                        Associate                      The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs

                                                            Syracuse University

                                                            Syracuse, NY 13244-1090

 

1982-1988         Senior Research            Metropolitan Studies Program

                        Associate                      The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs

                                                            Syracuse University

                                                            Syracuse, NY 13244-1090

 

1980-1982         Assistant Professor       Department of Business Administration

                                                            with a joint appointment in the

                                                            James W. Martin Graduate Center for Public Administration

                                                            University of Kentucky

                                                            Lexington, KY

 

1980                 Instructor                      The School of Public Administration

                                                            The Ohio State University

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

Wu, Jiannan, and  Stuart Bretschneider, “Best Practice Applications” Identifying High and Low Behavior and Performance Using Quantile Regression and SWLS Modeling,” International Public Management Review: The e-journal of the IPMN, Vol.4 No 1. 2003.

Wu, Jiannan, and  Stuart Bretschneider, “Identifying Best Practices: A Monte Carlo Evaluation of Quantile Regression,” Chinese Public Administration Review. Vol. 1, No 3-4, 2002.

Wu, Jiannan, Stuart Bretschneider, and Frederick Marc-Aurele, “Estimating Models of Extreme Behavior: A Monte Carlo Comparison between SWAT and Quantile Regression,” Chinese Public Administration Review, Vol. 1 165-176 (2002)

Bretschneider, Stuart I. “Some Thoughts about Teaching,” Journal of Public Affairs Education, Vol. 8, No.2 pp. 99-102..

Bretschneider, Stuart I. “Comments on Comments on “Conducting A Sales Forecasting Audit,” International Journal of Forecasting, Vol. 19, No.1, 28-30 (2003).

Moon, M. Jae and Stuart Bretschneider, “Does the Perception of Red Tape Constrain IT Innovativeness in Organizations?: Unexpected Results from Simultaneous Equation Model and Implications,” Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Vol 12. 273-292 (2002).

Bifulco, Robert and Stuart Bretschneider, “Estimating School Efficiency: A Comparison of Methods Using Simulated Data,” Economics of Education Review,Vol. 20, 417-429 (2001).

Hou, Y., Sally Coleman Selden and Stuart Bretschneider, “Decentralization of Human resources Management in the States—Driving Forces and Implications,” Review of Public Personnel Administration, Vol. 20, No.4, 9-23 (2000).

Heintze, Theresa and Stuart Bretschneider, “IT and Restructuring in Public Organizations: Do IT Related Structural Changes Improve Organizational Performance?” Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, vol 10, No. 4, (2000).

Welch, Eric, Allan Mazur and Stuart Bretschneider, “Voluntary Behavior by Electric Utilities: Levels of Adoption and Contribution of the Climate Challenge Program to the Reduction of Carbon Dioxide,” Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, vol. 19, No. 3, 407-425 (2000).

Yu, Pyeong Jun and S. Bretschneider, "Executive Perceptions of Innovativeness in Information Management," Korean Journal of Public Administration, Vol. 3 pp. 179-213 (1998).

Welch, Eric, Stuart Bretschneider and John Rohrbaugh, "Accuracy and Judgemental Extrapolation of Time Series Data: Characteristics, Causes and Remediation Strategies for Forecasting, " International Journal of Forecasting, Vol. 14 pp. 95-110 (1998).

Ruggiero, John and Stuart Bretschneider, “The Weighted Russell Measure of Technical Efficiency,” European Journal of Operations Research. Vol. 108 pp. 438-451 (1998).

Jones, V. Dale, Stuart Bretschneider and Wilpen Gorr, "Organizational Pressures on Forecast Evaluation: Managerial, Political, and Procedural Influences, Journal of Forecasting. Vol. 16 pp. 241-254 (1997).

Moon, J. and S. Bretschneider, “Can State Government Action Affect Innovation and Diffusion,” Technology Forecasting and Social Change. Vol. 54, No. 1 (1997).

Pandy, S. and S. Bretschnieder, “The Impact of Red Tape’s Administrative Delay on Public Organizations’ Interest in New Information Technology,” Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory. Vol. 7, No.1, pp. 113-130 (1997).

