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Title: Small Bureau Management: From DeskDrawer to Front Office
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Small Bureau Management From Desk-Drawer to
Front Office
- Dr. Michael Toma
- Center for Regional Analysis
- Department of Economics
- Armstrong Atlantic State University
- 61st AUBER Conference
- October 13-16, 2007
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Background
- Established at AASU in Fall 2000.
- Staff Director ¼ time, faculty appt.
- Research Associates faculty, as needed.
- Research Assistant 1 student, others as
needed. - Budget 36 cents.and a phone.
- Space Desk drawer, broom closet,
- spare office, converted
- seminar room.
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Start-Up Strategy I
- Internal
- - Dont work for free. Summer?
- - Be ready to put forth real effort.
- - Justify need for resources
- time, budget, assistants, space
- - Develop a vision and viable mission.
- - Have a hook.
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Start-Up Strategy II
- External Strategy.
- Establish a Presence
- High visibility value-adding research.
- - Quarterly Newsletter Flagship publication.
- Economic Indicators.
- Offer more than data.
- - Maintain Credibility.
- Dont sugarcoat.
- Report objectively.
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Potential Pitfalls.
- Avoid
- - Academic gobbledygook.
- - Replicating competitors work.
- - Manufacturing a crisis.
- - Asking for external support, at least
initially. - - Over-committing internal resources.
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Expand the Base
- Beyond the Quarterly Newsletter.
- - Make Presentations.
- - Newspaper Column? Be careful.
- Grant supported research.
- - Demonstrate Capability.
- Contract Research
- - Tourism, Big Manufacturing, Port Activity
Military, High-Tech, Agriculture - Volunteer your time. What time?
- Advisory Board? Mission.
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Longer Term
- Be patient. Be active, but not pushy.
- - Be available to local media.
- Network in the business community.
- - Seek input about newsletter/indicators.
- - Quotes from business/community leaders.
- Build relationships with municipal govt staff.
- - Economic indicators.
- Collaborate when feasible.
- Run when necessary.
- Coordinate with Public Relations.
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Multiple Responsibilities
- Center directorship.
- - This is not going to get you tenure.
- - This will consume a lot of your time.
- Promotion Tenure.
- - Classroom instruction.
- - Applied research service?
- - Clarify expectations.
- Outside Consulting.
- - Clarify expectations.
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Conclusion
- For You
- This is not easy work.
- Be mindful of your academic career.
- For the Center
- Plan your internal and external strategy.
- Build relationships with internal and external
constituencies. - Be credible, accessible, and understandable.
- Be patient.
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Small Bureau Management From Desk-Drawer to
Front Office
Dr. Michael Toma Center for Regional
Analysis Department of Economics Armstrong
Atlantic State University 912-921-2122 Michael.Tom
a_at_armstrong.edu
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