Melissa C. Emerson, J.D. Ph.D.
Contact Information
Education
Ph.D., Public Policy and Administration, Mississippi State University
J.D., Mitchell Hamline School of Law
B.A., Political Science and Behavioral Science and Law, University of Wisconsin
Teaching and Research Interests
Legal and Regulatory Environment
Business Law
International Business Law
Sustainability in Business
Published Research
“Access to Justice in the Show-Me State: Meeting the Civil Legal Needs of Low-Income Missourians,” Missouri Policy Journal, Vol. 3 (2015): pp. 6-13.
French, P. Edward and Melissa C. Emerson. “One Size Does Not Fit All: Matching the Reward to the Employee’s Motivational Needs,” Review of Public Personnel Administration, Vol. 35 (1) (2015): pp. 82-94.
French, P. Edward and Melissa C. Emerson. “Assessing the Variations in Reward Preference for Local Government Employees in Terms of Position, Public Service Motivation, and Public Sector Motivation,” Public Performance and Management Review, Vol. 37 (4) (2014) pp. 552-576.
“The Role of Institutional Antecedents in Public Service Motivation and the Impact of Altruism, Empathy, and Public Service Motivation on Prosocial Behavior Among Local Government Employees” (Dissertation), 2014.
"Ethics and Integrity in Public Administration: Concepts and Cases," edited by Raymond W. Cox III. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 2009. Book Review in Public Integrity, Vol. 13 (2) (2011) pp. 183-186.