Fletcher, Patricia D., John Carlo Bertot and Stuart Bretschneider, “The role of the governmental information services unit in the market,” Information Infrastructure and Policy, 4 (1995), pp. 211-229.

Deyle, Robert and S.I. Bretschneider, "Spillovers of State Policy Innovation: New York's Hazardous Waste Regulatory Initiative," Journal of Public Policy and Management, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 79-106 (1995).

Bobrowski, P. and S. Bretschneider, "Internal and external interorganizational relationships and their impact on the adoption of new technology: An exploratory study," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Vol. 46, pp. 197-211 (1994).

Bozeman, B. and S.I. Bretschneider, "The 'Publicness Puzzle' in Organization Theory: A Test of Alternative Explanations of Differences between Public and Private Organizations," Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Volume 4, Number 2, pp. 197-224 (1994). (Charles Levine Best Paper Award, 1995).

Coursey, D., S.I. Bretschneider and J. Blair, "IWSAS: An Intelligent Interviewing Assistant for Collecting Data on Small Quantity Hazardous Waste Generation," Interfaces, Volume 23, Number 3, pp. 79-90 (1993).

Bretschneider, S. and D. Wittmer, "Organizational Adoption of Microcomputer Technology: The Role of Sector," Information Systems Research, Volume 4, Number 1, pp. 88-108 (1993).

Bretschneider, S., B. Bunch and W. Gorr, "Revenue Forecasting Errors in Pennsylvania Local Government Budgeting: Sources of Variation," Public Budgeting and Financial Management, Vol. 4, No. 3, pp. 721-743 (1992).

Landsbergen, D., B. Bozeman and S. Bretschneider, "Internal Rationality and the Effects of Perceived Decision Difficulty," Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 247-264 (1992). (Charles Levine Best Paper Award, 1991).

Bretschneider, S. and J. Straussman,  "The Effects of Information Format on Local Government Budgetary Decision Making," Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 333-346 (1992).

Bretschneider, S. and W. Gorr, "Economic, Organizational, and Political Influences on Biases in Forecasting State Sales Tax Receipts," International Journal of Forecasting, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 457-466 (1992).

Bretschneider, S., "Management Information Systems in Public and Private Organizations: An Empirical Test," The Public Administration Review, Vol. 50, No. 5, pp. 536-45 (1990).

Deyle, R. and S.I. Bretschneider, "Public Policy Impacts on the Generation and Disposal of Hazardous Waste in New York State," Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association, Vol. 40, No. 4, pp. 462-468 (1990).

Bretschneider, S.I, W. Gorr, G. Grizzle and E. Klay, "Political and Organizational Influences on Forecast Accuracy: Forecasting State Sales Tax Receipts," International Journal of Forecasting, Vol. 5, No. 3, pp. 307-319 (1989).

Bretschneider, S.I. and W. Gorr, "Editorial," International Journal of Forecasting, Vol. 5, No. 3, pp. 303-304 (1989).

Bretschneider, S.I, W. Gorr, "Introduction: Special Issue on Public Sector Forecasting," International Journal of Forecasting, Vol. 5, No. 3, pp. 305-306 (1989).

Bretschneider, S.I., J. Straussman and D. Mullins, "Do Revenue Forecasts Influence Budget Setting? A Small Group Experiment," Policy Sciences, Vol. 21, pp. 305-325 (1988).

Bretschneider, S.I. and L. Schroeder, "Evaluation of Commercial Economic Forecasts For Use in Local Government Budgeting", International Journal of Forecasting, Vol. 4, No. 1, 33 (1988).

Mandell, M. and S.I. Bretschneider, "Using Linear Trend Models to Analyze Policy Impacts," Policy Studies Review, Vol. 6, 476 (1987).

Bozeman, B. and S.I. Bretschneider, "Public Management Information Systems: Theory and Prescription," Public Administration Review, Vol. 46, 475, (1986).

Kraemer, K., T. Bergin, S. Bretschneider, G. Duncan, T. Foss, W. Gorr, A. Northrup, B. Rubin, and N. Wish, "Curriculum Recommendations for Public Management Education in Computing, Public Administration Review, Vol. 46, 595 (1986).

