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Journal article
Symbol and Substance in Local Government Workforce Development: First Source Hiring Programs
Public integrity, Vol.19(4), pp.374-393
07/31/2017
Web of Science ID: WOS:000418491000006
Abstract
First Source programs intend to spur interviewing/hiring of hard-to-hire or disadvantaged individuals on local government contracts. Such programs are belief-based, rooted in values that must be translated into outcomes and subjected to diligent evaluation processes. The failure of values-based programs to achieve desired outcomes is an ethical consideration. This article views two First Source programs (in Washington, DC, and Providence, RI) through the lens of semiotics, asking what the program language says about symbol and meaning in public policy, and what these programs have led to in outcomes for workforce development. The programs show potential for community benefit, but ambiguity in detailing expectations and program processes may lead to underwhelming results, even though the passage or existence of the program might satisfy advocacy groups.
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- Title
- Symbol and Substance in Local Government Workforce Development: First Source Hiring Programs
- Publication Details
- Public integrity, Vol.19(4), pp.374-393
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Copyright
- © American Society for Public Administration
- Identifiers
- WOS:000418491000006; 99380175896406600
- Academic Unit
- Business Administration; Lewis Bear Jr. College of Business
- Language
- English