Bretschneider, S.I. and Barry L. Bozeman, "Adaptive Diffusion Models for the Growth of Robotics in New York State Industry," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Vol. 30, III (1986).

Straussman, J., S.I. Bretschneider and R. Rodgers, "Public Unions and Penalties for Striking Across the States," Review of Public Personal Administration, Vol. 6, 19 (1986).

Bretschneider, S.I., "Estimating Forecast Variance with Exponential Smoothing," International Journal of Forecasting," Vol. 2, 349 (1986).

Bretschneider, S.I. and L. Schroeder, "Revenue Forecasting, Budget Setting and Risk," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Vol. 19, 431 (1985).

Bretschneider, S.I., "Teaching Computer Technology for Information Management in Schools of Public Affairs and Administration," Social Science Microcomputer Review, Vol. 3, 93 (1985).

Mandell, Marvin and S.I. Bretschneider, "Using Exponential Smoothing to Specify Intervention Models for Interrupted Time Series," Evaluation Review, Vol. 8, 663

Bretschneider, S.I. and W.L. Gorr, "Ad Hoc Model Building Using Time-Varying Parameter Models," Decision Sciences, Vol. 14, 221 (1983).

Bretschneider, S.I., R. Carbone and R. Longini, "An Adaptive Approach to Multivariate Time Series Forecasting," Decision Sciences, Vol. 13, 668 (1982).

Bretschneider, S.I. and W. Gorr, "Note on the Relationship of Adaptive Filtering Forecasting Models to Simple Brown Smoothing," Management Science, Vol. 27, 965 (1981).

Bretschneider, S.I. and V. Mahajan, "Adaptive Technological Substitution Models," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Vol. 18, 129 (1980).

Mahajan, V., S. I. Bretschneider and J. Bradford, "Feedback Approaches to Modeling Structural Shifts in Market Response," Journal of Marketing, Vol. 44, 71 (1980).

Bretschneider, S.I., R. Carbone and R.L. Longini, "An Adaptive Approach to Time Series Forecasting," Decision Sciences, Vol. 10, 121 (1979).

 

 

BOOK CHAPTERS

 

Welch, Eric and S. Bretschneider, “Contracting IN: Can Government Be a Business?” in H.G. Frederickson and Jocelyn Johnson eds. Public Administration as Reform and Innovation. University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa  (1999).

Bretschneider, S. and W. Gorr, “Projecting Revenues,” in Ed. R. Meyers, Handbook of Governmental  Budgeting. Jossey-Bass: San Francisco, (1999).

Bozeman, B. and S. Bretschneider, “Measuring Objective Red Tape: An approach Based on a Theory of Administrative Delays," in Eds. Arie Halmachi, Research in Public Management, Jossey Bass, San Francisco, (1995).

Bugler, D. and S. Bretschneider, "Technology Push or Program Pull: Interest in New Information Technologies within Public Organizations," in eds. B. Bozeman, Public Management: The State of the Art, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco (1993) Refereed.

Bretschneider, S.I., "Operations Research Contributions to Evaluation of R & D Projects," in eds. B. Bozeman and J. Melkers, Evaluating R and D Impacts: Methods and Practice, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, (1993) Invited.

Bretschneider, S.I. and W.L. Gorr, "State and Local Government Revenue Forecasting,": in Spyros Makridakis and Steven Wheelwright eds., The Handbook of Forecasting, 2nd Edition, John Wiley and Sons,  New York, (1987) Invited.

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

 

Co-Principle Investigator with Kimberly Collins, “USDA Rural Utilities Service: Technical Assistance Training Program,“ USDA 2002-2003 ($200,000).

Convener, “Information Technology in the Curriculum - Recruiting and Training Faculty.” NASPAA National Conference, Washington, DC, October, 2001.

Chairperson, Commission on Peer Review and Accreditation, NASPAA 2002-2003.

Panelist, “Current Research Issues in Public Affairs,” NASPAA National Conference, Washington, DC, October,2001.

Convener, “Why Don’t we see more Research on Organizations in Forecasting? “, International Symposium on Forecasting, Pine Ridge, GA July, 2001.

Member, Commission on Peer Review and Accreditation, NASPAA 2001-2003.

Bretschneider, S.I., “Strategies for Getting Published”, Transforming Work & Organizations for the 21st Century, Academy of Management, Vancouver, BC, August, 1995.

Panelist, Doctoral Student and Faculty Consortium, Transforming Work & Organizations for the 21st Century, Academy of Management, Vancouver, BC, August, 1995.

Program Chair, 15th Annual International Symposium on Forecasting, Toronto, ON, June, 1995.

Investigator, “Water Fee Study,” funded by US Environmental Protection Agency, 1995 ($100,000)

Principal Investigator, “Residential Ventilation Systems Project,” funded by Center for Energy Efficiency, Lawrence Berkley Laboratories, 1994 ($16,000).

Managing Editor of the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 1992 - 2000.

Co-principal Investigator with Patricia Fletcher, "Information Resources Management in County Government," through Syracuse University's School of Information Studies, in cooperation with the National Association of Counties, funded by Bell South Services, Inc., Bull Worldwide Information Systems, Inc., EDS, Inc., IBM, DEC, and Governing Magazine, 1991-2 ($150,000).

Elected President of the International Institute of Forecasting, 1991-1994.

Associate Editor of Informatization in the Public Sector, 1990- 1995.

Elected a Director of the International Institute of Forecasting, 1990 - 1998.

Associate Editor of Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 1990-1992.

Editor for the Newsletter of the International Institute of Forecasters, 1990 - 1995.

Principal Investigator, "Locational Analysis of Waste Streams Generated by Small Quantity Hazardous Waste Generators," for New Jersey Hazardous Waste Facilities Siting Commission, 1988-1989 ($79,000).

Principal Investigator, "Low-Income Weatherization Assistance Program Evaluation," for Synertech Systems Corporation for State of New York, 1988-89 ($28,879).

Co-editor with Wilpen Gorr, of a special issue of the International Journal of Forecasting on Public Sector Forecasting, 1988-89.

Principal Investigator, "Student Enrollment Forecasting and Capital Facility Planning," for the North Syracuse Central School District, 1987 ($23,917).

Developed curriculum for New York State Training Course on Information Management with B. Bozeman.

Co-Editor with Barry Bozeman of a special issue of The Public Administration Review on Public Management Information Systems.

Co-director with Barry Bozeman of Summer Institute on Computer-Based Education for Public Administration, August, 1986.

Associate Editor, International Journal of Forecasting, 1985 - current.

Co-principal investigator with Ralph Shangraw, Jr., "Industrial Policy Attitudes of Scientists, Engineers, Entrepreneurs and Policy Makers," Syracuse University Senate Research Award, 1985-1986 ($4,819).

Member of the NASPAA Ad Hoc Committee on Computers in Public Management Education, member of working subcommittee meeting held in Bloomington, Indiana, July 29-30, and presenter of Committee report at the NASPAA Conference, Washington, DC, November 2-3, 1984.

Co-organizer with Barry Bozeman, Conference on Computers in Public Administration: The Next Twenty Years, March 29-30, 1984, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York.

Associate Editor, Journal of Forecasting, 1984-1985.

Co-principal investigator with Dr. Walter Meyer and Dr. David Wilemon on "An Evaluation of the Potential Market Impact on Low Temperature Fuel Cell Total Dispersed Energy Delivery Systems," Institute for Energy Research/Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, 1983 ($139,187).

Investigator on "A Curriculum Development and Training Program in Information Technology and Management," Andrew Mellon Foundation.

Principal Researcher on "Non-Stationary Tolerance Interval Evaluation of TSP and SO2 Ambient Air Standards," National Science Foundation Initiation Research Grant, 1981-1982 ($39,718).

Principal Researcher with Dr. Merlin M. Hackbart, "State Cash Flow Management," Division of Investment and Debt Management, Kentucky Department of Finance, 1981, ($35,905).

Principal Researcher with Dr. Wilpen L. Gorr, "Application of Adaptive Estimation Procedures to the Evaluation of Residential Natural Gas Conservation Measures in Ohio," The National Regulatory Research Institute, 1980 ($8,515).

Research Assistant on "Development of Adaptive System to Analyze and Forecast the Capacity of the Air Environment in Relation to Industrial Activity in Ohio," The Ohio Air Quality Development Authority, 1978-1980.

Research Assistant on "Adaptive Time Series Forecasting Under Static and Dynamic Environments:  A Comparative Study," The Ohio State University Small Research Grant Program, 1978.

Occasional referee for Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Management Science, Public Administration Review, International Journal of Forecasting, Journal of Forecasting, Decision Sciences, National Tax Journal, The American Journal of Political Science, Public Budgeting and Finance, Growth and Change, Policy Sciences and Policy Studies Journal.

 

REFERRED PROCEEDINGS, WORKING PAPERS, TECHNICAL REPORTS AND

BOOK REVIEWS

 

Jones, V. Dale and Stuart Bretschneider, "Organizational Pressures on Forecast Evaluation: Managerial, Political, and Procedural Influences," Proceedings of the 1993 Federal Forecasters Conference (Honorable Mention in best paper competition).

Fletcher, Patricia, S.I. Bretschneider, Donald Marchand, A. Rosenbaum and John Bertot, Managing Information Technology: Transforming County Government in the 1990s, (Syracuse, NY: School of Information Studies, Syracuse University, 1992).

Bretschneider, S. and Wilpen Gorr, "Alternatives to Forecast Error Based Evaluation: Communicability, Manipulability, Credibility, and Policy Relevance," Proceedings of the 1992 Federal Forecasters Conference.

Bretschneider, S. and Wilpen Gorr, "Forecasting Practices in the Federal Government," Proceedings of the 1991 Federal Forecasters Conference.

Coursey, D. and S.I. Bretschneider, "The Effect of Credibility Logic on Decision Making: An Experimental Study," Proceedings of the Academy of Management Conference, (refereed) 1991.

Coursey, D., S.I. Bretschneider and J. Blair, "IWSAS An Intelligent Interviewing Assistant for Collecting Data on Small Quantity Hazardous Waste Generation," Proceedings of the Fifth Annual AI Systems In Government Conference," (refereed), The Computer Society of the IEEE, pp. 122-126, 1990.

Caudle, Sharon, Donald Marchand, S.I. Bretschneider, P. Fletcher and K. Thurmaier, Managing Information Resources: New Directions in State Government: A National Study of State Government Information Resources, (Syracuse, NY: School of Information Studies, Syracuse University, August, 1989).

Bozeman, B., S.I. Bretschneider and D. Landsbergen, "Policy Decision Making and Argument Prototypes: The Effects of Perceived Decision Difficulty," Proceedings of the Academy of Management Conference, (refereed) and winner of the Charles H. Levine Award for best Public Sector Paper, 1989.

Bretschneider, S.I., book review of Kraemer, K., Dickhoven, S., Tierney, S. F., and King, J.L., Datawars: The Politics of Modeling in Federal Policy Making, in Public Administration Review, Vol. 49, (May/June, 1989), pp. 303-304.

Deyle, Robert and Stuart I. Bretschneider, "Public Policy Impacts on Hazardous Waste Generation and Disposal Practices in New York State," Proceedings of 6th National Conference on Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Materials, The Hazardous Materials Control Research Institute, 1989.

Bretschneider, S.I., Book Review of King, J., and K. Kraemer, The Dynamics of Computing in Public Administration Review, Vol. 46 (July/August, 1986), pp. 370-371.

Bretschneider, S.I., "Forecasting: Some New Realities," Occasional Paper No. 99, Metropolitan Studies Program, Maxwell School, Syracuse University, December 1985.

Bretschneider, S.I., Book Review of Makridakis, S. et al., The Forecasting Accuracy of Major Time Series Methods, for Business Economics, 1986.

Bozeman, Barry and S.I. Bretschneider, "Prescribing for Public Sector Management Information System: The Impact of Environment," Working Paper Series WP 84-016, Technology and Information Policy Program, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, February 1984.

Bretschneider, S.I. and Marvin Mandell, "Using Exponential Smoothing to Specify Intervention Models for Interrupted Time Series," Working Paper Series WP 84-011, Technology and Information Policy Program, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, February 1984.

Bretschneider, S.I., "Teaching Computer Technology for Information Management in Schools of Public Affairs and Administration," Working Paper WP 83-013, Technology and Information Policy Program, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, December 1983.

Bretschneider, S.I., M. Hackbart and B. Ward, "State Cash Flow Management: The Kentucky Process," August 1982.

Bretschneider, S.I. and V. Wilson, "Estimating Non-Stationary Variation in Demand with Exponential Smoothing Procedures," Working Paper Series PA-25-1982, James W. Martin Graduate Center for Public Administration, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.

Bretschneider, S.I. and W.L. Gorr, "A Structured Approach to Model Building Using Time-Varying Parameter Models," Working Paper Series WPS 82-47, College of Administrative Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, June 1982.

Bretschneider, S.I. and W.L. Gorr, "Multiple Forecasting Model and Forecast Evaluation: A Case Study of Forecasting Industrial Air Pollution in Ohio," Working Paper Series PA-23-1982, James W. Martin Graduate Center for Public Administration, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.

Bretschneider, S.I., R. Carbone and W.L. Gorr, "Multivariate Estimation and Forecasting of Aggregate Indices of Air Quality: A Case Study of Ohio," Proceedings of the Air Pollution Control Association, Montreal, Canada, 1980.

Bretschneider, S.I. and R. Carbone, "Application of Adaptive Parameter Estimation to Time Series Forecasting," Proceedings of the Ninth Annual Mid-West AIDS Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1979.

Bretschneider, S.I. and R. Carbone, "On the Evaluation of Forecasting Performance from a Managerial Perspective or the Common Problem of Evaluation for A While Forecasting for B," Working Paper Series WPS 79-30, College of Administrative Sciences, The Ohio State University, April 1979.

Bernardo, J.J. and S.I. Bretschneider, "Forecasting Daily Admissions: An MIS Approach," presented to the University Hospital, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.

Bretschneider, S.I., W.L. Gorr and P.R. Roblee, "An Evaluation of Natural Gas Conservation in the Residential Sector of Ohio Using Time-Varying-Parameter Models," National Regulatory Research Institute Report, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, December 1980.

Bretschneider, S.I., R. Carbone, W.L. Gorr, C. Hsu, R.L. Longini and S. Murawski, "Development and Demonstration of an Adaptive System to Analyze and Forecast the Capacity of the Air Environment in Relation to Industrial Activity in Ohio," Five reports totaling over 750  pages, Ohio Air Quality Development Authority, Columbus, Ohio, October 1978 through October 1980.

 

PRESENTATIONS NOT IN PROCEEDINGS

 

Bretschneider, Stuart, Frederick J. Marc-Aurele, Jr., and Jiannan Wu, “Best Practices Research: A Methodological Guide for the Perplexed,” Presented at the 6th National Public Management Research Colloquium, Bloomington, Indiana, September, 2001.

Andrews, Matt and Stuart Bretschneider, " Why do some public sector agencies produce the same goods as other public sector agencies?  A theoretical study of Competitiveness among Federal Forecasting Agencies." Presented at the 19th International Symposium on Forecasting, Washington, D.C. June, 1999.

Marc-Aurele, Jr., Frederick J. and Stuart Bretschneider, "Bureaucratic Reform: A Process Model," presented at the 4th National Conference on Public Management, Athens GA, November, 1997.

Hinnant, Charles C. and Stuart Bretschneider, “Understanding Information Sharing: An Empirical Investigation of Public Organizations,” presented at the 18th Annual Research Conference of the Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management, Pittsburgh, PA, October, 1996.

Welch, Eric and Stuart Bretschneider, “Policy Characterization in the 50 United States: Method and Evidence in the Field of Environmental Policy,” presented at the 18th Annual Research Conference of the Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October, 1996.

Welch, Eric, Stuart Bretschneider and John Rohrbaugh, “Biase in Judgemental Extrapolation of Time Series Data: Characteristics, Causes, and Remediation Strategies for Forecasting,” presented at the 15th Annual Symposium on Forecasting, Toronto, Canada, June, 1995.

Welch, Eric and Stuart Bretschneider, “Contracting IN: Can Government be a Business?” presented at the Third National Public Management Research Conference, Lawrence Kansas, October, 1995.

Powell, William, T. Yin, S. Bretschneider and W. Gorr, “Effects of Legislative Budget Review on Revenue Forecasting,” Presented at the 14th Annual Symposium on Forecasting, Stockholm, Sweden, June, 1994.

Bretschneider, Stuart, "Red Tape, Administrative Process, and Extreme Behavior: A Top-Down Approach to Measuring the Impact of Red Tape," presented at the 2nd National Conference on Public Management, Madison, Wisconsin, October, 1993.

Jones, V. Dale, and Stuart Bretschneider, "Organizational Pressures on Forecast Evaluation: Managerial, Political, and Procedural Influences," presented at the 1993 Federal Forecasters Conference, Arlington, VA, September, 1993.

Eisenberg, Elliot and S. I. Bretschnieder, "Forecast Education: Does it Make a Difference?" Keynote Address at the 13th Annual International Symposium on Forecasting, Pittsburgh, PA, July, 1993.

Bretschneider, S. and B. Bozeman, "Measuring Objective Red Tape: An approach Based on a Theory of Administrative Delays," presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Public Administration, Chicago, IL, April 12-15, 1992, won the 1993 James E. Webb Award.

Bretschneider, S.I., W. Gorr, M. Kamlet and Y. Lee, "Behavioral Model of Forecast Bias for Local Government," presented at the 12 annual International Symposium on Forecasting, Wellington, New Zealand, July, 1992.

Bretschneider, S., J. Bertot and P. Fletcher, "Alternative Organizational Designs for Government Information Services: Profit vs. Not-for-Profit," presented at the annual meetings of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Denver, October, 1992.

Gorr, W., M. Kamlet, Y. Lee and S. Bretschneider, "Economic and Managerial Rationality in Local Government Revenue Forecasting: Case Study of Pittsburgh Area School Districts," Presented at the 12th International Symposium on Forecasting, Wellington, New Zealand, August 8, 1992.

Choi, H. and Bretschneider, S., "Organizational Determinants of Computer Applications and Use," presented at TIMS/ORSA Joint National Meeting, Orlando, Florida, April, 1992.

Bretschneider, S., Choi, H. and Deyle, R., "Public Policy Impacts on the Disposal of Hazardous Waste in New York State An Intervention Analysis," presented at TIMS/ORSA Joint National Meeting, Orlando, Florida, April, 1992.

Bozeman, B. and Bretschneider, S., "Measuring 'Objective' Red Tape: An Approach Based on a Theory of Administrative Delays," presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Public Administration, Chicago, IL, April, 1992.

Bretschneider, S. and Gorr, Wilpen, "Forecasting Practices in the Federal Government," presented at 1991 Federal Forecasters Conference, Washington, DC October, 1991.

Coursey, D. and Bretschneider, S.I. "The Effect of Credibility Logic on Decision Making: An Experimental Study," presented at the Academy of Management Conference, August, 1991, won the Charles H. Levine Award for best Public Sector Paper.

Bretschneider, S.I., Kinney, L. and Bozeman, B., "Program Evaluation of Low Income Weatherization in New York State," presented at the ORSA/TIMS meetings Philadelphia, October 30, 1990.

Bretschneider, S.I. and Shangraw, R., "Decentralizated versus Centralized Decision Making for Problem Solving in Public Management Information Systems," presented at the ORSA/TIMS meetings Philadelphia, October 30, 1990.

Bretschneider, S.I. and Wittmer, D., "Organizational Adoption of Microcomputer Technology: The Role of Sector," presented at the International Symposium on Changing Information Environment and Social Life organized by the Korean Institute of Communication Sciences (KICS) Seoul, South Korea, October 19, 1990.

Cimitile, C. and Bretschneider, S.I., "Planing Processes in Computing Organizations," presented at the APPAM conference in San Francisco