Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_794590_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Erratum Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 522-522 Issue: 7 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.794590 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.794590 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:7:p:522-522 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_772631_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Weerasak Krueathep Author-X-Name-First: Weerasak Author-X-Name-Last: Krueathep Title: Municipal Responses to Fiscal Austerity: The Thai Case Abstract: This article discusses the use and determinants of fiscal retrenchment strategies of Thai municipalities during the FY 2009/2010 economic downturn. Based on a survey of over 900 municipalities, the author finds that Thai municipal government did not prepare itself for a declining economy. It mainly employed short-term strategies by cutting down line-item and miscellaneous spending rather than utilizing more fiscally sustained schemes such as increasing the revenue from untapped resources or applying more stringent budgetary control measures. Reasons for the fiscal adaptation were several but mainly stemmed from the declining fiscal conditions during the recession as exhibited by fund balance ratio and debt service payment. The findings indicate that Thai municipalities are running at fiscal risk due to inadequate preparation for economic fluctuation and suggest that a local fiscal surveillance system be put in place. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 453-468 Issue: 7 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.772631 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.772631 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:7:p:453-468 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_772633_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Karen Fisher Author-X-Name-First: Karen Author-X-Name-Last: Fisher Author-Name: Sally Robinson Author-X-Name-First: Sally Author-X-Name-Last: Robinson Author-Name: Sarah Harris Author-X-Name-First: Sarah Author-X-Name-Last: Harris Title: Can Policy to Address Some Disability Rights Mitigate Weak Approaches to Others? Abstract: Governments prioritize some rights over others because of policy constraints. We ask whether differential disability policy priorities can readdress other unrealized rights when applied to services for people with disabilities in boarding houses in Australia. The housing is inappropriate to their support needs and breaches their immediate right to unsegregated housing. Findings about the government-funded support showed that their well-being improved, but the housing increased their support needs and reduced their eligibility for suitable housing, implying that support policies that prioritize progressive realization rights are not successful where immediate realization rights to housing remain unaddressed. These findings about the negative social outcomes from ignoring human rights hierarchies have implications for policy priorities. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 512-521 Issue: 7 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.772633 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.772633 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:7:p:512-521 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_773032_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Nunzio Angiola Author-X-Name-First: Nunzio Author-X-Name-Last: Angiola Author-Name: Piervito Bianchi Author-X-Name-First: Piervito Author-X-Name-Last: Bianchi Author-Name: Roberto Marino Author-X-Name-First: Roberto Author-X-Name-Last: Marino Title: Cultural Strategies and Public Value Creation: Empirical Evidence Abstract: In recent years there has been a growing belief that cultural policies are very important drivers of the public value creation process. Many scholars show that cultural policies can generate social, economic, and political advantages. However, until now the importance of cultural policies in the social and economic growth of a country has been justified mainly by means of theoretical analysis or case studies. Little research supported by empirical evidence has been done on this subject. Moreover, analysis in international contexts is very rare. This article aims to: 1) determine these factors with reference to a European context and, 2) investigate the relationship between the main elements of cultural policies and a set of social, economic, and political variables without disregarding the context of each country analyzed. The research was carried out in 39 European countries by means of statistical methods. Findings, implications, and suggestions for future research are discussed. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 492-504 Issue: 7 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.773032 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.773032 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:7:p:492-504 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_772634_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Artan Karini Author-X-Name-First: Artan Author-X-Name-Last: Karini Title: Aid-Supported Public Service Reform and Capacity Development in Post-Communist Albania Abstract: The national politico-administrative context plays a significant role in the transfer of policy from international (aid) organizations to recipient countries. In this regard, this article attempts to identify and explain some of the intervening variables facilitating the relationship between two actors in the policy transfer process, donors and bureaucrats through the case of administrative reform and capacity development in post-communist Albania, focusing on recent years. Broadly and flexibly drawing on some of the theoretical underpinnings of Dolowitz and Marsh (1996)policy transfer conceptual framework as well as the Europeanization theory, the article seeks to provide a greater understanding of the respective roles of those actors and the dynamics of their interaction. Thus, through an analysis of the national political and bureaucratic context, reasons for non-transfer, i.e., perceived failure of administrative reform, are presented in light of the politics of EU accession and conditionality mechanisms used to incentivize the process. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 469-481 Issue: 7 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.772634 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.772634 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:7:p:469-481 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_772635_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Aynsley Kellow Author-X-Name-First: Aynsley Author-X-Name-Last: Kellow Author-Name: Peter Carroll Author-X-Name-First: Peter Author-X-Name-Last: Carroll Title: Exploring the Impact of International Civil Servants: The Case of the OECD Abstract: International civil servants, while long neglected, have recently received renewed attention, focusing especially on the their capacity to influence outcomes in international organizations. Xu and Weller, writing in the context of the WTO, suggested that the capacity of the international civil service to achieve designated objectives is affected by both the formal institutional conditions of the organization and the informal opportunities they develop. The Xu and Weller findings raise the question as to whether their model holds in other international organizations, and in this article we explore these issues in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. We find that, while the significance of the factors they discuss is confirmed, the expertise of the Secretariat in the OECD is an important factor at the base of its influence, confirming a similar account of the World Bank. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 482-491 Issue: 7 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.772635 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.772635 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:7:p:482-491 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_773037_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Tony Carrizales Author-X-Name-First: Tony Author-X-Name-Last: Carrizales Author-Name: Jay Bainbridge Author-X-Name-First: Jay Author-X-Name-Last: Bainbridge Title: International Sanitation Management and Performance Measurement: Taking Out the Trash Abstract: Internationally, sanitation management has been a critical area of contention, especially in recent years with tightening budgets and resource reductions to public services. Our article reviews the management strategies, actions, and developments that have led to sanitation incidents of piling trash and public health concerns. These incidents will be reviewed from a public management perspective underscoring the role of performance measurement and management. The key influences associated with the varying cases are discussed. Both the negative and positive factors of international cases of sanitation management are reviewed. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 505-511 Issue: 7 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.773037 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.773037 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:7:p:505-511 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_982293_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Michael R. Ford Author-X-Name-First: Michael R. Author-X-Name-Last: Ford Author-Name: Douglas M. Ihrke Author-X-Name-First: Douglas M. Author-X-Name-Last: Ihrke Title: Do School Board Governance Best Practices Improve District Performance? Testing the Key Work of School Boards in Wisconsin Abstract: The most prominent set of school board governance best practices used in the United States is the National School Boards Association’s (NSBA’s) Key Work of School Boards. In this article, we operationalize adherence to the Key Work of School Boards with multiple survey items answered by Wisconsin school board members. Using multivariate regression models, we find that adherence to the best practices results in improved achievement in districts represented by board members who have served for five or more years. The findings support the idea that school board governance behaviors are linked to district-level academic outcomes. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 87-94 Issue: 2 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.982293 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.982293 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:2:p:87-94 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_983608_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Marc Holzer Author-X-Name-First: Marc Author-X-Name-Last: Holzer Author-Name: Lauren Bock Mullins Author-X-Name-First: Lauren Bock Author-X-Name-Last: Mullins Author-Name: Marco Ferreira Author-X-Name-First: Marco Author-X-Name-Last: Ferreira Author-Name: Peter Hoontis Author-X-Name-First: Peter Author-X-Name-Last: Hoontis Title: Implementing Performance Budgeting at the State Level: Lessons Learned from New Jersey Abstract: This article considers barriers and strategies for implementing performance budgeting in real-time application by a state-level government. The lessons learned from the State of New Jersey’s implementation of the Governor’s Performance Budgeting Initiative offer guidelines for public and nonprofit sector organizations attempting similar efforts. Data was gathered through a series of focus groups with key executive-level administrators. Observations and recommendations for enhancing and reenergizing current performance budgeting strategies for a state or agency are suggested. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 95-106 Issue: 2 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.983608 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.983608 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:2:p:95-106 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_988869_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Odd Jonas Stalebrink Author-X-Name-First: Odd Jonas Author-X-Name-Last: Stalebrink Title: Public Pension Funds and Alternative Investments: A Tale of Four Swedish National Pension Funds Abstract: This exploratory study offers insights into why public pension plans might invest in alternative asset classes at levels inconsistent with modern portfolio theory. Using a case study methodology, the research relies on fieldwork data and in-depth interviews with individuals familiar with four Swedish national pension funds. The findings suggest that alternative assets are perceived as important vehicles for improving portfolio diversification, but that the funds’ propensity to invest in them is constrained by information asymmetry and access to alternatives. The findings also indicate that investment restrictions and political considerations have had limited effects on decisions to invest in alternative assets. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 107-121 Issue: 2 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.988869 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.988869 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:2:p:107-121 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1003268_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jan Wynen Author-X-Name-First: Jan Author-X-Name-Last: Wynen Author-Name: Koen Verhoest Author-X-Name-First: Koen Author-X-Name-Last: Verhoest Author-Name: Sara Demuzere Author-X-Name-First: Sara Author-X-Name-Last: Demuzere Title: Quality Management in Public-Sector Organizations: Evidence from Six EU Countries Abstract: Although there is considerable evidence for the hypothesis that an efficient use of management techniques is the key to a good public service delivery, a lot of studies come to the conclusion that there is only partial, reluctant implementation or even a general lack of the use of such techniques by public managers. This paper examines the determinants for the use of quality management techniques in public sector organizations from six EU countries. It turns out that especially more organizational autonomy and result control appear to be of importance while, surprisingly, the combination of these variables leads to negative results. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 122-134 Issue: 2 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.1003268 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.1003268 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:2:p:122-134 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1003304_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Bing Wang Author-X-Name-First: Bing Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Title: Public Value in Moral Market: A Case Study of Human Organ Transplantation System Abstract: Although public value may be a new paradigm beyond traditional and new public management, some important theoretical questions are still unanswered. These questions could be clarified by the comparison to economic value in free market. Most public values have been ignored and threatened in free market, but they could be partially measured by some methodology. The issue of public value is emerging at the background of market society and so the moral market should be clarified. A human organ transplantation system has been analyzed to show how the public value could be created in a moral market. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 135-145 Issue: 2 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.1003304 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.1003304 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:2:p:135-145 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1003382_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Babacar Sarr Author-X-Name-First: Babacar Author-X-Name-Last: Sarr Title: Assessing Revenue Authority Performance in Developing Countries: A Synthetic Control Approach Abstract: In many developing countries, comprehensive reforms have been undertaken in tax administration during recent years and the implementation of semiautonomous revenue authorities (SARAs) constitutes one of their most visible expressions. To date, no comprehensive assessment has been undertaken to investigate how successful these SARAs have been in improving revenue collection in these countries. Therefore, this article attempts to fill this gap by assessing revenue collection trends in 20 developing countries after the SARA has been implemented. Using the synthetic control method, we show that in most countries, the implementation of a SARA did not significantly improve government revenues. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 146-156 Issue: 2 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.1003382 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.1003382 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:2:p:146-156 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1003383_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Mauricio Olavarria-Gambi Author-X-Name-First: Mauricio Author-X-Name-Last: Olavarria-Gambi Title: Agenda and Public Policy: Evidence From Chile Abstract: Based on Kingdon’s model and the punctuated equilibrium theory, this article analyzes the process of four Chilean public policies from 1990 to 2013. Evidence was collected from 205 interviews, official documents, 3,905 press clippings, and academic literature. Grounded theory was employed to analyze interviews. The analysis shows a tacit alliance between power and expert knowledge, that presidential motivation seems to be a key factor for an idea to be included in government agenda, that Chile’s policy-making process is rather elitist, and that its characteristics coincide with the “inside access model of agenda building.” Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 157-172 Issue: 2 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.1003383 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.1003383 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:2:p:157-172 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_980910_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Richard Shaw Author-X-Name-First: Richard Author-X-Name-Last: Shaw Author-Name: Chris Eichbaum Author-X-Name-First: Chris Author-X-Name-Last: Eichbaum Title: Follow the Yellow Brick Road: New Directions in Studying Political Advisers in Executive Government Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1-3 Issue: 1 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.980910 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.980910 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:1:p:1-3 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_934838_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Charis Rice Author-X-Name-First: Charis Author-X-Name-Last: Rice Author-Name: Ian Somerville Author-X-Name-First: Ian Author-X-Name-Last: Somerville Author-Name: John Wilson Author-X-Name-First: John Author-X-Name-Last: Wilson Title: Democratic Communication and the Role of Special Advisers in Northern Ireland’s Consociational Government Abstract: This article examines the role of ministerial special advisers (SpAds) in Northern Ireland’s government communication. Using data gathered from elite interviews with SpAds, government information officers, and political journalists, we argue that the role of the SpAd is influenced by the post-conflict political culture in Northern Ireland and the consociational structure of government. The article suggests that current theorizing of the role of SpAds in democratic societies must also take account of how they operate within mandatory coalitions such as those found in Northern Ireland. We call for more research into their communication role in post-conflict consociational environments. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 4-14 Issue: 1 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.934838 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.934838 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:1:p:4-14 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_949744_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Athanassios Gouglas Author-X-Name-First: Athanassios Author-X-Name-Last: Gouglas Title: Greek Ministerial Advisers: Policy Managers, Not Experts? Abstract: This article investigates the policy-making role of Greek ministerial advisers. This is achieved by classifying those actors using typologies developed in empirical studies of political staff in Westminster systems, according to policy roles, nature and dimension of policy advice activities, and the policy cycle. This small N comparative study locates the Greek ministerial adviser in the ministerial cabinet tradition and argues that this agent fits best the role of a coordinator and policy manager, who vertically steers policy and networks with other political staff across a fragmented executive core government. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 15-27 Issue: 1 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.949744 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.949744 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:1:p:15-27 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_949756_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Susanna Pshizova Author-X-Name-First: Susanna Author-X-Name-Last: Pshizova Title: Behind the Backs of Public Politicians: Political Advisers in Russian Politics Abstract: This article discusses the emergence, the peculiarities of the status, the organizational forms, and the scope of activities of political advisers in post-Soviet Russia. Russian political advisers had their origin not among party activists, but among political consultants. Therefore, their institutionalization in the executive branch is not the result of partisan patronage, but of specific political colonization or even “privatization of the state.” In the author’s opinion, the said personages’ entry in contemporary politics and their accomplishment of meaningful administrative functions may seriously change the balance between politics and administration and form a special kind of political regime—“manageable democracy.” Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 28-36 Issue: 1 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.949756 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.949756 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:1:p:28-36 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_952820_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Bernadette Connaughton Author-X-Name-First: Bernadette Author-X-Name-Last: Connaughton Title: Navigating the Borderlines of Politics and Administration: Reflections on the Role of Ministerial Advisers Abstract: Ministerial advisers are actors serving democratically appointed ministers, and they occupy a position in the borderlines of politics and administration. Throughout history, rulers have relied on advisers for counsel and support, and there is increasing interest in interpreting this role in its contemporary context. This article reflects on the existing empirical work on the Irish case which offered a classification of adviser types and seeks to outline links with the wider literature on politico-administrative relations and core executive studies to illustrate ministerial advisers’ activities. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 37-45 Issue: 1 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.952820 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.952820 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:1:p:37-45 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_907311_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Maria Maley Author-X-Name-First: Maria Author-X-Name-Last: Maley Title: The Policy Work of Australian Political Staff Abstract: It is useful to understand the policy work of Australian political staff as occurring in three arenas: working with the department, with other ministers, and with stakeholders. Each has a different character and purpose. The work in two of these arenas—working with the department on policy and working with other ministers in policy coordination—is a core part of their work and their institutional identity. Working with stakeholders represents an opportunity rather than a responsibility, arising from their privileged location. It is important not to collapse different types of policy work in analyzing the policy role of political staff. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 46-55 Issue: 1 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.907311 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.907311 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:1:p:46-55 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_928316_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jonathan Craft Author-X-Name-First: Jonathan Author-X-Name-Last: Craft Title: Revisiting the Gospel: Appointed Political Staffs and Core Executive Policy Coordination Abstract: This article argues appointed political staffs are important, yet understudied, mechanisms for core executive policy coordination. It suggests revisions to update core executive theory to better accommodate the increasingly systematic use of political staffs throughout core executives. An analytical framework for political staffs’ core executive policy coordination is set out to specify important distinctions related to the type, and nature, of their likely policy coordination. The article concludes by returning to six established modes of executive politics to update them by integrating the policy coordination functions of political staffs in each variant. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 56-65 Issue: 1 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.928316 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.928316 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:1:p:56-65 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_944987_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Richard Shaw Author-X-Name-First: Richard Author-X-Name-Last: Shaw Author-Name: Chris Eichbaum Author-X-Name-First: Chris Author-X-Name-Last: Eichbaum Title: Following the Yellow Brick Road: Theorizing the Third Element in Executive Government Abstract: Political advisers—as a relatively new actor in executive government—are attracting increasing scholarly attention. The dominant orientation to date has been empirical, and there is a strong case for a more explicitly theoretical turn in the study of political advisers. The purpose of this article is to sketch a series of settings in which theorizing might fruitfully be pursued. The article seeks to locate the existing empirical work in the contexts set by four dominant narratives in political science and public policy. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 66-74 Issue: 1 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.944987 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.944987 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:1:p:66-74 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_830624_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Niels Dyhrberg-Noerregaard Author-X-Name-First: Niels Author-X-Name-Last: Dyhrberg-Noerregaard Author-Name: Ulrik Kjaer Author-X-Name-First: Ulrik Author-X-Name-Last: Kjaer Title: Non-Zero-Sum Leadership Games: Is Facilitative Leadership a Win-Win? Abstract: According to the concept of facilitative leadership, leaders can strengthen their own leadership by strengthening the other players in the game. However, quantitative empirical evidence that such facilitative leadership processes can lead to win-win situations has been lacking. This article develops a way to detect such non-zero-sum leadership games building on an index constructed to measure political leadership in surveys. The technique is applied to a case study focusing on Regional Mayors in Denmark, and the empirical findings clearly demonstrate that, in this case, the leadership game indeed resembles a non-zero-sum pattern. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 249-258 Issue: 4 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.830624 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.830624 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:4:p:249-258 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_809593_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Aimee Williamson Author-X-Name-First: Aimee Author-X-Name-Last: Williamson Author-Name: Douglas Snow Author-X-Name-First: Douglas Author-X-Name-Last: Snow Title: From Accountability to Decision-Making? Budgeting with Mandated Performance Measures Abstract: Government agencies in many nations, including local school districts in the United States, are under pressure to shift to an outcome-based approach to accountability. While the implications of such systems are widely debated, the use of performance measures within local school districts for budgetary decision-making has received relatively little attention. This study of school business officials finds that mandated performance measures, specifically standardized test scores, are important factors in budgetary decision-making but less influential than other factors. Variables that help explain the influence of mandated performance measures include district performance, socio-economic status, and the importance of community involvement in decision-making. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 202-214 Issue: 4 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.809593 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.809593 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:4:p:202-214 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_809594_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Brian Dollery Author-X-Name-First: Brian Author-X-Name-Last: Dollery Author-Name: Michael Kortt Author-X-Name-First: Michael Author-X-Name-Last: Kortt Author-Name: Simone de Souza Author-X-Name-First: Simone Author-X-Name-Last: de Souza Title: Enduring Financial Sustainability Through “Bottom-Up” Local Authority Ingenuity and Rational “Top-Down” State Regulation: The Case of Lake Macquarie City Council Abstract: For decades Australian policy-makers have relied on the blunt instrument of forced amalgamation to reform local government. However, a host of recent public inquiries has demonstrated that despite compulsory mergers in all states, except WA, financial unsustainability has become more acute. Using the case study of the successful achievement of ongoing financial sustainability by Lake Macquarie City Council in NSW through its resourceful “bottom-up” use of the “top-down” financial parameters set for NSW local government, this paper argues that state governments should concentrate on “process change” by establishing sound “top-down” regulatory frameworks thereby enabling “bottom-up” ingenuity by local authorities rather than “structural change” through compulsory mergers. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 215-223 Issue: 4 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.809594 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.809594 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:4:p:215-223 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_812112_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ihsan Yaghi Author-X-Name-First: Ihsan Author-X-Name-Last: Yaghi Author-Name: Abdulfattah Yaghi Author-X-Name-First: Abdulfattah Author-X-Name-Last: Yaghi Title: Quality of Work Life in the Postnationalization of Human Resources: Empirical Examination of Workforce Emiratization in the United Arab Emirates Abstract: In response to the challenge of human resource imbalance in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the government enacted a nationalization policy (Emiratization) which compelled organizations to hire national job seekers. The present study aimed at assessing the quality of working life (QWL) of 450 national employees in the public and private sectors. Univariate and multivariate analyses revealed that employees indicated an above average level of perceived QWL. Four factors were important to adding quality to the work life, namely managerial approach, prestige, pay and benefits, and professional development opportunities. These results and their implications were discussed in detail. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 224-236 Issue: 4 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.812112 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.812112 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:4:p:224-236 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_812113_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Lindsay Amiel Author-X-Name-First: Lindsay Author-X-Name-Last: Amiel Author-Name: Steven Deller Author-X-Name-First: Steven Author-X-Name-Last: Deller Author-Name: Judith Stallmann Author-X-Name-First: Judith Author-X-Name-Last: Stallmann Author-Name: Craig Maher Author-X-Name-First: Craig Author-X-Name-Last: Maher Title: Does the Restrictiveness of State Tax and Expenditure Limitations Affect State Revenues and Expenditures? Abstract: This paper examines the impact of tax and expenditure limitations (TELs) on state governments. We examine how TELs are represented in empirical modeling. We compare and contrast an index of state-level TEL restrictiveness to a simple dummy variable approach. We use a panel of data for the 50 U.S. states to capture changes in state TELs and a generalized method of moments (GMM) dynamic panel estimator. We find that results vary across the two methods of capturing the presence of TELs, suggesting that simple dummy variables are not sufficient to capture the heterogeneity of TELs across states and over time. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 237-248 Issue: 4 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.812113 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.812113 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:4:p:237-248 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_798813_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: James Caillier Author-X-Name-First: James Author-X-Name-Last: Caillier Title: Do Role Clarity and Job Satisfaction Mediate the Relationship between Telework and Work Effort? Abstract: The empirical association between telework and work effort, as well as how this relationship is mediated by role clarity and job satisfaction, is lacking in the literature. As a consequence, the direct and indirect impact of telework on work effort in U.S. federal government agencies was examined in the article. Results indicate that telework was inversely related to work effort. Moreover, role clarity and job satisfaction did not mediate the relationship between telework and work effort. The implications these results have for theory and practice are thoroughly discussed in the article. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 193-201 Issue: 4 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.798813 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.798813 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:4:p:193-201 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1909620_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Sarah Warner Author-X-Name-First: Sarah Author-X-Name-Last: Warner Author-Name: Prudence R. Brown Author-X-Name-First: Prudence R. Author-X-Name-Last: Brown Author-Name: Lorraine Cherney Author-X-Name-First: Lorraine Author-X-Name-Last: Cherney Title: Public Values in Pluralistic and Complex Settings – Are Agonistic Ideas the Answer? Abstract: Public value continues to capture the attention of policy theorists as it provides unique insights into the accommodations public managers do and do not make when considering citizen perspectives. However, the concept is currently constrained by its emphasis on the consideration of a single public and the need to find consensus on values. This article considers the search for a unified theory of public value in complex and pluralistic settings against the inherent tensions exemplified in three policy areas – Indigenous policy, gambling policy and school education. It argues that rather than seeking a unified conception, a more productive approach is to accommodate alternative positions, including the notion of multiple publics by embracing agonistic ideas of difference. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 857-866 Issue: 10 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1909620 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1909620 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:10:p:857-866 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1929558_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Prudence R. Brown Author-X-Name-First: Prudence R. Author-X-Name-Last: Brown Author-Name: Lorraine Cherney Author-X-Name-First: Lorraine Author-X-Name-Last: Cherney Author-Name: Sarah Warner Author-X-Name-First: Sarah Author-X-Name-Last: Warner Title: Understanding Public Value – Why Does It Matter? Abstract: This introduction to the special issue looks back at the debates over public value and public values. It suggests that a focus on recognising public value provides a way to bring the different streams together. Drawing on papers from a workshop conducted in July 2019, it sets out three issues critical to understanding the concept: the need for better definition of the core concepts, its contribution to understanding the nature of institutions and the policy process, and ways to bring back the critical issues of power and heterogeneity into our consideration of public value. The special issue aims to expand our understanding of ‘public value’ and in so doing, better understand how it contributes to public policy research and practice. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 803-807 Issue: 10 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1929558 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1929558 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:10:p:803-807 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1850779_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jenny Stewart Author-X-Name-First: Jenny Author-X-Name-Last: Stewart Title: Creating Public Value in a Westminster Context: The Case of the Australian Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet‘s Indigenous Regional Network, 2013-2018 Abstract: For public administration scholars, one of the key attributes of public value as a concept is that it provides a framework for relating managerial action to policy outcomes. While the empirical delineation of public value remains elusive, its best ‘fit’ seems to lie with conceptions of public policy that stress co-production between different stakeholders (including government). However, there is still a significant caveat involving public servants working in Westminster systems, which prescribe a normative framework restricting public servants to implementation of policies determined by ministers and their advisers. In this paper, the practical operation of these norms is examined, by tracking the implementation of a highly ‘top-down’ policy in a complex field, that of Indigenous community support and development. This investigation highlights the implications for the achievement of public value of highly-constrained notions of civil servant action implied by ‘classic’ Westminster position. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 826-834 Issue: 10 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1850779 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1850779 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:10:p:826-834 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1875234_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ken Coghill Author-X-Name-First: Ken Author-X-Name-Last: Coghill Title: Existential Public Value Abstract: The most existential public value is the maintenance of an environment in which mankind can at least survive. Climate change is an emergent existential threat. This article draws on the author’s contribution to a workshop that examined the understanding of public value and its relevance to theory and practice of public policy. Its methodology links thinking, jurisprudence, and practice in the responsibilities of public officers with the public administration concept of public value. Accordingly, public administration is executed by public officers who have fiduciary duties to act in the best interests of the people represented, and responsibilities under the public trust principle which entrust them with responsibility for the polity’s common good. Selected recent instances demonstrate increasing recognition by superior courts that public administrators have responsibilities to foster the creation of existential public value. Public administration scholars have opportunity and responsibility to promote these responsibilities. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 845-856 Issue: 10 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1875234 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1875234 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:10:p:845-856 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1928187_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Brian Coffey Author-X-Name-First: Brian Author-X-Name-Last: Coffey Title: Environmental Challenges for Public Value Theory and Practice Abstract: Mark Moore’s concept of public value (PV) has emerged as a credible, if not fully formed, alternative to new public management (NPM). Notwithstanding this, PV has also attracted criticism, with Benington and Moore identifying the critique from ‘ecology’ as particularly challenging. Therefore, this paper explores the challenges that environmental issues and thoughts present for PV scholarship and practice. This paper discusses why PV needs to engage with the environment and considers five environment-related themes that present challenges for PV. It is argued that while PV offers considerable potential, it is yet to fully address the challenges that environmental issues and thoughts present. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 818-825 Issue: 10 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1928187 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1928187 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:10:p:818-825 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1903498_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Prudence R. Brown Author-X-Name-First: Prudence R. Author-X-Name-Last: Brown Title: Public Value Measurement vs. Public Value Creating Imagination – the Constraining Influence of Old and New Public Management Paradigms Abstract: Public value management emerged as a response to the limitations of new public management, to incorporate notions of democracy and inclusive dialogue and deliberation. However, the contestation around the expression of public value limits its capacity to guide thinking and practice. This article explores the competing expression of accountability under new public management (NPM) and public value management (PVM) value frames. It argues that a measurement focus is a legacy of NPM values frames which are incompatible with those of PVM. As such, the focus on measurement is blocking a coherent exposition of an emerging PVM paradigm. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 808-817 Issue: 10 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1903498 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1903498 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:10:p:808-817 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1884696_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Janine O’Flynn Author-X-Name-First: Janine Author-X-Name-Last: O’Flynn Title: Where to for Public Value? Taking Stock and Moving On Abstract: Public value has become an important, but contested, idea in public administration and management. It has developed considerably since its genesis in the 1980s and more formal articulation in the 1990s. Public value attracted plenty of attention through the 2000s, being adapted, extended, and debated by a range of scholars and practitioners. This article reflects on the development, debate, and future prospects for public value, arguing that whilst it has come a long way, considerable work remains for it to be embedded as a stable construct in the field. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 867-877 Issue: 10 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1884696 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1884696 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:10:p:867-877 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1903497_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Bligh Grant Author-X-Name-First: Bligh Author-X-Name-Last: Grant Title: The Particular Applicability of Public Value Creation to Local Government Abstract: Comparatively little attention has been paid to public value’s specific applicability to local government. This article addresses this gap in four ways. First, by reflecting on some of the reasons for its appeal to local government managers who encounter public value as graduate students. Second, by examining the greater suitability of public value to local government, as demonstrated by the debate about it as a theory of public management. Third, by identifying the putative limits of this appeal, specifically those arising from measuring public value. Fourth, by explaining how these putative limits are overcome by way of revisiting the theory. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 835-844 Issue: 10 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1903497 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1903497 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:10:p:835-844 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1646276_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Shaozhuang Ma Author-X-Name-First: Shaozhuang Author-X-Name-Last: Ma Author-Name: Maria Gabriela Silva Author-X-Name-First: Maria Gabriela Author-X-Name-Last: Silva Author-Name: Virginia Trigo Author-X-Name-First: Virginia Author-X-Name-Last: Trigo Author-Name: Victor J. Callan Author-X-Name-First: Victor J. Author-X-Name-Last: Callan Title: The Influence of Emotional Labor and Emotional Intelligence on Job Performance: Does Ownership Type Matter? A Comparison of Public and Private Organizations in China Abstract: Given the limited knowledge about the effect of contextual factors of organizational ownership types on emotional labor, this research addresses two main questions: (1) whether emotional labor varies among organizations with different ownership types; and (2) whether emotional labor and emotional intelligence relate to job performance in different ways in public and private organizations. This paper examines the research questions with 306 self-report questionnaires from the public sector, domestic privately-owned enterprises and foreign-invested firms in China. Significant differences were found in the emotional labor reported in public and private organizations. Overall, emotional labor was found to have a significant effect on in-role performance, and emotional intelligence moderated the link between emotional labor and job performance in public organizations, but not in private organizations. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 745-756 Issue: 9 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1646276 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1646276 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:9:p:745-756 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1646277_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: John Frame Author-X-Name-First: John Author-X-Name-Last: Frame Title: A Comparative Exploration of the Motivational Factors of Faith-Based and Secular NGOs and Their Actors in Cambodia Abstract: Secular and faith-based NGOs are significant non-state service providers in the developing world, yet limited research has been conducted comparing their motivational factors. This paper considers the motivations driving the work of Christian faith-based organisations (FBOs) and secular NGOs working with women and children in Cambodia. The qualitative research design included 41 interviews, with respondents from thirteen FBOs and twelve secular NGOs. The paper makes two substantive arguments. First, faith-related motivations were expressions of the ways in which religious faith infused FBOs in the study. Second, the development context in which the organisations worked led to a clear distinction between FBOs and secular NGOs. The paper makes a theoretical contribution about the importance of considering the convergence of both the development context and the infusion of faith in FBOs when examining similarities and differences between these two types of organisations. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 757-769 Issue: 9 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1646277 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1646277 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:9:p:757-769 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1646278_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Maria Murray Svidronova Author-X-Name-First: Maria Murray Author-X-Name-Last: Svidronova Author-Name: Helena Kuvikova Author-X-Name-First: Helena Author-X-Name-Last: Kuvikova Author-Name: Beata Mikusova Merickova Author-X-Name-First: Beata Mikusova Author-X-Name-Last: Merickova Author-Name: Juraj Nemec Author-X-Name-First: Juraj Author-X-Name-Last: Nemec Title: Can Social Innovations in Housing Save Public Money? The Case of Slovakia Abstract: The paper deals with research into the innovative provision of public services by the non-governmental organizations in the field of housing. The paper describes the legislation of the housing system in Slovakia and aims to analyse innovation in social housing provision. The paper contributes to the knowledge on innovative social housing solutions provided by non-governmental organizations. The use of cost benefit analysis reveals the benefits of innovation in housing provision by an internationally awarded organization ETP Slovakia. The analysis proves the government´s possible savings of public expenditures if it would decide to support the innovative approach in social housing provision. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 770-779 Issue: 9 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1646278 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1646278 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:9:p:770-779 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1658771_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Agnes Batory Author-X-Name-First: Agnes Author-X-Name-Last: Batory Author-Name: Sara Svensson Author-X-Name-First: Sara Author-X-Name-Last: Svensson Title: Regulating Collaboration: The Legal Framework of Collaborative Governance in Ten European Countries Abstract: Many scholars have considered when and why collaboration between government agencies and societal actors occurs. This article argues that a simple but largely overlooked answer to these questions is that a formal legal or administrative requirement to do so is in place. Therefore, the objective is to substantiate whether there are legal requirements to collaborate and in what type of source and context this obligation applies in ten European countries. The main finding is that collaboration is underpinned by an extensive range of legal requirements in Europe, although imposing these requirements is generally not the main objective. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 780-789 Issue: 9 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1658771 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1658771 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:9:p:780-789 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1659816_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Fanyi Kong Author-X-Name-First: Fanyi Author-X-Name-Last: Kong Author-Name: Xuhong Su Author-X-Name-First: Xuhong Author-X-Name-Last: Su Title: The Weakness of Strong (and Weak) Ties: Obtaining a Government Job Abstract: Between merit principles and social contacts, how they facilitate individuals to obtain a government job in the United States remains unsettled. Based on a survey administered via Amazon Mturk, this study finds that merit-based selection constitutes the most significant means to obtain public jobs, particularly so in state and local governments despite of sizeable respondents claiming other venues. The use of social contacts, including both strong and weak ties, shows little advantage on obtaining public employment but proves significant in private organizations. Controlling individuals’ previous job obtaining experience, the study contends that variations on job obtaining methods can be reasonably attributable to institutional distinctiveness that features different rules, procedures and regulations. Merit principles are kept alive in governments, though challenges persist, particularly so in federal government. The study ends up with a discussion of research findings and their implications in HR practices. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 790-803 Issue: 9 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1659816 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1659816 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:9:p:790-803 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1749849_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Imran Khan Author-X-Name-First: Imran Author-X-Name-Last: Khan Author-Name: Taqadus Bashir Author-X-Name-First: Taqadus Author-X-Name-Last: Bashir Title: The Role of Brand Orientation in Developing a Learning Culture and Achieving Performance Goals in the Third Sector Organizations Abstract: This study is first in nature to find the empirical evidence of relationship between brand orientation (BRO), learning orientation (LO), and its impact on Performance (PERF) of third sector organizations (TSOs) in Pakistan. A structured questionnaire was filled through non-probability snowball sampling method from more than 300 senior managers working in different cities of Pakistan. The structural equation model was used for the mediation by running smart partial least squares software. The results prove that organizations with strong BRO philosophy not only help to develop strong LO culture but also help in achieving organizational performance goals. The study also discussed practical implications, limitations, and areas of future directions. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 804-817 Issue: 9 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1749849 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1749849 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:9:p:804-817 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1749851_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Bernd W. Wirtz Author-X-Name-First: Bernd W. Author-X-Name-Last: Wirtz Author-Name: Jan C. Weyerer Author-X-Name-First: Jan C. Author-X-Name-Last: Weyerer Author-Name: Benjamin J. Sturm Author-X-Name-First: Benjamin J. Author-X-Name-Last: Sturm Title: The Dark Sides of Artificial Intelligence: An Integrated AI Governance Framework for Public Administration Abstract: As government and public administration lag behind the rapid development of AI in their efforts to provide adequate governance, they need respective concepts to keep pace with this dynamic progress. The literature provides few answers to the question of how government and public administration should respond to the great challenges associated with AI and use regulation to prevent harm. This study analyzes AI challenges and former AI regulation approaches. Based on this analysis and regulation theory, an integrated AI governance framework is developed that compiles key aspects of AI governance and provides a guide for the regulatory process of AI and its application. The article concludes with theoretical implications and recommendations for public officers. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 818-829 Issue: 9 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1749851 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1749851 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:9:p:818-829 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1347945_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Alexander Kroll Author-X-Name-First: Alexander Author-X-Name-Last: Kroll Author-Name: Dominik Vogel Author-X-Name-First: Dominik Author-X-Name-Last: Vogel Title: Changes in Prosocial Motivation over Time: A Cross-Sector Analysis of Effects on Volunteering and Work Behavior Abstract: A gap in research on prosocial motivation is that very little is known about its change across time, let alone, how such changes affect employee behavior. Using multiple waves of panel data, covering a period of sixteen years, this article finds that prosocial motivation is mostly stable, and there are no broader socialization effects in the private and public sector. However, when prosocial motivation increases, it leads to increases in either work or volunteering behavior, suggesting that public employees may use alternative outlets to realize their motivation if such motivational capital cannot be linked to the mission of their organizations. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1119-1131 Issue: 14 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1347945 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1347945 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:14:p:1119-1131 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1347946_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jos C. N. Raadschelders Author-X-Name-First: Jos C. N. Author-X-Name-Last: Raadschelders Author-Name: Travis A. Whetsell Author-X-Name-First: Travis A. Author-X-Name-Last: Whetsell Title: Conceptualizing the Landscape of Decision Making for Complex Problem Solving Abstract: Complex problem resolution often involves the need for a pragmatic integration of knowledge from stakeholders with competing epistemic claims. The decision-making process regarding complex problem resolution is characterized by four basic sources of knowledge: disciplines, societies, organizations, and individuals. From the perspective of the public administration, we conceptualize the structure of the interactions between the disciplines and other sources of knowledge potentially relevant to the resolution of a public problem. To aid this exercise we examine a series of cases that we believe represent relevant aspects of complex problem resolution. We describe these basic interactions as collaborative, agnostic, or adversarial. This is a reorientation to the knowledge at play in the problem at hand. The study of public administration is well suited as a body of knowledge to address complex problems because it has a rich history of cooperation with other disciplines, practitioners, and stakeholders in the public. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1132-1144 Issue: 14 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1347946 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1347946 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:14:p:1132-1144 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1347947_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Robin J. Kempf Author-X-Name-First: Robin J. Author-X-Name-Last: Kempf Author-Name: Adam Graycar Author-X-Name-First: Adam Author-X-Name-Last: Graycar Title: Dimensions of Authority in Oversight Agencies: American and Australian Comparisons Abstract: Fraud, waste, and abuse damage public administration. Responding involves law enforcement and best practice administration. Many jurisdictions create watchdog agencies to perform this role. A model, which includes seven dimensions of jurisdiction and authority that policymakers should consider when creating an oversight entity, is presented. The model goes beyond the simple functional jurisdiction, i.e., who is overseen and how oversight occurs. Four subnational watchdog agencies in two countries are examined to demonstrate the trade-offs that occur in each dimension when the agencies are designed. This analysis demonstrates there are significant balancing issues at stake, which impact watchdog effectiveness. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1145-1156 Issue: 14 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1347947 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1347947 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:14:p:1145-1156 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1350191_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Andrey Tkachenko Author-X-Name-First: Andrey Author-X-Name-Last: Tkachenko Author-Name: Andrei Yakovlev Author-X-Name-First: Andrei Author-X-Name-Last: Yakovlev Author-Name: Yuliya Rodionova Author-X-Name-First: Yuliya Author-X-Name-Last: Rodionova Title: Organizational Forms and Incentives in Public Procurement: Natural Experiment at a Large Public Sector Organization in Russia Abstract: This article analyses how the intensification of centralized monitoring within public organization may impact incentives for efficiency in those divisions of the organization that have different levels of financial autonomy. The efficiency of divisions’ activities was estimated through their procurement effectiveness. All the divisions were classified as non-commercial units (NCU) funded by the government or as income earning units (IEU) operating in the market and having broader financial autonomy. The results show that under standard monitoring, the IEU had more efficient procurements compared to the NCU. After intensification of centralized monitoring, the differences in performance became insignificant. These findings show that stricter monitoring is efficient for organizations with soft budget constraints, while for organizations with hard budget constraints it is preferable to use more flexible regulations. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1157-1168 Issue: 14 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1350191 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1350191 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:14:p:1157-1168 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1350708_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Gemma Carey Author-X-Name-First: Gemma Author-X-Name-Last: Carey Author-Name: Fiona Buick Author-X-Name-First: Fiona Author-X-Name-Last: Buick Author-Name: Eleanor Malbon Author-X-Name-First: Eleanor Author-X-Name-Last: Malbon Title: The Unintended Consequences of Structural Change: When Formal and Informal Institutions Collide in Efforts to Address Wicked Problems Abstract: Significant restructuring of bureaucracies has occurred to facilitate joined-up working. This article draws on new institutionalism to explore the rationale behind the use of structural change for the promotion of joined-up working. It argues that a strong institutionalized myth has emerged which has created isomorphic pressures in the public sector to instigate structural changes in the name of vertical integration. These combine with informal institutions in ways that can be both productive and unproductive, highlighting the need to find a balance between formal institutional change and informal institutionalized practices, which often go unacknowledged as a powerful influence on policy. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1169-1180 Issue: 14 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1350708 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1350708 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:14:p:1169-1180 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1354023_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Adam Wellstead Author-X-Name-First: Adam Author-X-Name-Last: Wellstead Author-Name: Bryan Evans Author-X-Name-First: Bryan Author-X-Name-Last: Evans Author-Name: Halina Sapeha Author-X-Name-First: Halina Author-X-Name-Last: Sapeha Title: Policy Advice from Outsiders: The Challenges of Policy Co-construction Abstract: The nature of policy work in nongovernment organizations (NGOs) is important consideration when understanding policy co-construction. Based on the results from a Canadian web-based survey of policy workers across five fields across three provinces, a multi-regression structural equation model suggests how NGO policy work can contribute to a greater collaboration on key policy issues and greater policy interaction between societal organizations and government agencies. The frequency of formal and informal invitations by governments played an important role in terms of the overall levels of interaction and stakeholder input. Networking activity was found to be important when addressing consultative-related issues, but only with NGO networks or their clients. Involvement in the early stages of policy development by the NGO policy workers did not lead to greater engagement with government officials, which may be a potential problem when their advice is sought after. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1181-1191 Issue: 14 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1354023 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1354023 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:14:p:1181-1191 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1362434_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Hasan Muhammad Baniamin Author-X-Name-First: Hasan Muhammad Author-X-Name-Last: Baniamin Author-Name: Ishtiaq Jamil Author-X-Name-First: Ishtiaq Author-X-Name-Last: Jamil Title: Institutional design for credence goods: Can the existence of financial incentive be problematic? Evidences from childbirth system of Bangladesh Abstract: The introduction of an incentive system in order to increase the provision of credence goods such as health services can be problematic. This article identifies the possible magnitude of overtreatment by physicians in private clinics compared with the situation in government and nongovernment health facilities in Bangladesh. The five to ten times higher volume of cesarean childbirths in private clinics (higher incentive institutions) compared with the volume in government/NGOs health facilities (lower incentive institutions) is indicative of the problem of overtreatment. This problem may become acute where there is only one private clinic in an area; however, the mere increase in the number of private clinics may not solve the problem. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1192-1203 Issue: 14 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1362434 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1362434 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:14:p:1192-1203 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1660994_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Simplice A. Asongu Author-X-Name-First: Simplice A. Author-X-Name-Last: Asongu Title: Technology, Education, Life and Non-life Insurance in Africa Abstract: This article examines the relevance of information and communication technology (ICT) in modulating the effect of education on life insurance and non-life insurance consumption in 48 African countries for the period 2004–2014. The empirical evidence is based on generalized method of moments. The following main findings are established. First, from the nexuses between education, ICT and life insurance, there are positive conditional effects from the interaction between: (i) broadband subscriptions and primary school enrollment; (ii) broadband subscriptions and secondary school enrollment and (iii) internet penetration and tertiary school enrollment. Second, from the nexuses between education, ICT and non-life insurance: (i) there is a negative net effect from the interactions between mobile phone penetration and primary education while positive net effects are apparent from the interactions between: mobile phone penetration and secondary school enrollment; secondary school enrollment and broadband subscriptions and; tertiary school enrollment and broadband subscriptions. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 915-925 Issue: 11 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 08 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1660994 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1660994 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:11:p:915-925 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1660995_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Tomás Dias Sant´Ana Author-X-Name-First: Tomás Dias Author-X-Name-Last: Sant´Ana Author-Name: André Vaz Lopes Author-X-Name-First: André Vaz Author-X-Name-Last: Lopes Author-Name: Rodrigo Fontenelle De Araujo Miranda Author-X-Name-First: Rodrigo Fontenelle De Araujo Author-X-Name-Last: Miranda Author-Name: Paulo Henrique De Souza Bermejo Author-X-Name-First: Paulo Henrique De Souza Author-X-Name-Last: Bermejo Author-Name: Gisela Demo Author-X-Name-First: Gisela Author-X-Name-Last: Demo Title: Scientific Research on the Efficiency of Public Expenditures: How and Where is it Going? Abstract: Recent scientific research has advanced the measurement of the relative performance of organizations and the efficiency of public spending, based on analyzes of the services offered and results achieved. However, from the methodological point of view, there are several methods to analyze the performance and efficiency of spending in the private and public sectors. In this sense, the present study performs a systematic bibliometric review to analyze all scientific publications on the efficiency of public spending published in the last 20 years. The results show that most cost-efficiency analyzes have been limited to education and health expenditures and have used quantitative analysis, mainly through the application of data-involution analysis. The present review is a first step in mapping scientific publications on efficiency in public spending, which will support researchers and managers to make public spending more efficient. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 926-936 Issue: 11 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 08 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1660995 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1660995 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:11:p:926-936 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1661433_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Michael Overton Author-X-Name-First: Michael Author-X-Name-Last: Overton Author-Name: Julius Nukpezah Author-X-Name-First: Julius Author-X-Name-Last: Nukpezah Title: Investigating Sales Tax Revenue Competition Among Principal Cities and Their Neighboring Cities in Texas Abstract: While research has explored the economic importance of principal cities on regional economies, little is known about the short-run and long-run dynamic relationships between principal cities and their neighboring cities as it pertains to their sales tax revenue elasticities and the subsequent affect this has on horizontal tax competition. Using vector error correction models on data from six principal cities in Texas, the findings of this study suggest that the relationship between principal and neighboring cities is highly dynamic and unique for each principal city. The study recommends that local economic policies should reflect these unique relationships. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 937-948 Issue: 11 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 08 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1661433 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1661433 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:11:p:937-948 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1663530_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Simplice A. Asongu Author-X-Name-First: Simplice A. Author-X-Name-Last: Asongu Author-Name: Rexon T. Nting Author-X-Name-First: Rexon T. Author-X-Name-Last: Nting Author-Name: Joseph Nnanna Author-X-Name-First: Joseph Author-X-Name-Last: Nnanna Title: Linkages between Globalisation, Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Governance in Sub-Saharan Africa Abstract: This study investigates linkages between environmental degradation, globalisation and governance in 44 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa using data for the period 2000–2012. The Generalised Method of Moments is employed as empirical strategy. Environmental degradation is proxied by carbon dioxide emissions whereas globalisation is appreciated in terms of trade openness and net foreign direct investment inflows. Bundled and unbundled governance indicators are used, namely: political governance (consisting of political stability/no violence and “voice & accountability”), economic governance (encompassing government effectiveness and regulation quality), institutional governance (entailing corruption-control and the rule of law) and general governance (a composite measurement of political governance, economic governance and institutional governance). The following main finding is established. Trade openness modulates carbon dioxide emissions to have positive net effects on political stability, economic governance, the rule of law and general governance. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 949-963 Issue: 11 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 08 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1663530 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1663530 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:11:p:949-963 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1663531_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Min Su Author-X-Name-First: Min Author-X-Name-Last: Su Title: Local Governments’ Responses to Revenue Changes: The Effects of Unreserved General Fund Balances Abstract: Volatile revenues affect the quality and consistency of municipal service provision. This article investigates how cities use unreserved general fund balances to mitigate annual expenditure fluctuations when confronted with volatile revenues. Based on the analysis of a panel dataset of over two thousand American cities from 2003 to 2011, the fixed-effects regression results suggest that unreserved general fund balances reduce municipal expenditure fluctuations on a year-to-year basis. The expenditure-smoothing effects were more pronounced when municipal governments experienced large revenue changes. Results are robust when excluding large cities, using different cutting-points to define ‘moderate’ or ‘large’ revenue changes, and in recession and non-recession years. This article contributes to the local expenditure stabilization literature by recognizing the unreserved general fund balances’ expenditure-smoothing effects during ‘non-rainy days.’ It adds empirical evidence to the organizational theory that financial slack works as a crucial buffer against external changes and provides managerial discretion to local administrators. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 964-976 Issue: 11 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 08 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1663531 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1663531 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:11:p:964-976 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1664568_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Albert Meijer Author-X-Name-First: Albert Author-X-Name-Last: Meijer Author-Name: Jorrit De Jong Author-X-Name-First: Jorrit Author-X-Name-Last: De Jong Title: Managing Value Conflicts in Public Innovation: Ostrich, Chameleon, and Dolphin Strategies Abstract: This paper develops a theoretical understanding of the management of value conflicts in public innovation. Drawing from the literatures on public values and on public innovation, various strategic approaches to managing conflict are discussed, conceptualized, and applied to two cases. The paper identifies three basic approaches for dealing with value conflicts: avoidance (ostrich strategy), coping (chameleon strategy) and learning (dolphin strategy). This model is used to analyze two technological innovation processes in the Netherlands, showing its value for empirical research. The paper concludes that continued high-level deliberation can impede innovation processes while local experimenting may support learning about value conflicts. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 977-988 Issue: 11 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 08 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1664568 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1664568 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:11:p:977-988 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1665065_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Isak Vento Author-X-Name-First: Isak Author-X-Name-Last: Vento Title: Hands-off or Hands-on Governance for Public Innovation? A Comparative Case Study in the EU Cohesion Policy Implementation in Finland Abstract: Public innovation is increasingly strived for by involving non-state agents in policy implementation. Public governance theory has assumed the public administration better govern the activity hands-off by providing incentives and pressure. The theory-driven research agenda has, however, not sufficiently put the assumption to test. This paper compares two similar public innovation projects in employment management of which one was governed hands-off and the other hands-on. The cases reveal several problems with hands-off governance eventually risking innovation while hands-on governance consistently support innovation. Contrary to previous assumptions hands-off governance through competition in a complex environment confound the objective of the project. Hands-on governance, meanwhile, provide information and support that help the project to experiment and learn. The public governance theory should recognize the innovation potential of hands-on governance in the often complex public sector and be wary of mixing hands-off and hands-on governing techniques. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 989-999 Issue: 11 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 08 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1665065 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1665065 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:11:p:989-999 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1739071_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Lina Vyas Author-X-Name-First: Lina Author-X-Name-Last: Vyas Author-Name: Alfred M. Wu Author-X-Name-First: Alfred M. Author-X-Name-Last: Wu Title: Anti-Corruption Policy: China’s Tiger Hunt and India’s Demonetization Abstract: This paper examines the different styles of anti-corruption strategy, particularly at the local level in China and India. In China there has been a central push with a role of anti-corruption agencies that have law-enforcement power. In India there has been a focus on institutional building together with a visible role of the civil society. China has had a top-down approach while India has more of a bottom-up approach combined with top-down initiatives such as demonetization. Interviews with 44 mid-career and senior officials investigate the two approaches and the impacts of anti-corruption measures in China and India. Interviewees support the approaches adopted by China and India but doubt their effectiveness and sustainability. The way forward, they suggest, is to reduce the influence of political parties especially in India and to enhance e-governance in both countries. Experiences of the two countries have significant implications especially on capacity building, institutional development, and law enforcement. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1000-1011 Issue: 11 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 08 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1739071 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1739071 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:11:p:1000-1011 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1466900_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Simplice A Asongu Author-X-Name-First: Simplice A Author-X-Name-Last: Asongu Author-Name: Sara Le Roux Author-X-Name-First: Sara Author-X-Name-Last: Le Roux Title: Understanding Sub-Saharan Africa’s Extreme Poverty Tragedy Abstract: Motivated by a recent World Bank report on achieving of Millennium Development Goals which shows that poverty has been declining in all regions of the world with the exception of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), this study puts some empirical structure to theoretical and qualitative studies on the reconciliation of the Beijing model with the Washington Consensus. It tests the hypothesis that compared to middle-income countries, low-income countries would achieve more inclusive development by focusing on economic governance as opposed to political governance. The empirical evidence is based on interactive and noninteractive fixed effects regressions and 49 countries in SSA for the period 2000–2012. The findings confirm the investigated hypothesis. As the main policy implication, in order to address inclusive development challenges in the post-2015 development agenda in SSA, it would benefit low-income countries in the subregion to prioritize economic governance. Other theoretical and practical contributions are also discussed. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 457-467 Issue: 6 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1466900 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1466900 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:6:p:457-467 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1485044_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Carina Schott Author-X-Name-First: Carina Author-X-Name-Last: Schott Author-Name: Trui Steen Author-X-Name-First: Trui Author-X-Name-Last: Steen Author-Name: Daphne D. Van Kleef Author-X-Name-First: Daphne D. Author-X-Name-Last: Van Kleef Title: Reality Shock and Public Service Motivation: A Longitudinal, Qualitative Study Among Dutch Veterinary Inspectors Abstract: To this day little is known about the mechanisms that help explain the mixed findings of longitudinal public service motivation (PSM) research. This study aims to deepen our understanding of post-entry PSM dynamics by focusing on the role of the often cited “reality shock” as a potential explanation for the decrease in PSM also found here. The results of this longitudinal, small-scale qualitative study of a specific cohort of newcomers who just started work as veterinary inspectors at the Dutch food safety authority suggest that a loss of PSM is not due to a generic shock effect, but is linked to having unclear job expectations and individual differences in coping behaviour. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 468-481 Issue: 6 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1485044 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1485044 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:6:p:468-481 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1485045_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Andrea Tomo Author-X-Name-First: Andrea Author-X-Name-Last: Tomo Title: Bureaucracy, Post-Bureaucracy, or Anarchy? Evidence from the Italian Public Administration Abstract: The aim of this study is to investigate whether the features characterizing the modern public administrations, their organizational models, and the activities carried out, are still rooted in the old bureaucratic approach. The research gathered data from a questionnaire administered to 156 Italian public officers, employees, and managers. The analysis consists of a correlation test and a regression test to verify the hypotheses related to the aim of the study. The research shows that, despite the changes driven by NPM reforms, the Italian Public Administration is still linked to a bureaucratic model. Findings also show that Italian public servants are highly motivated despite the activities they carry out are strongly standardized. Additionally, it clearly emerges that in some cases Italian public administrations are perceived by their employees as pervaded by anarchy. The article has both interesting academic and practical implications for the management of public administrations. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 482-496 Issue: 6 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1485045 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1485045 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:6:p:482-496 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1491591_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Justice Nyigmah Bawole Author-X-Name-First: Justice Nyigmah Author-X-Name-Last: Bawole Author-Name: James Kwame Mensah Author-X-Name-First: James Kwame Author-X-Name-Last: Mensah Author-Name: George Babington Amegavi Author-X-Name-First: George Babington Author-X-Name-Last: Amegavi Title: Public Service Motivation Scholarship in Africa: A Systematic Review and Research Agenda Abstract: Although several literature reviews have been published on public service motivation (PSM), none of them focused solely on Africa. Adopting a systematic review of the literature, we analyse articles on PSM scholarship in Africa published between 2005 and 2017. We found that authors in African PSM is consistently increasing with their research published in highly ranked peer-reviewed journals. The antecedents and consequences of African PSM are similar to those of Western countries. Finally, respondents of African PSM scholarship are skewed towards “managerist” and students’ perspective. We proposed agenda for African PSM research with four key interest areas. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 497-508 Issue: 6 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1491591 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1491591 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:6:p:497-508 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1491592_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Evangelia Mylona Author-X-Name-First: Evangelia Author-X-Name-Last: Mylona Author-Name: Dimitrios Mihail Author-X-Name-First: Dimitrios Author-X-Name-Last: Mihail Title: Enhancing Employees’ Work Performance through Organizational Justice in the Context of Financial Crisis. A Study of the Greek Public Sector Abstract: In a period of economic crisis, the increasing pressure of sparse financial resources and the structural reforms in labor law are factors pushing and forcing managers of both public and private organizations to do more with less. The current study explores how employees’ performance in the public sector is affected by perceptions of organizational justice in terms of resource allocation (e.g., benefits and compensation). The responses received from a sample of 490 employees working for public organizations in Greece indicated that work performance is significantly and positively related not only to employees’ satisfaction with pay, but also to employees’ perceptions of distributive and procedural justice. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 509-519 Issue: 6 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1491592 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1491592 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:6:p:509-519 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1491593_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Chiara Leardini Author-X-Name-First: Chiara Author-X-Name-Last: Leardini Author-Name: Sara Moggi Author-X-Name-First: Sara Author-X-Name-Last: Moggi Author-Name: Gina Rossi Author-X-Name-First: Gina Author-X-Name-Last: Rossi Title: The New Era of Stakeholder Engagement: Gaining, Maintaining, and Repairing Legitimacy in Nonprofit Organizations Abstract: The need for nonprofits to foster legitimacy within their communities has led to growing calls for mechanisms of sound governance based on the engagement of stakeholders in organizational activities. Previous studies have investigated the mix of governance mechanisms used by nonprofits to manage legitimacy, without paying attention to the different challenges of legitimacy these organizations face. Aiming to fill this gap, this article employs a multiple case study methodology to explore how mechanisms for engaging stakeholders in governance can be shaped by the need to gain, maintain, or repair legitimacy. The findings show that formal mechanisms based on the direct designation of board members by local stakeholders play a pivotal role in repairing legitimacy. Gaining legitimacy requires actual participation of stakeholders, while maintaining legitimacy calls for formal mechanisms that balance representativeness and competencies of the leadership. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 520-532 Issue: 6 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1491593 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1491593 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:6:p:520-532 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1707353_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Shahjahan Bhuiyan Author-X-Name-First: Shahjahan Author-X-Name-Last: Bhuiyan Author-Name: Ali Farazmand Author-X-Name-First: Ali Author-X-Name-Last: Farazmand Title: Society and Public Policy in the Middle East and North Africa Abstract: The articles of this special issue explore the problems of public policy in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region (including Turkey, excluding Iran) as well as why the role of public policy is relatively limited in achieving the overall development in the region. Although many countries in the region experienced political upheavals (Arab Spring) to improve the quality of governance, the situation has only symbolically changed since then. The articles presented in this special issue have portrayed the relationship between society and public policy from their contextual perspectives. The editors anticipate that these articles will contribute to the advancement of literature on public policy and administration in the MENA region. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 373-377 Issue: 5 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1707353 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1707353 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:5:p:373-377 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1669179_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Rahel M. Schomaker Author-X-Name-First: Rahel M. Author-X-Name-Last: Schomaker Author-Name: Michael W. Bauer Author-X-Name-First: Michael W. Author-X-Name-Last: Bauer Title: Public Governance in the MENA Region: Reform Trends and Patterns Abstract: It is an open question what impact public governance reforms have had in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region, which is challenged by domestic transformative societal developments as well as by transformational pressures from abroad. To assess their differential impact, the article first revisits the legacies that characterize the public administrative systems of the MENA region. Then, using data from the newly-developed Arab Administrative Elites Survey, it taps into the images and aspirations of public governance insiders as regards crucial public sector values. According to this data, the reforms aim to increase efficiency and to bring public administrations closer to the people. Arguably, reforms in MENA public governance converge, though from a relatively low level, with the direction of global standards of public management. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 378-391 Issue: 5 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1669179 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1669179 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:5:p:378-391 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1677710_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Hamid E. Ali Author-X-Name-First: Hamid E. Author-X-Name-Last: Ali Title: Public Perception of Rentier Elites in the Middle East and North Africa Abstract: Lack of cohesion among the elites within a society invites conflict. However, the robustness of the elites’ power is demonstrated by their capacity to recycle, propelling the system to persist. There is a great degree of ingrained public mistrust in the elite despite the latter’s regeneration, because of their inclination to build bureaucratic systems that are costly in terms of treasure. Despite waves of revolutions and uprisings in MENA, the political outcomes were no different in style from their predecessors. In some cases, it was simply a reproduction of autocracies and cronyism through the revolving door of power and wealth. The common denominator among elites is how to capture the state’s rents in order to maximize their own self-interest. Using the Arab Barometer data, our study will not be focused on the political identity of the elite, but on public perception in evaluating public institutions and political attitudes. Elites are perceived negatively because they missed opportunities to provide exemplary leadership, as well as economic development and accountability. The outcomes are political turmoil, social injustice and economic inequality. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 392-403 Issue: 5 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1677710 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1677710 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:5:p:392-403 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1672733_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Rabia Naguib Author-X-Name-First: Rabia Author-X-Name-Last: Naguib Title: Legitimacy and “Transitional Continuity” in a Monarchical Regime: Case of Morocco Abstract: The Arab uprisings and outbreak of mass protest in many countries in the Arab world, requesting the change of regimes and political leaders, translate a deep malaise in the state-society relationship and an alarming crisis of the state legitimacy. Hence, this paper seeks to understand the intriguing nature of the Moroccan political system and its legitimacy formula as a monarchical regime. Using an integrated conceptual framework, this paper evaluates the Moroccan regime’s legitimacy by considering the justificatory principles and normative sources of its authority in addition to examining the degree of consent from the people and exploring the relation between legitimacy and performance. For that purpose, a case method is adopted using a narrative approach combined with a historical institutional perspective showing a path dependency, and revealing a “transitional continuity” in Morocco displaying a process of change while maintaining a consistent pattern over time. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 404-424 Issue: 5 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1672733 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1672733 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:5:p:404-424 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1668414_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Laila El Baradei Author-X-Name-First: Laila Author-X-Name-Last: El Baradei Title: Politics of Evidence Based Policy Making: Reporting on SDG 16 in Egypt Abstract: Although evidence-based policy making has been advocated for the past two decades, yet the politics encompassed therein, has not been sufficiently emphasized. The following paper presents the case of Egypt’s reporting on SDG 16 implementation as a case in point. SDG 16 is one of the most sensitive goals to report on, especially in developing non-democratic countries. Through reviewing published reports and studies by both international and national agencies, the current research paper explores to what extent Egypt has progressed with the achievement of SDG 16 indicators. Findings point out to deficiencies in government reporting yet the availability of alternative reliable proxy measures. The paper concludes with recommendations for the international community to recognize the politics in evidence-based policy making, and for the civil society, academia and research centers to play a more active role in monitoring and reporting on the politically sensitive indicators of the SDG 16. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 425-440 Issue: 5 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1668414 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1668414 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:5:p:425-440 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1672184_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Syed Awais Ahmad Tipu Author-X-Name-First: Syed Awais Ahmad Author-X-Name-Last: Tipu Author-Name: Abu Elias Sarker Author-X-Name-First: Abu Elias Author-X-Name-Last: Sarker Title: Developing an Integrative Dynamic Framework of Indigenous Entrepreneurship: The Case of United Arab Emirates Abstract: Existing models of indigenous entrepreneurship focus more on the contextual settings of indigenous people. Consequently, less is known with regard to how these contexts may affect the national leadership vision, resulting policies for the indigenous population and associated outcomes. In order to address these gaps, the current article proposes a conceptual model of indigenous entrepreneurship. The proposed model posits that a more flexible and emergent approach is needed in light of the changing economic and sociocultural realities of an indigenous context. The model is applied to examine indigenous entrepreneurship in the United Arab Emirates. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 441-451 Issue: 5 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1672184 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1672184 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:5:p:441-451 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1680689_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Tuba Eldem Author-X-Name-First: Tuba Author-X-Name-Last: Eldem Title: The Governance of Turkey’s Cyberspace: Between Cyber Security and Information Security Abstract: This article explores Turkey’s multifaceted cyberspace governance policy and argues that positioned between two opposites of cyberspace governance that has close military and security ties to the West, and domestic Internet policies more similar of Russia-China axis, Turkey should be considered as a swing state in global cyberspace governance debates. The article shows that despite her official discourse on multi-stakeholderism and its compliance with the emerging norms in the Euro-Atlantic alliance concerning cyber-security, cyber-crime, and cyber-defense; Turkey’s domestic Internet policy converges towards the Russia-China axis characterized by the rise of information controls and increasing efforts to establish “digital sovereignty” to national cyber space. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 452-465 Issue: 5 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1680689 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1680689 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:5:p:452-465 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1676779_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Zuhal Ozbay Das Author-X-Name-First: Zuhal Author-X-Name-Last: Ozbay Das Title: Determinants of Fertility Rates in Turkey Abstract: In this study, the fertility changes are examined through the combining political and economic aspects of Turkey. For this purpose, it examines if a long-run relationship between economic and institutional variables and fertility rates of Turkey exists. The long-run relations between income, democracy, polarization, government spending, and fertility rates will thus be analyzed through the Autoregressive Distribute Lag (ARDL) cointegration technique. The results reveal that per capita income, government expenditure, and democracy are one of the key determinants of fertility. Per capita income and government expenditure are negatively associated with fertility, but democracy is positively associated with fertility. The results further showed that the fertility decline is robust after the implementation of compulsory education policy in 1997. The study enlightens the long run effect of government on fertility behavior either through policy implementation or government expenditure, but the association between fertility and institutions in Turkey is rather vague. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 466-476 Issue: 5 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1676779 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1676779 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:5:p:466-476 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2049816_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: M. Zaenul Muttaqin Author-X-Name-First: M. Zaenul Author-X-Name-Last: Muttaqin Title: Discourse Interrelation in Public Administration Epistemology: A Review of Recent Two Books Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 454-458 Issue: 6 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 04 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2049816 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2049816 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:6:p:454-458 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2001007_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Aaron Wachhaus Author-X-Name-First: Aaron Author-X-Name-Last: Wachhaus Title: Assessing Collaboration in Local Healthcare Networks Abstract: Healthcare increasingly depends on cross-sector collaboration and is often facilitated by networks of local organizations. This study adds to a growing body of literature on local healthcare networks by assessing the level of collaboration in five healthcare networks in Maryland. Findings show that organizations see value in participating in these networks and report a strong history of collaborative action. There is good informal communication between network partners but little in the way of governance in any of the networks described here. The absence of any network management capacity and the lack of resources dedicated to the network negatively impact these networks and highlight important differences between emergent and mandated networks. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 418-429 Issue: 6 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 04 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.2001007 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.2001007 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:6:p:418-429 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2001008_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Mohammed Salah Hassan Author-X-Name-First: Mohammed Salah Author-X-Name-Last: Hassan Author-Name: Raja Noriza Raja Ariffin Author-X-Name-First: Raja Noriza Raja Author-X-Name-Last: Ariffin Author-Name: Norma Mansor Author-X-Name-First: Norma Author-X-Name-Last: Mansor Author-Name: Hussam Al Halbusi Author-X-Name-First: Hussam Author-X-Name-Last: Al Halbusi Title: The Moderating Role of Willingness to Implement Policy on Street-level Bureaucrats’ Multidimensional Enforcement Style and Discretion Abstract: This study contributes to the understanding of street-level bureaucrats’ behavior at the frontlines of regulatory enforcement. Regulatory enforcement is a multifaceted phenomenon that revolves around the concept of discretion of street-level bureaucrats. This study examines how a multidimensional enforcement style influences discretion and determines whether the willingness to implement acts as a moderator. It utilizes a survey questionnaire distributed among inspectors of the Department of Labor in the Ministry of Human Resources of Malaysia (n = 241). The finding of this study is street-level bureaucrat enforcement style comprises three primary dimensions: legal – which registered the highest correlation with discretion – facilitation, and accommodation. Using structural equational modeling, the three dimensions were found to have positive effects on discretion, and when considering the indirect effect of willingness to implement the relationships between the three dimensions and discretion were stronger when inspectors’ willingness is high. The novelty of this thesis is in producing an inclusive examination of regulation enforcement through the lens of Lipsky and Braithwaite’s theories by shedding light on the importance of the different factors that ultimately shape the discretion of bureaucrats. The primary contribution is highlighting that enforcement style have a profound impact on bureaucrats’ discretion when considering the willingness to implement and thus these factors shapes the whole implementation process. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 430-444 Issue: 6 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 04 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.2001008 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.2001008 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:6:p:430-444 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2001006_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Angela Tritto Author-X-Name-First: Angela Author-X-Name-Last: Tritto Author-Name: Wei Lit Yew Author-X-Name-First: Wei Lit Author-X-Name-Last: Yew Title: Embeddedness and Hybrid Organisations in Malaysia’s Urban Heritage Governance Abstract: How should we understand the role of hybrid organisations in urban heritage governance? What explains their particular hybrid forms? Those questions were addressed by studying two Malaysian hybrids: George Town World Heritage Incorporated and Think City. They are in charge of urban renewal and heritage preservation in Malaysia’s Penang State. Interviews and participant observation revealed how different types of embeddedness influence the internal and external dynamics underpinning the organisations’ effectiveness. They are shaped by local historical and institutional conditions and staffed by individuals recruited through networks spanning different scales in society and government. The hybrid organisations’ networks involve collaborations with local and national governments, with other state-linked institutions, with international organisations, and with civil society. The hybrid organisations have arguably provided more dynamic protection of George Town’s heritage, but the gains have yet to be evenly distributed among the local community. The findings also suggest that hybrids in developing economies are less a product of austerity and more a reflection of local political, geographical, and social contingencies. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 403-417 Issue: 6 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 04 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.2001006 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.2001006 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:6:p:403-417 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1998906_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Isaac Akomea-Frimpong Author-X-Name-First: Isaac Author-X-Name-Last: Akomea-Frimpong Author-Name: Temitayo Olumide Olaniyan Author-X-Name-First: Temitayo Olumide Author-X-Name-Last: Olaniyan Author-Name: Yvonne Dwomoh-Okudzeto Author-X-Name-First: Yvonne Author-X-Name-Last: Dwomoh-Okudzeto Title: Financial Literacy of legislators in Africa: An Exploratory Study Abstract: Financial literacy is a catalyst to improve financial decisions and financial inclusion in the society. Existing studies demonstrate a growing research outputs on financial literacy in all facets of the society except the legislature, one of three principal branches of government. Despite the fact that the legislature is the law-making body of financial bills and regulations in the society, little is known about the level of financial literacy of the members of the legislature. This study aims to explore the financial literacy of the legislators in Africa. A survey aided in obtaining primary data from 87 legislators of the Pan-African Parliament in Africa. Data obtained were analysed using descriptive and the probit statistical techniques. The results reveal education, profession and income as the main factors influencing financial literacy of legislators. In addition, the results revealed an average level of knowledge on cash budget, savings and investment, retirement planning and bank accounts of legislators. The study recommends that legislators must enroll in current and relevant financial programs, and use more financial apps for their financial activities. As a first of its kind, the study makes significant contributions to further studies and public policy. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 391-402 Issue: 6 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 04 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1998906 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1998906 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:6:p:391-402 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2001010_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Olusoji James George Author-X-Name-First: Olusoji James Author-X-Name-Last: George Author-Name: Samuel Essien Okon Author-X-Name-First: Samuel Essien Author-X-Name-Last: Okon Author-Name: Godbless Onoriode Akaighe Author-X-Name-First: Godbless Onoriode Author-X-Name-Last: Akaighe Title: Psychological Capital and Work Engagement among Employees in the Nigerian Public Sector: The Mediating Role of Emotional Intelligence Abstract: This study aimed to examine the effect of psychological capital (PsyCap) on work engagement and explore the mediating role of emotional intelligence (EI) on the relationship among public sector employees. Data was collected from a sample of 557 public sector employees in Nigeria, to test the hypothesized model and structural equation modeling (SEM) was employed. The findings of the study indicated that PsyCap has a significant positive influence on work engagement. Importantly, EI fully mediates the relationship between PsyCap and work engagement. The study provides theoretical explanations for the relationship and practical implications were discussed. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 445-453 Issue: 6 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 04 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.2001010 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.2001010 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:6:p:445-453 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1407478_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Announcement Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 171-171 Issue: 3 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 2 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1407478 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1407478 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:3:p:171-171 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1256306_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Yujin Choi Author-X-Name-First: Yujin Author-X-Name-Last: Choi Author-Name: Il Hwan Chung Author-X-Name-First: Il Hwan Author-X-Name-Last: Chung Title: Effects of Public Service Motivation on Turnover and Job Satisfaction in the U.S. Teacher Labor Market Abstract: A substantial body of research has addressed the importance of the match between the person and the organization, or jobs for individuals and organizational outcomes across diverse fields. Despite growing attention to the role of the person–environment (P–E) fit, there are few studies incorporating the characteristics of jobs in the relationship between public service motivation (PSM) and job satisfaction. Drawing on the growing literature concerning PSM and teacher recruitment and retention, this study investigates whether altruistic work values, such as a strong altruistic desire and a preference for correcting social inequity, affect job satisfaction and teacher turnover. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 172-180 Issue: 3 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 2 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1256306 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1256306 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:3:p:172-180 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1256892_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Andrea Guerrini Author-X-Name-First: Andrea Author-X-Name-Last: Guerrini Author-Name: Giulia Romano Author-X-Name-First: Giulia Author-X-Name-Last: Romano Author-Name: Bettina Campedelli Author-X-Name-First: Bettina Author-X-Name-Last: Campedelli Author-Name: Sara Moggi Author-X-Name-First: Sara Author-X-Name-Last: Moggi Author-Name: Chiara Leardini Author-X-Name-First: Chiara Author-X-Name-Last: Leardini Title: Public vs. Private in Hospital Efficiency: Exploring Determinants in a Competitive Environment Abstract: This study investigates the determinants of efficiency in an Italian regional health system and estimates the effect exerted by ownership on hospitals’ performance. To achieve this aim, the Veneto region was considered as a case study and a full dataset (2011–2012) containing nonpublicly available technical data and cost and income items was analyzed. Efficiencies are measured applying a three-stage data envelopment analysis (DEA). Our results suggest that private hospitals perform better than public hospitals in productivity and cost saving, not considering the effect of other environmental and operational variables such as length of stay and beds per capita. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 181-189 Issue: 3 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 2 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1256892 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1256892 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:3:p:181-189 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1256893_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Marian Döhler Author-X-Name-First: Marian Author-X-Name-Last: Döhler Title: Discovering the Dark Side of Power: The Principal’s Moral Hazard in Political-Bureaucratic Relations Abstract: Principal agent (PA) is among the most prominent concepts for analyzing the relationship between politics and bureaucracy. Nonethelesss, the inherent bias of PA scholars to attribute moral hazard almost exclusively to the agent, usually referred to as “bureaucratic drift”, requires re-examination. Building on the spare literature in which moral hazard of the principal is considered, this paper provides empirical evidence for a neglected aspect of the PA concept. Three cases of German regulatory agencies responsible for drug control, financial services and rail safety are analyzed in critical situations which were largely perceived as bureaucratic failures. The analysis reveals that a good deal of these failures, ranging from negligence to suppressing crucial information, has to be attributed to the political principal. This is called the dark side of power because the intention is to shift blame or to dodge political responsibility. Turning conventional PA reasoning upside down, the conclusion is that the principal’s moral hazard should be considered more routinely as a potential explanation for political-bureaucratic interactions. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 190-202 Issue: 3 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 2 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1256893 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1256893 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:3:p:190-202 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1256894_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Michele Campbell Ennis Author-X-Name-First: Michele Campbell Author-X-Name-Last: Ennis Author-Name: Tao Gong Author-X-Name-First: Tao Author-X-Name-Last: Gong Author-Name: Afokoghene Z. Okpozo Author-X-Name-First: Afokoghene Z. Author-X-Name-Last: Okpozo Title: Examining the Mediating Roles of Affective and Normative Commitment in the Relationship between Transformational Leadership Practices and Turnover Intention of Government Employees Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the indirect effect of transformational leadership practices on turnover intention of government employees through affective and normative commitment to the organization. A total of 201 respondents were surveyed from the state and local governments in the east region of a mid-Atlantic state in the United States. The results from bootstrapping mediation analysis supported that transformational leadership fosters employees’ affective and normative commitment, which in turn lowers their turnover intention. Furthermore, the strength of the indirect effect of transformational leadership on turnover intention tends to be greater for baby boomers than other generations. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 203-215 Issue: 3 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 2 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1256894 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1256894 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:3:p:203-215 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1262871_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Yousueng Han Author-X-Name-First: Yousueng Author-X-Name-Last: Han Title: Is Public Service Motivation Changeable? Integrative Modeling with Goal-Setting Theory Abstract: This study proposes that Public Service Motivation (PSM) can be changeable by unique characteristics of public organization. The proposition is applied for the integration between PSM theory and goal-setting theory that is inevitable to better understand the motivation phenomena for the organization. The integration model consists of two sub-mechanisms: 1) the moderating role of goal characteristics on the relationship between Public Service Motivation and work motivation, and 2) the mediating role of PSM on the relationship between goal characteristics and performance. The model suggests empirically testable five theoretical propositions with methodological strategies. Finally, theoretical implications and future study are discussed. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 216-225 Issue: 3 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 2 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1262871 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1262871 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:3:p:216-225 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1262872_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Hare Krisna Kundo Author-X-Name-First: Hare Krisna Author-X-Name-Last: Kundo Title: Citizen’s Charter for Improved Public Service Delivery and Accountability: The Experience of Land Administration at the Local Government in Bangladesh Abstract: Improved public service delivery and accountability have increasingly turned out to be important issues in public sector management. In Bangladesh, there has been noteworthy progress, including the introduction of citizen’s charter since 2008. This article explores the contribution of citizen’s charter in improving public service delivery and accountability at the local government land administration, adopting a qualitative longitudinal study. Analysis of the findings reveals that most of the service recipients are ignorant about the charter even after 8 years of its introduction. The charters are mainly producer dominated and their grand rhetorics are far away to achieve in reality. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 226-237 Issue: 3 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 2 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1262872 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1262872 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:3:p:226-237 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1263205_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Roddrick Colvin Author-X-Name-First: Roddrick Author-X-Name-Last: Colvin Title: The New Metropolitan Police of Buenos Aires: Officers’ Shared Perceptions on Community Policing and Organizational Practices Abstract: This exploratory research surveys police officers of the city of Buenos Aires who have joined the metropolitan police force. Specifically, it examines the officers’ perceptions of community policing, reasons for joining the forces, and their beliefs concerning the integration of female police officers. Police officers reported solid knowledge about community policing and their role as its instruments. They expressed some doubt that the values of community policing are permeating throughout the organization, and that there was not enough time for officers to actually engage communities. The leadership of the department should focus efforts to ensure that community policing values are instilled throughout the organization, and providing officers with the time needed to develop community relations with the public. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 238-245 Issue: 3 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 2 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1263205 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1263205 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:3:p:238-245 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1263206_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: A. Georges L. Romme Author-X-Name-First: A. Georges L. Author-X-Name-Last: Romme Author-Name: Jan Broekgaarden Author-X-Name-First: Jan Author-X-Name-Last: Broekgaarden Author-Name: Carien Huijzer Author-X-Name-First: Carien Author-X-Name-Last: Huijzer Author-Name: Annewiek Reijmer Author-X-Name-First: Annewiek Author-X-Name-Last: Reijmer Author-Name: Rob A. I. van der Eyden Author-X-Name-First: Rob A. I. Author-X-Name-Last: van der Eyden Title: From Competition and Collusion to Consent-Based Collaboration: A Case Study of Local Democracy Abstract: The high distrust in political institutions and a growing sense of powerlessness among many citizens suggest that prevailing democratic governance systems lack a capability for collective dialogue and learning. The key thesis here is that public governance systems can benefit from organizational arrangements informed by circular design. A case study conducted at a Dutch municipality illustrates how principles of circular design served to enhance the city council’s role of orchestrator of civil participation. This case also illustrates how a local democracy, which has long suffered from majority–minority ploys and voting schemes, can be transformed into a consent-based culture of collaboration. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 246-255 Issue: 3 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 2 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1263206 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1263206 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:3:p:246-255 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_903277_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Can Umut Çiner Author-X-Name-First: Can Umut Author-X-Name-Last: Çiner Title: Reconsidering the Role of the Prefects in Turkey: Public Policies and Metropolization Abstract: Prefects are considered important actors in the formation of different public policies in Turkey. While prefects and sub-prefects are empowered by means of new policies, their roles are also altered during the process of strengthening local governments. This alteration process represents the spirit of the state reform in its broadest range, that is, the conflict between the central and the local. Another new public policy for Turkey is metropolization. The administrative structure of Turkey has been dramatically changed by the introduction of the new Metropolitan Municipality Law (Law No. 6360, 2012). Representing a major change, this law added 14 more metropolitan municipalities to the already existing 16, and abolished Special Provincial Administrations within the metropolitan municipalities. This study aims to explain the reforms made on a metropolitan level together with the transformation of the government, the central–local conflict, and the prefects’ role in these reform and transformation processes in Turkey. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 445-455 Issue: 8 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.903277 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.903277 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:8:p:445-455 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_903269_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Francesca Manes Rossi Author-X-Name-First: Francesca Author-X-Name-Last: Manes Rossi Author-Name: Natalia Aversano Author-X-Name-First: Natalia Author-X-Name-Last: Aversano Author-Name: Johan Christiaens Author-X-Name-First: Johan Author-X-Name-Last: Christiaens Title: IPSASB’s Conceptual Framework: Coherence with Accounting Systems in European Public Administrations Abstract: Accounting and reporting systems in public administrations of European countries have deeply changed in the last 20 years due to the new public management wave and the trend toward international harmonization. This research aims to examine the possibility of implementing International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board’s (IPSASB’s) Conceptual Framework (CF), by observing accounting and reporting systems in the different governmental levels of countries selected and taking into account the embedded traditional characteristics of European countries. Results highlight how many structural differences still occur within and among countries, showing that much work is still necessary to obtain harmonization as implied in the IPSASB’s CF. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 456-465 Issue: 8 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.903269 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.903269 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:8:p:456-465 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_837071_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Adeline Nnenna Idike Author-X-Name-First: Adeline Nnenna Author-X-Name-Last: Idike Author-Name: Sylvia Uchenna Agu Author-X-Name-First: Sylvia Uchenna Author-X-Name-Last: Agu Title: African Union and Intra-State Conflict Resolution: A Return to the Libyan Crisis (2011) Abstract: This paper looked at the performance of the African Union (AU), in the resolution of intrastate conflicts in Africa. The study necessitated a revisit to the Libyan crisis. It is acknowledged in the study that conflicts pervade human relations. In the case of Africa, the study further shows that Africa has never experienced a lasting peace. The theoretical framework of games theory has been adopted in the study, to describe the character of African conflicts and to proffer solutions for the minimization of the level and number of such intrastate conflicts. The Libyan conflict typified the character of intrastate conflicts in Africa and was used for illustration in the study. The study concluded that the AU has made significant contributions toward the resolution of intrastate conflicts in Africa but there are still shortcomings of the AU and impediments to the efforts of the African Union, toward the resolution of such crises. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 466-473 Issue: 8 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.837071 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.837071 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:8:p:466-473 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_865644_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Roy Liff Author-X-Name-First: Roy Author-X-Name-Last: Liff Title: Unintended Consequences of NPM Drive the “Bureaucracy” Abstract: This article examines the unintended consequences following implementation of a new public management (NPM) reform—a performance-based salary system—in two Swedish public schools. Headmasters and central office personnel were interviewed. The expected reform results at last appeared a decade after implementation when salary-setting procedures adopted the bureaucratic framework. Despite the common view that NPM reforms, owing to unintended consequences, fail because they adapt poorly to the Weberian control regime at public organizations, this article argues that the unintended consequences of an NPM reform can drive the “bureaucratic” organization even when there is no evidence of debureaucratization. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 474-483 Issue: 8 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.865644 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.865644 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:8:p:474-483 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_865645_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Robert Blair Author-X-Name-First: Robert Author-X-Name-Last: Blair Author-Name: Christian L. Janousek Author-X-Name-First: Christian L. Author-X-Name-Last: Janousek Title: City Management in the United States and Norway: A Comparative Analysis of Professional Orientations Abstract: This analysis examines the effects of political culture on the nature and practice of professional local government management by comparing the structures, responsibilities, and relationships of city administrative executives in the democratic countries of the United States and Norway. The findings suggest that, despite fundamental differences in societal institutions and settings, American and Norwegian city managers serve similar roles in their respective local government organizations. However, the notable variations in the processes of municipal management identified between the two nations appear to reflect the contextual influence of divergent political foundations on the operational environment of professional public administrators. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 484-493 Issue: 8 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.865645 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.865645 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:8:p:484-493 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_865646_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Whitney B. Afonso Author-X-Name-First: Whitney B. Author-X-Name-Last: Afonso Title: Local Government Capital Spending During and After Recessions: A Cause for Concern? Abstract: This article combines literature on cutback management with the results of a survey of county commissioners. Specifically, it focuses on the use of capital spending reductions in county government to cope with fiscal stress and the potential long-term impact of such reductions in response to the limited amount of research on this form of local government. In light of the literature and survey results, it recommends that county governments change their behavior and avoid cuts to their capital budgets due to the long-term costs of delayed maintenance and the opportunity costs incurred by stifling economic development. It also presents policy choices available to many counties that enable them to maintain capital investments, including public–private partnerships and earmarked local option sales taxes. The study concludes with a call for quantitative research on the long-term effects of capital reductions during economic downturns. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 494-505 Issue: 8 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.865646 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.865646 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:8:p:494-505 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_865647_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Kai-Lit Phua Author-X-Name-First: Kai-Lit Author-X-Name-Last: Phua Author-Name: Sharon Wan-Hui Ling Author-X-Name-First: Sharon Wan-Hui Author-X-Name-Last: Ling Author-Name: Kai-Hong Phua Author-X-Name-First: Kai-Hong Author-X-Name-Last: Phua Title: Public–Private Partnerships in Health in Malaysia: Lessons for Policy Implementation Abstract: The government of Malaysia, an early and enthusiastic supporter of the concept of privatization of public services, can also be considered as being highly supportive of more recent strategies such as “public–private partnerships” (PPPs) in the delivery of social services. It established a Public–Private Partnership Unit (UKAS) in 2011. This discussion of Malaysia’s experience with health care PPPs is based on a literature review. The record is mixed, with successes and failures. Critical factors for success include regulation, transparency, clear policy guidance and clarity on operational procedures and responsibilities, proper evaluation mechanisms, sustained financial support, especially for NGO partners, and unwavering commitment from policy-makers. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 506-513 Issue: 8 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.865647 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.865647 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:8:p:506-513 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_865648_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Taewoo Nam Author-X-Name-First: Taewoo Author-X-Name-Last: Nam Title: Assessing Operational and Collaborative Performance Management: A Case Study of PhillyStat Abstract: Many cities and agencies in the U.S. have adopted the “-Stat” approach, which is called “PerformanceStat” in general. Philadelphia has created PhillyStat as its performance management and tracking tool, of which unique feature is its twofold review process involving both operational and outcome level. This study assesses the capacities of PhillyStat. The assessment suggests four implications for jurisdictional governments and agencies employing the “-Stat” approach. First, the “-Stat” approach should evolve toward strategic review beyond day-to-day operational review. Second, the “-Stat” approach should close the gap in diverse views on government performance. Third, the “-Stat” approach should be used as an effective tool for public management and leadership. Last, the “-Stat” approach should develop capabilities for cross-organizational collaboration. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 514-527 Issue: 8 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.865648 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.865648 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:8:p:514-527 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1768115_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Alisa V. Moldavanova Author-X-Name-First: Alisa V. Author-X-Name-Last: Moldavanova Author-Name: Isil Akbulut-Gok Author-X-Name-First: Isil Author-X-Name-Last: Akbulut-Gok Title: Inter-Organizational Networking and the Great Recession: Lessons from Detroit Arts and Culture Organizations Abstract: Drawing upon the resource dependency and social network perspectives, this article investigates the structure and composition of inter-organizational networks that 27 arts and culture organizations from the Detroit Metropolitan Area relied on during and after the Great Recession. An analysis of the ego networks of these cultural organizations shows that their ability to withstand stress is unrelated to their network structure and composition. Strategic forms of network configurations, however, appear to be more common among larger and older organizations, thus affirming a powerful role of capacity and reputation for the formation of organizational social capital. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 213-227 Issue: 3 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 02 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1768115 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1768115 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:3:p:213-227 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1851256_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Tom Christensen Author-X-Name-First: Tom Author-X-Name-Last: Christensen Author-Name: Per Lægreid Author-X-Name-First: Per Author-X-Name-Last: Lægreid Title: ICT Use in Central Government: Scope, Predictors and Effects on Coordination Quality Abstract: This paper addresses the use of ICT tools in central government, what can explain the variation in the use of such tools and the effects of them on perceived coordination quality. The data base is a survey to civil servants in Norwegian central government. Structural and cultural perspectives are applied to understand the variation in scope and effects of ICT tools. The paper finds that ICT tools are widespread in central government, but government-to-government tools are more used than government-to-citizens tools. The predictors of ICT use are mainly structural features. Use of government-to-government tools have a significant effect on perceived coordination quality but also cultural features matter. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 273-286 Issue: 3 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 02 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1851256 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1851256 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:3:p:273-286 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1839494_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Gurmeet Singh Author-X-Name-First: Gurmeet Author-X-Name-Last: Singh Author-Name: Neale J Slack Author-X-Name-First: Neale J Author-X-Name-Last: Slack Title: New Public Management and Customer Perceptions of Service Quality – A Mixed-Methods Study Abstract: The purpose of this study is to explore the impact of New Public Management (NPM) reform on customers’ perceptions of service quality. This study uses a mixed methods research design. For quantitative data, we use a structured questionnaire and for qualitative data a single, longitudinal, explanatory case study. The case study and survey research findings integrate well and suggest that NPM reform under the right circumstances can result in tangible improvements in service quality, even in the short term. However, NPM reform should not be perceived as a silver bullet that can overcome overnight all inculcated Weberian bureaucratic weaknesses of the public sector that have built up over many years. This research provides significant contribution to new knowledge relating to the impact of NPM on customer perception of service quality, and in particular relating to a Small Island Developing states (SIDs). Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 242-256 Issue: 3 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 02 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1839494 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1839494 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:3:p:242-256 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1820522_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: James Gerard Caillier Author-X-Name-First: James Gerard Author-X-Name-Last: Caillier Title: Abusive Supervision in Agencies: The Role of Gender in Reporting and Complaint Success Abstract: Even though studies often examine supervisory acts of non-physical aggression (i.e., abusive supervision) towards subordinates, most examine either the antecedents or the adverse outcomes of abusive supervision. Similar to physical and sexual abuse, many organizations, especially in the public sector, have a process in place to handle abusive supervision. Yet research has largely ignored what happens during this process. More specifically, no studies were found to examine subordinate reporting of abusive supervision (i.e., non-violent behaviors that are non-sexual) and whether complainants were effective. Furthermore, scholars recently called for aggression research to examine the role gender plays in this process. The present study seeks to fill this lacuna in the literature, by investigating the impact of gender in reporting abusive supervision and complaint success. After examining Merit Principles Survey Path 1, several interesting findings emerged. First, the gender of the subordinate and the hierarchical aggressor were found to impact reporting decisions. Gender dissimilarity (i.e., the gender mismatch between the subordinate and the manager) did not seem to affect reporting decisions. Next, the gender of the subordinate was found to affect complaint success, while the gender of the hierarchical aggressor did not. Nevertheless, gender dissimilarity did affect complaint success. The implications of the findings are thoroughly discussed in the article. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 228-241 Issue: 3 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 02 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1820522 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1820522 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:3:p:228-241 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1917610_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ju Won Chung Author-X-Name-First: Ju Won Author-X-Name-Last: Chung Author-Name: Yujin Choi Author-X-Name-First: Yujin Author-X-Name-Last: Choi Title: What Influences Collaborative Relationships between Central and Local Governments? Empirical Evidence from South Korea Abstract: This study investigates the factors that influence collaborative relationships between the central and local governments, drawing on the intergovernmental relations theory. Specifically, we examine the impacts of function allocation, personnel and financial relationships, administrative control, contact frequency, and collaborative attitude on intergovernmental collaboration using a comprehensive approach. To do so, this study utilizes a large volume of survey data on intergovernmental relationships collected by the Korean Institute of Public Administration. We found that collaborative attitude and level of satisfaction on fiscal relationships had positive impacts on intergovernmental collaboration across all levels of government, but the priority each level of government placed on other factors varied. Results and implications are discussed. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 287-297 Issue: 3 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 02 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1917610 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1917610 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:3:p:287-297 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1841227_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Yen Thi Tran Author-X-Name-First: Yen Author-X-Name-Last: Thi Tran Author-Name: Nguyen P. Nguyen Author-X-Name-First: Nguyen P. Author-X-Name-Last: Nguyen Author-Name: Lam Dang Nguyen Author-X-Name-First: Lam Dang Author-X-Name-Last: Nguyen Title: Results-oriented Culture and Organizational Performance: The Mediating Role of Financial Accountability in Public Sector Organizations in Vietnam Abstract: Drawing on New Public Management (NPM) theory, this study examines the mediating role of financial accountability in the relationship between results-oriented culture and performance in public sector organizations in Vietnam. The research model and hypotheses have been tested by SmartPLS3 software with 289 survey samples from accountants and managers working in public sector organizations in Vietnam. The results show that results-oriented culture has a positive impact on organizational performance, and that financial accountability plays a mediating role in the relationship between results-oriented culture and organizational performance. These results provide some theoretical and administrative implications for public sector organizations in Vietnam in applying results-oriented culture to improve financial accountability and organizational performance. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 257-272 Issue: 3 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 02 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1841227 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1841227 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:3:p:257-272 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1068326_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Dimitrios Askounis Author-X-Name-First: Dimitrios Author-X-Name-Last: Askounis Author-Name: Kostas Ergazakis Author-X-Name-First: Kostas Author-X-Name-Last: Ergazakis Author-Name: Maria Mavri Author-X-Name-First: Maria Author-X-Name-Last: Mavri Author-Name: Andry Toska Author-X-Name-First: Andry Author-X-Name-Last: Toska Title: Estimating the Performance of Local Authorities as a Measure to Overpass the Financial Crisis: The Greek Case Study Abstract: Nowadays, local authorities face a number of problems that are related to the global economic crisis. For every government, the idea of measuring authorities’ performances and transferring funds based on this estimation seems to be a solution for their sustainable development. In this article, we introduce a methodological framework for measuring the performance of local authorities based on the (a) quality of services offered, (b) complexity of operational procedures, and (c) cooperation with the central governance. Finally, we propose a model for improving local authorities’ effectiveness. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1109-1124 Issue: 14 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1068326 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1068326 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:14:p:1109-1124 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1068327_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Sharon Mastracci Author-X-Name-First: Sharon Author-X-Name-Last: Mastracci Author-Name: Chih-Wei Hsieh Author-X-Name-First: Chih-Wei Author-X-Name-Last: Hsieh Title: Emotional Labor and Job Stress in Caring Professions: Exploring Universalism and Particularism in Construct and Culture Abstract: Passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in the US increases demand for nurses and brings health care into the public sphere with all that entails, including public accountability and performance measurement. In the UK’s long-standing national healthcare system, revelations of several years of neglect and poor oversight at one hospital might have contributed to nearly 1,200 deaths. The resulting Francis Report cited, among many factors, undue emphasis on reaching national access targets and balancing budgets for substandard care. Scholars of emotional labor note these trends with interest, because emotional labor is essential to nursing practice. But is emotional labor a universal construct, or is it particular to cultural context? How much can be imported from one study to the next? We compare nurse job stress in individualist and collectivist countries and reveal a statistically significant relationship: The higher a country’s individualism index, the greater the frequency of emotional-labor-demanding job stress. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1125-1133 Issue: 14 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1068327 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1068327 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:14:p:1125-1133 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1068328_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Alex Ingrams Author-X-Name-First: Alex Author-X-Name-Last: Ingrams Author-Name: Marc Holzer Author-X-Name-First: Marc Author-X-Name-Last: Holzer Title: The Educational and Professional Goals of International Students in Public Service Degrees Abstract: International student enrollment in public service degrees such as Public Administration in the United States has grown rapidly. Harnessing this growth to improve the knowledge and expertise of employees in public service is a vital opportunity. However, our survey of public service schools shows that international students perceive an extensive lack of support with financial and linguistic challenges. Furthermore, schools practice little performance evaluation concerning international student experience. We conclude that schools collect more data on international students and communicate better information about programs to improve services and ensure that students know accurately what to expect from their overseas education. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1134-1147 Issue: 14 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1068328 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1068328 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:14:p:1134-1147 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1070360_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: George Klay Kieh Author-X-Name-First: George Klay Author-X-Name-Last: Kieh Title: The Political Economy of the Growth of the Liberian Public Sector Abstract: Using a political economy approach, this study examines the nature, dynamics, and causes of the expansion of the Liberian public sector. The findings show that the major causes for the expansion of the Liberian public sector did not fit those provided by the literature—citizens’ demands for new services, and other issues that emerge from state-building. Instead, the politico-economic interests of the Liberian ruling class (both the internal and external wings) are the major causes for the increase in the size of the government. These interests include serving the interests of corporate capitalism, and the private accumulation of wealth. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1148-1158 Issue: 14 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1070360 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1070360 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:14:p:1148-1158 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1070361_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Luca Bambagiotti-Alberti Author-X-Name-First: Luca Author-X-Name-Last: Bambagiotti-Alberti Author-Name: Giacomo Manetti Author-X-Name-First: Giacomo Author-X-Name-Last: Manetti Author-Name: Barbara Sibilio-Parri Author-X-Name-First: Barbara Author-X-Name-Last: Sibilio-Parri Title: The Quality of Annual Reporting by Italian Museums: An International Comparison Abstract: We study the quality of disclosure and the level of accountability of Italian museums using MPADI2 index (Wei et al. 2008; Botes et al. 2013) on a sample of 13 annual reports which, given the legal status of some entities, encompasses the activity of 93 Italian public and private museums, many of which are within the most visited in Italy and worldwide. The results allow for an international comparison with the annual reports of a panel of USA, UK and European museums which have undergone the same MPADI2 analysis, giving an interesting insight about museum different disclosing practices across countries. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1159-1170 Issue: 14 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1070361 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1070361 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:14:p:1159-1170 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1072211_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Peter Aagaard Author-X-Name-First: Peter Author-X-Name-Last: Aagaard Title: How to Make the Mix Matter: A Case Study of Post-Transformational Leadership in Hybrid Public Management Abstract: The purpose of this article is to explain how public managers can influence the mix of institutional logics in a process of organizational change. To do this, the concept of post-transformational leadership is related to institutional logics. The article is based on a case study of the Danish Crime Prevention Council. The study shows how post-transformative leaders are urged to move from strategies of collaboration to strategies of manipulation, hypocrisy, and the hijacking of institutional logics. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1171-1179 Issue: 14 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1072211 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1072211 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:14:p:1171-1179 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1072214_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Roman Vakulchuk Author-X-Name-First: Roman Author-X-Name-Last: Vakulchuk Title: Public Administration Reform and Its Implications for Foreign Petroleum Companies in Kazakhstan Abstract: Since 2000, Kazakhstan has followed the New Public Management reform trajectory in modernizing its public sector and public service delivery. This article employs an actor-centered perspective to examine the effects of the public administration reform and its implications for foreign petroleum companies in Kazakhstan. The study builds on primary sources in the form of 81 semi-structured interviews with public servants, representatives of foreign petroleum companies and experts. The main conclusion is that the reform effects are ambiguous. Despite some success in greater efficiency of public services, many weaknesses remain, with highly varying implications for foreign petroleum companies. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1180-1194 Issue: 14 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1072214 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1072214 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:14:p:1180-1194 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1072218_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Wei Zhang Author-X-Name-First: Wei Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang Author-Name: Xiaolin Xu Author-X-Name-First: Xiaolin Author-X-Name-Last: Xu Author-Name: Hui Zhang Author-X-Name-First: Hui Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang Author-Name: Qiang Chen Author-X-Name-First: Qiang Author-X-Name-Last: Chen Title: Online Participation Chaos: A Case Study of Chinese Government-Initiated E-Polity Square Abstract: The research examines a government-initiated online engagement program in China, mainly including its history, mechanism, and how netizens participated in it. To clearly address the participation scenario, a framework is proposed to further explore the quality of participation. The result shows that participation chaos is prevalent with poor-quality proposals. A government censorship exists all the time and changes with the popularity of the forum. It also implies that the purpose of a Chinese government-initiated online engagement forum may be varied, one for engagement and the other for maintaining stability, which partly attributes to the online participation chaos. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1195-1202 Issue: 14 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1072218 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1072218 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:14:p:1195-1202 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1156696_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: David J. Houston Author-X-Name-First: David J. Author-X-Name-Last: Houston Author-Name: Nurgul R. Aitalieva Author-X-Name-First: Nurgul R. Author-X-Name-Last: Aitalieva Author-Name: Andrew L. Morelock Author-X-Name-First: Andrew L. Author-X-Name-Last: Morelock Author-Name: Chris A. Shults Author-X-Name-First: Chris A. Author-X-Name-Last: Shults Title: Citizen Trust in Civil Servants: A Cross-National Examination Abstract: How trusting of civil servants are citizens in North America and Europe? What individual-level and national-level attributes correlate with trust in civil servants? To answer these questions, data from national samples across 21 countries are taken from the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) 2006 Role of Government module and are analyzed by estimating multilevel binary logistic regression models. Trust is correlated with both subjective (at the individual-level) and objective (at the national-level) indicators of performance. The quality of institutions also matters as countries with lower levels of public sector corruption experience higher levels of trust in the civil service. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1203-1214 Issue: 14 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1156696 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1156696 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:14:p:1203-1214 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1204616_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Miki Miyaki Author-X-Name-First: Miki Author-X-Name-Last: Miyaki Title: Public Nursery School Costs and the Effects of the Funding Reforms in Japan Abstract: Using a panel dataset of 983 municipalities across Japan, this article investigates the impact of the funding reforms in 2004 on public nursery schools’ operating costs. We found that municipalities responded differently to the reforms, depending on their fiscal strength and city scale. In areas with relatively large populations, fiscally stronger municipalities were likely to spend less on public nursery schools in the wake of the reforms, while municipalities in smaller cities spent more. Besides, municipalities that were not compensated for the loss of the national subsidy reduced expenditures in large cities. In small cities, on the other hand, such municipalities actually increased expenditures. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1215-1228 Issue: 14 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1204616 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1204616 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:14:p:1215-1228 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1263506_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Proposals for a Special Issue of International Journal of Public Administration Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1229-1229 Issue: 14 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1263506 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1263506 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:14:p:1229-1229 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1250566_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: The Editors Title: EOV Subscriptions page Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: ebi-ebi Issue: 14 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1250566 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1250566 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:14:p:ebi-ebi Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_809585_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Khaldoun AbouAssi Author-X-Name-First: Khaldoun Author-X-Name-Last: AbouAssi Author-Name: Tina Nabatchi Author-X-Name-First: Tina Author-X-Name-Last: Nabatchi Author-Name: Randa Antoun Author-X-Name-First: Randa Author-X-Name-Last: Antoun Title: Citizen Participation in Public Administration: Views from Lebanon Abstract: This article examines citizen participation in Lebanon. Specifically, we apply the International Association for Public Participation Spectrum of Public Participation (2007) and use survey, interview, and archival data to understand how and why Lebanese government agencies use citizen participation. In addition to reviewing survey data, we present short cases about citizen participation in the three Lebanese agencies. Our findings indicate that the majority of public agencies in Lebanon use basic forms of citizen participation that span the inform-consult categories on the IAP2 spectrum. The article concludes with a discussion about the challenges of and prospects for citizen participation in the Lebanese public sector. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1029-1043 Issue: 14 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.809585 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.809585 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:14:p:1029-1043 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_858529_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: The Editors Title: EOV Board Page Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: ebi-ebi Issue: 14 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.858529 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.858529 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:14:p:ebi-ebi Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_798812_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: James Caillier Author-X-Name-First: James Author-X-Name-Last: Caillier Title: Do Employees Feel Comfortable Blowing the Whistle When Their Supervisors Practice Transformational Leadership? Abstract: Although public organization literature is replete with studies examining whistleblowing, scholars have generally neglected the connection between leadership styles and whistleblowing. Furthermore, no study was found that examined the relationship between whistleblowing and the most often studied leadership style, transformational leadership. This article fills this void in the literature by examining the relationship between transformational leadership and whistleblowing in government agencies. After controlling for employee commitment and several power-dependency factors, the results revealed that employees were more comfortable blowing the whistle when they perceived organizational leaders and managers were practicing transformational leadership than when they perceived they were not. In fact, transformational leadership was the most important predictor. Employees were also most comfortable when they exhibited high levels of commitment and job satisfaction. On the other hand, minority employees were less at ease reporting wrong-doing to their supervisors than Caucasian employees. The implications of these results are thoroughly discussed in the article. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1020-1028 Issue: 14 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.798812 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.798812 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:14:p:1020-1028 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_798811_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Nina van Loon Author-X-Name-First: Nina Author-X-Name-Last: van Loon Author-Name: Peter Leisink Author-X-Name-First: Peter Author-X-Name-Last: Leisink Author-Name: Wouter Vandenabeele Author-X-Name-First: Wouter Author-X-Name-Last: Vandenabeele Title: Talking the Talk of Public Service Motivation: How Public Organization Logics Matter for Employees' Expressions of PSM Abstract: This article aims to move beyond the public-private dichotomy in studying public service motivation (PSM) by showing how organizational logics matter for the type of PSM (instrumental, normative, or affective) that employees express. Using data from 50 interviews in police stations, prisons, hospitals, municipalities, and schools, we show that differences in service logic (the user's feeling of the desirability of a service) and user logic (people-changing or people-processing services) matter for employees’ expressions of PSM in that this results in different emphases within public service motivation. We conclude that institutions such as organizational logics matter for PSM expressions and that research on PSM should account for differences between public service-providing organizations. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1007-1019 Issue: 14 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.798811 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.798811 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:14:p:1007-1019 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_10364248_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Robert Schwartz Author-X-Name-First: Robert Author-X-Name-Last: Schwartz Title: COLLABORATING WITH THE THIRD SECTOR—PROBLEM OR SOLUTION: LESSONS FROM THE ISRAELI EXPERIENCE Journal: Pages: 1127-1131 Issue: 11 Volume: 24 Year: 2001 X-DOI: 10.1081/PAD-100105232 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1081/PAD-100105232 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:24:y:2001:i:11:p:1127-1131 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_10364249_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Benjamin Gidron Author-X-Name-First: Benjamin Author-X-Name-Last: Gidron Author-Name: Hagai Katz Author-X-Name-First: Hagai Author-X-Name-Last: Katz Title: PATTERNS OF GOVERNMENT FUNDING TO THIRD SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS AS REFLECTING A DE FACTO POLICY AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS ON THE STRUCTURE OF THE SECTOR IN ISRAEL Abstract: The treatment of the Third Sector and its organizations by governments in Israel has been characterized by a lack of a declared, knowledge based and centrally planned policy. It takes a haphazard form of politically driven bargains, personally attained benefits, and reactive crisis intervention solutions. Paradoxically, the lack of planning and coordination in policymaking in issues involving the Third Sector is accompanied with an elaborate system of public funding to Third Sector organizations, a system that has developed incrementally over the years. These funding patterns have accumulated to a persistent de-facto policy towards that set of organizations. Findings on public funding to Third Sector organizations from two major research projects—the Johns Hopkins Comparative Nonprofit Sector Project and the Israeli Third Sector Database—served to analyze that de-facto policy towards the Third Sector in Israel. The large-scale funding of Third Sector organizations and specifically service providing organizations in the fields of “Education” and “Health”, alongside with the meager support of other types of organizations imply a conception of the Third Sector as a complementary organ of government. The statist ideology this funding pattern reveals results in a non-deliberate yet unmistakable policy. It is geared towards utilizing the Third Sector to replace and complement the public sector in providing different essential services, and at the same time minimizing or ignoring other roles of the sector altogether (advocacy, innovation, development of civil society). This policy has concrete consequences. Since government funding is the major funding source of the Third Sector in Israel, these preferences influence the nature and the composition of the sector. It strengthened the service provision tendency and increased the major role religion plays in the sector on the one hand. On the other hand it undermines the development of foundations as a significant alternative to public funding and the development of civil society. The findings point out to some of the social origins of the Israeli Third Sector. Among these we discuss the major role these organizations played in the pre-state era, the centrality of religion in the Jewish State, the centralist and statist ideologies of the first Israeli governments and some political arrangements which still are in effect after decades. Our data show that despite the structural changes that the Israeli society and polity underwent since the 1970s, the economic structure of the sector and its public funding patterns have basically stayed the same. That is in spite of the drastic growth and diversification the sector enderwent since the 1980s. Third Sector policy too still carries a strong statist flavor, as it completely ignores the rising element of civil society. The clear consequences of that unplanned de-facto policy raise various questions regarding the roles of the Third Sector in Israel, the necessity of a systematic public debate on these roles and the desired government policy towards the sector in light of these roles. Journal: Pages: 1133-1159 Issue: 11 Volume: 24 Year: 2001 X-DOI: 10.1081/PAD-100105233 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1081/PAD-100105233 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:24:y:2001:i:11:p:1133-1159 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_10364250_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Robert Schwartz Author-X-Name-First: Robert Author-X-Name-Last: Schwartz Title: MANAGING GOVERNMENT-THIRD SECTOR COLLABORATION: ACCOUNTABILITY, AMBIGUITY, AND POLITICS Abstract: Recent years have witnessed increased revelations by watchdog agents of mismanagement and abuse in third sector organizations that collaborate with government resulting in a decline in public trust and signs of a portending legitimacy crisis. Strengthening accountability mechanisms seems an obvious response to this trend. Yet, Israeli attempts to improve accountability of government-third sector collaborations have largely failed. Politics of accountability theory provides an explanation as to why. The findings demonstrate that political, bureaucratic and third sector stakeholders have a mutual interest in maintaining a cloak of ambiguity over government-third sector collaborations. The effects of four alternative accountability types on accountability, ambiguity, flexibility and politics are examined in an attempt to identify feasible and effective accountability strategies. There is no one ideal accountability type for all situations. Attention to the pitfalls of each accountability type may alert accountability decision-makers to appropriate combinations of accountability types for particular circumstances. However, the actual choice of accountability types has more to do with the politics of accountability than with scientific analysis of what is most appropriate. Journal: Pages: 1161-1188 Issue: 11 Volume: 24 Year: 2001 X-DOI: 10.1081/PAD-100105234 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1081/PAD-100105234 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:24:y:2001:i:11:p:1161-1188 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_10364251_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ira Sharkansky Author-X-Name-First: Ira Author-X-Name-Last: Sharkansky Title: GOVERNING A HYBRID: THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM Abstract: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is an Israeli version of the administrative hybrids represented by elite universities. Weber's norms of hierarchy and standardization according to formal rules with a minimum of exceptions falls to variations between units with different missions and quality. There are also multiple sources of funding, resources limited to specific purposes that remain outside the control of central administrators, academic freedom and the presence of prima donnas among the personnel who are to be controlled. Journal: Pages: 1189-1210 Issue: 11 Volume: 24 Year: 2001 X-DOI: 10.1081/PAD-100105235 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1081/PAD-100105235 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:24:y:2001:i:11:p:1189-1210 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_10364252_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Fred Lazin Author-X-Name-First: Fred Author-X-Name-Last: Lazin Title: THE THIRD SECTOR AND IMMIGRANT ABSORPTION: LESSONS FROM THE ISRAELI EXPERIENCE Abstract: This paper deals with the role of two third sector organizations in immigrant absorption in Israel during the mid-1980s through 1993. The Jewish Agency, a non-governmental, voluntary, non-profit “public institution” funded by Diaspora Jewry had responsibility for immigrants during their first year in the country. It represented world Jewry and Israeli political parties. A second third sector institution, the quasi-public party controlled state religious school system played a significant role in the education of Ethiopian immigrant children. The paper evaluates their impact on the absorption of immigrants. To what extent did these third sector agencies pursue their own agendas and or serve the immigrants? The paper also examines the influence of Israel's political-administrative systems on the third sector. How unique is the Israeli experience? Hopefully the findings will shed new light on the politics of collaboration with the third sector in contemporary Israel. Evidence presented here suggests that third sector absorbing agencies often pursued their own interests at the expense of the immigrants. The paper also reveals the complexity of the political and administrative character of Israel's third sector. Finally, the analysis shows the importance of political-administrative systems for understanding third sector collaboration in Israel. Journal: Pages: 1211-1232 Issue: 11 Volume: 24 Year: 2001 X-DOI: 10.1081/PAD-100105236 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1081/PAD-100105236 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:24:y:2001:i:11:p:1211-1232 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_10364253_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Hillel Schmid Author-X-Name-First: Hillel Author-X-Name-Last: Schmid Title: NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING HOME CARE SERVICES FOR THE ISRAELI FRAIL ELDERLY: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS Abstract: The article presents a longitudinal study on the behavior and functioning of voluntary nonprofit organizations (VNPOs) and for-profit organizations (FPOs) providing home care services to frail elderly persons in Israel according to the Long Term Care Insurance Law, which was implemented as of 1988. The study examined differences and similarities in the strategic, structural, administrative, and human behavior of VNPOs and FPOs over a 10-year-period. The main findings point to blurring distinctions between organizations in both sectors, which can be attributed to their high dependence on governmental resources, adoption of similar service technologies, and transmission of professional norms. In light of the above, the article seeks to shift the focus of research from the question who provides to how services are provided and what structural and organizational properties may contribute toward improving service effectiveness. Journal: Pages: 1233-1265 Issue: 11 Volume: 24 Year: 2001 X-DOI: 10.1081/PAD-100105237 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1081/PAD-100105237 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:24:y:2001:i:11:p:1233-1265 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_10364254_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Eran Vigoda Author-X-Name-First: Eran Author-X-Name-Last: Vigoda Title: PERFORMANCE IN THE THIRD SECTOR: A MICRO-LEVEL FRAMEWORK AND SOME LESSONS FROM ISRAEL Abstract: Organizational performance is perhaps the most studied topic in management literature. For many years much attention has been given to understanding performance of the first (private/business) and second (public/administrative) sectors. Only recently have studies shown interest in the performance of the rapidly evolving third sector. However, most studies on the performance of Voluntary and Non-Profit Organizations (VNPOs) have so far adopted a distinctly macro-oriented perspective, overlooking micro-level viewpoints which may have special merit for a broader understanding of effectiveness and efficiency in these bodies. This paper provides an insight into this less studied dimension of performance analysis and tries to illuminate its advantages for VNPOs. The model applies existing knowledge from other fields such as organizational behavior and labor studies, and puts forward a theory that may prove useful for third-sector organizations struggling to improve results in a turbulent public arena. Furthermore, we provide some preliminary findings as collected in Na'amat (an Israeli VNPO of working women) that support the usefulness of this model. Journal: Pages: 1267-1288 Issue: 11 Volume: 24 Year: 2001 X-DOI: 10.1081/PAD-100105238 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1081/PAD-100105238 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:24:y:2001:i:11:p:1267-1288 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1928185_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Sanghee Park Author-X-Name-First: Sanghee Author-X-Name-Last: Park Author-Name: So Hee Jeon Author-X-Name-First: So Hee Author-X-Name-Last: Jeon Title: Merit Principles Merit Further Investigation: The Influence on Employee Perception of Whistleblowing Abstract: Merit principles have been fundamental to managing human resources for several decades in public administration. However, the meaning of merit and its relationship with other values needs more attention from the scholarship. This study investigates how three components of merit principles, i.e., tenure protection, merit-based hiring, and merit-based rewards, affect government employees in different ways by focusing on their willingness to report wrongdoings. This study finds from the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey that tenure protection is a significant positive predictor of whistleblowing, and its negative marginal effect turns to positive when employees perceive their tenures are well protected. However, their willingness to blow the whistle is less related to merit-based hiring, while merit-based rewards have a positive effect on whistleblowing despite the ambiguous expectation in the literature. Employee empowerment, trust in management, and ethical leadership consistently increase the probability of whistleblowing. This study finds no evidence of interagency differences. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 894-906 Issue: 12 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1928185 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1928185 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:12:p:894-906 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1945622_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Herman Mandari Author-X-Name-First: Herman Author-X-Name-Last: Mandari Author-Name: Daniel Koloseni Author-X-Name-First: Daniel Author-X-Name-Last: Koloseni Title: Examining the Antecedents of Continuance Usage of Mobile Government Services in Tanzania Abstract: Continuance usage of mobile government services in Tanzania has received less attention in literature. Furthermore, mobility and reachability–the critical features of mobile services have also been less researched in the information system (IS) continuance literature. Therefore, this study extends Expectancy-Confirmation Theory (ECT) with mobility and reachability to examine the continuance usage of mobile government services in Tanzania. The study applied chain – referral-sampling technique to collect a total of 374 complete and valid responses. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was deployed to examine the hypothesized causal relationships. Findings show that mobility and reachability have an influence on continuance usage of m-government services in Tanzania. Furthermore, perceived usefulness, confirmation, satisfaction, and continuance intention contribute highly on continuance usage behaviour of m-government services in Tanzania. The study provides useful recommendations to scholars and policymakers on how m-government services can be enhanced to enable continuance usage of m-government services in Tanzania. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 917-929 Issue: 12 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1945622 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1945622 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:12:p:917-929 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1925910_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: G. Nyikos Author-X-Name-First: G. Author-X-Name-Last: Nyikos Author-Name: N. Ermasova Author-X-Name-First: N. Author-X-Name-Last: Ermasova Title: Public Capital Infrastructure Management: Cases of Germany, Hungary and the USA Abstract: The study uses a comparative case study approach to analyze contrasts and similarities of capital infrastructure management at the national level in Hungary, Germany, and the USA. Public investment has decreased in Germany and the USA while Hungary has benefited from significant public investments financed by EU funds over the past 15 years. Ageing infrastructure and public infrastructure maintenance has been found to be the weakest area in all three countries. The COVID-19 pandemic has further exacerbated existing challenges in underinvestment in public infrastructure. Political support for capital infrastructure project could be more important than cost-benefit estimates in the USA and Hungary. These study findings show that there has been an increased need to institutionalize recommended practices in capital infrastructure management at national levels of government, in particular during COVID-19 crisis. The countries have a unique opportunity to reinvest in capital infrastructure and jumpstart countries’ economy during COVID-19 crisis. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 869-893 Issue: 12 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1925910 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1925910 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:12:p:869-893 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2102780_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Correction Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: I-I Issue: 12 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2102780 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2102780 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:12:p:I-I Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1928186_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Hugo D. Asencio Author-X-Name-First: Hugo D. Author-X-Name-Last: Asencio Title: Ethical Leadership and Commitment to Behave Ethically in Government Agencies Abstract: This study investigates the relationship between ethical leadership and commitment to behave ethically, a dimension of ethical culture largely understudied in government settings. It uses survey data collected from public servants in a U.S. state. The results from OLS regression analysis indicate that ethical leadership is positively and statistically related to commitment to behave ethically. The findings underscore the importance of ethical leadership and call for a number of actions to enhance public leaders’ competencies to foster the ethical environment of public sector organizations. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 907-916 Issue: 12 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1928186 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1928186 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:12:p:907-916 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_10348225_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Kaifeng Yang Author-X-Name-First: Kaifeng Author-X-Name-Last: Yang Author-Name: Hindy Lauer Schachter Author-X-Name-First: Hindy Author-X-Name-Last: Lauer Schachter Title: Citizen Participation in East Asia: An Introduction Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: xi-xii Issue: 5 Volume: 26 Year: 2003 X-DOI: 10.1081/PAD-120019231 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1081/PAD-120019231 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:26:y:2003:i:5:p:xi-xii Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_10348224_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: The Editors Title: ERRATUM Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 731-731 Issue: 5 Volume: 26 Year: 2003 X-DOI: 10.1081/PAD-120021281 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1081/PAD-120021281 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:26:y:2003:i:5:p:731-731 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_10348229_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Pan Kim Author-X-Name-First: Pan Author-X-Name-Last: Kim Author-Name: M. Jae Moon Author-X-Name-First: M. Author-X-Name-Last: Jae Moon Title: NGOs as Incubator of Participative Democracy in South Korea: Political, Voluntary, and Policy Participation Abstract: This article is designed to examine the roles of Non‐governmental organizations (NGOs) in South Korea as an incubator of participative democracy and to review the evolution of their relationship with governments. The study is comprised of four parts. First, related literature on NGOs will be examined from three different perspectives: state‐civil society perspective, voluntary social service perspective, and policy perspective. Second, this essay will survey emerging roles of NGOs in promoting organized citizen participation in the three areas: political participation, voluntary social service participation, and policy participation. Third, recent governments' institutional efforts to support NGOs will be reviewed briefly. Finally, this paper will conclude with the implications for the future of government‐NGOs relationship in policy‐making processes. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 549-567 Issue: 5 Volume: 26 Year: 2003 X-DOI: 10.1081/PAD-120019235 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1081/PAD-120019235 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:26:y:2003:i:5:p:549-567 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_10348228_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Don‐yun Chen Author-X-Name-First: Don‐yun Author-X-Name-Last: Chen Author-Name: Tong‐yi Huang Author-X-Name-First: Tong‐yi Author-X-Name-Last: Huang Author-Name: Naiyi Hsaio Author-X-Name-First: Naiyi Author-X-Name-Last: Hsaio Title: The Management of Citizen Participation in Taiwan: A Case Study of Taipei City Government's Citizen Complaints System Abstract: Citizen participation is one of the core values of democracy. Democratization means an increase in citizen participation in public affairs. However, the issue of democratization is rarely studied in the field of public administration. In this article, we use the Taipei City Government (TCG) Citizen Complaints System to illustrate some tensions relating to citizen participation in a newly democratizing country. We interviewed the TCG officials to piece together the puzzle of how the citizen complaints system works. Furthermore, we conducted a survey on how each channel and media is used by citizens to file their complaints. Then, we focused on the development of the Taipei City Mayor's e‐mail box to see how the tension between participation and cost is handled by utilizing newly emerging information technology. We then evaluate these developments in terms of publicity, accessibility, and accountability suggested by Senevirante and Cracknell (Seneviratne, M.; Cracknell, S. Consumer complaints in public sector services. Public Admin. 1988, 66, 181–193). Accordingly, we propose suggestions for improvement from these three aspects for TCG and other governments as well to establish a citizen complaints system that substantiates democracy. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 525-547 Issue: 5 Volume: 26 Year: 2003 X-DOI: 10.1081/PAD-120019234 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1081/PAD-120019234 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:26:y:2003:i:5:p:525-547 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_10348227_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Kaifeng Yang Author-X-Name-First: Kaifeng Author-X-Name-Last: Yang Title: Assessing China's Public Price Hearings: Symbolic Aspects Abstract: The effectiveness of the public hearing as a participatory instrument has been debated. This paper argues that evaluation of the public hearing could be improved by an interpretive and institutional analysis. Introducing four major recent public hearings, this comparative study assesses the development and use of public hearing in China's governmental price making. It concludes that the public hearing should be viewed as a type of participatory institution. Its effectiveness relies on other institutional factors and on whether it can evoke values of citizenship, due process and deliberation. Constrained by China's political and social institutions, current Chinese price hearings are framed on the basis of consumer rights rather than citizen rights. The public hearing is perhaps the oldest and most widely used technique for citizens to participate in governmental decision making in western countries (Checkoway, B. The politics of public hearing. J. Appl. Behav. Sci. 1981, 17(4), 566–583), but it is not a popular topic theme at present. While the public hearing originally emerged for the purpose of due process in trial‐type or quasi‐judicial rule making, it has become an important citizen participation instrument since the 1960s and 1970s (Ibid. and Cole, R.L.; Caputo, D.A. The public hearing as an effective citizen participation mechanism: a case study of the general revenue sharing program. Am. Polit. Sci. Rev. 1984, 78(2), 404–416), especially to make public policy responsive to those disadvantaged. In contrast, the public hearing was not in place until the late 1990s in China, but it has become a top issue theme since 2000. This paper aims to assess the development and use of public hearings in China from a comparative perspective: is it effective for citizens to participate? If not, will it work in the future? How does the institutional context affect the operation, effectiveness and symbolism of public hearings in China? The paper also sheds lights on how to use interpretive and institutional analysis for the evaluation of public hearings in general. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 497-524 Issue: 5 Volume: 26 Year: 2003 X-DOI: 10.1081/PAD-120019233 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1081/PAD-120019233 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:26:y:2003:i:5:p:497-524 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_10348226_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Wai‐Man Lam Author-X-Name-First: Wai‐Man Author-X-Name-Last: Lam Title: An Alternative Understanding of Political Participation: Challenging the Myth of Political Indifference in Hong Kong Abstract: The characterization of Hong Kong's political culture as one of indifference deserves further examination as the inquiries conducted by proponents of the indifference framework have all used a narrow definition of political participation. This paper begins with a critique of the inherent narrowness of orthodox definitions of political participation: political participation as acts making demands on a government; as lawful activities; and as activities vis‐a‐vis one government. Contrast these assumptions, the author contends that political participation needs to be understood as activities that include both making demands on and showing support for a government, as well as both lawful and unlawful activities. Furthermore, the author refutes the one‐government‐locus theme of the orthodox concept and proposes a three‐government‐loci theme that is more relevant to the historical experience of the colonial Hong Kong. The political relevance of the social domain and its implications on broadening the definition of political participation are discussed. Finally, the author argues for the importance of considering discursive participation as a form of political participation in Hong Kong. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 473-496 Issue: 5 Volume: 26 Year: 2003 X-DOI: 10.1081/PAD-120019232 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1081/PAD-120019232 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:26:y:2003:i:5:p:473-496 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_10348230_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: M. Haque Author-X-Name-First: M. Author-X-Name-Last: Haque Title: Citizen Participation in Governance Through Representation: Issue of Gender in East Asia Abstract: In the modern age, although East Asia represents some of the most successful economies such as Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea, and (now) China, the level of political and administrative development in the region remains controversial. One of the major indicators of such politico‐administrative development is the extent of citizen participation in governance through various democratic means, including the formation and expression of public opinion, people's involvement in government decisions and deliberations, and direct representation of citizens in governing institutions. However, the direct representation of citizens is considered one of the most effective modes of participation in institutions such as legislature, cabinet, and bureaucracy. In this regard, although the representation of women in these governing institutions has gained global significance, it still remains relatively weak in most East Asian cases. This article evaluates the extent of such women's participation in governance through representation in East Asia, examines the major factors constraining this representation, and suggests remedial alternatives to improve the situation. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 569-590 Issue: 5 Volume: 26 Year: 2003 X-DOI: 10.1081/PAD-120019236 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1081/PAD-120019236 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:26:y:2003:i:5:p:569-590 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1575669_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Soonhee Kim Author-X-Name-First: Soonhee Author-X-Name-Last: Kim Author-Name: Jooho Lee Author-X-Name-First: Jooho Author-X-Name-Last: Lee Title: Gender and E-Participation in Local Governance: Citizen E-Participation Values and Social Ties Abstract: Drawing on motivation theories and social network literature, this research analyzes the relationship between each gender’s perceived intrinsic and instrumental value of participation and the strength of offline social ties and active e-participation in a local governance setting. Based on E-Participation Survey data collected from the members of an e-participation program run by local government in South Korea, the study finds that male participants who perceive greater instrumental value of e-participation are more likely to use e-participation actively. On the other hand, women who perceive a greater intrinsic value of e-participation are more likely to be active users. Female respondents were also more likely to use e-participation when they were connected to offline social groups through weak rather than strong ties, presumably because they use e-participation as a supplementary channel to their social networks. There was no significant relationship between male respondents’ social ties and their active e-participation. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1073-1083 Issue: 13 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1575669 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1575669 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:13:p:1073-1083 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1575851_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Rebecca H. Padot Author-X-Name-First: Rebecca H. Author-X-Name-Last: Padot Title: How Government and Community Nonprofit Collaboration and Non-Collaboration Affects Public Sector Outcomes Abstract: This four state foster care study seeks to understand what practices state public managers perform with regards to community nonprofits that contributes to effectiveness in producing better public sector outcomes. The study produced key player field research data on the conditions under which community nonprofits produce better public sector outcomes.This article offers reasons as to why some effective community nonprofits were able to achieve collaboration with the public sector, while others were not, despite their effectiveness. Effective public managers in the area of foster care administration permit, and at times recruit, community nonprofits to have an impact on their foster care domain, while ineffective public managers never reach out to community nonprofits as partners or further yet, block nonprofits from access. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1084-1094 Issue: 13 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1575851 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1575851 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:13:p:1084-1094 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1575852_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Yu Shi Author-X-Name-First: Yu Author-X-Name-Last: Shi Title: A Response to Fiscal Stress: Public Sector Employment Reduction across States during a Budget Crisis Abstract: This paper incorporates measurements of the four financial condition dimensions of cash, budget, long-run, and service solvency to explore the link between financial condition and public sector employment among states in the context of the Great Recession of 2008–2009. The finding is that the severity of this economic recession led states to reduce public workers as one type of fiscal response to cope with budget shortfalls. The results suggest that not all dimensions of state financial condition affect public sector employment. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1095-1105 Issue: 13 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1575852 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1575852 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:13:p:1095-1105 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1575853_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Alessandro Ancarani Author-X-Name-First: Alessandro Author-X-Name-Last: Ancarani Author-Name: Carmela Di Mauro Author-X-Name-First: Carmela Author-X-Name-Last: Di Mauro Author-Name: Tara Hartley Author-X-Name-First: Tara Author-X-Name-Last: Hartley Author-Name: Tünde Tátrai Author-X-Name-First: Tünde Author-X-Name-Last: Tátrai Title: A Comparative Analysis of SME Friendly Public Procurement: Results from Canada, Hungary and Italy Abstract: This paper studies SMEs’ participation in public procurement in light of perceived barriers and expected benefits of accessing the public marketplace. It presents a comparative analysis of SMEs’ participation in three countries that share similar approaches to SME-friendly public procurement. A common survey protocol was developed to be administered to SMEs in the three countries. Data collected were then analysed using regression methods. Findings suggest that some issues that are typically considered critical barriers, namely administrative requirements and award based on lowest price do not hinder participation. However, findings also suggest that firms’ characteristics associated with size are still relevant hindrances, and that SMEs’ involvement are affected by a shortage of tangible (human and financial) and intangible resources (experience). These findings provide guidance to fine-tune public procurement policies directed to SMEs. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1106-1121 Issue: 13 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1575853 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1575853 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:13:p:1106-1121 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1575854_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jianan Chen Author-X-Name-First: Jianan Author-X-Name-Last: Chen Author-Name: Lanying Sun Author-X-Name-First: Lanying Author-X-Name-Last: Sun Title: Media Influence on Citizens’ Government Trust: A Cross-Sectional Data Analysis of China Abstract: This study explores how media affects citizens’ government trust in modern China. Detailed analyses of the survey data found that Chinese official media has a positive effect on government trust, and the growing social media has been becoming a major threat to it. Further validation of the multiple mediation model shows that the post-materialist values, performance evaluation, and their continuous multiple role serve as bridges between the positive effect of official media on government trust. Although the similar mediating factors also exist between the negative influence of social media on public trust in government, their mechanisms and effects are quite different. Compared with the role of cultivating and guiding values, the propaganda effect of official media on government performance play a more important role in enhancing citizens’ trust in government, while the acceleration of public value transformation is the main source of decline in government trust brought by social media. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1122-1134 Issue: 13 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1575854 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1575854 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:13:p:1122-1134 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1575855_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Wuthiya Saraithong Author-X-Name-First: Wuthiya Author-X-Name-Last: Saraithong Author-Name: Kanokwan Chancharoenchai Author-X-Name-First: Kanokwan Author-X-Name-Last: Chancharoenchai Title: The Micro-Determinants of Public Policy: A Case of Thailand’s Trade Policy Abstract: As international trade is vital to Thailand’s economy, the implementation of trade policy has always been at the center of the country’s public administration. Apart from the analysis of the macro-determinants of trade policy formulation, the factors affecting trade policy at a micro level is also equally important. This paper looks at factors influencing individuals’ perception of international trade policy. It uses questionnaire data, collected from Bangkok residents in 2017. The binary, logit and probit, models with marginal effects are employed for the estimation. The results indicate the significance of variables representing individuals’ knowledge and understanding of international trade policy as well as variables relating to individuals’ exposure to the new environment. The government, therefore, should make sure that accurate information is widely disseminated and reaches all stakeholders. People’s better understanding of trade policy should allow policy administration to be more efficient, producing maximum benefits for the country and its people. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1135-1144 Issue: 13 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1575855 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1575855 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:13:p:1135-1144 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1575668_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Paul Anand Author-X-Name-First: Paul Author-X-Name-Last: Anand Author-Name: Laurence Roope Author-X-Name-First: Laurence Author-X-Name-Last: Roope Author-Name: Andy Ross Author-X-Name-First: Andy Author-X-Name-Last: Ross Title: How Economists Help Central Government Think: Survey Evidence from the UK Government Economic Service Abstract: Economic thinking is widely used now across most areas of government activity, though there is not much research on what professional economists do. This paper, therefore, develops and reports on a survey of over 500 members of the UK Government Economic Service, which we use to shed light on the activities and thinking of practitioners. We find, inter alia, that professional economics can be seen as drawing on at least four distinct economic paradigms, that the uses of economics vary significantly between areas of government and that whilst significant use of research can be made, this is not necessarily a defining aspect of professional practice. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1145-1157 Issue: 13 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1575668 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1575668 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:13:p:1145-1157 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_830625_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Steven Curnin Author-X-Name-First: Steven Author-X-Name-Last: Curnin Author-Name: Christine Owen Author-X-Name-First: Christine Author-X-Name-Last: Owen Title: Spanning Organizational Boundaries in Emergency Management Abstract: Multiagency emergency management coordination requires stakeholders to span organizational boundaries and facilitate collaboration among other agencies within temporary supraorganizations. Multiagency coordination is important in emergency management as disasters often require the collaboration of multiple agencies into temporary supraorganizations. However, little is known about the boundary spanning activities that influence this collaboration. Based on 39 semistructured interviews with senior emergency management practitioners spanning organizational boundaries, this paper proposes a typology of boundary spanning activities for emergency management. Embracing these activities may address some of the challenges associated with the collaboration of multiple agencies in a disaster. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 259-270 Issue: 5 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.830625 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.830625 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:5:p:259-270 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_831101_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Iris BenDavid-Hadar Author-X-Name-First: Iris Author-X-Name-Last: BenDavid-Hadar Title: Analyzing School Finance Policy: Beyond a Quantitative Approach Abstract: This paper analyzes school finance policy (SFP) using an alternative hermeneutic approach along the line of fairness. This approach, in comparison with the quantitative approach, guides toward a better understanding of the tensions between the de jure and de facto policies. The analysis focuses on Israel as an interesting case study since its SFP was currently reformed. To this end, trends in legislation, Ministry-of-Education publications, and the Israeli Parliament’s protocols were analyzed. The findings reveal that an SFP is a disharmonic composition of “voices” that affects student outcomes. These findings are relevant to countries with high population diversity who wish to improve their educational attainment. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 271-280 Issue: 5 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.831101 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.831101 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:5:p:271-280 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_833938_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Betty Yung Author-X-Name-First: Betty Author-X-Name-Last: Yung Title: In What Way Is Confucianism Linked to Public Service Motivation? Philosophical and Classical Insights Abstract: This paper aims at looking at the interconnection between public service motivation (PSM) and Confucian political philosophy. Confucian political philosophy outlines how those in public offices, whether as a ruler or as an official, should act. We will analyze the Western definition of PSM with reference to the meaning of the word “public” and attempt to show that Confucian administrative ethics is highly pertinent to the discussion of PSM. Perry’s (1996) definition of PSM has four different dimensions—namely, attraction to public policy making, commitment to the public interest, compassion, and self-sacrifice. The first dimension of PSM is incongruent with Confucian philosophy, while the other three dimensions match well with Confucianism. However, this is an ideal rather than a reality of “Confucianism in practice” in Confucian societies. In fact, Confucianism is linked to PSM in a prescriptive, rather than a descriptive, way. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 281-287 Issue: 5 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.833938 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.833938 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:5:p:281-287 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_835320_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Nilupama Wijewardena Author-X-Name-First: Nilupama Author-X-Name-Last: Wijewardena Author-Name: Ramanie Samaratunge Author-X-Name-First: Ramanie Author-X-Name-Last: Samaratunge Author-Name: Charmine Härtel Author-X-Name-First: Charmine Author-X-Name-Last: Härtel Title: Creating Better Employees through Positive Leadership Behavior in the Public Sector Abstract: This paper advances the notion that leaders’ behavior in public organizations impacts employee emotions and workplace functioning. The paper proposes a conceptual model showing the impact that specific leader behaviors have on employee momentary emotions and thereby subjective well-being, organizational citizenship behavior, and job performance. Findings from research on leader behaviors and follower outcomes in private organizations and workplace emotions are used to show the importance of understanding and promoting types of leader behaviors that enhance employee and organizational outcomes within public institutions. It is expected that this model will facilitate future research in this area. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 288-298 Issue: 5 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.835320 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.835320 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:5:p:288-298 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_836660_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Chris Lewis Author-X-Name-First: Chris Author-X-Name-Last: Lewis Author-Name: Brian Dollery Author-X-Name-First: Brian Author-X-Name-Last: Dollery Author-Name: Michael A. Kortt Author-X-Name-First: Michael A. Author-X-Name-Last: Kortt Title: Building the Education Revolution: Another Case of Australian Government Failure? Abstract: Since the 2007 federal election, the Australian government has implemented a plethora of new programs, many with dual economic and social objectives. A significant number of these initiatives have not only proved unsuccessful, but have also been criticized for their implementation and subsequent administration. This paper examines the Building Education Revolution Program, which commenced in 2009 with the objective of stimulating employment growth and improving school infrastructure, through the analytical prism of the government failure paradigm as well as the literature on “hollowing out” and decentralization. It is argued that the BER Program represents a “case study” of how governments should not pursue large-scale public expenditure programs. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 299-307 Issue: 5 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.836660 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.836660 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:5:p:299-307 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_836663_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Omoregie Charles Osifo Author-X-Name-First: Omoregie Charles Author-X-Name-Last: Osifo Title: An Ethical Governance Perspective on Anti-Corruption Policies and Procedures: Agencies and Trust in Cameroon, Ghana, and Nigeria Evaluation Abstract: The purpose of this research is to state that ethical governance is important, because it concerns the right thoughts (values) and elements (mechanisms) needed for a successful anti-corruption crusade. Trust is strongly linked to performance; ethical governance can help in actualizing anti-corruption agencies’ expected or desired performance. The subjects of the comparative research are the anti-corruption agencies of Cameroon, Ghana, and Nigeria. A qualitative analysis of documents and interviews and a triangulation approach are used in arriving at research results, because policies and procedures are studied through anti-corruption agencies documents and public trust is investigated through expert interview. Ghana represents the strong case and best practices, because it has anti-corruption policies and procedures that agree more with ethical governance, followed by Nigeria, which is the moderate case, before Cameroon, which is the weak case. “Independence” as an ethical mechanism occupies the strongest position to achieving result in anti-corruption related crusade. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 308-327 Issue: 5 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.836663 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.836663 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:5:p:308-327 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1003385_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Hee Soun Jang Author-X-Name-First: Hee Soun Author-X-Name-Last: Jang Author-Name: Praveen Maghelal Author-X-Name-First: Praveen Author-X-Name-Last: Maghelal Title: Exploring Millennial Generation in Task Values and Sector Choice: A Case of Employment in Planning Abstract: This study investigates task values and motivations of “millennial” generation of planners and identifies important factors affecting their public sector choices. Multinomial logistic regression comparing the task values and specializations in private and nonprofit sectors with public sector was performed. Millennial generations in public sector value communication and implementation tasks where at young workers in private and nonprofit sector place importance on tasks related to administration and plan and policy development. The finding indicates private companies give favorable opportunities to the young workers to take leadership role in projects and appreciate their management skills to operate the programs and plans. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 173-183 Issue: 3 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 2 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.1003385 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.1003385 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:3:p:173-183 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1003386_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Kristina Jaskyte Author-X-Name-First: Kristina Author-X-Name-Last: Jaskyte Title: Work Values of Public, Nonprofit, and Business Employees: A Cross-Cultural Evidence Abstract: Employees’ work values, or beliefs about desirability of certain work attributes and outcomes, are believed to drive their motivation to work and stay in certain settings. This article compares work values of business, government, and nonprofit employees in a sample of nations with different cultural orientations—Germany, India, South Korea, Russia, South Africa, and the US. Results showed significant relationship between a country and work values variables, suggesting that a country's culture may have a potential to influence what individuals value in work. Additionally, employees of government, business, and nonprofit sectors differed in their work values in all six countries. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 184-193 Issue: 3 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 2 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.1003386 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.1003386 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:3:p:184-193 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1003387_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Paola Mattei Author-X-Name-First: Paola Author-X-Name-Last: Mattei Author-Name: Therese Feiler Author-X-Name-First: Therese Author-X-Name-Last: Feiler Title: Moral Values and Responsible Administration: Live Organs Transplant Systems in the United States and Germany Abstract: This article explores the unexpected ways in which recently introduced accountability mechanisms shape hospital administrators’ and physicians’ actions in Germany and in the United States. Though the reforms were designed to provide governments with more control over hospitals by increasing doctors’ and managers’ direct answerability to clients, this research finds that they fail to achieve these objectives by overlooking and clashing with existing behavioral settings within the medical sector. This analysis employs a newly synthesized theoretical framework at the nexus of ethics and accountability, as well as a comparative empirical exploration of the organ transplant systems in Germany and the U.S. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 194-204 Issue: 3 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 2 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.1003387 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.1003387 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:3:p:194-204 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1004082_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ghada Barsoum Author-X-Name-First: Ghada Author-X-Name-Last: Barsoum Title: The Public Sector as the Employer of Choice among Youth in Egypt: The Relevance of Public Service Motivation Theory Abstract: Young people in Egypt want to work in the public sector, even if they get less pay there than at the private sector. This article seeks to explain the attractiveness of public-sector jobs to this group, embedding this experience within the literature and theorization on public service motivation (PSM) and discussing its relevance. Issues of trust, respect, and social status are reflected in the discourse of interviewed youth about this job preference. A generation-held and culturally-ingrained appreciation among the educated to work in the public sector also contributes to this sector preference. Qualitative and quantitative data also show that extrinsic benefits of job security and stability are also pivotal to this preference. The analysis in the article suggests a holistic reading of motivational factors to join the public sector in contexts of job scarcity and labor surplus. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 205-215 Issue: 3 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 2 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1004082 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1004082 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:3:p:205-215 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1004083_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jungwon Yeo Author-X-Name-First: Jungwon Author-X-Name-Last: Yeo Title: Recent Administrative and Managerial Practices and Public Service Motivation: Evidence from Seoul City Government, South Korea Abstract: This study aims to investigate the impact of recent administrative and managerial practices of public organizations on public service motivation. Using data from a survey of 1840 civil servants in Seoul City Government, this research uses hierarchical linear modeling to empirically assess the aforementioned associations. The results show that recent administrative and managerial practices have both positive and negatives on public service motivation. At the end of the study, the administrative and managerial implications of the study are also discussed in light of these results. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 216-225 Issue: 3 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 2 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1004083 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1004083 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:3:p:216-225 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1004084_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Marco Di Giulio Author-X-Name-First: Marco Author-X-Name-Last: Di Giulio Title: Reshaping State Structure and Strategy: The Reform of Railway Policy in Germany and Italy Abstract: For almost four decades, the reform of the state has been a recurrent and relevant topic for social sciences. Has the s.c. positive state been replaced by a regulatory state, or have hybrid configurations emerged? Based on a comparative analysis of German and Italian railway policies, this article aims to contribute to the literature on regulation, considering the possibility of policy mixes in which elements of the positive and the regulatory state are interrelated. Such hybridization is the result of multiple-actor policy arenas, where regulatory tools are used to restructure state’s direct intervention rather than to bring about its retreat. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 226-237 Issue: 3 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 2 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1004084 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1004084 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:3:p:226-237 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1003384_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Bernd W. Wirtz Author-X-Name-First: Bernd W. Author-X-Name-Last: Wirtz Author-Name: Robert Piehler Author-X-Name-First: Robert Author-X-Name-Last: Piehler Title: eGovernment Applications and Public Personnel Acceptance: An Empirical Analysis of the Public Servant Perspective Abstract: Given the importance of eGovernment applications as an integral part of modern public service provision, this contribution concentrates on the issue of continued technology acceptance of public servants. The goal of this article is to connect individual, technological, and organizational aspects in an explanatory model. Using Theory of Reasoned Action and the Technology Acceptance model, an extended model of continued end-user behavior is analyzed. The results show the importance of Ease of Use, Usefulness, Openness to IT, and Subjective Norm for Acceptance and a Continued Q4 Usage Intention. However, a significant influence of Bureaucratic Culture cannot be shown. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 238-247 Issue: 3 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 2 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.1003384 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.1003384 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:3:p:238-247 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_772629_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Said Elbanna Author-X-Name-First: Said Author-X-Name-Last: Elbanna Title: Processes and Impacts of Strategic Management: Evidence From the Public Sector in the United Arab Emirates Abstract: This study presents the first substantial exploration of the processes and impacts of strategic management in the public sector of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is designed to survey the way in which public organizations formulate, implement, and evaluate their strategic plans, and to identify which particular strategic management elements are most closely related to their perceived impacts. Based on an analysis of 172 usable questionnaires from 67 organizations, the results show that the practice of strategic management has become regular and standard and can be considered the centerpiece of the public management reform in UAE public organizations over the last few years. Moreover, there is relatively high awareness of strategic planning tools and the balanced scorecard is used as the framework for strategic planning by both federal and local organizations. The study also shows that there is very little variation in the practice of strategic management between federal and local organizations and the impacts of this practice are largely beneficial. The implications of these results for practitioners and public management research are discussed. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 426-439 Issue: 6 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.772629 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.772629 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:6:p:426-439 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_773038_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Myung Jin Author-X-Name-First: Myung Author-X-Name-Last: Jin Title: Does Social Capital Promote Pro-Environmental Behaviors? Implications for Collaborative Governance Abstract: Nations around the globe are increasingly facing tough challenges when dealing with environmental problems. The limited success of government interventions to protect the environment is a testament to the growing concern about government's inability, or insufficient capacity, to address environmental issues. As a response, scholars note that promoting environmentally responsible behavior (ERB) on the part of the citizenry is critical for the growth and development of efficient environmental governance. However, despite the introduction of a variety of measures by governments to encourage greener practices, influencing citizens' behavior remains a major challenge. Using social capital theory, this article examines the effects of various social relation components on the promotion of pro-environmental behavior in five key public policy areas—recycling, food purchasing behavior, gasoline, energy conservation, and water use. Implications for practice and future research are discussed. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 397-407 Issue: 6 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.773038 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.773038 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:6:p:397-407 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_773028_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Devesh Chaturvedi Author-X-Name-First: Devesh Author-X-Name-Last: Chaturvedi Author-Name: Vinayshil Gautam Author-X-Name-First: Vinayshil Author-X-Name-Last: Gautam Title: Performance Contracting as an Instrument for Improving Performance in Government: An Indian Experience Abstract: In this article, the effectiveness of the Performance Contracting or the Results Framework Document (RFD) process and its impact on improving Government's performance in the Indian context were analyzed. The results reveal that the RFD process has a significant and positive impact on the performance of ministries in the Government of India. The initiative has helped in an objective assessment of ministries and a focused effort on achieving the organizational targets, and in enabling performance orientation among civil servants. It has also contributed to a refining of the organization's vision and mission and their integration with the organizational objectives. However, the process has been driven by civil servants. The initiative has not been integrated with the budgeting process, and the performance appraisal and performance-based incentive systems. The study has enabled validation of existing frameworks of PMS and incorporating the RFD process in a generic integrated framework of PMS. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 408-425 Issue: 6 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.773028 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.773028 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:6:p:408-425 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_773026_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ahmed Saleheen Author-X-Name-First: Ahmed Author-X-Name-Last: Saleheen Author-Name: Noore Siddiquee Author-X-Name-First: Noore Author-X-Name-Last: Siddiquee Title: Tax Innovation or Excise Duty in Disguise? Deviations and Distortions in Value-Added Tax in Bangladesh Abstract: The article examines and analyzes the nature of deviations and distortions in the VAT system in Bangladesh. The article argues that the Bangladesh VAT introduced in 1991—with a view to maximize tax revenue by broadening tax base and curbing tax evasion while simplifying the process—has deviated significantly from standard and international best practices. It further argues that most of the deviations have their roots in the excise system of taxation that VAT has replaced and, while some of them produce ad hoc benefits in terms of generating revenue and easing compliance, most of them, besides eroding the coherence of the tax system, defeat the core principle of VAT—self assessment. The article concludes that if the process of adulterating VAT with so many ingenious adaptations and deviations is allowed to continue, the objective of VAT to evolve as an efficient tool for maximizing revenue will remain elusive. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 381-396 Issue: 6 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.773026 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.773026 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:6:p:381-396 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_772636_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Joseph Ayee Author-X-Name-First: Joseph Author-X-Name-Last: Ayee Title: Public Administrators Under Democratic Governance in Ghana Abstract: The politicization of the public service has been the subject of scholarly interest and debate. This article based on a desk study makes a contribution to this debate by examining the constitutional, legal, and political framework and environment within which public administrators operate in Ghana since the return to constitutional rule in 1993. It discusses the participation of public administrators in partisan politics and the challenges faced as well as benchmarking the Ghanaian experience against some countries. The article found that there has been growing politicization of the public service and an increase in the number of public administrators in partisan politics. The Ghanaian case reinforces the highly intense political environment within which public administrators operate and the myth of the politics-administration dichotomy. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 440-452 Issue: 6 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.772636 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.772636 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:6:p:440-452 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1373288_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Gerald O’Nolan Author-X-Name-First: Gerald Author-X-Name-Last: O’Nolan Author-Name: Eoin Reeves Author-X-Name-First: Eoin Author-X-Name-Last: Reeves Title: The Nature of Contracting Hazards in Public–Private Partnerships—Evidence from Ireland Abstract: The use of public–private partnerships (PPP) for the procurement of infrastructure and related services can be a complex and challenging process. This article adopts a transaction cost regulation perspective to examine two PPP cases from Ireland that encountered significant obstacles to successful procurement. It finds that both procurements met hazards including uncertainty about the viability of the bids and opportunistic behavior by preferred bidders that held quasi-monopoly positions. The public nature of both cases provided a fertile ground for opportunistic behavior by political opponents and other “interested” parties. The analysis shows how the governance of PPPs is shaped by the attributes of the transactions and the interaction of economic and political hazards that create transaction costs. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1205-1216 Issue: 15 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1373288 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1373288 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:15:p:1205-1216 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1373673_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Usman W. Chohan Author-X-Name-First: Usman W. Author-X-Name-Last: Chohan Author-Name: Kerry Jacobs Author-X-Name-First: Kerry Author-X-Name-Last: Jacobs Title: Public Value as Rhetoric: A Budgeting Approach Abstract: The public value theory has been accused of serving as a “rhetorical device” for public managers to advance their interests and influence vis-à-vis politicians. This article uses Legislative Budget Offices (LBOs) as a lens to re-examine the theme of “public value as rhetoric”. It examines how an LBO can relegate itself to a lower public value-creating position that avoids conflict with politicians, which then allows politicians to employ rhetoric such as fiscal “sustainability” and “responsibility”, without making actual budget choices that incur political costs. The findings of the article suggest that the use of public value as rhetoric is a function of contradictory values held by citizens, which politicians and public managers must reconcile by choosing to divert either resources or rhetoric. Furthermore, rhetoric is bidirectional, and employable not just by public managers, but by politicians as well. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1217-1227 Issue: 15 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1373673 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1373673 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:15:p:1217-1227 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1384489_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Stuart Kasdin Author-X-Name-First: Stuart Author-X-Name-Last: Kasdin Author-Name: Burt Barnow Author-X-Name-First: Burt Author-X-Name-Last: Barnow Author-Name: Kathryn Newcomer Author-X-Name-First: Kathryn Author-X-Name-Last: Newcomer Title: Getting Performance from Performance Management: A Framework for Strategic Management Choices Abstract: The choices for optimal performance management depend upon the circumstances – there is no single ideal management approach. The principals have three basic tools available to encourage high performance from subordinate entities: they can delegate authority, impose rewards or sanctions, and/or develop (or enhance) a performance measurement system. These tools allow the principals to motivate, delegate, educate, reevaluate, and/or reassign the agent in order to generate increased learning and improved outcomes from the program. Thus, depending on the nature of the agency culture and the quality of the performance measures, different managerial responses will have different results. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1228-1242 Issue: 15 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1384489 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1384489 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:15:p:1228-1242 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1385623_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Mark Lokanan Author-X-Name-First: Mark Author-X-Name-Last: Lokanan Title: Regulatory Capture of Regulators: The Case of the Investment Dealers Association of Canada Abstract: This study employed Stilger’s (1971) capture theory to investigate whether the Investment Dealers Association (IDA) of Canada experienced regulatory capture by weak enforcement. The study used data of the IDA’s enforcement practices to test the hypothesis that proportionately smaller fines are imposed for more serious offenders, ceteris paribus. Among the factors that influenced fines, one can find investigation costs and quasi-criminal offences as the main predictors making significant contributions. The result presented in the study can be use by legislators to further engage in dialogues on the importance of a federal securities regulatory agency in Canada. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1243-1257 Issue: 15 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1385623 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1385623 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:15:p:1243-1257 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1386676_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Halimah Abdul Manaf Author-X-Name-First: Halimah Abdul Author-X-Name-Last: Manaf Author-Name: Steven J. Armstrong Author-X-Name-First: Steven J. Author-X-Name-Last: Armstrong Author-Name: Alan Lawton Author-X-Name-First: Alan Author-X-Name-Last: Lawton Author-Name: William S. Harvey Author-X-Name-First: William S. Author-X-Name-Last: Harvey Title: Managerial Tacit Knowledge, Individual Performance, and the Moderating Role of Employee Personality Abstract: This study investigates the relationship between knowledge-sharing mechanisms, managerial tacit knowledge, and individual performance in the Malaysian public sector. Moderation effects of employee personality on these variables were also examined. Findings from 308 Malaysian public sector managers suggest that individual performance is influenced by levels of accumulated managerial tacit knowledge (LAMTK), which were moderated by employee personality traits. The findings also show that individual performance has an impact on the effectiveness of knowledge-sharing mechanisms. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1258-1270 Issue: 15 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1386676 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1386676 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:15:p:1258-1270 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1387140_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Tshepo Matjie Author-X-Name-First: Tshepo Author-X-Name-Last: Matjie Title: The Relationship between the Leadership Effectiveness and Emotional Competence of Managers in the Public Sector Abstract: This article reports on the perceived relationship between leadership effectiveness and the emotional competencies of managers in the public sector, and the impact of this relationship on service delivery. In the light of continual protests over government’s poor service delivery to the public, doubts are raised about the leadership effectiveness of public officials. Research has identified the leadership effectiveness of managers in the public service as crucial for quality service delivery. Industrial psychologists have also identified leadership effectiveness and emotional competencies as important ingredients for success in organizations. This is due to the facts that effectiveness and efficiency can be attained only if an appropriate leadership style and manager’s emotional competencies or abilities are in place. Findings from the research indicate that currently managers in the public sector possess insufficient emotional competencies to subdue emotional outbursts and achieve effective leadership. Based on the findings and the literature, the conclusion is that it is imperative for managers of public entities to acquire effective leadership skills and become emotionally competent. Relevant training and interventions, and a comprehensive management recruitment process, should be put in place. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1271-1278 Issue: 15 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1387140 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1387140 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:15:p:1271-1278 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1387141_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ahmed Mohammed Sayed Mostafa Author-X-Name-First: Ahmed Mohammed Sayed Author-X-Name-Last: Mostafa Author-Name: Rhys Andrews Author-X-Name-First: Rhys Author-X-Name-Last: Andrews Title: Senior Public Managers’ Engagement: A Person–Situation-Interactionist Perspective Abstract: This article examines the engagement of senior public managers by developing a person–situation-interactionist perspective. It integrates the literature on social exchange theory and person–organization fit to explore the effects of decision autonomy and shared vision on the engagement of more than 2,000 senior public sector managers in the central government agencies of three continental European countries: France, Germany, and The Netherlands. Then, it examines whether the locus of control of those managers moderates the decision autonomy–engagement and shared vision–engagement relationships. The structural equation modeling results suggest that there are positive relationships between both decision autonomy and shared vision and employee engagement. Further analysis revealed that an internal locus of control strengthened the decision autonomy–engagement relationship, but that it weakened the shared vision–engagement relationship. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1279-1289 Issue: 15 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1387141 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1387141 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:15:p:1279-1289 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1387142_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Aliya Kuzhabekova Author-X-Name-First: Aliya Author-X-Name-Last: Kuzhabekova Author-Name: Saltanat Janenova Author-X-Name-First: Saltanat Author-X-Name-Last: Janenova Author-Name: Ainur Almukhambetova Author-X-Name-First: Ainur Author-X-Name-Last: Almukhambetova Title: Analyzing the Experiences of Female Leaders in Civil Service in Kazakhstan: Trapped between Economic Pressure to Earn and Traditional Family Role Expectations Abstract: This paper analyzes the experiences of female leaders in civil service in a rapidly changing political, socio-cultural, and economic context of Kazakhstan. The research presents an analysis of the views of female managers on advantages and disadvantages of having women-leaders in civil service; on challenges and opportunities they are facing; on strategies they use to advance to and succeed in leadership positions. The important finding of this research is that female leaders in Kazakhstan are challenged with a clash of western, neo-liberal values and traditional expectations of women in the society. The analysis is based on primary data with women holding managerial positions in civil service. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1290-1301 Issue: 15 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1387142 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1387142 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:15:p:1290-1301 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1387143_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Mehmet Akif Demircioglu Author-X-Name-First: Mehmet Akif Author-X-Name-Last: Demircioglu Title: The Effects of Empowerment Practices on Perceived Barriers to Innovation: Evidence from Public Organizations Abstract: While governments have adopted employee empowerment practices around the world, they are also concerned with and wish to reduce barriers to innovation in the public sector. Using the 2012 Australian Public Service Commission (APSC)’s “the State of the Service data,” this article examines the association between four empowerment practices and perceived barriers to innovation. The results reveal that a unit increase in granting power to employees has a very large effect on reducing perceived barriers to innovation, suggesting for policy makers that granting power to employees is a crucial practice which can reduce perceived barriers to innovation. Additionally, while providing information is positively associated with perceived barriers to innovation, offering rewards and providing access to knowledge and skills are negatively associated with perceived barriers to innovation. This article discusses the implications of these results. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1302-1313 Issue: 15 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1387143 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1387143 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:15:p:1302-1313 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1387144_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Branco Ponomariov Author-X-Name-First: Branco Author-X-Name-Last: Ponomariov Author-Name: Oleksii Balabushko Author-X-Name-First: Oleksii Author-X-Name-Last: Balabushko Author-Name: Gregory Kisunko Author-X-Name-First: Gregory Author-X-Name-Last: Kisunko Title: The decisive impact of tax administration practices on firms’ corruption Experience and Perceptions: Evidence from Europe and Central Asia Abstract: Two competing conceptualizations of corruption in the literature view it either as efficient or burdensome from firms’ perspective. Using data on the prevalence and the nature of firms’ interactions with tax authorities in twenty-eight Eastern European and Central Asian (ECA) countries, this paper contributes to evaluation of competing ideas in the literature about firms’ experience of corruption in tax administration. Special emphasis is given to examination of taxation-related determinants of corruption prevalence (frequency and magnitude of bribery), as well as the effect of the interaction with tax authorities on perception of tax and overall corruption. Regardless of country context, it appears that perceived corruption in tax administration and actual experiences with bribery during interactions with tax officials more than anything else affect the overall perceptions of corruption, thereby supporting the conceptualization of corruption in tax administration as burdensome, rather than efficient. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1314-1323 Issue: 15 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1387144 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1387144 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:15:p:1314-1323 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_635489_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Sarah Low Author-X-Name-First: Sarah Author-X-Name-Last: Low Author-Name: Terry Carney Author-X-Name-First: Terry Author-X-Name-Last: Carney Title: Inter-Governmental Policy Implementation: State Inducements to Encourage Implementation at the Local Level Abstract: This article investigates how State departments can best equip Local government to implement State environmental protection legislation effectively. Research on joint implementation by the then New South Wales Environment Protection Authority and NSW Local government authorities is reviewed to explore inducements and constraints on intergovernmental policy implementation, including the multi-jurisdictional nature of policy. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 177-193 Issue: 3 Volume: 35 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2011.635489 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2011.635489 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:35:y:2012:i:3:p:177-193 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_638521_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ahmed Badran Author-X-Name-First: Ahmed Author-X-Name-Last: Badran Title: The Rationale Behind the Creation and Diffusion of Independent Regulatory Agencies: The Case of the Telecommunications Sector in Egypt Abstract: The creation and diffusion of Independent1Three different meanings of the regulatory state have been identified by Jordana and Levi-Faur (2004): the minimal, the prudent, and the overambitious meaning. The minimal meaning refers to the regulatory state as a field of study grouping scholars from different disciplines. The prudent meaning emphasises the tendency of modern states to use power and authority. An overambitious notion, the regulatory state developed to replace other state forms such as the welfare, developmental, and stabilisation state.1 Regulatory Agencies (IRAs) was greatly investigated in the context of the developed countries, particularly in Europe. Many scholars have provided different theories to explain the logic behind the formation and the spread of such agencies. These theories are important but not sufficient to explain the same phenomenon in the context of the developing countries wherein socio-economic and political environments are different. Adopting an institutional framework of analysis, and based on an in-depth qualitative documentary analysis and interviews with different stakeholders, this article investigates the creation and diffusion of the IRAs in Egypt particularly in the telecommunication sector. The findings show that the creation of the IRAs in the Egyptian telecommunications sector represents a rational response to the external isomorphic pressures exerted by international agency and can be explained on functional and practical grounds rather than any other factors of democratic governance or political uncertainties. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 204-213 Issue: 3 Volume: 35 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2012.638521 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2012.638521 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:35:y:2012:i:3:p:204-213 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_646564_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Lenahan O'Connell Author-X-Name-First: Lenahan Author-X-Name-Last: O'Connell Title: Exploring the Contribution of State and Local-level Conditions to the Adoption of Different Types of Smart Growth Policies and Impact Fees in the United States Abstract: This research identifies some of the state and local conditions promoting the adoption of three types of smart growth policies and two types of impact fees in the United States. Factor analysis is used to identify three types of smart growth policies: 1. policies to concentrate new growth, 2. policies to exchange development rights and 3. policies to redevelop the inner city. The two types of impact fees are: development-based and community-based. Conditions at both the state and local level predict the adoption of smart growth policies. Only conditions at the state level predict the adoption of the community-based impact fees. The findings suggest that future research on the impact of population growth on growth regulation contain measures of both local and state level growth. They also suggest smart growth be viewed as multi-dimensional, as cities adopt different types of policies, rather than the complete set of policies, for economic as well as environmental reasons. Last, more research is needed on the role of local environmentalist organizations, whose role in local policy adoption was significant. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 194-203 Issue: 3 Volume: 35 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2011.646564 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2011.646564 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:35:y:2012:i:3:p:194-203 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_641050_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Peter Blunt Author-X-Name-First: Peter Author-X-Name-Last: Blunt Author-Name: Mark Turner Author-X-Name-First: Mark Author-X-Name-Last: Turner Author-Name: Henrik Lindroth Author-X-Name-First: Henrik Author-X-Name-Last: Lindroth Title: Patronage, Service Delivery, and Social Justice in Indonesia Abstract: This article examines how patronage networks operate in subnational governments in Indonesia paying particular attention to how they have affected human resource management (HRM) practices in education and health services. Corrupt practices were found in varying degrees in all the provincial public services studied. They were associated with patronage systems and involved illegal payments for entrance exam results, recruitment and selection, placement, promotion, and transfer. These practices had an adverse effect on the quantity and quality of service delivery and represented a challenge to social justice. This article is related to the special issue “Contemporary Challenges for Public Sector Human Resource Management” of the International Journal of Public Administration, Volume 35, Issue 8, 2012. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 214-220 Issue: 3 Volume: 35 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2011.641050 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2011.641050 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:35:y:2012:i:3:p:214-220 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_635470_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Frank Ohemeng Author-X-Name-First: Frank Author-X-Name-Last: Ohemeng Author-Name: Felix Anebo Author-X-Name-First: Felix Author-X-Name-Last: Anebo Title: The Politics of Administrative Reforms in Ghana: Perspectives from Path Dependency and Punctuated Equilibrium Theories Abstract: Since 1957, various Ghanaian governments have made, and continue to make, attempts to reform the administrative state for development. In spite of this, not much seems to have been achieved over the years. Why has the passion of successive governments for reforming the administrative system failed to yield the desired outcomes? What is the nexus between regime turnover and frequent administrative reforms? Where do we want to go, and what will take us there or at least close to our intended destination? What approach is likely to maximize the chances of success and minimize those of failure? We argue that administrative reforms in Ghana have been consistently undermined by the discontinuity of reform initiatives undertaken by successive governments; the inability to have a “national agenda for development”; continuous reliance on expatriates as consultants and advisers; over-reliance on multinational institutions for financial support; and by the absence of a “developmental state.” Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 161-176 Issue: 3 Volume: 35 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2011.635470 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2011.635470 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:35:y:2012:i:3:p:161-176 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_646568_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Carlos Aleixo Author-X-Name-First: Carlos Author-X-Name-Last: Aleixo Author-Name: Miguel Nunes Author-X-Name-First: Miguel Author-X-Name-Last: Nunes Author-Name: Pedro Isaias Author-X-Name-First: Pedro Author-X-Name-Last: Isaias Title: Usability and Digital Inclusion: Standards and Guidelines Abstract: This article aims at discussing e-government website usability in relation to concerns about digital inclusion. E-government web design should consider all aspects of usability, including those that make it more accessible to all. Traditional concerns of social exclusion are being superseded by fears that lack of digital competence and information literacy may result in dangerous digital exclusion. Usability is considered as a way to address this exclusion and should therefore incorporate inclusion and accessibility guidelines. This article makes an explicit link between usability guidelines and digital inclusion and reports on a survey of local government web presence in Portugal. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 221-239 Issue: 3 Volume: 35 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2011.646568 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2011.646568 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:35:y:2012:i:3:p:221-239 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1644654_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Evelyn Trammell Author-X-Name-First: Evelyn Author-X-Name-Last: Trammell Author-Name: Sawsan Abutabenjeh Author-X-Name-First: Sawsan Author-X-Name-Last: Abutabenjeh Author-Name: Ana-Maria Dimand Author-X-Name-First: Ana-Maria Author-X-Name-Last: Dimand Title: A Review of Public Administration Research: Where Does Public Procurement Fit In? Abstract: This study conducts a content analysis of public procurement research in top ranked public administration journals to identify prevalent procurement topics and where gaps exist. This research is unprecedented and illustrates the current integration of procurement in public administration. Results demonstrate that procurement research comprises a small portion of research, economic theories are the prevalent theoretical foundation, and mixed methodology is seldom utilized. Findings demonstrate how future research can contribute to theory and expand the focus of public procurement scholarship in public administration. The main limitation is reliance on systematic reviews of specialized procurement journals as the basis for comparison. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 655-667 Issue: 8 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1644654 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1644654 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:8:p:655-667 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1645686_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Benson Matipa Author-X-Name-First: Benson Author-X-Name-Last: Matipa Title: The Extent of Community Participation in Constituency Development Fund (CDF) Project Identification in Mwense Constituency Abstract: This study assessed the extent of community participation in Constituency Development Fund (CDF) project identification, in Mwense constituency of Mwense district in Zambia. The study employed a descriptive survey research design. The sampling methods used were a combination of stratified proportionate random sampling and purposive sampling techniques. The sample size was 140 respondents. Quantitative data, which was collected using structured questionnaires was cleaned, coded and subjected to Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS 17.0), with the use of Pearson Chi-square to test the hypothesis, analyse and interpret data. Qualitative data was clustered along with main themes of the research for ease consolidation and interpretation of information. The study assessed that the extent of community participation on CDF project identification was simply by informing them on what is planned. The study also established that Councillors and the Area Member of Parliament were the ones who were identifying CDF projects in the constituency. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 668-681 Issue: 8 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1645686 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1645686 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:8:p:668-681 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1645687_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Isaac Kofi Mensah Author-X-Name-First: Isaac Kofi Author-X-Name-Last: Mensah Author-Name: Samuel Adams Author-X-Name-First: Samuel Author-X-Name-Last: Adams Title: A Comparative Analysis of the Impact of Political Trust on the Adoption of E-Government Services Abstract: This study sought to examine the differential effects of political trust on the adoption of e-government services between foreign and Chinese students. Political trust was integrated into the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) which was then used as the research model for this study. The comparative analysis demonstrated that political trust, performance expectancy, and social influence were all significant predictors of the intention to use e-government services by foreign and Chinese Students. Also, political trust was a positive determinant of social influence and performance expectancy for both foreign and Chinese students. The implications of these findings on the implementation of e-government to provide public services are discussed. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 682-696 Issue: 8 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1645687 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1645687 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:8:p:682-696 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1645688_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Carsten Greve Author-X-Name-First: Carsten Author-X-Name-Last: Greve Author-Name: Niels Ejersbo Author-X-Name-First: Niels Author-X-Name-Last: Ejersbo Author-Name: Per Lægreid Author-X-Name-First: Per Author-X-Name-Last: Lægreid Author-Name: Lise H. Rykkja Author-X-Name-First: Lise H. Author-X-Name-Last: Rykkja Title: Unpacking Nordic Administrative Reforms: Agile and Adaptive Governments Abstract: This article examines current reform experiences in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, focusing on the assumed Nordic administrative model. The research questions is: How do Nordic public sector executives perceive reform processes, trends, contents and management instruments? To answer these questions we apply a theory of gradual institutional change. The database is a survey of top civil servants in ministries and central agencies in 19 European countries conducted in 2012–2015 within the COCOPS project funded by the EC 7th Framework Program. We show that the Nordic countries are pragmatic and motivated reformers. There is a high level of reform activity and public involvement. The reforms aim to improve services more than cut costs. The Nordic model emerges as one that is agile and adaptive. New reform elements have been incorporated into the existing welfare state model, which accounts for differences between the five countries. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 697-710 Issue: 8 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1645688 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1645688 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:8:p:697-710 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1645689_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Peter Yao Lartey Author-X-Name-First: Peter Yao Author-X-Name-Last: Lartey Author-Name: Yusheng Kong Author-X-Name-First: Yusheng Author-X-Name-Last: Kong Author-Name: Fatoumata Binta Maci Bah Author-X-Name-First: Fatoumata Binta Maci Author-X-Name-Last: Bah Author-Name: Rupa Jaladi Santosh Author-X-Name-First: Rupa Jaladi Author-X-Name-Last: Santosh Author-Name: Isaac Akolgo Gumah Author-X-Name-First: Isaac Akolgo Author-X-Name-Last: Gumah Title: Determinants of Internal Control Compliance in Public Organizations; Using Preventive, Detective, Corrective and Directive Controls Abstract: Internal control is relevant in every entity, regardless of the objectives. However, its effectiveness varies greatly across jurisdictions. From a Ghanaian institutional perspective, this study presents evidence of internal control compliance from selected public organizations, based on 395 sampled observations. The relationships were measured using a structural equation modelling approach – SEM, and conclusion based on a set of hypothesis developed to test for reliability and model fitness. The findings suggest that preventive, detective, corrective and directive controls are good determinants of compliance. Each explanatory construct measured significant across all thresholds based on the statistical estimates reported in the confirmatory factor analysis, regression weights and the goodness of fit indices. The study further observed that internal control is more effective among organizations practising preventive measures. The study implied that over reliance on detective controls may not significantly influence compliance in the long term, as they are instituted to identify risks and events after they occur, a practice that is common among public organisations. The emergence of new risks relative to increasing accountability requirements, from quality perspective may require more preventive measures than any other type of control. Lastly, policymakers in the public sector must ensure, the cost of implementing controls does not outweigh its benefits. Preventive controls are efficient, proactive and cost effective. However, detective controls and other controls are relevant, to support and provide evidence on how effective preventive controls are functioning. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 711-723 Issue: 8 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1645689 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1645689 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:8:p:711-723 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1645690_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Iseul Choi Author-X-Name-First: Iseul Author-X-Name-Last: Choi Title: Moving beyond Mandates: Organizational Learning Culture, Empowerment, and Performance Abstract: Cultural aspects of organizations have been perceived as keys to creating desirable organizational performance in pursuit of an effective government. Particularly, organizational learning culture may enable individuals to learn from each other allowing them to feel free to create creative ideas and transfer knowledge. This study examines whether organizational learning culture is associated with organizational performance through the mediating effect of employee empowerment. Using the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey data, the findings show that having organizational culture more conducive to learning is indirectly and positively associated with perceived performance. The study supports that empowerment is an important mediator elucidating the positive association between learning culture and performance. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 724-735 Issue: 8 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1645690 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1645690 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:8:p:724-735 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1652314_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Angel Sharma Author-X-Name-First: Angel Author-X-Name-Last: Sharma Author-Name: Hemant Gautam Author-X-Name-First: Hemant Author-X-Name-Last: Gautam Author-Name: Richa Chaudhary Author-X-Name-First: Richa Author-X-Name-Last: Chaudhary Title: Red Tape and Ambidexterity in Government Units Abstract: This article draws upon the concept of two-dimensional red tape incorporating lack of functionality and compliance burden, and seeks to examine their individual relationships with ambidexterity responding to call for research in this area. Drawing upon the behavioural theory of the firm and red tape literature, the theoretical framework was developed. Using data from 132 bureaucrats in Nepal, the theoretical framework was tested. The empirical results show that lack of functionality contributes positively and significantly to ambidexterity, whilst compliance burden has a negative effect on ambidexterity. This research confirms the original notion that red tape is not necessarily dysfunctional. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 736-743 Issue: 8 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1652314 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1652314 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:8:p:736-743 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1628057_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Murat Onder Author-X-Name-First: Murat Author-X-Name-Last: Onder Author-Name: Israel Nyaburi Nyadera Author-X-Name-First: Israel Nyaburi Author-X-Name-Last: Nyadera Title: The Role of Non -Economic Drivers in Development Planning: The Case of South Korea and Turkey Abstract: The relationships between economic growth and planning strategies have been debated in different disciplines of social science. However, the emphasis has been more on structural and theoretical assumptions of planning and economics at the expense of other important non-economic and institutional factors that include social, cultural, political, and administrative dimensions. To explain the different approaches and outcomes of development planning, one needs to examine other factors that influence the nature of these plans and why they have been adopted. Using rigorous systematic and thematic review of government reports, academic publications and data from international organizations, this comparative study reveal the unique role non-economic factors play in countries’ development. It has been revealed that these factors not only influence the nature of planning strategies adopted by governments but also affect how these plans are implemented. Since South Korea and Turkey have achieved impressive economic growth over the last half a century, they have been selected as a case study to examine the role non-economic factors in their respective developments. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 283-293 Issue: 4 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1628057 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1628057 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:4:p:283-293 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1628058_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Hyung-Woo Lee Author-X-Name-First: Hyung-Woo Author-X-Name-Last: Lee Title: The Cost and Benefit of Interdepartmental Collaboration: An Evidence from the U.S. Federal Agencies Abstract: One of the prescriptions of the New Public Management is to encourage cross-departmental collaboration. However, scholars pointed out that the inter-unit collaboration not only provides strategic benefit but also incurs substantial costs to organizations. Nevertheless, the impact of the collaboration has not been examined in balance. This study examined the positive and negative effect of interdepartmental collaboration by analyzing the data obtained from the U.S. Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey. An analysis of structural equation modeling indicates that, as theory concerned, interdepartmental collaboration has both positive and negative effects on organizational performance. Theoretical and practical implications for the countries pursuing the similar reform are discussed. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 294-302 Issue: 4 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1628058 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1628058 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:4:p:294-302 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1628059_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Isaac Kofi Mensah Author-X-Name-First: Isaac Kofi Author-X-Name-Last: Mensah Title: Impact of Government Capacity and E-Government Performance on the Adoption of E-Government Services Abstract: This study explored the impact of government capacity and e-government performance on the adoption of e-government services by integrating it into the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). The results showed that both government capacity and government performance were significant determinants of the perceived usefulness of e-government services. Also, government capacity was revealed to positively predict e-government performance. In addition, perceived usefulness of e-government services was found to be a significant predictor of the intention to recommend the adoption of e-government services. The implications of these findings on the implementation of e-government are discussed. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 303-311 Issue: 4 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1628059 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1628059 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:4:p:303-311 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1628060_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Dejene Mamo Bekana Author-X-Name-First: Dejene Mamo Author-X-Name-Last: Bekana Title: Policies of Gender Equality in Ethiopia: The Transformative Perspective Abstract: This article addresses the question of why does an African country that had more women queens and empresses throughout its history practically than any other African country have the oldest known women queens in Africa, and purports to be committed to gender equality end up undermining its own objectives. The article shows that the focus on integrationist paradigm, an approach which focuses on the participation of women in the existing development paradigm, undermined the transformative nature of gender policy because it does not conceptualize gender parity as an end by itself, but as an instrument for economic progress. Consequently, progress towards gender parity remains to be little-by-little despite the strong political commitment to gender equality. The article concludes that the transformative nature of gender policy has been endangered by emphasis on macroeconomic outcomes, macro-level conceptualization of gender issues, and the limited role of civil society in influencing policy decisions. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 312-325 Issue: 4 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1628060 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1628060 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:4:p:312-325 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1636391_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jonathan Rauh Author-X-Name-First: Jonathan Author-X-Name-Last: Rauh Title: Incentives for Better Public Outcomes? Evidence from Public Hospitals Abstract: There is disagreement between the theoretical and empirical literature as to whether economic incentives can lead to better public outcomes. Work in this arena has largely consisted of formal modeling or studies within sectors that have a specific performance requirement over which citizens or bureaucrats have strong levels of influence such as welfare-to-work programs or education. Even in these studies the results have been decidedly mixed. This manuscript examines the role of incentives in public hospitals, a context where administrators are hard-pressed to ignore other standards in favor of the known payoff requirement. Using data from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services on hospital performance this study evaluates how the imposition of penalties on Medicare reimbursements affected the readmission ratios in public sector hospitals. Findings suggest that incentives have no effect. Additionally, the author suggests that the structure of public organizations makes it difficult to effectively implement incentives. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 326-340 Issue: 4 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1636391 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1636391 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:4:p:326-340 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1636392_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Davide Giacomini Author-X-Name-First: Davide Author-X-Name-Last: Giacomini Title: Use of Accounting Information by Mayors in Local Governments Abstract: The use of accounting information in the public sector is gaining more attention in recent years, both in literature and among politicians. In particular, it is still necessary to shed light looking at those that have responsibility to make the final decision: politicians. This article attempts to help understand the role of accounting information in decisions made by mayors by analyzing the results of a national survey to which Italian mayors responded. The survey questioned mayors about their use of accounting information during the policy cycle. The use of accounting information by mayors is quite varied, especially if we consider the different phases of the political cycle. The clustering of the results led to the identification of three different groups of mayors with respect to different ways of using accounting information. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 341-349 Issue: 4 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1636392 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1636392 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:4:p:341-349 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1636393_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Michal Plaček Author-X-Name-First: Michal Author-X-Name-Last: Plaček Author-Name: Juraj Nemec Author-X-Name-First: Juraj Author-X-Name-Last: Nemec Author-Name: František Ochrana Author-X-Name-First: František Author-X-Name-Last: Ochrana Author-Name: Martin Schmidt Author-X-Name-First: Martin Author-X-Name-Last: Schmidt Author-Name: Milan Půček Author-X-Name-First: Milan Author-X-Name-Last: Půček Title: Analysis of Factors of Overpricing in Public Procurement: A Study for Low-performing EU Countries Abstract: The paper deals with the issue of overpricing of public procurement in low-performing EU countries. It examines a uniquely large sample of public procurement in 11 Central and Eastern European countries. Hierarchical regression is used to analyze the factors that influence public contract. Our results indicate that institutional factors have a greater impact on overpricing than individual decisions by the contracting authority. Our analysis for low-performing EU countries provides interesting results and also draws attention to behavior that is not typical of the better established and more advanced EU countries. Our results are particularly important for public policy in each country, as they show the direction of regulatory action in the field of public procurement. The results introduce a debate on the appropriateness of “one size fits all” regulations within the EU. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 350-360 Issue: 4 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1636393 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1636393 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:4:p:350-360 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1636394_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ikechukwu Ogeze Ukeje Author-X-Name-First: Ikechukwu Ogeze Author-X-Name-Last: Ukeje Author-Name: Chinyere Ndukwe Author-X-Name-First: Chinyere Author-X-Name-Last: Ndukwe Author-Name: Chukwuemeka Emma Author-X-Name-First: Chukwuemeka Author-X-Name-Last: Emma Author-Name: Udu Ogbulu Author-X-Name-First: Udu Author-X-Name-Last: Ogbulu Author-Name: Johnpaul Chukwujindu Onele Author-X-Name-First: Johnpaul Chukwujindu Author-X-Name-Last: Onele Title: Public Service Recruitment Practices and Implications for Sustainable Development in Ebonyi State, Nigeria Abstract: Despite several reforms in Ebonyi public service, little or no indices of sustainable development has been recorded in decades. This study aims at examining the aspect of recruitment processes and how guaranteed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) attainment is affected. The findings drawn from three different ministries in Ebonyi State Civil Service (EBSCS) reveal that the processes of recruitment are characterized by nepotism, political interference devoid of merit, and professionalism. This implies that guaranteed sustainable development in Ebonyi state is at risk of attainment. This conclusion proves the relationship between Public Service Recruitment (PSR) processes and development. In view of the above, it argues that a new PSR reform should be instituted if the country is to achieve the targets set in the SDGs. This is hoped to promote accountability, transparency, and sound administrative governance in the public sector. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 361-372 Issue: 4 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1636394 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1636394 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:4:p:361-372 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1659817_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Muhammad Faisal Malik Author-X-Name-First: Muhammad Faisal Author-X-Name-Last: Malik Author-Name: Muhammad Asif Khan Author-X-Name-First: Muhammad Asif Author-X-Name-Last: Khan Title: “Tracking Engagement through Leader” Authentic Leadership’s Consequences on Followers’ Attitudes: A Sequential Mediated Mode Abstract: The purpose of this study was to analyze the sequential impact of authentic leadership through relational identification and positive emotions on employee’s attitude, i.e. engagement in work related activities. The data was collected through self-administrated questionnaire from 550 employees of the public sector organizations. The results suggested that authentic leadership has significant impact on employee’s relational identification, which further leads to positive emotions and employee engagement. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 831-838 Issue: 10 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1659817 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1659817 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:10:p:831-838 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1660988_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Kyoo-Man Ha Author-X-Name-First: Kyoo-Man Author-X-Name-Last: Ha Title: Rank-Oriented Disaster Management: The Korean Experience Abstract: Rank is the position or standing in the Korean field of disaster management, whereas ability is the competence or required proficiency in carrying out appropriate disaster management. This paper aims to examine the ways to improve emphasis on rank in Korea for the ultimate goal of increasing related productivity. A qualitative content analysis with the support of descriptive approach has been used as the main methodology. With respect to this, rank-oriented disaster management has been systematically compared with ability-oriented disaster management via the five stakeholders, namely the public officials, businessmen, researchers, volunteers, and local community. The key tenet is that the nation needs to change its current rank-oriented disaster management into ability-oriented disaster management as a form of cultural change. This paper, as a pioneer study, rigorously discusses the issue of rank versus ability in the Korean field of disaster management. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 839-849 Issue: 10 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1660988 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1660988 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:10:p:839-849 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1660989_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Lijun Chen Author-X-Name-First: Lijun Author-X-Name-Last: Chen Author-Name: Apetogbo Komlan Aklikokou Author-X-Name-First: Apetogbo Komlan Author-X-Name-Last: Aklikokou Title: Determinants of E-government Adoption: Testing the Mediating Effects of Perceived Usefulness and Perceived Ease of Use Abstract: This study proposes an e-government adoption model to determine the factors which lead to citizens’ adoption of e-government services in the Togolese context while investigating the mediating roles of perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use. The proposed model was tested using valid and reliable data gathered from a sample of 482 respondents. Findings indicate that behavioral intention to use e-government services is significantly influenced by perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use. More importantly, the analysis revealed that, perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use play a mediating role, either full or partial between the antecedent variables, social influence, trustworthiness and facilitating conditions and the outcome variable, behavioral intention to use. The implementation of e-government services with a focus on these fundamental factors will eventually increase the acceptance and adoption of such services by citizens. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 850-865 Issue: 10 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1660989 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1660989 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:10:p:850-865 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1660991_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Oliver D. Meza Author-X-Name-First: Oliver D. Author-X-Name-Last: Meza Author-Name: Carlos Moreno-Jaimes Author-X-Name-First: Carlos Author-X-Name-Last: Moreno-Jaimes Title: Taming the Beast: Managers’ Tactics to Change Frontline Workers’ Adversarial Interaction with Policy Targets Abstract: This article explains how manager’s face noncompliance problems with the use of implementation tactics affecting the relational nature between frontline workers and policy targets. In the argument, the concept of bounded rationality is helpful to explain a set of mechanisms that affect individual’s decision-making, although overlooked in some recent streams in the literature by yielding greater importance to rationalistic models of human behaviour. A case study provides the empirical foundation in the effectiveness of the implementation tactics and its underlying rationale. A mixed method approach was used to fulfill the research objectives. Findings support the idea of a set of tactics that managers use to positively engage between frontline workers and citizen in correct(ing) policy implementation gaps. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 866-875 Issue: 10 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1660991 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1660991 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:10:p:866-875 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1660992_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Payal K. Jain Author-X-Name-First: Payal K. Author-X-Name-Last: Jain Author-Name: Richard Hazenberg Author-X-Name-First: Richard Author-X-Name-Last: Hazenberg Author-Name: Frederick Seddon Author-X-Name-First: Frederick Author-X-Name-Last: Seddon Author-Name: Simon Denny Author-X-Name-First: Simon Author-X-Name-Last: Denny Title: Social Value as a Mechanism for Linking Public Administrators with Society: Identifying the Meaning, Forms and Process of Social Value Creation Abstract: Despite public/private/third sector organisations creating and demonstrating the social value of their interventions, they face challenges in understanding and executing the process of social value creation, due to both the lack of definition and theoretically embedded explanatory models of social value. This article seeks to fill this gap by defining social value and identifying the process involved in social value creation from a Weberian standpoint of social action, class and power. Nine resource capitals were identified that contribute to the creation of social value in society: social, ethical, cultural, human/intellectual, physical, economic/financial, environmental/natural, religious, and political. The research utilises Q-methodology to develop a typology of social value and semi-structured interviews to understand the process of social value creation. The results reveal four-types of social value: action-driven, outcomes-driven, sustainability-driven and pluralism-driven, which can be derived through individual/collaborative and resource capitals-driven processes. An integrated framework for social value creation, embedded within a Weberian theoretical framework, is presented to assist policy-makers to commission social value, and public/private/third sector organisations to deliver social value. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 876-889 Issue: 10 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1660992 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1660992 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:10:p:876-889 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1660993_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Rogers Mwesigwa Author-X-Name-First: Rogers Author-X-Name-Last: Mwesigwa Author-Name: Vincent Bagire Author-X-Name-First: Vincent Author-X-Name-Last: Bagire Author-Name: Joseph Ntayi Author-X-Name-First: Joseph Author-X-Name-Last: Ntayi Author-Name: John Munene Author-X-Name-First: John Author-X-Name-Last: Munene Title: Contract completeness as a foundation to relationship building among stakeholders in public private partnership projects Abstract: The purpose of this paper study is to provide evidence on whether contract completeness is a foundation to relationship building among stakeholders in public–private partnership projects in Uganda. Data were collected by means of a questionnaire survey from a sample of 135 public–private partnership projects in Uganda. Partial Least squares structural equation modeling was used to analyze the data. All the Contract completeness dimensions were found to be positively and significantly associated with relationship building among stakeholders in PPP projects in Uganda. This implies that contract completeness is a cornerstone to relationship building. Results imply that when all the relevant issues are included in the contract, contract terms are explicitly stipulated, unanticipated changes are described and when all the parties involved are restrained by a binding force of a contract, relationship building will be boosted among stakeholders in PPP projects. Since little is known on how to build lasting relationships among stakeholders in public–private partnership projects, this study thus extends a debate on how a complete contract can build lasting relationships among stakeholders. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 890-899 Issue: 10 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1660993 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1660993 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:10:p:890-899 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1661434_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Konstantinos Kougias Author-X-Name-First: Konstantinos Author-X-Name-Last: Kougias Title: Adjustment under Conditions of Crisis: Irish and Greek Public Administrations in Comparison Abstract: The impact of the sovereign debt crisis has been particularly severe in Ireland and Greece. Both countries received financial assistance and were obliged to commit to policy conditionalities for fiscal consolidation and a structural reform agenda. The subsequent period has witnessed a considerable state retrenchment in both cases under study. However, the crisis has also given rise to a period of substantial public service reform. The study attempts to assess the impact of the fiscal adjustment process on the Irish and Greek public administrations. Drawing on empirical evidence from the period 2010–20018, the effect of fiscal crisis and external conditionality on the process of implementing domestic administrative reforms is analyzed with reference to quantitative and qualitative indicators. The findings of the comparative study indicate that the scale of fiscal crisis and changes in public administration do not necessarily go hand in hand. Adapting to external pressures to reform administration does not mean that the direction and the outcomes of reform are obvious or given. The study highlights certain similarities and differences in the strategies used and the external pressure exercised through policy conditionality. A combination of fiscal pressures, programme particularities, country’s reform capacity, organizational recourses and political ownership of reforms may explain the extent and direction of reform, observed variations in outcomes and prospects of reform programmes. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 900-914 Issue: 10 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1661434 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1661434 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:10:p:900-914 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1491594_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Barry Pemberton Author-X-Name-First: Barry Author-X-Name-Last: Pemberton Title: Critical Misunderstandings: Ineffective International Governance and the UK Nuclear Industry Abstract: In 2017, significant media and political interest was sparked by the UK decision to leave Euratom, the European Atomic Energy Community. While such interest in nuclear matters has to be welcomed, the apparent lack of knowledge displayed in the regulatory governance of the UK nuclear industry is disquieting. This article therefore offers an overview of the publicly funded UK nuclear industry and its regulatory governance including its links with European and global nuclear agencies to inform the debate and to identify critical issues in need of resolution. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 533-546 Issue: 7 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1491594 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1491594 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:7:p:533-546 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1491595_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Alessandro Ancarani Author-X-Name-First: Alessandro Author-X-Name-Last: Ancarani Author-Name: Carmela Di Mauro Author-X-Name-First: Carmela Di Author-X-Name-Last: Mauro Author-Name: Maria Daniela Giammanco Author-X-Name-First: Maria Daniela Author-X-Name-Last: Giammanco Title: Linking Organizational Climate to Work Engagement: A Study in the Healthcare Sector Abstract: Using a two-level structural equation approach, this article investigates the links between organizational climate and work engagement in a sample of public hospitals in Italy. Drawing from the Job Demands-Resources model, the model posits a positive association between work engagement and a climate promoting worker’s autonomy, empowerment, and well-being, whereas it suggests that a climate based on efficiency and goal attainment is not favorable for engagement. Results support the hypotheses and suggest that performance based models implemented in recent years as part of public sector reforms are not conducive to engaged workers. Implications for research on work engagement in the public sector and for public management are drawn. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 547-557 Issue: 7 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1491595 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1491595 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:7:p:547-557 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1491596_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Julius Raphael Athuman Mhina Author-X-Name-First: Julius Raphael Athuman Author-X-Name-Last: Mhina Author-Name: Md Gapar Md Johar Author-X-Name-First: Md Gapar Author-X-Name-Last: Md Johar Author-Name: Mohammed Hazim Alkawaz Author-X-Name-First: Mohammed Hazim Author-X-Name-Last: Alkawaz Title: The Influence of Perceived Confidentiality Risks and Attitude on Tanzania Government Employees’ Intention to Adopt Web 2.0 and Social Media for Work-Related Purposes Abstract: Studies show that there are many benefits of using Web 2.0 and social media in governments. However, the factors influencing government employees‘ adoption of these technologies are not well known. In this paper, the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) was integrated with two constructs, namely, perceived confidentiality risks (PCR) and attitude (AT) in order to investigate the factors influencing adoption of these technologies among government employees. The sample consisted of 600 usable responses collected from Tanzania Government Employees. To analyze the data, Structural Equation Modeling was used. Both PCR and AT were found to be influential. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 558-571 Issue: 7 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1491596 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1491596 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:7:p:558-571 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1491597_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: George C. Homsy Author-X-Name-First: George C. Author-X-Name-Last: Homsy Author-Name: Zhilin Liu Author-X-Name-First: Zhilin Author-X-Name-Last: Liu Author-Name: Mildred E. Warner Author-X-Name-First: Mildred E. Author-X-Name-Last: Warner Title: Multilevel Governance: Framing the Integration of Top-Down and Bottom-Up Policymaking Abstract: Scholars embrace multilevel governance as an analytical framework for complex problems, such as climate change or water pollution. However, the elements needed to comprehensively operationalize multilevel governance remain undefined in the literature. This article describes the five necessary ingredients to a multilevel framework: sanctioning and coordinating authority, provision of capacity, knowledge co-production, framing of co-benefits, and engagement of civil society. The framework’s analytical utility is illustrated through two contrasting case examples—watershed management in the United States and air quality management in China. The framework balances local and central actors, which can promote a more effective governance regime. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 572-582 Issue: 7 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1491597 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1491597 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:7:p:572-582 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1491598_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Arto Haveri Author-X-Name-First: Arto Author-X-Name-Last: Haveri Author-Name: Helena Tolkki Author-X-Name-First: Helena Author-X-Name-Last: Tolkki Author-Name: Inga Nyholm Author-X-Name-First: Inga Author-X-Name-Last: Nyholm Author-Name: Jenni Airaksinen Author-X-Name-First: Jenni Author-X-Name-Last: Airaksinen Title: Sources of Legitimacy in Metropolitan Governance: A Comparative Case Study of Governance Structures Abstract: Legitimacy is a central factor in democratic administrative systems, as it determines the success-or failure-of governance structures. In this article, we search for the sources of legitimacy in metropolitan governance by focusing on governance tiers and mechanisms. Auckland, Dublin, Oslo, and Montreal serve as empirical examples. We highlight the strengths and limitations of different types of metropolitan governance structures, and identify factors that may help to establish long-lasting governance structures. To be legitimate, metropolitan governance must take place at a contextually legitimate administrative level, and the governance mechanisms must be in harmony with a legitimate administrative actor. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 583-595 Issue: 7 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1491598 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1491598 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:7:p:583-595 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1498103_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Bernd W. Wirtz Author-X-Name-First: Bernd W. Author-X-Name-Last: Wirtz Author-Name: Jan C. Weyerer Author-X-Name-First: Jan C. Author-X-Name-Last: Weyerer Author-Name: Carolin Geyer Author-X-Name-First: Carolin Author-X-Name-Last: Geyer Title: Artificial Intelligence and the Public Sector—Applications and Challenges Abstract: Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have attracted great attention from researchers and practitioners and have opened up a broad range of beneficial opportunities for AI usage in the public sector. Against this background, there is an emerging need for a holistic understanding of the range and impact of AI-based applications and associated challenges. However, previous research considers AI applications and challenges only in isolation and fragmentarily. Given the lack of a comprehensive overview of AI-based applications and challenges for the public sector, our conceptual approach analyzes and compiles relevant insights from scientific literature to provide an integrative overview of AI applications and related challenges. Our results suggest 10 AI application areas, describing their value creation and functioning as well as specific public use cases. In addition, we identify four major dimensions of AI challenges. We finally discuss our findings, deriving implications for theory and practice and providing suggestions for future research. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 596-615 Issue: 7 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1498103 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1498103 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:7:p:596-615 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1072212_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Julia Thaler Author-X-Name-First: Julia Author-X-Name-Last: Thaler Author-Name: Katharina Spraul Author-X-Name-First: Katharina Author-X-Name-Last: Spraul Author-Name: Bernd Helmig Author-X-Name-First: Bernd Author-X-Name-Last: Helmig Author-Name: Hannah Franzke Author-X-Name-First: Hannah Author-X-Name-Last: Franzke Title: Satisfaction with and Success of Employee Training from a Public Service Motivation Perspective Abstract: New public management requires modernization processes, including modern human resource practices, to enhance public sector performance. According to human capital theory, well-qualified and highly motivated public sector employees improve institutional performance; this study investigates the extent to which employee training as human resource practice can enhance one component of employees’ public service motivation (PSM), namely public interest, and their competencies as employee outcome. We examine public interest as a mediator or a moderator of the relationship between satisfaction with employee training and the resulting competence gain. The findings indicate a positive direct effect of satisfaction with employee training on competence gains and a mediating effect of public interest. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1-11 Issue: 1 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1072212 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1072212 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:1:p:1-11 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1072213_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Henri Atangana Ondoa Author-X-Name-First: Henri Atangana Author-X-Name-Last: Ondoa Title: The Effects of Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative on the Millennium Development Goals for Health Abstract: The objective of this study is to investigate the impact of Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative (HIPC) on the attainment of the health millennium development goals (MDGs) in Africa and identify other correlates of health MDGs. This way, the paper uses data from the World Bank and employs the difference in difference (DID) approach to estimate the impact of HIPC on health MDGs and to identify other determinants of health MDG attainment. The results show that the impact of HIPC on health MDGs is positive. Specifically, due to HIPC, the level of the following health MDG indicators decreased: mortality rate (infant); mortality rate (neonatal); incidence of tuberculosis; prevalence of HIV/AIDS, and mortality rate under five. However, the incidence of tuberculosis (all forms) registered an increase in Africa, even in treated groups. Our findings also indicate that MDGs for health will not be attained simultaneously because some variables that reduce mortality such as GDP per capita, natural resources and education cause HIV/AIDS. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 12-23 Issue: 1 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1072213 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1072213 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:1:p:12-23 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1072554_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Scott Sager Author-X-Name-First: Scott Author-X-Name-Last: Sager Author-Name: Douglas Ihrke Author-X-Name-First: Douglas Author-X-Name-Last: Ihrke Author-Name: Fredrik O. Andersson Author-X-Name-First: Fredrik O. Author-X-Name-Last: Andersson Title: Supervisor Attitudes toward Term Limits in Wisconsin Towns Abstract: This research examines the influences on town supervisor attitudes regarding term limits in their respective towns. Very little research has been done on local government term limits, and much of this research is descriptive in nature. In this analysis we examine the attitudes and beliefs of town supervisors toward term limits and their perceived impact in Wisconsin towns, therefore filling a major void in this literature. We first examine whether town supervisors believe there is a need for term limits to be implemented, and then proceed to examine what those supervisors believe would be the effects of those term limits. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 24-35 Issue: 1 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1072554 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1072554 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:1:p:24-35 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1072555_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jessica N. Terman Author-X-Name-First: Jessica N. Author-X-Name-Last: Terman Title: What Happens When Rules Stay the Same? Examining Changes in Implementation Intent over Time Abstract: Rules are dynamic entities whose implementation is shaped by context, resources, and institutions. Variations in this implementation influence the functionality and effectiveness of rules. While the last decade has seen considerable scholarship on the determinants and effects of ineffective and effective rules, less is known about how rule implementation evolves over time. Particularly, what are the factors that influence administrative implementation intent over time? This study uses interview and archival data to examine administrative implementation intent of a single rule over a 25-year period. From qualitative data analysis, propositions are developed to explain why, although the text of the rule remained nearly the same, administrative intent of implement changed drastically. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 36-53 Issue: 1 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1072555 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1072555 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:1:p:36-53 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1072556_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Fatih Demir Author-X-Name-First: Fatih Author-X-Name-Last: Demir Title: Depolitization of Bureaucracy: The Case of Central and Eastern European Countries Abstract: Political parties worldwide seek to work with bureaucrats who are close to their programs, willing to cooperate, and concerted. On the other hand, there is a huge body of literature which argues that bureaucracy should be separate from politics and that it has to consist of public servants who are technically knowledgeable, expert, and also politically neutral. The countries of Central and Eastern Europe suffered from highly politicized public administrations under one-party regimes, and have struggled to separate their bureaucracies from politics since early 1990s. In view of the relation between politics and bureaucracy from the perspective of (de)politization, this paper looks into the changes that Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs) have gone through after the institutionalization of multi-party regimes and tries to provide some generalizations. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 54-64 Issue: 1 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1072556 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1072556 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:1:p:54-64 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1072215_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Victoria Gordon Author-X-Name-First: Victoria Author-X-Name-Last: Gordon Author-Name: Jeffery L. Osgood Author-X-Name-First: Jeffery L. Author-X-Name-Last: Osgood Author-Name: Daniel Boden Author-X-Name-First: Daniel Author-X-Name-Last: Boden Title: The Role of Citizen Participation and the Use of Social Media Platforms in the Participatory Budgeting Process Abstract: In the United States participatory budgeting (PB) is a relatively new and innovative approach to municipal budgeting that has implications for improving the role of citizen participation in the budgetary process. The research is based on personal interviews with local community leaders involved in the PB process in the 49th Ward of Chicago, Illinois; the 6th Ward of St. Louis, Missouri; and the City of Boston, Massachusetts. Highlights are provided of the specific experiences and perceptions of these community leaders with a particular emphasis on the use of social media platforms in engaging citizens in the PB process. This article concludes with recommendations for creating a PB infrastructure, for increasing citizen participation in the PB process, and for assessing and increasing the impact of PB in cities within the United States. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 65-76 Issue: 1 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1072215 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1072215 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:1:p:65-76 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1072217_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Darwish Abdulrahman Yousef Author-X-Name-First: Darwish Abdulrahman Author-X-Name-Last: Yousef Title: Organizational Commitment, Job Satisfaction and Attitudes toward Organizational Change: A Study in the Local Government Abstract: The present study investigates the direct and indirect relationships among job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and attitudes toward organizational change and their dimensions. Results indicated that employees in the investigated departments are highly satisfied with supervision and coworkers, whereas they are slightly satisfied with work conditions and job security, but they have low satisfaction with pay and promotion facets of the job. Results further demonstrated that employees in the investigated departments are remaining with their current departments either because they want to do so, or because they have to do so, but not because they feel they ought to do so. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 77-88 Issue: 1 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1072217 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1072217 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:1:p:77-88 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1072553_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Dennis Vicencio Blanco Author-X-Name-First: Dennis Vicencio Author-X-Name-Last: Blanco Title: Of Distributive Politics and Pork Barrel System: Why Not Epistemic Governance Approach? Abstract: The paper attempts to situate distributive politics in the context of epistemic governance. The paper also seeks to analyze the various structures and systems, actors, agents and stakeholders, and norms and behaviors involved within the realm of theory and praxis in distributive politics. It borrows from the epistemic work targets espoused by Alasuutari and Qadir (2014), namely the environment, actors and virtues. Finally, the paper proposes an epistemic governance as policy approach in distributive politics as it tries to argue the shift of power from the hands of the political elites to the hands of the politically astute epistemes. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 89-99 Issue: 1 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1072553 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1072553 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:1:p:89-99 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1942045_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Bruno Broucker Author-X-Name-First: Bruno Author-X-Name-Last: Broucker Author-Name: Jani Ursin Author-X-Name-First: Jani Author-X-Name-Last: Ursin Author-Name: Martina Dal Molin Author-X-Name-First: Martina Author-X-Name-Last: Dal Molin Author-Name: Kurt De Wit Author-X-Name-First: Kurt Author-X-Name-Last: De Wit Title: To Achieve the Same as the Others? Policy Preconditions for Successful Higher Education Governance Abstract: Higher Education (HE) Institutions in different European countries have been steered towards an increased level of quality and performance through a comparable market governance approach. Despite the comparability of the applied governance instruments, the question remains whether these also yield comparable results in different HE systems. Building on policy implementation studies, this article analyses the importance of policy preconditions for and the effects of governance instruments in three distinct HE systems (Flanders, Italy, Finland). It is concluded that goal unclarity and a lack of support are potentially detrimental for the impact of the introduced policy. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 84-93 Issue: 2 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1942045 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1942045 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:2:p:84-93 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2011919_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Mara Soncin Author-X-Name-First: Mara Author-X-Name-Last: Soncin Author-Name: Michela Arnaboldi Author-X-Name-First: Michela Author-X-Name-Last: Arnaboldi Title: Intrapreneurship in Higher Education: The Digital Learning Challenge Abstract: Digital learning is challenging traditional higher education structures by enabling new strategic directions and entrepreneurial stimuli. The paper adopts the definition of intrapreneurship as the entrepreneurial orientation within existing organisations and explores that concept in the context of digital learning, focusing on Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). The three stages of intrapreneurship – formulation, deployment and evaluation – were explored through a multiple case study, alongside the duality between individual freedoms and organisational goals and constraints. Detailed results show the interaction and conflicts arising during the three stages of intrapreneurship, providing a framework of reference. The paper offers management and policy implications in the designing and monitoring of these organisational processes. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 135-146 Issue: 2 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.2011919 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.2011919 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:2:p:135-146 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2003812_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Pedro Teixeira Author-X-Name-First: Pedro Author-X-Name-Last: Teixeira Author-Name: Ricardo Biscaia Author-X-Name-First: Ricardo Author-X-Name-Last: Biscaia Author-Name: Vera Rocha Author-X-Name-First: Vera Author-X-Name-Last: Rocha Title: Competition for Funding or Funding for Competition? Analysing the Dissemination of Performance-based Funding in European Higher Education and its Institutional Effects Abstract: Mass higher education has promoted the development of larger, costlier, and more heterogeneous systems. Like many public services, HE faced tight competition for funding, alongside pressures to become more efficient in their use of public funds. One major development in public funding has been the introduction of performance-based funding. In this paper, we analyse the dissemination of PBF in European HE and discuss its main institutional effects. We will start by discussing the rationales for the introduction of these financial incentives regarding the behaviour of HEIs and their organizational response to externally led stimuli. We then present the dissemination of PBF across European higher education and reflect about the main institutional effects of the dissemination of PBF. We present some concluding remarks about the management challenges created by the emphasis on competitive rationales in public HE. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 94-106 Issue: 2 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.2003812 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.2003812 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:2:p:94-106 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2025071_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Alexander Kotchegura Author-X-Name-First: Alexander Author-X-Name-Last: Kotchegura Author-Name: Mario De Martino Author-X-Name-First: Mario Author-X-Name-Last: De Martino Author-Name: Ali Farazmand Author-X-Name-First: Ali Author-X-Name-Last: Farazmand Title: Enhancing Competitiveness of the Russian Higher Education: The 5-100 University Excellence Program through the Lens of Efficiency and Performance Abstract: Recent decades have witnessed a distinct worldwide trend of launching national programs and projects to develop and expand a group of the so-called “world-class” universities with the aim of enhancing the quality and prestige of respective national systems of higher education. This article presents a case study that matches the results of 5–100 Project, an ambitious university excellence initiative in Russia (terminated in December 2020) against the originally set targets and criteria of success. In addition, the key elements of the project are compared to similar programs in other countries (e.g., the German Universities Excellence Initiative – Exzellenzinitiative).The following research questions determine the focus of the research efforts: (1) “What are the challenges in introducing university excellence programs in Russia and other countries? (2) What are the weaknesses of the program design and implementation? and 3) What strategy would likely ensure effective achievement of the program objectives?” Data are derived from published and unpublished materials, archival records, and interviews. Though primarily a comparative case study, this article offers implicit and explicit contributions to knowledge and literature on higher education systems worldwide. Institutional theory and resource dependence theory as well as political economy of “marketization” help frame a theoretical grounding for this primarily case study article. The undertaken study also seeks to contribute to the identification of key nationally and globally tied factors that define favorable conditions for enhancing excellence of higher educational institutions with measurable outcomes. It further outlines two major areas for further research on the subject. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 185-197 Issue: 2 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.2025071 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.2025071 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:2:p:185-197 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1993911_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Mikhail Lisyutkin Author-X-Name-First: Mikhail Author-X-Name-Last: Lisyutkin Author-Name: Ali Farazmand Author-X-Name-First: Ali Author-X-Name-Last: Farazmand Author-Name: Isak Froumin Author-X-Name-First: Isak Author-X-Name-Last: Froumin Title: Declining Public Universities: Patterns and Lessons for Public Policy and Administration: A Russian Case Study Abstract: This paper examines the patterns, and possible causes and consequences of public universities decline across nations in general and Russian Federation in particular. It is argued that decline in public higher education systems is a common feature across the Western and developing nations as well as Russia. It is further argued that this global decline was, and still is to a great extent, triggered by a worldwide marketization of the higher education systems, sweeping privatization, and ideological conservative economic theory of market supremacy that led to the major shrinkage of public sectors’ resources and even deinstitutionalization of public institutions. The purpose of the study is to elaborate on the background and possible causes and consequences of declining public universities, and to reveal basic patterns of the decline with a particular reference to the Russian public higher education institutions (HEIs). The theoretical framework with related literature is drawn from the perspectives on organization theory (e.g., organizational decline, cutback management, organizational resource interdependency theory), public choice economic theory, bureaucratic politics, and political economy of public expenditures theory. An analytical approach is proposed and applied for evaluating the dynamics and potential outcomes, using a four-step analysis that covers (1) universities’ resource base dynamics indexes to calculate and to single out the group of declining organizations; (2) a cluster analysis of dynamic characteristics of declining public universities and their performances; (3)two sample t-tests were performed for declining universities; and (4) analysis of a series of semi-structured interviews with the top-management of seven particular declining Russian universities.Findings reveal that there are common causes for public universities decline, classified as intra-organizational, contextual, and technological factors. It is also illustrated that the dynamics of the performance characteristics of the declining public universities with statistically significant scores differ for the worse as compared to the control group. The findings allowed making a series of propositions for public policy and university leadership lesson-drawing, with several policy and administration implications for public higher education institutions across other nations worldwide. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 157-170 Issue: 2 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1993911 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1993911 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:2:p:157-170 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1868508_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: C. Andersson Author-X-Name-First: C. Author-X-Name-Last: Andersson Author-Name: K. Sund Author-X-Name-First: K. Author-X-Name-Last: Sund Title: Technical Efficiency and Productivity of Higher Education Institutions in the Nordic Countries Abstract: This study investigates the technical efficiency and productivity of Nordic higher education institutions (HEIs). One problem in previous research is the adjustment of efficiency scores for input quality. A problem avoided by using upper-secondary schooling grades. A second problem relates to heterogeneity concerning subjects and institutions among HEIs. Using a national resource allocation system, student achievements (ECTS-credits) are weighted according to subject-mix at the HEI level. For research production, a bibliometric publication measure is used, and highly cited publications are included to consider quality. A third problem when using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is the lack of statistical inference. Therefore, bootstrapping is used to resolve this problem. The results, using data from 68 Nordic HEIs between 2011 and 2016, indicate an average inefficiency of 10.1% and a yearly productivity increase of around 0.4%. A second-stage correlation analysis shows that the inefficiency scores are positively correlated with staff turnover. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 107-120 Issue: 2 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1868508 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1868508 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:2:p:107-120 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1859531_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Peter A. Jones Author-X-Name-First: Peter A. Author-X-Name-Last: Jones Author-Name: Vincent Reitano Author-X-Name-First: Vincent Author-X-Name-Last: Reitano Author-Name: Christian Buerger Author-X-Name-First: Christian Author-X-Name-Last: Buerger Title: Fiscal Shocks, Budgetary Pressures, and Public Education Expenditure Stabilization Abstract: Fiscal shocks exert budgetary pressures on school districts and constrain their ability to provide public education. An emerging literature examines the role of fiscal reserves to mitigate expenditure cuts in school districts. In the U.S. context, this article provides evidence that Kentucky school districts from school years 2001–2002 to 2013–2014 drained fiscal reserves and cut expenditures in response to revenue decreases. Further, school districts drained fiscal reserves to stabilize non-instructional expenditures, which have fixed costs. Collectively, the findings presented in this article build evidence that school districts strategically respond to budgetary pressures. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 147-156 Issue: 2 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1859531 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1859531 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:2:p:147-156 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2003813_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Gertjan Muyters Author-X-Name-First: Gertjan Author-X-Name-Last: Muyters Author-Name: Bruno Broucker Author-X-Name-First: Bruno Author-X-Name-Last: Broucker Author-Name: Kristof De Witte Author-X-Name-First: Kristof Author-X-Name-Last: De Witte Title: On Higher Education’s Complexities and the Potential of Network Governance. A Case Study Abstract: This paper discusses the governance challenges that increasing hybridity poses to higher education institutions (HEIs). It examines the potential of network governance as a public governance approach that allows HEIs to find a good fit to their environment and become accountable to complex stakeholder environments. Central research questions are as follows: (1) Is network governance a suitable model to address organisational complexity and associated competing institutional logics? (2) What characterises the network model for HEIs in such a setting? A Delphi method, semi-structured in-depth interviews and collective meetings with HEI policy makers are combined with a literature review and case studies to distinguish an integrated governance model for teacher trainings with multiple suppliers. Our findings suggest that a network model combines the development of efficient cooperation structures within and between HEIs. As key success factors the study identified a reduction of competitive pressure, financial security, internal and external transparency, organisational autonomy and a clear vision. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 198-212 Issue: 2 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.2003813 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.2003813 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:2:p:198-212 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2025683_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Tommaso Agasisti Author-X-Name-First: Tommaso Author-X-Name-Last: Agasisti Author-Name: Isak Froumin Author-X-Name-First: Isak Author-X-Name-Last: Froumin Author-Name: Daria Platonova Author-X-Name-First: Daria Author-X-Name-Last: Platonova Title: Introduction to the Special Issue on Public Administration in Education Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 81-83 Issue: 2 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2025683 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2025683 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:2:p:81-83 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2012190_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Elias Pekkola Author-X-Name-First: Elias Author-X-Name-Last: Pekkola Author-Name: Romulo Pinheiro Author-X-Name-First: Romulo Author-X-Name-Last: Pinheiro Author-Name: Lars Geschwind Author-X-Name-First: Lars Author-X-Name-Last: Geschwind Author-Name: Taru Siekkinen Author-X-Name-First: Taru Author-X-Name-Last: Siekkinen Author-Name: Kirsi Pulkkinen Author-X-Name-First: Kirsi Author-X-Name-Last: Pulkkinen Author-Name: Teresa Carvalho Author-X-Name-First: Teresa Author-X-Name-Last: Carvalho Title: Hybridity in Nordic Higher Education Abstract: This article builds on the concept of nested hybridity. It emphasizes professional practices and organizational design in studying hybridity of steering and management of professional public service organization. The article compares public sector dynamics in higher education in Finland, Norway, and Sweden. The data consists of surveys and interviews on performance management in Nordic universities. Previous studies on hybridity of professional work and public organizations define hybridity as a multidimensional concept that occurs at different levels of social practices. While the multifaceted nature of hybridity is clear, demarcating between levels of hybridity and theoretical approaches remains complex. Based on our empirical findings, no clear top-down or bottom-up causality chains are identified. We question whether hybridity is nested as the levels of hybridity are intervened and connected, but not all levels have implications for all other levels. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 171-184 Issue: 2 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.2012190 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.2012190 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:2:p:171-184 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1903496_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Tommaso Agasisti Author-X-Name-First: Tommaso Author-X-Name-Last: Agasisti Author-Name: Ekaterina Shibanova Author-X-Name-First: Ekaterina Author-X-Name-Last: Shibanova Title: Actual Autonomy, Efficiency and Performance of Universities: Insights from the Russian Case Abstract: This paper studies the relationship between university institutional autonomy (both formal and informal) and their performance and efficiency using multi-stage empirical methodology. First, we measure an “autonomy-in-use” index, and then we employ Data Envelopment Analysis in order to evaluate institutional efficiency. Lastly, we use a panel fixed effect regression to provide robust evidence for the relationship between institutional autonomy, performance and efficiency. We find that formal status of autonomy does not predict higher publication activity or efficiency. However, the findings also reveal that informal autonomy is positively associated with efficiency scores, and advanced practices in staff management can contribute to increases in publication activity and overall institutional efficiency. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 121-134 Issue: 2 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1903496 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1903496 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:2:p:121-134 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_865649_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Hidayet Tasdoven Author-X-Name-First: Hidayet Author-X-Name-Last: Tasdoven Author-Name: Mikail Kaya Author-X-Name-First: Mikail Author-X-Name-Last: Kaya Title: The Impact of Ethical Leadership on Police Officers’ Code of Silence and Integrity: Results from the Turkish National Police Abstract: This study aims to investigate the perceived seriousness of integrity violations and the impact of ethical leadership on integrity and the code of silence by using structural equation modeling. The results suggested that integrity violations are regarded by Turkish officers as serious offenses, as they are perceived by their colleagues in other countries. The study also revealed the existence of the code of silence among police officers. Finally, it suggested that leadership positively affects the integrity of police officers and has a significant effect on breaking the code of silence in Turkey. Based on the findings, policy implications were discussed. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 529-541 Issue: 9 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.865649 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.865649 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:9:p:529-541 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_871729_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Suvaroj Kemavuthanon Author-X-Name-First: Suvaroj Author-X-Name-Last: Kemavuthanon Title: Leadership in the OVOP and Similar Movements: The Comparative Study Between the OVOP Movement in Japan and OTOP Project in Thailand Abstract: This study is concerned with the comparative study of leadership in the “One Village, One Product” (OVOP) and similar movements in Japan and the “One Tambon, One Product” (OTOP) project in Thailand. The aim of the study is to explore leadership constructed in the OVOP movement and OTOP project. This study uses in-depth semi-structured interviews of leaders in Thailand and Oita prefecture. The model developed from this research presents some similarities and differences in terms of objectives, structure, qualities and processes between the OVOP movement and OTOP project. The study also highlights the recommendations for the OTOP project in Thailand and other OVOP-equivalent movements in other countries. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 542-555 Issue: 9 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.871729 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.871729 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:9:p:542-555 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_879724_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Daniel Bromberg Author-X-Name-First: Daniel Author-X-Name-Last: Bromberg Title: Can Vendors Buy Influence? The Relationship Between Campaign Contributions and Government Contracts Abstract: Over the past 30 years, research on government contracting has identified three major influences that help explain variation in contracting decisions—managerial, organizational, and political. This study looks to advance the political influence literature by introducing a factor that has received limited attention—vendor influence. This study specifically focuses on contract transactions at the U.S. federal government to determine if vendors influence the contract award. Traditionally, political influence is studied at the macro or meso levels. This study shifts the unit of analysis to the micro level which requires a change in measurement of political influence. The study uses vendor campaign contributions to capture political influence on this new level of focus. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 556-567 Issue: 9 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.879724 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.879724 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:9:p:556-567 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_879882_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Augustina Adusah-Karikari Author-X-Name-First: Augustina Author-X-Name-Last: Adusah-Karikari Author-Name: Frank Louis Kwaku Ohemeng Author-X-Name-First: Frank Louis Kwaku Author-X-Name-Last: Ohemeng Title: Representative Bureaucracy in the Public Service? A Critical Analysis of the Challenges Confronting Women in the Civil Service of Ghana Abstract: In the public administration literature, the debate concerning the representation of minorities in the public bureaucracy continues to attract attention. The idea is that passive representation may lead to active representation with the later helping to develop policies and programs that will benefit minorities. Consequently, a number of governments have been implementing policies to enhance the involvement of minorities in public services. The Ghana government has not been left out in this endeavor. Since 1957, it has continued to institute measures to ensure a fair gender representation in the bureaucracy. This notwithstanding, the upper echelons of the bureaucracy continue to be dominated by males despite the over representation of women at the lower levels. What are the challenges confronting women in the public sector that make it difficult to achieve active representation? In this article, we examine the challenges confronting women to achieve active representation from a representative bureaucracy perspective. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 568-580 Issue: 9 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.879882 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.879882 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:9:p:568-580 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_880849_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Philip Haynes Author-X-Name-First: Philip Author-X-Name-Last: Haynes Title: Combining the Strengths of Qualitative Comparative Analysis with Cluster Analysis for Comparative Public Policy Research: With Reference to the Policy of Economic Convergence in the Euro Currency Area Abstract: Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) is a well-established method for comparing national public policy similarities and differences. It is argued that Cluster Analysis can add additional benefits to such research when used concurrently with QCA. Cluster Analysis provides a better method for the initial exploration of multivariate data and examining how countries compare because it can work with the full range of available interval data while patterns are created and viewed. This provides the best first method for exploring patterns and likely groupings of countries. QCA then provides a more robust method for theorizing about the construction of such groupings and their relationship around similar variable scores. QCA makes such theorizing transparent. The research example used to illustrate the benefits of combining Cluster Analysis and QCA is an analysis of the evolving of macroeconomic policy for the countries sharing the Euro, comparing 2005 (precrisis) with 2010 (postcrisis). Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 581-590 Issue: 9 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.880849 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.880849 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:9:p:581-590 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_880850_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Francesca Di Virgilio Author-X-Name-First: Francesca Author-X-Name-Last: Di Virgilio Author-Name: Nicoletta Bova Author-X-Name-First: Nicoletta Author-X-Name-Last: Bova Author-Name: Loredana Di Pietro Author-X-Name-First: Loredana Author-X-Name-Last: Di Pietro Author-Name: Lorn Sheehan Author-X-Name-First: Lorn Author-X-Name-Last: Sheehan Title: Contractual Conditions, Organizational Level, Dimension of Organization, and Work Conflict as Potential Predictors of Job Stress in Public Administration Abstract: Job stress is a pervasive problem for employers in the 21st century economy, making it a timely and important topic in organizational settings. The variables influencing job stress are numerous and consequently it may be analyzed from different perspectives, but the root is primarily physical and psychosocial. This study specifically explores three physical sources of job stress—contractual condition of work, organizational position, and dimension of organization—and of one psychosocial source—work conflict. A survey instrument was used to collect information from regional Public Administration employees of South Italy. Data from 1,130 respondents were analyzed. Statistical correlations and hierarchical regression showed that contractual condition of work, organizational position, organizational dimension, and work conflict were all predictive aspects of job stress. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 591-599 Issue: 9 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.880850 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.880850 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:9:p:591-599 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1072216_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Soumyendra Kishore Datta Author-X-Name-First: Soumyendra Kishore Author-X-Name-Last: Datta Author-Name: Krishna Singh Author-X-Name-First: Krishna Author-X-Name-Last: Singh Title: Aspects of Inclusion and Peoples’ Empowerment Related to National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in India Abstract: The National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, launched in the year 2006, is dubbed as one of the major flagship strategies of the Government of India, in coherence with the objective of removing poverty and unemployment. While scope of employment in rural asset creation protects environment, the earning opportunities address the issue of financial and social inclusion. Principal Component Analysis has been applied to calculate Financial, Social, Environmental, and finally Overall Inclusion Index as well as Empowerment Index. The results reveal significant association between Overall Inclusion and Empowerment index. Using multiple regression, Overall Inclusion is explained by certain significant variables. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 83-94 Issue: 2 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1072216 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1072216 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:2:p:83-94 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1076465_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Margie Parikh Author-X-Name-First: Margie Author-X-Name-Last: Parikh Author-Name: Deepti Bhatnagar Author-X-Name-First: Deepti Author-X-Name-Last: Bhatnagar Title: A System of Contradictory Goals and Realization of Ambidexterity: A Case Study of a Municipal Corporation Abstract: Pursuit of contradictory goals is inherent in the activities of any typical public-sector organization. Bulk of the existing literature on how contradictory goals can be pursued successfully focuses on a single pair of contradictory goals, largely pursued by private sector organizations. This empirical study identifies a system of multiple pairs of contradictory goals associated with structural separation of subunits of a public-sector organization in India, where the organization is a municipal corporation and two of its subunits engaged in the business of Public Urban Transport are involved. Emergence of contradictory goals was observed to be linked with the dynamics of key stakeholder interests. The study revealed that the top and middle managers may respond differently to a pair of contradictory goals, and the same manager also responds differently to different pairs of contradictory goals. Three pairs of contradictory goals were identified. These goals involved subunit identity and shared identity, contractor compliance and maintaining relationship with the contractor, and performance and learning. Realization of organizational ambidexterity appeared linked to how well the simultaneity and variety of contradictory goals are matched by simultaneity and variety of responses, namely a combination of structural, contextual and behavioral arrangements by the organization and individuals. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 95-109 Issue: 2 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1076465 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1076465 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:2:p:95-109 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1255959_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Alessandro Hinna Author-X-Name-First: Alessandro Author-X-Name-Last: Hinna Author-Name: Danila Scarozza Author-X-Name-First: Danila Author-X-Name-Last: Scarozza Author-Name: Fabrizio Rotundi Author-X-Name-First: Fabrizio Author-X-Name-Last: Rotundi Title: Implementing Risk Management in the Italian Public Sector: Hybridization between Old and New Practices Abstract: Though Risk Management (RM) entered the public sector, the way RM is introduced within organizations is not empirically explored. Analyzing the Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) case study through the theoretical lens of institutional perspective, the paper responds to the call for more organizational studies of RM: nature and dynamics of RM are investigated, offering a valid contribution to the debate on practice of public management related to work practices and knowledge systems. The results show that RM is now embedded in ISTAT activities, processes, culture and individual behaviors, confirming the opportunity to improve both organizational performance and learning. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 110-128 Issue: 2 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1255959 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1255959 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:2:p:110-128 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1255960_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Simone Valle de Souza Author-X-Name-First: Simone Author-X-Name-Last: Valle de Souza Author-Name: Brian Dollery Author-X-Name-First: Brian Author-X-Name-Last: Dollery Author-Name: Michael A. Kortt Author-X-Name-First: Michael A. Author-X-Name-Last: Kortt Title: Counting the Cost: A Critical Evaluation of the Australian National Broadband Network Roll-Out under the Rudd/Gillard Governments Abstract: A nascent literature has examined recent controversial policy initiatives by the Australian Government using insights from the literature on public policy evaluation. Scholars have considered inter alia the Mineral Resources Rent Tax, the Home Insulation Program, the Green Loans Program, the Building the Education Revolution and the macroeconomic stimulus package after the global financial crisis. The present paper adds to this literature by considering the National Broadband Network (NBN). The costs of implementing the NBN are examined and the paper attempts to draw some broader public policy ‘lessons‘ to inform future public policy making both in Australia and elsewhere. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 129-136 Issue: 2 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1255960 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1255960 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:2:p:129-136 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1255961_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Karen Heard-Lauréote Author-X-Name-First: Karen Author-X-Name-Last: Heard-Lauréote Title: The Origins of the European Coalition for Vision: Exploring the Formation of a Network Abstract: Despite growing interest in EU-level transnational networks, there is little understanding about how these form. This article investigates the formation of one network—the European Coalition for Vision (ECV). Using document analysis of 100 email exchanges, 12 semi-structured interviews, and observation of 5 ECV meetings, it identifies environmental and organizational triggers, most important to the creation of the ECV. Findings show that while environmental triggers played a role in ECV formation, organizational triggers were crucial. In particular, the presence of network leaders, a network entrepreneur and a network mentor were vital for the successful creation of the network. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 137-149 Issue: 2 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1255961 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1255961 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:2:p:137-149 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1255962_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Hamid Mahmood Gelaidan Author-X-Name-First: Hamid Mahmood Author-X-Name-Last: Gelaidan Author-Name: Abdullah Al-Swidi Author-X-Name-First: Abdullah Author-X-Name-Last: Al-Swidi Author-Name: Hashed Ahmed Mabkhot Author-X-Name-First: Hashed Ahmed Author-X-Name-Last: Mabkhot Title: Employee Readiness for Change in Public Higher Education Institutions: Examining the Joint Effect of Leadership Behavior and Emotional Intelligence Abstract: This study aimed to examine the effects of leadership behavior and emotional intelligence (EI) on readiness for change and to investigate the moderating effects of organizational commitment on the relationship among leadership behavior, EI, and readiness to change. Data was collected using surveys and Partial least squares structural equations modeling (PLS SEM) was employed. The findings of the study indicated that leadership behavior and EI have significant effects on employees’ readiness for change. More importantly, it confirmed the moderating effect of organizational commitment. This study provides an empirical explanation of the joint effect of some crucial change management determinants. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 150-158 Issue: 2 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1255962 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1255962 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:2:p:150-158 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1256305_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Yuguo Liao Author-X-Name-First: Yuguo Author-X-Name-Last: Liao Title: Toward a Pragmatic Model of Public Responsiveness: Implications for Enhancing Public Administrators’ Responsiveness to Citizen Demands Abstract: Public responsiveness, or bureaucratic responsiveness to citizen demands, is central to public administration theories. It is a key concept regarding the appropriate role of bureaucracy and professional administrators in a democratic political system. By exploring the complexity of the concept, this article proposes a pragmatic model as an alternative to the two mainstream models of understanding public responsiveness. The theoretical implication of the pragmatic model is also discussed. Future research should address administrators’ instrumental concerns in fostering public responsiveness. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 159-169 Issue: 2 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1256305 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1256305 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:2:p:159-169 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1413831_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Erratum Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 170-170 Issue: 2 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1413831 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1413831 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:2:p:170-170 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1666411_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Mauricio Olavarria-Gambi Author-X-Name-First: Mauricio Author-X-Name-Last: Olavarria-Gambi Title: Introductory Note: History and Public Policy Abstract: History and Public Policy is the theme of this Special Issue of IJPA. It includes six articles which analyzes policy issues from the United States, Spain, Uruguay, Mexico and Chile. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1-2 Issue: 1 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1666411 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1666411 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:1:p:1-2 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1668411_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Deondra Rose Author-X-Name-First: Deondra Author-X-Name-Last: Rose Title: Policy Feedback and the Racialization of Affirmative Action, 1961-1980 Abstract: Since the 1960s, U.S. lawmakers have used affirmative action policies to promote equal opportunity. Although these policies have played an important role in redressing historical discrimination by helping women, racial and ethnic minorities, citizens with disabilities, and veterans to make progress in employment and education, their effects for racial equity in higher educational access have come to dominate popular perceptions of affirmative action and drive the often contentious political discourse surrounding it. How did popular understandings of affirmative action policy become so racialized, and what are the implications of this racialization for its capacity to redress past wrongs? This paper examines the early political development of affirmative action policy in the U.S. from its emergence in 1961 through 1980. Historical analysis suggests that the contentious race-centered politics of affirmative action that emerged after the landmark Regents v. Bakke case is a matter of policy feedback effects. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 3-13 Issue: 1 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1668411 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1668411 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:1:p:3-13 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1750029_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jorge Lanzaro Author-X-Name-First: Jorge Author-X-Name-Last: Lanzaro Author-Name: Conrado Ramos Larraburu Author-X-Name-First: Conrado Author-X-Name-Last: Ramos Larraburu Title: Decentralization and Co-participation in the Public Sector: A Historical Feature of Uruguayan Pluralist Democracy Abstract: Through a case study of administrative decentralization in Uruguay, this article illustrates how political considerations and historical paths influence the structure of the public sector. This article thus shows how beyond technical needs, public sector development is an answer to political power plays and thus the result of long-standing political structures. Tracing the political factors and historical trends influencing the development of administrative decentralization features in two types of bodies within the Uruguayan public sector, we argue that the shape of the twentieth century Uruguayan administrative machine is a product of elite-driven political projects and compromises. We focus on how these two types of decentralized institutions have developed pluralist features such as representative political co-participation, which historically acted as limits to the concentration of power in the executive branch, and corporatist co-participation, which led to public sector expansion through a “grey zone” of relations with the private sector. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 14-29 Issue: 1 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1750029 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1750029 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:1:p:14-29 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1795670_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Madison Cartwright Author-X-Name-First: Madison Author-X-Name-Last: Cartwright Title: Agency in Institutional Context: Utilitarian Copyright and Technological Disruption Abstract: Different approaches in historical institutionalism have different understandings of how agency relates to its institutional setting. For some scholars, institutions are so restraining that only during times of crisis are agents sufficiently free to pursue change. For others, agents can work within institutions to pursue incremental change. However, even for these more agent-focused approaches, institutions are generally seen as restraining. Drawing on the agents-in-context approach, this article argues that institutions not only shape the preferences of agents but also the means to pursue these preferences. This is illustrated through two cases of technological change, which disrupted copyright law. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 30-38 Issue: 1 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1795670 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1795670 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:1:p:30-38 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1729184_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Heidi Jane M. Smith Author-X-Name-First: Heidi Jane M. Author-X-Name-Last: Smith Author-Name: Gabriel Purón-Cid Author-X-Name-First: Gabriel Author-X-Name-Last: Purón-Cid Author-Name: Irving Rosales Arredondo Author-X-Name-First: Irving Author-X-Name-Last: Rosales Arredondo Title: Ending Corruption and Improving Accountability: A Survey of Public Finance Teaching in Mexico Abstract: Are public policy programs in Mexico ensuring students receive the correct public finance and budgeting training to cut corruption, corporatism, clientelism, and other plaguing patronage elements? Are these programs also teaching public financial management to ensure accountability, results, and responsiveness for our future government officials? Are we creating more integrative and ethical public financial managers with the appropriate knowledge of public financial systems? In order to address these questions, this study compiled general and curricular information of 68 masters’s programs in public administration across the 32 states in Mexico, covering a total of 1,138 courses. To conduct the analysis, this article identifies five complementary lenses for evaluating and teaching public finance and budgeting. The authors argue that, although nearly all Masters in Public Policy and Public Administration programs in Mexico teach public finance, there is a wide variation in the lenses, tools, and techniques used across these programs. Furthermore, the scope of this curricular component is not sufficient to face the challenges of the country and its regions, nor to address the diverse social needs, local contexts, and government institutions, and labor market for public employees. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 39-49 Issue: 1 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1729184 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1729184 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:1:p:39-49 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1785497_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Mauricio Olavarria-Gambi Author-X-Name-First: Mauricio Author-X-Name-Last: Olavarria-Gambi Title: The Policy-making Process in the Old Chilean Democracy Abstract: Asking how public policies were made in the old Chilean democracy, this article analyzes the public administration reform of the 1920s and the creation of Chile’s National Health Service in 1952. Collected evidence shows that the policy-making process may be characterized as elitist, technocratic, and where the president's motivation toward a particular issue plays a key role for the issue to be included in the government agenda and go further in the process. This is very similar to how the policy process of the new Chilean democracy has been characterized. Considering that under Pinochet’s dictatorship deep reforms were introduced in political institutions and that following the new institutionalism framework, rule behaviors, and interchange of policy actors, the article finishes asking what other factors may be acting on a political institution or the policy process directly to explain the similarity between this finding. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 50-61 Issue: 1 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1785497 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1785497 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:1:p:50-61 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1728313_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Heang Boong Taing Author-X-Name-First: Heang Boong Author-X-Name-Last: Taing Author-Name: Yongjin Chang Author-X-Name-First: Yongjin Author-X-Name-Last: Chang Title: Determinants of Tax Compliance Intention: Focus on the Theory of Planned Behavior Abstract: This study uses the theory of planned behavior (TPB) to investigate the tax compliance intention of citizens resident in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. TPB asserts that there are three components to behavior: attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control. Based on the components, seven determinants are developed to study tax compliance intention: tax morale, tax fairness and trust in government and perceived power of authority, tax complexity, tax information, and tax awareness. To examine these determinants, the authors collected survey data from 402 respondents in Phnom Penh in August 2016. Exploratory factor analysis and the Cronbach’s alpha test were used to check the validity and reliability of the data set, and an ordered logistic regression model was conducted to test the hypotheses. The results confirm that tax morale, tax fairness, and tax complexity have a statistically significant influence on the tax compliance intention of the citizens, while the power of authority, trust in government, tax information, and tax awareness do not show a statistically significant relation to tax compliance intention. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 62-73 Issue: 1 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1728313 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1728313 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:1:p:62-73 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1729185_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Alam Rajibul Author-X-Name-First: Alam Author-X-Name-Last: Rajibul Author-Name: Yoko Kijima Author-X-Name-First: Yoko Author-X-Name-Last: Kijima Title: Can a Higher Wage Attract Better Quality Applicants without Deteriorating Public Service Motivation? Evidence from the Bangladesh Civil Service Abstract: Although the civil service plays a critical role in economic development, it performs poorly in many countries, partly due to civil servants’ low salaries. Therefore, in 2015, the Bangladesh government doubled the salary of civil servants. However, the reform may worsen public service delivery by attracting those who have lower public service motivation (PSM). Using the data of applicants to the Bangladesh civil service (BCS), this study examines the effect of the 2015 pay-scale reform on PSM. Taking a difference-in-difference approach, this study finds that the BCS officers hired after the reform are both academically smarter and more motivated to public service than those hired before the reform. Our results suggest that salary increases can be an effective for recruiting higher-quality officers. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 74-89 Issue: 1 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1729185 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1729185 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:1:p:74-89 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1839713_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Correction Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 90-90 Issue: 1 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1839713 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1839713 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:1:p:90-90 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1942912_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jian Zhang Author-X-Name-First: Jian Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang Author-Name: Yanzhe Zhang Author-X-Name-First: Yanzhe Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang Author-Name: Xiao Yu Author-X-Name-First: Xiao Author-X-Name-Last: Yu Author-Name: Ali Farazmand Author-X-Name-First: Ali Author-X-Name-Last: Farazmand Title: The China-Characteristic Policy Transfer: A Case of Establishing Long-term Care Insurance Abstract: This paper explores the role of policy transfer in establishing long-term care insurance in China. The study shows that the knowledge gained from Germany serves as a new policy instrument in the provision of care to the elderly and disabled in China. We build on the theory of Dolowitz and Marsh and the framework of Evans to examine the initiation process for long-term care insurance, which is arguably broadly indicative of the dynamics of change underpinning the incremental process of policy transfer. It is observed that the current knowledge on policy transfer is characterized by evidence-based policy-making. This research implements policy transfer as tool for policy innovation and changes that promotes the performance of China’s social security sector. The establishment of long-term care insurance in China can best be described as rational policy design. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 981-990 Issue: 13 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1942912 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1942912 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:13:p:981-990 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1925692_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Lakshi D Boolaky Doorgakunt Author-X-Name-First: Lakshi D Author-X-Name-Last: Boolaky Doorgakunt Author-Name: Kamil Omoteso Author-X-Name-First: Kamil Author-X-Name-Last: Omoteso Author-Name: Nitri Mirosea Author-X-Name-First: Nitri Author-X-Name-Last: Mirosea Author-Name: Pran Krishansing Boolaky Author-X-Name-First: Pran Krishansing Author-X-Name-Last: Boolaky Title: Revisiting International Public Sector Accounting Standards Adoption in Developing Countries Abstract: Based on a comprehensive review of recent studies on IPSAS adoption around the globe, we develop in this article a conceptual model to examine alternative predictors of adoption for developing countries. Drawing from this framework, we develop a rigorous econometric modelling on the impact of legal, political and accounting environments in the developing countries’ drive for IPSAS adoption. Contrary to what existing literature projects, our study reveals that a country’s IFRS and ISA experience is more important and significant drivers of IPSAS adoption compared to IFRS adoption. Likewise, political system, regulatory enforcement, lenders and borrowers’ rights and the level of corruption in a country also influence IPSAS adoption. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 948-963 Issue: 13 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1925692 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1925692 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:13:p:948-963 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1900243_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ali Uyar Author-X-Name-First: Ali Author-X-Name-Last: Uyar Author-Name: Majdi Karmani Author-X-Name-First: Majdi Author-X-Name-Last: Karmani Author-Name: Cemil Kuzey Author-X-Name-First: Cemil Author-X-Name-Last: Kuzey Author-Name: Merve Kilic Author-X-Name-First: Merve Author-X-Name-Last: Kilic Author-Name: Chadi Yaacoub Author-X-Name-First: Chadi Author-X-Name-Last: Yaacoub Title: Does Governance Quality Explain the Sustainability Reporting Tendency of the Public Sector? Worldwide Evidence Abstract: The objective of this study is to investigate whether governance quality is associated with the sustainability reporting tendency of public sector organizations. For this purpose, we have collected the sustainability reporting numbers of the public sectors of all countries, Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGIs) data, and other controlling variables of 242 countries for 2015 and 2016 from several sources. The results consistently and firmly support that the overall governance quality, as measured by the average of six WGIs, is significantly associated with the sustainability reporting practices of public sector organizations. Moreover, except for political stability, the remaining five WGIs have significant explanatory power on sustainability reporting levels of the public sector globally. Thus, the study largely proves the existence of a robust link between the governance performance of the public sector and its sustainability disclosure. We conclude the paper by drawing country-level implications and highlighting future research avenues. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 931-947 Issue: 13 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1900243 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1900243 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:13:p:931-947 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1930042_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ruth S. Contreras-Espinosa Author-X-Name-First: Ruth S. Author-X-Name-Last: Contreras-Espinosa Author-Name: Alejandro Blanco-M Author-X-Name-First: Alejandro Author-X-Name-Last: Blanco-M Title: A Literature Review of E-government Services with Gamification Elements Abstract: Many democracies face breaches of communication between citizens and political representatives, resulting in low engagement in political decision-making and public consultations. Gamification strategies can be implemented to generate constructive relationships and increase citizens’ motivation and participation by including positive experiences like achievements. This document contains a literature review of the gamification topic, providing a conceptual background, and presenting a selection and analysis of the applications to e-government services. The study characterises gamification element usage and highlights the need for a standardised methodology during element selection. Three research gaps were identified, with a potential impact on future studies and e-government applications. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 964-980 Issue: 13 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1930042 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1930042 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:13:p:964-980 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1570523_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ylva Ulfsdotter Eriksson Author-X-Name-First: Ylva Author-X-Name-Last: Ulfsdotter Eriksson Author-Name: Bengt Larsson Author-X-Name-First: Bengt Author-X-Name-Last: Larsson Author-Name: Petra Adolfsson Author-X-Name-First: Petra Author-X-Name-Last: Adolfsson Title: Implementing and Integrating Policies on Performance-Based Pay: Coordinating the “One-Employer Approach” in a Swedish Municipality Abstract: In Sweden, performance-based pay has gone furthest in the public sector. This development has placed demands on employers to have a transparent and salient salary review process with which to evaluate employees uniformly and fair – and to act in a unitary manner, as one employer. Pay policies aim to coordinate salary reviews in organizations. However, the transfer of policy to practice is not easy and research has shown a gap between intended and implemented policies. Drawing on a case study in a municipality, this article expands knowledge on policy transfer by exploring and describing how HR, unions, managers and employees perceive implementation and integration of the pay policies, and to what extent the municipality succeeds in a one-employer approach. The findings suggest that the municipality fails to act as one employer and that the units that are most successful in implementing the policy are those closer to top management. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 985-996 Issue: 12 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1570523 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1570523 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:12:p:985-996 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1572621_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Isaac Kofi Mensah Author-X-Name-First: Isaac Kofi Author-X-Name-Last: Mensah Title: Predictors of Electronic Government Services Adoption: The African Students’ Perspective in China Abstract: This study investigated the willingness of African students in China to adopt and use e-government services. The Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) was used as the theoretical framework for this study while the data were analyzed with SPSS. The results indicate that performance expectancy, social influence, culture, and facilitating conditions were significant in determining the willingness to use e-government services. Contrarily to our expectations, effort expectancy, trust in the internet and perceived service quality were not significant in influencing the willingness to use e-government services. Also, while social influence had a significant influence on the trust in the internet, it was, however, demonstrated that social influence does not have a significant impact on both the effort expectancy and performance expectancy of e-government services. The implications of these and other result findings of this study are thoroughly discussed. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 997-1009 Issue: 12 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1572621 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1572621 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:12:p:997-1009 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1573372_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Helen H. Yu Author-X-Name-First: Helen H. Author-X-Name-Last: Yu Author-Name: Beth M. Rauhaus Author-X-Name-First: Beth M. Author-X-Name-Last: Rauhaus Title: All Boys Club or Gender Differences? Male Officers Perception of Female Officers’ Workplace Experiences in Federal Law Enforcement Abstract: Since the passage of the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972, there has been a vast body of literature demonstrating women’s difficulties integrating into all levels of law enforcement. While scholarship continues to highlight women’s experiences in the workplace, very little research has incorporated male officers into the dialogue. Using survey data collected from 324 male and female federal law enforcement officers employed by a mid-sized federal law enforcement agency, this study examines gender differences on perceptions to women’s workplace occupational barriers. We find that there are gender differences between the experiences encountered by female officers and the perception of male officers to those experiences, most notably sexual discrimination and a perceived glass ceiling to promotions. The differing perceptions are shaped by gender stereotypes and mild remnants of a masculine culture that continue to exist throughout law enforcement. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1010-1019 Issue: 12 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1573372 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1573372 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:12:p:1010-1019 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1575663_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Christoph Emanuel Mueller Author-X-Name-First: Christoph Emanuel Author-X-Name-Last: Mueller Title: Evaluating Freedom of Information Laws: Objectives, Approaches, and Practical Considerations Abstract: Freedom of information (FOI) laws aim to improve the public’s opportunities to access official information from public authorities and hence to increase the level of transparency. Thus, it is important to know whether and to what degree the effects intended by establishing FOI laws are achieved and how their implementation could be improved. In order to answer these questions, FOI laws have to be evaluated. Unfortunately, attempts to evaluate FOI laws are still in their infancy. To promote sound evaluation, this article aims to provide guidance on how comprehensive FOI law evaluations might be designed and conducted. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1020-1030 Issue: 12 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1575663 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1575663 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:12:p:1020-1030 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1575664_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Albert Meijer Author-X-Name-First: Albert Author-X-Name-Last: Meijer Author-Name: Martijn Wessels Author-X-Name-First: Martijn Author-X-Name-Last: Wessels Title: Predictive Policing: Review of Benefits and Drawbacks Abstract: This literature review illuminates the conceptualization of predictive policing, and also its potential and realized benefits and drawbacks. The review shows a discrepancy between the considerable attention for potential benefits and drawbacks of predictive policing in the literature, and the empirical evidence that is available. The empirical evidence provides little support for the claimed benefits of predictive policing. Whereas some empirical studies conclude that predictive policing strategies lead to a decrease in crime, others find no effect. At the same time, there is no empirical evidence at all for the claimed drawbacks. We conclude that the current thrust of predictive policing initiatives is based on convincing arguments and anecdotal evidence rather than on systematic empirical research. We urge the research community to do independent tests of both positive and negative expectations to generate an evidence base for predictive policing. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1031-1039 Issue: 12 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1575664 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1575664 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:12:p:1031-1039 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1575665_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Sungdae Lim Author-X-Name-First: Sungdae Author-X-Name-Last: Lim Author-Name: Keon-Hyung Lee Author-X-Name-First: Keon-Hyung Author-X-Name-Last: Lee Author-Name: Kwi-Hee Bae Author-X-Name-First: Kwi-Hee Author-X-Name-Last: Bae Title: Distinguishing Motivational Traits between Person-Organization Fit and Person-Job Fit: Testing the Moderating Effects of Extrinsic Rewards in Enhancing Public Employee Job Satisfaction Abstract: This research suggests dissimilar motivational traits of person-organization fit and person-job fit and their different interactive relations with the external regulation of work motivation in affecting public employee satisfaction. Conducting a hierarchical regression analysis, the study jointly tested the direct and interaction effects of perceived person-organization fit, person-job fit, and extrinsic rewards on job satisfaction. Findings demonstrated a crowding-out effect of extrinsic reward perceptions on the positive relationship between person-organization fit and job satisfaction. However, the moderation of extrinsic rewards did not appear to alter the influence of person-job fit on job satisfaction. Implications are further discussed. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1040-1054 Issue: 12 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1575665 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1575665 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:12:p:1040-1054 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1575666_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Heidi Jane Smith Author-X-Name-First: Heidi Jane Author-X-Name-Last: Smith Author-Name: Sanghee Park Author-X-Name-First: Sanghee Author-X-Name-Last: Park Author-Name: Liguang Liu Author-X-Name-First: Liguang Author-X-Name-Last: Liu Title: Hardening Budget Constraints: A Cross-National Study of Fiscal Sustainability and Subnational Debt Abstract: This study explores the financial sustainability of subnational governments in four different countries. Scholars argue that subnational fiscal capacity helps local governments deliver better public services and provide public goods, which in turn helps to promote economic growth. While administrative control by the central governments contributes to reducing moral hazard from the soft budget constraints, bottom-up strategies to manage fiscal profligacy also need attention. The study first provides understanding about the characteristics of central-local governance and management of subnational government debt of each country. Then, we test our hypotheses regarding local fiscal capacity and administrative control, including political-economic factors that may affect debt spending by local governments. Our findings show that subnational fiscal sustainability improves when the central governments have clear rules to intergovernmental transfers in place and more (market) liberal policies, meanwhile when subnational governments have a more fiscal capacity and less intergovernmental transfers they are able to manage their debt more soundly. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1055-1067 Issue: 12 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1575666 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1575666 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:12:p:1055-1067 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1570524_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Christopher L. Atkinson Author-X-Name-First: Christopher L. Author-X-Name-Last: Atkinson Title: Theme-Based Book Review: Boundary Spanning Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1068-1071 Issue: 12 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1570524 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1570524 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:12:p:1068-1071 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_907313_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Adam Wellstead Author-X-Name-First: Adam Author-X-Name-Last: Wellstead Author-Name: Richard Stedman Author-X-Name-First: Richard Author-X-Name-Last: Stedman Title: Addressing the Challenges of Adaptation to Climate Change Policy: Integrating Public Administration and Public Policy Studies Abstract: With growing attention on formulating the “right” policies and programs to address climate change, the contribution that policy work will make in fostering adaptive capacity needs to be examined. Policy capacity is crucial to policy formulation and should be at the heart of climate mainstreaming. There are six hypotheses about the nature of climate-based policy work based on a survey conducted of Canadian federal and provincial government employees in the forestry, finance, infrastructure, and transportation sectors. To measure the simultaneous effects on perceived policy capacity, an Ordinary Least Squares regression was conducted. Among the key findings was that the increased demand for climate change science within an organization resulted in a decreased perception of policy capacity. Policy work was largely focused on procedure activities rather than on evaluation. The model found that networking was critically important for perceived policy capacity. Effective policy formulation will involve the participation of others normally not associated with traditional policy work. Evidence-based policy work illustrates that policy success can be achieved by improving the amount and type of information processed in public policy formulation. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 999-1010 Issue: 14 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.907313 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.907313 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:14:p:999-1010 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_928317_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Christian Bøtcher Jacobsen Author-X-Name-First: Christian Bøtcher Author-X-Name-Last: Jacobsen Author-Name: Lotte Bøgh Andersen Author-X-Name-First: Lotte Bøgh Author-X-Name-Last: Andersen Title: Performance Management in the Public Sector: Does It Decrease or Increase Innovation and Performance? Abstract: An important discussion in the performance management literature is how performance contingent incentives affect goal attainment. Incentivizing management tools are typically implemented to improve performance, but due to motivation crowding they may decrease innovation and performance. This article focuses on public research institutions and uses both existing performance studies of publications and two new innovation studies of patents to investigate effects of both financial incentives and sanctions within and between universities. Our findings indicate that public managers can create an environment supportive of innovation and performance through the use of performance management tools, but that this is no automatic link. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1011-1023 Issue: 14 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.928317 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.928317 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:14:p:1011-1023 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_928318_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Tatiana Kossova Author-X-Name-First: Tatiana Author-X-Name-Last: Kossova Author-Name: Maria Sheluntcova Author-X-Name-First: Maria Author-X-Name-Last: Sheluntcova Title: A Social Discount Rate for Appraisal of Regional Investments: Evidence from Russia Abstract: This article provides estimates of a social discount rate (SDR) to inform government policy in Russia. We find that a SDR should be determined for the whole country as well as for particular regions. We apply the social rate of time preferences approach and estimate values for public sector projects at national and regional levels. All calculations are based on data from the Federal State Statistics Service of Russia. Findings help the decision-making process in the public sector of economics. Suggestions are useful for Russia as well as for post-Soviet countries and other developing economies with regional diversity. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1024-1029 Issue: 14 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.928318 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.928318 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:14:p:1024-1029 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_928319_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Zeger Van der Wal Author-X-Name-First: Zeger Author-X-Name-Last: Van der Wal Title: Elite Ethics: Comparing Public Values Prioritization Between Administrative Elites and Political Elites Abstract: In this article, we compare how administrative and political elites in The Netherlands, the European Union, and the United States perceive and prioritize four key public values—responsiveness, expertise, lawfulness, and transparency. Our data from 94 in-depth interviews show that political elites and administrative elites differ most in their perception and prioritization of expertise and transparency and less in responsiveness and lawfulness. Interestingly, these politico-administrative value differences largely hold across the institutional settings we study. Theorizing on our results, we formulate eight propositions for future studies. Our study contributes to public values research by using qualitative methodology and including politicians. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1030-1043 Issue: 14 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.928319 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.928319 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:14:p:1030-1043 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_991625_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: The Editors Title: EOV Board Page Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: ebi-ebi Issue: 14 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.991625 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.991625 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:14:p:ebi-ebi Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1498102_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Albert Meijer Author-X-Name-First: Albert Author-X-Name-Last: Meijer Title: Public Innovation Capacity: Developing and Testing a Self-Assessment Survey Instrument Abstract: Governments around the world are pressed to develop innovative solutions for the wicked problems they are facing. To develop these solutions, the public innovation capacity—defined as the capacity to develop and realize new ideas for societal problems—is of crucial importance. This article builds a model of the public innovation capacity on the basis of innovation systems theory and the literature on public innovation. Five functions—mobilizing, improvising, vitalizing, balancing, and coordinating—are identified and operationalized to construct a self-assessment survey instrument for governments. This instrument in tested by using it to self-assess the public innovation capacity of a Dutch municipality. This test highlights the validity of the instrument and shows that it helps to identify weaknesses in the public innovation capacity. This measurement can form the basis for a reflection on the government organization’s public innovation capacity as a basis for interventions to improve this capacity. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 617-627 Issue: 8 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1498102 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1498102 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:8:p:617-627 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1498104_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jesper Rosenberg Hansen Author-X-Name-First: Jesper Rosenberg Author-X-Name-Last: Hansen Author-Name: Ann-Kristina Løkke Author-X-Name-First: Ann-Kristina Author-X-Name-Last: Løkke Author-Name: Kenneth Lykke Sørensen Author-X-Name-First: Kenneth Lykke Author-X-Name-Last: Sørensen Title: Long-Term Absenteeism From Work: Disentangling the Impact of Sector, Occupational Groups and Gender Abstract: Absenteeism is critical to organizational performance. Although absenteeism is higher in the public than in the private sector, surprisingly little public administration research has studied this topic. We investigate and test potential explanations for these differences: is it because the public sector employs more women and occupational groups that have higher absence? Using register data, we find that for six out of seven occupational groups long-term absenteeism is more likely for public than for private sector employees; generally, this is true for both genders. We discuss potential explanations and future avenues for investigating these sector differences. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 628-641 Issue: 8 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1498104 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1498104 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:8:p:628-641 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1498105_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Malam Salihu Sabiu Author-X-Name-First: Malam Salihu Author-X-Name-Last: Sabiu Author-Name: Kabiru Maitama Kura Author-X-Name-First: Kabiru Maitama Author-X-Name-Last: Kura Author-Name: Tang Swee Mei Author-X-Name-First: Tang Swee Author-X-Name-Last: Mei Author-Name: Mohd Hasanur Raihan Joarder Author-X-Name-First: Mohd Hasanur Author-X-Name-Last: Raihan Joarder Author-Name: Waheed Ali Umrani Author-X-Name-First: Waheed Ali Author-X-Name-Last: Umrani Title: The Mediating Role of Ethical Climate in the Relationship Between Performance Appraisal and Organizational Performance Abstract: Although prior research has consistently established a positive relationship between performance appraisal and organizational performance across different research contexts, the mechanisms that underlie this link remain unclear. The present study attempts to fill this void by testing the mediating role of ethical climate in the relationship between performance appraisal and organizational performance across 181 Nigerian public sector agencies. Cross-sectional mediation analyses were performed using partial least squares path modeling approach. Results indicated that performance appraisal was positively and significantly related to organizational performance. Regarding the mediating effect, ethical climate significantly mediated the relationship between performance appraisal and organizational performance. The study made recommendations and drew suggestions for future research to enhance the performance of public sector agencies. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 642-653 Issue: 8 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1498105 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1498105 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:8:p:642-653 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1498106_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Johanim Johari Author-X-Name-First: Johanim Author-X-Name-Last: Johari Author-Name: Khulida Kirana Yahya Author-X-Name-First: Khulida Kirana Author-X-Name-Last: Yahya Title: Organizational Structure, Work Involvement, and Job Performance of Public Servants Abstract: The purpose of this study is to understand the predicting role of organizational structure on job performance. Work involvement is tested as a mediator in the hypothesized link. The study presents the results of a cross-sectional survey of 256 public servants in public service departments and agencies in Malaysia. The research results have provided marginal support for the key theoretical propositions. The significant and positive impact of job codification indicates the importance of this factor in predicting job performance of public servants. The empirical link is mediated by work involvement, which suggests that there is an indirect influence of job codification on job performance. This study aims to provide additional empirical evidence on the influence of organizational structure and job performance in the public sector. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 654-663 Issue: 8 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1498106 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1498106 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:8:p:654-663 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1499774_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Rhys Andrews Author-X-Name-First: Rhys Author-X-Name-Last: Andrews Author-Name: Tom Entwistle Author-X-Name-First: Tom Author-X-Name-Last: Entwistle Author-Name: Valeria Guarneros-Meza Author-X-Name-First: Valeria Author-X-Name-Last: Guarneros-Meza Title: Local Government Size and Political Efficacy: Do Citizen Panels Make a Difference? Abstract: Democratic theorists typically suggest that citizens served by small local governments have high levels of political efficacy. However, it is conceivable that large governments can overcome the burden of bigness by introducing structures that involve citizens more closely in decision-making. This paper analyses whether jurisdiction size influences political efficacy in Welsh local government, and whether the presence of a citizen panel makes a difference to the size-efficacy relationship. Multi-level analyses suggest that size is negatively associated with internal and external political efficacy, but that the use of citizen panels bolsters the external efficacy of citizens served by larger local government. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 664-676 Issue: 8 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1499774 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1499774 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:8:p:664-676 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1500585_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Steven G. Koven Author-X-Name-First: Steven G. Author-X-Name-Last: Koven Title: Toward a Strategy for Combating Corruption Abstract: Corruption is an existential problem that can destroy the functioning of individual organizations as well as undermine entire societies. The ethics literature within the discipline of public administration fails to address adequately the challenges posed by corruption. A three-step strategy outlined in this article develops a rational approach for reducing corruption in organizations through education and enhanced probability of punishment. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 677-684 Issue: 8 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1500585 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1500585 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:8:p:677-684 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1500586_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Philippe Bance Author-X-Name-First: Philippe Author-X-Name-Last: Bance Author-Name: Angélique Chassy Author-X-Name-First: Angélique Author-X-Name-Last: Chassy Title: Citizen Advisory Committees: A Tool to Remedy the Shortcomings of the Contingent Valuation Method Within the System of Multi-Level Governance Abstract: The Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) is an economic analysis tool used to measure the utility of producing of public goods, based upon individual’s declared preferences. The public decision-maker is thus able to arbitrate between the expenditure to be made. The approach has been deployed in a centralist conceptual plan, leaving little room for citizens in the decision-making process and it has been undermined by the rise in power, notably in Europe, of multi-level governance. The decision-maker is no longer alone in this process and public decision-making must operate on the basis of common views adopted by various levels of government that should also establish much stronger links with the citizen-users of public goods. This article analyzes the operational impact of Citizen Advisory Committees (CAC) as participative tools of CVM that result in an effective cooperation between the various public actors and the civil society in public decision-making. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 685-695 Issue: 8 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1500586 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1500586 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:8:p:685-695 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1517783_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jae Bok Lee Author-X-Name-First: Jae Bok Author-X-Name-Last: Lee Title: What Drives For-Profit and Nonprofit Organizations’ Entry into Voucher Markets? Abstract: This study investigates a social service voucher program in Korea to examine why local governments rely on external actors, such as for-profit and nonprofit organizations, in provisioning social services and what encourages such market entry in view of the transaction cost theory. The social service voucher program, first introduced in 2007, offers a unique dataset of 1,101 local markets to examine how local governments are willing to stay in control of provisioning the nationwide program while promoting private actor entry. This study finds that local governments with lower fiscal capacities or in markets in which multiple existing organizations operate are more motivated to foster for-profit entry, whereas only existing nonprofit organizations in the market that provide the same services predict nonprofit entry. The implication is that the facilitation of for-profit entry is associated with local governments’ need to manage transaction costs, although this may not be true for nonprofit entry. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 696-704 Issue: 8 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1517783 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1517783 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:8:p:696-704 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1595383_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Call for Papers by IJPA for a Special Issue on Governance Reforms in Latin America Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 705-705 Issue: 8 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1595383 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1595383 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:8:p:705-705 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1601401_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Gillian Mulvale Author-X-Name-First: Gillian Author-X-Name-Last: Mulvale Author-Name: Glenn Robert Author-X-Name-First: Glenn Author-X-Name-Last: Robert Title: Call for Papers by IJPA for a Special Issue on Engaging Vulnerable Populations in the Co-Production of Public Services Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 706-706 Issue: 8 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1601401 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1601401 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:8:p:706-706 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1387918_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Subodh Chandra Das Author-X-Name-First: Subodh Chandra Author-X-Name-Last: Das Author-Name: Gurudas Das Author-X-Name-First: Gurudas Author-X-Name-Last: Das Title: Public Resource Allocation through Grassroots Democratic Institutions: Evidence from Assam, India Abstract: The success of democratic institutions at the grassroots level in allocating public benefits to the target groups depends on people’s political participation. Applying logistic regression, ordinary least squares (OLS), and the Heckman model based on a data set collected from 30 panchayats from three districts of Assam (India), this article addresses three questions: (a) who participates? (b) who gets the public benefits? and (c) whether participants get more benefits. The results suggest no overwhelming elite capture and clientalization, and contributes to the current debate on the association between democracy and development by way of establishing that democracy at the grassroots does, indeed, deliver. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1325-1337 Issue: 16 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1387918 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1387918 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:16:p:1325-1337 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1388255_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Elijah Agyapong Author-X-Name-First: Elijah Author-X-Name-Last: Agyapong Title: Representative Bureaucracy: Examining the Effects of Female Teachers on Girls’ Education in Ghana Abstract: Scholars have examined representative bureaucracy as a viable means to make the bureaucracy more responsive to citizens in a democratic society. The theory argues that a diverse public service that mirrors the social demographics of its population in terms of gender, race, and ethnicity (passive representation) is more likely to be responsive to the needs of all citizens (active representation). Although a substantial body of empirical research exists, a comparative understanding of the theory is lacking in Africa. This study expands the empirical research on the theory to Ghana. It investigates whether passive representation of female teachers makes the education bureaucracy more responsive to girls. The analysis of a nationally representative data set on senior high schools (SHS) within the 216 districts of Ghana revealed that increasing the presence of female teachers is positively associated with the performance of girls on math and science exit exams. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1338-1350 Issue: 16 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1388255 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1388255 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:16:p:1338-1350 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1388819_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Munir Shehu Mashi Author-X-Name-First: Munir Shehu Author-X-Name-Last: Mashi Title: The Mediating role of Job Satisfaction in the Relationship between Organizational Justice and Employee Outcomes Abstract: Grounded in Social Exchange Theory and Equity Theory, this study examined the mediating role of job satisfaction on the relationships between organizational justice and employee’s outcomes. The study applied PLS-SEM to analyze data obtained from 142 employees. The results show significant relationships exist between organizational justice dimensions and job satisfaction and between job satisfaction and employee’s outcomes. Furthermore, the study found the mediating effect of job satisfaction on the hypothesized relationships. This paper contributes to the existing human resources literature on employees’ outcomes and guides management on how to improved employees’ job satisfaction and employee outcomes. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1351-1360 Issue: 16 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1388819 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1388819 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:16:p:1351-1360 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1390581_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jeni Warburton Author-X-Name-First: Jeni Author-X-Name-Last: Warburton Author-Name: Melissa Moore Author-X-Name-First: Melissa Author-X-Name-Last: Moore Author-Name: Melanie Oppenheimer Author-X-Name-First: Melanie Author-X-Name-Last: Oppenheimer Title: Challenges to the Recruitment and Retention of Volunteers in Traditional Nonprofit Organizations: A Case Study of Australian Meals on Wheels Abstract: Australian Meals on Wheels (MoWs) is a well-known, traditional nonprofit organization operating for over 60 years in a mixed economy of welfare, where it is positioned between the increasingly complex demands of state regulation and market efficiency. These contextual challenges cause critical tensions to an organization reliant on humanitarian principles and a large volunteer workforce. Findings show that this organization is experiencing conflicting and multiple identities which are having a significant impact on volunteer recruitment and retention. Specifically, data highlight the external challenges that threaten volunteers relating to regulation and funding, and internal challenges that tend to ignore volunteer value and instead picture volunteers as ageing and resistant to change. Findings suggest that the organization needs to work with all stakeholders to develop a shared organizational identity that blends humanitarianism with managerialism. New inclusive processes can enable better recruitment and retention practices, enabling the organization to “unfreeze” its traditional ways of operating to build a sustainable future for this much-needed organization. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1361-1373 Issue: 16 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1390581 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1390581 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:16:p:1361-1373 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1390582_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jeffrey L. Brudney Author-X-Name-First: Jeffrey L. Author-X-Name-Last: Brudney Author-Name: Christopher R. Prentice Author-X-Name-First: Christopher R. Author-X-Name-Last: Prentice Author-Name: Joseph L. Harris Author-X-Name-First: Joseph L. Author-X-Name-Last: Harris Title: Beyond the Comfort Zone? County Government Collaboration with Private-Sector Organizations to Deliver Services Abstract: Despite burgeoning research on collaboration, the preference and choice of public managers to partner with other public-sector institutions versus private-sector organizations has received comparatively little attention. This study proposes that public managers are inclined to partner with other government agencies, i.e., within their “comfort zone,” and presents a model to explain when they may go beyond the comfort zone to collaborate with private establishments. Using an embedded case study design, this study examines how the professional background of the manager, characteristics of the government organization, and the “market” of potential partners influence the reported incidence of collaboration with nongovernmental actors. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1374-1384 Issue: 16 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1390582 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1390582 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:16:p:1374-1384 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1390583_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Bernd W. Wirtz Author-X-Name-First: Bernd W. Author-X-Name-Last: Wirtz Author-Name: Steven Birkmeyer Author-X-Name-First: Steven Author-X-Name-Last: Birkmeyer Title: Mobile Government Services: An Empirical Analysis of Mobile Government Attractiveness Abstract: The development of modern information and communication technology (ICT) fundamentally impacts the way citizens and governments interact with each other. In this context, mobile ICT is an essential driver for governments around the world to provide public services to citizens and organizations. Against this background, mobile government has significantly increased in importance for practitioners and has become a fruitful field of scientific research. Given the lack of empirical research on the attractiveness of mobile government, this study examines the key determinants of mobile government attractiveness. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1385-1395 Issue: 16 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1390583 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1390583 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:16:p:1385-1395 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1390584_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Soma Ghosh Author-X-Name-First: Soma Author-X-Name-Last: Ghosh Title: The STAR Community Rating System: An Analysis of the Communities Participating in the Program Abstract: This study is the first to explore the STAR Community Rating System® (STAR), a data-driven sustainability framework and certification program launched in October 2012, that allows local governments to measure their sustainability performance and progress relative to other communities. This research identifies and analyzes the major characteristics of the communities that are currently participating in the program. A discussion of the findings and policy recommendations should help increase the membership and effectiveness of the STAR system. More importantly, it reinforces the enormous potential that local governments have with respect to leveraging the synergies between economic, environmental, and societal priorities. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1396-1403 Issue: 16 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1390584 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1390584 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:16:p:1396-1403 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1524410_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Tom Christensen Author-X-Name-First: Tom Author-X-Name-Last: Christensen Author-Name: Kiyoshi Yamamoto Author-X-Name-First: Kiyoshi Author-X-Name-Last: Yamamoto Author-Name: Saizo Aoyagi Author-X-Name-First: Saizo Author-X-Name-Last: Aoyagi Title: Hybridity in the Public Sector—Comparing Development Features in Municipalities in Japan and Norway Abstract: The theme in this article is managerial or administrative changes in municipalities seen from the perceptions of citizens. It is asked what characterize these changes, whether they are showing an interrelated and hybrid pattern, and whether the perceptions are varying depending on individual demographic characteristics or contextual factors related to their communities and the country they are living in. The data used are from surveys in Japan and Norway in 2015–2016. The main results indicate that the change or reform measures are indeed interrelated and hybrid. They do not vary much related to individual characteristics, except for political attitudes but more so related to the size of their municipalities, year of local residency, and local political activities. Japan and Norway have also marked different profiles regarding the main perceptions of the citizens, reflecting major structural and cultural differences. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1404-1417 Issue: 16 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1524410 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1524410 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:16:p:1404-1417 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1387919_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Edana Beauvais Author-X-Name-First: Edana Author-X-Name-Last: Beauvais Title: Genevieve Fuji Johnson’s Democratic Illusions Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1418-1418 Issue: 16 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1387919 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1387919 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:16:p:1418-1418 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1538192_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Call for Papers by IJPA for a Special Issue on Migration Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1419-1419 Issue: 16 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1538192 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1538192 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:16:p:1419-1419 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1401787_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Erratum Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: x-x Issue: 16 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1401787 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1401787 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:16:p:x-x Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_767272_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Michael Chasukwa Author-X-Name-First: Michael Author-X-Name-Last: Chasukwa Author-Name: Blessings Chinsinga Author-X-Name-First: Blessings Author-X-Name-Last: Chinsinga Title: Slapping Accountability in the Face: Observance of Accountability in Malawi's Local Governments in the Absence of Councilors Abstract: Against the background of Malawi having had no councilors since the second quarter of 2005, this article aims at establishing the effects of the absence of councilors on the promotion of accountability as a tenet of good governance as espoused in the National Decentralization Policy. Adopting a mixed research design with a strong bias towards qualitative research methodologies, the article finds out that in the absence of councilors, observance of accountability by local governments has been negatively affected. The article argues that in the absence of councilors there has been reversal of accountabilities whereby horizontal accountability has been given more emphasis than vertical accountability; having a secretariat that is both a decision-maker and implementer of decisions has been a recipe for abuse of power; and interim mechanisms and emerging institutions responsible for advocating accountability are limited and a mockery of good governance. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 354-366 Issue: 5 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.767272 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.767272 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:5:p:354-366 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_767271_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Henry Mollel Author-X-Name-First: Henry Author-X-Name-Last: Mollel Author-Name: Albertjan Tollenaar Author-X-Name-First: Albertjan Author-X-Name-Last: Tollenaar Title: Decentralization in Tanzania: Design and Application in Planning Decisions Abstract: Every state copes with the question of which level of government should bear responsibility for social services such as health care and education. Tanzania is no exception. The current government infrastructure of Tanzania is based on the principle of Decentralization by Devolution (DbyD) and can be seen as a reaction to previous structures based on centralized de-concentration. This article reviews the decentralization as designed in the DbyD policy and its application in planning decisions by assessing the involvement of local communities in decision making, based on a case study in two primary facilities. The conclusion is that even though policy states a strong decentralized government, in reality central preferences dominate the decision-making. Wishes expressed in local plans are ignored in the planning procedure. The article identifies the factors that contribute to this central influence and concludes with reviewing the value of decentralization policy in Tanzania and other developing countries. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 344-353 Issue: 5 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.767271 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.767271 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:5:p:344-353 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_757621_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Myung Jin Author-X-Name-First: Myung Author-X-Name-Last: Jin Title: Comparing Employed and Unemployed Workers' Job Motivations for Sector Choice in East Asia: Does Employment Status Matter? Abstract: This article seeks to extend the understanding of the varying nature of job motivations on choosing public sector employment by comparing the two different groups of people—the employed and the unemployed—in the context of East Asia. Utilizing a subset of data from the International Social Survey Program on Work Orientation module in 2005, this article examines how eight job motivational aspects correlate with the choice between public and private sector employment. Major findings indicate that there are significant differences in job motivations between people of different employment status. Moreover, public service motivation was a not a significant factor of sector choice for the unemployed workers, compared to the employed workers who cited job usefulness to society as a reason to join the public sector employment. Practical implications are presented at the end of the article. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 305-319 Issue: 5 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2012.757621 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2012.757621 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:5:p:305-319 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_757622_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Liza Saban Author-X-Name-First: Liza Author-X-Name-Last: Saban Title: Civil Service and Civil Society Collaboration: A Comparative Analysis of Disaster Management Results in China and the United States Abstract: This article explores the way natural disasters provide an opportunity to address relations between civil society and the state as mutually empowering. Such opportunity can be reinforced when civil servants help to mobilize the interests of marginalized communities into disaster management and collaborate with active civil associations in seeking to reduce disaster vulnerabilities. This requires that public administration be able to respond to disaster in an effective and equitable way. Civil servants should be capable of being socially reliable by building and maintaining trust in relationships with communities and civil organizations. Using the Gulf Coast Hurricanes (United States) in 2005 and the Wenchuan Earthquake (China) in 2008 as case studies, this article comparatively addresses the significance of public administration's role in developing mutual empowerment in state and civil society relations in the face of adversity. Given the fact that civil service capacity becomes a crucial factor in determining state-civil society relations, it also has important implications for the potential of democratization in China. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 320-330 Issue: 5 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2012.757622 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2012.757622 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:5:p:320-330 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_767273_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Changhoon Jung Author-X-Name-First: Changhoon Author-X-Name-Last: Jung Author-Name: Seong-Ho Jeong Author-X-Name-First: Seong-Ho Author-X-Name-Last: Jeong Title: Effects of Service Characteristics on Interlocal Cooperation in U.S. Cities: A Pooled Regression Analysis Abstract: Drawing on the theoretical framework of transaction cost theory and social exchange theory, this study empirically examines factors affecting the likelihood and the level of interlocal expenditure for 11 service types in a panel of 695 American cities, with populations over 20,000, during the time period of 1990–2000. The findings indicate that elements of transaction costs risks (asset specificity and measurement difficulty) affect both the likelihood and the level of interlocal cooperation. It also shows that the level of trust does the same. However, it suggests that the perceived transaction risks may vary depending on factors affecting local managers' perception of transaction risks. This will further affect the likelihood and the level of interlocal cooperation. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 367-380 Issue: 5 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.767273 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.767273 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:5:p:367-380 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_756891_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Fara Azmat Author-X-Name-First: Fara Author-X-Name-Last: Azmat Title: Sustainable Development in Developing Countries: The Role of Social Entrepreneurs Abstract: This article adds to the ongoing debate on the relationship between poverty reduction, profits, and environmental sustainability. Drawing from the literature, it presents a conceptual model with propositions to explain how social entrepreneurs can lead to sustainable development in developing countries. These propositions are further strengthened by using a descriptive case of Waste Concern—an initiative of social entrepreneurs—in Bangladesh. Findings illustrate that, despite contextual constraints in developing countries, it is possible to have sustainable development with no trade-off between poverty reduction and environmental sustainability. This win-win outcome is possible through the innovative approaches and creative thinking of social entrepreneurs who, rather than being hindered by contextual constraints, act as catalysts for sustainable development. The findings have implications for academics and policy-makers, highlighting the significance of supporting social entrepreneurs to come up with innovative methods for sustainable development. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 293-304 Issue: 5 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2012.756891 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2012.756891 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:5:p:293-304 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_757742_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Myung Jin Author-X-Name-First: Myung Author-X-Name-Last: Jin Title: Public Service Motivation: A Cross-Country Study Abstract: This article addresses the relevance of public sector motivation (PSM) among unemployed workers. Despite the growing research interest among many public management and human resource management (HRM) scholars in employment choice, efforts to understand the “working minds” and motivational factors among the unemployed in their pursuit of a future career choice have been almost non-existent in HR scholarship in the public sector, which is critical considering the growing number of unemployed workers both domestically and internationally. Using data from the International Social Survey Program (ISSP) on Work Orientation modules in 1997 and 2005, this article examines the effects of public service motivation and rewards-based motivation on career decisions among the unemployed in seven countries. Findings indicate that while PSM and extrinsic rewards are positive and significant predictors of choosing to work in the public sector, intrinsic rewards were shown to be in a reversed relationship. Results also indicated that respondents whose previous jobs ended either in dismissal or due to family responsibilities were less likely to choose employment in the public sector compared to those whose previous job ended primarily due to retirement. Implications are discussed. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 331-343 Issue: 5 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2012.757742 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2012.757742 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:5:p:331-343 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_837069_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Diane M. Hartmus Author-X-Name-First: Diane M. Author-X-Name-Last: Hartmus Title: Government Guidelines for CCTV: A Comparison of Four Countries Abstract: Increased interest in creating safe environments while controlling security costs has led to the proliferation of closed circuit television (CCTV) systems in the public sector. This article describes and compares guidelines from four countries on the installation and usage of CCTV systems. To assist those contemplating, or already invested in, CCTV the national governments of the United Kingdom, Australia, the United States, and New Zealand have published guidelines that are voluntary rather than proscriptive. While sharing many recommendations, each set of guidelines also has unique suggestions. This comparative overview of the guidelines provides assistance to practitioner and scholar interested in CCTV. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 329-338 Issue: 6 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.837069 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.837069 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:6:p:329-338 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_837070_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Omar Belkhodja Author-X-Name-First: Omar Author-X-Name-Last: Belkhodja Title: Knowledge Utilization in Canadian Health Service Organizations: A Path Analysis Abstract: The aim of this article is to study direct and causality effects of variables involved in knowledge utilization (KU) explanations. Based on a survey of 928 managers and professionals in Canadian health service organizations (HSOs) (ministries, regional health authorities, and hospitals), the results of the path analysis indicate that the extent to which research results are used in policy and practice is influenced by the format of research results, by organizational and contextual variables (e.g., research culture and absorptive capacity), by the formal partnership activities initiated between the producers of research and users (formal linkage mechanisms), and by the user’s relational capital (informal linkage mechanisms), among other variables. Formal and informal linkage mechanisms have a positive and significant impact on KU in different causal explanations. The article shows that utilization processes are interdependent in their causes and effects, and thus complicated to study. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 339-352 Issue: 6 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.837070 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.837070 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:6:p:339-352 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_837072_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Alexander C. Henderson Author-X-Name-First: Alexander C. Author-X-Name-Last: Henderson Author-Name: Larry D. Terry Author-X-Name-First: Larry D. Author-X-Name-Last: Terry Title: Unpacking the Global Perspective: Examining NISPAcee Region-Focused Public Administration Research in American Scholarly Journals Abstract: Comparative and international public administration research in the United States (US) has enjoyed moments of both prestige and inattention over the last several decades, variation that is important in that it reflects the efforts of a scholarly field to contribute to improved individual and organizational performance. These contributions are, in and of themselves, worthy of attention and critical reflection. This article examines public administration research focused on the Network of Institutes and Schools of Public Administration in Central and Eastern Europe region published in US-based academic journals from 1997 to 2012, discussing trends that have characterized empirical and conceptual research during that period. The article concludes with comments on collaboration in public administration research. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 353-362 Issue: 6 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.837072 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.837072 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:6:p:353-362 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_856443_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Valerie Pattyn Author-X-Name-First: Valerie Author-X-Name-Last: Pattyn Author-Name: Marleen Brans Author-X-Name-First: Marleen Author-X-Name-Last: Brans Title: Explaining Organizational Variety in Evaluation Quality Assurance: Which Conditions Matter? Abstract: The growth in evaluation practice has not always gone hand in hand with an increase in the actual quality of these evaluations. This article addresses this concern, by examining the factors that explain organizational variety in the application of evaluation quality assurance measures. We present the results of an analysis of 18 Flemish (Belgian) public sector organizations. To unravel different explanatory trajectories, we combine two comparative methods that rely on Boolean analysis: the most similar different outcome/most different similar outcome technique on the one hand, and crisp set qualitative comparative analysis on the other hand. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 363-375 Issue: 6 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.856443 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.856443 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:6:p:363-375 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_858352_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Giovanni Radaelli Author-X-Name-First: Giovanni Author-X-Name-Last: Radaelli Author-Name: Martina Dal Molin Author-X-Name-First: Martina Author-X-Name-Last: Dal Molin Author-Name: Emanuele Lettieri Author-X-Name-First: Emanuele Author-X-Name-Last: Lettieri Author-Name: Cristina Masella Author-X-Name-First: Cristina Author-X-Name-Last: Masella Title: Promoting a New Practice in Hospitals: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Alternative Designs Abstract: Hospitals often fail to implement new practices due to an inability to promote their use among professionals. How effective promotion can be designed and organized remains unclear, however. The present work addresses this question by investigating the implementation of a cardiologic telesurveillance system in 12 hospitals. Despite an identical technology and unproblematic installation, only in five cases full implementation was achieved. Four promotion strategies—focused on a different combination of three aspects (planning, team involvement, and hero innovation)—were identified through case studies. Qualitative comparative analysis was then employed to identify three alternative strategies for effective promotion. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 376-387 Issue: 6 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.858352 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.858352 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:6:p:376-387 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_934836_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Nafsika Alexiadou Author-X-Name-First: Nafsika Author-X-Name-Last: Alexiadou Author-Name: Bettina Lange Author-X-Name-First: Bettina Author-X-Name-Last: Lange Title: Europeanizing the National Education Space? Adjusting to the Open Method of Coordination (OMC) in the UK Abstract: This article examines the reception of the education Open Method of Coordination (OMC) in the UK as an aspect of Europeanization of national administrations. It addresses relationships between political and administrative actors in the process of responding to the education OMC. We argue that despite progress with institutionalization of the education OMC at the EU level, there is limited institutionalization of the education OMC at the national level. Against the backdrop of UK skepticism about engaging with the EU integration project, the interesting finding is the administrative strategies employed for deflecting EU influence on the national education space. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 157-166 Issue: 3 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 2 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.934836 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.934836 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:3:p:157-166 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_903276_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Gemma Carey Author-X-Name-First: Gemma Author-X-Name-Last: Carey Author-Name: Brad Crammond Author-X-Name-First: Brad Author-X-Name-Last: Crammond Author-Name: Therese Riley Author-X-Name-First: Therese Author-X-Name-Last: Riley Title: Top-Down Approaches to Joined-Up Government: Examining the Unintended Consequences of Weak Implementation Abstract: Since forming part of Blair’s modernization agenda in the UK, joined-up government has become a central ambition of governments in many industrialized countries. While there continues to be an absence of core methods and principles for achieving joined-up government, consensus has emerged around the effectiveness of top down approaches. Research has found that joining must happen at multiple levels and be supported by a range of cultural and structural interventions. This article presents findings from a study into the Australian Social Inclusion Agenda and explores the long-term and unintended consequences of joined-up initiatives that take a top-down approach. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 167-178 Issue: 3 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 2 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.903276 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.903276 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:3:p:167-178 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_929590_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Andy Asquith Author-X-Name-First: Andy Author-X-Name-Last: Asquith Author-Name: Margaret Brunton Author-X-Name-First: Margaret Author-X-Name-Last: Brunton Author-Name: David Robinson Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Robinson Title: Political Influence on Public–Private Partnerships in the Public Health Sector in New Zealand Abstract: The purpose of this article is highlight the influences on the performance of public-private partnership organizations established to provide procurement services for public-sector organizations. The findings provide evidence of some values-based fracturing in public-private partnerships in the New Zealand public sector. However, it is the impact of political influence that illustrates significant potential to undermine effectiveness and efficiency. This case suggests there are innovative approaches which can be adopted—other than traditional models of public expenditure—yet still providing a sustainable public health service. Finally the case argues for the importance of appropriate political understanding of the changing scenarios. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 179-188 Issue: 3 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 2 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.929590 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.929590 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:3:p:179-188 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_934837_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Albert Meijer Author-X-Name-First: Albert Author-X-Name-Last: Meijer Title: Government Transparency in Historical Perspective: From the Ancient Regime to Open Data in The Netherlands Abstract: This article presents an analysis of the history of government transparency over the past 250 years. While this analysis is to a certain extent specific to The Netherlands, the analysis will also identify more general patterns that are arguably relevant to the development of transparency in other Western countries. The overview highlights how, when, and why transparency was conceived as a cornerstone of representative democracy to allow the people to monitor their representatives and evolved into a fundament of participatory democracy that allows people to participate in the public domain. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 189-199 Issue: 3 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 2 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.934837 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.934837 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:3:p:189-199 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_934839_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Emmanuel Opoku Acheampong Author-X-Name-First: Emmanuel Opoku Author-X-Name-Last: Acheampong Author-Name: Romanus Dogkubong Dinye Author-X-Name-First: Romanus Dogkubong Author-X-Name-Last: Dinye Title: Women and Local Governance in Developing Countries: A Case Study of Ejisu, Ghana Abstract: Since 1988, Ghana has implemented comprehensive reforms to promote grassroots and citizen participation in government. This article examined women’s participation in local governance. Through an interview of 353 women in Ejisu, it was found out that the women performed almost all household chores, 62.3% of whom partly financed their households while 17% solely financed their households. About 27% of the women were members of CBOs, and 25% were assembly members. The women were restrained in local government participation by marriage, perceived superiority of men, and illiteracy. Encouragement of women and girls’ education are contingent to promoting women’s participation in local governance. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 200-215 Issue: 3 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 2 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.934839 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.934839 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:3:p:200-215 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_934840_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Sumrin Kalia Author-X-Name-First: Sumrin Author-X-Name-Last: Kalia Title: Human Development in Pakistan and Bureaucratic Predicaments Abstract: Pakistan’s persistent ailing condition in the realm of human development raises major concerns about its governance mechanism. The problem seems to exist in the formulation of decentralization policies combined with delays and failures in implementation caused by political interests and inefficiency of the administrative machinery. This article attempts to highlight the current situation of human development in Pakistan using three basic indicators—education, health, and poverty levels—using evidence from data. It further develops a theoretical framework of bureaucratic involvement in public service provisions and problems faced by implementing agencies by identifying lacunas in the legislation of devolution plan. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 216-226 Issue: 3 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 2 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.934840 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.934840 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:3:p:216-226 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_934841_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Salvador Espinosa Author-X-Name-First: Salvador Author-X-Name-Last: Espinosa Author-Name: Christine Martell Author-X-Name-First: Christine Author-X-Name-Last: Martell Title: Building Bond Repayment Capacity in Developing Countries: A Study on Property Tax Collections and Debt Affordability in Mexico Abstract: This article uses a multinomial regression model to analyze the bond repayment capacity of issuers of municipal bonds in Mexico. The study emphasizes the role that property and land-based taxes have in the enhancement of repayment capacity, as these are highly underutilized levies with important revenue raising potential. The findings show that there is no statistically significant link between these taxes and the chosen proxy for repayment capacity. This follows from an institutional and legal framework that creates an artificial environment of fiscal solvency. The Mexican case is instructive on how not to create a subnational bond market. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 227-236 Issue: 3 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 2 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.934841 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.934841 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:3:p:227-236 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1903501_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Paolo Fedele Author-X-Name-First: Paolo Author-X-Name-Last: Fedele Author-Name: Silvia Iacuzzi Author-X-Name-First: Silvia Author-X-Name-Last: Iacuzzi Author-Name: Andrea Garlatti Author-X-Name-First: Andrea Author-X-Name-Last: Garlatti Title: One Size Does not Fit All: Schools’ Responses to the Covid-19 Crisis Abstract: The spread of Covid-19 has resulted in a “transboundary” crisis. The distinctiveness of this event calls for an investigation on how different types of organizations respond to shocks of this type and schools is a crucial element in this puzzle. This study develops a qualitative analytical framework and uses it to observe how six schools in Northeast Italy adapted organizational models and routines in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis. Results reveal that approaches and strategies were quite different in each institution, ranging from incremental responses to more radical ones. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 943-951 Issue: 11-12 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1903501 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1903501 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:11-12:p:943-951 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1850778_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Balzhan Serikbayeva Author-X-Name-First: Balzhan Author-X-Name-Last: Serikbayeva Author-Name: Kanat Abdulla Author-X-Name-First: Kanat Author-X-Name-Last: Abdulla Author-Name: Yessengali Oskenbayev Author-X-Name-First: Yessengali Author-X-Name-Last: Oskenbayev Title: State Capacity in Responding to COVID-19 Abstract: This study investigates the link between state capacity and deaths from Covid-19. We examine the effects on the Covid-19 case fatality rates of state capacity across countries with an ordered probit estimation controlling for the level of democracy, government policy responses, the share of the elderly population, and health system resource capacity. The study presents strong evidence for the critical role of state capacity in achieving positive policy outcomes. The effect of government effectiveness on the Covid-19 death level is consistently negative and statistically significant, suggesting that increased government effectiveness is significantly associated with decreased Covid-19 fatality rates. The findings also show that in the models controlling for government effectiveness and the testing and stay at home policies, non-free countries are more likely to have lower death levels than free countries. The effects of the testing and stay at home policies have expected negative signs. Higher health system capacity represented by higher numbers of hospital beds and doctors is more likely to lower a country’ s case fatality rate. A higher proportion of the elderly population is associated with higher levels of death from Covid-19. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 920-930 Issue: 11-12 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1850778 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1850778 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:11-12:p:920-930 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1913749_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Wakana Ishihara Author-X-Name-First: Wakana Author-X-Name-Last: Ishihara Author-Name: Kelli Sum Author-X-Name-First: Kelli Author-X-Name-Last: Sum Author-Name: Jenny Lee Author-X-Name-First: Jenny Author-X-Name-Last: Lee Author-Name: Dan Nathan-Roberts Author-X-Name-First: Dan Author-X-Name-Last: Nathan-Roberts Title: Flunking COVID-19 Out of Schools: A Systematic Review of Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions to Minimize Novel Coronavirus-2 in Educational Settings Abstract: A systematic analysis of almost 500 studies uncovers the breadth of non-pharmaceutical (non-vaccine) interventions that have been previously implemented or tested in an educational setting to reduce virus transmissions. This systematic review takes a sociotechnical systems approach and categorizes the interventions into personal, environmental, organizational, and communication interventions. Thus, this analysis recognizes the interactions among various factors that make up an educational institution and emphasizes the significance of adopting multiple interventions. Complementing the various interventions, a list of best practices for each intervention has been developed in detail for COVID-19 crisis management in an educational setting with the current knowledge of the virus to date. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1018-1027 Issue: 11-12 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1913749 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1913749 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:11-12:p:1018-1027 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1936964_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Frances L. Edwards Author-X-Name-First: Frances L. Author-X-Name-Last: Edwards Author-Name: J. Steven Ott Author-X-Name-First: J. Steven Author-X-Name-Last: Ott Title: Governments’ Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 879-884 Issue: 11-12 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1936964 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1936964 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:11-12:p:879-884 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1903926_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ali Farazmand Author-X-Name-First: Ali Author-X-Name-Last: Farazmand Author-Name: Hasan Danaeefard Author-X-Name-First: Hasan Author-X-Name-Last: Danaeefard Title: Iranian Government’s Responses to the Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19): An Empirical Analysis Abstract: The fight against COVID-19 has become a primary concern of all effected countries worldwide. Governments are considered as the primary custodians of “crisismanship” (governance, administration, operations) in these countries. Undergoing the most severe economic sanctions imposed by the United States directly and indirectly for the last three years, Iran has been waging a full-scale war with enormous challenges at two fronts: (1) against the unprecedented economic sanctions, and (2) against this historical Pandemic of the 21st century. This study addresses the second and aims to investigate and prioritize the factors affecting the path of struggle against the Pandemic. The study utilizes an exploratory mixed method for analysis of data and information in two phases. In the first phase of the study, we used a qualitative content analysis design, whereas in the next phase we surveyed the importance of the nine factors derived from among 360 Iranian citizens. The results of the study show nine main factors, with sub-factors or activities, presented in two parts, of which the part one presented here focusing on the first five factors: These include the (1) centralized command leadership, (2) citizen-centered handling of COVID-19, that is a fully engaged citizen participation, (3) having a strong and committed health care system armed with an advanced medical science system, (4) the combined centralized-decentralized governance approach to fighting the COVID-19, and (5) and participation of Iranian military forces in the government’s fight against COVID-19. A combination of “reactive” response systems [producing indigenous treatment drugs] and “proactive” strategies of domestically produced multiple Vaccines, as well as mass mobilization with a “resilient” policy of “Surprise Management theory-in-use” have helped the government and people of Iran in fighting the Covid-19 Pandemic crisis, especially under the most severe and illegal economic (including pharmaceutical) sanctions under Donald Trump of the United States. We hope the implications of this study will be found for governance and public administration theory and practice in other countries. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 931-942 Issue: 11-12 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1903926 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1903926 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:11-12:p:931-942 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1922440_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Eunbin Chung Author-X-Name-First: Eunbin Author-X-Name-Last: Chung Author-Name: Jaehee Yi Author-X-Name-First: Jaehee Author-X-Name-Last: Yi Title: Pandemic Priorities: The Impact of South Korea’s COVID-19 Policies on Vulnerable Populations Abstract: The South Korean government’s COVID-19 policies prioritized effective and efficient containment of the virus, which can accompany the risk of marginalizing vulnerable populations. Using a single-site case study, this research focuses on three main policy approaches by the South Korean government, which were widely cited as relatively successful in containing the COVID-19 outbreak: 1) preventive policies; 2) contact tracing; and 3) testing and relief packages. This study aims to leverage the unique situation of the pandemic to provide new insights into practices in disaster governance, examining how they disproportionally impact vulnerable groups. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1028-1038 Issue: 11-12 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1922440 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1922440 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:11-12:p:1028-1038 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1934874_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Santap Sanhari Mishra Author-X-Name-First: Santap Sanhari Author-X-Name-Last: Mishra Title: Sailing through Troubled Water of Pandemic by ‘Sound Governance’ Boat: Lessons from Odisha, India Abstract: This article discusses the governance initiatives taken by the Odisha state in India since the identification of the first COVID-19 patient in mid-March, 2020. The state government has taken a comprehensive approach covering not only containment of the pandemic, but also state preparedness for future health emergencies. To counter various issues, triggered by COVID-19, the government has also introduced substantial policy and administrative innovations in the state. The author discusses the governmental initiatives along the multi-dimensional sound governance model. The global problem was handled at local level by the successful execution of innovations and global scientific knowledge. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1041-1049 Issue: 11-12 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1934874 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1934874 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:11-12:p:1041-1049 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1915330_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Mattia Casula Author-X-Name-First: Mattia Author-X-Name-Last: Casula Author-Name: Serafín Pazos-Vidal Author-X-Name-First: Serafín Author-X-Name-Last: Pazos-Vidal Title: Assessing the Multi-level Government Response to the COVID-19 Crisis: Italy and Spain Compared Abstract: This article compares the functioning of the intergovernmental systems in Italy and Spain facing the COVID-19 crisis. Combining the public administration literature on policy learning and multi-level governance with that on the institutional collective action framework, this article analyses if and how Italy and Spain have reacted and learned from the external pressures of the pandemic, leading to institutional adjustments to the respective multi-level governance systems in the de-escalation of the first emergency phase. In doing so, the article tests the general hypothesis that the existing political structures and dynamics are a crucial variable to explain the different performance in the pandemic response management. The framework presented in this article could be extended to other countries that follow a federal logic in healthcare provision by public administration scholars who are interested in crisis management studies. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 994-1005 Issue: 11-12 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1915330 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1915330 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:11-12:p:994-1005 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1915729_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Laila El Baradei Author-X-Name-First: Laila Author-X-Name-Last: El Baradei Author-Name: Mohamed Kadry Author-X-Name-First: Mohamed Author-X-Name-Last: Kadry Author-Name: Ghadeer Ahmed Author-X-Name-First: Ghadeer Author-X-Name-Last: Ahmed Title: Governmental Social Media Communication Strategies during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case of Egypt Abstract: The research tried to figure out the effectiveness of governmental social media communication strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic. The methodology relied on a case study approach, focusing on Egypt. A special software, made available by the Facebook administration to academics, “CrowdTangle,” was used to analyze the contents of the official Facebook pages for four Government of Egypt authorities, using an assessment matrix, with seven different dimensions for communication effectiveness. The study findings showed that the government of Egypt did well in informing the public, but that transparency was lacking and that more effort must be exerted to encourage appropriate behavior by citizens. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 907-919 Issue: 11-12 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1915729 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1915729 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:11-12:p:907-919 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1858316_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Bernd W. Wirtz Author-X-Name-First: Bernd W. Author-X-Name-Last: Wirtz Author-Name: Wilhelm M. Müller Author-X-Name-First: Wilhelm M. Author-X-Name-Last: Müller Author-Name: Jan C. Weyerer Author-X-Name-First: Jan C. Author-X-Name-Last: Weyerer Title: Digital Pandemic Response Systems: A Strategic Management Framework Against Covid-19 Abstract: Governments worldwide are struggling to contain the spread of COVID-19 because many countries rely on outdated, non-digital response approaches and are thus far from exploiting the potential that digital technologies provide for pandemic response. Consequently, this study constructs a systematic approach to coordinate and manage digital pandemic response applications. To do so, the study reviews 210 peer-reviewed journal articles retrieved by querying scientific databases and searching for best-practice reports. To construct a strategic action framework, this study relies upon an organizational approach illustrating target setting and functional content in five strategic action fields. As a result, this study contributes to the current state of research by explaining how digital technology and applications may improve public pandemic response management. For practitioners, the comprehensive and action-oriented approach provides insights into the scope and the content of strategic fields of digital pandemic prevention and a roadmap to prepare digital society for pandemic outbreakes. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 896-906 Issue: 11-12 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1858316 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1858316 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:11-12:p:896-906 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1937216_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Beverly A. Cigler Author-X-Name-First: Beverly A. Author-X-Name-Last: Cigler Title: Nursing Homes and COVID-19: One State’s Experience Abstract: Less than 0.5% of the US population reside in nursing homes but accounted for about 40% of COVID-19 deaths before vaccinations became available. Pennsylvania’s large elderly population and 700 nursing homes are studied to examine the causes of problems and changes needed to improve nursing home outcomes. Community disease spread by low paid staff unknowingly asymptomatic with COVID-19 and working in multiple communities and facilities best explains disease outbreaks. Staffing, training, and working conditions need regulatory reform, but victims are dependent on society’s overall response to the pandemic. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 963-973 Issue: 11-12 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1937216 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1937216 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:11-12:p:963-973 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1920611_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Clayton Robson Moreira da Silva Author-X-Name-First: Clayton Robson Moreira Author-X-Name-Last: da Silva Author-Name: Cíntia Vanessa Monteiro Germano Aquino Author-X-Name-First: Cíntia Vanessa Monteiro Germano Author-X-Name-Last: Aquino Author-Name: Laís Vieira Castro Oliveira Author-X-Name-First: Laís Vieira Castro Author-X-Name-Last: Oliveira Author-Name: Eveline Pinheiro Beserra Author-X-Name-First: Eveline Pinheiro Author-X-Name-Last: Beserra Author-Name: Cláudia Buhamra Abreu Romero Author-X-Name-First: Cláudia Buhamra Abreu Author-X-Name-Last: Romero Title: Trust in Government and Social Isolation during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Brazil Abstract: Government actions can help to convince populations to participate in the resolution of collective problems. However, in order for citizens to feel motivated to contribute to managing a public health problem, it is necessary to develop a relationship based on trust. Therefore, this study analyzes the effect of trust in government on the behaviour of citizens related to the adoption of social isolation during the Covid-19 pandemic, through a survey with 1,154 citizens from the state of Ceará in northeastern Brazil. Additionally, the factors which are associated with the adoption of social isolation and trust in government were verified. The results showed that trust in government positively affects citizens’ behavior related to social isolation, suggesting that the bond between government and society, developed through citizens’ trust in government, contributes to more effective combatting of Covid-19. In addition, it was identified that gender, education, and occupation are associated with the adoption of social isolation and trust in government. Place of residence and income are associated only with the adoption of social isolation. Finally, it was verified that people who live with someone in the high-risk group for Covid-19 tend to comply with social isolation more strictly and trust the government more. In contrast, people who tested positive or presented symptoms of the disease comply with social isolation less effectively and trust the government less. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 974-983 Issue: 11-12 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1920611 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1920611 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:11-12:p:974-983 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1912087_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Naomi Aoki Author-X-Name-First: Naomi Author-X-Name-Last: Aoki Title: Stay-at-Home Request or Order? A Study of the Regulation of Individual Behavior during a Pandemic Crisis in Japan Abstract: This study examines whether a stay-at-home order with penalties would be an effective measure for regulating public behavior during a pandemic lockdown, through an online experiment conducted in Japan. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, authorities around the world have taken measures to limit civil liberties by means of stay-at-home orders, with penalties for infractions. In contrast, Japan has avoided legal sanctions and sought voluntary cooperation from the public. This self-restraint request might work to deter public activity in Japan, whose society is known for conformity and social order. Nevertheless, the study found that penalties do make a difference in the intention to stay home, especially in places with high infection rates, such as Tokyo. This piece of evidence could contribute to a broader discourse on what sort of measures to take to encourage public cooperation or compliance and how to balance civil liberties and national health. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 885-895 Issue: 11-12 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1912087 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1912087 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:11-12:p:885-895 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1925693_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Hee Soun Jang Author-X-Name-First: Hee Soun Author-X-Name-Last: Jang Author-Name: Yu Shi Author-X-Name-First: Yu Author-X-Name-Last: Shi Author-Name: Laura Keyes Author-X-Name-First: Laura Author-X-Name-Last: Keyes Author-Name: Lisa A. Dicke Author-X-Name-First: Lisa A. Author-X-Name-Last: Dicke Author-Name: Jintak Kim Author-X-Name-First: Jintak Author-X-Name-Last: Kim Title: Responding to the Needs of the Homeless in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review of Initiatives in 20 Major U.S. Cities Abstract: This research examines the crisis management approaches of local governments in responding to the service demands of their homeless populations during the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has generated challenges for cities in serving the homeless who often lack access to health care and may reside in outdoor camps or congregate shelters where the virus may spread. A review of the websites in 20 major U.S. cities shows that they are adopting a number of diverse and innovative crisis management strategies to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic for their most vulnerable population. Information useful to practitioners and scholars is presented. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1006-1017 Issue: 11-12 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1925693 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1925693 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:11-12:p:1006-1017 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1972604_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Statement of Removal Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1039-1039 Issue: 11-12 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1972604 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1972604 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:11-12:p:1039-1039 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1922439_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Nicole S. Hutton Author-X-Name-First: Nicole S. Author-X-Name-Last: Hutton Author-Name: Steven W. Mumford Author-X-Name-First: Steven W. Author-X-Name-Last: Mumford Author-Name: Marina Saitgalina Author-X-Name-First: Marina Author-X-Name-Last: Saitgalina Author-Name: Juita-Elena (Wie) Yusuf Author-X-Name-First: Juita-Elena (Wie) Author-X-Name-Last: Yusuf Author-Name: Joshua G. Behr Author-X-Name-First: Joshua G. Author-X-Name-Last: Behr Author-Name: Rafael Diaz Author-X-Name-First: Rafael Author-X-Name-Last: Diaz Author-Name: John J. Kiefer Author-X-Name-First: John J. Author-X-Name-Last: Kiefer Title: Nonprofit Capacity to Manage Hurricane-Pandemic Threat: Local and National Perspectives on Resilience during COVID-19 Abstract: This paper examines nonprofits’ capacity for responding to simultaneous hurricane-pandemic threat, addressing: (1) strategies nonprofits use to deliver services during the COVID-19 pandemic, and (2) how natural hazards may affect nonprofit roles in emergency service delivery during a pandemic. Data come from a survey of New Orleans-based nonprofits demonstrating effects of pandemic on local nonprofit service delivery, and workshops with U.S. coastal community stakeholders exploring expectations for nonprofit roles in emergency operations nationwide. Nonprofits have applied resilient strategies including virtual operations, staff reductions, and funding diversification, but vulnerabilities remain. Findings guide a research agenda for building nonprofit and community resilience. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 984-993 Issue: 11-12 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1922439 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1922439 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:11-12:p:984-993 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1896546_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Darius Brown Author-X-Name-First: Darius Author-X-Name-Last: Brown Author-Name: Frances L. Edwards Author-X-Name-First: Frances L. Author-X-Name-Last: Edwards Title: Sheltering the Homeless during COVID-19 in San Jose, California Abstract: In 2020 the United States was experiencing homelessness in many states, with California having the largest unsheltered homeless population. When the COVID-19 pandemic began, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended that all people be housed to facilitate disease prevention measures, including social distancing. San Jose, California, the 10th largest city in the nation, engaged in new partnerships, involved over 700 city employees as Disaster Service Workers (DSWs), and delivered new programs and services to the unsheltered homeless and other vulnerable populations, not only within the city, but countywide. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 952-962 Issue: 11-12 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1896546 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1896546 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:11-12:p:952-962 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1669177_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Liza Hopkins Author-X-Name-First: Liza Author-X-Name-Last: Hopkins Author-Name: Daniel Chamberlain Author-X-Name-First: Daniel Author-X-Name-Last: Chamberlain Author-Name: Fabian Held Author-X-Name-First: Fabian Author-X-Name-Last: Held Author-Name: Therese Riley Author-X-Name-First: Therese Author-X-Name-Last: Riley Author-Name: Jean Zhou Jing Wang Author-X-Name-First: Jean Zhou Jing Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Author-Name: Kathleen Conte Author-X-Name-First: Kathleen Author-X-Name-Last: Conte Title: Collaborative Networks in Chronic Disease Prevention: What Factors Inhibit Partnering for Funding? Abstract: Inter-organisational partnering is seen as an effective mechanism for improving the delivery of chronic disease interventions in communities. Yet even in communities where organisations across multiple sectors are well connected and collaborative in other ways, when it comes to partnering for joint-funding, multiple barriers inhibit the establishment of formal partnerships. To understand why this is so, we examined quantitative and qualitative data from organisations in an Australian community and compared the findings with a review of the published literature in this area. We found that even organisations which are well connected through informal network arrangements face pressure from funding bodies to form more formalised inter-organisational partnerships. Community based organisations also recognise that partnerships are desirable mechanisms for service improvement; however, barriers to joint-funding partnerships exist which include restrictions imposed by funding bodies on the way grants are designed, implemented, and administered. Additional barriers at the community level include organisational capacity for partnership work, intra-organisational restrictions and timing issues. Policy makers must recognise and address the barriers to partnerships which exist within funding structures and at the community level in order to increase partnering opportunities to improve service delivery. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 91-99 Issue: 2 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1669177 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1669177 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:2:p:91-99 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1669180_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Carmine Bianchi Author-X-Name-First: Carmine Author-X-Name-Last: Bianchi Author-Name: Pablo Bereciartua Author-X-Name-First: Pablo Author-X-Name-Last: Bereciartua Author-Name: Vincenzo Vignieri Author-X-Name-First: Vincenzo Author-X-Name-Last: Vignieri Author-Name: Ariel Cohen Author-X-Name-First: Ariel Author-X-Name-Last: Cohen Title: Enhancing Urban Brownfield Regeneration to Pursue Sustainable Community Outcomes through Dynamic Performance Governance Abstract: This paper discusses the case of Puerto Madero (Buenos Aires, Argentina) to illustrate how the “Dynamic Performance Governance” framework is able to support policy networks to pursue sustainable community outcomes in urban brownfield regeneration. The case is an example of successful implementation of urban renewal carried out through a significant involvement of the private sector. It portrays a “financially-driven” governance mode which entails balancing the advantage of cash flow reinvestment for public services and infrastructure capacity development, with potential shortcomings in terms of social inclusion. Findings reveal two main trade-offs associated with policy design and implementation. A first trade-off is between pursuing a fast and intensive renovation pace in the short run, and the possibility to earn future capital gains that might be enabled by a high local area attractiveness. Another trade-off is related to the allocation of space. Even though an intensive business presence may contribute to increase the attractiveness of the place, a too high growth in the number of companies located in the area may saturate urban space, which would reduce the attractiveness for further business investments. Through the analyzed case, the paper illustrates how Dynamic Performance Governance may enables a policy network to assess the outcomes of designed and implemented strategies aimed at generating public value. This is possible by bridging three fields of research and practice that have been traditionally kept separated: performance management, governance, and system dynamics. The use of systems approaches in outcome-based performance management improves the quality of performance reports, accountability, governance, and policy design. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 100-114 Issue: 2 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1669180 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1669180 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:2:p:100-114 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1672181_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Natalia Ermasova Author-X-Name-First: Natalia Author-X-Name-Last: Ermasova Author-Name: Christian Haumann Author-X-Name-First: Christian Author-X-Name-Last: Haumann Author-Name: Laura Burke Author-X-Name-First: Laura Author-X-Name-Last: Burke Title: The Relationship between Culture and Tax Evasion across Countries: Cases of the USA and Germany Abstract: The purpose of this study is to compare the national culture for the Germany and the United States (US) and to analyze how the national culture affects the perception of tax evasion. This research analyzes the different types of tax evasions, the tax audit, and criminal investigation approaches in the USA and Germany. This study identifies important gaps in academic and practical understanding of tax evasion, and provides suggestions for revision of tax audit in the USA and Germany. The article provides a greater understanding of the impact of national culture on tax evasion and offers policy recommendations for the improvement of tax audit. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 115-131 Issue: 2 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1672181 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1672181 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:2:p:115-131 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1672182_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Sarah M.L. Krøtel Author-X-Name-First: Sarah M.L. Author-X-Name-Last: Krøtel Title: Digital Communication of Public Service Information and its Effect on Citizens’ Perception of Received Information Abstract: This paper explores how the development of digital solutions for communication and daily interaction between government and its citizens influences citizens’ satisfaction, trust and perceived importance of the information received from government. It illuminates this effect by drawing on a survey-experimental design in a Danish research setting. With digitization of public services happening so quickly, it leaves the question of how this transformation is actually viewed by the citizens. The change in medium from traditional communication by standard mail to digital communication can be argued to have both positive and negative effects. Some citizens might find it easy to rely on digital communication, others might perceive digital solutions as a challenge and an obstacle when receiving essential information, which again might foster greater dissatisfaction. Results of Bayesian statistical analysis suggest that the digitization of communication form has little effect on citizens’ trust and satisfaction with the information received. Further, results do indicate that the perceived importance of the information received is lower for information received digitally. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 132-145 Issue: 2 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1672182 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1672182 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:2:p:132-145 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1672185_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jeongyeon Jang Author-X-Name-First: Jeongyeon Author-X-Name-Last: Jang Author-Name: Dae Woong Lee Author-X-Name-First: Dae Woong Author-X-Name-Last: Lee Author-Name: GiHeon Kwon Author-X-Name-First: GiHeon Author-X-Name-Last: Kwon Title: An Analysis of the Influence of Organizational Justice on Organizational Commitment Abstract: The purpose of this study is to identify the impact of organizational justice on organizational commitment of public organization. To do so, this study first divided organizational justice into distributive justice and procedural justice and analyzed the effect of each type of justice on organizational commitment. Second, this study analyzed the mediating effect of public service value on the relationship between organizational justice and organizational commitment, reflecting the characteristics of public organizations.The results of the analysis demonstrated the following: First, both distributive justice and procedural justice resulted in an increase in organizational commitment. Second, procedural justice resulted in an increase in public service value. However, distributive justice resulted in a decrease in public service value. Third, in relation to organizational justice and commitment, the mediated effect of public service value was statistically significant. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 146-154 Issue: 2 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1672185 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1672185 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:2:p:146-154 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1672187_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Kwemarira Godwin Author-X-Name-First: Kwemarira Author-X-Name-Last: Godwin Author-Name: Joseph M. Ntayi Author-X-Name-First: Joseph M. Author-X-Name-Last: Ntayi Author-Name: John C. Munene Author-X-Name-First: John C. Author-X-Name-Last: Munene Title: Accountability and Public Interest in Government Institutions Abstract: The study attempts to explain public interest in government institutions using stewardship theory. This study builds upon previous studies which have largely used agency theory to examine public interest. Data relating to the constructs of responsibility, answerability, and openness were found to be significant predictors of public interest. Data were collected from public primary schools’ teachers and parents in these schools. This paper urges public officers in government institutions to offer accountabilities for the public funds as they execute their tasks and duties. These findings have both policy and managerial implications which we discuss. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 155-166 Issue: 2 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1672187 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1672187 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:2:p:155-166 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1672725_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Shaozhuang Ma Author-X-Name-First: Shaozhuang Author-X-Name-Last: Ma Author-Name: Xuehu Xu Author-X-Name-First: Xuehu Author-X-Name-Last: Xu Author-Name: Virgínia Trigo Author-X-Name-First: Virgínia Author-X-Name-Last: Trigo Author-Name: Nelson J. C. Ramalho Author-X-Name-First: Nelson J. C. Author-X-Name-Last: Ramalho Title: Managing Doctor-Patient Relationships and Turnover Intention in Chinese Hospitals with Commitment HRM: The Moderating Role of Pragmatism Abstract: A deteriorating doctor-patient relationship (DPR) and an increasing turnover of doctors are two challenges faced by Chinese public hospitals. The literature suggests that commitment human resource (HR) practices may translate into better DPR and lower turnover intention. Given that pragmatism is an important cultural value in Chinese society, this study aims to understand the extent to which pragmatism may affect the relationships among commitment HRM, DPR, and turnover intentions of doctors in China.A moderated SEM analysis with 508 samples shows that commitment HR practices are effective in improving DPR for all doctors surveyed, but its effect on turnover intention depends upon the pragmatism-level of the respondents. Specifically, pragmatism has a significant moderation effect in the paths established from commitment HR practices to DPR and turnover intention in such a way that, in the low-pragmatism sample, commitment HR practices are associated with better DPR, while DPR is associated negatively with lower turnover intention. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 167-176 Issue: 2 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1672725 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1672725 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:2:p:167-176 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1668808_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Dejene Mamo Bekana Author-X-Name-First: Dejene Mamo Author-X-Name-Last: Bekana Title: Capitalist Diversity and Change: Recombinant Governance and Institutional Entrepreneurs Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 177-180 Issue: 2 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1668808 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1668808 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:2:p:177-180 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1242620_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Bernd W. Wirtz Author-X-Name-First: Bernd W. Author-X-Name-Last: Wirtz Author-Name: Peter Daiser Author-X-Name-First: Peter Author-X-Name-Last: Daiser Author-Name: Boris Binkowska Author-X-Name-First: Boris Author-X-Name-Last: Binkowska Title: E-participation: A Strategic Framework Abstract: Despite the rising scientific and practical relevance of e-participation, the field still suffers from a diffuse, heterogeneous state of knowledge and our understanding of successful e-participation strategies and implementation is very limited. This situation is seen as a key reason why e-participation initiatives in practice often fall short of expectations. Against this background, this study compiles the existing insights from the interdisciplinary scientific literature to deduce a unifying definition and propose an integrated strategic e-participation framework that conceptually combines important strategic and organizational factors as well as environmental drivers of e-participation. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1-12 Issue: 1 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1242620 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1242620 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:1:p:1-12 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1242621_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Qiuyan Fan Author-X-Name-First: Qiuyan Author-X-Name-Last: Fan Title: A Longitudinal Evaluation of E-Government at the Local Level in Greater Western Sydney (GWS) Australia Abstract: This research reviews and revisits the 14 local government websites to determine whether the GWS councils have improved their online services since 2009. The study has found that there have been significant developments and improvements in e-government services among the GWS councils, while these have been variable and in many cases there is scope for further improvement. This research is significant as a longitudinal evaluation can track the evolutionary paths of local e-government development and provides insights into the challenges and opportunities of e-government development at the local level in Australia. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 13-21 Issue: 1 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1242621 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1242621 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:1:p:13-21 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1242623_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Francesca Manes Rossi Author-X-Name-First: Francesca Author-X-Name-Last: Manes Rossi Author-Name: Isabel Brusca Author-X-Name-First: Isabel Author-X-Name-Last: Brusca Author-Name: Natalia Aversano Author-X-Name-First: Natalia Author-X-Name-Last: Aversano Title: Financial Sustainability as a Driver for Transparency and E-Democracy: A Comparative Study in Italian and Spanish Local Governments Abstract: Today expectations of accountability and trustworthiness in governing entities is greater than ever before. The process of change has been given impetus by new information and communication technologies resulting in e-government and e-democracy. This research aims to analyze transparency and democratic participation in Italian and Spanish LGs. The web pages of Italian and Spanish LGs with more than 100,000 inhabitants are analyzed using twenty determinants of fiscal transparency and eight determinants of e-democracy. Results show considerable similarity between Italian and Spanish LGs with regards to the disclosure of financial information, while the adoption of e-democracy tools requires further development in both countries. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 22-33 Issue: 1 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1242623 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1242623 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:1:p:22-33 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1247366_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Sybert Mutereko Author-X-Name-First: Sybert Author-X-Name-Last: Mutereko Author-Name: Faith Ruffin Author-X-Name-First: Faith Author-X-Name-Last: Ruffin Title: Public Administration Dilemmas: An Analysis of Teachers’ Perceptions of the Effects of Performance Evaluation in Post-Colonial South Africa Abstract: The adoption of the principles of New Public Management by many governments across the world was invariably accompanied by the implementation of performance evaluation. It is generally accepted that performance evaluation optimizes the performance of workers. As part of a broader investigation which employed a mixed methods approach, the study used data from six interviews with high school principals and 100 survey questionnaires with purposively selected high school teachers in uMgungundlovu District of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. In the analysis of this data, the paper demonstrates that beyond the obvious benefits of performance evaluation such as improvement in performance, there are also unintended consequences such as a narrow focus on measured output, teacher burnout, and falsification of information in order to maximize credit or to avoid punishment. This study illustrates the understandings of high school educators in uMgungundlovu District of the effects of performance evaluation. The findings have important implications for public administration and scholars alike. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 34-45 Issue: 1 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1247366 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1247366 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:1:p:34-45 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1247367_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Christopher S. Hayter Author-X-Name-First: Christopher S. Author-X-Name-Last: Hayter Author-Name: Muhammad Azfar Nisar Author-X-Name-First: Muhammad Azfar Author-X-Name-Last: Nisar Title: Spurring Vaccine Development for the Developing World: A Collaborative Governance Perspective on Product Development Partnerships Abstract: Collaborative governance has emerged recently as an alternative to the traditional sector-based, single-actor approaches for addressing complex governance challenges. However, previous research has given little attention to collaborative governance within international policy contexts. To address this gap, an integrative collaborative governance framework is used to analyze product development partnerships (PDPs) that seek to develop vaccines to prevent the spread of devastating diseases within the developing world. The analysis indicates that PDPs are helping address acute governance challenges and are emblematic of the increasing importance of nonprofit organizations in collaborative governance regimes. Implications for research on collaborative governance are also discussed. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 46-58 Issue: 1 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1247367 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1247367 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:1:p:46-58 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1247368_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Hugo Consciência Silvestre Author-X-Name-First: Hugo Consciência Author-X-Name-Last: Silvestre Author-Name: Ricardo Corrêa Gomes Author-X-Name-First: Ricardo Corrêa Author-X-Name-Last: Gomes Author-Name: Ricardo Miorin Gomes Author-X-Name-First: Ricardo Author-X-Name-Last: Miorin Gomes Title: The Institutional Settings for the Development of Public Services through State-Owned Enterprises in Brazil Abstract: The findings of this study make a timely contribution to the development of public services. Based on the institutional analysis and development (IAD) framework, this study analyzes under which institutional settings state-owned enterprises (SOEs) can be social and financial options for public service provision in Brazil. Applying a multi-case research design, this study’s findings show that SOEs can be a suitable option for Brazilian social and financial development when: markets are weak or noncompetitive; if few decisional players act; if political interference is minimized regarding operational decisions; and if corporate control is effective to avoid mismanagement and corruption. Brazilian SOEs are effective economic and social tools, but they need to peroxide value improve their corporate control (in the case of Petrobras) and strategic centralization decisions (in the case of Eletrobrás) . Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 59-71 Issue: 1 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1247368 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1247368 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:1:p:59-71 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1350190_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Tamara G. Nezhina Author-X-Name-First: Tamara G. Author-X-Name-Last: Nezhina Author-Name: Tatiana V. Zaytseva Author-X-Name-First: Tatiana V. Author-X-Name-Last: Zaytseva Title: A Public Servant: To Be or Not to Be. The Determinants of Employment Decisions Among the Russian MPA Students Abstract: This study concerns the determinants of Russian MPA students’ work preference. The authors explore the relationship between the image of a civil servant, the pre-employment work expectations, and the MPA students’ intentions to work for government. The data are collected from four Russian universities by surveying 203 MPA students. The authors factor analyzed the descriptors of the civil servant image and the work expectations and applied logistic regression analysis to predict the probability of the MPA students’ choice of public employment. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 72-82 Issue: 1 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1350190 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1350190 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:1:p:72-82 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1939713_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Trinh Hoang Hong Hue Author-X-Name-First: Trinh Hoang Hong Author-X-Name-Last: Hue Author-Name: Milan Tung-Wen Sun Author-X-Name-First: Milan Author-X-Name-Last: Tung-Wen Sun Title: Democratic Governance: Examining the Influence of Citizen Participation on Local Government Performance in Vietnam Abstract: During the 21st century, socially equitable economic growth and sustainable human development are also goals that most countries over the world are pursuing, which emphasized the notion of “good governance”, or “sound governance”, or “democratic governance”. For Vietnam, how to promote and strengthen democratic governance must be one of the most crucial issues to achieve Sustainable Development Goals. This study is innovative as applying democratic governance to examine the influence of citizen participation on the performance of local governments in Vietnam with four different aspects: economic, institutional, political, and administrative. We employ Random Effect Model (REM) to test six hypotheses developed from the literature review. The secondary data come from four sources, including The Public Administration Performance Index, the Provincial Competitiveness Index, the Public Administration Reform Index, and the General Statistics Office of 63 provinces of Vietnam from 2012 to 2017. Some major findings: (1) citizen participation at the local level has mixed effects on institutional, administrative, and political performances; and has no significant effect on economic performance. In other words, citizen participation is positively associated with institutional and political performances but is negatively associated with individual province’s administrative performance. Particularly, under the effect of citizen participation, institutional performance can be improved more intensified than political performance. (2) The efficiency of government spending/per capita, the disparities between the Kinh people and ethnic minorities, and the regional differences between the North and the South, all of these factors influence the level of citizen participation and the performance of local government in Vietnam. This study supplements very limited literature and provides several policy implications concerning democratic governance for policymakers in Vietnam. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 4-22 Issue: 1 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1939713 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1939713 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:1:p:4-22 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2018186_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Lam D. Nguyen Author-X-Name-First: Lam D. Author-X-Name-Last: Nguyen Author-Name: Ali Farazmand Author-X-Name-First: Ali Author-X-Name-Last: Farazmand Title: Introduction to the Special Issue on “Public Administration and Policy in Vietnam” Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1-3 Issue: 1 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.2018186 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.2018186 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:1:p:1-3 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1903499_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Tai Anh Vu Author-X-Name-First: Tai Author-X-Name-Last: Anh Vu Author-Name: Geoff Plimmer Author-X-Name-First: Geoff Author-X-Name-Last: Plimmer Author-Name: Evan Berman Author-X-Name-First: Evan Author-X-Name-Last: Berman Author-Name: Pham Ngoc Ha Author-X-Name-First: Pham Ngoc Author-X-Name-Last: Ha Title: Performance management in the Vietnam public sector: The role of institution, traditional culture and leadership Abstract: Employee performance management (PM) is often promoted as an innovation to improve public sector performance, but globally is hard to implement. Vietnam, like other transitional countries, faces added implementation problems; PM conflicts with aspects of traditional culture and its public sector lacks accountability. This mixed methods study is based on a research sample of 322 participants from 29 Vietnamese public organizations. Results show that accountability positively impacts PM innovation, and that interpersonal relationships, rooted in traditional cultures, negatively impact it. Servant and entrepreneurial leadership styles moderate these relationships. This study contributes by adding clearer understanding of these factors that have relevance to studies of public sector HRM, accountability and leadership. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 49-63 Issue: 1 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1903499 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1903499 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:1:p:49-63 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1938117_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Dao Nguyen Author-X-Name-First: Dao Author-X-Name-Last: Nguyen Title: Women’s Participation in Public Administration in Vietnam: A Case Study of Policy and Practice from 1986 to the Present Abstract: This paper highlights major trends in Vietnamese women’s representation in public administration (PA) since 1986 and critically explains them within the framework of the gender mainstreaming policy. A systematic review of gendered documents indicates that women’s participation in PA has improved over time. However, their representation in top leadership remains persistently low and fluctuates at all levels despite reinforced national machinery for gender equality (GE) and a series of enacted legislation and policies. Removing structural gender biases, relocating GE national machinery, and solving conflicts between gendered and PA legislation are key recommendations for bridging gaps between gendered quotas and reality. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 23-36 Issue: 1 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1938117 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1938117 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:1:p:23-36 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1925909_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Phuong Anh Nguyen Author-X-Name-First: Phuong Anh Author-X-Name-Last: Nguyen Author-Name: Quang Canh Le Author-X-Name-First: Quang Canh Author-X-Name-Last: Le Title: Socioeconomic Status, Norms and Bribe-Giving Behaviors Among Citizens of Vietnam Abstract: Bribe-giving of individuals is not only affected by their calculation and knowledge but also the social pressure to comply with the informal norms of corruption. This article investigates the impacts of socioeconomic status and social norms on the individuals’ probability of bribe-giving to access public services. It uses the Probit regression models with robust standard errors to analyze the relationship using data adapted from the Vietnam Global Corruption Barometer and Vietnam Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index surveys. The study employs the bargaining power framework and finds that highly educated people, the poor, and the unemployed were less likely to give bribes. Additionally, citizens living in strong anti-corruption communities and rural areas are less likely to give bribes. These empirical results shed light on the policy design and implementation of anti-corruption measures in emerging countries like Vietnam. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 37-48 Issue: 1 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1925909 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1925909 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:1:p:37-48 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1995745_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Manh Hung Do Author-X-Name-First: Manh Hung Author-X-Name-Last: Do Author-Name: Sang Chul Park Author-X-Name-First: Sang Chul Author-X-Name-Last: Park Title: Factors Affecting Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Performance in Developing Economies: Evidence from Vietnam Abstract: Since the economic and political reforms in 1986, Vietnam government has introduced a high extent of decentralization in fiscal and administrative aspects. This paper examines the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) as a channel of fiscal and administrative decentralization on economic performance in Vietnam as the embodiment of emerging economies. The results point out that fiscal decentralization in terms of better tax revenue and spending on development investment have a positive and significant impact on the attraction of foreign investment. Strikingly, the level of “unofficial expenditure” has a negative influence on FDI, and controlling of corruption at local levels is critical to attract foreign investment. The results from instrumental-variable estimations show that FDI and total spending of local governments positively and significantly affect the performance of local economies. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 64-80 Issue: 1 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1995745 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1995745 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:1:p:64-80 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1076002_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Michelle Pautz Author-X-Name-First: Michelle Author-X-Name-Last: Pautz Author-Name: Sara Rinfret Author-X-Name-First: Sara Author-X-Name-Last: Rinfret Author-Name: Melissa Rorie Author-X-Name-First: Melissa Author-X-Name-Last: Rorie Title: Understanding the Regulatory Thicket: Interactions Among State Environmental Regulators and Regulatees Abstract: Research exploring state-level regulatory interactions in the U.S. often employs survey methodology to ask front-line actors about their experiences. While these efforts are noteworthy, we argue that it is important to investigate these interactions utilizing a different approach. In this exploratory study, we use randomized vignettes, to which a respondent can react without fear of revealing practices or succumbing to social desirability. Our results are in concert with a growing body of literature that suggests cooperation between the regulator and regulatees is essential for future interactions in order to achieve compliance, yet each party’s perceptions may not be completely congruent. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 101-114 Issue: 2 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1076002 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1076002 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:2:p:101-114 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1076466_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Lhawang Ugyel Author-X-Name-First: Lhawang Author-X-Name-Last: Ugyel Author-Name: Janine O’Flynn Author-X-Name-First: Janine Author-X-Name-Last: O’Flynn Title: Measuring Policy Success: Evaluating Public Sector Reform in Bhutan Abstract: There has been resurgence in evaluation of policy, reflected mostly by an increase in ex ante studies. Although there is a shift towards ex post evaluation, this has been gradual, resulting in a paucity of ex post evaluation literature. To address this gap, we apply a revisionist approach to evaluate a major public sector reform in the Bhutanese civil service. We conclude that it provides a more holistic approach for ex post evaluation policy, and also a more nuanced evaluation which moves us beyond the narrow binary view of success or failure in reform. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 115-125 Issue: 2 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1076466 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1076466 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:2:p:115-125 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1076467_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Judith Bessant Author-X-Name-First: Judith Author-X-Name-Last: Bessant Title: Self-Care in Public and Community Sector Workplaces Abstract: Key aspects of modern public service and community workplaces associated with significant levels of distress are identified. This includes the transformation of public sector and community agencies under the aegis of new public management (NPM). Using a child protection case study, it is argued that NPM ethos generates stressful workplaces and “uncomfortable knowledge” adding pressure to a system already in crisis. It is also argued that while there is value in self-care practices like debriefing, “boundary maintenance,” and “work-life balance,” one critical aspect of self-care associated with the virtue ethics tradition is missing. This gap in the literature and practice needs attention. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 126-137 Issue: 2 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1076467 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1076467 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:2:p:126-137 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1076841_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Sara Rinfret Author-X-Name-First: Sara Author-X-Name-Last: Rinfret Author-Name: Jeffrey Cook Author-X-Name-First: Jeffrey Author-X-Name-Last: Cook Title: The NPS and Ossification: Does It Still Exist? Abstract: The US notice and comment rulemaking process has often been considered ossified or broken, but recent scholarship has questioned this claim. To address this disagreement, we use McGarity’s (1992) ossification argument as a descriptive framework to structure an examination of interview data from three National Park Service rules: (1) Yellowstone National Park Rule, (2) Areas of the National Park System, Grand Canyon National Park Rule, and (3) the Gateway National Recreation Area, Sandy Hook Unit, Personal Watercraft Use Rule. We offer qualitative insights into what drives the longevity of NPS rulemaking, including analytical, scientific review, and substantive review requirements. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 138-149 Issue: 2 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1076841 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1076841 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:2:p:138-149 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1077462_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Stuart Kasdin Author-X-Name-First: Stuart Author-X-Name-Last: Kasdin Title: An Evaluation Framework for Budget Reforms: A Guide for Assessing Public Budget Systems and Selecting Budget Process Reforms Abstract: While new tax proposals are evaluated with reference to formal evaluation criteria, no such standards exist for evaluating budget proposals. We propose an analytic framework to assess budgets across a series of dimensions, including whether it instills aggregate fiscal discipline, facilitates strategic prioritization of expenditures, and encourages effective and efficient use of budgeted resources, offering fiscal stability. The process also may be transparent, timely, and support public awareness and participation. We use this framework to evaluate the US budget, considering both areas of systematic inefficiency, while reviewing the history of budget reforms. We examine recent, frequently offered proposals that target specific budget process goals, considering how each affects all the budgeting goals, including interactions. We consider how a potential reform, aimed at addressing the failure to accomplish one normative goal, may impacts other goals, sometimes to the point of undermining overall progress. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 150-163 Issue: 2 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1077462 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1077462 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:2:p:150-163 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1089443_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Edward Brenya Author-X-Name-First: Edward Author-X-Name-Last: Brenya Author-Name: Samuel Adu-Gyamfi Author-X-Name-First: Samuel Author-X-Name-Last: Adu-Gyamfi Author-Name: Emmanuel Yeboah Kyei Author-X-Name-First: Emmanuel Yeboah Author-X-Name-Last: Kyei Author-Name: Fred Precious Tariah Author-X-Name-First: Fred Precious Author-X-Name-Last: Tariah Author-Name: Azunda Nmerukini Author-X-Name-First: Azunda Author-X-Name-Last: Nmerukini Author-Name: Elizabeth Korkor Boateng Author-X-Name-First: Elizabeth Korkor Author-X-Name-Last: Boateng Author-Name: Rachel Yomle Angmor Author-X-Name-First: Rachel Yomle Author-X-Name-Last: Angmor Title: Public Service Motivation in Ghanaian Civil Service: A Case Study of Ejisu-Juabeng Municipality Abstract: Civil servants are perceived to possess altruistic motive known as Civil Service Motivation (PSM) which promotes public interest as confirmed in some developed countries. Using the Ejisu-Juabeng Municipality as a case study, this article assesses the existence of PSM in the Ghanaian public sector and finds that PSM exists in the public service but its existence does not ensure maximum output. The workers professed having motives such as sense of social justice, compassion, commitment to public interest, self-sacrifice, and sense of civic duty but indicated their unwillingness to commit their future to the public sector because of poor working conditions. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 164-175 Issue: 2 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1089443 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1089443 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:2:p:164-175 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1089444_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Minerva Cruz Author-X-Name-First: Minerva Author-X-Name-Last: Cruz Title: Healthcare, Policy Implementation, and Culture: What Cultural Values Influence Unpaid Primary Caregivers to Provide Care to Older Adults? Abstract: This research examines home healthcare programs implemented in Puerto Rico and Indiana. Puerto Rico is primarily a Hispanic territory of the United States, while Indiana is a culturally Anglo Midwestern state. This study explores the cultural values that influence unpaid care of older adults in these two settings. I hypothesize that dissimilar cultural values will influence care of unpaid primary caregivers (UPCs) in both jurisdictions. Results supported the hypothesis: UPCs emphasized different cultural values in caregiving. The study recommends that the federal government support families with essential services to enable them render badly-needed care to their elderly family members. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 176-184 Issue: 2 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1089444 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1089444 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:2:p:176-184 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1094089_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Helen Hoka Osiolo Author-X-Name-First: Helen Hoka Author-X-Name-Last: Osiolo Title: Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers and Fiscal Capacity Abstract: An intergovernmental fiscal transfer is an instrument used by governments to equalize fiscal capacity. However, with the large discrepancies in fiscal capacity among Local Authorities (LAs) in Kenya, it is evident that the intention of the instrument has not been met. These disparities lead to inequity as some LAs receive better services for their tax, while others do not.Using panel data from 2001-2006 among 22 LAs, the Local Authority Transfer Fund (LATF) was found to be high in LAs that had substantial fiscal capacities. This suggests the need to revise the formula used in computing LATF. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 185-191 Issue: 2 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1094089 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1094089 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:2:p:185-191 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1075553_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Sophie Op de Beeck Author-X-Name-First: Sophie Author-X-Name-Last: Op de Beeck Author-Name: Jan Wynen Author-X-Name-First: Jan Author-X-Name-Last: Wynen Author-Name: Annie Hondeghem Author-X-Name-First: Annie Author-X-Name-Last: Hondeghem Title: Effective HRM Implementation by Line Managers: Relying on Various Sources of Support Abstract: We explore one of the key underlying mechanisms that mediate the HRM–performance link, namely HRM implementation by line managers. The purpose of our study is to examine the role of various sources of support in explaining effective HRM implementation by line managers. Results indicate that HR, supervisor, and coworker support are relevant in explaining line managers’ HR role performance. In addition, younger line managers and those with greater supervisory experience are found to perform better in their HR role. Hence, organizations should consider developing a broad support network to ensure effective implementation of HRM by line managers. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 192-204 Issue: 2 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1075553 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1075553 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:2:p:192-204 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_774416_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Panagiotis Manolitzas Author-X-Name-First: Panagiotis Author-X-Name-Last: Manolitzas Author-Name: Denis Yannacopoulos Author-X-Name-First: Denis Author-X-Name-Last: Yannacopoulos Title: Citizen Satisfaction: A Multicriteria Satisfaction Analysis Abstract: Governments across Europe face the challenge of responding to public demand for more valuable, responsive, and efficient and effective services. In this article we will evaluate the public services in Greece. More specifically, this article refers to a citizen's satisfaction web survey for Citizens’ Service Centers. The analysis of the data is based on the MUSA (Multicriteria Satisfaction Analysis) method. MUSA is an ordinal regression model which is based on the principles of multicriteria decision analysis. The method is an instrument to evaluate quantitative global and partial satisfaction levels and to determine the weak and strong points of citizens Service Centers. Furthermore the results of this study will help the Citizens Service Centers to develop more effective services. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 614-621 Issue: 9 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.774416 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.774416 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:9:p:614-621 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_791310_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jakob Lauring Author-X-Name-First: Jakob Author-X-Name-Last: Lauring Author-Name: Jan Selmer Author-X-Name-First: Jan Author-X-Name-Last: Selmer Title: Self-Initiated Expatriates in the Private vs. the Public Sector: Creativity and Work Outcomes Abstract: Although research on private-sector expatriates is abundant, not much is known about their public-sector counterparts, especially self-initiated expatriates, who themselves initiate the move to live and work abroad. Comparing work outcomes and creativity of self-initiated expatriates in the private vs. the public sector, the results of a survey including 329 respondents indicated that performance and effectiveness were higher in the private sector. However, only in the public sector was there a positive association between creativity and the two work outcomes. These findings are discussed in detail. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 649-658 Issue: 9 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.791310 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.791310 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:9:p:649-658 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_791311_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Per Lægreid Author-X-Name-First: Per Author-X-Name-Last: Lægreid Author-Name: Paul Roness Author-X-Name-First: Paul Author-X-Name-Last: Roness Author-Name: Vidar Rolland Author-X-Name-First: Vidar Author-X-Name-Last: Rolland Title: Agencification and Corporatization in Norway 1947–2011 Abstract: We explore agencification and corporatization in the Norwegian central government. While these types of organizational change have often been linked to the NPM and post-NPM doctrines of recent decades, we will extend our analysis back to the post-World War II period. The empirical data are drawn from the Norwegian State Administration Database. The main focus will be on changes along the vertical dimension, i.e., conversions of ministerial units into state agencies and from state agencies to state-owned companies, or in the other direction. A main question is the organizational dynamics of agencification and corporatization. Why have the structure and organization of government changed, how and to what degree do the pattern of change reflect global trends in NPM and post-NPM reforms, and is the central government subject to the politics of structural choice. Moreover, what is the importance of national administrative doctrines, party constellations in government, and deliberate actions of administrative policy-makers? Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 659-672 Issue: 9 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.791311 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.791311 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:9:p:659-672 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_773035_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Dren Doli Author-X-Name-First: Dren Author-X-Name-Last: Doli Author-Name: Fisnik Korenica Author-X-Name-First: Fisnik Author-X-Name-Last: Korenica Title: The Consociational System of Democracy in Kosovo: Questioning Ethnic Minorities' Special Status in Kosovo's Constitutional Regime Abstract: This article examines the constitutional position of ethnic minorities in Kosovo, the individual features, and the key protection mechanisms applied therein. At the outset, the article provides a general introduction to the topic, illustrating the character of Kosovo's state model. Subsequently, it builds upon the view that Kosovo was shaped under an international supervision, which aimed to establish a state freed from mono-ethnicity, which is regarded as both multi-ethnic and a state of citizens. The article proceeds to explain the institutional mechanisms established with the objective to protect and uphold the ethnic minorities’ position at both central and local levels. Furthermore, it discusses the affirmative human rights law standards granted to ethnic minorities—both at personal and collective levels. The article concludes by suggesting that the constitution of Kosovo provides for a broad degree of self-rule to ethnic minorities, which, in turn, provides them with the capacity to enjoy a rather constitutive position as regards the essential components of the polity. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 601-613 Issue: 9 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.773035 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.773035 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:9:p:601-613 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_777928_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Koki Arai Author-X-Name-First: Koki Author-X-Name-Last: Arai Title: Effect of Institutions: Analysis of Japanese Municipal Public Procurement Abstract: Using data from Japanese municipalities, this article analyzes the impact of institutional reform processes on the average winning bid for municipal public procurement. The results are (1) the general competitive bidding method led to a decrease in the average winning bid, and (2) bidding reform itself led to a decrease in the average winning bid. The former is a factor that results from the competition function, and the latter is an authority's commitment factor, which is rooted in an aggressive atmosphere for efficiency through the reformed bidding system; this factor is similar to the “Hawthorne Effect,” in which changes in businesses’ behavior during the course of a particular term may be related only to the special social situation, and social treatment that they encountered. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 638-648 Issue: 9 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.777928 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.777928 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:9:p:638-648 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_777927_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Christos Makridis Author-X-Name-First: Christos Author-X-Name-Last: Makridis Title: A Tale of Two Countries: Markets and Transboundary Water Governance Between the United States and Mexico Abstract: While there is a robust literature about using tradeable permits as a solution to pollution externalities, less work has applied these principles to the area of transboundary water management. This article proposes the use of transboundary water banking as a means for addressing issues of water externalities, conflict over water resources, and incentive compatibility. First, the article provides clarity to this discussion by synthesizing relevant literature over transboundary water governance, focusing on the experience between the United States and Mexico over the Colorado River. Second, the article formalizes the idea of a transboundary water bank and the efficiency of an auctioned versus grandfathered permit program. Third, the article provides a brief formulation of the market design elements of such a scheme, namely four conditions that enable a sort of Nash Equilibrium among agents. The article concludes by alluding to the parallels between energy and water markets. While only a start, this article seeks to catalyze more formal mathematical modeling of solutions to transboundary water governance. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 622-637 Issue: 9 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.777927 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.777927 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:9:p:622-637 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1433205_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Natalia Aversano Author-X-Name-First: Natalia Author-X-Name-Last: Aversano Author-Name: Johan Christiaens Author-X-Name-First: Johan Author-X-Name-Last: Christiaens Author-Name: Tine Van Thielen Author-X-Name-First: Tine Author-X-Name-Last: Van Thielen Title: Does IPSAS Meet Heritage Assets’ User Needs? Abstract: Public organizations need to custody and protect heritage assets. This article questions the appropriateness and quality of the unique International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSASs) in delivering financial reports that meet the user needs in regard to heritage assets. By refining the earlier findings in Italian local governments with data from a completely different region being Flanders, the results highlight that the IPSASs are lacking an important area of expectations from a relevant user need perspective, being the local ruling politicians. Finally, current article improves previous publication by examining the different kinds of responses in the light of certain municipal characteristics.List of abbreviationsIFRS: International Financial Reporting Standards IPSASs: International Public Sector Accounting Standards IPSASB: International Public Sector Accounting Standards Boards UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 279-288 Issue: 4 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1433205 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1433205 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:4:p:279-288 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1433206_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Foroogh Nazari Chamaki Author-X-Name-First: Foroogh Author-X-Name-Last: Nazari Chamaki Author-Name: Glenn Paul Jenkins Author-X-Name-First: Glenn Paul Author-X-Name-Last: Jenkins Author-Name: Majid Hashemi Author-X-Name-First: Majid Author-X-Name-Last: Hashemi Title: Social Impact Bonds: Implementation, Evaluation, and Monitoring Abstract: Traditional approaches to public policy increasingly fail to resolve social challenges, particularly in the field of criminal justice. High rates of juvenile recidivism, for example, are often linked to inequality in education and persistent, long-term unemployment—factors which, while complex, are nonetheless conducive to preventative strategies.Social impact bonds (SIBs) are “pay-for-success” programs that attract private-sector, upfront funding for social interventions. If the program achieves agreed targets, taxpayer funds repay the investor. If the program fails to meet agreed targets, investors take the loss.This innovative form of social finance through public–private partnership has helped spur efficiencies and improvements in the provision and outcomes of criminal justice services. However, the success of a SIB depends on careful implementation, evaluation, and monitoring. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 289-297 Issue: 4 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1433206 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1433206 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:4:p:289-297 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1439061_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Mark D. Gordon Author-X-Name-First: Mark D. Author-X-Name-Last: Gordon Author-Name: John C. Morris Author-X-Name-First: John C. Author-X-Name-Last: Morris Author-Name: Joshua Steinfeld Author-X-Name-First: Joshua Author-X-Name-Last: Steinfeld Title: Deepwater or Troubled Water? Principal–Agent Theory and Performance-Based Contracting in the Coast Guard’s Deepwater Modernization Program Abstract: In the mid-1990s, the United States Coast Guard began planning a modernization effort known as the Deepwater program to replace an aging inventory of cutters, aircraft, and small boats. This effort involved a consortium of corporations to develop a “system of systems” to meet performance-based requirements and build the new equipment. This article examines the Deepwater program through the lens of multilayered principal–agent theory and evaluates the performance-based contracting (PBC) method used to alleviate strains linked to accountability from the principal–agent relationship. The findings help better understand the dilemmas prescribed from multilayered principal–agent theory and PBC by illustrating the accountability issues faced by smaller organizations when engaging in complex, large-scale procurement. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 298-309 Issue: 4 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1439061 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1439061 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:4:p:298-309 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1440404_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Vinicius Nardi Author-X-Name-First: Vinicius Author-X-Name-Last: Nardi Author-Name: Felipe Zarpelon Author-X-Name-First: Felipe Author-X-Name-Last: Zarpelon Author-Name: Jorge Verschoore Author-X-Name-First: Jorge Author-X-Name-Last: Verschoore Author-Name: Mariana de Araújo Author-X-Name-First: Mariana Author-X-Name-Last: de Araújo Title: The Multiple Bases of Social Return Platforms: Evidence of a Brazilian Initiative Abstract: The literature on platforms emphasizes the balance between supply and demand as precursors to network expansion, strategy development and strategy sustainability. This study questions this logic through the exploratory approach of a public platform based on social returns. Results demonstrate that when an institutional force supports a platform concerned with diffuse and collective interests, it is possible that the strategy could sustain and develop without the balance of its forces. The study contributes to the strategic platform literature by pointing out the distinct aspects of social platforms and underlining the support generated by institutions. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 310-319 Issue: 4 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1440404 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1440404 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:4:p:310-319 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1458865_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Christina Lichtmannegger Author-X-Name-First: Christina Author-X-Name-Last: Lichtmannegger Title: Task Environment Matters for Intra-ministerial Change: The Interaction of International Environment, Organizational and Opportunity Factors Abstract: Why, how, and when does intra-ministerial change take place? Previous answers to these questions suggest that political factors, such as cabinet reshuffling, are the most decisive drivers of inter-ministerial change. By contrast, this article begins with a distinction between the mechanism responsible for intra-ministerial and inter-ministerial change of ministries, the latter discusses which of these has been given more attention in previous research. Data covering the intra-ministerial change of 11 ministries in Germany between 1949 and 2006 can demonstrate that environmental as well as organizational factors are decisive in order to explain the timing and type of intra-ministerial change. The main finding is that a clearly definable threshold of tasks, organizational units, and a horizontal dispersion of jurisdictions – all of which react to the international environment – can explain intra-ministerial change in German ministries. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 320-333 Issue: 4 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1458865 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1458865 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:4:p:320-333 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1463247_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Michael C. Moltz Author-X-Name-First: Michael C. Author-X-Name-Last: Moltz Title: Work-Life Balance and National Context in Attraction to Public Employment Abstract: What explains preferences for public employment versus private business employment. Much of the extant literature considers this topic within the context of single-nation studies and the work motives of those individuals already employed by government. This study contributes to the public-management literature with a cross-national examination of government employment preferences across 31 national samples using data from the International Social Survey Programme. Results indicate that a desire for more work-life balance is negatively associated with a preference for government employment and that measures of national economic health help explain the variation in preferences for government employment across nations. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 334-344 Issue: 4 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1463247 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1463247 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:4:p:334-344 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1463541_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Helen H. Yu Author-X-Name-First: Helen H. Author-X-Name-Last: Yu Title: Work-Life Balance: An Exploratory Analysis of Family-Friendly Policies for Reducing Turnover Intentions Among Women in U.S. Federal Law Enforcement Abstract: Recent scholarship has emphasized the influence of family-friendly policies on work attitudes such as turnover intentions. However, little research in public administration has explored the preferences of family-friendly policies or the discretionary implementation of these policies. This article provides an exploratory analysis of a U.S. federal workgroup that is less adaptive to family-care needs in response to mission requirements. Using survey data collected from 1,111 female officers employed by a large federal law enforcement agency, work-family conflict is reported as the main reason for turnover intentions and five family-friendly policies are identified for potentially reducing turnover intentions among women. In addition, comparisons are made between female officers with children and unmarried female officers with children. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 345-357 Issue: 4 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1463541 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1463541 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:4:p:345-357 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1463542_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Christopher L. Atkinson Author-X-Name-First: Christopher L. Author-X-Name-Last: Atkinson Title: Theme-Based Book Review: Responding to Uncertainty and Complexity in Global Public Administration Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 358-363 Issue: 4 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1463542 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1463542 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:4:p:358-363 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1554973_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: The Editors Title: EACES Workshop at the XX April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development, 9–12 April 2019, Moscow and IJPA Special Issue Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 364-364 Issue: 4 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1554973 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1554973 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:4:p:364-364 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1576372_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: The Editors Title: IJPA Special Symposium Issue on: Management of Large Scale Energy Projects: Opportunities and Challenges Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 365-365 Issue: 4 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1576372 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1576372 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:4:p:365-365 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1665682_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Emmanuel Senior Tenakwah Author-X-Name-First: Emmanuel Senior Author-X-Name-Last: Tenakwah Author-Name: Benjamin Otchere-Ankrah Author-X-Name-First: Benjamin Author-X-Name-Last: Otchere-Ankrah Title: The Imbalance between Public Expectations and Resource Provision in Developing Countries: Can Inter-Assemblies Cooperation Reduce the Gap? Abstract: Local authorities have long sought for solutions to the numerous service delivery challenges arising out of increasing demands from the general public coupled with budgetary constraints. One such solution is inter-organisational cooperation which has been found as an alternative cost-effective way of providing services to the general public. Drawing on resource-dependency theory, this paper explores the possibilities and challenges of cooperation among Assemblies in Ghana by adopting a qualitative approach. The findings reveal that inter-district cooperation is still at its development stages in Ghana despite the respondents’ recognition that it has the potential to address most of the problems faced by District Assemblies in Ghana. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1097-1108 Issue: 13 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1665682 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1665682 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:13:p:1097-1108 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1665683_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Andrei Yakovlev Author-X-Name-First: Andrei Author-X-Name-Last: Yakovlev Author-Name: Andrey Tkachenko Author-X-Name-First: Andrey Author-X-Name-Last: Tkachenko Author-Name: Yuliya Rodionova Author-X-Name-First: Yuliya Author-X-Name-Last: Rodionova Title: Who Is Inclined to Hide the Truth: Evidence from Public Procurement Abstract: This paper presents a survey-based methodological approach to detect potential opportunism by counterparts who are linked with agents through contractual relations. The methodology proposes asking counterparts about attitudes toward some behaviors of agents, which are undesirable from the principal and benevolent counterpart perspective. The approach identifies the potential opportunism of counterparts based on the intensity with which they justify such behavior and provide unrealistic assessments of commonly known problems. The approach is especially important in a situation where the rules are inconsistent with reality and the principal can no longer disentangle the benevolent and opportunistic behavior of the agent. The authors test this approach by conducting a survey of procurers and suppliers of public procurement contracts in Russia. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1109-1120 Issue: 13 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1665683 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1665683 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:13:p:1109-1120 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1665684_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Hyung-Woo Lee Author-X-Name-First: Hyung-Woo Author-X-Name-Last: Lee Title: What Foster the Climate for Merit?: Test of a Mediation Model Abstract: The failure of performance management in the public sector can be conceived as the failure to create the right climate for merit. This study proposes a mediation model explaining howorganizational climate for merit can be fostered. The analysis of the 2015 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey reveals that constructive use of effective performance feedback and encouraging participation will help create a climate for merit and that such associations were mediated by organizational justice perception and trust toward their supervisor. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1121-1131 Issue: 13 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1665684 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1665684 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:13:p:1121-1131 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1665685_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Omomayowa Olawale Abati Author-X-Name-First: Omomayowa Olawale Author-X-Name-Last: Abati Title: Local Council Development Areas and Local Service Delivery: How a Fourth-tier Government Unit is Improving Access to Primary Health Care and Education Services in Lagos, Nigeria Abstract: Emerging accidentally from an array of political and legal contestations is a fourth-tier government unit in Lagos state – Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs). The LCDAs have survived almost two decades of existence without the ’traditional’ monthly federal allocation, which has been the mainstay of the existing 774 LGAs in Nigeria. This study attempts an explanation of this apparent survival by examining the institutional structure of the LCDAs vis-à-vis their service delivery performance. Different from earlier studies that have examined service delivery using final outcomes, the study examines accessibility as an intermediate output; dimensioned as availability, adequacy and affordability. Using a mixed-methods research design, the study shows that Lagos LCDAs’ inclusive operational structure is significantly improving access to primary health care and education services. Thus, the study finds evidence within the operational structure of Lagos LCDAs for Acemoglu and Robinson’s theory of inclusive and extractive institutions. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1132-1142 Issue: 13 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1665685 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1665685 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:13:p:1132-1142 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1665686_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Godfred Matthew Yaw Owusu Author-X-Name-First: Godfred Matthew Yaw Author-X-Name-Last: Owusu Author-Name: Rita Amoah Bekoe Author-X-Name-First: Rita Amoah Author-X-Name-Last: Bekoe Author-Name: Fred Kwasi Anokye Author-X-Name-First: Fred Kwasi Author-X-Name-Last: Anokye Author-Name: Lydia Anyetei Author-X-Name-First: Lydia Author-X-Name-Last: Anyetei Title: What Factors Influence the Intentions of Individuals to Engage in Tax Evasion? Evidence from Ghana Abstract: This study examines the views of students on the ethics of tax evasion, their intentions to evade tax, and investigates the factors that predict such intentions. Relying on the extended version of the Theory of Planned Behaviour, the study investigated whether attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control, and moral obligation may be good predictors of the intention to evade tax. Data were gathered from 662 students of University of Ghana Business School using questionnaires. The hypotheses were tested using the structural equation modelling technique. Results indicate that the intention to evade tax among the students is low and most respondents generally perceive tax evasion as an unethical practice. The results also demonstrate that attitude, subjective norms and moral obligations have important implications on the intention to evade tax. The evidence we provide should be useful to governments and tax agencies interested in promoting responsible tax compliance behaviour among individual taxpayers. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1143-1155 Issue: 13 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1665686 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1665686 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:13:p:1143-1155 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1666407_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Olga Biosca Author-X-Name-First: Olga Author-X-Name-Last: Biosca Author-Name: Pablo Galaso Author-X-Name-First: Pablo Author-X-Name-Last: Galaso Title: What Makes a Key Player in Interorganizational Social Policy Networks? The Case of Uruguay Abstract: Networks of organizations involved in public policy implementation require strong interaction, concerted action and high degrees of collaboration to be effective. However, little is known about how different types of organizations involved in implementation of multi-sectoral social policies interact in these networks. In this article the relationship between organizational characteristics and network position is explored, as well as how the intensity of collaborations can also determine organizations’ involvement in networks. The nature of funding (public/private) and the remit of activity of organizations are found to determine their influence and importance in social policy networks. Furthermore, the network position of the organizations also depends on the level of intensity of their interactions. These results can guide public administrators when developing and promoting networks to involve a particular type of actor and also policymakers as to which types of ties are more aligned with the implementation of a particular policy. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1156-1168 Issue: 13 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1666407 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1666407 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:13:p:1156-1168 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1666408_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Christopher L. Atkinson Author-X-Name-First: Christopher L. Author-X-Name-Last: Atkinson Title: Full and Open Competition in Public Procurement: Values and Ethics in Contracting Opportunity Abstract: Governments have sought to respond to increasing pressures to accomplish aims with efficiency and at low cost. A perception of the potential for corruption and waste of public resources has been met with calls for transparency and accountability. Competition is believed to lead to impartial, optimal outcomes, but attention paid to competition in the literature suggests that the benefits are not universally clear. This paper considers ‘full and open competition’ as a policy promise, ethical obligation, and a matter of justice, drawing upon work of John Rawls and others, in the United States case. The research question is: What do Federal procurement data tell us about the nature of full and open competition in practice? This study draws upon contract data available from the U.S. Federal government, for fiscal years from 2015 to 2018. Through an ordinal regression, it is suggested that variation in the extent of competition results in part from size of project, size of the business (or potential business) receiving the project, and the industry classification, particularly in cases centering on commercial acquisitions. While ‘full and open competition’ is frequently employed, the difference between the normative value of the concept in statute, and practical outcomes in implementation, is clear. This difference has consequences for both vendors and the government. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1169-1182 Issue: 13 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1666408 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1666408 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:13:p:1169-1182 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1643879_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Christopher V. Hawkins Author-X-Name-First: Christopher V. Author-X-Name-Last: Hawkins Title: Interlocal Agreements and Multilateral Institutions: Mitigating Coordination Problems of Self-Organized Collective Action Abstract: In the United States, competition among cities for economic development tends to be the norm. Cities are also collaborating more to improve their economic advantage. However, transaction costs inhibit various of interlocal agreements from being formed. This study examines the role of multilateral institutions in facilitating interlocal agreements for economic development. An analysis of survey data collected from city governments in eleven US metropolitan areas highlights the importance of regional institutions in moderating the effect of coordination problems on the formation of developmental joint venture agreements. The findings complement extant research on the governance mechanisms that mitigate transaction costs of collective action. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 563-572 Issue: 7 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1643879 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1643879 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:7:p:563-572 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1644517_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Gabriele D’Alauro Author-X-Name-First: Gabriele Author-X-Name-Last: D’Alauro Title: Italian Utilities and Public Control: Evidence of Merger Effects Abstract: Increasing competition-induced mergers amongst public utilities may favour in Italy a reduction in public control and an increase in fair value accounting. In this context, conducting a multiple case study characterized by an innovative comprehensive approach, it is investigated how the peculiarities of the sector affect integration and the subsequent accounting representation of the post-merger entity. The findings show, firstly, the persistent will of the public shareholders to maintain control and, secondly, shed light on a form of interconnected ‘accounting levelling out’ that seems ill-suited to represent the economic reality of the most significant post-merger companies, despite New Public Management provisions. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 573-586 Issue: 7 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1644517 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1644517 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:7:p:573-586 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1644518_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Gaurav Marathe Author-X-Name-First: Gaurav Author-X-Name-Last: Marathe Author-Name: Ram Kumar Kakani Author-X-Name-First: Ram Kumar Author-X-Name-Last: Kakani Title: Recognizing Innate Transformational Traits in Public Administrative Services: Are We Doing Right? Abstract: With shifting paradigm, public administration needs even more transformational leaders. A large part of an individual’s leadership potential refers to innate personality traits which are brought out by relevant nurturing processes. Environment, favorable or unfavorable, interacts with these processes and impacts the flourishing of natural potential. Experience promotes the positive growth of innate potential that one possesses. Using data from India, this article looks into the systematic impact of public administrative training institutes on the development of top-tier civil servants. By comparing the performance of officers in public administration training academy possessing innate personality traits suitable for transformational leadership vis-à-vis innate personality traits suitable for transactional leadership, we test whether current training evaluation promotes transformational innate personality traits and suggests the implications. Interestingly, our mix-method study evaluating the entry-level induction training of public administrative leaders reveals that there is a gap between theory and praxis. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 587-598 Issue: 7 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1644518 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1644518 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:7:p:587-598 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1644519_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Charles Wharton Kaye-Essien Author-X-Name-First: Charles Wharton Author-X-Name-Last: Kaye-Essien Title: The Politics of Discontinuity and Its Medium Term Policy Outcomes: Evidence from Ghana Abstract: It is common knowledge in Ghana that during political transitions, programs set in previous Medium Term Development Plans (MTDP) by prior governments are abandoned without regard for their wider national implications. While the economic impacts of these political transitions have been researched, till date no known studies have taken a holistic look at the relation between political transition and the level of MTDP target achievement. This article attempts to fill this research gap using Ghana as a case and the policy learning and political business cycle literatures as organizing frames. Using annual MTDP data and semi-structured interviews with 25 officials who were involved in the implementation of MDTPs at the national and local government levels, this article finds that aberrations in target achievements across the entire period between 2001 and 2016 were the result of financial constraints and the pressures to adjust to political change. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 599-610 Issue: 7 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1644519 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1644519 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:7:p:599-610 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1644521_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Edin Mujkic Author-X-Name-First: Edin Author-X-Name-Last: Mujkic Author-Name: Donald Klingner Author-X-Name-First: Donald Author-X-Name-Last: Klingner Title: “Dieselgate:” How Different Approaches to Decentralization, the Role of NGOs, Tort Law and the Regulatory Process Affected Comparative U.S. and European Union Outcomes in the Biggest Scandal in Automotive History Abstract: The VW diesel emissions scandal (“dieselgate”) recounts how Volkswagen became ensnared in a self-inflicted and staggeringly costly cheating scandal that started in the U.S. and then spread to the European Union. This case study shows how fundamental differences in comparative public administration (CPA) between the U.S. and the European Union (EU) led to different consequences for one of the world’s largest and most highly-regarded European auto manufacturers with respect to four institutional variables: (a) approaches to decentralization, (b) the role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), (c) civil (tort) law, and (d) regulatory environment. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 611-620 Issue: 7 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1644521 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1644521 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:7:p:611-620 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1644653_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Giorgio Oikonomou Author-X-Name-First: Giorgio Author-X-Name-Last: Oikonomou Title: Decentralizing Governance within the European Union’s Framework: Evidence from Greece Abstract: The administrative reform launched in 2010 (“Kallikratis” programme) in Greece stands out as a major decentralization initiative. Notably, amalgamations at the local level were set at the forefront of the reform. This paper aims at shedding light on the issue of decentralizing governance by examining the implications of the “Kallikratis” reform programme on local authorities in terms of their domestic financial mobilization. Drawing empirical evidence from their implementation in European structural programmes, it is argued that the decentralization effort had an asymmetrical impact on local institutions, favouring principally the small-sized local authorities vis-à-vis the bigger in population local bodies. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 621-633 Issue: 7 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1644653 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1644653 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:7:p:621-633 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1644655_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Geoffrey Propheter Author-X-Name-First: Geoffrey Author-X-Name-Last: Propheter Title: Technological Innovation and Its Impact on Public Sector Efficiency and Performance: Aerial Imagery in Property Tax Assessment Administration Abstract: Technological innovations can help public organizations deliver higher quality public goods and services at lower average costs. While a considerable literature exploring the determinants of technology adoption and diffusion exists, much less is known on whether technology innovations improve public sector outputs. This study investigates the impact of high-resolution, oblique aerial imagery, an increasingly common technology used by local governments in the US, on the inspection efficiency and quality of property assessment administration. Aerial imagery is often argued to be a low-cost substitute to in-person inspections of property. Drawing on data from 2013 through 2017 for property assessing districts in Texas, aerial imagery use is found to improve the rate at which properties are inspected as well as improve the quality of assessments. The results further provide evidence that investments in aerial imagery are best justified on budgetary grounds rather than as a means to improve organizational performance. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 634-643 Issue: 7 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1644655 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1644655 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:7:p:634-643 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1644520_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Besfat Dejen Engdaw Author-X-Name-First: Besfat Dejen Author-X-Name-Last: Engdaw Title: The Impact of Quality Public Service Delivery on Customer Satisfaction in Bahir Dar City Administration: The Case of Ginbot 20 Sub-city Abstract: This study is conducted with the general objective of assessing the impact of quality public service delivery on customer satisfaction in Ginbot20 sub-city. To conduct the study correlational research design, and quantitative research approach have been employed. A total of 88 samples both from customers (68) and service providers (20) were selected using simple random sampling and systematic random sampling techniques respectively. Data were collected using questionnaires. Based on the data collected, the study comes up with certain findings. Among the major findings, the perception of customers and service providers on quality service delivery and customer satisfaction is different, responsiveness, tangibility, assurance, and reliability have positively associated with customer satisfaction. However, empathy has negatively associated with customer satisfaction. Generally, the likelihood of customers gets satisfied when there is quality service delivery is 0.84 (84%) while get satisfied with the probability value of 0.038948(3.8948%) in the absence of quality service delivery. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 644-654 Issue: 7 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1644520 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1644520 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:7:p:644-654 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1653586_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Correction Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1-1 Issue: 7 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1653586 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1653586 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:7:p:1-1 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1993907_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Lina Vyas Author-X-Name-First: Lina Author-X-Name-Last: Vyas Title: Ethnic Minorities in Hong Kong: Assessing Current Working Conditions and Avenues for Integration Abstract: Diversity management is increasingly important as economies globalize, and workforce compositions diversify. However, with the diversification of workforce comes the necessity to best manage this phenomenon such that minority contributions are valued and organizational production increases. This study aims to empirically test Olsen and Martins’s proposed theoretical framework on diversity management, using a small sample of ethnic minority and ethnic Chinese workers in Hong Kong. Specifically, this study looks at whether differences in working conditions exist between minorities and Chinese, and whether the supervisor’s role – specifically with provision of family-friendly policies (FFPs) – helps with assimilation and integration of minorities into the workforce by reducing work/family conflict. The study finds that ethnic minorities work longer hours and have less access to FFPs, but are more content with work-life balance, which may not be related to FFPs. In addition, the role of the supervisor is important in this process, but not necessarily by the pathway of providing FFPs. The findings propose that more supervisor sensitivity training should be implemented to understand the diverse needs of ethnic minorities, and a gradual normalization of FFPs should eventually be implemented. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 239-255 Issue: 4 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1993907 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1993907 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:4:p:239-255 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1995411_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Eric Carlström Author-X-Name-First: Eric Author-X-Name-Last: Carlström Author-Name: Magnus Jansson Author-X-Name-First: Magnus Author-X-Name-Last: Jansson Author-Name: David Karlsson Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Karlsson Author-Name: Johan Berlin Author-X-Name-First: Johan Author-X-Name-Last: Berlin Title: Quasi-backsourcing in the Public Sector – The Challenge of Withdrawing from an Intertwined and Long-standing Relationship Abstract: The aim of this study is to map the process involved in terminating a long-standing business relationship in a public context. It employed an exploratory study to interview 35 politicians, senior- and middle managers, ambulance- and dispatch centre staff and representatives of a regional alliance of patients. Growing criticism from a county council towards a contractor ended in a decision to bring services back in-house. However, terminating the contract failed and instead a state of quasi-backsourcing emerged. Only parts of the services were taken back in-house, with few reported benefits. The study suggests that caution is needed in relation to backsourcing services from a closely intertwined contractor. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 302-311 Issue: 4 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1995411 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1995411 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:4:p:302-311 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1993908_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Zain Rafique Author-X-Name-First: Zain Author-X-Name-Last: Rafique Author-Name: Shahid Habib Author-X-Name-First: Shahid Author-X-Name-Last: Habib Author-Name: Yeni Rosilawati Author-X-Name-First: Yeni Author-X-Name-Last: Rosilawati Title: Legal, Political and Administrative Barriers to Citizen Participation in Local Governance: An Inquiry of Local Government Institutions Abstract: This paper was designed to explore the Legal, Political, and Administrative barriers to Citizen Participation in Local governance. The paper explored both the subjective factors that include the role of stakeholders (local administrators, local political representatives, Civil Society Organizations and Citizens) and objective factors such as legal and administrative basis of Citizen Participation. The paper presented evidence from an inquiry of the local government institutions in Pakistan by employing qualitative research methods. The findings divulged manifold problems that contributed to the ineptitude of Citizen Participation in current development lexicon. First, mechanisms of direct Citizen Participation are faulty. The legal framework on Citizen Participation has a very high margin of manipulation. The main policy documents and laws can be easily interpreted and accommodated to different development discourses. In addition, local government administration, the provincial government, and political elites are not ready to disseminate their powers. Furthermore, local bureaucrats are more empowered than any other stakeholder, which is making Citizen Participation a distant reality. Overall, the findings suggested that it will be difficult to implement participatory governance effectively in Pakistan due to the low degree of Civil Society Organizations’ effectiveness, the truncated level of education regarding Citizen Participation, loopholes in the legal framework, and no mechanism for accountability. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 256-268 Issue: 4 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1993908 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1993908 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:4:p:256-268 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1993910_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Bernd W. Wirtz Author-X-Name-First: Bernd W. Author-X-Name-Last: Wirtz Author-Name: Isabell Balzer Author-X-Name-First: Isabell Author-X-Name-Last: Balzer Author-Name: Daniel Schmitt Author-X-Name-First: Daniel Author-X-Name-Last: Schmitt Title: Mobile Government: Research Development and Research Perspectives Abstract: The growing number of mobile and wireless devices is a key reason for the rising importance of and the interest in mobile government. As researchers and practitioners still ask for further empirical research in this area, it is necessary to analyze existing research and cluster it in order to reveal research gaps. This literature review focuses this demand by scrutinizing the available quantitative empirical research approaches, and therefore identifying areas requiring further exploration. In examining 32 quantitative empirical mobile government publications, we identified four differing research sub-topics. Furthermore, we clustered these publications according to research design, statistical methods, data collection and research perspectives. Based on our findings, we will make recommendations for further research in particular areas. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 269-290 Issue: 4 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1993910 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1993910 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:4:p:269-290 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1994993_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Rowena Clemino Alcoba Author-X-Name-First: Rowena Clemino Author-X-Name-Last: Alcoba Author-Name: Boon-anan Phinaitrup Author-X-Name-First: Boon-anan Author-X-Name-Last: Phinaitrup Title: What Makes Government Workers Tick? Reinforcing Motivation through Workplace Trust to Attenuate Effects of Perceived Politics on Outcomes Abstract: In a highly political organization, how could employees’ trust behavior affect their motivation to serve the public? This article examines how trust and public service motivation, as social and personal resources, respectively, can attenuate the potentially negative impact of perceived politics on employee behavior and outcomes. The findings suggest that workplace trust is a strong factor in enhancing employees’ motivation and thereby mediating perceived politics-outcomes significantly. An important implication of this study findings is that despite the challenges and problems of power play in politics, workers can still draw support and motivation from their peers and the citizens they serve. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 291-301 Issue: 4 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1994993 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1994993 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:4:p:291-301 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1909619_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Lena Brogaard Author-X-Name-First: Lena Author-X-Name-Last: Brogaard Author-Name: Ole Helby Petersen Author-X-Name-First: Ole Author-X-Name-Last: Helby Petersen Title: Privatization of Public Services: A Systematic Review of Quality Differences between Public and Private Daycare Providers Abstract: While the past decades have witnessed a growing proportion of publicly funded services delivered by private providers, analyses of the consequences for service quality are scarce. Economic theories promote privatization in markets that are competitive and when service quality is relatively easy to define and monitor, however, quasi-markets for public services seldom fulfill these assumptions. This article extends previous research by presenting the findings of an international systematic review of cross-sectoral studies on quality differences between public, non-profit and for-profit providers of daycare services. We find no indication in the literature of higher quality with private providers; if anything, the evaluative evidence suggests that public providers tend to offer slightly higher service quality. We discuss how these insights contribute to theoretical and empirical debates about public and private delivery of services and consider lessons for practice. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 794-806 Issue: 10 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1909619 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1909619 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:10:p:794-806 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1887217_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Mohamed Mousa Author-X-Name-First: Mohamed Author-X-Name-Last: Mousa Author-Name: Hiba K. Massoud Author-X-Name-First: Hiba K. Author-X-Name-Last: Massoud Author-Name: Rami M. Ayoubi Author-X-Name-First: Rami M. Author-X-Name-Last: Ayoubi Author-Name: Ghulam Murtaza Author-X-Name-First: Ghulam Author-X-Name-Last: Murtaza Title: Why Him Not ME? Inclusive/Exclusive Talent Identification in Academic Public Context Abstract: We investigated the relevance of introducing talent identification/classifications among Egyptian public business schools, as perceived by academics, and the expected outcomes of such proposed classification system. We employed thematic analysis of data collected from interviews with 49 academics from three large business schools. Our findings revealed the following themes: no clear systems for talent management; being talent means going the extra mile in research; talent identification/classification system is irrelevant due to: academic corruption; age and religious discrimination; the unique nature of higher education work; and the fears of enforcing clashes, inequality and exclusion. We confirmed that any attempt to constitute talent classifications in the Egyptian higher education does not appear to be a prioritized need for the sector. Nevertheless, we did assert the need to manage motivational, structural, consequential and social responsibility boundaries before the need for constituting any system for talent identification and classifications. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 747-759 Issue: 10 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1887217 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1887217 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:10:p:747-759 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1891427_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: David Houston Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Houston Author-Name: Patricia Freeman Author-X-Name-First: Patricia Author-X-Name-Last: Freeman Title: Religion and Public Administration: American Exceptionalism or Global Norm? Abstract: Public servants in the United States are more religious than their non-public service counterparts. The objective of this article is to determine whether this distinction holds cross-nationally. Using ISSP data from 37 nations, this research shows that the United States is not unique; government workers in most countries examined more frequently attended religious services than workers in the other sectors. The implications of this finding are examined. Religion is associated with several work-related attitudes and behaviors. Including public service motivation. Potential adverse effects include discrimination and increased conflict. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 784-793 Issue: 10 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1891427 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1891427 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:10:p:784-793 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1891423_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Simplice A. Asongu Author-X-Name-First: Simplice A. Author-X-Name-Last: Asongu Author-Name: Joseph Nnanna Author-X-Name-First: Joseph Author-X-Name-Last: Nnanna Author-Name: Rexon T. Nting Author-X-Name-First: Rexon T. Author-X-Name-Last: Nting Title: A bad turn deserves another: linkages between terrorism, capital flight and industrialisation Abstract: This study examines how the association between terrorism and capital flight affects the process of industrialisation in 36 African countries. The empirical evidence is based on Generalised Method of Moments (GMM) and Quantile Regressions (QR). GMM-oriented findings show that capital flight interacts with terrorism to negatively affect industrialisation in ‘domestic terrorism’- and ‘total terrorism’-oriented regressions. With QR approach, the GMM results are confirmed exclusively in the 25th and 50th quantiles, in regressions pertaining to domestic terrorism, unclear terrorism and total terrorism. It follows that the negative effect from the investigated interaction is driven by bottom quantiles of the industrialisation distribution. This confirms existing literature that developed countries are more likely to limit the negative externalities from terrorism compared to their developing counterparts. Hence, the negative consequence of the association between terrorism and capital flight on industrialisation is a decreasing function of industrialisation. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 760-772 Issue: 10 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1891423 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1891423 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:10:p:760-772 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1891426_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Julius A. Nukpezah Author-X-Name-First: Julius A. Author-X-Name-Last: Nukpezah Author-Name: Aisha S. Ahmadu Author-X-Name-First: Aisha S. Author-X-Name-Last: Ahmadu Title: Political Fragmentation, Interlocal Expenditures, and the Adoption of Bond Banks for Joint Debt Issue Abstract: The study examines the determinants of the adoption of bond banks. It draws on the intergovernmental and collaboration scholarship and uses panel data from 26 states over 40-time periods and conditional fixed effects regression. The study findings suggest that opportunities for collaboration, the strength of existing collaboration, the motivation to reduce transaction costs, and financial and economic conditions influence bond banks’ adoption. The study findings contribute to the scholarship that promotes government efficiency through joint venture activities that characterize bond banks. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 773-783 Issue: 10 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1891426 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1891426 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:10:p:773-783 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_10348244_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Contributors to This Issue Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: xiii-xiv Issue: 7 Volume: 26 Year: 2003 X-DOI: 10.1081/PAD-120019369 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1081/PAD-120019369 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:26:y:2003:i:7:p:xiii-xiv Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_10348239_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Sandra Crewe Author-X-Name-First: Sandra Author-X-Name-Last: Crewe Title: Behind the Numbers: Welfare Reform from an Ecological Perspective Abstract: Welfare reform is unfinished business. Contrary to proclamations of its resounding success, an examination of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996 using an ecological perspective shows unequal outcomes. Some individuals and localities are faring better than others because of different ecosystems. Over reliance on reduced rolls as an indicator of success fails to capture the experiences of individuals who are differentially impacted by the redesigned welfare program. An ecological perspective avoids this flaw and offers a way to compile evidence that includes the views of multiple stakeholders. It looks behind the numbers to see how people are being affected by the nation's work first philosophy. Most importantly, an ecological perspective provides a framework for policy makers to examine the population that is being labeled as “hard to serve” and reframes the dialogue from personal pathology to a holistic approach that places equal weight on a person‐in‐environment fit in moving an individual from welfare to work. It introduces a new bottom line for effective public policy. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 753-771 Issue: 7 Volume: 26 Year: 2003 X-DOI: 10.1081/PAD-120019245 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1081/PAD-120019245 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:26:y:2003:i:7:p:753-771 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_10348238_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: William Ernest Baker Author-X-Name-First: William Author-X-Name-Last: Ernest Baker Title: Defining Quality of Life in Alabama: A Perceptual Community Based Definition for Local Leaders Abstract: Quality of Life (QOL), as a framework for evaluation can aid public policy making. There are many uses for such QOL studies. They are used in corporate and individuals site selections, comparing growth of jurisdictions, and measuring overall satisfaction in communities. Yet, a workable definition of QOL has befuddled evaluators for many years. A perceptual community based definition of QOL has potential for a synoptic benchmark for local policy makers. This study uses an elite survey method to perceptually define QOL in Alabama's major cities. The survey indicates that most of the services provided in cities are important factors in defining QOL. The survey also defines an “importance rank” of these services. The author asserts that such a derived definition can be used as an important benchmark for any city. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 733-751 Issue: 7 Volume: 26 Year: 2003 X-DOI: 10.1081/PAD-120019244 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1081/PAD-120019244 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:26:y:2003:i:7:p:733-751 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_10348237_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Danielle Hollar Author-X-Name-First: Danielle Author-X-Name-Last: Hollar Title: Introduction Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: xi-xii Issue: 7 Volume: 26 Year: 2003 X-DOI: 10.1081/PAD-120019243 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1081/PAD-120019243 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:26:y:2003:i:7:p:xi-xii Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_10348243_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Holly Bannish Author-X-Name-First: Holly Author-X-Name-Last: Bannish Author-Name: Jim Ruiz Author-X-Name-First: Jim Author-X-Name-Last: Ruiz Title: The Antisocial Police Personality: A View from the Inside Abstract: It is argued from a psychiatric standpoint that persons who meet diagnostic criteria for Antisocial Personality Disorder, as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM‐IV), have a decreased likelihood of existing within the police population. It is claimed that through psychological testing and background checks, police departments are better able to filter out unsuitable applicants. However, the less‐than‐perfect reliability of such tests, as well as loose entrance requirements by individual police departments, present opportunities for applicants with Antisocial Personality Disorder to make their way into policing. Simply, there is no guarantee that these individuals do not or cannot exist within the police population. This research will suggest that police officers with traits of Antisocial Personality Disorder exist, that the types of behavior displayed have become increasingly violent, and the possibility that such traits may well have been acquired through the police subculture and its easy access to deviance. This insight is offered by the one of the authors who is retired from the New Orleans Police Department. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 831-881 Issue: 7 Volume: 26 Year: 2003 X-DOI: 10.1081/PAD-120019322 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1081/PAD-120019322 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:26:y:2003:i:7:p:831-881 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_10348242_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Hanne Warming Author-X-Name-First: Hanne Author-X-Name-Last: Warming Title: The Quality of Life from a Child's Perspective Abstract: During the last decade, both in politics and research methodology there has been an increased interest in listening to children's experiences and viewpoints, as separate and different from their adult carers. In the line with these interests, this article discusses how the quality of life, from a child's perspective, can be sociologically framed, and the relevance this has for people in the social work field. The article begins by clarifying the meaning of talking about quality of life from a child's perspective by reference to the concept of generational order. Next, some methodological experiences and empirical findings regarding quality of life from a child's perspective are briefly reported. This is partly because these experiences and findings by themselves are regarded as relevant for administrative practices and social work regarding children, and partly because they support and have been a source of shaping the sociological frame. Then, on the basis of these experiences and findings, and by adopting a relational social constructionist approach, the quality of life from a child's perspective is framed sociologically. Finally, based on the findings and framing of children's quality of life from a child's perspective some recommendations for social work regarding children are suggested. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 815-829 Issue: 7 Volume: 26 Year: 2003 X-DOI: 10.1081/PAD-120019248 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1081/PAD-120019248 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:26:y:2003:i:7:p:815-829 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_10348241_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: David Swain Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Swain Author-Name: Danielle Hollar Author-X-Name-First: Danielle Author-X-Name-Last: Hollar Title: Measuring Progress: Community Indicators and the Quality of Life Abstract: As communities and local governments increasingly have become concerned about quality‐of‐life issues, community indicators have become a widely used tool to measure the status of the quality of life and progress being made toward improving it. Indicators provide a vehicle for understanding and addressing community issues from a holistic and outcomes‐oriented perspective. They are useful, within the context of an overall community‐improvement process, both as a planning tool, based on a community's vision, and as an evaluation tool to measure progress on steps taken toward improvement. Their usefulness is maximized when they are both directly tied to public‐policy and budget decision making and when the community feels a sense of ownership of the indicators through direct citizen involvement with them. This article briefly describes four major approaches to community‐indicators work, and then in more detail, illustrates one of the approaches called “quality of life.” This approach is illustrated with experiences of the Jacksonville (Florida) Community Council Inc. (JCCI), a pioneer and leader in the community‐indicators movement. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 789-814 Issue: 7 Volume: 26 Year: 2003 X-DOI: 10.1081/PAD-120019247 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1081/PAD-120019247 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:26:y:2003:i:7:p:789-814 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_10348240_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: William Hoynes Author-X-Name-First: William Author-X-Name-Last: Hoynes Title: The Arts, Social Health, and the Development of Cultural Indicators Abstract: This paper explores the relationship between the arts and the growing research literature on social indicators in the United States. Building upon research and theory that identifies the need for indicators of “social health” that are broader than traditional measures of economic well‐being, this paper suggests that the arts are particularly useful terrain for conceptually extending quality of life research. After illustrating the broad range of thinkers who have argued that arts benefit society, the paper provides an overview of the various forms of arts data that are currently collected. Focusing on recent efforts to evaluate the quality of life within local communities and recent research on arts education, the paper suggests that scholars need to focus on building a clearer framework that connects arts data with the broader arguments about the social contribution of the arts. The paper concludes by identifying diversity, creativity, community, and participation as examples of concepts that can link existing arts data with the widespread belief in the democratic value of the arts, and argues that quality of life research needs to incorporate key community “assets”, including participation and practice in a vibrant arts world, into both the methodological and normative framework for defining social health. # A previous version of this paper was presented to the Fordham Institute for Innovation in Social Policy's Working Group on the Arts and Humanities, Rockefeller Foundation, New York, NY, January 31, 1998. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 773-788 Issue: 7 Volume: 26 Year: 2003 X-DOI: 10.1081/PAD-120019246 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1081/PAD-120019246 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:26:y:2003:i:7:p:773-788 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1295264_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Mads Dagnis Jensen Author-X-Name-First: Mads Dagnis Author-X-Name-Last: Jensen Author-Name: Michaël Tatham Author-X-Name-First: Michaël Author-X-Name-Last: Tatham Title: Policy Analysis, International Relations, and European Governance – Beyond Disciplinary Boundaries Abstract: The article highlights the rationale of the special issue in terms of its objectives and guiding principles. It maps different evolutions and challenges within three analytical streams (1) regarding the field of policy analysis, (2) concerning the interaction between domestic and international affairs, and (3) with regards to the transformation of European Union governance in troubled times. These three research avenues highlight how not only European governance itself has evolved in a changing world, but also how the analysis of interests, institutions, and policy-making has morphed, oftentimes transgressing disciplinary and methodological boundaries. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1159-1163 Issue: 14 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1295264 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1295264 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:14:p:1159-1163 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1317802_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Yves Steinebach Author-X-Name-First: Yves Author-X-Name-Last: Steinebach Author-Name: Christoph Knill Author-X-Name-First: Christoph Author-X-Name-Last: Knill Title: Social Policy in Hard Times: Crisis-Coping Strategies in Europe from 1976 to 2013 Abstract: Scholarly contributions linking welfare state and crisis management literature still lack a consistent conceptualization of the central matter of interest. To remedy this shortcoming, this article provides a classification of four potential crisis-coping strategies and analyzes the policy outputs of 11 European countries from 1976 to 2013 on the basis of an innovative dataset. The analysis shows that strong deviations from the status quo ante are the rule rather than the exception in times of economic hardship. Furthermore, it reveals a clear shift from the crisis-coping strategy of “Social Protectionism” over “Muddling Through” and “Welfare State Restructuring” to “Austerity” over time. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1164-1174 Issue: 14 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1317802 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1317802 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:14:p:1164-1174 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1316286_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Eva G. Heidbreder Author-X-Name-First: Eva G. Author-X-Name-Last: Heidbreder Title: Public Policy, Institutional Formation, and Multilevel Policy-Making – or “How to Get It to the People?” Abstract: Revisiting Adrienne Héritier’s work, the article offers a meta-analysis of her writing that has contributed to the formation of three fields: policy analysis, institutional theory, and multilevel policymaking and polity formation. Along the roughly chronological description of these three foci, a narrative traces the intellectual elaboration of three central dimensions: structures, actors, and arenas. In sum, the formative relevance of Héritier’s theory-guided empirical approach is highlighted and depicted as seminal for future research. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1175-1185 Issue: 14 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1316286 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1316286 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:14:p:1175-1185 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1295265_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Sandra Lavenex Author-X-Name-First: Sandra Author-X-Name-Last: Lavenex Title: The Limits of Governance: How Far Does Policy Analysis Travel in International Relations? Abstract: This article retraces the mutual rapprochement between Policy Analysis and International Relations and addresses its limits. Looking beyond the circle of advanced liberal-democratic economies, three limits are discussed: the need to specify the prerequisites of different modes of governance; to consider the relations of power and domination in these processes; and to look beyond regulatory issues at the political and societal conflicts surrounding policy diffusion. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1186-1196 Issue: 14 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1295265 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1295265 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:14:p:1186-1196 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1295269_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Michaël Tatham Author-X-Name-First: Michaël Author-X-Name-Last: Tatham Title: Disentangling Actors from Their Environment? Pitfalls and Added-Value of the Strategic-Choice Approach Abstract: This article argues that the Strategic-Choice Approach (SCA) put forward by Lake and Powell (1999b) can be further developed in two directions. First, the article highlights the challenge posed by the interdependence between actors and their environment. From this it draws two conclusions. A) The SCA approach is most fruitful for synchronic analysis but more challenging to implement in a diachronic research design. B) The interdependence between actors and their environment can be lessened by distinguishing between three types of actor preferences: meta, ranked, and pragmatic-preferences. Second, it argues that the SCA is an ideal framework to combine qualitative and quantitative research designs. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1197-1210 Issue: 14 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1295269 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1295269 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:14:p:1197-1210 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1295266_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Magnus Schoeller Author-X-Name-First: Magnus Author-X-Name-Last: Schoeller Author-Name: Mattia Guidi Author-X-Name-First: Mattia Author-X-Name-Last: Guidi Author-Name: Yannis Karagiannis Author-X-Name-First: Yannis Author-X-Name-Last: Karagiannis Title: Explaining Informal Policy-Making Patterns in the Eurozone Crisis: Decentralized Bargaining and the Theory of EU Institutions Abstract: During the Eurozone crisis, the so-called ‘Merkozy duumvirate’ emerged as an informal, but highly visible EU policy-making pattern. This article asks why such forms of decentralized bargaining emerge and what this implies for the theory of EU institutions. According to an approach based on negotiation theory, the article argues that Merkozy is a strategic tool used by Germany to realize its preferences on EU crisis management. Based on an incomplete contracts theory of EU institutions, instead, the article analyses Merkozy as an informal institution created by France and Germany to avoid being discriminated by supranational institutions. Both approaches are employed to assess Merkozy’s role in the decision-making process leading to the adoption of the Fiscal Compact. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1211-1222 Issue: 14 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1295266 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1295266 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:14:p:1211-1222 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1295268_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Po-Kuan Wu Author-X-Name-First: Po-Kuan Author-X-Name-Last: Wu Author-Name: Mads Dagnis Jensen Author-X-Name-First: Mads Dagnis Author-X-Name-Last: Jensen Title: Examining the EU-China Relationship in the Aftermath of the Economic Crisis Abstract: This article examines how, if at all, the changed economic order in the aftermath of the economic crisis in 2008 has shaped the relationship between the EU and China. Theoretically, two prevalent opposing narratives in the public discourse are presented and linked to two crude versions of mercantilism and economic liberalism in the scholarly literature. The mercantilist line of reasoning posits that China will gain more political weight with its increasing economic strength. The economic liberal line of reasoning suggests that China’s economic weight does not translate into political power. These two opposing theoretical claims are examined by process tracing two most likely cases. This article concludes that despite its increased economic strength, China has enjoyed limited success in persuading the EU and its member states to change their position(s) on policy areas involving strategic interests. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1223-1236 Issue: 14 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1295268 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1295268 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:14:p:1223-1236 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1295267_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Thomas Dörfler Author-X-Name-First: Thomas Author-X-Name-Last: Dörfler Author-Name: Katharina Holzinger Author-X-Name-First: Katharina Author-X-Name-Last: Holzinger Author-Name: Jan Biesenbender Author-X-Name-First: Jan Author-X-Name-Last: Biesenbender Title: Constitutional Dynamics in the European Union: Success, Failure, and Stability of Institutional Treaty Revisions Abstract: Despite high institutional hurdles for constitutional change, one observes surprisingly many EU treaty revisions. This article takes up the questions of what determines whether a treaty provision is successfully changed and why provisions are renegotiated at subsequent Intergovernmental Conferences. The article presents an institutionalist theory explaining success and renegotiation and tests the theory using all core institutional provisions by means of Qualitative Comparative Analysis. The causal analysis shows that low conflict potential of an issue is sufficient for successfully changing the treaties. Furthermore, high conflict potential of an issue and its fundamental change are sufficient for it to be renegotiated. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1237-1249 Issue: 14 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1295267 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1295267 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:14:p:1237-1249 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1295270_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Adrienne Héritier Author-X-Name-First: Adrienne Author-X-Name-Last: Héritier Title: Conclusion: European Governance in a Changing World: Interests, Institutions, and Policy-Making Abstract: This article concludes the special issue by outlining the author’s perspective on 40 years of research on interests, institutions, and policy-making in sub-national, national, and supranational settings. The first part of the article five general comments is developed on 1. the relationship between politics and policies, 2. vertical widening in terms of multilevel European policy-making; 3. horizontal widening with regard to New Modes of Governance; 4. democratic legitimation in multilevel governance; and 5. methodological considerations. The second part of the article substantiates the five comments and relates them to the other articles in the special issue. The overall picture which emerges is that European governance has expanded and transformed significantly over time which has led to a complex system in need for democratic accountability and legitimacy. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1250-1260 Issue: 14 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1295270 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1295270 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:14:p:1250-1260 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1385204_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: The Editors Title: EOV Subscriptions page Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: ebi-ebi Issue: 14 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1385204 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1385204 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:14:p:ebi-ebi Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_8525189_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: James A. Gazell Author-X-Name-First: James A. Author-X-Name-Last: Gazell Title: Ideological reactions to the national performance review Abstract: In 1993 the National Performance Review (NPR) conducted a six-month evaluation of the responsibilities of the federal public service and issued a report favoring a new model of governance. This approach embraced a net devolution in the overall national role through numerous steps involving debureaucratization and extensive deregulation within the national executive branch as well as an increased use of federalism and privatization outside it. This outlook had been popularized by journalist David Osborne and former city manager Ted Gaebler, in their book Reinventing Government, who in turn credited management luminary Peter F. Drucker. This article analyzes public ideological reactions to the NPR report within a six-month period prior to and after its release—responses (from a population of sources found in indexes) that manifested a substantial degree of convergence. Middle-of-the-road, conservative, and liberal observers endorsed the overall direction of this report, reflecting a consensus on its utility and viewing it as a first step. But toward what? Answers to this question revealed considerable divergence. Middle-of-the-road commentators were skeptical that the report of this commission would lead anywhere due to putative congressional opposition to any reduction in its executive oversight role and to widely expected resistance from federal workers apprehensive about layoffs and wary of an implicit Faustian bargain of looser regulation in return for improved performance. Conservative analysts were unconvinced that this report would lead to a reduced federal sector, the contours of which they only implicitly defined. Liberal observers saw the report as a vehicle toward better (more effective and just) government, a restoration of public confidence in it, and a possible opportunity for its expansion. But they, too, were unconvinced that the study would bring much progress toward these goals for a spate of philosophical, historical, fiscal, managerial, constitutional, and attitudinal reasons. This examination concludes that these sets of reactions represent the outer limit of convergence and consensus, an implicit reaffirmation of the welfare state, and a vindication of Drucker's advocacy, although beyond the NPR report lies the question of what government ought to do. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 71-112 Issue: 1 Volume: 20 Year: 1997 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900699708525189 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900699708525189 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:20:y:1997:i:1:p:71-112 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_8525185_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Editorial board Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: ebi-ebvii Issue: 1 Volume: 20 Year: 1997 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900699708525185 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900699708525185 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:20:y:1997:i:1:p:ebi-ebvii Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_8525186_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: James A. Gazell Author-X-Name-First: James A. Author-X-Name-Last: Gazell Title: Symposium: the national performance review and public administration Abstract: The Symposium on the National Performance Review (NPR) and Public Administration, contained in this issue of the International Journal of Public Administration, offers some insights from prominent scholars in the field. They have presented their research and assessments of a subject with enduring importance: government reform. They have critically appraised the progress of the latest effort toward such change, but they are generally pessimistic about the prospects for improving the effectiveness and economy of the federal government. However, they have not sought to evaluate the work of the NPR as a matter of what they think ought to have been examined. Instead, they explore whether it is accomplishing what it set out to do. They do not contend, as did management luminary Peter F. Drucker recently, that this commission should have explored a far different topic—namely, possible normative purposes of government at federal, state, and local levels and potential relationships with non-government sectors (non-profit, business, family, or individual).(1) They did not, in effect, ask the NPR to change the subject to the desirable goals of government, which would necessitate entering the realm of political philosophy and seeking to provide answers for one of its ancient and profound questions—no doubt a worthy purpose for a different symposium. At least two characteristics of this symposium deserve mention. One is that the articles are arrayed chronologically, covering six broad areas: the background of the National Performance Review, an overview and evaluation of the report, ideological reactions, problems of implementation, prospects for lasting success, and implications for the field of public administration. A second characteristic is that the contributions examine theoretical implications as well as practical applications of the NPR. The first contribution, “Riding the Crest of a Wave: The National Performance Review and Public Management Reform” by Steven W. Hays and Richard C. Kearney places the work of this commission into a longitudinal context: World War II period. The authors examine three components of that environment. One is that, during approximately the last half century, popular support for government performance has depended heavily on economic growth, which generated the cornucopia of funds necessary to sustain high levels of government activity and public bureaucracy. Furthermore, the writers stress that this basis for public approval was not peculiar to the United States but characteristic of other nations, including western democracies and third-world countries. When economic growth faltered globally, the anti-government and anti-bureaucratic reactions became world-wide phenomena. Moreover, the popular demand for government to accomplish more with fewer resources became international. A second component is the cluster of responses to the last demand, which take the form of “five interrelated megatrends:” privatization, downsizing, decentralization, debureaucratization, and managerialism. The authors show how the NPR's recommendations reflect these values in varying degrees, although most strongly with respect to decentralization and managerialism. A third component of NPR's environment is the potpourri of obstacles to the success of the most recent government-reform effort, such as excessive optimism about the prospects for changing complex public organizations and especially political naivete. “Most public management reform is thinly veiled political ideology masquerading under different models.” Other roadblocks include latent anarchism (a challenge to the very idea of government) and traditions in the NPR's outlook, such as seeking to empower federal officials while reducing oversight and to increase the responsibilities of public managers while thinning their ranks and adding political appointees. A second contribution, “The National Performance Review in Perspective” by James P. Pfiffner shifts the symposium from Hays and Kearney's background focus to an overview of this commission's work and an evaluation of three aspects of its report. One has been the tendency of Vice President Albert W. Gore, Jr., who chaired the NPR, and some supporters to overstate the seriousness of problems in the performance of the federal government, perhaps to justify a need for extensive change. A second facet delved into a spate of scholarly and managerial criticisms leveled at the NPR report—for instance, overpromising with regard to expected results: particularly, claims of huge fiscal savings; shifting the functions of government officials from implementation of laws enacted by the representatives of citizens to the satisfaction of customer preferences, which are frequently volatile; a “hollowing” (understaffing and underfunding) of the national government as a likely consequence of NPR-recommended personnel cuts; a failure to propose reductions in the steadily increasing number of political appointees; and a lack of official attention to the need for institutionalizing the mission of the NPR in the Office of Management and Budget. A third aspect is a nuanced defense of the National Performance Review, especially its confidence in the creative energies of federal employees and its recommendations for deregulating the personnel, procurement, and budget practices of the national executive branch. The author concludes that the results of the latest attempt at federal government reform will probably be incremental, for he points out: “The successes of the NPR are more likely to come in a number of different areas than in one sweeping transformation.” A third article, “Ideological Reactions to the National Performance Review” by James A. Gazell, turns scholarly attention from the background and presentation of the report to an exploration of the ideological environment, which influences prospects for implementation of its recommendations. The writer suggests that in the months before and after the issuance of the NPR report, there was a substantial degree of convergence among moderate, conservative, and liberal observers on its basic thrust: namely, decentralization within and outside the federal executive branch through a potpourri of steps such as debureaucratization, deregulation, federalism, and privatization. There was wide acceptance of the idea, by journalistic and academic commentators, that a devolutionary model for governance of the federal public service is the most effective one. This outlook had been popularized, beginning in the 1960s, through the writings of Peter F. Drucker. According to this paradigm, for instance, the organizational edifice of federal executive agencies should be made more horizontal. Their budgetary, personnel, and procurement responsibilities should be subject to far fewer regulations. States and localities should be permitted greater discretion in carrying out public services. Reliance upon the business world and the third (or non-profit) sector should be expanded. However, such commentators disagreed about the nature of the ultimate result if the recommendations in this study were fully implemented—for instance, smaller government at all levels as conservatives envisioned, government less amenable to influence from Congress and federal employees as middle-of-the road analysts favored, or more effective government as liberals sought. The article concluded that the report signified, inter alia, the outer limit of ideological consensus since there is no agreement on precisely what the functions of the national, state, and local governments ought to be and how they should be allocated among these levels. Commentators agreed on measured steps toward vastly different ends. Nevertheless, regardless of ideology, observers still tacitly accepted the premises that in America the welfare state would largely persist and that efforts toward government reform at the federal level would involve only marginally changing the boundaries of the welfare state. A fourth article, “REGO, Organizational Architecture, and Reality” by Mary E. Guy, moves beyond historical perspective, recapitulation and appraisal, and philosophical responses to an exploration of another sequential issue: prospects for implementation of National Performance Review recommendations. After recounting the types of changes advocated by this commission, she devotes the bulk of her essay to an analysis of seven variables whose presence in federal agencies militates against the likelihood of effecting proffered changes. These variables encompass culture, trust, structure, organizational behavior, workforce composition, partisan politics, and routines. Guy contends that the culture of federal bureaucracies is dominated by an imperative for accountability, which generally subverts attempts to empower personnel. Trust is another value which presupposes loosening the bonds of accountability in order to accelerate and improve performance but which contravenes the regnant norm of accountability—that is, granting federal employees only the absolute minimum in discretion for them to do their jobs at all. Structure involves the elimination of middle management, which she views as generating resistance from federal employees who would discover that their responsibilities are growing as their authority remains the same and as their career security and prospects are jeopardized. Organizational behavior concerns teamwork and innovation, both of which confront several forces: bureaucratic proclivity toward isolating individuals, lack of incentive to make substantial change due to the monopolistic status of government agencies, and prospects of reduced budgets, personnel levels, and ability to deliver services. Workforce composition includes downsizing, which threatens the ability of the federal government to achieve racial and gender diversity as well as opportunities of minorities for advancement. Partisan politics involve control of the federal legislative and executive branches by different political parties, which hampers innovations by public servants and which makes members of Congress less likely to favor any proposals for increasing the effectiveness of the executive branch. Routines focus on streamlining the process for making claims of benefits, a matter that usually risks opposition from interest groups and employees accustomed to the status quo. A fifth essay, “As the NPR Twig Was Bent: Objectives, Strategic Gaps, and Speculations” by Robert T. Golembiewski, echoes the pessimism of Guy about the prospects of successfully carrying out the recommendations for federal government reform. His criticisms, like Guy's, are organizational. Three matters bother him. One is that the NPR “is normatively untethered” because it fails to recommend how federal workforce reductions ought to be achieved, what duration of employment should be promised, and whether federal workers ought to be expected to disclose information about their job that may lead to their layoffs and an end of their functions. A second problem is that the NPR failed to examine what kind of structure would be necessary to implement its proposals. He notes that the accompanying NPR “texts take pains to criticize the consequences of the bureaucratic model but do not replace it.” They offer no post-bureaucratic paradigm even though at least several alternatives, all of which involve a horizontal integration of work, are available. A third alleged organizational shortcoming involves what constitutes effective interactions among federal workers. He argues that the National Performance Review and its accompanying reports condemn vertical interactions but fail to suggest horizontal alternatives. He declares that the “NPR is not only unspecific about practical replacements but, worse still, [the] NPR seems innocent of long-standing and highly successful efforts to specify and develop just the pattern of interaction [the] NPR could utilize.” Furthermore, Golembiewski suggests eight possible explanations for these two strategic gaps: a dearth of knowledge about the roles of structure and interaction in effecting long-term change, a desire to postpone these matters due to the magnitude of the NPR's undertaking, ambivalence toward bureaucracy, an intent to weaken the political position of federal employees, a fostering of a truncated administrative state, a neglect of a middle-ground between result and process orientations, a reaction to unsuccessful British experiences with post-bureaucratic models, and an absence of relevant American experiences. However, he doubted the validity of any of them and declared that the commission had ignored a “substantial public-sector experience [that] exists with post-bureaucratic structures and with building their associated infrastructures.” A sixth contribution, “Why the Gore Report Will Probably Fail” by David Kirkwood Hart and David W. Hart, further explores the same aspect of the National Performance Review study that Guy and Golembiewski examined—namely, its implementation. They share those writers’ pessimism about its prospects over the long haul, albeit for different (but not necessarily contradictory) reasons. Whereas Guy and Golembiewski perceive a web of organizational impediments, the Harts see a paradigmic failure: an unmodified application of business sector outlooks to the public realm, based on the assumption that the values of public administration are essentially those of business administration. Unlike the latter, the former rests on an ethos that might be called by any of several names—”the common good,” “the general welfare,” “the public interest,” “Founding values,” or “public service.” According to the authors, the NPR acknowledged a need to articulate such a vision (the lack of which constitutes the fundamental cause of popular disenchantment with government) but, instead, concentrated its attention on practice (process rather than substance) and thus missed an opportunity to delineate a public-interest paradigm. The writers point to “the NPR's ideal of the public servant as a bottom-line fixated, customer-oriented, profit-motivated employee—no different from those the NPR presumes are found in business. . .” Besides a void in limning a conception of the public interest, the authors perceive other deficiencies: top-down reform (an irony in light of the NPR's professed desire to reduce the influence of hierarchy), the demeaning of public service due to a presumption in the superiority of business administration, a subordination of citizenship to customership, and a failure to convince cynical federal employees that reinventing government is not another managerial fad, the latest idea borrowed from the business world. A seventh contribution, “Reinventing Government and Reformulating Public Administration” by John J. Gargan, explores some implications of the National Performance Review report for public administration as a field of study and practice. The author is troubled by a situation in which public disenchantment with government is increasing despite a century of advice offered by public administration scholars and frequently undertaken by public-sector executives. Such counsel has frequently come in the form of a series of commission reports dating from 1904. While one might argue that popular disillusionment might be even greater in the absence of this advice, Gargan implies that the paradigm behind such reports, including the NPR, may be hampering government performance. He notes that underlying the latest study is a faith in a competitive market model. But Gargan suggests, this perspective ignores the complex interdependencies among numerous jurisdictions and the necessity of cooperation and accommodations among them to effect anything of consequence. With an expansion in the scope of government activities over the last six decades, with an increased resort to government by proxy, and with a continued primacy of politics over management, a collaborative model is imperative. Specifically, he advocates “governing capacity” as an alternative way of looking at the federal government and steering prospective advice. This proposal involves two features: an ability to fulfill the requirements facing a political system at a particular time and a capability of satisfying systemic expectations. Requirements include whatever is necessary to sustain an ordered society with a high degree of liberty. Expectations concern public beliefs in the susceptibility of problems to solutions through government actions. Ultimately, “governing capacity” is, to Gargan, a bridge between politics and administration. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1-9 Issue: 1 Volume: 20 Year: 1997 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900699708525186 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900699708525186 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:20:y:1997:i:1:p:1-9 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_8525187_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Steven W. Hays Author-X-Name-First: Steven W. Author-X-Name-Last: Hays Author-Name: Richard C. Kearney Author-X-Name-First: Richard C. Author-X-Name-Last: Kearney Title: Riding the crest of a wave: the national performance review and public management reform Abstract: This article takes an eclectic look at the National Performance Review phenomenon by focusing on the various reform trends that are encompassed within the NPR agenda. After detailing the many catalysts for administrative reform, the authors describe numerous “megatrends” that permeate the contemporary public management literature. The anti-bureacratic biases of today's efforts to reform government are examined, along with the resulting themes for change. Privatization, downsizing, decentralization, debureaucratization, productivity enhancement, and managerialism are some of the reform goals that pre-existed the NPR, but which are clearly evident in the Report's recommendations. Each of these goals is briefly assessed in terms of its rationale, content, and potential implications for public managers. The article concludes with a few cautionary observations concerning the outcomes -- both expected and unanticipated -- that are likely to accrue to public management as (or if?) the NPR bandwagon accelerates. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 11-40 Issue: 1 Volume: 20 Year: 1997 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900699708525187 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900699708525187 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:20:y:1997:i:1:p:11-40 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_8525188_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: James P. Pfiffner Author-X-Name-First: James P. Author-X-Name-Last: Pfiffner Title: The national performance review in perspective Abstract: The National Performance Review was one of the most ambitious, far-reaching and thoroughly prepared management reform efforts of the twentieth century. This article examines some of the main themes and principles of the NPR. It begins with the Clinton administration's marketing of the effort and goes on to analyze the arguments of its major scholarly critics. It then presents the more practical public management critiques of the NPR implementation. The article concludes with a comparison of the most important contributions and drawbacks of the total effort and delineates the public management dilemmas that the NPR presents to federal managers. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 41-70 Issue: 1 Volume: 20 Year: 1997 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900699708525188 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900699708525188 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:20:y:1997:i:1:p:41-70 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_8525192_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: David Kirkwood Hart Author-X-Name-First: David Kirkwood Author-X-Name-Last: Hart Author-Name: Fish Smith Author-X-Name-First: Author-X-Name-Last: Fish Smith Author-Name: David W. Hart Author-X-Name-First: David W. Author-X-Name-Last: Hart Title: Why the gore report will probably fail Abstract: The Gore Report on Reinventing Government summarizes the findings of the National Performance Review Board. It is a well-intentioned endeavor, containing many perceptive insights and solutions. Unfortunately, the NPR failed to consider a number of fundamental problems, which will probably cause the reform effort to fail. Foremost among the problems are the neglect of “the public interest,” reform by command rather than by persuasion, the trivialization of the “public” service, the devaluation of citizenship and the cynicism of frustrated expectations. This article discusses some of the implications of those problems. Because The Gore Report-- the popular name for the report of the National Performance Review Board (NPR) -- is, at the same time, both a proposal for managerial reform and a political document, and because our prognosis is so pessimistic, it is important for us to state our beliefs at the outset. First, both authors are social liberals, with a bent toward fiscal conservatism. Both support strong civil rights and environmental programs and have, at various times, been active in such causes. After studying The Gore Report,we believe the intentions of the members of the NPR are honorable and prompted by their commitment to the public's best interests. We especially applaud their wisdom in considering the opinions of governmental employees as they formulated their recommendations for reform. Finally, with just a few quibbles, we enthusiastically support those recommendations. Having said this, however, we also believe that the NPR's attempt to “reinvent” the federal bureaucracy will almost certainly fail. There will be some short-range improvements but, and in spite of President Clinton's assurance that “This performance review will not produce another report just to gather dust in some warehouse. We have enough of them already,”(1) it will go the way of its predecessors, from the Hoover Commission Report to the Grace Commission Report. The attempt will not fail for the lack of decent intentions. It will fail for the same reasons that the Secretary of Defense, Robert MacNamara, failed in his attempt, in the early 1960s, to convert the military into a high-tech corporation run by MBAs with starred shoulder-straps. MacNamara's fundamental mistake was his belief that the theories and practices of business administration could --without modification -- be transposed into the armed forces.(2) He failed, egregiously, to understand that the value bases of business, upon which its theories and practices are predicated, are incompatible with the foundation values of the military. If those theories and practices are to be used with any hope of success, they must first be modified to conform with the value bases of the military. The same is true of the NPR's attempt to impose the unalloyed theories and practices of business administration upon public administration, as discussed below. This is not to say that we cannot learn from business; indeed, we can and we should. But administrative ideas from the private sector, based upon its unique values, must be adapted and made subservient to the public values that should instruct public administration. Without going into too much detail, among the values bases of business are profit-maximization and growth -- which are scarcely values needed in public administration. Thus, the values of business administration must be modified by the values of the public interest. It is often overlooked that Woodrow Wilson made precisely this argument in 1887 in his famous charge that public administration should adopt the techniques of the “science of administration.” He wrote: “The object of administrative study is to rescue executive methods from the confusion and costliness of empirical experiment and set them upon foundations laid deep in stable principle.”(3) Wilson did not want the public service to flounder in trial and error when it could borrow proven techniques from other areas. But he demanded an essential precondition for such borrowing: the moral values underlying business administration must be replaced, or modified, by the moral va1ues underlying the public administration. In short, he considered the adjective “public.” in public administration, as crucial, because it refers to the necessary moral foundation that should instruct the public administration of the Republic. at all levels. Thus Wilson emphasized: “Our own politics must be the touchstone for all [administrative] theories. The principles on which to base a science of administration for America must be principles which have democratic policy very much at heart.”(4) Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 183-220 Issue: 1 Volume: 20 Year: 1997 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900699708525192 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900699708525192 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:20:y:1997:i:1:p:183-220 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_8525193_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: John J. Gargan Author-X-Name-First: John J. Author-X-Name-Last: Gargan Title: Reinventing government and reformulating public administration Abstract: The National Performance Review is the most recent of a succession of major public sector reform initiatives. The conceptual base of the Review draws from Osborne and Gaebler and competitive market models of administration. This article discusses the relevance of the base and models, given the current responsibilities of the national government. An alternative concept, governing capacity, is proposed as the appropriate theoretical focus for the study of public administration. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 221-247 Issue: 1 Volume: 20 Year: 1997 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900699708525193 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900699708525193 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:20:y:1997:i:1:p:221-247 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_8525190_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Mary E. Guy Author-X-Name-First: Mary E. Author-X-Name-Last: Guy Title: Rego, organizational architecture, and reality Abstract: This paper assesses the move to “reinvent government” in terms of the organizational architecture of government. In addition to usual elements that are included in the architecture of organizations, governmental agencies involve the elements of trust, equity, accountability and representativeness. These elements, which are fundamental to government, complicate the more usual architectural components of structure, culture, innovation and flexibility that are invoked by “reinvention” strategies. The paper gives REG0 a guarded prognosis in terms of its full implementation. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 113-138 Issue: 1 Volume: 20 Year: 1997 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900699708525190 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900699708525190 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:20:y:1997:i:1:p:113-138 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_8525191_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Robert T. Golembiewski Author-X-Name-First: Robert T. Author-X-Name-Last: Golembiewski Title: As the npr twig was bent: objectives, strategic gaps, and speculations Abstract: This essay directs critical attention at the National Performance Review, which is seen as seriously flawed. NPR objectives get attention, and especially to provide a context for three strategic gaps in NPR texts. These gaps deal with values, structure, and interaction, in turn, and are in turn curious, consequential, and even crucial, for reasons that are illustrated by selective developments from research, experience, and theory. The essay concludes with several speculations that do double-duty: they permit some insight about those two gaps in NPR texts, and they generally diminish the credibility of proposals in the texts containing these gaps. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 139-181 Issue: 1 Volume: 20 Year: 1997 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900699708525191 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900699708525191 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:20:y:1997:i:1:p:139-181 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1522506_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Min Su Author-X-Name-First: Min Author-X-Name-Last: Su Title: Understanding the Accumulation of Local Government Savings: A Dynamic Analysis Abstract: Government savings can be a conundrum that perplexes taxpayers. Excessive savings indicate that taxpayers either pay unnecessarily high taxes, or they do not receive adequate returns on services. Insufficient savings leave government officials little financial flexibility. The Great Recession and its aftermath have renewed interest in understanding government savings. This article uses dynamic panel modeling to analyze the determinants of municipal discretionary savings. Results show that risk factors are the primary drivers of municipal savings, and high-risk factors have greater impact on the amount of savings. This finding confirms organization theory’s view of savings as a crucial buffer against risk. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 893-903 Issue: 11 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1522506 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1522506 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:11:p:893-903 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1522642_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Michael W. Bauer Author-X-Name-First: Michael W. Author-X-Name-Last: Bauer Author-Name: Jörn Ege Author-X-Name-First: Jörn Author-X-Name-Last: Ege Author-Name: Rahel Schomaker Author-X-Name-First: Rahel Author-X-Name-Last: Schomaker Title: The Challenge of Administrative Internationalization: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead Abstract: The study of the processes and effects of internationalization has become a major field of inquiry in the social sciences. This article takes stock of corresponding research efforts in the field of public administration (PA) to understand the internationalization phenomenon by analyzing studies that were systematically sampled from major PA journals over recent decades. After delineating, sampling, categorizing, and subsequently examining the scholarly production of PA regarding what can be understood as the internationalization of domestic PA, three major themes of PA-related debates are identified: diffusion, resistance, and the transformation of bureaucratic power. The article concludes that PA has developed neither genuine research questions nor a coherent theoretical framework able to come to grips with the internationalization challenge. It ends with an appeal for PA to become aware of this deficit and recommends PA scholars liaise more intensively with other social sciences to overcome the current state of affairs. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 904-917 Issue: 11 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1522642 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1522642 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:11:p:904-917 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1523188_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Stephen Haraldsen Author-X-Name-First: Stephen Author-X-Name-Last: Haraldsen Title: The Fall and Rise of State Capabilities in the Management of the UK Nuclear Legacy Abstract: In 2015 and 2017, two large contracts for nuclear decommissioning were terminated early by the UK Government. Rather than re-tender, Government took direct ownership and control of Sellafield and began an inquiry into other sites’ management. The problems with the contract model for management of the UK’s nuclear legacy stem from an inability to adequately specify contracts in uncertain environments. The embrace of management and operations contracts for all sites after nationalized ownership limited the range of “tools” to manage the nuclear legacy. This highlights the role of state capabilities alongside incentivized private sector relationships in contemporary governance. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 918-928 Issue: 11 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1523188 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1523188 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:11:p:918-928 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1523189_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Moustafa Abdelmotaleb Author-X-Name-First: Moustafa Author-X-Name-Last: Abdelmotaleb Author-Name: Sudhir K. Saha Author-X-Name-First: Sudhir K. Author-X-Name-Last: Saha Title: Corporate Social Responsibility, Public Service Motivation and Organizational Citizenship Behavior in the Public Sector Abstract: This article examines the mediating role of public service motivation (PSM) on the relationship between employees’ perceptions of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB). A sample of employees working in public sector banks in Egypt completed a structured questionnaire comprising of questions regarding CSR perceptions and PSM. Immediate supervisors rated the OCB of employees who responded to the survey. Results reported in the paper found the following: a) Employee perceptions of both internal and external CSR had a positive influence on the development of employee desire to serve the public; b) PSM partially mediated the relationship between internal CSR perceptions and employee OCB; c) PSM fully mediated the relationship between external CSR perceptions and OCB. This study extends current knowledge of the theoretical foundations surrounding CSR at the individual-level of analysis and offers practical implications by stressing the importance of employee desire to serve the public. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 929-939 Issue: 11 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1523189 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1523189 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:11:p:929-939 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1560317_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Andrea Wallace Author-X-Name-First: Andrea Author-X-Name-Last: Wallace Author-Name: Brian Dollery Author-X-Name-First: Brian Author-X-Name-Last: Dollery Title: Merger Melancholia: An Empirical Analysis of the Perceptions of the Residents of the Forcibly Amalgamated Manilla Shire Council Abstract: Notwithstanding cogent reasons for the continued existence of small local authorities in the sparsely populated Australian hinterland, compulsory council consolidation has been a recurring theme throughout the history of Australian local government. Despite its ubiquity, especially in rural, regional and remote Australian communities, its local consequences have not yet been fully examined by scholars or policy makers. The present paper seeks to remedy this neglect with an exploratory study of the social and economic consequences of forced local government amalgamations through the lens of the ‘lived experience’ of the small rural community of Manilla, which was forced in merge with the much larger Tamworth in 2004. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 940-949 Issue: 11 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1560317 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1560317 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:11:p:940-949 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1560318_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Michael W. Bauer Author-X-Name-First: Michael W. Author-X-Name-Last: Bauer Author-Name: Stefan Becker Author-X-Name-First: Stefan Author-X-Name-Last: Becker Title: Public Administration in Germany: Problems and Potential of a Fragmented Community Abstract: What is the discipline of Public Administration (PA) ultimately for? The German community has recently entered new deliberations on this recurrent question, with several papers and workshops addressing the present and future of their national discipline. This article uses original survey data to introduce the views of the German community at large and analyzes intellectual commonalities against a background of institutional fragmentation. It scrutinizes preferences for epistemological positions, research aims, and publication strategies, while also investigating potentials for cooperation through interdisciplinary exchange and theoretical or thematic concordance. The results show a community in intellectual crisis. Faced with fears of decreasing reputation and influence, German PA is still divided about its purpose and separated by disciplinary borders. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 950-960 Issue: 11 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1560318 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1560318 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:11:p:950-960 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1561714_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: David Mitchell Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Mitchell Author-Name: Zachary T. Mohr Author-X-Name-First: Zachary T. Author-X-Name-Last: Mohr Title: Accountability in Public Management Networks: An Analysis of Cost Monitoring in Chicago Municipal Networks Abstract: Public management networks (PMNs) continue to proliferate as governance becomes more complex, and so does the need to hold them accountable. Agency and collaboration theories provide a solid foundation, but additional constructs are necessary to adapt to this dynamic era. Building from Bovens et al. (2008), the authors offer an ecological framework of third-party accountability that incorporates a number of prominent accountability theories under the same construct. Employing a mixed-methods research design that examines eight local PMNs in the Chicago region, the study finds that an exemplar accountability mechanism—additional cost monitoring—occurs more often in situations predicted by the framework. Additionally, qualitative interviews of network participants suggest that cost structures can differ by network type, which is verified quantitatively. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 961-973 Issue: 11 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1561714 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1561714 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:11:p:961-973 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1568459_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Hyung-Woo Lee Author-X-Name-First: Hyung-Woo Author-X-Name-Last: Lee Title: How Does Sustainability-Oriented Human Resource Management Work?: Examining Mediators on Organizational Performance Abstract: This study proposes a path model with a set of intermediary outcomes, namely, teamwork, employee satisfaction, and work motivation, to explain how the practices of sustainability-oriented HRM affect organizational performance. The analysis of 2015 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey reveals that the three practices of sustainable management identified from the literature had indirect effects on organizational performance through a complex interaction among the three intermediate outcomes. In addition, it is found that diversity program has a negative total effect on performance. These findings imply that organizational justice and work/life balance program will lead to an increase in performance by strengthening the backbone of organization. Additionally, conducting the diversity programs for achieving democratic values may entail the cost of diminishing organizational performance probably in the short run. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 974-984 Issue: 11 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1568459 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1568459 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:11:p:974-984 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1614748_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Correction Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1-1 Issue: 11 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1614748 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1614748 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:11:p:1-1 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_11730778_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Papers on the Science of Administration Journal: Pages: 441-641 Issue: 2-4 Volume: 21 Year: 1998 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.1998.11730778 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.1998.11730778 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:21:y:1998:i:2-4:p:441-641 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_8525302_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Editorial Board Journal: Pages: ebi-ebvii Issue: 2-4 Volume: 21 Year: 1998 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900699808525302 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900699808525302 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:21:y:1998:i:2-4:p:ebi-ebvii Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_8525307_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Michael W. Spicer Author-X-Name-First: Michael W. Author-X-Name-Last: Spicer Title: The science of administration, the founders, and theories of political association Abstract: Drawing on the work of Michael Oakeshott, this paper seeks to examine the theory of political association underlying Luther Gulick and L. Urwick's Papers on the Science of Administration and to contrast this theory with that underlying the Constitution. It is argued that the authors of the Papers clearly viewed the state as a form of purposive association whereas the Founders of the Constitution in large part saw the state as a form of civil association. This explains the difficulties that reformers such as Gulick faced in realizing their vision of administration within our constitutional framework. Luther Gulick and L. Urwick's Papers on the Science of Administration (1) represent one of the most important attempts at a synthesis of doctrines in the field of public administration prior to World War II. While the Papers exhibit a variety of approaches and views, they are best known for those authors who, like Gulick and Urwick themselves, took a more classical approach to administration. Such an approach rests on a belief in the virtues of hierarchy and centralization of authority and power in the chief executive; a belief in efficiency as the central value of administration; a belief that there must exist certain principles for good administration applicable to all organizations, regardless of institutional setting; and a belief that such principles are susceptible to empirical scientific discovery and verification. These doctrines, expounded so forcefully in the Papers, formed the basis for the administrative reform movement of the time including the President's Committee on Administrative Management, of which Gulick himself was a member. Indeed, the Papers continue to strongly influence modern efforts at administrative reform.(2) The purpose of this article is to examine the particular vision of political association which seems to underlie the Papers, and to compare it with the vision of political association which guided the Founders of the Constitution. In doing so, the article will draw upon the political thinking of the late Michael Oakeshott, a British political theorist and philosopher. I shall argue that there is a tension between the vision of political association held by the authors of the Papers and that held by the Founders, and that this tension explains the failure of administrative reformers to reshape the administrative state along the lines of classical public administration doctrines. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 299-321 Issue: 2-4 Volume: 21 Year: 1998 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900699808525307 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900699808525307 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:21:y:1998:i:2-4:p:299-321 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_8525308_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Gary L. Wamsley Author-X-Name-First: Gary L. Author-X-Name-Last: Wamsley Author-Name: Larkin S. Dudley Author-X-Name-First: Larkin S. Author-X-Name-Last: Dudley Title: From reorganizing to reinventing: sixty years and “we still don’t get it” Abstract: Sixty years ago the “Brownlow Committee Report” was written by some of the most prominent members of the emerging field of public administration. Its recommendations had serious consequences for the way both our democratic republic and the field of public administration have evolved. In developing principles in which to anchor the recommendations, Luther Gulick, who was both the intellectual and political force behind the committee, contributed to a confusion of the concepts of organizations and the polity and those of management and governance. Some of the story of how the concepts promoted by Gulick and the Papers on the Science of Administration led to a misconception, which became public administration's living legacy is told in this article. We then discuss the Brownlow Committee Report as something which changed: our very conception of the Constitution; Gulick's rationale for cooperation with Franklin D. Roosevelt; the Report as a misplacement of organizational concepts upon a polity; the dimensions of constitutional change in the report; and the staying power of Gulick's and the Committee's ideas. In conclusion, we contend that if we are to move beyond Gulick's legacy, that the field must learn and act upon the distinctions between organizations and the polity and management and governance. “The charge that the Brownlow Committee set in train the development of the “imperial presidency” can be advanced only by those who have not read the Committee's report.” James Fesler, former staff member of the Brownlow Committee Public Administration Review (July/August, 1987) “How interesting it is historically that we all assumed in the 1930s that all management, especially public management, flowed in a broad, strong stream of value-filled ethical performance. Were we blind or only naive until Nixon came along? Or were we so eager to ‘take politics out of administration’ that we threw the baby out with the bathwater?” Luther Gulick, member of the Brownlow Committee From Stephen K. Blurnberg, “Seven Decades of Public Administration: A Tribute to Luther Gulick” Public Administration Review (March/April, 1981) was as old in American politics as it was popular. Yet, before the end of his second term, Roosevelt, with the help of Charles Merriam, Herbert Brownlow, and Luther Gulick, would use such hoary symbolism towards ends that would fundamentally alter our perceptions of the constitutional order, the nature of the presidency, and public administration. How did this come to pass? Barry Karl says that “He (Roosevelt) had continued as President to look at reorganization through the eyes of those who saw in it a means of saving money, balancing the budget, and thereby giving security to the nation's economy.” But Karl adds, “By 1936, this viewpoint had undergone drastic revision.”(6) The revision in his thinking replaced “saving money” with “managerial control” as the principal aim of reorganization. “Managerial control” by the president would enable him not only to manage New Deal programs but protect them against potential Republican counterattacks, i.e., in short, to strengthen his hand as president. The impetus for this change apparently came directly from the President's experiences in seeking to administer the government's burgeoning and increasingly chaotic Executive Branch. Roosevelt was a skilled, intuitive, and flexible administrator. But, according to Karl, his experience in seeking to administer the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act with a loose arrangement, quickly dubbed “the five ring circus,” taught the President several lessons. First, “it demonstrated the growing dependence of the President on official staff, other than cabinet members, working exceedingly close to the President's own sphere of daily operation. “(7) Second, the problems of administering the Act raised questions among the participants themselves as to whether or not the President could “administer and control so complex an operation as federal relief given the inadequate machinery in his possession.”(8) In other words, the effort was not simply a “five ring circus” because of FDR's famed flexible and informal style, but also because of the inadequacy of the available structures. Karl notes that “despite the problems inherent in the fiscal machinery as it stood, a continued development of governments within governments could only lead to a dangerous chaos over which the President would have no control whatsoever.”(9) The questions raised suggested to the President that perhaps there was some merit to the position of those urging that emergency agencies be absorbed into the existing framework. This could meet a very practical question by “placing agencies within the purview of budget and accounting procedures already in existence.”(10) According to Gulick, FDR told Brownlow and him at a November 14, 1936, meeting “that, since the election, he had received a great many suggestions that he move for a constitutional convention for the United States” and observed that “with Coughlin and other crackpots about there was no way of keeping such an affair from getting out of hand. But,” he said, “there is more than one way of killing a cat, just as in this job I assigned you.”(11) Gulick also quotes FDR as specifically telling the Committee, “We have got to get over the notion that the purpose of reorganization is economy. . . . The reason for reorganization is good management.”(12) Of course FDR meant management as in “presidential management.” So it was that President Roosevelt by 1936 was prepared to do something quite beyond “abolishing useless offices” in the words of his 1932 speech--something significantly more constitutional in nature. His other aim was no doubt to strengthen his hand significantly to protect the New Deal programs from Republican counterattack. But whatever his aim, the practical effect was to treat the executive branch as a hierarchical organization headed by a chief executive of corporate or city management conception. In so doing, the delicate constitutional balance among branches was altered. Recommending the reorganization of the executive branch as they did inevitably led to reorganization of the larger whole, the government, which was not an organization, but something qualitatively different.(13) Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 323-374 Issue: 2-4 Volume: 21 Year: 1998 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900699808525308 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900699808525308 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:21:y:1998:i:2-4:p:323-374 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_8525309_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Larry M. Lane Author-X-Name-First: Larry M. Author-X-Name-Last: Lane Author-Name: Gary L. Wamsley Author-X-Name-First: Gary L. Author-X-Name-Last: Wamsley Title: Gulick and the american presidency: vision, reality, and consequences Abstract: One of Luther Gulick's most significant legacies was his conception of the executive. This chapter explores the nature and origins of that conception and shows how it coincided with President Franklin Roosevelt's notions for altering the powers of the presidency. These two conceptions came together in the Brownlow Committee's recommendations and their subsequent promulgation in the Executive Reorganization Act of 1939. Gulick's notions of an executive were derived from the city manager, a different executive than any with which the authors of the Constitution were familiar. It thus contributed to one of the most profound changes in our Constitution, reshaped our notion of the presidency, crystallized a new public philosophy about how we govern ourselves, and entrenched a conventional wisdom that underlies the practice of public administration. These results spawned an alliance between presidents, who found it useful to portray themselves as powerful chief executive officers buttressed by the potent symbols of science and efficiency and the nascent field of public administration which gained legitimacy as the obedient scientific managers of the president. An alliance, however, which could not survive the changes of constituencies that began to emerge in the late 1960s. The presidency has evolved from managerial to plebiscitary and finally to highly politicized with a variety of potentialities not all of which can be viewed as benign, but all of which leave public administration without a role that is simultaneously legitimate and which encompasses the complexity and discretion dictated by our circumstances. The chapter closes with lessons we might draw from Luther Gulick's life and apply to our efforts to fashion a new role for public administration in a government of shared powers. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 375-440 Issue: 2-4 Volume: 21 Year: 1998 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900699808525309 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900699808525309 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:21:y:1998:i:2-4:p:375-440 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_8525303_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Larkin S. Dudley Author-X-Name-First: Larkin S. Author-X-Name-Last: Dudley Author-Name: Gary L. Warnsley Author-X-Name-First: Gary L. Author-X-Name-Last: Warnsley Title: Introduction Abstract: In this Introduction, Larkin Dudley and Gary Wamsley reveal a dual intent in this project: to reprint the famous Papers on the Science of Administration and to celebrate critically Luther Gulick's contributions to public administration in order that the critique will help us understand ourselves and our conditions. Gulick's contributions as a man of action are praised, but his misplacement of an organizational conception upon a polity with a distinct constitutional design is questioned. In Dudley and Wamsley's view, American public administration is the study and practice of a key component of our governance process, misfounded on a concept of management in monocentric, hierarchical settings and on a focus of power of an elected executive. From the work of the other writers of this symposium, the authors tease out further some of the contradictions in hierarchy and democracy. Finally, they note that Gulick himself at the age of 93 published a repudiation of his early notions of organization based on hierarchy and, instead, called for a more democratic and participatory system in all agencies. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 173-186 Issue: 2-4 Volume: 21 Year: 1998 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900699808525303 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900699808525303 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:21:y:1998:i:2-4:p:173-186 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_8525304_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Paul P. Van Riper Author-X-Name-First: Paul P. Author-X-Name-Last: Van Riper Title: Luther gulick, public administration and classical management Abstract: The late Luther Gulick (1892-1993), often known as the dean of U.S. public administration, left behind him an enormous and wide-ranging literary corpus, but no single systematic work. This essay presents both a personal and an intellectual portrait of Gulick. The personal portrait is accomplished primarily through Gulick's own words derived from relevant published works, autobiographical fragments, and a series of interviews with the author. The intellectual portrait concentrates on a single stream. of thought--classical organization theory and design--and outlines the evolution of Gulick's thought through time, with comments here and there. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 187-233 Issue: 2-4 Volume: 21 Year: 1998 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900699808525304 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900699808525304 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:21:y:1998:i:2-4:p:187-233 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_8525305_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Alasdair Roberts Author-X-Name-First: Alasdair Author-X-Name-Last: Roberts Title: The unassailable principle: why luther gulick searched for a science of administration Abstract: Luther Gulick's two contributions to the Papers on the Science of Administration are often regarded as a statement of the “orthodoxy” in the field of public administration in the pre-war period. This paper challenges this view. It argues that the two basic claims in Gulick's work--the notion that public administration could be considered as a science, and that field could be studied without regard to politics--were widely contested throughout the 1920's and 1930's. Gulick adhered to these claims in part because they were useful in protecting a young and weakly-institutionalized field against powerful critics. By the late 1930's, academics in public administration may have confronted a dilemma: the position staked out by Gulick and others, while essential to the development of the field, was regarded by many within the field as being intellectually untenable. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 235-274 Issue: 2-4 Volume: 21 Year: 1998 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900699808525305 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900699808525305 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:21:y:1998:i:2-4:p:235-274 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_8525306_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Daniel Martin Author-X-Name-First: Daniel Author-X-Name-Last: Martin Title: The other “papers on the science of administration”: a search for common themes Abstract: The Papers on the Science of Administration are almost exclusively Gown for the opening and closing articles by Luther Gulick. This article explores the intervening nine articles to test some of Gulick's assertions about them. First, despite Gulick's somewhat unclear claim to the contrary, the “other” papers did not present many unfamiliar arguments to impress informed readers. Second, despite Gulick's explicit claim, the articles offered little consensus except on the most general and unusable “principles” of administration. Third, there were hints throughout the papers that the “principles” approach to management was collapsing because of the vague but indispensable issue of leadership. Hence, the “other” papers are neglected because they never offered the emerging consensus that Gulick promised. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 275-298 Issue: 2-4 Volume: 21 Year: 1998 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900699808525306 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900699808525306 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:21:y:1998:i:2-4:p:275-298 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1498101_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Young Han Chun Author-X-Name-First: Young Han Author-X-Name-Last: Chun Author-Name: Sungjoo Choi Author-X-Name-First: Sungjoo Author-X-Name-Last: Choi Author-Name: Miyeon Song Author-X-Name-First: Miyeon Author-X-Name-Last: Song Title: Analyzing the Link Between Job Satisfaction and Performance in Educational Institutions Abstract: The relationship between job satisfaction and organizational performance has been one of the most controversial issues in organizational management. This study examines how job satisfaction affects organizational performance analyzing the panel data collected from educational institutions in Korea. The results demonstrate that teachers’ organizational satisfaction is likely to improve students’ performance in standardized tests, whereas their work satisfaction is negatively related to it. Private school teachers showed higher organizational satisfaction than public school teachers and produced higher students’ test scores. No significant difference in work satisfaction between public and private school teachers was found. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 707-722 Issue: 9 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1498101 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1498101 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:9:p:707-722 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1506934_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Tansu Demir Author-X-Name-First: Tansu Author-X-Name-Last: Demir Author-Name: Christopher G. Reddick Author-X-Name-First: Christopher G. Author-X-Name-Last: Reddick Author-Name: Branco Ponomariov Author-X-Name-First: Branco Author-X-Name-Last: Ponomariov Author-Name: Carla M. Flink Author-X-Name-First: Carla M. Author-X-Name-Last: Flink Title: Does Power Corrupt? An Empirical Study of Power, Accountability, and Performance Triangle in Public Administration Abstract: Foundational work in public administration has considered the relationship between administrative power, accountability, and performance in public organizations. Even with the vast literature addressing power, accountability, and performance, scholars are still theorizing on how they influence one another. This study proposes and empirically tests a theoretical model of the relationships between each of these three constructs. Data are analyzed from an original survey of a national sample of US local government public administrators—city managers. Using structural equation modeling, results show that there are positive relationships between power and accountability, power and performance, and accountability and performance. The article discusses theoretical and practical implications of these findings. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 723-740 Issue: 9 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1506934 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1506934 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:9:p:723-740 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1506935_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Nevbahar Ertas Author-X-Name-First: Nevbahar Author-X-Name-Last: Ertas Title: Turnover Intentions of Volunteer Resource Managers: The Roles of Work Motivations, Person–Organization Fit, and Emotional Labor Abstract: Volunteer management careers and the influence of workplace factors on volunteer manager turnover intentions have received relatively little attention in the empirical research literature. This study uses original survey data collected from over 400 volunteer managers to examine relationships between turnover intention and work motivation factors, person–organization fit (P-O fit), and emotional labor. Work motivation factors includes perceptions of advancement opportunities, task significance, autonomy, and pay satisfaction. P-O fit reflects the degree of congruence between an individual’s values and goals, and the characteristics of their workplace. Emotional labor reflects the degree to which employees are engaged in the management of emotions to adhere to the emotional expectations of their jobs. Results emphasize a lack of advancement opportunities as the primary driver of turnover, and P-O fit as a main factor for retention. In addition, the ability to regulate emotions was found to result in reduced quit intentions. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 741-752 Issue: 9 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1506935 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1506935 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:9:p:741-752 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1506936_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Min-Hyu Kim Author-X-Name-First: Min-Hyu Author-X-Name-Last: Kim Author-Name: Huafang Li Author-X-Name-First: Huafang Author-X-Name-Last: Li Author-Name: Marc Holzer Author-X-Name-First: Marc Author-X-Name-Last: Holzer Author-Name: Mengzhong Zhang Author-X-Name-First: Mengzhong Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang Title: Public Administration Research in Mainland China: A Systematic Review of Chinese Public Administration in English Language Journals (1996–2016) Abstract: This study provides a systematic review of the development of Chinese public administration in English language journals. An analysis of articles in the top 25 English-language public administration journals worldwide from 1996 to 2016 confirmed increases in both the number and significance of studies of Chinese public administration. A systematic content analysis of abstracts of previous studies was performed and showed that social development and administrative reform were among the most important topics. With respect to the methodology of this study, qualitative methods were more frequently used than quantitative or mixed methods. Finally, implications for future research on Chinese public administration are discussed. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 753-764 Issue: 9 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1506936 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1506936 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:9:p:753-764 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1517265_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Donna K. Cooke Author-X-Name-First: Donna K. Author-X-Name-Last: Cooke Author-Name: Katarina K. Brant Author-X-Name-First: Katarina K. Author-X-Name-Last: Brant Author-Name: Juanita M. Woods Author-X-Name-First: Juanita M. Author-X-Name-Last: Woods Title: The Role of Public Service Motivation in Employee Work Engagement: A Test of the Job Demands-Resources Model Abstract: The study investigates the nature of public service motivation’s (PSM) relationship to employee work engagement. Using the Job Demands-Resource Model, the authors compare whether PSM as a resource is an antecedent to employee work engagement or has a buffering effect on job hindrances of perceived red tape in explaining employee work engagement. They surveyed 388 supervisors and managers in a public-sector organization in the United States. The findings support PSM as an antecedent along with perceived job influence and perceived procurement red tape to employee work engagement. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 765-775 Issue: 9 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1517265 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1517265 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:9:p:765-775 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1517784_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Nurgul R. Aitalieva Author-X-Name-First: Nurgul R. Author-X-Name-Last: Aitalieva Author-Name: Sinyoung Park Author-X-Name-First: Sinyoung Author-X-Name-Last: Park Title: Political Trust, Ideology, and Public Support in the United States for Government Spending on Health Care Abstract: The U.S. health-care costs have increased at a rapid rate over the last several decades. How much responsibility the government should bear with the increase in health-care costs is one of the main questions that lack consensus among the American people. Utilizing the 2016 General Social Survey data, this study shows that over two-thirds of Americans want to see more or much more spending on health care by the government. An ordered logit regression model shows that political trust and ideology are significant correlates in predicting attitudes toward government spending on health care. The policy implications of the findings are discussed in the “Conclusion” section. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 776-785 Issue: 9 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1517784 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1517784 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:9:p:776-785 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1520242_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Kuo-Tai Cheng Author-X-Name-First: Kuo-Tai Author-X-Name-Last: Cheng Title: Public Service Motivation and Psychological Ownership in Taiwan’s Government-Owned Enterprises Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the predictive power of each dimension of public service motivation on psychological ownership in a Taiwan sample. The sample consisted of 1087 employees from four government-owned enterprises. The research found that for all government-owned enterprises compassion was significantly negatively correlated with psychological ownership, while commitment to the public interest and self-sacrifice were significantly positively correlated with psychological ownership. Moreover, theoretical and practical implications of the results are discussed. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 786-797 Issue: 9 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1520242 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1520242 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:9:p:786-797 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1815052_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Alexander S. Belenky Author-X-Name-First: Alexander S. Author-X-Name-Last: Belenky Author-Name: Gennady G. Fedin Author-X-Name-First: Gennady G. Author-X-Name-Last: Fedin Author-Name: Alain L. Kornhauser Author-X-Name-First: Alain L. Author-X-Name-Last: Kornhauser Title: An Approach to Estimating the Economic Expediency of Developing a New Cargo Transport Hub by a Regional Public Administration Abstract: Regional authorities consider the expediency of developing a new cargo transportation hub in the region in which it would provide transshipment services. It is considered that each transportation operator working in the region will use these services only if they are competitive with the currently existing ones. This competitiveness for a particular cargo means that the total transportation tariff for moving this cargo does not exceed (substantially or in principle) the (minimal) currently existing one as a result of including a transshipment via the hub in the transportation scheme for the cargo. A verifiable sufficient condition for the transshipment service competitiveness is proposed. Its verification consists of establishing the solvability of a system of linear inequalities being part of the system of constraints in the problem of finding optimal competitive transshipment tariffs for a set of cargoes expected to be moved via the hub. The latter problem is formulated as a quadratic programming one. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1076-1089 Issue: 13 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1815052 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1815052 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:13:p:1076-1089 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1931315_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ali Farazmand Author-X-Name-First: Ali Author-X-Name-Last: Farazmand Author-Name: Hasan Danaeefard Author-X-Name-First: Hasan Author-X-Name-Last: Danaeefard Title: Crisismanship under the Most Severe Sanctions: Lessons Learned from the Iranian Government’s Responses to the COVID-19 Abstract: The study of how governments deal with the Coronavirus disease-2020 (COVID-19) crisis is becoming a major research stream worldwide. This article contends that the Crisismanship process or system in countries dealing with and controlling this deadly phenomenon should be studied more seriously and more systematically using the novel concept or theory of “surprise management” and “sound governance”. The COVID-19 Crisismanship is offered as a theoretical and conceptual model that refers to a “systematic and dynamic process of the interplay of the three pillars of crisis governance, crisis public administration, and crisis operational activities at the time of a crisis, both vertically and horizontally, with potential overlaps“ as applied to the fight against COVID-19 in Iran.1 The tireless proactive as well as reactive efforts of Iranian medical scientists and pharmaceutical institutions have resulted in the production of several effective Vaccines as well as treatment drugs in the fight against the Coronavirus. These treatment drugs and vaccines will be used for not only Iran’s population but also supplied to many other countries in the region, Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Nevertheless, the article makes no claim of an Iran’s perfect or complete success in controlling or defeating COVID-19, as no one can. Iran has lost over 50,000 lives with over one million infected. Yet, the article does suggest that lessons learned from the Iranian government’s responses to the COVID-19 may help other countries in a fight against similar pandemic crises in the future. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1149-1164 Issue: 13 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1931315 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1931315 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:13:p:1149-1164 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1773497_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Eric Prier Author-X-Name-First: Eric Author-X-Name-Last: Prier Author-Name: Clifford P. McCue Author-X-Name-First: Clifford P. Author-X-Name-Last: McCue Author-Name: Csaba Csáki Author-X-Name-First: Csaba Author-X-Name-Last: Csáki Title: Evaluating Decision Speed as a Measure of Public Procurement Performance in the European Single Market Abstract: Public procurement across the European Union (EU) accounts for approximately 14% of GDP. The EU reports member states’ procurement execution through the Single Market Scoreboard. One of these performance measures quantifies procurement decision speed, which assumes if member states reduce the time it takes to select vendors, there will be a reduction in transaction costs (increased efficiency). This research empirically evaluates procurement decision speed across a variety of government settings and procurement procedures to determine if decision speed, as defined by the Scoreboard, is a valid measure of performance. Findings suggest that decision speed as an efficiency performance measure lacks informational context; masks important underlying variation; and structurally omits the influence of important variables that contribute to variations in decision speed. Consequently, the utility of the Scoreboard measures of performance is called into question. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1065-1075 Issue: 13 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1773497 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1773497 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:13:p:1065-1075 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1916950_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Natalia Ermasova Author-X-Name-First: Natalia Author-X-Name-Last: Ermasova Author-Name: Tatyana Guzman Author-X-Name-First: Tatyana Author-X-Name-Last: Guzman Author-Name: Erica Ceka Author-X-Name-First: Erica Author-X-Name-Last: Ceka Title: Legacy Effect of Soviet Budgeting System on Public Capital Budgeting: Cases of Russia, Moldova, and Uzbekistan Abstract: This comparative study uses the legacy effect of the Soviet past to explain the changes in public capital budgeting and management in the three former Soviet republics: Russian Federation, Moldova, and Uzbekistan. The main argument is that the legacy of the Soviet planning and budgeting traditions in forms of the centralized control, inadequate capital planning, and strong informal powers of political elites are embedded in the capital budgeting and management practices of the case countries. The analysis reveals that regardless of the differences in the countries’ socio-economic characteristics, political regimes, and institutional developments, the budgetary outcomes are consistently shaped by the public management principles rooted in the Soviet budgeting traditions. The study findings are significant to the field of International Public Administration, Post-Soviet Affairs, and Public Finance because they disclose the legacy effect of the Soviet practices on the implementation of public administration reforms in post-communist countries. By exploring areas in international public capital budgeting and investments, this study also attempts to address the gap identified by public finance scholars. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1090-1102 Issue: 13 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1916950 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1916950 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:13:p:1090-1102 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1759627_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: James Korku Agbodzakey Author-X-Name-First: James Korku Author-X-Name-Last: Agbodzakey Title: Leadership in Collaborative Governance: The Case of HIV/AIDS Health Services Planning Council in South Florida Abstract: This study uses the case of Broward County’s HIV/AIDS Health Services Planning Council to highlight the likely leadership contributions in collaborative governance for core medical and support services to target populations as a conduit to care and treatment. The study relies on an in-depth interview of Council members including leaders to generate relevant data for interpretation purposes. The data are subjected to thematic analysis to help derive insights from participants’ experiences relative to leadership efforts in collaborative governance. The results accentuate formal and informal leadership contributions in shared understanding, trust building, commitment to process, institutional design, communication, conflict resolution, empowerment, system context, and allocation priorities with attendant facilitation benefits and challenges. The findings point to the irreplaceable role of leadership in collaborative governance in areas such as antecedent/initial conditions, collaborative process, and the consequential outputs and/or outcomes for the benefits of target populations and society at large. It appears the tragedy of HIV/AIDS epidemic unexpectedly fosters alternative leadership approaches which is usually facilitative in nature as part of a governance regime and enables collective multi-stakeholder engagements for viable and sustainable solutions while embracing associated challenges. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1051-1064 Issue: 13 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1759627 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1759627 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:13:p:1051-1064 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1941101_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jian Zhang Author-X-Name-First: Jian Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang Author-Name: Yanzhe Zhang Author-X-Name-First: Yanzhe Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang Author-Name: Ali Farazmand Author-X-Name-First: Ali Author-X-Name-Last: Farazmand Title: Policy Transfer: The Case of Founding the Growth Enterprise Board in China’s Security Market Abstract: This article explores the initiation process of China’s Growth Enterprise Board in the security market and focuses on the policy transfer activities developed by the Chinese based on the financial markets of the United States and United Kingdom. It presents a case study of China’s Growth Enterprise Board, which has served as a new system for financing high-tech and innovative enterprises and upgrading the performance of the security market in China. The study expands the policy transfer framework as a ‘short-cut’ approach and suggests that policy transfer is a rational tool for creating policy instruments in a developing country. Additionally, the article indicates that policy agencies, such as China’s security market, NASDAQ, and AIM, have become key sources for internationalizing China’s security market. Therefore, this article contributes to the literature on policy transfer, which has previously paid little attention to China’s security market in the past. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1165-1174 Issue: 13 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1941101 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1941101 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:13:p:1165-1174 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1956950_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Joseph Antwi-Boasiako Author-X-Name-First: Joseph Author-X-Name-Last: Antwi-Boasiako Author-Name: Enoch Nyarkoh Author-X-Name-First: Enoch Author-X-Name-Last: Nyarkoh Title: Government Communication during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Ghana Abstract: One key approach to managing a pandemic is through effective government communication. How countries have utilized communication strategies during this novel Covid-19 pandemic has not yet been well documented in the literature. Using a qualitative document analysis approach, this paper seeks to answer the question; what communication strategies have been used by the government of Ghana to fight against the Covid-19 pandemic? The study identified that the government of Ghana has been using frequent Presidential Addresses, Minister’s Press Briefings, designated Covid-19 Website, and Social and Traditional Media to communicate to its citizens. We argue that these communication strategies used by the government to “Spread Calm, Not Fear” seems to have had a positive effect on the Covid-19 fight in Ghana. Documenting the experiences of Ghana in the literature will greatly contribute to knowledge especially as Ghana has been one of the highlights in the management of the Covid-19 pandemic. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1175-1188 Issue: 13 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1956950 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1956950 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:13:p:1175-1188 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1891424_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Hassan Danaeefard Author-X-Name-First: Hassan Author-X-Name-Last: Danaeefard Author-Name: Abdolali Ahmadzahi Torshab Author-X-Name-First: Abdolali Author-X-Name-Last: Ahmadzahi Torshab Title: Explaining the Mediating Effect of Employee Morale between Organizational Goal Ambiguity and Innovative Work Behaviour: Evidence from the Public Sector of Iran Abstract: Despite the importance of innovation and innovative behaviors to the public institutions, the climate of these organizations does not grant their employees a sense of purpose and meaningfulness to be intrinsically motivated in their work. Ambiguous goals may influence employee’s attitudes and behaviors. However, previous research findings were mixed about the effect of goals on innovation at work. This study, therefore, seeks to explain the perplexing relationship between organizational goal ambiguity (OGA) and innovative work behavior (IWB) regarding the mediating effect of employee morale. A survey was administered, and respondents were selected from four public organizations of Iran. Finally, data were collected from 700 operational, full-time employees. Results indicated that employee morale mediates the connection between OGA and IWB. This paper advances a further understanding of how employee morale can weaken the direct effect of OGA on innovative work behavior. Implications and recommendations for future research are discussed. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1129-1148 Issue: 13 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1891424 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1891424 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:13:p:1129-1148 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1947319_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Bernd W. Wirtz Author-X-Name-First: Bernd W. Author-X-Name-Last: Wirtz Author-Name: Paul F. Langer Author-X-Name-First: Paul F. Author-X-Name-Last: Langer Author-Name: Carolina Fenner Author-X-Name-First: Carolina Author-X-Name-Last: Fenner Title: Artificial Intelligence in the Public Sector - a Research Agenda Abstract: Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly important for the public sector. As the number of studies in this field increases, this study provides a systematic overview of the current literature on AI in the public sector. Therefore, key findings and implications of the literature are highlighted and recommendations for further research are provided. The study is based on a quantitative and qualitative analysis of 189 selected articles. It draws on findings from previous review studies and compares them with new findings from current studies. Overall, it shows that the current state of research is heterogeneous and thematically and methodologically unbalanced. Many studies on AI in the government context focus on governance and administration, while more specific application areas receive less attention. Studies to date focus in detail on changes to existing government structures, while the creation of entirely new structures due to new AI technologies is given less consideration. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1103-1128 Issue: 13 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1947319 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1947319 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:13:p:1103-1128 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1858317_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Christopher L. Atkinson Author-X-Name-First: Christopher L. Author-X-Name-Last: Atkinson Title: Theme-Based Book Review: Definition and Measurement Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1189-1193 Issue: 13 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1858317 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1858317 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:13:p:1189-1193 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1675929_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Alexander S. Belenky Author-X-Name-First: Alexander S. Author-X-Name-Last: Belenky Author-Name: Ali Farazmand Author-X-Name-First: Ali Author-X-Name-Last: Farazmand Author-Name: Alexander Vasin Author-X-Name-First: Alexander Author-X-Name-Last: Vasin Title: The Management of Large Scale Energy Projects: Opportunities and Challenges Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1251-1255 Issue: 15-16 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1675929 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1675929 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:15-16:p:1251-1255 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1646279_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Alexander S. Belenky Author-X-Name-First: Alexander S. Author-X-Name-Last: Belenky Author-Name: Alain L. Kornhauser Author-X-Name-First: Alain L. Author-X-Name-Last: Kornhauser Title: Estimating the Needed Volume of Investment in Developing a Chain of Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles along a Highway Abstract: The problem of developing a chain of charging stations for electric vehicles along a highway crossing a geographic region is considered, and a tool for determining an optimal structure of such a chain is proposed. The tool allows, particularly, the regional administration and interested private investors to estimate the needed volume of investment in developing the chain under uncertainty in a) a demand for electricity in the chain, b) the market cost of the equipment to be acquired and installed in the chain, and c) the maintenance cost of all the equipment and the cost of operating the chain. The problem under consideration is formulated as that of finding the maximin of a sum of several linear and two bilinear functions of vector arguments some coordinates of which are integer. Finding this maximin is proven to be reducible to solving a mixed programming problem having a linear structure. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1256-1274 Issue: 15-16 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1646279 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1646279 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:15-16:p:1256-1274 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1652315_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Alexander S. Belenky Author-X-Name-First: Alexander S. Author-X-Name-Last: Belenky Author-Name: Gennady G. Fedin Author-X-Name-First: Gennady G. Author-X-Name-Last: Fedin Author-Name: Alain L. Kornhauser Author-X-Name-First: Alain L. Author-X-Name-Last: Kornhauser Title: Estimating the Needed Volume of Investment in a Public–Private Partnership to Develop a Regional Energy/Freight Transportation Infrastructure Abstract: A decision-support tool for estimating the volume of investment in developing a regional energy/freight transportation infrastructure is proposed. The tool provides the estimates of the required investment volume and those of the expected amount of revenue that the infrastructure functioning may generate. These estimates are key ones in negotiations with private investors on forming a potential public–private partnership to finance the infrastructure development. The tool includes (a) a mathematical model underlying the formulations of three optimization problems on its basis depending on the information available to the decision-makers—two mixed programming problems and a minimax problem, which is proven to be reducible to a mixed programming one with all integer variables being Boolean, (b) a standard software package for solving mixed programming problems, and (c) a software package for processing data. The results of testing the proposed tool on sets of model data taken from open sources are discussed. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1275-1310 Issue: 15-16 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1652315 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1652315 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:15-16:p:1275-1310 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1645694_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Alexander Vasin Author-X-Name-First: Alexander Author-X-Name-Last: Vasin Author-Name: Olesya Grigoryeva Author-X-Name-First: Olesya Author-X-Name-Last: Grigoryeva Author-Name: Nikita Tsyganov Author-X-Name-First: Nikita Author-X-Name-Last: Tsyganov Title: Energy Markets: Optimization of Transmission Networks Abstract: An energy transmission system is usually a part of every energy market. The problem of optimizing transmission system to maximize the social welfare is the subject of the present paper. For energy markets with tree-type network structures, an approach to optimizing their transmission systems is developed based upon the concept of competitive and complementary network lines. Also, a method for the supply–demand balances transfer to the root node of the network is discussed. Finally, the problem of optimally developing an energy transmission system up to a given planning horizon is discussed. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1311-1322 Issue: 15-16 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1645694 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1645694 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:15-16:p:1311-1322 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1645693_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Yuri E. Malashenko Author-X-Name-First: Yuri E. Author-X-Name-Last: Malashenko Author-Name: Irina A. Nazarova Author-X-Name-First: Irina A. Author-X-Name-Last: Nazarova Author-Name: Natalia M. Novikova Author-X-Name-First: Natalia M. Author-X-Name-Last: Novikova Author-Name: Irina I. Pospelova Author-X-Name-First: Irina I. Author-X-Name-Last: Pospelova Title: A Network Flow Model for Power and Energy System with Changing Capabilities Abstract: A single-commodity network flow model is proposed for analyzing capabilities of a spatially distributed fuel and energy system. The model is based on four-layer digraph that describes production, transmission, and consumption of electrical energy and fossil fuels. The model helps to investigate the consequences of large-scale damages in the fuel and energy systems. A method for distribution of the limited network capacity is suggested. The method is transparent for all consumers and leads to Pareto-optimal distribution of energy resources that is fair under current network capabilities. Possibility of partial recovery of the network after damages is taking into account. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1323-1332 Issue: 15-16 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1645693 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1645693 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:15-16:p:1323-1332 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1672727_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Alexander Filatov Author-X-Name-First: Alexander Author-X-Name-Last: Filatov Author-Name: Mikhail Vasilyev Author-X-Name-First: Mikhail Author-X-Name-Last: Vasilyev Author-Name: Roman Zaika Author-X-Name-First: Roman Author-X-Name-Last: Zaika Title: Ownership Unbundling and Monopoly Privileges in Electricity Transmission Abstract: This paper discusses how mandatory ownership unbundling and government-granted monopoly privileges in electricity transmission affect electricity prices. Aprioristic mathematical modeling taking into account potential competition is used. The models considered show that consumers can benefit from the regulation of the transmission monopoly only if the monopoly is subsidized or its costs are much lower than the maximum possible revenue. It is shown that potential competition and the absence of monopoly privileges in electricity transmission can decrease prices even when entry barriers are high. It is shown that mandatory ownership unbundling can nearly eliminate the effect of potential competition in transmission. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1333-1348 Issue: 15-16 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1672727 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1672727 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:15-16:p:1333-1348 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1669052_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Natalia Aizenberg Author-X-Name-First: Natalia Author-X-Name-Last: Aizenberg Author-Name: Elena Stashkevich Author-X-Name-First: Elena Author-X-Name-Last: Stashkevich Author-Name: Nikolai Voropai Author-X-Name-First: Nikolai Author-X-Name-Last: Voropai Title: Forming Rate Options for Various Types of Consumers in the Retail Electricity Market by Solving the Adverse Selection Problem Abstract: This paper is concerned with the game theoretic mechanisms of interaction between a load serving entity and several types of power consumers (with elastic and inelastic demand). The main focus is on the bounded rational and fully rational consumers, and respective utility functions are defined for them. The demand-side management (DSM) principles are used to analyze the load at different times of the day for different types of consumers. The proposed statement allows the formulation of coordinated prices in rates for different types of consumers, and optimization of demand: peak load decreases relative to a daily average one. The problem is reduced to a convex optimization problem that has a unique solution in the presented form. The obtained result is in the form of a separating equilibrium (when different consumers choose different rates), which brings the retail market equilibrium closer to the maximum public welfare. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1349-1362 Issue: 15-16 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1669052 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1669052 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:15-16:p:1349-1362 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1655031_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Mikhail R. Davidson Author-X-Name-First: Mikhail R. Author-X-Name-Last: Davidson Author-Name: Gleb V. Labutin Author-X-Name-First: Gleb V. Author-X-Name-Last: Labutin Title: Market Applications in the Electricity Market of the Russian Federation Abstract: A unique specificity of Russian wholesale electricity market is the economic dispatch model based on explicit nonlinear power flow equations underlying the market applications. This paper presents the solution method used for the market applications that is presently employed by the commercial operator and the system operator of the Russian energy system. It is proved to be an adequate and reliable scheduling market technology. Empirical observations on the model properties that impact the rate of convergence and review of the convergence results are presented. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1363-1369 Issue: 15-16 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1655031 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1655031 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:15-16:p:1363-1369 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1672728_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Alexander Filatov Author-X-Name-First: Alexander Author-X-Name-Last: Filatov Author-Name: Dmitry Karp Author-X-Name-First: Dmitry Author-X-Name-Last: Karp Author-Name: Yana Makolskaya Author-X-Name-First: Yana Author-X-Name-Last: Makolskaya Title: Excessive Entry in Industrial Markets: Mankiw-Whinston Revisited with Heterogeneous Firms and Collusion Abstract: The article considers the impact of the market concentration on the social welfare. An earlier result about excessive number of firms at a free-entry oligopoly is generalized to the more realistic case of heterogeneous firms. A possible change in firms’ behavior, including collusion, which is more probable under entry restriction, is also analyzed. It is shown that collusion is less dangerous than multiplied fixed costs if the ratio of the choke price and marginal costs does not exceed a certain critical value related to a share of the fixed costs. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1370-1380 Issue: 15-16 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1672728 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1672728 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:15-16:p:1370-1380 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1645692_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Zhen Wang Author-X-Name-First: Zhen Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Author-Name: George Kleiner Author-X-Name-First: George Author-X-Name-Last: Kleiner Author-Name: Zinaida Bragina Author-X-Name-First: Zinaida Author-X-Name-Last: Bragina Author-Name: Artem Denisov Author-X-Name-First: Artem Author-X-Name-Last: Denisov Author-Name: Alina Steblyanskaya Author-X-Name-First: Alina Author-X-Name-Last: Steblyanskaya Title: Russian and Chinese Natural Gas Industries: Perspectives on Sustainable Growth Abstract: The influence of an investment in social well-being and environmental protection on the steady financial growth of the oil and gas industry is studied, and a new interpretation of financial growth is proposed. Unlike traditional approaches to this interpretation, the proposed interpretation views financial growth as a function of energetic, ecological, economic, and social factors. The composition and the structure of steady financial growth are considered for Russian and Chinese oil and gas companies. The Lasso regression, linear regression and SARIMA modelling are used for determining the composition of economic processes affecting or predetermining the Sustainable Growth Rate up to the year 2030. The presence of a close dependence among the dynamics of energetic, social, and financial processes and the absence of a close dependence between the dynamics of financial growth and the values of environmental protection indices are established for Russian oil and gas companies. On the contrary, the close dependence between the dynamics of financial growth and the values of environmental protection indices and energetic activities, and the absence of a close dependence between the financial growth and the social well-being of the personnel are determined for Chinese oil and gas companies. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1381-1394 Issue: 15-16 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1645692 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1645692 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:15-16:p:1381-1394 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1645691_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jun Yan Author-X-Name-First: Jun Author-X-Name-Last: Yan Author-Name: Lianyong Feng Author-X-Name-First: Lianyong Author-X-Name-Last: Feng Author-Name: Alina Steblyanskaya Author-X-Name-First: Alina Author-X-Name-Last: Steblyanskaya Author-Name: George Kleiner Author-X-Name-First: George Author-X-Name-Last: Kleiner Author-Name: Maxim Rybachuk Author-X-Name-First: Maxim Author-X-Name-Last: Rybachuk Title: Biophysical Economics as a New Economic Paradigm Abstract: Global civilization is experiencing social and economic turmoil. Human are experiencing deterioration of environment and uncontrollable declines in GDP. Traditional economic theory has been continuously advancing yet seems unable to predict these crises or provide adequate public policies to address them. A biophysical version of economic theory uses mass and energy flows as well as environmental constraints to describe the delivery of goods and services. Ongoing development in biophysical economic theory may provide some new guidance. In this review paper, Authors analyze the progression of historical economic arguments, explore their assumptions and their development and compare them to the currently developing biophysical economics framework which, instead of focusing on investment, debt, and growth, focuses on sustainable energy and mass flows to deliver goods and services to civilization. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1395-1407 Issue: 15-16 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1645691 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1645691 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:15-16:p:1395-1407 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_929591_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: William C. Rivenbark Author-X-Name-First: William C. Author-X-Name-Last: Rivenbark Author-Name: Dale J. Roenigk Author-X-Name-First: Dale J. Author-X-Name-Last: Roenigk Author-Name: Lidia Noto Author-X-Name-First: Lidia Author-X-Name-Last: Noto Title: Exploring Countercyclical Fiscal Policy in Local Government: Moving Beyond an Aggregated Approach Abstract: There is a renewed interest in the fiscal health of local governments in the United States, which is being driven in part by academic research, professional organizations, and the economy. This renewed interest also includes how local governments use their cash reserves for countercyclical fiscal policy, which is a stream of research that has received minimal attention in the literature. We respond in this article by exploring how 97 North Carolina counties used their cash reserves from 2005 to 2012, which includes the great recession of 2008 and 2009. Our findings provide some evidence of countercyclical fiscal policy in local government when exploring the use of cash reserves from an aggregated and disaggregated perspective. We conclude that more survey research and case studies are needed to advance the literature on fiscal policy in the local government. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 75-81 Issue: 2 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.929591 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.929591 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:2:p:75-81 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_930750_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Joshua M. Steinfeld Author-X-Name-First: Joshua M. Author-X-Name-Last: Steinfeld Title: The Achaemenid Empire’s Contributions to Public Administration Abstract: The Achaemenid Empire established the world’s first complex administrative system of government in 559 B.C. There are numerous administrative accomplishments by the Achaemenids that have not successfully been duplicated in modern times, despite the Pony Express, the Suez Canal, and perfected recycling systems. Political debate, formal rewards systems, federal agencies, and integrated federal and provincial levels of government among a culturally diverse population were characteristic of the trailblazing Achaemenid Empire. Furthermore, administrative ideologies such as government’s responsibility to serve the public and provide equal rights were incorporated first by Cyrus the Great’s Human Rights Charter. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 82-91 Issue: 2 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.930750 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.930750 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:2:p:82-91 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_930751_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Troels Schultz Larsen Author-X-Name-First: Troels Author-X-Name-Last: Schultz Larsen Title: The Ambivalent Relations Between Bureaucracy and Public Innovation: The Case of the Successful Failure of Dial Police Abstract: Building on a growing body of literature on public innovation and the rediscovery of bureaucracy, this article explores the relations between innovation and bureaucracy. A framework for studying innovation in a bureaucratic context is developed and its relevance assessed through a case study of the successful implementation but failed diffusion of an innovation project. The case study demonstrates how a bureaucratic context represents not only barriers to innovation but also a number of complex drivers. The outline of these ambivalent relations is used to tease out the Janus face of the new spirit of innovation in public administration. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 92-103 Issue: 2 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.930751 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.930751 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:2:p:92-103 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_930752_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Sevasti Chatzopoulou Author-X-Name-First: Sevasti Author-X-Name-Last: Chatzopoulou Title: When Do National Administrations Adapt to EU Policies? Variation in Denmark and Greece Abstract: This article joins the Europeanization studies and examines the administrative adaptation to Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), a highly institutionalized and regulated policy, in two small older member states, Denmark and Greece. The findings demonstrate variation in administrative adaptation. In Denmark, both formal and informal administrative structures adapt to CAP, while in Greece administrative adaptation is limited to formal structures. This variation is attributed to two dimensions of the domestic institutional and organizational settings, namely “centralization” and “professionalism.” The comparative analysis provides an in-depth understanding of the administrative differences between North and South—a cleavage that became prominent during the Eurozone crisis. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 104-115 Issue: 2 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.930752 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.930752 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:2:p:104-115 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_931422_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Aroon Manoharan Author-X-Name-First: Aroon Author-X-Name-Last: Manoharan Author-Name: Marc Fudge Author-X-Name-First: Marc Author-X-Name-Last: Fudge Author-Name: Yueping Zheng Author-X-Name-First: Yueping Author-X-Name-Last: Zheng Title: Global Clusters in Municipal E-Governance: A Longitudinal Study Abstract: This research focuses on the trends in municipal e-governance among large municipalities based on a worldwide survey in 2011. The study replicates previous surveys conducted every other year since 2003 and the longitudinal assessment analyzes specific features of municipal websites. This paper examines these longitudinal trends in terms of four different clusters: 1) digitally mature cities, 2) digitally moderate cities, 3) digitally minimal cities, and 4) digitally marginal cities, and identifies the best practices among them. There were significant changes in the top ranking cities, with Seoul, Toronto, Madrid, Prague, and Hong Kong representing the highest level in e-governance. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 116-131 Issue: 2 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.931422 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.931422 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:2:p:116-131 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_929589_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Daphne van Kleef Author-X-Name-First: Daphne Author-X-Name-Last: van Kleef Author-Name: Carina Schott Author-X-Name-First: Carina Author-X-Name-Last: Schott Author-Name: Trui Steen Author-X-Name-First: Trui Author-X-Name-Last: Steen Title: Inspections Services and Inter-Rater Reliability: Differentiating Professional Role Identities of Dutch Veterinary Inspectors Abstract: Inter-rater reliability is a prominent topic within inspection services. We address inter-rater reliability as a problem beyond the technical concern for improving regulatory instruments. We combine theories on professionalism and identity theory to deal with an issue overlooked in much of the literature on regulation and inter-rater reliability: the potentially diverging ways inspectors perceive their professional role. Studying veterinary inspectors in the Dutch food safety services, our focus is on how we can empirically differentiate between different role identities and how these identities diverge from ideal-typical expectations the organization holds of its inspectors. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 132-142 Issue: 2 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.929589 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.929589 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:2:p:132-142 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_934835_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Sybert Mutereko Author-X-Name-First: Sybert Author-X-Name-Last: Mutereko Author-Name: Pepukayi Chitakunye Author-X-Name-First: Pepukayi Author-X-Name-Last: Chitakunye Title: Discretion and Autonomy: Public Administrators’ Dilemmas in the Implementation of National Curriculum Statements Abstract: This study contributes to an understanding of teachers, as street-level bureaucrats in South Africa, and their relative discretion and autonomy in the implementation of public policies. We adopted a mixed-method approach that included in-depth interviews (5), observation (65 days), survey (26), and detailed fieldnotes (25 pages). Our findings demonstrate that teachers exercise discretion and autonomy in areas such as ignoring assessment protocols, following school rules and procedures, rescheduling concepts to be taught, and giving little attention to certain policy requirements. These results offer insights for the exercise of discretion and autonomy by teachers and other street-level bureaucrats. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 143-155 Issue: 2 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.934835 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.934835 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:2:p:143-155 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_858353_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Azwadi Ali Author-X-Name-First: Azwadi Author-X-Name-Last: Ali Author-Name: Norsiah Ahmad Author-X-Name-First: Norsiah Author-X-Name-Last: Ahmad Title: Trust and Tax Compliance Among Malaysian Working Youth Abstract: A high level of tax morale is necessary in promoting tax compliance among the public, including youth who tend to have a low sense of responsibility. The current tax system and working youth segment of Malaysia are first explained. Based on the relevant literature on taxation, important factors that influence trust and the resulting tax compliance are conceptualized in a research model. An online survey was administered on youth throughout Malaysia that resulted in 2,030 usable responses, of which 500 were used in testing the model. The empirical results from using partial least squares analysis show that one of the two trust variables and tax knowledge are significant determinants of tax compliance. In addition, youth in the registered taxpayers group exhibited a greater level of compliance intention than non-registered youth. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 389-396 Issue: 7 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.858353 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.858353 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:7:p:389-396 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_858354_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Arindam Laha Author-X-Name-First: Arindam Author-X-Name-Last: Laha Author-Name: Pravat Kumar Kuri Author-X-Name-First: Pravat Kumar Author-X-Name-Last: Kuri Title: Measuring the Impact of Microfinance on Women Empowerment: A Cross Country Analysis with Special Reference to India Abstract: The outreach of microfinance program is considered to be a means to enhance the economic opportunities among the women section of the population and thus have its far reaching implications to the empowerment of women. In this respect, a wide variation in the outreach of microfinance program to the women poor households is observed across countries of the world. In India, the states having higher level of microfinance outreach are also the states with a relatively high level of women empowerment. It is, thus, predicted that an all-inclusive microfinance system would strengthen the process of financial inclusion in India and thereby would promote women’s empowerment. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 397-408 Issue: 7 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.858354 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.858354 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:7:p:397-408 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_858355_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jari Kankaanpää Author-X-Name-First: Jari Author-X-Name-Last: Kankaanpää Author-Name: Lasse Oulasvirta Author-X-Name-First: Lasse Author-X-Name-Last: Oulasvirta Author-Name: Jani Wacker Author-X-Name-First: Jani Author-X-Name-Last: Wacker Title: Steering and Monitoring Model of State-Owned Enterprises Abstract: The aim of this study is to systematize the heterogeneous field of stated-owned enterprises (SOEs) especially for steering and monitoring purposes. Based on the existent literature and the heterogeneous field of the Finnish state’s share portfolio, we create a model for steering and monitoring purposes. In our model, the SOEs are grouped into categories according to how much the state as an owner is concerned with the social service assignment principle, strategic interests, or purely shareholder value interests. Consistency in the basis, extent, and listing status of SOEs for steering and reporting creates good preconditions for ownership policy decision-making and ultimately improves the outcomes of ownership policy and steering. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 409-423 Issue: 7 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.858355 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.858355 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:7:p:409-423 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_858356_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Parvaz Azharul Huq Author-X-Name-First: Parvaz Azharul Author-X-Name-Last: Huq Title: The Limits of Citizen Participation in the Urban Local Governance Process in Bangladesh Abstract: One of the central ideas of liberal democracy is to ensure broad-based citizen participation in the governance process that goes beyond simply voting. However, evidence shows that on many occasions it has been failing to do so both in the developed and developing countries. As such, this paper, based on an empirical study, analyzes the scopes, forms, and nature of citizen participation in the urban local governance process in Bangladesh. It is found that citizen participation has been nominal in the local governance process due to a number of social, political, and institutional factors, for example, electoral politics, limited citizen’s accesses to various decision-making bodies, the existence of clientelistic politics and the presence of a weak civil society. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 424-435 Issue: 7 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.858356 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.858356 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:7:p:424-435 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_858357_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Luis García Westphalen Author-X-Name-First: Luis Author-X-Name-Last: García Westphalen Title: Evaluating the Prosecutorial Mandate of the Supreme Audit Institution of Peru Abstract: The Supreme Audit Institution of Peru (CGR) holds a mandate to prosecute civil servants who commit crimes. This paper analyzes 35 criminal processes filed by CGR against 194 civil servants. It finds that CGR accuses civil servants without adequate proof, for infringing administrative regulations, and for exercising their discretionary power. Consequently, 98.03% of CGR’s criminal accusations are dismissed by the judiciary. This paper argues that CGR’s intensive but sterile prosecutorial activity responds to its narrow interpretation of the principle of legality and, vis-à-vis, its expanded interpretation of what characterizes a crime. This paper also argues that public audits are not conducive to proving corruption. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 436-443 Issue: 7 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.858357 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.858357 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:7:p:436-443 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_757619_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jonas Linde Author-X-Name-First: Jonas Author-X-Name-Last: Linde Author-Name: Martin Karlsson Author-X-Name-First: Martin Author-X-Name-Last: Karlsson Title: The Dictator's New Clothes: The Relationship Between E-Participation and Quality of Government in Non-Democratic Regimes Abstract: It is often assumed that the development of e-participation and e-government initiatives aimed at stimulating citizen participation in the political process and fostering more efficient governmental services harbors a great potential for improved control of corruption and government performance. Thus, it is often argued that e-participation is an efficient instrument for increasing transparency and quality of government in non-democratic and developing countries. However, this article argues that these assumptions should be questioned on theoretical, empirical, and methodological grounds. The results of the empirical time-series cross-section analyses show that positive development in terms of e-participation in non-democratic countries does not lead to corresponding positive effects in terms of control of corruption and quality of government. Rather, in many cases the Internet offers political elites new opportunities in their quest for remaining in power. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 269-281 Issue: 4 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2012.757619 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2012.757619 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:4:p:269-281 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_757618_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Josie Fisher Author-X-Name-First: Josie Author-X-Name-Last: Fisher Author-Name: Bligh Grant Author-X-Name-First: Bligh Author-X-Name-Last: Grant Title: Public Value: Recovering the Ethical for Public Sector Managers Abstract: First put forward by Mark Moore in Creating Public Value (1995), public value continues to be the subject of conjecture and refutation across a range of academic disciplines. After presenting an account of the original theory, this article explores the contested meanings attributed to public value. We argue that while Moore's theory can be viewed, inter alia, as a post-New Public Management (NPM) paradigm, or as self-serving rhetoric for public managers, these perspectives neglect the strong ethical component of the theory. Further, we argue that an understanding of the relevance of Moore's ethical prescriptions for public managers is central to grasping his account of the relationship between politics and administration and for his project for a reinvigorated public sector. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 248-255 Issue: 4 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2012.757618 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2012.757618 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:4:p:248-255 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_713305_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Solomon Markos Author-X-Name-First: Solomon Author-X-Name-Last: Markos Title: Civil Service Reform in Ethiopia: Issues, Lessons, and Future Directions Abstract: This article provides an in-depth review of the successes and challenges of public sector reform efforts in Ethiopia with a view to help other developing countries, particularly African countries, learn from Ethiopia's experiences in this regard so that they can improve the content of and approach to their public sector reforms. It also identifies the gaps in the existing literature and puts forward implications for further research in the area. The public sector reform program of Ethiopia has shown successes particularly in the areas of service delivery to citizens. However, the reform program is entangled with challenges such as lack of accountability and transparency on the part of implementing institutions, inadequate material and moral incentive to employees thus crippling the capacity to manage the implementation process, and participation from the side of different stakeholders. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 235-247 Issue: 4 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2012.713305 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2012.713305 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:4:p:235-247 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_757620_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Sylvia Bawa Author-X-Name-First: Sylvia Author-X-Name-Last: Bawa Author-Name: Francis Sanyare Author-X-Name-First: Francis Author-X-Name-Last: Sanyare Title: Women's Participation and Representation in Politics: Perspectives from Ghana Abstract: This article discusses empirical findings on issues affecting women's effective participation in politics and the public sector of Ghana. It argues that women's involvement in public life and politics has steadily declined contrary to hopeful reportage that global empowerment campaigns have increased women's political participation across Africa. The article suggests that given the deep-rooted socio-cultural hindrances women face, affirmative action policies need to be revisited to complement women's agency in contesting for, winning, and participating in politics and public service more effectively. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 282-291 Issue: 4 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2012.757620 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2012.757620 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:4:p:282-291 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_756889_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Mario Coccia Author-X-Name-First: Mario Author-X-Name-Last: Coccia Author-Name: Secondo Rolfo Author-X-Name-First: Secondo Author-X-Name-Last: Rolfo Title: Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior of Public Research Institutions Abstract: The purpose of this article is to analyze the organizational behavior of public research organizations based on their human resources development and management. The study here focuses on the largest Italian public research body. The pyramid of R&D people shows the irregular spatial structure of the research personnel per macro regions and the index of seniority indicates older research personnel in the North and Central Part of Italy than in the South Italy. The analysis of human resources displays organizational weaknesses and threats for public research labs generated by research policy based on shrinking public research lab budgets and downsizing of research personnel. Some critical human resource management implications are discussed in order to improve the strategic change and research performances of public research institutions in turbulent and fast-changing markets. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 256-268 Issue: 4 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2012.756889 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2012.756889 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:4:p:256-268 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_469945_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Haider Yasmeen Author-X-Name-First: Haider Author-X-Name-Last: Yasmeen Author-Name: M. Supriya Author-X-Name-First: M. Author-X-Name-Last: Supriya Title: Role Stress: A Career Stage Comparison Abstract: Based on the premise that the individual's perception of the work roles differs across career stages, several studies have shown that role stress also differs. The main purpose of this study is to investigate if moderating variables like motivation, locus of control, and self-efficacy would also impact stress-outcome relationships differently across career stages. Multiple moderator regression analysis was used to analyze the data collected from respondents belonging to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Tamil Nadu Cadre. The findings of the study indicated a significant difference in the moderating role of the personality variables across career stages. The main implication is that organizations may have to design specific stress intervention programs based on the nature of role stressors experienced in each of the career stages. An effort to strengthen personality variables that act as positive moderators must also be made an integral part of the stress intervention programs. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 357-370 Issue: 7 Volume: 33 Year: 2010 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900691003694234 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900691003694234 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:33:y:2010:i:7:p:357-370 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_470172_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jungbu Kim Author-X-Name-First: Jungbu Author-X-Name-Last: Kim Title: Why Are Some States More Generous in Offering R&D Tax Credits than Others? An Empirical Answer Abstract: This article examines political cost factors that affect a state's propensity to adopt a corporate income tax credit to encourage research and development (R&D) activities in the United States. Assuming state elected officials are vote-maximizers, this article hypothesizes that politicians' consideration of potential revenue losses and influence from organized interests are critical in a state's decision to provide a R&D tax credit. To test the hypothesis, two statistical models are specified. With a dichotomous dependent variable of whether or not a R&D tax credit is offered, a Logit regression model is utilized. For the interval level dependent variable of effective R&D credit rates, this article specifies a Tobit model. The results show that politicians' concerns about revenue losses loom much larger than private organized interests. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 371-378 Issue: 7 Volume: 33 Year: 2010 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900691003696502 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900691003696502 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:33:y:2010:i:7:p:371-378 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_461109_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Daphne Rixon Author-X-Name-First: Daphne Author-X-Name-Last: Rixon Title: Stakeholder Engagement in Public Sector Agencies: Ascending the Rungs of the Accountability Ladder Abstract: In the current era of public demand for increased accountability from government, stakeholders expect their government and its agencies to consult constituents and provide them with an opportunity to have a say in strategic direction. Indeed, stakeholder engagement is very prevalent and is viewed as a vital component of accountability. Consequently, there is an increasing trend for governments and their agencies to consult stakeholders on issues ranging from budgets to strategic plans of departments and agencies. This article argues that consultation extends beyond the dissemination of information and participation in surveys and focus groups in order to ensure that public sector agencies have sufficiently demonstrated accountability through consultation. Rather, the true substance of consultation is providing an opportunity for stakeholders to have a say in the organization by advancing their own proposals regarding its strategic direction. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 347-356 Issue: 7 Volume: 33 Year: 2010 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900691003606006 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900691003606006 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:33:y:2010:i:7:p:347-356 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_470211_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Christopher Hawkins Author-X-Name-First: Christopher Author-X-Name-Last: Hawkins Title: Inter-Jurisdictional Economic Development: A Political Institution Explanation for Policy Choice Abstract: This study examines the role of formal institutions and rules of government in the formation of joint venture agreements for economic development. Research suggests local governing arrangements play an influential role in the policy area of local economic development. This study presents an argument that form of government provides incentives that influence the decision to establish a developmental, redistributive, or regional interjurisdictional agreement. The results of a multinomial logit model using survey data collected from 12 metropolitan areas provides evidence to support the hypotheses that unreformed governing institutions, compared to cities with an appointed professional manager, are more likely to form joint venture agreements that are developmental in nature. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 379-389 Issue: 7 Volume: 33 Year: 2010 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900691003696890 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900691003696890 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:33:y:2010:i:7:p:379-389 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_482266_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Nahee Kang Author-X-Name-First: Nahee Author-X-Name-Last: Kang Title: , by T. G. Arun and J. Turner Journal: Pages: 402-403 Issue: 7 Volume: 33 Year: 2010 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2010.482266 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2010.482266 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:33:y:2010:i:7:p:402-403 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_470898_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Chamil Rathnayake Author-X-Name-First: Chamil Author-X-Name-Last: Rathnayake Title: Romance of Leadership in the Public Sector Higher Education in Sri Lanka Abstract: This article has been retracted Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 390-401 Issue: 7 Volume: 33 Year: 2010 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900691003703761 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900691003703761 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:33:y:2010:i:7:p:390-401 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1072219_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Zeger Van der Wal Author-X-Name-First: Zeger Author-X-Name-Last: Van der Wal Title: Public Values Research in the 21st Century: Where We Are, Where We Haven’t Been, and Where We Should Go Abstract: This introductory article addresses current gaps and future challenges in PV research. It suggests avenues for viable PV research in the 21st century in terms of content, context, and methodologies. In doing so, it argues how the contributions to this special issue contribute to meeting some of these challenges and how they complement and sometimes confront each other. To conclude, this article shortly introduces each of the seven individual contributions that make up this special issue. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1-5 Issue: 1 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1072219 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1072219 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:1:p:1-5 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1028637_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Anne-Marie Reynaers Author-X-Name-First: Anne-Marie Author-X-Name-Last: Reynaers Author-Name: Hester Paanakker Author-X-Name-First: Hester Author-X-Name-Last: Paanakker Title: To Privatize or Not? Addressing Public Values in a Semiprivatized Prison System Abstract: Through public–private partnerships (PPPs), the Dutch government is experimenting with private sector involvement in its prison system. Although considered a promising alternative to traditional public procurement in terms of efficiency and effectiveness, there is a paucity of empirical data on the impact of PPPs on other important public values, such as transparency or responsiveness, in the specific context of the penal sector. Studying the first Dutch detention center PPP, this article sets out to provide empirical insight into the safeguarding of public values in semiprivate governance settings and seeks to uncover the challenges and opportunities for prison (semi)privatization. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 6-14 Issue: 1 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1028637 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1028637 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:1:p:6-14 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1004091_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: James R. Thompson Author-X-Name-First: James R. Author-X-Name-Last: Thompson Title: Public Values in Context: A Longitudinal Analysis of the U.S. Civil Service Abstract: The focus in this article is on administrative values as articulated by a group of elected officials rather than, as is the case in much of the public values literature, by administrators. An analysis is conducted of the specific values invoked by members of Congress with regard to the federal civil service over the period 1883–2002. The examination of values in this venue allows insights into the extent to which values generally and public values specifically are inherently contextual and why therefore, any definitive definition of the construct will remain elusive. The longitudinal nature of the study further highlights the relevance of historical context to an understanding of “public values.” Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 15-25 Issue: 1 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1004091 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1004091 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:1:p:15-25 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1028638_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Christopher ‘Kit’ Bennetts Author-X-Name-First: Christopher ‘Kit’ Author-X-Name-Last: Bennetts Author-Name: Michael B. Charles Author-X-Name-First: Michael B. Author-X-Name-Last: Charles Title: Between Protection and Pragmatism: Passenger Transport Security and Public Value Trade-Offs Abstract: With ongoing global concern about terrorism, security at passenger transport infrastructures is now both expected and accepted by the traveling public. It is clear, however, that security arrangements differ greatly from place to place, and from mode to mode. This article proposes a theoretical framework, based on public values theory, to explain why passenger transport security arrangements look as they do, and why they differ in their intensity and technological sophistication. In light the of three historical case studies, we posit that security arrangements continually change as a result of the constant reprioritization of public values pertaining to passenger transport infrastructure. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 26-39 Issue: 1 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1028638 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1028638 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:1:p:26-39 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1015556_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ahmed Mohammed Sayed Mostafa Author-X-Name-First: Ahmed Mohammed Sayed Author-X-Name-Last: Mostafa Author-Name: Filadelfo Leon-Cazares Author-X-Name-First: Filadelfo Author-X-Name-Last: Leon-Cazares Title: Public Service Motivation and Organizational Performance in Mexico: Testing the Mediating Effects of Organizational Citizenship Behaviors Abstract: Despite the importance of the public sector, little effort has been made by researchers to empirically verify the influence of individual-level factors on the performance of public sector organizations. This study examines the effects of public service motivation (PSM) and organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs) on perceived organizational performance in the Mexican public sector. In an attempt to open up the “black box” of the relationship between PSM and organizational performance, this study also examines the mediating effects of OCBs on the relationship between PSM and performance. Using survey data on civil servants, findings show that PSM has no direct effect on perceived performance whereas OCBs have. The findings also show that PSM has an indirect effect on organizational performance through its positive influence on OCBs. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 40-48 Issue: 1 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1015556 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1015556 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:1:p:40-48 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1028640_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Kim H. J. van Eijck Author-X-Name-First: Kim H. J. Author-X-Name-Last: van Eijck Author-Name: Berit Lindemann Author-X-Name-First: Berit Author-X-Name-Last: Lindemann Title: Crafting Spaces: Strategies for Managing Public Needs Agendas Abstract: This article is concerned with the spaces in which public needs are identified, prioritized, and captured in agendas. These spaces must be crafted as “the public” is not an actor, and is therefore unable to coherently express its needs. These agendas form the basis of the co-creation of public value. We introduce a framework, which is used to analyze the strategic practice of crafting spaces for PNAs. Furthermore, it introduces two cases that describe the strategic practices civil society managers are involved in when crafting PNA spaces and reveal how they influence or are influenced by their institutional context. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 49-62 Issue: 1 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1028640 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1028640 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:1:p:49-62 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1057342_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Eva Witesman Author-X-Name-First: Eva Author-X-Name-Last: Witesman Author-Name: Lawrence Walters Author-X-Name-First: Lawrence Author-X-Name-Last: Walters Title: The Public Values of Political Preference Abstract: One of the traditionally central characteristics of public administration is its political neutrality. This article examines the connections between public service values and political preferences including party affiliation (Republican/Democrat), ideology (conservative/liberal), and presidential candidate preference (Romney/Obama). The study reports the results of a national survey (n = 1541) that elicits citizen expectations of government and party affiliation, ideological preference, and presidential candidate preference. Using regression analysis and multidimensional scaling, the article explores the empirical connections between public values and political preferences—and the ways in which the value structures of people with different political preferences differ in fundamental ways. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 63-73 Issue: 1 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1057342 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1057342 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:1:p:63-73 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1053614_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Lijing Yang Author-X-Name-First: Lijing Author-X-Name-Last: Yang Title: Worlds Apart? Worlds Aligned? The Perceptions and Prioritizations of Civil Servant Values Among Civil Servants From China and The Netherlands Abstract: This study investigates the perceptions and prioritizations of five key civil servant values, based on in-depth qualitative interviews among 22 Chinese and 20 Dutch civil servants. It shows that Chinese and Dutch respondents interpret loyalty differently, referring respectively to the political party and to the organization. The common difficulty in upholding people-orientedness in practice is attributed to different reasons. Both view full transparency as unnecessary, and similarly, both value effectiveness more important than efficiency. This study offers substantial insight into civil servant values and a new perspective on cross-cultural value studies, along with implications for relevant research and practice. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 74-86 Issue: 1 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1053614 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1053614 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:1:p:74-86 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_772628_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Tom Christensen Author-X-Name-First: Tom Author-X-Name-Last: Christensen Author-Name: Per Lægreid Author-X-Name-First: Per Author-X-Name-Last: Lægreid Title: Welfare Administration Reform Between Coordination and Specialization Abstract: This article identifies transboundary coordination practices and related modes of specialization in welfare administration reforms. We describe how the 2005 reform of the welfare administration in Norway started as a process of integration involving merger and partnership, but later, following the 2008 reorganization, introduced re-centralization and re-specialization. The main research questions are how we can explain this change of administrative reform? Why was the integrative administrative reform not sustainable and reorganization through re-specialization seen as a better answer to the “wicked issues” of welfare services? To answer these questions we apply a structural-instrumental perspective and a cultural-institutional perspective. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 556-566 Issue: 8 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.772628 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.772628 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:8:p:556-566 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_772630_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Isabel Garcia-Sanchez Author-X-Name-First: Isabel Author-X-Name-Last: Garcia-Sanchez Author-Name: Beatriz Cuadrado-Ballesteros Author-X-Name-First: Beatriz Author-X-Name-Last: Cuadrado-Ballesteros Author-Name: Jose Frias-Aceituno Author-X-Name-First: Jose Author-X-Name-Last: Frias-Aceituno Title: Determinants of Government Effectiveness Abstract: The direct relationship between government effectiveness and the population's well-being has generated a growing interest about the explanatory factors of governance quality. Thus, the aim of this study is to determine the determinants of government effectiveness, in relation to the organizational environment and political and internal characteristics of public administrations. For this, we used a sample composed by 202 countries observed between 2002 and 2008. A World Bank governance indicator represents the government effectiveness. We estimated a panel data dependence model by the Generalized Method of Moments estimator to avoid heterogeneity and endogeneity problems. Furthermore, a CHAID algorithm provides a classification of governance quality according to the predicted determinants. The results show that government effectiveness is initially explained by the organizational environment, related to economic development and educational status. Later, and according to countries’ income distribution, political constrains and some organizational characteristics, such as gender diversity and government size, may improve governance quality. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 567-577 Issue: 8 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.772630 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.772630 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:8:p:567-577 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_772626_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: A. Ahsan Author-X-Name-First: A. Author-X-Name-Last: Ahsan Author-Name: Pranab Panday Author-X-Name-First: Pranab Author-X-Name-Last: Panday Title: Problems of Coordination in Field Administration in Bangladesh: Does Informal Communication Matter? Abstract: The main thrust of the article is to analyze the state of problems of inter-organizational coordination in the upazila (second tier of local government) in Bangladesh. It also explains to what extent informal communication matters for inter-organizational coordination. Based on empirical data collected in 2009, findings of the study suggest that a number of factors have facilitated non-existence of inter-organizational coordination at the upazila. These factors include lack of division of activities, dualism in control over officers, lack of proper functioning of the committees, and dual authority in disbursement of funds and its impact on timely disbursement. Findings also suggest that in the absence of coordination among different departments, informal communication has been observed to be one of the prominent mechanisms of ensuring coordination. However, existence of factors like lack of willingness to be engaged in informal communication and lack of cooperation has hindered the process of building informal communication among different departments. Despite having some problems this research has concluded that informal communication has helped the process of coordination among different departments while they are carrying out their responsibilities. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 588-599 Issue: 8 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.772626 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.772626 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:8:p:588-599 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_772632_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Nevbahar Ertas Author-X-Name-First: Nevbahar Author-X-Name-Last: Ertas Title: Formal and Informal Social Participation of Public, Non-Profit, and Private Employees Abstract: Although existing research has focused on the link between employee sector and formal volunteering, no differentiation is made between formal and informal social participation. This study compares the formal and informal social participation of public-, non-profit-, and private-sector employees using recent data from two sources. The results indicate that both government and non-profit employees report higher levels of formal and informal social participation, as measured in several ways. Findings provide a more complete understanding of the multifaceted ways in which citizens can get involved, and emphasize the importance of motivational differences. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 578-587 Issue: 8 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.772632 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.772632 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:8:p:578-587 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_772627_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ayaka Noda Author-X-Name-First: Ayaka Author-X-Name-Last: Noda Author-Name: Mikyong Kim Author-X-Name-First: Mikyong Author-X-Name-Last: Kim Title: Continuing Professional Education for Japanese Government Officials: Study Destinations and Motivational Factors Abstract: The Japanese government's Continuing Professional Education (CPE) programs have sent officials to graduate and professional schools in Japan and abroad. This research examines the destination choice patterns of CPE participants and the reasons they choose Japanese or U.S. universities. Interviews with CPE participants suggested that U.S. schools attracted Japanese government officials by offering a wider range of courses emphasizing the integration of theory and practice. Boshier's motivational orientation model was applied to better understand CPE motivations and reasons. Notably, no participant identified “social welfare” as an important motivator, but “employment benefit” and “upgrading personal market value” factors emerged. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 544-555 Issue: 8 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.772627 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.772627 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:8:p:544-555 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_756890_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Emmanuel Botlhale Author-X-Name-First: Emmanuel Author-X-Name-Last: Botlhale Title: The Rights-Asserting Contemporary Public Service Customer in Botswana Abstract: This article discusses an often-ignored subject in Botswana-specific literature: the emergence of rights-asserting contemporary public service customers. These customers unflinchingly demand their rights. Given this situation, this article argues that there is a need for a paradigm shift on the part of public servants. Among other things, this will entail the crafting of a new internally created customer service charter which puts a high premium on service delivery. Thus, the charter should beget a public service that respects customers' inviolate right to quality public service. Although the case study is about Botswana, there are general lessons — e.g., an internally created public service charter. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 523-531 Issue: 8 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2012.756890 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2012.756890 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:8:p:523-531 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_772199_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Kelly Krawczyk Author-X-Name-First: Kelly Author-X-Name-Last: Krawczyk Author-Name: Jennie Sweet-Cushman Author-X-Name-First: Jennie Author-X-Name-Last: Sweet-Cushman Author-Name: Raymond Muhula Author-X-Name-First: Raymond Author-X-Name-Last: Muhula Title: The Road to Good Governance: Via the Path Less Accountable? The Effectiveness of Fiscal Accountability in Liberia Abstract: Accountability mechanisms are touted as a path to “good governance.” But are accountability mechanisms a sure route to achieving the objectives of “good governance”? Limited case studies have offered inconsistent evidence (Blair, 2000; Charlick, 2001; Devas & Grant, 2003). But empirical evidence of the relationships among principles of good governance—high citizen participation, low levels of corruption, high-quality service delivery—and accountability mechanisms is lacking. We examine the effectiveness of accountability mechanisms in Liberia and find relationships between measures of county level fiscal accountability and measures of good governance do not always produce expected results, making fiscal accountability mechanisms no guarantee for achieving goals of good governance. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 532-543 Issue: 8 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.772199 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.772199 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:8:p:532-543 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1437871_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Tamara Nezhina Author-X-Name-First: Tamara Author-X-Name-Last: Nezhina Author-Name: Tatiana Zaytseva Author-X-Name-First: Tatiana Author-X-Name-Last: Zaytseva Title: Introduction to the Special Symposium Issue on Public Administration in Russia Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 335-339 Issue: 5-6 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1437871 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1437871 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:5-6:p:335-339 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1439508_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ivan Leksin Author-X-Name-First: Ivan Author-X-Name-Last: Leksin Title: Intergovernmental Agreements in Contemporary Russia Abstract: The paper discusses the evolution and current forms of agreements between federal, regional and municipal governments, as well as between the constituent units of the Russian Federation and municipalities. It analyses the problems and prospects of using these regulatory instruments. The purposes of this paper are to examine the current context of making intergovernmental agreements in Russia, to provide a comprehensive vision of contemporary state of this instrument of shaping intergovernmental relations, and to assess the prospects for their further practical use in the Russian Federation. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 340-356 Issue: 5-6 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1439508 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1439508 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:5-6:p:340-356 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1423329_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Natalia Ermasova Author-X-Name-First: Natalia Author-X-Name-Last: Ermasova Author-Name: Dina Clark Author-X-Name-First: Dina Author-X-Name-Last: Clark Author-Name: Lam Nguyen Author-X-Name-First: Lam Author-X-Name-Last: Nguyen Author-Name: Sergey Ermasov Author-X-Name-First: Sergey Author-X-Name-Last: Ermasov Title: Russian Public Sector Employees’ Reasoning of Ethical Behavior: An Empirical Study Abstract: The purpose of this study is to examine the ethical reasoning of Russian public sector employees based on age, gender, management experience, specialization by the area of activity, and tenure with the current employer. Using t-test and one-way ANOVA statistical analyses, this study analyzed the ethical reasoning of 199 Russian public sector employees. Significant differences in ethical reasoning were observed among public sector employees based on age and specialization by the area of activity, but no significant differences in ethical reasoning were found among respondents based on gender, management experience and tenure with current employer. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 357-376 Issue: 5-6 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1423329 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1423329 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:5-6:p:357-376 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1426011_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Alexander Kotchegura Author-X-Name-First: Alexander Author-X-Name-Last: Kotchegura Title: Preventing Corruption Risk in Legislation: Evidence from Russia, Moldova, and Kazakhstan Abstract: Corruption risk assessment of draft laws and other normative acts is a relatively new instrument in the anti-corruption strategies implemented by developed nations, countries in transition, and the developing world. In connection with this, any practical experience accumulated in this area presents obvious interest. The analysis of such experience may allow to identify what works and what does not work in introducing the practices of anti-corruption screening of draft laws and other normative acts in various environments and settings, as well as contribute to dissemination of best practices in the countries of the region and elsewhere.This article seeks to analyze and demonstrate the extent of practical implementation of corruption risk assessment of draft and enacted legislation in three post-communist countries, the problems encountered and solutions identified. Proceeding from this analysis, certain recommendations for practitioners in this field are formulated. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 377-387 Issue: 5-6 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1426011 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1426011 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:5-6:p:377-387 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1426010_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ekaterina Ivanova Author-X-Name-First: Ekaterina Author-X-Name-Last: Ivanova Title: Motives Driving the Creation of Professional and Business Associations: Evidence from Russia Abstract: Our knowledge of associations is scarce, requiring a multidisciplinary approach that has been rarely used to investigate this multifaceted phenomenon that cuts across the confines of a single discipline. This study investigates the motives that drive the founding of associations in the Russian context, analyzing original data and applying a mixed-methods research design. An empirical typology of motives is developed to obtain a more accurate range of time- and value-driven motives beyond what is currently understood. The findings shed light on the complexity and multidimensionality of the motivational factors driving the establishment of associations in a transitional context. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 388-400 Issue: 5-6 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1426010 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1426010 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:5-6:p:388-400 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1426013_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Svetlana Suslova Author-X-Name-First: Svetlana Author-X-Name-Last: Suslova Title: The Determinants of Collective Coproduction: The Case of Secondary Schools in Russia Abstract: This research focuses on parents’ participation in their children’s education via self-organizing through non-profit organizations (NPOs). The aim of this article is to uncover the factors which have an impact on Russian parenting organizations participating in collective coproduction in schooling. Quantitative analysis revealed three groups of explanatory variables: a) the “economic” variables, namely GRP per capita and poverty rate; b) a “high status” of a school; and c) variables capturing the “federal district effect” on the probability of collective coproduction. Results of the quantitative analysis highlight the significant discrepancies in regional conditions for emerging NPOs in coproduction in schooling. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 401-413 Issue: 5-6 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1426013 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1426013 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:5-6:p:401-413 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1426014_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Polina Detkova Author-X-Name-First: Polina Author-X-Name-Last: Detkova Author-Name: Elena Podkolzina Author-X-Name-First: Elena Author-X-Name-Last: Podkolzina Author-Name: Andrey Tkachenko Author-X-Name-First: Andrey Author-X-Name-Last: Tkachenko Title: Corruption, Centralization and Competition: Evidence from Russian Public Procurement Abstract: This paper estimates the impact of corruption on the incentives of procurers to maintain honest competition in tenders. Customers, who procure for themselves, and Agencies, who procure for the customers in their region are considered. Basing on a large dataset of open auctions conducted by Russian regional-level authorities in 2011, the analysis shows that in highly corrupt regions, Agencies fail to arrange competitive tenders and most of auctions have one bidder. Customers attract more bidders for large contracts, but rebates are usually low. Therefore, procurement centralization may reduce the corruption of Customers, but cannot solve the problem of low competition. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 414-434 Issue: 5-6 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1426014 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1426014 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:5-6:p:414-434 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1426009_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Nadezhda Sirotkina Author-X-Name-First: Nadezhda Author-X-Name-Last: Sirotkina Author-Name: Svetlana Pavlovskaya Author-X-Name-First: Svetlana Author-X-Name-Last: Pavlovskaya Title: Рublic Procurement in Russia: What Hinders Innovation? Abstract: Using public procurement to foster innovation is a widespread practice worldwide. However, in Russia public procurement has had no significant impact on developing innovation. Empirical research with expert interviews and qualitative and quantitative data analysis has revealed the reasons for poor performance to promote innovation, including tough anti-trust and anti-corruption rules, limited use of tenders as well as “life-cycle cost” criteria, and poor management by the procuring agencies. The analysis revealed the contradiction between the rules designed for fighting corruption and monopolies and the need to stimulate innovation through procurement. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 435-445 Issue: 5-6 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1426009 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1426009 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:5-6:p:435-445 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1426012_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Dmitri Vinogradov Author-X-Name-First: Dmitri Author-X-Name-Last: Vinogradov Author-Name: Elena Shadrina Author-X-Name-First: Elena Author-X-Name-Last: Shadrina Title: Public-Private Partnerships as Collaborative Projects: Testing the Theory on Cases from EU and Russia Abstract: How do public-private partnerships (PPPs) differ from traditional public procurement and what role should governments play in them? This article views PPPs as collaborative projects with imperfect information between parties. Typical public procurement contracts tackle asymmetric information problems yet limit feasibility of projects: some are not profitable enough to ensure private party participation. Partnership improves feasibility; this justifies PPPs as a form of public good provision and demonstrates how they differ from procurement. Four UK and Russian cases of PPP projects are analyzed within the above framework, focusing on types of contracts, contributions of both partners, and specific partnership elements. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 446-459 Issue: 5-6 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1426012 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1426012 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:5-6:p:446-459 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1383417_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Igor Khodachek Author-X-Name-First: Igor Author-X-Name-Last: Khodachek Author-Name: Konstantin Timoshenko Author-X-Name-First: Konstantin Author-X-Name-Last: Timoshenko Title: Russian Central Government Budgeting and Public Sector Reform Discourses: Paradigms, Hybrids, and a “Third Way” Abstract: This study explores how public sector reform discourses are reflected in Russian central government budgeting. Through the lenses of institutional logics, Russian central government budgeting is considered to be a social institution that is influenced by rivaling reform paradigms: Public Administration, New Public Management (NPM), the Neo-Weberian State, and New Public Governance. Although NPM has dominated the agenda during the last decade, all four have been presented in “talks” and “decisions” regarding government budgeting. The empirical evidence illustrates that the implementation of management accounting techniques in the Russian public sector has coincided with and contradicted the construction of the Russian version of bureaucratic governance, which is referred to as the vertical of power. Having been accompanied by participatory mechanisms and a re-evaluation of the Soviet legacy, the reforms have created prerequisites for various outcomes at the level of budgeting practices: conflicts, as in the UK, and hybridization, as in Finland. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 460-477 Issue: 5-6 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1383417 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1383417 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:5-6:p:460-477 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1091015_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Radha Wagle Author-X-Name-First: Radha Author-X-Name-Last: Wagle Author-Name: Soma Pillay Author-X-Name-First: Soma Author-X-Name-Last: Pillay Author-Name: Wendy Wright Author-X-Name-First: Wendy Author-X-Name-Last: Wright Title: Examining Nepalese Forestry Governance from Gender Perspectives Abstract: This article examines Nepalese forestry governance from gender perspectives. We argue that gendered institutional norms and values are associated with forest-governing institutions, such as forest bureaucracies, shaping the nature, and extent of women’s involvement in decision-making processes in the Nepalese forest bureaucracy. Studies on Nepalese forestry reveal that substantial progress has been made in forming policies and initiating activities for including women in forestry governance of Nepal; however despite this, gendered dynamics create difficulties for women to enter and progress in the forestry profession, thereby creating gendered employment territories through institutional, legislative, normative, and infrastructural measures. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 205-225 Issue: 3 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 2 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1091015 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1091015 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:3:p:205-225 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1094090_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jean-Baptiste Harguindéguy Author-X-Name-First: Jean-Baptiste Author-X-Name-Last: Harguindéguy Author-Name: Alistair Cole Author-X-Name-First: Alistair Author-X-Name-Last: Cole Title: The Survival of Spanish Provincial Governments in a Quasi-Federal Polity: Reframing the Debate Abstract: Despite harsh criticisms, Spanish provincial governments (diputaciones) have survived for 200 years and have remained practically unchanged since the Transition. The survival of diputaciones in a proto-regional state is clearly a paradox that requires consideration of a range of potential explanations. Drawing upon extensive empirical investigation within and around three provincial governments in 2013–2014 (Seville, Barcelona, and Valencia), the survival of the diputaciones is illuminated by the path dependency and functional arguments, but it is most convincingly explained in terms of cartel (party) politics. The impact of the 2008 economic crisis has stretched these “party bargains” to breaking point. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 226-239 Issue: 3 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 2 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1094090 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1094090 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:3:p:226-239 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1107735_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Chunyan Hu Author-X-Name-First: Chunyan Author-X-Name-Last: Hu Title: Accountability of Public Servants under Dominant Political Settlements of China: Effects, Challenges, and Issues Abstract: Some scholars think that accountability is attainable only under the electoral political system. However, it is argued that China could achieve some weak accountability even without general election system. How could this be achieved in China? The paper attempts to analyze this question with the following steps: first, it describes the specific accountability system by categorizing different approaches based on four dimensions, then focuses on the impacts that these approaches would have, which are based on finance, fairness and efficiency. It is concluded that under a dominant political settlement, only weak accountability exists in China, not real or strong accountability. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 240-255 Issue: 3 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 2 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1107735 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1107735 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:3:p:240-255 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1107737_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Martina Dal Molin Author-X-Name-First: Martina Author-X-Name-Last: Dal Molin Author-Name: Mateo Turri Author-X-Name-First: Mateo Author-X-Name-Last: Turri Author-Name: Tommaso Agasisti Author-X-Name-First: Tommaso Author-X-Name-Last: Agasisti Title: New Public Management Reforms in the Italian Universities: Managerial Tools, Accountability Mechanisms or Simply Compliance? Abstract: Since 2009, a cross-sectorial reform based on the New Public Management (NPM) principles introduced a performance management system in Italian universities. On the basis of the analysis of the documents regarding the performance management system produced by 60 public Italian universities as a result of the reform implementation, the paper investigates the performance management tools in relation to both completeness and use of them. The analysis highlights that the universities have implemented performance management tools in an unstructured and nonhomogeneous way. This allows formulation of hypotheses on the main determinants of this unsatisfactory result. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 256-269 Issue: 3 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 2 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1107737 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1107737 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:3:p:256-269 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1107738_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Lucie Laurian Author-X-Name-First: Lucie Author-X-Name-Last: Laurian Author-Name: Mark Walker Author-X-Name-First: Mark Author-X-Name-Last: Walker Author-Name: Jan Crawford Author-X-Name-First: Jan Author-X-Name-Last: Crawford Title: Implementing Environmental Sustainability in Local Government: The Impacts of Framing, Agency Culture, and Structure in US Cities and Counties Abstract: This article focuses on the organizational factors of environmental sustainability implementation in local government. We investigate the interactions, as well as direct and indirect impacts, of the framing of environmental sustainability and organizational culture and structure on implementation outcomes. We use a survey of 217 city/county planners and managers in 146 randomly selected American mid-sized cities and counties. The survey was specifically designed to tease out organizational features and their impacts. We model these impacts using structural equation modeling. We find that horizontally and vertically integrated organizational structure supports two essential dimensions of organizational culture: innovation adoption and consensus building. These cultural traits positively impact the framing of environmental sustainability at the core of organizations’ logic, which in turn significantly supports implementation outcomes. These findings provide important insights into city/county managers seeking to promote sustainability, and provide a base for future studies of the organizational factors of implementation. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 270-283 Issue: 3 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 2 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1107738 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1107738 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:3:p:270-283 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1107739_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Frans Maloa Author-X-Name-First: Frans Author-X-Name-Last: Maloa Title: Executive Remuneration: Industry and Job Family Effects Abstract: This research explores the distribution of executive remuneration based on the type of industry and job family in South African state-owned enterprises. A regression analysis of secondary data collected on 222 executives was conducted. The overall results based on pairwise comparison suggest that the distribution of executive remuneration across various categories of industry was the same except between forestry—defense, forestry—telecommunications, defense—telecommunications, and energy—development funding. However, the results also indicated that there was no difference in the distribution of remuneration across various categories of job families in South African state-owned enterprises. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 284-294 Issue: 3 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 2 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1107739 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1107739 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:3:p:284-294 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1072557_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Catrin Alverbratt Author-X-Name-First: Catrin Author-X-Name-Last: Alverbratt Author-Name: Johan Berlin Author-X-Name-First: Johan Author-X-Name-Last: Berlin Author-Name: Sture Åström Author-X-Name-First: Sture Author-X-Name-Last: Åström Author-Name: Anders Kauffeldt Author-X-Name-First: Anders Author-X-Name-Last: Kauffeldt Author-Name: Eric Carlström Author-X-Name-First: Eric Author-X-Name-Last: Carlström Title: A New Working Method in Psychiatric Care – The Impact of Implementation Abstract: An equal mix of organizational cultures is important for a successful implementation process. The aim of this study was to examine the implementation of a new working method in psychiatric hospital wards, representing different cultural characteristics. Descriptive quantitative data were collected at two hospitals (intervention and control). The results revealed one ward characterized by a mix of organizational cultures. This ward, compared with other intervention wards, showed the best results regarding patient assessed empowerment and participation. The result shows tentatively that organizational culture may have an impact on the implementation processes. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 295-304 Issue: 3 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 2 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1072557 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1072557 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:3:p:295-304 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1672186_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Anna Amirkhanyan Author-X-Name-First: Anna Author-X-Name-Last: Amirkhanyan Author-Name: Kristina Lambright Author-X-Name-First: Kristina Author-X-Name-Last: Lambright Author-Name: Shahriar Islam Author-X-Name-First: Shahriar Author-X-Name-Last: Islam Title: From Motives to Actions: A Study of Citizen Engagement in Health and Human Service Contracts Abstract: Analyzing data from 93 semi-structured interviews, this paper identifies common forms of citizen participation, motives driving these efforts, uses of feedback, and engagement challenges. It also explores interrelationships among these aspects of participation. The findings suggest that organizations with more motives for engagement offered a wider array of opportunities for participation and used the input in more ways. In addition, organizations more active in engaging citizens and using feedback were more likely to experience challenges. This study highlights the complexity of public participation and encourages public and private managers to be informed about its many benefits and barriers. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 181-191 Issue: 3 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 02 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1672186 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1672186 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:3:p:181-191 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1672726_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Barry Pemberton Author-X-Name-First: Barry Author-X-Name-Last: Pemberton Author-Name: Wilson Ng Author-X-Name-First: Wilson Author-X-Name-Last: Ng Title: Conceptualising Corporate Governance for Hazardous Industries: Public Engagement as a Risk Management Process in Britain’s Nuclear Industry Abstract: The 1986 catastrophic accident at the Chernobyl nuclear plant reflected the strategic risks of hazardous industries and the impact that totalitarian political systems can have on how these risks are managed. Drawing on key events in Britain’s nuclear industry, this article examines how public engagement paradigms may reduce risk in hazardous industries. In addition, a conceptual “demarchic” approach to corporate governance is explored that identifies how societal risks arising from hazardous operations may be reduced. This leads to an outline of how this may be achieved by minimizing the effects of information asymmetry and enhancing effective decision-making by citizens in technologically complex industries. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 192-201 Issue: 3 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 02 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1672726 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1672726 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:3:p:192-201 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1676777_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Nancy Achieng Odhiambo Author-X-Name-First: Nancy Achieng Author-X-Name-Last: Odhiambo Author-Name: Nixon Muganda Ochara Author-X-Name-First: Nixon Muganda Author-X-Name-Last: Ochara Author-Name: Armstrong Kadyamatimba Author-X-Name-First: Armstrong Author-X-Name-Last: Kadyamatimba Title: Cultivating Optimal Collaborative Decision Making in Counterterrorism Contexts: An Empirical Investigation Abstract: Collaborative decision making (CDM) is an important facilitator of effective response in emergencies. However, due to institutional differences, attainment of optimal CDM (OCDM) remains problematic. Thus, based on previous literature on CDM and institutional theory, this study examines the influence of enablers (e.g. organizational form, information and knowledge sharing, technical infrastructure, and informal relationships) on OCDM. Partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was used to examine the proposed hypotheses using a sample of 176 respondents. The results illustrated that attainment of OCDM is challenging since it is characterized by numerous organizational factors that agencies need to consider. Amongst the three pillars of institutional theory, the regulative pillar offers more insights on issues related to rules, discourse and practice and hence the challenges of OCDM attainment. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 202-214 Issue: 3 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 02 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1676777 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1676777 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:3:p:202-214 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1676778_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Peter Yao Lartey Author-X-Name-First: Peter Yao Author-X-Name-Last: Lartey Author-Name: Yusheng Kong Author-X-Name-First: Yusheng Author-X-Name-Last: Kong Author-Name: Stephen Owusu Afriyie Author-X-Name-First: Stephen Owusu Author-X-Name-Last: Afriyie Author-Name: Rupa Jaladi Santosh Author-X-Name-First: Rupa Jaladi Author-X-Name-Last: Santosh Author-Name: Fatoumata Binta Maci Bah Author-X-Name-First: Fatoumata Binta Maci Author-X-Name-Last: Bah Title: Knowledge Management Issues in India: A Public Sector Perspective Abstract: This study presents a new body of empirical evidence supporting knowledge management initiatives from the public sector, in the context of India. The Study examines the impact of KM on public administration. The findings represent the opinions of public servants representing 450 valid responses in a survey conducted at Bangalore. Smart-PLS and Amos statistical tools were employed to estimate a partial least square based on the SEM technique. The results suggest that organizational learning, knowledge sharing, innovation, social identification, and technology infrastructure are strong determinants of KM initiatives and could enhance individual and organizational performance. By extension, the study highlights the relevance of KM in management sciences, human resource, strategic management, leadership, organizational culture, and behavior. Nonetheless, the study variables satisfactorily explained KM at a higher reliability. However, organizational learning and knowledge sharing could be improved to address the increasing knowledge inequality in the public sector. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 215-230 Issue: 3 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 02 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1676778 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1676778 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:3:p:215-230 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1677711_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ali Uyar Author-X-Name-First: Ali Author-X-Name-Last: Uyar Author-Name: Cemil Kuzey Author-X-Name-First: Cemil Author-X-Name-Last: Kuzey Author-Name: Merve Kilic Author-X-Name-First: Merve Author-X-Name-Last: Kilic Title: Testing the Spillover Effects of Sustainability Reporting: Evidence from the Public Sector Abstract: The purpose of this study is to investigate the country-level drivers of sustainability reporting level (quantity) in the public sector using spillover theory. The results proved that the sector-level and geographical spillover effects have the significant determinants of sustainability reporting of the public sector. This finding implies that the sustainability reporting practices of a non-public sector has a significant influence on the sustainability reporting practices of the public sector. Moreover, the public sectors in countries that share the same geographical vicinity are affected by one another’s sustainability reporting practices. The results are robust to various alternative models, samplings, and measurements. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 231-240 Issue: 3 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 02 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1677711 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1677711 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:3:p:231-240 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1694540_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Lars Klemsdal Author-X-Name-First: Lars Author-X-Name-Last: Klemsdal Author-Name: Lars Erik Kjekshus Author-X-Name-First: Lars Erik Author-X-Name-Last: Kjekshus Title: Designing Administrative Reforms for Maintaining Trust Abstract: This paper explores how to maintain trust while implementing administrative reforms. The contribution is to show how trust can be enhanced through the design of reform plans. Contrary to the position that favours trust-based management over authority-based management, this paper favours a relational understanding of managing trust, which involves balancing authority and openness towards employees’ involvement. Moreover, different situations will require different balance points between the two dimensions. The notion of ‘minimal critical specification design’ is advanced as a sensitizing conceptualisation of optimal reform designs for maintaining trust during implementation. The argument is illustrated through the case of a large administrative reform within the Norwegian welfare sector. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 241-249 Issue: 3 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 02 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1694540 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1694540 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:3:p:241-249 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1707224_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Tom Christensen Author-X-Name-First: Tom Author-X-Name-Last: Christensen Author-Name: Per Lægreid Author-X-Name-First: Per Author-X-Name-Last: Lægreid Title: The Demise of an Agency Director – A Puzzling Saga of Political Control and Professional Autonomy Abstract: This article aims at addressing the relationship between expertise and politics by examining a reorganization process of Statistics Norway. The puzzle is why a minor reorganization with low political salience, in a consensus-oriented political administrative setting with high level of trust between ministries and agencies, and high autonomy for agencies ended up as a major conflict resulting in the resignation of the agency director. Based on an instrumental, a cultural and a symbolic perspective the article examines the internal and external dynamics ensuing from conflicting views regarding the balance between political control and professional autonomy, and from reorganization proposals that represented a break with the cultural path the organization had followed. It adds insights into the tensions between different types of institutional logics, resulting in institutional hybridity. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 250-261 Issue: 3 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 02 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1707224 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1707224 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:3:p:250-261 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1672732_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Christopher L Atkinson Author-X-Name-First: Christopher L Author-X-Name-Last: Atkinson Title: Theme-Based Book Review: Public-Sector Corruption Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 262-267 Issue: 3 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 02 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1672732 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1672732 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:3:p:262-267 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1995746_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Siti Nuryanah Author-X-Name-First: Siti Author-X-Name-Last: Nuryanah Author-Name: Fauziah Mahabbatussalma Author-X-Name-First: Fauziah Author-X-Name-Last: Mahabbatussalma Author-Name: Aditya Agung Satrio Author-X-Name-First: Aditya Agung Author-X-Name-Last: Satrio Title: Evaluation of Government Reform in Tax Administration: Evidence from Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Indonesia Abstract: This study analyzes the effectiveness of the government reform in MSMEs tax administration by examining the perceptions of the players on the issuance of tax regulation based on the four canons of taxation related to equity, certainty, convenience, and economy. Data are collected from 518 MSME respondents using surveys. Based on the results, it is concluded that the majority of respondents perceived that the new regulation regarding income tax for MSMEs fulfilled the four canons of taxation. This study provides its originality by analyzing the effectiveness of the current tax reform on MSMEs, especially in the context of a developing country, i.e., Indonesia where its tax ratio to GDP was much lower than other developing economies. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 313-325 Issue: 5 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 04 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1995746 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1995746 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:5:p:313-325 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1995748_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Helena Costa Oliveira Author-X-Name-First: Helena Author-X-Name-Last: Costa Oliveira Author-Name: Lúcia Lima Rodrigues Author-X-Name-First: Lúcia Author-X-Name-Last: Lima Rodrigues Author-Name: Russell Craig Author-X-Name-First: Russell Author-X-Name-Last: Craig Title: Reasons for Bureaucracy in the Management of Portuguese Public Enterprise Hospitals – An Institutional Logics Perspective Abstract: There is widespread perception that bureaucracy is omnipresent in Portuguese health care management. This is despite bureaucracy being heavily deprecated. This paper addresses this dissonance by studying the Portuguese Public Enterprise Entity Hospitals context. It seeks to understand how a bureaucratic approach prevails. The study is based on document analysis and extends the Institutional Logics Perspective to the health care context. Three institutional logics were observed: State, community, and profession. The need to resolve conflicts between the different logics induces a neo-bureaucratic approach to management. This paper contributes by identifying the institutional drivers of bureaucratic logic in health care settings. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 344-353 Issue: 5 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 04 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1995748 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1995748 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:5:p:344-353 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1995874_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Guillaume Plaisance Author-X-Name-First: Guillaume Author-X-Name-Last: Plaisance Title: Governance and Accountability Weaknesses in French Nonprofit Organizations: Are They a National Exception? Abstract: This article studies French grassroots volunteer organizations, their governance and their accountability. The sample is composed of French major GVOs, in terms of reputation and resources. Their reports and declarations are analyzed. Using multiple regressions, the study shows the relevance of intervention areas, legal statuses and action domains and types when explaining governance mechanisms. Accountability practices are poorly influenced by structural characteristics, but this study points out many weaknesses in both GVOs’ governance and accountability. This research underlines the inapplicability of current literature and the necessity to build a research specific to French GVOs. They are not subject to the same structural influences as other NPOs. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 354-372 Issue: 5 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 04 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1995874 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1995874 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:5:p:354-372 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1995747_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy Author-X-Name-First: Nguyen Thi Thanh Author-X-Name-Last: Thuy Author-Name: Boon-Anan Phinaitrup Author-X-Name-First: Boon-Anan Author-X-Name-Last: Phinaitrup Title: The Effect of Public Service Motivation on Job Performance of Public Servants in Vietnam: The Role of Mediation of Job Satisfaction and Person-organization Fit Abstract: Many empirical studies on the effect of public service motivation (PSM) on job performance have been carried out using self-report performance, but little has been made of two dimensions of performance, called task and contextual performance, for measurement job performance. The current article, therefore, examines the relationship of PSM with job performance, combining task and contextual performance, through the mediating role of job satisfaction and person – organization fit (P-O fit). The data analysis is based on a questionnaire survey of public servants under the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It was found that PSM has a directly positive impact on job performance. In addition, using the mediation effect of job satisfaction and person-organization fit in the relationship of PSM with job performance provides more robust evidence of this relationship. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 326-343 Issue: 5 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 04 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1995747 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1995747 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:5:p:326-343 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2001009_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Sharif As-Saber Author-X-Name-First: Sharif Author-X-Name-Last: As-Saber Author-Name: Charmine Härtel Author-X-Name-First: Charmine Author-X-Name-Last: Härtel Title: Cocktail Geopolitics and the Changing Nature of Governance Abstract: Governance is considered one of the most significant concepts in today’s society. Governance mechanism and its associated approaches vary across countries depending on their economic as well as political contexts and interests. Geopolitics represents political disposition of countries and regions across a geographic milieu. Although geopolitical variables are likely to influence governance approaches, few studies link geopolitics to governance. It is also becoming increasingly difficult to understand the intricate nature of constantly changing geopolitical variables, apparently creating a combined, cocktail-like effect on governance. This paper contributes to this understudied area by examining how geopolitical dimensions, such as power, place and demography, change over time while influencing a country’s governance mechanism and approaches. A framework to conceptualize the influence of geopolitical dimensions on governance and its shifting trend is presented to advance existing analyses and understanding of such a relationship pattern and encourage future research in this important yet seemingly neglected area. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 373-388 Issue: 5 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 04 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.2001009 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.2001009 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:5:p:373-388 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1995749_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ayesha Ali Author-X-Name-First: Ayesha Author-X-Name-Last: Ali Title: Seemingly Superpower: The Paradox of Welfare State and the Actual Reality on Ground Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 389-390 Issue: 5 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 04 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1995749 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1995749 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:5:p:389-390 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1658772_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Alexander Kotchegura Author-X-Name-First: Alexander Author-X-Name-Last: Kotchegura Author-Name: Alina Demchenko Author-X-Name-First: Alina Author-X-Name-Last: Demchenko Author-Name: Pan Suk Kim Author-X-Name-First: Pan Suk Author-X-Name-Last: Kim Title: Performance Evaluation of Regional Governors: The Case of the Russian Federation Abstract: This study examines recent changes in performance-based appraisals of Russian regional governors, key criteria used in the decision-making process regarding the reappointment or dismissal of top regional executives, the role of non-governmental organizations in their performance evaluations, and existing problems in this area. Moreover, the study explores the extent to which values such as equity, social justice, and quality of life are embodied in the performance evaluations of these officials. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 477-485 Issue: 6 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1658772 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1658772 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:6:p:477-485 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1672078_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Shirley Tan Author-X-Name-First: Shirley Author-X-Name-Last: Tan Author-Name: Kuppusamy Singaravelloo Author-X-Name-First: Kuppusamy Author-X-Name-Last: Singaravelloo Title: Financial Literacy and Retirement Planning among Government Officers in Malaysia Abstract: This study examines the level of financial literacy, financial behaviour and retirement planning behaviour and its dynamics among Malaysian government officers involving 320 employees working in the federal government administrative centre in Putrajaya and Kuala Lumpur using a questionnaire. Findings show high level of financial literacy, good financial behaviour but a mediocre in retirement planning behaviour, and only education and personal income positively influence financial literacy. Age and gender of officers do not influence financial literacy. Furthermore, financial literacy does not correlate with retirement planning and neither does it mediate the relationship between financial behaviour and retirement planning. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 486-498 Issue: 6 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1672078 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1672078 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:6:p:486-498 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1636395_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Bernd W. Wirtz Author-X-Name-First: Bernd W. Author-X-Name-Last: Wirtz Author-Name: Wilhelm M. Müller Author-X-Name-First: Wilhelm M. Author-X-Name-Last: Müller Author-Name: Florian Schmidt Author-X-Name-First: Florian Author-X-Name-Last: Schmidt Title: Public Smart Service Provision in Smart Cities: A Case-Study-Based Approach Abstract: In view of the multitude of challenges urban public administration is struggling with, more and more cities are turning towards smart solutions using information and communication technology. Such Smart City approaches revert to data provided in the urban space by sensors, by citizens or by the archives of the authorities aiming at providing public services that increase the quality of life for citizens, optimize mobility within the city or enhance flexibility and responsiveness of public authorities. This article identifies such SC approaches as well as their basic technical requirements for the cities of Vienna, Singapore, and San Francisco and, by compiling the public service portfolios of these cities, creates an integrative, strategic overview of a SC’s range of services. This approach thus helps to create a scientific basis for the evaluation of SC services and to provide a strategic modular toolkit for public managers to plan and design SCs. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 499-516 Issue: 6 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1636395 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1636395 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:6:p:499-516 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1636396_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Marjan Bagheri Rad Author-X-Name-First: Marjan Author-X-Name-Last: Bagheri Rad Author-Name: Changiz Valmohammadi Author-X-Name-First: Changiz Author-X-Name-Last: Valmohammadi Author-Name: Ali Shayan Author-X-Name-First: Ali Author-X-Name-Last: Shayan Title: An Empirical Investigation of the Factors Affecting the Use of Social Networks in Human Resources Recruitment Abstract: The main objective of this study is to investigate the factors affecting the use of social networks towards recruiting human resources for organizations. Through an in-depth review of the relevant literature, a questionnaire was designed and distributed among the sample and collected data were analyzed using PLS-Software. Results revealed that 50−75% of organizations use social networks in their organizations and all the identified effective factors in the use of social networks for human resources recruitment were confirmed, except for “hope for performance”. “Facilitating conditions” have the highest impact on the usage of social networks in recruiting, “Social influence” identified as one of the most important factors in people’s behavioral intention for the usage of social networks in recruitment and “Effort expectancy” had the least impact on behavioral intention. In addition, Gender and the level of education have no impact on the behavioral intention and the behavior of usage of social networking. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 517-526 Issue: 6 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1636396 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1636396 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:6:p:517-526 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1636397_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Pierre-Marc Daigneault Author-X-Name-First: Pierre-Marc Author-X-Name-Last: Daigneault Author-Name: Christian Macé Author-X-Name-First: Christian Author-X-Name-Last: Macé Title: Program Awareness, Administrative Burden, and Non-Take-Up of Québec’s Supplement to the Work Premium Abstract: Program take-up is a necessary condition for program effectiveness. Yet, non-take-up is a significant challenge for many social programs, including Québec’s Supplement to the Work Premium (SWP), a refundable tax credit targeted toward long-term welfare clients. Based on interviews with 21 public actors and 46 program participants and nonparticipants, this study explains how low program awareness, the low value of the benefit and the significant administrative burden borne by potential and actual participants contribute to the non-take-up of the SWP in this sample. Moreover, four policy implications and recommendations that can inform the design, implementation, and evaluation of social programs, are derived from this study. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 527-539 Issue: 6 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1636397 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1636397 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:6:p:527-539 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1638932_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Paolo Gerli Author-X-Name-First: Paolo Author-X-Name-Last: Gerli Author-Name: Nicola Matteucci Author-X-Name-First: Nicola Author-X-Name-Last: Matteucci Author-Name: Jason Whalley Author-X-Name-First: Jason Author-X-Name-Last: Whalley Title: Infrastructure Provision on the Margins: An Assessment of Broadband Delivery UK Abstract: Many governments have recognised the socio-economic importance of broadband. The market often provides a broadband connection but when this does not occur governments have stepped in. Through focusing on one government intervention, Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) in the UK, this paper highlights the cost of providing broadband connections to areas unserved by the market. The difficulty of assessing demand in such areas is illustrated, as is how the lack of transparency complicates any assessment of the value for money. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 540-551 Issue: 6 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1638932 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1638932 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:6:p:540-551 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1638933_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Prince Aian G. Villanueva Author-X-Name-First: Prince Aian G. Author-X-Name-Last: Villanueva Title: Why Civil Society Cannot Battle it All Alone: The Roles of Civil Society Environment, Transparent Laws and Quality of Public Administration in Political Corruption Mitigation Abstract: Utilizing a large-N data that covers about 20000 observations from about 200 countries from 1789 to 2018 from the Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) project, and anchored on institutionalism as an overarching theory, and the nascent literature on civil-society corruption nexus, the paper looks at the predictive capacity of civil society environment, transparency of laws and predictability of enforcement, and rigorousness and impartiality of public administration in political corruption. Using a four-step hierarchical multiple regression, results show that while civil society and its structure is a significant determinant of the level of political corruption, the introduction of transparency of laws and predictability of enforcement, rigorousness, and impartiality of public administration, and civil society environment in the regression model accounted for additional variance in political corruption. Practical and theoretical implications, particularly on civil society-corruption nexus and the broader corruption-democracy linkage, are discussed. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 552-561 Issue: 6 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1638933 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1638933 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:6:p:552-561 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1464578_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Fany Inasius Author-X-Name-First: Fany Author-X-Name-Last: Inasius Title: Factors Influencing SME Tax Compliance: Evidence from Indonesia Abstract: This study examines factors influencing the tax compliance of small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for income-tax reporting requirements in Indonesia. Using multiple regressions, six tax compliance factors are examined. Data were collected through a survey conducted in Jakarta using 328 respondents who are small business taxpayers. A researcher–administered questionnaire survey method was used for data collection. The results reveal that referral groups, the probability of audit, tax knowledge, and the perception of equity and fairness have a significant impact on tax compliance. In particular, the referral group had the most significant influence on the noncompliance behavior of SME taxpayers. These findings can enable policymakers to develop future tax policies that focus on tax compliance. This study also contributes to the literature by including observations from Asian countries. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 367-379 Issue: 5 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1464578 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1464578 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:5:p:367-379 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1465954_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Noortje de Boer Author-X-Name-First: Noortje Author-X-Name-Last: de Boer Title: Street-level Enforcement Style: A Multidimensional Measurement Instrument Abstract: This study investigates street-level bureaucrats’ enforcement style and its underlying dimensions by developing and validating a multidimensional measurement scale. Developing a measurement scale for enforcement style is relevant because the number of underlying dimensions is contested and studies developing measurement scales are scarce. This complicates cross-sector and cross-national comparisons. Using a survey among inspectors of the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, street-level enforcement style is found to comprising three dimensions: (1) legal, (2) facilitation, and (3) accommodation. This study contributes to more validated measurement instruments by presenting a 13-item measure that can be used to study street-level bureaucrats’ enforcement style. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 380-391 Issue: 5 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1465954 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1465954 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:5:p:380-391 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1465955_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Rui Sun Author-X-Name-First: Rui Author-X-Name-Last: Sun Author-Name: Hugo D. Asencio Author-X-Name-First: Hugo D. Author-X-Name-Last: Asencio Title: Using Social Media to Increase Nonprofit Organizational Capacity Abstract: This study examines social media utilization in nonprofit organizations (NPOs) for increasing organizational capacity. Using data from a survey of human service NPOs in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, the study finds that NPOs that post frequently on their social media sites and use dedicated funding are more likely to perceive social media as being effective in increasing their organizational capacity. However, NPOs that use Twitter, videos, and community-building posts are less likely to perceive social media as being effective. The study also reveals that NPOs face major challenges in social media use regarding resources, expertise, leadership and constituency. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 392-404 Issue: 5 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1465955 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1465955 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:5:p:392-404 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1465956_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Yunsoo Lee Author-X-Name-First: Yunsoo Author-X-Name-Last: Lee Author-Name: Hindy Lauer Schachter Author-X-Name-First: Hindy Lauer Author-X-Name-Last: Schachter Title: Exploring the Relationship between Trust in Government and Citizen Participation Abstract: Theories of deliberative and stealth democracy offer different predictions on the relationship between trust in government and citizen participation. To help resolve the contradictory predictions, this study used the World Values Survey to examine the influence of trust in government on citizen participation. Regression analyses yielded mixed results. As deliberative democracy theory predicts, the findings showed that people who trust governmental institutions are more likely to vote and sign a petition. However, the data provided limited support for stealth democracy in that trust in government negatively affects the frequency of attending a demonstration. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 405-416 Issue: 5 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1465956 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1465956 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:5:p:405-416 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1466898_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Helena Hermansson Author-X-Name-First: Helena Author-X-Name-Last: Hermansson Title: Challenges to Decentralization of Disaster Management in Turkey: The Role of Political-Administrative Context Abstract: Global disaster policy frameworks promote decentralization as a prerequisite of good disaster governance. Using 44 interviews, this study contributes to the literature that focuses on disasters and decentralization by investigating three systemic mechanisms that seemingly challenge decentralization of disaster management in Turkey: introduction of oversight systems, resource-allocation failure, and central–local collaboration. The results indicate that these mechanisms are enabled by a combination of political-administrative system characteristics and disaster-induced processes. To better understand how to secure the benefits of decentralization, we should engage with a wide range of disaster management actor perspectives, and integrate research on political-administrative systems and collaborative governance. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 417-431 Issue: 5 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1466898 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1466898 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:5:p:417-431 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1466899_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Franz Xavier Barrios-Suvelza Author-X-Name-First: Franz Xavier Author-X-Name-Last: Barrios-Suvelza Title: Refining the Concepts of Territorial Revenue Assignment, Substate Fiscal Self-rule and Territorial Fiscal Balance Abstract: Fiscal federalism has offered a template for understanding intergovernmental fiscal relations. Yet when politicians are involved in day-to-day decentralization it may happen that some of the normative elements of fiscal federalism do not fit reality. Substate entities may go beyond the own-source paradigm and have a practical interest in alternative forms of fiscal self-rule. To better understand this pragmatism a threefold stage model of territorial revenue assignment is presented drawing on some insights offered by Germany’s fiscal constitution. Within this framework a reassessment of the role of territorial levels as levels during vertical revenue assignment is undertaken, a new typology of fiscal self-rule is introduced, and finally a theory of multiple territorial fiscal balance points is outlined, including the one based on the real domain of substate own policy-making. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 432-454 Issue: 5 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1466899 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1466899 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:5:p:432-454 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1582745_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Lijing Yang Author-X-Name-First: Lijing Author-X-Name-Last: Yang Author-Name: Mark R. Rutgers Author-X-Name-First: Mark R. Author-X-Name-Last: Rutgers Title: Call for Papers by IJPA for a Special Issue on Public Values Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 455-455 Issue: 5 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1582745 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1582745 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:5:p:455-455 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1664569_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Vincent Ekow Arkorful Author-X-Name-First: Vincent Ekow Author-X-Name-Last: Arkorful Author-Name: Zhao Shuliang Author-X-Name-First: Zhao Author-X-Name-Last: Shuliang Author-Name: Sayibu Muhideen Author-X-Name-First: Sayibu Author-X-Name-Last: Muhideen Author-Name: Ibrahim Basiru Author-X-Name-First: Ibrahim Author-X-Name-Last: Basiru Author-Name: Anastasia Hammond Author-X-Name-First: Anastasia Author-X-Name-Last: Hammond Title: An Empirical Investigation of Health Practitioners Technology Adoption: The Mediating Role of Electronic Health Abstract: Health technology innovation integration is rapidly growing in global health-care settings. However, research on factors driving technology adoption intention is limited. On this note, it has become important to investigate and understand the complex factors underpinning practitioners’ technology adoption intentions. Drawing on the Technology Acceptance Model and The Institutional Theory, we propose a model to empirically investigate technology adoption and its potency in driving universal health coverage, mediated by electronic health technology. We used data collected from 416 health sector practitioners to empirically test the model. Using the Structural Equation Modeling technique, the study found that perceived ease of use and relevant technology infrastructure all have significant positive relationship with universal health coverage.However, perceived usefulness, management support and adequate practitioner training were found to have negative relationship with universal health coverage. The results further revealed that perceived-ease-of-use, perceived usefulness, management support, adequate practitioner training and relevant technology infrastructure also have positive relationship with electronic health technology. Moreover, electronic health technology as a mediator was also found to have significant relationship with universal health coverage. The implications of the findings are discussed and suggestions for future research are subsequently highlighted. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1013-1028 Issue: 12 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1664569 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1664569 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:12:p:1013-1028 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1664570_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Simplice A. Asongu Author-X-Name-First: Simplice A. Author-X-Name-Last: Asongu Title: Financial Access and Productivity Dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa Abstract: The purpose of this study is to investigate whether enhancing financial access influences productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa. The research focuses on 25 countries in the region with data for the period 1980–2014. The adopted empirical strategy is the Generalised Method of Moments. The credit channel of financial access is considered and proxied by private domestic credit while four main total factor productivity (TFP) dynamics are adopted for the study, namely: TFP, real TFP, welfare TFP and real welfare TFP. It is apparent from the findings that enhancing financial access positively affects welfare TFP whereas the effect is not significant on TFP, real TFP and welfare TFP. Policy implications are discussed. The study complements the extant literature by engaging hitherto unemployed dynamics of TFP in Sub-Saharan Africa. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1029-1041 Issue: 12 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1664570 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1664570 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:12:p:1029-1041 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1665066_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Md. Salamun Rashidin Author-X-Name-First: Md. Salamun Author-X-Name-Last: Rashidin Author-Name: Sara Javed Author-X-Name-First: Sara Author-X-Name-Last: Javed Author-Name: Bin Liu Author-X-Name-First: Bin Author-X-Name-Last: Liu Title: Empirical Study on Spirituality, Employee’s Engagement and Job Satisfaction: Evidence from China Abstract: This research has contributed to the impact and association between workplace spirituality, employee’s engagement, and job satisfaction. The researcher contacted Chinese university faculty to collect data by means of self-administered survey approach using the 5-point Likert scale. Analyzing the collected data, different tests have been used like correlation, regression, Independent sample T-test. Reliability analysis shows that the scale of all constructs is reliable having Cronbach alpha >0.70. Correlation results show that when spirituality increases, engagement and job satisfaction also increase. Regression results indicate that workplace has a significant influence on employee engagement and their satisfaction with the job. Moreover, findings of independent sample t-test reveal that male and female are significantly different only with respect to the department and partially recognized with respect to the designation. This research looked into the phenomenon of spirituality at the job as an important aspect and pays aspect (cause and effect) to enhance the employee’s engagement and satisfaction at the workplace. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1042-1054 Issue: 12 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1665066 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1665066 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:12:p:1042-1054 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1665067_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Claus Hedegaard Sørensen Author-X-Name-First: Claus Author-X-Name-Last: Hedegaard Sørensen Author-Name: Alexander Paulsson Author-X-Name-First: Alexander Author-X-Name-Last: Paulsson Title: Contextualizing Policy: Understanding Implementation under Socio-technical Transitions Abstract: Over the past 40 years, implementation of public policy has been developed into a mature but heterogenous field of research. Despite much attention paid to the context in which implementation occurs, studies thus far has only to a limited extent been concerned with how major socio-technological transitions affect the conditions for implementing policy. As societies experience major socio-technological transitions that radically change our ways of living and working, these changes also affect the implementation process. But how? This paper explores how theories of socio-technological changes can be drawn upon to add layers of explanations to a canonized model of integrated implementation. Recent technological developments in the transport sector are applied to this discussion to illustrate the usefulness of the suggested layered approach. The paper concludes by suggesting how the integrated implementation model and implementation theory can be combined. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1055-1067 Issue: 12 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1665067 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1665067 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:12:p:1055-1067 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1665068_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: John Sunday Ojo Author-X-Name-First: John Sunday Author-X-Name-Last: Ojo Author-Name: Kazeem Oyedele Lamidi Author-X-Name-First: Kazeem Oyedele Author-X-Name-Last: Lamidi Author-Name: Ayotunde David Odewale Author-X-Name-First: Ayotunde David Author-X-Name-Last: Odewale Author-Name: Bolanle Shiyanbade Author-X-Name-First: Bolanle Author-X-Name-Last: Shiyanbade Author-Name: Godwin Ihemeje Author-X-Name-First: Godwin Author-X-Name-Last: Ihemeje Title: Enemy within the State: The Pathology of Boko Haram Insurgency, Military Corruption, and Fallacy of Arms Procurement in Nigeria Abstract: This article analyses the nexus between Boko Haram insurgency and military corruption under the political regime of former President Goodluck Jonathan (2010–2015). The article considered general theories that inform the nature of political system that provides opportunity for patronage politics with its implication on national security. The article further investigates the clandestine temperament of military expenditure and the role of political office holders and senior army personnel in defense corruption. There are two main findings. First, the major subterfuge employed for diversion of arms procurement funds was channeled through alliance formation between the political elites, the serving and retired top military officers. Second, the persistent Boko Haram revolt has been a concealed boulevard for diversion of state resources into private coffers; therefore, ensuing the reign of terror to be more tougher, lengthened and unconquerable due to secretive benefits associated with defense expenditure enjoyed by political and military cabals in Nigeria. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1068-1082 Issue: 12 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1665068 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1665068 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:12:p:1068-1082 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1665681_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Achim Lang Author-X-Name-First: Achim Author-X-Name-Last: Lang Author-Name: Caroline Brüesch Author-X-Name-First: Caroline Author-X-Name-Last: Brüesch Title: Collaborative Governance in Program Implementation: The Development of E-Relocation Notification in the Swiss Canton of Zurich Abstract: Complex political programs often require for its implementation the participation of a wide range of administrative, private-for-profit and civil society entities which work together in different constellations and hierarchies as well as different areas of expertise and professions that focus on different social, economic, or technical aspects. This study proposes a conceptual model of collaborative governance that tests the various governance characteristics proposed in the literature. The assessment of the development of the e-government application “e-notification” in Switzerland suggests that the success of the program implementation depends on the organizational capacities as well as the shared understanding of program objectives. Administration and leadership mainly affect the intensity and fairness of interaction between the organizations, which then promotes a shared understanding of program objectives. As a result, securing enough resources and structuring the interaction within the collaboration process are the most important managerial activity in program implementation. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1083-1095 Issue: 12 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1665681 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1665681 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:12:p:1083-1095 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_10348360_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ivan Katchanovski Author-X-Name-First: Ivan Author-X-Name-Last: Katchanovski Author-Name: Todd La Porte Author-X-Name-First: Todd Author-X-Name-Last: La Porte Title: Cyberdemocracy or Potemkin E-Villages? Electronic Governments in OECD and Post-Communist Countries Abstract: The dramatic increase in the use of the World Wide Web and the Internet in government may foreshadow important changes in the nature of governance. A number of theorists have posited that the adoption of networked information systems is accompanied by inevitable shifts toward democratic government. Others argue that technologies are secondary factors in changes in levels of democracy or types of governance. Our article examines the openness of cabinet-level websites in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and post-communist countries as a measure of an important aspect of governance that has only recently been operationalized. It provides a brief review of other studies in this field and the directions in which they are heading. The article analyzes the effects of political, cultural, economic, and technical factors on openness of cabinet-level websites in OECD and post-communist countries. The question is whether the level of democracy and cultural legacies affect openness of electronic governments. The study employs statistical analysis of a comparative database of national-level public agency websites that is produced by the Cyberspace Policy Research Group (CyPRG). The dependent variable is based on transparency and interactivity scores and availability of cabinet-level websites. The independent variables include Freedom House and Polity indexes of democracy, historical legacy, religious tradition, and the GDP per capita and number of Internet users per 1,000 people. Regression analysis shows that democracy, historical legacies, level of economic development, and religious tradition affect openness of cabinet-level websites in OECD and post-communist countries. This study demonstrates need to distinguish between cyberdemocracy and “Potemkin e-villages,” that is, window-dressing, in electronic governments. Journal: Intl Journal of Public Administration Pages: 665-681 Issue: 7-8 Volume: 28 Year: 2005 X-DOI: 10.1081/PAD-200064228 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1081/PAD-200064228 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:28:y:2005:i:7-8:p:665-681 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_10348359_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Stephen Holden Author-X-Name-First: Stephen Author-X-Name-Last: Holden Author-Name: Patricia Fletcher Author-X-Name-First: Patricia Author-X-Name-Last: Fletcher Title: The Virtual Value Chain and E-Government Partnership: Non-Monetary Agreements in the IRS Program Abstract: Electronic government (e-government) models generally espouse the principle of partnership with the private sector. What is not always clear is what is meant by partnership, though, and how public organizations should organize and manage such relationships to support e-government initiatives. The paper relies on a conceptual framework of the virtual value chain to understand how a new form of collaboration emerged in the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) e-file program in 1999 and what dimensions helped to make it a success. As part of a larger, multi-nation study of public–private partnerships in e-government, this paper examines IRS e-file program, one of the largest, longest-standing (dating back to 1986), and most successful US e-government programs with tens of millions of users each year. The IRS e-file program experienced dramatic changes in its long-standing partnership with the tax preparation and related software development industries in 1999 and 2000. It is possible, using the concept of the virtual value chain, to understand how the IRS rethought its relationship with its private-sector partners. A combination of conditions in the market place, in US society, within the IRS, and among the private-sector partners helped to make this new model of collaboration quite successful. The paper concludes by examining how the dimensions of partnership in the IRS e-file case and the concept of the virtual value chain might enable other public organizations to reconceptualize their e-government partnership arrangements with the private sector using a new model of collaboration. Journal: Intl Journal of Public Administration Pages: 643-664 Issue: 7-8 Volume: 28 Year: 2005 X-DOI: 10.1081/PAD-200064223 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1081/PAD-200064223 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:28:y:2005:i:7-8:p:643-664 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_10348358_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Stuart Shulman Author-X-Name-First: Stuart Author-X-Name-Last: Shulman Title: E-Rulemaking: Issues in Current Research and Practice Abstract: A rich and challenging dialogue about the shape of eRulemaking is underway. While in its infancy, an interdisciplinary research community has formed to assess and inform the development of information technologies that serve the public and rule writers. To date, little is actually known about whether this transition is likely to benefit or degrade the role of public participation. As with all policy innovation, particularly technologically determined innovation, the risk of unintended consequences is present. While the Internet may usher in a new era of more inclusive, deliberative, and legally defensible rulemaking, it may be just as likely to reinforce existing inequalities, or worse, create new pitfalls for citizens wishing and entitled to influence the decision-making process. This article examines the origin of Regulations.Gov, a federal Web portal, in the context of recent literature on public participation, and federally funded research into impact of eRulemaking. It draws on workshop, interview, and focus group experiences that have fed into a multiyear dialogue between researchers, regulators, and the regulated public. It argues this dialogue is a fruitful and necessary part of the development of a standard architecture for eRulemaking that is consistent with the intent of public participation in the regulatory rulemaking process. “We have been as welcoming and joyous about the Net as the earthlings were about the aliens in Independence Day; we have accepted its growth in our lives without questioning its final effect. But at some point, we too will come to see a potential threat.”[2] Journal: Intl Journal of Public Administration Pages: 621-641 Issue: 7-8 Volume: 28 Year: 2005 X-DOI: 10.1081/PAD-200064221 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1081/PAD-200064221 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:28:y:2005:i:7-8:p:621-641 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_10348362_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Lynn Mulkey Author-X-Name-First: Lynn Author-X-Name-Last: Mulkey Author-Name: William Dougan Author-X-Name-First: William Author-X-Name-Last: Dougan Author-Name: Lala Carr Steelman Author-X-Name-First: Lala Author-X-Name-Last: Carr Steelman Title: Electronic Governance: Locals and Cosmopolitans “In and As” a Virtual Academic Community Abstract: This investigation revisits Robert Merton’s concepts of “locals” and “cosmopolitans” with respect to academic organizations. It explores the normative structure of electronic governance by analyzing the discourse of a virtual bulletin board. Data from a sample of faculty at a large state university are analyzed to conduct a semi-ethnographic exploratory analysis of the professional role structure and organizational consequences of a virtual academic community. A traditional organizational model used for understanding the public administration of higher education is one of bifurcated governance. In the context of this model, faculty and administration may have separate and conflicting interests. To negotiate and articulate competing interests, members of each constituency organize a formal forum of civil dialogue to initiate and resolve disputes (e.g., faculty meetings; unionized groups such as the American Association of University Professors). Two diverse professional role orientations emerge for airing concerns—locals and cosmopolitans. Formal interactions seem to be a mainstay and vehicle for cosmopolitan interests; locals, who rely more typically on informal discourse, have not found ample outlets for communication. The advent of e-bulletin boards has made possible a virtual community distinguished by norms for both formal and informal discourse, allowing for the clear identification of local and cosmopolitan interests and their competing agenda. The virtual context of discourse was expected to blur the distinctions between locals and cosmopolitans; because of the medium, institutional and local goals become aligned and apparent as opposed to discrepant and inaccessible. But in fact, electronic governance that seems to encourage coalition in the approach to solving tasks makes the demarcation more pronounced, whereupon conflict ensues and the localism and cosmopolitanism professional role structure persists. Journal: Intl Journal of Public Administration Pages: 703-721 Issue: 7-8 Volume: 28 Year: 2005 X-DOI: 10.1081/PAD-200064242 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1081/PAD-200064242 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:28:y:2005:i:7-8:p:703-721 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_10348357_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Juliet Musso Author-X-Name-First: Juliet Author-X-Name-Last: Musso Author-Name: Christopher Weare Author-X-Name-First: Christopher Author-X-Name-Last: Weare Title: Implementing Electronic Notification in Los Angeles: Citizen Participation Politics by Other Means Abstract: This paper considers whether new information and communication technologies have significant effects on citizen participation by evaluating the development of a major innovation in electronic governance. We analyze the creation of an electronic system in Los Angeles to provide stakeholders a warning of upcoming political decisions and an opportunity to furnish feedback. We evaluate this innovation not only as a technological innovation that affects citizens’ capacity and motivation for participation but also as an alternative institutional means for involving citizens in policy making and public administration. To place this experiment within this larger institutional perspective, we draw upon the lessons of historical reforms aimed to expand citizen participation. We find that although technology does positively affect individuals’ capacity and motivations, technology, by itself, does not overcome the political, institutional, and behavioral impediments that have limited previous participatory reforms.This research was supported by National Science Foundation Information Technology Research Grant #0112899 and the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation. The authors would like to thank Tony Silbert, Nail Oztas, Kyu-Nahm Jun, Tony Valluzzo, and Alicia Kisuse for expert research assistance. All errors are the authors’ own. Journal: Intl Journal of Public Administration Pages: 599-620 Issue: 7-8 Volume: 28 Year: 2005 X-DOI: 10.1081/PAD-200064213 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1081/PAD-200064213 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:28:y:2005:i:7-8:p:599-620 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_10348361_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Mila Gascó Author-X-Name-First: Mila Author-X-Name-Last: Gascó Title: Exploring the E-Government Gap in South America Abstract: The transition to an information society requires the implementation of effective actions by the different actors of the new society and economy. The private sector has already started to get involved. It is now public administration’s turn, and, although far behind the business world, it has been provided with an important tool: the electronic government model. Although several projects have been carried out all over the globe, the development of such initiatives is very much unequal, depending on not only the region of the world but also varying from country to country within each region. Thus, while countries such as the United States, Great Britain, Sweden, Singapore, Australia, and Canada are the leaders when it comes to implementing electronic government programs, the same cannot be said about most Latin American nations. It is the intention of this article to address this unequal situation, which will be called the e-government divide, emphasizing the global and the regional e-government gaps. Journal: Intl Journal of Public Administration Pages: 683-701 Issue: 7-8 Volume: 28 Year: 2005 X-DOI: 10.1081/PAD-200064235 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1081/PAD-200064235 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:28:y:2005:i:7-8:p:683-701 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_10348356_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Patrick Mullen Author-X-Name-First: Patrick Author-X-Name-Last: Mullen Title: US Performance-Based Laws: Information Technology and E-Government Reporting Requirements Abstract: Electronic government (e-government) is the use of information technology (IT) and the Internet to transform federal agency effectiveness—including efficiency and service quality. Several US laws, including the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Computer Security Act, the Clinger-Cohen Act, the Government Information Security Reform Act (GISRA), and the E-Government Act, contain IT and e-government performance-reporting requirements. For each, the author reviews the legislative history and then focuses on the specific requirements for reporting to Congress, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and agency heads. The author concludes that OMB’s new Office of Electronic Government needs to evaluate whether performance requirements could be improved through (1) consolidation, thereby providing a more comprehensive discussion of agency IT and e-government issues, and (2) addressing broader issues, such as an across-government focus on both national and international IT issues. P.R.M. is a senior analyst with the U.S. Government Accountability Office in Washington, DC, and a doctoral candidate (ABD) in the public administration and policy program at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. The opinions in this article are solely the author’s and do not represent those of the US General Accounting Office. Journal: Intl Journal of Public Administration Pages: 581-598 Issue: 7-8 Volume: 28 Year: 2005 X-DOI: 10.1081/PAD-200064204 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1081/PAD-200064204 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:28:y:2005:i:7-8:p:581-598 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_10348364_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Symposium Issue Editorial Board Journal: Pages: 731-731 Issue: 7-8 Volume: 28 Year: 2005 X-DOI: 10.1081/PAD-200068799 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1081/PAD-200068799 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:28:y:2005:i:7-8:p:731-731 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_10348355_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Charles Davis Author-X-Name-First: Charles Author-X-Name-Last: Davis Title: Reconciling Privacy and Access Interests in E-Government Abstract: Privacy is both the most often cited and the least understood rationale for information policy aimed at protecting the disclosure of governmental information. The use of privacy as a means of limiting governmental information sharing has expanded rapidly in recent years, as a variety of interests—all seemingly concerned with informational privacy—have emerged in the policy making arena. Governments increasingly turning to e-government solutions must confront privacy issues while maintaining access to governmental information. One of the most contentious privacy–access issues concerns the digitization of court records. Historically open to the public in paper form with limited exceptions, electronic court filings raise novel privacy issues unimagined by keepers of paper-based records systems. This paper looks at the rules that a number of municipal and state governments have adopted in order to move court records online. It examines the new court rules in light of the origins of informational privacy law, offering an avenue for comparing modern conceptualizations of data privacy with the legal principles created in seminal privacy decisions related to informational privacy. Using the rules themselves, the paper explores the dominant strands of privacy doctrine, illustrating the divide between privacy law and privacy policy regarding data protection statutes, freedom of information law exemptions, and other data controls. Journal: Intl Journal of Public Administration Pages: 567-580 Issue: 7-8 Volume: 28 Year: 2005 X-DOI: 10.1081/PAD-200064198 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1081/PAD-200064198 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:28:y:2005:i:7-8:p:567-580 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_10348363_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Lyubov Palyvoda Author-X-Name-First: Lyubov Author-X-Name-Last: Palyvoda Title: A Review of: “William B. Werther, Jr.; Evan M. Berman. ” Journal: Pages: 723-730 Issue: 7-8 Volume: 28 Year: 2005 X-DOI: 10.1081/PAD-200064247 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1081/PAD-200064247 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:28:y:2005:i:7-8:p:723-730 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_10348354_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Julianne Mahler Author-X-Name-First: Julianne Author-X-Name-Last: Mahler Author-Name: Priscilla Regan Author-X-Name-First: Priscilla Author-X-Name-Last: Regan Title: Agency Internets and the Changing Dynamics of Congressional Oversight Abstract: As federal government agencies offer more sophisticated and useful web access to their programs, many have examined citizen use of these services. Other effects of the increasing online access to agency information and services have been less well studied. Here we focus on the effects of the increasing digital capacity of federal agencies on congressional oversight. We explore the impact of expanded online agency offerings on the number and type of requests for casework; on the focus, duration, and number of investigative hearings; and on the detail and specificity with which program legislation is written. This research is based on interviews with committee staff with jurisdiction over two agencies with a strong Internet presence and two with a weak presence. Journal: Intl Journal of Public Administration Pages: 553-565 Issue: 7-8 Volume: 28 Year: 2005 X-DOI: 10.1081/PAD-200064184 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1081/PAD-200064184 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:28:y:2005:i:7-8:p:553-565 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_10348353_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: David Garson Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Garson Title: E-Government: A Research Perspective Journal: Intl Journal of Public Administration Pages: 547-551 Issue: 7-8 Volume: 28 Year: 2005 X-DOI: 10.1081/PAD-200064157 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1081/PAD-200064157 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:28:y:2005:i:7-8:p:547-551 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1931314_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Sara Rinfret Author-X-Name-First: Sara Author-X-Name-Last: Rinfret Author-Name: Robert Duffy Author-X-Name-First: Robert Author-X-Name-Last: Duffy Author-Name: Jeffrey Cook Author-X-Name-First: Jeffrey Author-X-Name-Last: Cook Author-Name: Shane St. Onge Author-X-Name-First: Shane Author-X-Name-Last: St. Onge Title: Bots, fake comments, and E-rulemaking: the impact on federal regulations Abstract: E-rulemaking, adopted over a decade ago, allows federal agencies to use technology to provide electronic submission of public comment for a rule through the Federal Register. Some scholars suggested that this could create a space for deliberative democracy and improved regulatory outcomes. Yet, has e-rulemaking achieved its goals? The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Net Neutrality Rule received millions of fake public comments submitted by “bots,” many from outside the U.S. The central focus of this exploratory project is to use the e-rulemaking literature as a descriptive baseline to examine original interview data from 32 agency rule-writers and program managers from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA, from 2002–2019, served as the managing partner of e-rulemaking initiatives. Our focus is to determine what, if anything, the agency did to identify bots or to screen out fake comments. The findings suggest the 2002 E-Government Act did not anticipate the emergence of bots and thus fails to provide agencies with sufficient guidance on how to identify and treat bots and fake comments. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 859-867 Issue: 11 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 08 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1931314 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1931314 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:11:p:859-867 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1916949_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Peter A. Jones Author-X-Name-First: Peter A. Author-X-Name-Last: Jones Author-Name: Vincent Reitano Author-X-Name-First: Vincent Author-X-Name-Last: Reitano Title: Examining the Determinants of Expenditure Forecasts Abstract: Local governments forecast revenues and expenditures as part of their budget process. Despite growing evidence of biased revenue forecasts, there is limited research on expenditure forecast bias. To contribute the literature, this article uses theory on the forecast information set that considers factors associated with biased expenditure forecasts. Two-way fixed effects regression models are estimated with a panel of all Kentucky school districts from 2001 to 2014. 82.1% of districts overestimated expenditures. Model estimates show that revenue forecasts and fiscal reserves are associated with expenditure forecast bias, indicating that forecasters consider financial factors in their information set. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 845-858 Issue: 11 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 08 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1916949 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1916949 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:11:p:845-858 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1891549_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jesús García-García Author-X-Name-First: Jesús Author-X-Name-Last: García-García Author-Name: María Isabel Alonso-Magdaleno Author-X-Name-First: María Isabel Author-X-Name-Last: Alonso-Magdaleno Title: Deconstructing Government Budgets through Visual Representation Software Abstract: Budget visualization tools facilitate the communication of complex technical information. In this paper, the main technical, individual and organizational factors that affect its implementation and use is analysed. Through a questionnaire survey data have been collected from those responsible for the adoption and maintenance of the two principal web applications in 34 Spanish regional and local governments. Findings show that these tools have some users but that their main target are not citizens but specific groups, mainly media and political groups. Its adoption is neither a budgetary nor technological problem. The impulse for adoption is mainly political, with the focus on financial and budgetary transparency but sometimes also on participatory transparency or micro-transparency. Finally, a serious risk of governance generated by the lack of clear transparency and accountability strategies in the administrations is detected, as well as an absence of operational procedures to adapt to the changing budgetary structure. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 807-818 Issue: 11 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 08 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1891549 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1891549 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:11:p:807-818 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1910836_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Nara Park Author-X-Name-First: Nara Author-X-Name-Last: Park Author-Name: Jong Soo Lee Author-X-Name-First: Jong Soo Author-X-Name-Last: Lee Title: Public Service Motivation and Morale: Exploratory Study of Former Agents of the National Security Intelligence of Korea Abstract: This article examines the relationship between public service motivation (PSM) and morale by surveying former bureaucrats from the National Security Intelligence (NIS) of Korea. Despite decades of research, there is still much room for exploring the effects of PSM and morale by extending the scope to government retirees. Our data demonstrate that the higher the level of PSM, the higher the level of morale both before and after retirement. We also find that recent political turmoil surrounding the agency influences the former agents of the agency. With the present study, we make theoretical and empirical contributions to the literature by addressing the PSM and morale of government retirees, who have been underrepresented in the literature to date, using empirical data from former agents of the NIS, which has also been rarely presented in previous research. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 834-844 Issue: 11 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 08 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1910836 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1910836 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:11:p:834-844 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1966153_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Correction Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: I-I Issue: 11 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 08 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1966153 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1966153 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:11:p:I-I Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1894576_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Meltem Altin Author-X-Name-First: Meltem Author-X-Name-Last: Altin Author-Name: Recep Yilmaz Author-X-Name-First: Recep Author-X-Name-Last: Yilmaz Title: Adoption of Cloud-Based Accounting Practices in Turkey: An Empirical Study Abstract: With the rapid expansion of cloud computing technologies, one of the important mandatory services provided by governments is cloud-based accounting applications. This study aims to examine the main factors that play a role in users’ decisions to adopt cloud-based accounting services in Turkey. We propose a modified version of The Extended Unified Model of Electronic Government Adoption (extended UMEGA). The model is tested using data obtained from 391 people. The findings show that computer self-efficacy, social impact, and performance expectations have a positive and significant effect, while perceived risk has a negative and significant effect on attitude. Results also showed that while the confidence in government and trust in the internet did not have a significant effect on perceived risk. However, it did have a significant and positive effect on performance expectations. The findings provide an understanding of the factors that legislators can take into account when developing strategies. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 819-833 Issue: 11 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 08 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1894576 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1894576 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:11:p:819-833 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1520243_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Julius A. Nukpezah Author-X-Name-First: Julius A. Author-X-Name-Last: Nukpezah Title: Opportunities for Collaboration and the Adoption of Local Government Investment Pools Abstract: This study examines the determinants of state adoption of local government investment pools (LGIPs) for commingling public funds for investment. It uses aggregate local government panel data from 41 states over a 40-year period and conditional fixed-effects logistic regression. The study finds that opportunities for collaboration, the extent of interlocal collaboration, local financial/economic conditions in a state, and proximate coterminous neighbors increase the likelihood that a state will adopt an LGIP. The finding that opportunities for collaboration contribute to the likelihood of LGIP adoption is an important evidence in support of the collaboration idea and extends the theory to interlocal cash management. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 799-809 Issue: 10 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1520243 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1520243 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:10:p:799-809 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1520244_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Abdullah Ali Alzomia Author-X-Name-First: Abdullah Ali Author-X-Name-Last: Alzomia Author-Name: Cynthia M. Cready Author-X-Name-First: Cynthia M. Author-X-Name-Last: Cready Author-Name: Simon A. Andrew Author-X-Name-First: Simon A. Author-X-Name-Last: Andrew Title: Federal Employees’ Job Satisfaction: Does Transformational Leadership Matter? The Case of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Abstract: Morale among U.S. federal employees has increased but remains low compared to the private sector and in certain agencies, including the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), which has experienced scandal and management challenges, including a crisis of leadership. Using data from the 2015 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, this article examines the influence of transformational leadership (TFL) on job satisfaction/commitment among VA employees. Regression analysis reveals a positive association between satisfaction/commitment and each of the four TFL dimensions, controlling for the other dimensions and sociodemographic characteristics. Employees who perceive leaders as fostering creativity, empowerment, trust/respect, and clear goals/expectations are more satisfied/committed. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 810-822 Issue: 10 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1520244 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1520244 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:10:p:810-822 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1520245_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Mohammad Nurunnabi Author-X-Name-First: Mohammad Author-X-Name-Last: Nurunnabi Title: Tax Evasion and the Role of the State Actor(s) in Bangladesh Abstract: Little attention has been paid to tax evasion in developing countries due to a lack of data. This article addresses this lacuna by investigating the tax evasion practices and finds significant increases in tax evasion in Bangladesh. The study makes a major contribution to the literature in tax evasion, and indicates that the norms of state actor(s) (i.e. the National Board of Revenue–the sole tax authority in Bangladesh) lie in the interests of politicians and the continuation of corruption. The legitimacy of the state actors in this case means that they act as facilitators for increasing tax evasion practices. Therefore, the current system has endured remarkably robustly to date, and coercive isomorphism is indeed needed in the institutionalization process. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 823-839 Issue: 10 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1520245 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1520245 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:10:p:823-839 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1521830_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Lauren Donais Author-X-Name-First: Lauren Author-X-Name-Last: Donais Author-Name: Bill Simonsen Author-X-Name-First: Bill Author-X-Name-Last: Simonsen Author-Name: Nicole Simonsen Author-X-Name-First: Nicole Author-X-Name-Last: Simonsen Title: Gender-Based Violence Prevention Workshops: An Experimental Evaluation of Efficacy Abstract: Gender-based violence has become an increasingly visible and salient public problem. In the Fall of 2015, the University of Connecticut’s Violence Against Women Prevention Program (VAWPP) implemented interactive workshops in first-year experience (FYE) classes to reduce rape myth acceptance, improve knowledge and understanding of the University’s affirmative consent policy, and increase confidence in interpreting cues related to sexual consent. This randomized experimental design tested whether these outcomes were realized as a result of the workshops. In almost all instances, the workshops substantially and statistically significantly decreased students’ rape myth acceptance, increased their knowledge and understanding of consent, and improved their confidence in cue interpretation. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 840-854 Issue: 10 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1521830 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1521830 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:10:p:840-854 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1522333_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Geiguen Shin Author-X-Name-First: Geiguen Author-X-Name-Last: Shin Title: The Changing U.S. Immigration Policy on the Nexus of Security and Economy: Extending Visa-Waiver Program and Advocacy-Coalition Framework Abstract: By examining the Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) in the case of the U.S. Visa Waiver Program (VWP), this article suggests that a dynamic foreign policy change on immigration issues is a function of trade-off between economy and security. In other words, when policy makers ensure that economic gains can offset security loss and vice versa, policy change in immigration issues is rapidly made. Two polarizing advocacy coalitions, security-concerned and economy-concerned, exist within the policy subsystem on the VWP and each coalition has different belief systems, policy actors and stakeholders. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 855-866 Issue: 10 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1522333 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1522333 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:10:p:855-866 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1598689_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ali Farazmand Author-X-Name-First: Ali Author-X-Name-Last: Farazmand Author-Name: Hassan Danaeefard Author-X-Name-First: Hassan Author-X-Name-Last: Danaeefard Author-Name: Masoumeh Mostafazadeh Author-X-Name-First: Masoumeh Author-X-Name-Last: Mostafazadeh Author-Name: Mohammad Reza Sadeghi Author-X-Name-First: Mohammad Reza Author-X-Name-Last: Sadeghi Title: Trends in Public Administration Research: A Content Analysis of Iranian Journal Articles (2004-2017) Abstract: This study aims to examine the trends of public administration research in Iran during 2004–2017. A total of 520 articles from three databases have been reviewed and analyzed using content analysis. Results are reported based on research themes, purposes, orientations, methods, and authorship. Comparisons are made across two time spans and by journal type. Findings indicate that the focus of public administration research has been on issues of public administration, Islam and public administration, administrative performance, and organizational behavior in the public sector. Observations reveal that recent Iranian research studies have more explanatory purposes and often apply qualitative methods. The study also concludes that the Iranian public administration research has advanced considerably over the past 14 years, but more efforts are needed to fill in the gap in such important areas as new public service, civic participation, globalization, policy making, sound governance, and policy implementation. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 867-879 Issue: 10 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1598689 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1598689 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:10:p:867-879 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1599313_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Meena Subedi Author-X-Name-First: Meena Author-X-Name-Last: Subedi Author-Name: Ali Farazmand Author-X-Name-First: Ali Author-X-Name-Last: Farazmand Title: Membership Organization’s Social Capital and the Impact on Nonprofit Sector Management Abstract: Social capital depicts the extent of mutual trust in a jurisdiction. This study examines the impact of organizational social capital (OSC) on nonprofit (NP) density. Prior studies have argued that OSC positively impacts the community and the organization itself. These studies are either theory- based or survey based. Few available empirical studies also do not examine the OSC of all the counties of the United States. This study overcomes these limitations and finds from the US county-level empirical study that social capital advanced in membership organizations is positively associated with the growth of NP density. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 880-892 Issue: 10 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1599313 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1599313 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:10:p:880-892 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1993899_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Junesoo Lee Author-X-Name-First: Junesoo Author-X-Name-Last: Lee Author-Name: Heungsuk Choi Author-X-Name-First: Heungsuk Author-X-Name-Last: Choi Author-Name: Seungjoo Han Author-X-Name-First: Seungjoo Author-X-Name-Last: Han Title: Representativeness in the Eyes of the Citizen: Impact of Balanced Citizenship on the Perceived Representativeness in Participatory Governance Abstract: Representativeness is one of the keys to the legitimacy of participatory governance. However, such representativeness might be in the eye of the beholder due to various definitions of, and criteria for, representativeness. This study aims to explore how citizens perceive the representativeness of their representatives and the reasons behind those perceptions. Based on a survey of 2,000 citizens in South Korea, the findings indicate: (1) the maturity of citizenship (i.e., balancing tolerance and participation) significantly influences citizens’ perceptions of the representativeness of public affairs participants, and (2) this pattern of perceived representativeness does not vary according to the representativeness type (i.e., stake, stance, service, specialty, sovereign, and socio-econ) and domain (i.e., community, corporates, and government). The findings imply (1) the existence of four distinct groups of citizens – considerate reformer, reserved endurer, silent groaner, and active grumbler – and (2) the four groups of citizens are predictors of perceived representativeness. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 121-132 Issue: 2 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1993899 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1993899 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:2:p:121-132 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1993898_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Walter Amedzro St-Hilaire Author-X-Name-First: Walter Author-X-Name-Last: Amedzro St-Hilaire Title: Leading with Digital Technologies Governance in the State-Owned Enterprises Abstract: By sharing novel research into the practical implications of large-scale digital records, this study aims to analyze the advanced impact of protective digital technologies strategies on state-owned enterprise governance. The study used panel data fixed effect regression model for analyzing the advanced impact of protective data strategies on digital-risk governance. Furthermore, to analyze the persistence of digital-risk and address the endogeneity concern, a dynamic panel model is used, and the results are estimated using GMM technique. This study shows that the protective data strategies are helpful in reducing digital-risk and therefore state-owned enterprises can reduce their digital-risk exposure by adopting innovative record practices. To the best of the author’s knowledge no prior study analyzes the impact of protective data strategies on the digital-risk governance. Therefore, the current research provides a significant contribution in the enterprise information literature regarding digital records and digital-risk governance. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 107-120 Issue: 2 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1993898 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1993898 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:2:p:107-120 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1993901_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Abdulfattah Yaghi Author-X-Name-First: Abdulfattah Author-X-Name-Last: Yaghi Author-Name: Reid Bates Author-X-Name-First: Reid Author-X-Name-Last: Bates Title: Validating the Learning Transfer System Inventory-Version 4 among Managers within an Arabic Higher Education Environment Abstract: This study tests the validity of the Arabic version of the Learning Transfer System Inventory (LTSI-version 4) and identifies the factors that impact transferring leadership training. The LTSI was administered to 242 academic managers, who had completed a series of leadership training a year before the study. Exploratory Factor Analysis revealed that all 11 factors in the specific domain were validated, unlike the general domain, where only four factors were validated, and one factor was not validated. Leadership training transfer was primarily influenced by supervisor support, motivation to transfer, peer support, readiness to transfer, and self-efficacy. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 144-155 Issue: 2 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1993901 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1993901 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:2:p:144-155 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1993900_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Justina Nnanna Author-X-Name-First: Justina Author-X-Name-Last: Nnanna Author-Name: Michael B. Charles Author-X-Name-First: Michael B. Author-X-Name-Last: Charles Author-Name: David Noble Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Noble Author-Name: Robyn Keast Author-X-Name-First: Robyn Author-X-Name-Last: Keast Title: Innovation Hubs in Australian Public Universities: An Appraisal of Their Public Value Claims Abstract: The past decade has witnessed an increased presence of innovation hubs in Australian public universities. This has occurred against a backdrop of public universities, as public institutions, being expected to create value for their host nation. However, the types of public value that such hubs are aiming to create is not altogether clear. Using the theoretical prism of a priori public value, this study examines how the innovation hubs of Australian public universities are proposing to create public value. After establishing a working definition of ‘innovation hub’ in the context of public universities, a thematic analysis of their websites was undertaken to examine how they are positioning themselves with regard to realizing public value. Such an analysis assists with establishing what types of public value they allude to online, and sheds light on how Australian public universities are using innovation hubs to differentiate themselves in an increasingly crowded innovation landscape. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 133-143 Issue: 2 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1993900 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1993900 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:2:p:133-143 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1990317_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Mohamed Mousa Author-X-Name-First: Mohamed Author-X-Name-Last: Mousa Title: From Intersectionality to Substantive Representation: Determinants of the Representation of Women Faculty in Academic Contexts: Voices of Egyptian Academic Leaders Abstract: Through addressing four public universities in Egypt, the author of the present study seeks to answer the question of why women faculty are poorly represented in both professorial and academic managerial positions. Upon conducting semi-structured interviews with 22 academic leaders in the addressed universities, the author of the present paper has found that the representation of women faculty is determined by both cultural barriers (e.g., familial obligations, the think manager think male culture, religious barriers) and institutional limitations (e.g., lack of administrative support, gender bias, greediness of academic institutions). To the best of the author’s knowledge, this study is the first of its kind in the context of a developing nation to focus on the representation of women faculty from the perspective of academic leaders, and subsequently, it fills a gap in HR management, public administration and higher education, in which empirical studies that address academic leaders to identify their perceptions of the representation of their female colleagues have been limited so far. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 97-106 Issue: 2 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1990317 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1990317 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:2:p:97-106 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1993902_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Rafla Hchaichi Author-X-Name-First: Rafla Author-X-Name-Last: Hchaichi Title: The Key Success Factors of Total Quality Management Implementation in State-Owned Enterprise Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to analyse the key success factors of total quality management (TQM) in state-owned enterprises (SOEs). To achieve the target of this research, the methodology is based on an explanatory study through an interview guide to generate specific items; and a quantitative approach using a self-administrated questionnaire. Using multiple linear regression, the results confirm that the successful TQM implementation requires a culture of trust, loyalty, good communication, and social cohesion. The findings confirm that leaders who involve employees in a TQM system succeed its implementing and fulfilling its objectives. However, the lack of knowledge of TQM tools and practices in SOEs makes the public service’s quality just an ephemeral management trend reserved only for private firms. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 156-167 Issue: 2 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1993902 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1993902 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:2:p:156-167 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2123505_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Katherine Barrett Author-X-Name-First: Katherine Author-X-Name-Last: Barrett Author-Name: Richard Greene Author-X-Name-First: Richard Author-X-Name-Last: Greene Title: The Triumph and Tribulation of Performance Management Abstract: There was a time when performance management was seen as having the potential to seamlessly guide leaders of state and local government in the United States to the best possible answers to difficult questions about policy and management. As the years have passed, though there have been some outstanding successes in this discipline, a number of challenges have presented themselves. This essay builds a case for the power of performance management to aid in making positive change, while also focusing on some of the biggest challenges leaders in this field have confronted. It also includes a series of principles designed to help overcome or avoid these challenges. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 168-169 Issue: 2 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2123505 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2123505 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:2:p:168-169 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2028417_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Correction Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: I-I Issue: 2 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2028417 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2028417 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:2:p:I-I Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1597884_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Eugenia Kutergina Author-X-Name-First: Eugenia Author-X-Name-Last: Kutergina Author-Name: Anna Sanina Author-X-Name-First: Anna Author-X-Name-Last: Sanina Author-Name: Aleksey Balashov Author-X-Name-First: Aleksey Author-X-Name-Last: Balashov Author-Name: James E. Willis, III Author-X-Name-First: James E. Author-X-Name-Last: Willis, III Title: Improving Competency-Based Education through Empirical Evaluation: A Mixed Methods Study of A Masters of Public Administration Program Abstract: This study is focused on the problem of the mismatch of competencies of Masters of Public Administration (MPA) graduates in Russia and current Russian public servants. A mixed methods approach was used to analyze quantitative (n = 734) and qualitative data about the real-world competencies of local, regional, and federal government officials in comparison to what MPA graduates get from their education. The comparison of competency models of MPA graduates and government officials indicated that the most of the competencies are useful in public administration practice, but there is still lot to change in the approach of compiling the content of MPA educational standards and educational programs. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1-16 Issue: 1 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1597884 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1597884 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:1:p:1-16 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1604747_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Taewoo Nam Author-X-Name-First: Taewoo Author-X-Name-Last: Nam Author-Name: Juyong Jung Author-X-Name-First: Juyong Author-X-Name-Last: Jung Author-Name: Eunju Rho Author-X-Name-First: Eunju Author-X-Name-Last: Rho Title: Between a Scientist and a Government Employee: Analyzing the Occupational Identity of National Research Institute Researchers in Korea Abstract: This study, using the data from the questionnaire survey of researchers working for Korean national research institutes, investigates the consequences of conflicting occupational identities. Those researchers may have two different occupational identities: as a scientist and/or a civil servant. Those with a strong scientist identity support individualist values (self-development for research capabilities, pro-incentive, and information sharing) more solidly than those with a strong civil servant identity; for public-social values (altruism, trust in other organizational members, and organizational commitment), vice versa. The study casts practical implications for balanced alignment between self-recognized occupational identities and managerial strategies (incentive, performance evaluation, and training). Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 17-25 Issue: 1 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1604747 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1604747 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:1:p:17-25 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1604748_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Richard Bolden Author-X-Name-First: Richard Author-X-Name-Last: Bolden Author-Name: Anita Gulati Author-X-Name-First: Anita Author-X-Name-Last: Gulati Author-Name: Gareth Edwards Author-X-Name-First: Gareth Author-X-Name-Last: Edwards Title: Mobilizing Change in Public Services: Insights from a Systems Leadership Development Intervention Abstract: This paper explores the mobilization of systems change through analysis of a place-based ‘systems leadership’ development intervention aimed to develop the capacity of cross-sector partnerships to tackle ‘wicked’ health and social care challenges. Particular attention is given to the role of independent ‘enablers’ in opening up ‘adaptive spaces’ where partners can navigate competing priorities and develop new ways of working. This paper contributes to existing literature by providing an overview of recent developments in the field of public leadership, applying these to the challenge of developing systems leadership capacity and considering implications for future research, development and practice. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 26-36 Issue: 1 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1604748 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1604748 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:1:p:26-36 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1620772_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jennica Larrison Author-X-Name-First: Jennica Author-X-Name-Last: Larrison Author-Name: Jos C.N. Raadschelders Author-X-Name-First: Jos C.N. Author-X-Name-Last: Raadschelders Title: Understanding Migration: The Case for Public Administration Abstract: Migration has emerged as a key issue for governments in the 21st century. While multiple disciplines address migration, the study of public administration has been slow to do so. Given the complexities of migration policy implementation, and the multiple levels of government involved, public administration can add significantly to the current understandings of the phenomenon. This article examines what is known on migration, what still needs to be understood, and how public administration can assist in understanding migration. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 37-48 Issue: 1 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1620772 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1620772 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:1:p:37-48 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1627552_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Madeleine W. McNamara Author-X-Name-First: Madeleine W. Author-X-Name-Last: McNamara Author-Name: Katrina Miller-Stevens Author-X-Name-First: Katrina Author-X-Name-Last: Miller-Stevens Author-Name: John C. Morris Author-X-Name-First: John C. Author-X-Name-Last: Morris Title: Exploring the Determinants of Collaboration Failure Abstract: Many of the case studies on collaboration tout the success of collaborative efforts, and theory building efforts focus almost exclusively on conditions for successful collaboration. Notably missing from the literature are efforts to comprehend why collaborations fail. Given that participants in a collaboration are invested in the collaborative effort, why does a collaboration fail? In addition, does the membership of the collaborative effort impact the factors for success or failure? By examining extant literature on both collaboration success and collaboration failure, we seek to identify a set of factors common across the literature that are foundational to a framework of collaboration failure. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 49-59 Issue: 1 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1627552 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1627552 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:1:p:49-59 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1627553_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ken Ndalamba Author-X-Name-First: Ken Author-X-Name-Last: Ndalamba Author-Name: Michelle Esau Author-X-Name-First: Michelle Author-X-Name-Last: Esau Title: An Exploratory Study into the Understandings and Awareness of Leadership Ethos and Its Inherent Critical Success Factors by Public Sector Officials in the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Ministry of the National Economy (ECONAT) Abstract: The purpose of this study is to examine the understandings of public sector leaders about Leadership Ethos (LE) and its inherent Critical Success Factors(CSFs) looking at their application in the public policy implementation process. The study applied an adapted theoretical paradigm on leadership that borrows from the Western and African contexts. In the light of the aim and objective of the study, both the interview schedule and survey questionnaires were used to gather information with regard to LE and its inherent CSFs. In this view, a semi-structured interview schedule was used to guide both interviews with senior public officials - one in the DTI and one in the ECONAT. A survey questionnaire was administered to public officials at middle and lower management levels working and reporting directly to the interviewed senior public officials. The purpose of the questionnaire was to reduce personal biases inherent in the responses of the senior officials, which appear to be a challenge emerging from self-perception assessments. Research findings suggest that leaders at the DTI and the ECONAT do not sufficiently demonstrate an awareness of LE and its inherent CSFs in the practice of leadership. LE enables leaders garner followers’ trust and obtain their consent; encourage followers’ commitment to organisational goals; and introduce and encourage participatory decision making processes as key factors to successful public policy implementation. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 60-72 Issue: 1 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1627553 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1627553 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:1:p:60-72 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1650280_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Rowena Clemino Alcoba Author-X-Name-First: Rowena Clemino Author-X-Name-Last: Alcoba Author-Name: Boon-anan Phinaitrup Author-X-Name-First: Boon-anan Author-X-Name-Last: Phinaitrup Title: In Search of the Holy Grail in Public Service: A Study on the Mediating Effect of Public Service Motivation on Organizational Politics and Outcomes Abstract: There appears to be a research gap in terms of examining whether PSM will hold fast even in the midst of a politically charged work environment. This article investigates how highly motivated government employees would react to the potentially adverse effects of political perception (POP) on organizational commitment, job satisfaction and workplace stress. The findings indicated that PSM exists among the respondent municipal social workers in the Philippines and that this motivation directly translates to positive outcomes. However, PSM did not have the expected mediating effect which is a departure from the commonly held view about its buffering power and mitigating role. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 73-83 Issue: 1 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1650280 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1650280 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:1:p:73-83 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1669050_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Santap Sanhari Mishra Author-X-Name-First: Santap Sanhari Author-X-Name-Last: Mishra Author-Name: Mohammed Mussa Momin Author-X-Name-First: Mohammed Mussa Author-X-Name-Last: Momin Title: Is Citizens’ Trust Escalating the Effect of Sound Governance on Citizens’ Satisfaction in Ethiopia? Abstract: In the context of widespread criticisms to good governance, sound governance is proposed to be a viable alternative. This study examines the effect of sound governance on citizens’ satisfaction with the mediating role of citizens’ trust in the context of Ethiopia. Using a concurrent mixed method design, data were collected from eight key informant interviews besides 175 respondents through questionnaire. The results show the positive link between sound governance, citizens’ trust, and satisfaction. It also reports a partial mediating role of trust into the relationship between sound governance and citizens’ satisfaction. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 84-93 Issue: 1 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1669050 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1669050 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:1:p:84-93 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1405442_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jessica N. Terman Author-X-Name-First: Jessica N. Author-X-Name-Last: Terman Title: Promising Performance: The Overestimation and Underestimation of Performance Targets Abstract: This study examines goal setting in the federally funded, state-implemented Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). Specifically, using federally determined criteria that states are supposed to use to set expected performance targets, I model the predicted performance targets and compare them against the observed performance targets. The purpose is to examine the determinants of performance target overestimation and underestimation in the WAP. The findings suggest that, where credible commitment to achieving performance targets is important (i.e., when grantees want to show top performance to attract grant money and federal partners), grantee governments are more likely to underestimate goals. However, where the aspirational nature of performance targets is more important than the credible commitment of achieving them (i.e., in an election year or partisan congruence with federal government), grantee governments are more likely to overestimate goals. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 93-107 Issue: 2 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1405442 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1405442 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:2:p:93-107 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1405443_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Christian Bøtcher Jacobsen Author-X-Name-First: Christian Bøtcher Author-X-Name-Last: Jacobsen Author-Name: Lotte Bøgh Andersen Author-X-Name-First: Lotte Bøgh Author-X-Name-Last: Andersen Title: High Performance Expectations: Concept and Causes Abstract: Employees contribute more when they are aware of their leaders’ high performance expectations (HPE), but how can leaders successfully convey HPE? Here it is argued that both transformational and transactional leadership behaviors involve goal-setting, which can affect employee-perceived HPE. Using a leadership training field experiment with 3,730 employees nested in 471 organizations, the findings support that training in transformational, transactional and combination leadership training significantly increased employees’ HPE relative to a control group. Furthermore, transformational leadership and pecuniary rewards seem to be important mechanisms. This implies that public leaders can affect HPE through leadership and thus potentially organizational performance. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 108-118 Issue: 2 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1405443 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1405443 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:2:p:108-118 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1405444_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Yosra Mnif Sellami Author-X-Name-First: Yosra Author-X-Name-Last: Mnif Sellami Author-Name: Yosra Gafsi Author-X-Name-First: Yosra Author-X-Name-Last: Gafsi Title: Institutional and Economic Factors Affecting the Adoption of International Public Sector Accounting Standards Abstract: This article investigates the environmental factors associated with countries’ decision to adopt International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS). Based on a sample of 110 countries, the results reveal a positive influence of external public funding (coercive isomorphic pressure), the degree of external openness (mimetic isomorphic pressure), and public sector organizations’ importance on IPSAS adoption. They show a negative effect of the availability of local GAAP on this decision, whereas education level (normative isomorphic pressure) is a nonsignificant factor.This research contributes to the international accounting literature in the public sector. The results are relevant to standard-setters, regulators, researchers, international financial organizations, and non-adopting countries. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 119-131 Issue: 2 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1405444 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1405444 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:2:p:119-131 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1405445_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Marc Holzer Author-X-Name-First: Marc Author-X-Name-Last: Holzer Author-Name: Andrew Ballard Author-X-Name-First: Andrew Author-X-Name-Last: Ballard Author-Name: Mirae Kim Author-X-Name-First: Mirae Author-X-Name-Last: Kim Author-Name: Shuyang Peng Author-X-Name-First: Shuyang Author-X-Name-Last: Peng Author-Name: Felix Deat Author-X-Name-First: Felix Author-X-Name-Last: Deat Title: Obstacles and Opportunities for Sustaining Performance Management Systems Abstract: Measuring performance in public organizations has been a growing trend for several decades. Designing, adopting, and implementing this style of management system have been the topic of much practitioner and academic deliberation. One struggle those determined to adopt performance measurement and management systems have faced, though, is the ability to sustain them over time and actually engrain them into their decision-making frameworks. Countless barriers to long-term success exist for public organizations and this article seeks to identify and categorize them. Using a mixed-method survey design, this research shows which factors are the most important to organizations hoping to build a performance system that can stand the test of time. Capacity, knowledge, and buy-in limitations pose serious threats to these reforms and it takes a concerted effort to cultivate not only support from employees and management to pursue performance management but the technical and conceptual capacity to design the right system for the organization. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 132-143 Issue: 2 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1405445 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1405445 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:2:p:132-143 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1405446_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: So Young Lee Author-X-Name-First: So Young Author-X-Name-Last: Lee Author-Name: José M. Díaz-Puente Author-X-Name-First: José M. Author-X-Name-Last: Díaz-Puente Author-Name: Susana Martin Author-X-Name-First: Susana Author-X-Name-Last: Martin Title: The Contribution of Open Government to Prosperity of Society Abstract: The study finds that open government does not only have effect on economic prosperity, but on social capital and environment through the mechanisms of Rule of Law and Control of Corruption. The role of Rule of Law and Control of Corruption are emphasized in this study, because of their significance in mediating open government and prosperity. Unless mechanisms like regulation formulation, law enforcement and control of corruption are not put into practice; open government itself will not be a driving force to a prosperous society. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 144-157 Issue: 2 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1405446 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1405446 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:2:p:144-157 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1405980_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Isaac Kofi Mensah Author-X-Name-First: Isaac Kofi Author-X-Name-Last: Mensah Author-Name: Jianing Mi Author-X-Name-First: Jianing Author-X-Name-Last: Mi Title: Computer Self-Efficacy and e-Government Service Adoption: The Moderating Role of Age as a Demographic Factor Abstract: This article investigated the moderating role of age on the positive relationship between computer self-efficacy (CSE) and intention to use e-government services.The Technology Acceptance Model was used as the theoretical framework for this study while the data was analyzed with SPSS. The results showed that age as a demographic factor was significant and positively moderates the impact of CSE on the intention to use e-government services. Also, CSE was a significant predictor of the intention to use but age does not have a direct significant impact on the intention to use. The implications of these findings are discussed. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 158-167 Issue: 2 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1405980 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1405980 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:2:p:158-167 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1411362_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Colin Knox Author-X-Name-First: Colin Author-X-Name-Last: Knox Title: Public Sector Reform in Central Asia and the Caucasus Abstract: Many developing countries are constantly seeking to reform their public services as part of a wider agenda which supports moves to a market economy and better governance arrangements. Some have embraced public management reforms as the template for their activities with limited success. This paper considers existing research on the impact of public sector reform in developing countries and offers an alternative approach, through case studies of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Kazakhstan, based on two keys elements: an agenda which attempts to shift developing countries to an outcomes based accountability approach operationalized through a “quality of life” framework; and, peer‐to‐peer learning. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 168-178 Issue: 2 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1411362 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1411362 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:2:p:168-178 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1426602_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Christopher L. Atkinson Author-X-Name-First: Christopher L. Author-X-Name-Last: Atkinson Title: Research on Immigration Policy in the European Union: A Review of Books Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 179-183 Issue: 2 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1426602 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1426602 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:2:p:179-183 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1669048_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Vincent Ekow Arkorful Author-X-Name-First: Vincent Ekow Author-X-Name-Last: Arkorful Author-Name: Reindolf Anokye Author-X-Name-First: Reindolf Author-X-Name-Last: Anokye Author-Name: Ibrahim Basiru Author-X-Name-First: Ibrahim Author-X-Name-Last: Basiru Author-Name: Anastasia Hammond Author-X-Name-First: Anastasia Author-X-Name-Last: Hammond Author-Name: Sulemana Mohammed Author-X-Name-First: Sulemana Author-X-Name-Last: Mohammed Author-Name: Victor Bondzie Micah Author-X-Name-First: Victor Bondzie Author-X-Name-Last: Micah Title: Social Protection Policy or a Political Largesse: Disability Fund Efficacy Assessment and Roadblocks to Sustainable Development Goals Abstract: Social protection policies have been tools for fighting social exclusion, inequality and reducing poverty incidence among vulnerable populations in developing countries. In this regard, the government of Ghana through the institution of the disability fund has demonstrated a commitment to advancing the cause of people with disabilities. In assessing policy efficacy, the realities on the ground, as well as policy challenges, 130 persons with disability (PWDs) and 10 Key Informants (KIs) were recruited from across five regions. In addition to conducting face-to-face interviews with PWDs, the study conducted a number of interviews with key informants (KIs). The study findings concluded amongst other things that, the policy is plagued with challenges such as limited information about the fund, fund access difficulty and disbursement delays. It was also revealed that; the policy is saddled with opacity and partisan politics. To ensure efficiency and expedite the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 1, the research proposed for policy restructuring. In addition to introducing financial literacy and management training for beneficiaries, the study proffers decoupling the fund management from political structures to help meet the objectives for which it was incepted. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1271-1281 Issue: 15 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1669048 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1669048 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:15:p:1271-1281 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1669049_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Vishal Chandr Jaunky Author-X-Name-First: Vishal Chandr Author-X-Name-Last: Jaunky Author-Name: Jamiil Jeetoo Author-X-Name-First: Jamiil Author-X-Name-Last: Jeetoo Author-Name: Caitanyadass Bajah Author-X-Name-First: Caitanyadass Author-X-Name-Last: Bajah Author-Name: Vani Ramesh Author-X-Name-First: Vani Author-X-Name-Last: Ramesh Title: The Importance of Understanding the Anti-Corruption Legislation to Promote Corruption Reporting: Lessons from Mauritius Abstract: Anti-corruption campaigns usually focus on educating the population. However, little is known about the impact of knowledge, especially understanding of the anti-corruption legislation and the function of Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) body in practice. This study sheds light on the factors influencing the likelihood of reporting a case of corruption in Mauritius. Cross-sectional data are compiled from a household survey with a sample size of 380 observations. To perform the investigation, an ordered probit model is employed. Knowledge about the Prevention of Corruption Act (PoCA) is found to be a crucial variable in determining the functional form of the empirical model. In general, media consumption and knowledge about the PoCA increases the probability of reporting an act of corruption, while Interest in politics decreases the likelihood of reporting  a case of corruption to the ICAC. In addition, age, educational attainment, income level, family size and civil status are found to be important predictors of corruption reporting. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1282-1292 Issue: 15 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1669049 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1669049 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:15:p:1282-1292 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1669051_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Santap Sanhari Mishra Author-X-Name-First: Santap Sanhari Author-X-Name-Last: Mishra Title: Testing the antecedents to e-democracy towards citizens’ happiness: a structural equation modelling approach to ‘MyGov’ initiative, India Abstract: “MyGov” is an ambitious ICT-based platform of the government of India, where citizens contribute to policy making by engaged in various ways. As the initiative is about to complete 5 years, the research is focused on to test the antecedents to e-democracy and citizens’ happiness by a structural equation modeling on responses from 413 users of “MyGov” platform. The empirical outcomes established the predictive role of transparency and value expectancy on e-democracy in addition to the impact of trust and e-democracy on citizens’ happiness. The study also supported the positive association between transparency and trust. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1293-1303 Issue: 15 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1669051 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1669051 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:15:p:1293-1303 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1669053_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Minfede Koe Raoul Author-X-Name-First: Minfede Koe Author-X-Name-Last: Raoul Title: Analysis of the Technical Efficiency of the Programme of Modernisation of the Land Tenure Services in a Developing Country Abstract: This paper measures the technical efficiency of land tenure services in Cameroon. From the method of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), we decompose the efficiency of the land tenure administration into pure technical efficiency and technical efficiency of scale. The data used is for a period of 8 years and it is from MINDLT and CAHF (2018). We obtain the following results: i) - the land tenure administration of Cameroon is suboptimal. ii) - the inefficiency observed is mostly due to inefficiency of scale. The results suggest that the rational management of human resources intervenes in habilitation procedures, the reinforcement of human capacities and the introduction of innovating technologies in the registration of land certificates. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1304-1316 Issue: 15 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1669053 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1669053 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:15:p:1304-1316 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1669172_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Marianthi Skrinou Author-X-Name-First: Marianthi Author-X-Name-Last: Skrinou Author-Name: Panagiotis Gkorezis Author-X-Name-First: Panagiotis Author-X-Name-Last: Gkorezis Title: Antecedents of Psychological Empowerment: A Study of Greek Employees in Municipalities Abstract: Psychological empowerment has received a burgeoning attention among scholars and practitioners in the last decades. However, little is known about its antecedents in the public sector, and even more in municipalities. The present study attempts to fill this gap by examining the relationship of leader-member exchange (LMX), role conflict and role ambiguity with employees’ psychological empowerment. Data were collected from 210 administrative employees of nine Greek municipalities. Results supported our hypotheses that these three factors constitute important antecedents of such employees’ psychological empowerment. Theoretical and practical implications were also discussed. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1317-1326 Issue: 15 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1669172 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1669172 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:15:p:1317-1326 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1672180_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Nor Farah Hanis Zainun Author-X-Name-First: Nor Farah Hanis Author-X-Name-Last: Zainun Author-Name: Johanim Johari Author-X-Name-First: Johanim Author-X-Name-Last: Johari Author-Name: Zurina Adnan Author-X-Name-First: Zurina Author-X-Name-Last: Adnan Title: Technostress and Commitment to Change: The Moderating Role of Internal Communication Abstract: The objective of this study is to examine the predicting role of technostress, on commitment to change. Further, this study assesses the moderating role of internal communication in the technostress and commitment to change relationship. A total of 225 administrative employees in public higher education institutions in the Northern Region of Peninsular Malaysia participated in the study. The findings indicated that techno-invasion and techno-insecurity were negatively associated to commitment to change, while techno-uncertainty was positively related to commitment to change. Internal communication was found to moderate the relationship between techno-uncertainty and commitment to change. Theoretical and practical ramifications are highlighted. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1327-1339 Issue: 15 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1672180 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1672180 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:15:p:1327-1339 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1668807_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Christopher L. Atkinson Author-X-Name-First: Christopher L. Author-X-Name-Last: Atkinson Title: Theme-based Book Review: Resilience, Migration, and Global Health Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1340-1343 Issue: 15 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1668807 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1668807 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:15:p:1340-1343 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1107740_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Patrik Hall Author-X-Name-First: Patrik Author-X-Name-Last: Hall Author-Name: Karl Löfgren Author-X-Name-First: Karl Author-X-Name-Last: Löfgren Title: Innovation Policy as Performativity—the Case of Sweden Abstract: This article analyzes how the idea of “innovationism” in Sweden has generated a new kind of idea-driven policy around the creation of innovative regional policy. In contrast to similar policies in this area, this policy does not manifest itself through traditional instruments, but evolves through symbolic and ritual performances, in particular through events and conferences. The article asks how this emerging idea has changed the existing institutional formation of sponsoring industrially relevant research. The vision of concerted action between decision-makers within modern innovationism reinforces territorial identity, but it also tends to devolve responsibility to the regional level since concerted action on the national level is hard to obtain. What emerges is a system of governing at a distance where different actors perform their roles according to often academic ideas of innovationism. The study is based on two qualitative studies in Sweden entailing both documentary sources and semi-structured interviews. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 305-316 Issue: 4 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1107740 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1107740 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:4:p:305-316 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1113182_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Lamar Vernon Bennett Author-X-Name-First: Lamar Vernon Author-X-Name-Last: Bennett Author-Name: Aroon Prasad Manoharan Author-X-Name-First: Aroon Prasad Author-X-Name-Last: Manoharan Title: The Use of Social Media Policies by US Municipalities Abstract: As the use of social media technologies becomes ever more ingrained in the day-to-day functions of public organizations, it is important to develop relevant social media policies to guide their effective use and enable increasingly transparent engagement with citizens. Analyzing the content of such policies can inform scholars about the intended purpose of government’s use of social media. Hence, to build the foundation for a research agenda focused on the role of policy in government’s ability to effectively engage citizens, this exploratory study first identified 156 US cities with a recognizable social media presence and then employed a content analysis to analyze the key elements of their social media policies. Based on our findings, most cities have integrated social media into daily operations, however, many do not provide effective social media policies to guide such use. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 317-328 Issue: 4 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1113182 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1113182 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:4:p:317-328 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1113547_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Sedat Eliuz Author-X-Name-First: Sedat Author-X-Name-Last: Eliuz Author-Name: Naim Kapucu Author-X-Name-First: Naim Author-X-Name-Last: Kapucu Author-Name: Yusuf Ustun Author-X-Name-First: Yusuf Author-X-Name-Last: Ustun Author-Name: Cihan Demirhan Author-X-Name-First: Cihan Author-X-Name-Last: Demirhan Title: Predictors of an Effective Performance Measurement System: Evidence from Municipal Governments in Turkey Abstract: The study examines the predictors of effective performance measurement in the context of Turkish municipalities. Theoretical guidance of context-design-performance model has been utilized to examine the contextual and design factors which have influenced the effective use of performance measurement systems in Turkish municipalities. It is hypothesized in the study that external support and organizational support for the use performance measurement, and technical capacity for the performance measurement are associated with quality of performance measures and effectiveness of performance measurement systems in general. The results of the study supported the hypotheses of the study regarding the relationships among organizational support, technical capacity, quality of performance measures, and effectiveness of performance measurement. Although the results confirmed that external support has an indirect effect on effectiveness of performance measurement via technical capacity and quality of performance measures, the hypothesis regarding the direct effect of it on effectiveness of performance measurement was not supported. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 329-341 Issue: 4 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1113547 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1113547 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:4:p:329-341 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1113548_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Stefan Mann Author-X-Name-First: Stefan Author-X-Name-Last: Mann Title: Are Power Asymmetries a Reason for the State to Intervene? Abstract: Power asymmetries between farmers and slaughterhouses have led the Swiss government to install an independent agency that evaluates the quality of pig and cattle carcasses. This case is used to explore public interventions to mitigate power asymmetries. The independent classification is described and its economic rationale explored. The positions of the most important stakeholders in the system are depicted and the counter-arguments analyzed by objective hermeneutics. It is concluded that public interventions against power asymmetries are no panacea but can be useful to create a just and effective system. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 342-347 Issue: 4 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1113548 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1113548 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:4:p:342-347 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1113549_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Bill Lee Author-X-Name-First: Bill Author-X-Name-Last: Lee Author-Name: John Brierley Author-X-Name-First: John Author-X-Name-Last: Brierley Title: UK Government Policy, Credit Unions, and Payday Loans Abstract: This article outlines how successive UK governments’ policies first created a three-tier system of credit unions and then posited credit unions as alternatives to payday lenders. The three-tier framework is used for an analysis of loans offered on credit union websites. The findings indicate that while the first two tiers of credit unions now offer loans to people who have not saved with them previously, they do so in ways consistent with credit unions’ original character, rather than in ways that replicate commercial payday loans. The other tier of credit unions appears unable to offer such loans. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 348-360 Issue: 4 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1113549 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1113549 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:4:p:348-360 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1113550_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Luu Trong Tuan Author-X-Name-First: Luu Author-X-Name-Last: Trong Tuan Title: Knowledge Sharing in Public Organizations: The Roles of Servant Leadership and Organizational Citizenship Behavior Abstract: Employees share their knowledge when they have motivation to go beyond their job descriptions. Organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) under servant leadership can be such a motivation in employees. The primary research purpose is hence to assess how servant leadership influences OCB, then contributing to knowledge sharing among employees in public organizations. This research also seeks an insight into the moderating mechanism of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) for the OCB-knowledge sharing relationship. The research model was tested on the data from 562 employees and 197 department managers in public organizations of electricity, telephone, and water industries in Vietnam context. The data analysis provided evidence for the mediating role of OCB for the positive association between servant leadership and knowledge sharing. EO was also found to play an enhancing effect on the OCB-knowledge sharing linkage. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 361-373 Issue: 4 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1113550 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1113550 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:4:p:361-373 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1790597_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Hassan Isgandar Author-X-Name-First: Hassan Author-X-Name-Last: Isgandar Author-Name: Itunu O. Ilesanmi Author-X-Name-First: Itunu O. Author-X-Name-Last: Ilesanmi Title: Perceived Public Support of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Nigeria Abstract: Internal displacement of citizens places them as one of the most vulnerable populations in any given society. This is more worrisome in a pandemic situation. Thus, using qualitative research methods directed by the social capital theory and service quality theory, this study will analyze the perceived satisfaction of IDPs and non-IDPs citizens in Nigeria on the provided governmental support in the time of Covid-19 pandemic. In-depth qualitative interview data will be collected from IDPs and non-IDPs in Abuja Nigeria and analyzed using codes acquired from the transcribed data within the theoretical framework. Results will indicate if IDPs perceived that they were less cared for as compared to non-IDPs. This will help stimulate the activity of governmental organizations on unforeseen circumstances and pandemics. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 587-589 Issue: 7 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1790597 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1790597 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:7:p:587-589 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1668806_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Nathaniel L. Wade Author-X-Name-First: Nathaniel L. Author-X-Name-Last: Wade Title: Is Health Care a Public Value? Abstract: Achieving high value for each patient is a core tenet within the field of health care, yet health care remains a divisive issue for some countries. The importance of value within health care often focuses on the individual patient with less emphasis on health care as a public value. This research explores different forms of health care systems and attempts to understand who believes access to health care is a public value. Using a survey of more than 2,000 U.S. citizens, this study presents statistically significant empirical evidence regarding values that predict the probability of individuals within age-based cohorts identifying access to health care as a public value. A theory of public values dissonance is also developed due to the incongruent beliefs that individuals possess regarding health care for themselves compared to the right of health care for all. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 560-569 Issue: 7 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1668806 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1668806 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:7:p:560-569 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1803562_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Correction Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: I-I Issue: 7 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1803562 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1803562 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:7:p:I-I Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1666410_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Zhao Cheng Author-X-Name-First: Zhao Author-X-Name-Last: Cheng Author-Name: Yang Xiaohong Author-X-Name-First: Yang Author-X-Name-Last: Xiaohong Title: Qualitative Comparative Analysis of the Configurations that Cause Corruption Abstract: This paper attempts to explore configurations (combinations of factors) leading to corruption. Exactly, it firstly examines the causal conditions influencing corruption behavior from three frameworks and assumes these factors such as press freedom, institutional quality, government scale, market competition, and power distance. Then, the study applies fuzzy sets qualitative comparative analysis (fs/QCA) to compare 40 countries sampled from 87 countries with a population of more than 10 million to detect the importance of each factor and configuration. Results show that institutional quality and press supervision are more attractive than other options, which by the methodology terms, they are considered to be a necessary condition of exorbitant corruption. Still, the other three factors are existed in two combinations, which, to different degree, constructed the sufficient conditions for corruption, i.e. the results. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 548-559 Issue: 7 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1666410 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1666410 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:7:p:548-559 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1660990_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Shijun Li Author-X-Name-First: Shijun Author-X-Name-Last: Li Title: Public Value Account: Establishment and Application Abstract: Questions of how to define public values (PVs), measure specific values and form a paradigm with broad applicability have perplexed elites for decades. This paper introduces a five-dimension integrated PV theory and evolves the paradigm of Public Value Account (PVA) proposed by Moore. Through the annual PVs “loss-creation” statistical table, PVA exhibits the process, in which area, in what ways, of PVs creating or losing in a “T- shaped” and open-ended account. A G20 case study using cross-sectional date for 2006 and 2016 is presented to prove the availability of PVA in trans-regional and inter-temporal comparison. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 537-547 Issue: 7 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1660990 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1660990 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:7:p:537-547 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1676257_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Robert Hoppe Author-X-Name-First: Robert Author-X-Name-Last: Hoppe Author-Name: Nermeen Kassem Author-X-Name-First: Nermeen Author-X-Name-Last: Kassem Title: Civil Society Associations’ Efforts to Influence Post-Uprisings Governmental Policymaking in Three Arab States: A Regimes-Triad Approach Abstract: This article sets out to test an all too frequently undisputed assumption: contested politics and policy process theories or frameworks from the West, particularly the Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF), the Multiple Streams Framework (MSF) and the Social Construction in Policy Design Framework (SCPDF), can be plausibly ‘transported’ to the Arab world, without misleading biases. It describes and reflects upon practices of civil society associations (CSAs) to influence post-Uprisings public policymaking in three Arab states: Lebanon, Egypt, and Tunisia. The policy issues dealt with are domestic violence against women, and wage policy in Lebanon; dealing with NGOs in Egypt; and transparency of the state in Tunisia. This assumption, of course, is far from self-evident. Concepts like ‘advocacy coalition’, ‘problem stream’, or ‘policy entrepreneur’ describe role patterns in contested politics and policymaking practices in the context of consolidated Western liberal democracies; a context hardly applicable to post-Uprisings Arab states. Rather, we argue that public policymaking in post-Uprisings Arab states could be understood through a ‘regimes-triad approach’; i.e., a mutually dependent set of three strategic action fields—a domestic issue logic, and the logics of a national political regime, and a transnational or international geopolitical or geo-economic regime —around any policy issue. The regimes-triad context intends to correct the biases in western-canon theories of the policy process when applied to Arab states. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 570-586 Issue: 7 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1676257 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1676257 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:7:p:570-586 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1868504_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Julio C. Zambrano-Gutiérrez Author-X-Name-First: Julio C. Author-X-Name-Last: Zambrano-Gutiérrez Author-Name: Claudia N. Avellaneda Author-X-Name-First: Claudia N. Author-X-Name-Last: Avellaneda Title: Municipal Response to Fiscal and Governance Reforms: Effects of Stricter Debt Limits across Jurisdictions Abstract: The effectiveness of fiscal rules in limiting governmental indebtedness and expenditures has mixed results. This inconclusiveness may suggest debt-limit effects on fiscal outcomes may be moderated by other factors. Although literature has addressed the moderating effects government size has on fiscal outcomes, scarce research has done so with the type of jurisdictions making up a unit of government. Consequently, this study tests whether the type (e.g., urban and rural vs. urban) of administrative jurisdictions moderates the effect of debt limits on municipal debt and spending. Results confirm that municipalities with different types of jurisdictions increase both level of indebtedness and investment expenditure, despite a stricter debt limit being in place. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 590-603 Issue: 7 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1868504 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1868504 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:7:p:590-603 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_949755_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Luisa Diaz-Kope Author-X-Name-First: Luisa Author-X-Name-Last: Diaz-Kope Author-Name: Katrina Miller-Stevens Author-X-Name-First: Katrina Author-X-Name-Last: Miller-Stevens Author-Name: John C. Morris Author-X-Name-First: John C. Author-X-Name-Last: Morris Title: Collaboration Processes and Institutional Structure: Reexamining the Black Box Abstract: Building on previous models of collaboration processes, this article expands and revises the antecedent-process-outcome framework used to explain collaboration. The article discusses why this framework needs to be expanded to include the element of institutional structure. We propose a modified framework to explain collaboration that includes a typology of citizen-based, agency-based, and mixed partnerships. Furthermore, the article draws from the expansive body of literature on watershed collaboration to propose additional antecedents that influence institutional structures and, in turn, alter the process patterns in the collaboration “black box.” Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 607-615 Issue: 9 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.949755 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.949755 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:9:p:607-615 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_952822_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Salvador Espinosa Author-X-Name-First: Salvador Author-X-Name-Last: Espinosa Title: Unveiling the Features of a Regulatory System: The Institutional Grammar of Tobacco Legislation in Mexico Abstract: The United Nations will host a drug policy summit in 2016. This will be a good forum to evaluate the effectiveness of existing legal frameworks. The institutional grammar tool can help with such evaluation. This article uses the tool to analyze the inherent features of tobacco regulations in Mexico. The analysis shows that the legal framework seeks to curb consumption with a combination of information and choice rules, and administrative penalties. As the analysis reveals, the usefulness of the method depends upon the availability of a solid theory that allows one to link rule features and the behavior they expect to induce. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 616-631 Issue: 9 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.952822 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.952822 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:9:p:616-631 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_952823_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Mark Murphy Author-X-Name-First: Mark Author-X-Name-Last: Murphy Author-Name: Paul Skillen Author-X-Name-First: Paul Author-X-Name-Last: Skillen Title: The Politics of Time on the Frontline: Street Level Bureaucracy, Professional Judgment, and Public Accountability Abstract: This article reports on a study carried out on the impact of quality assurance mechanisms on street-level bureaucrats in Northern England (teachers, nurses and social workers). A key aim of the research was to explore the ways in which these mechanisms negotiate the much older regulatory function of time. The findings suggest that these mechanisms contribute to forms of time compression across professional activities, time compression in turn having consequences for professional judgement. The study explores the mechanisms via which this occurs, while also examining the implications of the research for debates about democracy, political regulation, and public sector management. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 632-641 Issue: 9 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.952823 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.952823 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:9:p:632-641 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_952825_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Joost Fledderus Author-X-Name-First: Joost Author-X-Name-Last: Fledderus Title: Does User Co-Production of Public Service Delivery Increase Satisfaction and Trust? Evidence From a Vignette Experiment Abstract: Whereas it is assumed that involving users in the delivery of public services yields more positive evaluations of those services, this study shows that levels of satisfaction and trust are not necessarily positively affected by such user co-production. An experimental vignette design among students (n = 174) is used to analyze the differences concerning trust and satisfaction between co-produced and non-co-produced public services. In some cases, the results suggest, co-production actually leads to less satisfaction and trust. This might be explained by the self-serving bias, which states that co-producers take credit for success but blame service providers for failure. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 642-653 Issue: 9 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.952825 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.952825 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:9:p:642-653 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_953175_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Parisa Haim Faridian Author-X-Name-First: Parisa Author-X-Name-Last: Haim Faridian Title: Innovation in Public Management: Is Public E-Procurement a Wave of the Future? A Theoretical and Exploratory Analysis Abstract: Project management has become an answer to many traditional organizational structuration and performance shortcomings, while gaining currency in business and public sector organizations. Public procurement systems have evolved into public electronic procurement systems with variations and distinctions in the age of globalization and digitalized complexities. This article examines the development of public e-procurement as an innovation in public management in the contexts of project management, public procurement management, and e-governance. It also links practice to theory—through a fourfold theoretical perspective—with contributions to the knowledge in public procurement, governance, and public administration. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 654-662 Issue: 9 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.953175 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.953175 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:9:p:654-662 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_954669_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Edwin Graham Nelson Author-X-Name-First: Edwin Graham Author-X-Name-Last: Nelson Author-Name: Margareth Amon Mapunda Author-X-Name-First: Margareth Author-X-Name-Last: Amon Mapunda Title: Applying Functional Analysis to the Case of a Malfunctioning Education System: Addressing System Complexity and Tangled Causes Abstract: A 4-year decline culminating in a collapse of school leaver exam results sent shockwaves through the Tanzanian state education system. Students and citizens attribute the collapse to visible deficiencies in classroom teaching, which is the product of a complex, government-administered system of teacher training colleges, schools, schools inspectorate, an examinations council, and a curriculum development institution. A model of the system is constructed and ‘interrogated’ to establish a research framework of key questions and propositions for functional analysis and evaluation of the system. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 663-671 Issue: 9 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.954669 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.954669 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:9:p:663-671 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_955195_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Daniel Simonet Author-X-Name-First: Daniel Author-X-Name-Last: Simonet Title: Post-NPM Reforms or Administrative Hybridization in the French Health Care System? Abstract: New public management (NPM) provides an opportunity to analyze a reform trajectory that is influenced by country-specific institutional and social traditions. France adopted its own version of NPM, embracing some of its “traditional” elements such as quasi-markets and performance evaluation and rejecting others. NPM reforms in France pursued a re-centralization agenda rather than a disaggregation of public agencies. Outcomes were below expectations in core areas such as citizen participation and physician professional satisfaction. Subsequent health reforms indicate convergence toward a hybrid system rather than toward a post-NPM paradigm. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 672-681 Issue: 9 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.955195 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.955195 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:9:p:672-681 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1273950_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Joseph Wallis Author-X-Name-First: Joseph Author-X-Name-Last: Wallis Author-Name: Fang Zhao Author-X-Name-First: Fang Author-X-Name-Last: Zhao Title: e-Government Development and Government Effectiveness: A Reciprocal Relationship Abstract: To explain the positive reciprocal relationship found between e-Government Development and Government Effectiveness, a five-level model is constructed to track the paths that must be taken for public servants to be trusted to enact e-Government Development. A combination of reform, discretionary and adaptive contributions by public servants can lead to the establishment of public service bargains at the third level. ‘Post-New Public Management’ reforms and exceptional adaptive leadership are, however, required to move countries to the fourth level where public servants are trusted to act across the range of role identities required to enact e-Government. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 479-491 Issue: 7 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1273950 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1273950 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:7:p:479-491 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1274325_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Marthe Indset Author-X-Name-First: Marthe Author-X-Name-Last: Indset Title: The Changing Organization of Multilevel Water Management in the European Union. Going with the Flow? Abstract: Regulatory networks have become an essential feature of the European administrative system. They have expanded EU administrative capacities and consolidated a pattern of multilevel implementation along sectoral cleavages. This article examines how networks develop and take effect when more crosscutting policy aims are to be implemented. It argues and demonstrates with a case study of the Common Implementation Strategy of the Water Framework Directive that vertical and cross-sectoral coordination can be institutionalized in a network, suggesting an innovative role of regulatory networks. Such coordination supplements and challenges the role of national policy coordination, both horizontally across sectors and vertically down to the domestic sub-national, river basin. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 492-505 Issue: 7 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1274325 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1274325 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:7:p:492-505 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1274907_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Sergio I. Prada Author-X-Name-First: Sergio I. Author-X-Name-Last: Prada Author-Name: Lina Martínez Author-X-Name-First: Lina Author-X-Name-Last: Martínez Title: Disseminating Public Data as Public Use Files: What Makes a Successful Initiative? Abstract: The current policy emphasis on data-driven decision-making is creating the right incentives for government agencies around the world that have not traditionally disseminated their administrative data to do so. The literature on statistical disclosure control focuses on the technical aspects of a variety of methods designed to protect data confidentiality. There is, however, a void in the literature in regard to what other elements are necessary to create and sustain a successful initiative. This paper examines six case studies of individual-level datasets. It reviews current practice in several domains and summarizes recommendations from expert practitioners including challenges for future initiatives. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 506-515 Issue: 7 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1274907 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1274907 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:7:p:506-515 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1278230_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Julia Marinaccio Author-X-Name-First: Julia Author-X-Name-Last: Marinaccio Title: Training in Austria’s and China’s Forestry Administration: A Comparison of Human Capital Development Abstract: The article analyzes forestry training for state employees in Austria and China from a comparative perspective, drawing on government publications and expert interviews; fieldwork was conducted between 2015 and 2016. It identifies institutional differences and analyzes how they translate into the management of HCD. The study ties in with research in the field of cadre training in China contributing with a new perspective and delivering new findings, as it inquires on the training in a specific government department, whose primary responsibility is to further educate and train its staff in the context of its policies and reform agendas. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 516-527 Issue: 7 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1278230 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1278230 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:7:p:516-527 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1278384_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Cal Clark Author-X-Name-First: Cal Author-X-Name-Last: Clark Author-Name: Charles E. Menifield Author-X-Name-First: Charles E. Author-X-Name-Last: Menifield Author-Name: LaShonda M. Stewart Author-X-Name-First: LaShonda M. Author-X-Name-Last: Stewart Title: Policy Diffusion and Performance-based Budgeting Abstract: This article applied the policy diffusion model as a theoretical framework for interpreting the international spread of performance-based budgeting, based upon 33 OECD case studies of countries that have implemented this reform. The data show that the historical development of performance-based budgeting was fairly consistent with the diffusion model. In particular, the adoption of performance budgeting took off during 1985–1995 and then accelerated over the following 15 years, and the primary innovators were a group of four English-speaking countries with comparatively laissez-faire economies (the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand). The case studies indicated that performance-based budgeting was generally part of a broader program of governmental reform, that executive agencies were more important than parliaments in managing it, that it became quite important in budget- and policy-making, and that implementing it faced a significant number of challenges. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 528-534 Issue: 7 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1278384 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1278384 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:7:p:528-534 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1280818_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jong One Cheong Author-X-Name-First: Jong One Author-X-Name-Last: Cheong Author-Name: Chulwoo Kim Author-X-Name-First: Chulwoo Author-X-Name-Last: Kim Title: Determinants of Performance in Government: Focusing on the Effect of Organizational Politics and Conflicts in Organizations Abstract: Conflicts and politics in organizations are common in both the public and private sectors. However, there are few comprehensive studies regarding the relationship between politics, conflicts, and outcomes in the public sector. Therefore, this study sought to empirically explore the relationships between organizational performance, organizational conflicts, and organizational politics in the public sector. To analyze the effects of organizational politics and conflicts on performance in government organizations, hierarchical multiple regression analyses were performed. The results indicated that organizational politics and relationship conflicts negatively affect organizational performance. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 535-547 Issue: 7 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1280818 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1280818 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:7:p:535-547 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1280819_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Naim Kapucu Author-X-Name-First: Naim Author-X-Name-Last: Kapucu Author-Name: Yusuf Ustun Author-X-Name-First: Yusuf Author-X-Name-Last: Ustun Title: Collaborative Crisis Management and Leadership in the Public Sector Abstract: The goal of this article is to discover how leadership competencies affect the perceived effectiveness of crisis management. The study, based on a self-reported survey of executive public leaders in Turkey, found that the core leadership competencies have a positive relationship with the effectiveness of crisis management. Among task–oriented, people–oriented, and organization-oriented categories of leadership behaviors, task-oriented leadership behaviors were found with the highest level of impact on the effectiveness of crisis management. The study demonstrated the importance of the core leadership competencies in the effectiveness of crisis leadership. The hypothesis testing with the covariance structure model supported the positive impact of the core leadership competencies on the effectiveness of crisis management. This study contributes to the literature on leadership during crisis situations, and also provides proposals for public managers and practitioners to increase their effectiveness in leading their organizations during crises. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 548-561 Issue: 7 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1280819 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1280819 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:7:p:548-561 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1289389_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Diego Barría Traverso Author-X-Name-First: Diego Author-X-Name-Last: Barría Traverso Title: Bureaucratization in a Changing Society: Administrative Reforms in Late Nineteenth Century Chile Abstract: During the 1880s, a significant number of Chilean administrative services were reformed following the characteristics of the Weberian bureaucracy. From the analysis of two cases of administrative reform (the so-called Prussianization of the Chilean Army and the creation of institutions in the field of public health), this article seeks to understand why bureaucracy gained ground in nineteenth century Chile. Specifically, the article discusses how social conditions led policy makers to choose bureaucracy as a model for administrative organization. Through this analysis, the article aims to contribute to the theoretical discussion on the causes of bureaucratization. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 562-572 Issue: 7 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1289389 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1289389 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:7:p:562-572 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1426685_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Corrigendum Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 573-573 Issue: 7 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1426685 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1426685 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:7:p:573-573 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1709078_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: James Hathaway Author-X-Name-First: James Author-X-Name-Last: Hathaway Author-Name: Steinar Askvik Author-X-Name-First: Steinar Author-X-Name-Last: Askvik Title: A Typology of Institutional Logics for Public Accountability Organizations in Zambia Abstract: This article presents a new typology of institutional logics that is useful for studying public accountability organizations in Zambia. The typology was developed by following the adaptive theory approach introduced by Derek Layder and is based on extant literature as well as on new empirical data from three public accountability organizations in Zambia, the Office of Auditor General, the Anti-Corruption Commission, and the national ombudsman office. The model consists of four types of logics: a kinship logic, which is informal and based on gift-giving and mutual obligation; a bureaucratic logic, which is based on hierarchical division of labour in a stable environment; a development management logic, based on private sector approaches to development; and a professionalism logic based on membership in a professional field. The new typology broadens the scope of the institutional logics perspective to include the Global South as well as to include informal aspects of public accountability organizations and the political power struggles that tend to surround them. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 269-279 Issue: 4 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1709078 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1709078 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:4:p:269-279 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1715425_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Owen Hogan Author-X-Name-First: Owen Author-X-Name-Last: Hogan Author-Name: Michael A. Kortt Author-X-Name-First: Michael A. Author-X-Name-Last: Kortt Author-Name: Michael B. Charles Author-X-Name-First: Michael B. Author-X-Name-Last: Charles Title: Mission Impossible? Are Australian Business Schools Creating Public Value? Abstract: Australian business schools provide public universities with a reliable stream of revenue to cross-subsidise more expensive course offerings. Thus, the economic narrative views business schools as ‘cash cows’. However, a competing narrative has emerged, which contests the legitimacy of business schools and their role as university ‘cash cows’. This narrative contends that business schools should focus their efforts on maximising ‘public value’. Using the analytical prism of ‘public value,’ this paper examines how business schools are attempting to gain legitimacy through international accreditation and the critical role that mission statements play in signalling a commitment to creating ‘public value’. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 280-289 Issue: 4 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1715425 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1715425 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:4:p:280-289 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1715426_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Manoj K. Shrestha Author-X-Name-First: Manoj K. Author-X-Name-Last: Shrestha Title: Network Structures and Performance: Evidence from Post-Project Spinoff Activities of a Collaborative Public Program Abstract: Studies on networks and performance have largely focused on the direct outcomes of public projects with indifference to spinoff activities that the project recipients pursue after the completion of the projects. This research fills this gap by examining whether certain network characteristics predict the level of post-project spinoff activities, operationalized by the amount of external funds mobilized and the number of spinoff projects pursued. The OLS and Poisson regression methods were applied to the data collected from the field interviews of 62 rural communities in Nepal to determine the relationship between the network characteristics of the communities and their level of spinoff activities. The results suggest that the communities having a wider network with the district level organizations achieved a higher level of spinoff activities whereas the communities that confined themselves to a central organization or to a cohesive group of organizations realized either null or negative effects. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 290-299 Issue: 4 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1715426 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1715426 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:4:p:290-299 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1719510_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: César Grima Madureira Author-X-Name-First: César Grima Author-X-Name-Last: Madureira Author-Name: Belén Rando Author-X-Name-First: Belén Author-X-Name-Last: Rando Author-Name: David Ferraz Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Ferraz Title: The Public Administration Performance Appraisal Integrated System (SIADAP) and the Portuguese Civil Servants Perceptions Abstract: As part of managerial reform process, in 2004 the Public Administration Performance Appraisal Integrated System (SIADAP) was set up in Portugal. This study aimed to analyze the perceptions of Portuguese civil servants on this appraisal system. A second drive was to understand how those perceptions change depending on what extent the model is perceived as fair or not. A survey was carried out and data were collected from 2066 civil servants, including managers. The results show very negative perceptions, in particular regarding SIADAP’s objectivity, transparency and fairness. Also, Kruskal-Wallis tests and post-hoc paired comparisons reveal that civil servants who see the system as “unfair” tend to have more negative perceptions on it than those who see it as “fair” or those who are not sure about the fairness of the system. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 300-310 Issue: 4 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1719510 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1719510 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:4:p:300-310 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1719511_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Hyun Jung Lee Author-X-Name-First: Hyun Jung Author-X-Name-Last: Lee Title: Does Ethical Leadership Benefit Emotional Labor Outcomes in Public Service? Abstract: This study aims to analyze whether surface acting and deep acting have a significant impact on burnout and altruistic behavior in the sample of frontline public service employees, and further analyze whether ethical leadership has a significant effect on the result as a moderating variable. According to the results of the analysis, surface acting shows significantly and positively associated with burnout whereas no significant effect on altruistic behavior. Deep acting shows significantly and positively associated with altruistic behavior, but an insignificant relationship with burnout. Lastly, although ethical leadership had a significantly and negatively associated with burnout and significantly and positively associated with altruistic behavior, there is no significant association as a moderating variable. Such results of the study imply that factors other than ethical leadership are needed to reduce the negative consequences of public service employees to promote positive outcomes in South Korea public service organization. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 311-321 Issue: 4 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1719511 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1719511 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:4:p:311-321 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1719512_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ali Uyar Author-X-Name-First: Ali Author-X-Name-Last: Uyar Author-Name: Cemil Kuzey Author-X-Name-First: Cemil Author-X-Name-Last: Kuzey Author-Name: Merve Kilic Author-X-Name-First: Merve Author-X-Name-Last: Kilic Title: Sustainable Stock Market and Sustainability Reporting Propensity of the Public Sector: Mediating Role of the Private Sector Abstract: The objective of this article is to investigate the mediating role of the private sector between sustainable stock markets (i.e., the existence of a sustainability index) and the sustainability reporting level of the public sector through spillover theory. The sample of the study consists of 115 country records for 2015 and 2016. The results confirm that the private sector mediates the association between sustainable stock markets and the sustainability reporting level of the public sector. Hence, establishing sustainability indices in stock markets first helps the private sector achieve a higher level of transparency, and then they indirectly help public organizations be more transparent and accountable to their stakeholders. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 322-335 Issue: 4 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1719512 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1719512 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:4:p:322-335 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1722165_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Harun Harun Author-X-Name-First: Harun Author-X-Name-Last: Harun Author-Name: Peter Graham Author-X-Name-First: Peter Author-X-Name-Last: Graham Author-Name: Haryono P. Kamase Author-X-Name-First: Haryono P. Author-X-Name-Last: Kamase Author-Name: Monir Mir Author-X-Name-First: Monir Author-X-Name-Last: Mir Title: A Critical Analysis of the Impacts of Financial Literacy and NPM on Village Funds Initiative in Indonesia Abstract: Since 1999 the Indonesian government has adopted a more democratic and autonomous political system to prevent national disintegration and reduce the economic ‘divide’ that has appeared in society. To support the policy, the government introduced the Village Funds Initiative in 2014. This study examines how the initiative has been ineffective and riddled with problems due to structural challenges including low financial literacy, complicated budgetary and reporting systems and corruption. The study reminds policy-makers the dangers of NPM (New Public Management) ideology which derived from neoliberal philosophy, and subsequently used in decentralization programs without considering local issues within an individual country. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 336-345 Issue: 4 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1722165 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1722165 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:4:p:336-345 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1721531_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Branco Ponomariov Author-X-Name-First: Branco Author-X-Name-Last: Ponomariov Author-Name: Paul Boardman Author-X-Name-First: Paul Author-X-Name-Last: Boardman Author-Name: Rebecca Boysen Author-X-Name-First: Rebecca Author-X-Name-Last: Boysen Title: When Management Matters More than Leadership Abstract: This study uses the data from the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey for the Federal Department for Health and Human Services to observe the effects of the perceived leadership style initiating structure (which emphasizes conventional management) and consideration (which emphasizes leader-subordinate relations and trust) on federal employees’ turnover intention. The results suggest that the former reduces the likelihood of turnover intention where the latter does not, when controlling for job satisfaction and other important factors. Implications for theory and practice are discussed. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 346-358 Issue: 4 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1721531 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1721531 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:4:p:346-358 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1750030_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ditte Thøgersen Author-X-Name-First: Ditte Author-X-Name-Last: Thøgersen Author-Name: Susanne Boch Waldorff Author-X-Name-First: Susanne Boch Author-X-Name-Last: Waldorff Author-Name: Tinne Steffensen Author-X-Name-First: Tinne Author-X-Name-Last: Steffensen Title: Public Value through Innovation: Danish Public Managers’ Views on Barriers and Boosters Abstract: This paper adds to current conversations on public value and public sector innovation by offering a quantitative analysis of the multiple types of public value that Danish public sector managers perceive to have created by innovating. Previous studies have primarily investigated public innovation on a case-by-case basis – and few with a focus on the outcomes of innovation. Access to a unique dataset permits a comprehensive study across the entire Danish public sector, centered on public managers’ perceptions of value created by public innovation. Using logistic regression analysis, a number of variables are tested to explore which antecedents will affect managers’ reported value creation. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1264-1273 Issue: 14 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1750030 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1750030 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:14:p:1264-1273 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1874984_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Judit Ricz Author-X-Name-First: Judit Author-X-Name-Last: Ricz Title: The Anatomy of the Newly Emerging Illiberal Model of State Capitalism: A Developmental Dead End? Abstract: The article aims to conceptualize the contemporary illiberal model of state capitalism with the main focus on emerging economies. State capitalism is understood in a broad sense, as a multifaceted institutional construct, in which increased state interventionism is a steady feature, materializing in diverse forms. It is a first attempt to theorize and systematize the recent version of state capitalism along the Kornai’s system paradigm framework in a deductive-positivist way. Acknowledging that national varieties of contemporary statist experiments exist, the article aims at a higher abstraction level to define the operational logic and some common core characteristics of contemporary state-capitalist regimes, as a new type, a steady hybrid regime with its own values. Finally, it is argued that even though some illusionary short-term (economic) success stories have emerged, on the longer run illiberal statist measures aiming at consolidating political power at any costs, might undermine widely defined development. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1253-1263 Issue: 14 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1874984 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1874984 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:14:p:1253-1263 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1755684_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Yumei Yang Author-X-Name-First: Yumei Author-X-Name-Last: Yang Author-Name: Dewan Md Tajul Islam Author-X-Name-First: Dewan Md Tajul Author-X-Name-Last: Islam Title: Work-life Balance and Organizational Commitment: a Study of Field Level Administration in Bangladesh Abstract: This article aimed to explore the influence of job pressure stress and workplace support on work-life balance and affective organizational commitment among the officers working in field administration. Using a quantitative method, we collected a sample of 157 out of 563 field administration in Bangladesh. The data were analyzed using multiple regression. The results showed that job pressure stress is negatively related to work-life balance. Family supportive organizational policies has a more pronounced influence on work-life balance than other types of workplace support. Surprisingly, affective organizational commitment is not influenced by work-life balance. Our findings provide a preliminary understanding of work-life balance among public servants in Bangladesh and offer practical advice to policy makers aimed at improving public servants’ work-life balance. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1286-1296 Issue: 14 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1755684 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1755684 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:14:p:1286-1296 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1755685_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Antony Andrews Author-X-Name-First: Antony Author-X-Name-Last: Andrews Title: The Efficiency of New Zealand District Health Boards in Administrating Public Funds: An Application of Bootstrap DEA and Beta Regression Abstract: This study uses quarterly data from 2011 to 2018 to evaluate the technical efficiency of New Zealand District Health Boards (DHBs) in providing hospital services. It examines how efficiency is affected by various patient structures and contextual factors. An intertemporal data envelopment analysis and bootstrap approach are used to compute the bias-corrected technical efficiency scores, followed by highly flexible beta regression to assess the relationship between technical efficiency and related factors. The results indicate that the technical efficiency levels of New Zealand DHBs have not improved since 2011, and on average DHBs could increase their provision of hospital services by approximately 12%. Furthermore, most of the poor performing DHBs operate in the area of high socio-economic deprivation. The results from beta regression show that DHBs providing hospital services in highly deprived areas are associated with a decreasing level of technical efficiency as the proportion of surgical, acute, Māori and Pacific inpatient increases. However, an increase in capital to labour ratio improves the technical efficiency of these DHBs. Therefore, policymakers need to formulate comprehensive strategies involving a longer time horizon that facilitates capital investments in critical technology and capacity development to improve the long-run efficiency performance of DHBs operating in the area of high deprivation. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1297-1308 Issue: 14 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1755685 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1755685 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:14:p:1297-1308 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1742157_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Eric Magnin Author-X-Name-First: Eric Author-X-Name-Last: Magnin Author-Name: Nikolay Nenovsky Author-X-Name-First: Nikolay Author-X-Name-Last: Nenovsky Title: Dependent Monetary Regimes in the Balkans: Enlarging the “Varieties of Capitalism” Hypothesis Abstract: Among the recent or revisited assumptions in the literature, the “dependent capitalism” hypothesis has met growing interest and relevance in the context of the 2008 economic and financial crisis. The purpose of the present article is first to expand the scope of the dependence analysis to the Balkan countries, both members and non-members of the EU, and second, to demonstrate that dependence also appears in these countries in a differentiated way through another institutional form, not included in the initial theoretical framework of Hall and Soskice, monetary regimes. A monetary regime can be considered as a structuring institutional form, expressing the power relations between national and foreign actors. In the dependent capitalism case, where foreign capital prevails and the trade balance dynamics is determined by the capital account, one could expect that monetary regimes would be implemented in a way to protect the capital and interests of foreign investors in the long term, hence to delegate monetary sovereignty to the investor’s country of origin. In the first part of the paper, some theoretical and methodological aspects of the dependent capitalism in post-socialist countries and of the specific monetary regime on which it is based, are discussed. Then, in the second part, the dependence analysis is illustrated by the case studies of monetary regimes in the Balkans during the period from 1990 to 2015. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1216-1230 Issue: 14 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1742157 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1742157 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:14:p:1216-1230 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1755683_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Birgit Moser Author-X-Name-First: Birgit Author-X-Name-Last: Moser Author-Name: Sanja Korac Author-X-Name-First: Sanja Author-X-Name-Last: Korac Title: Introducing Gender Perspectives in the Budgetary Process at the Central Government Level Abstract: Governments across the world have implemented gender budgeting, but research on the topic is scarce. This article looks at how the introduction of gender perspectives in budget documents has informed the allocation of public resources at the central government level in Austria. The study combines a qualitative and quantitative document analysis of plenary speeches by members of parliament during budget approval. The results first show that gender budgeting related information was frequently mentioned in budget debates and thus informed resource allocation. Second, the analysis provides insights into which speakers are ‘promoters’ of gender budgeting in the legislative arena. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1274-1285 Issue: 14 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1755683 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1755683 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:14:p:1274-1285 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1850777_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Luiz Ricardo Cavalcante Author-X-Name-First: Luiz Ricardo Author-X-Name-Last: Cavalcante Title: Narratives and Public Policies: The Case of the Brazilian Development Bank Abstract: Over the last decades, the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) has been the main source of long-term credit for investments in Brazil. However, from the mid-2010s onward, the fiscal costs of the subsidized credits provided by the bank have been increasingly stressed, configuring a second narrative of its role in the Brazilian economy. Based upon a review of the most frequently cited and most relevant academic articles about the BNDES published between 2005 and 2019, this paper analyzes these competing narratives and their impact on the public policies adopted to foster investments in the country. In a context marked by lower market interest rates and by an increasing capacity of large companies to obtain long-term credit from non-governmental sources, the second narrative prevailed over the last years and led to a law reform in 2017 to reduce the subsidies provided by the bank. The paper empirically demonstrates a narrative shift that influenced public policies regarding development banking and shows how changing settings affect the interest groups’ capacity to disseminate their narratives. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1231-1240 Issue: 14 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1850777 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1850777 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:14:p:1231-1240 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1749850_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Miklós Szanyi Author-X-Name-First: Miklós Author-X-Name-Last: Szanyi Author-Name: Gyula Szabó Author-X-Name-First: Gyula Author-X-Name-Last: Szabó Title: Defining the Long-term Development Trends of Countries in East-Central Europe in the Context of Political Cycles Abstract: Historical development patterns are uneven. There are windows of opportunity for countries on the periphery to catch-up, others may lose momentum. Using the Maddison database accelerating and decelerating periods can be found. This paper compares the development trends of six East-Central European (ECE) countries with the average of highly developed countries, and three successfully catching-up countries. A methodological novelty of the paper is the usage of enveloping curves. The approach is based of Ferenc Jánossy’s seminal work on the long-term development trendlines of countries, which are interpreted as historic growth potential indicators. ECE growth performance is also compared to their own long-term potentials. The development pattern is interpreted in the mainstream political concepts of the various historical epochs. The analysis concludes that ECE region’s growth performance is more successful in state-permeated management of slack periods. Liberal epochs’ accelerated growth of highly developed countries could not be followed. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1201-1215 Issue: 14 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1749850 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1749850 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:14:p:1201-1215 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1964082_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Amanda Zadorian Author-X-Name-First: Amanda Author-X-Name-Last: Zadorian Title: Practicing (State) Capitalism at Petrobras and Rosneft Abstract: Why do state capitalist regimes, while aiming to increase control over the economy, introduce partial privatization and liberalization at their national oil companies (NOCs)? The article presents a case study and discourse analysis of liberalizing reforms to the management of “Health, Safety, and Environment” at the Russian and Brazilian NOCs. Employing a constructivist political economy approach emphasizing the co-constitution of state power and market power, it argues that adopting the practices of effective oil multinationals allows NOCs to represent themselves as capitalist corporations – not state bureaucracies – and thereby better fulfill their coordinating function in state-permeated market economies. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1241-1252 Issue: 14 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1964082 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1964082 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:14:p:1241-1252 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1973723_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Amanda Zadorian Author-X-Name-First: Amanda Author-X-Name-Last: Zadorian Author-Name: Miklós Szanyi Author-X-Name-First: Miklós Author-X-Name-Last: Szanyi Author-Name: Ali Farazmand Author-X-Name-First: Ali Author-X-Name-Last: Farazmand Title: Introduction to the Special Issue: The Rise of State Capitalism Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1195-1200 Issue: 14 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1973723 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1973723 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:14:p:1195-1200 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_938817_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Abraham David Benavides Author-X-Name-First: Abraham David Author-X-Name-Last: Benavides Author-Name: Ekong Peters Author-X-Name-First: Ekong Author-X-Name-Last: Peters Title: Social Norms Theory, Enforcement, and Management Concepts: An Analysis of Local Smoking Ban Ordinances Abstract: Although there is substantial research on the consequences of smoking and the economic loss resulting from tobacco use, there is a scarcity of work on the enforcement of smoking ordinances at the local level. As municipalities around the country pass ordinances restricting smoking in public places, research should be conducted to understand enforcement outcomes. This article examines the management concepts being employed by managers in the enforcement of smoking ordinances. This article shows that management concepts are salient in policy enforcement and are employed to manage smoking enforcement ordinances. The theory of social norms is used to explain this phenomenon. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 335-345 Issue: 5 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.938817 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.938817 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:5:p:335-345 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_938818_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Erik Lundberg Author-X-Name-First: Erik Author-X-Name-Last: Lundberg Title: Injured but Not Yet Dead: A Bottom-Up Perspective on the Swedish Governmental Commissions Abstract: This article analyzes the recurrent “erosion thesis” in the governance literature, arguing that bureaucratic or procedural public-sector institutions have come to play a less significant role in public-policy formation. Evidence from the Swedish policy-making institutions referred to as “governmental commissions” and adoption of the perspective of interest organizations support the claim. Using various theories of institutional change, I show that increased government control has reduced the influence of governmental commissions on policy, but not eliminated the belief held by interest organizations that the commissions are legitimate institutions. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 346-354 Issue: 5 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.938818 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.938818 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:5:p:346-354 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_938819_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Young-Joo Lee Author-X-Name-First: Young-Joo Author-X-Name-Last: Lee Author-Name: Jin-Woo Jeong Author-X-Name-First: Jin-Woo Author-X-Name-Last: Jeong Title: The Link Between Public Service Motivation and Volunteering: The Case of South Korean Civil Servants Abstract: Despite the consensus on volunteering as a behavioral consequence of public service motivation (PSM), research has not yet empirically examined how various PSM constructs relate to an individual’s volunteering, and the underlying mechanism between PSM and volunteering remains a mystery. This study identifies common motivational grounds between PSM and volunteering and examines how the four PSM types—rational, normative, affective, and self-sacrifice—predict public service employees’ volunteering. The findings from the survey of employees in the Korean National Government suggest a connection between public employees’ volunteering and the rational dimension of PSM, i.e., their desire to influence public policy process. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 355-363 Issue: 5 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.938819 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.938819 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:5:p:355-363 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_938820_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Cleopatra Grizzle Author-X-Name-First: Cleopatra Author-X-Name-Last: Grizzle Title: The Determinants of Volunteering in Nordic Countries: Evidence from the European Values Survey Abstract: Using data from the European Values Study, this study applies the dominant status model of volunteering introduced by Smith (1994) to explain volunteering in Nordic countries. Consistent with the dominant status model, male gender, being married, and high educational attainment are important predictors of volunteering. However, this study also finds that in Nordic countries, neither income nor employment status has a statistically significant effect on an individual’s decision to volunteer. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 364-370 Issue: 5 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.938820 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.938820 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:5:p:364-370 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_938822_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Michael Tagoe Author-X-Name-First: Michael Author-X-Name-Last: Tagoe Author-Name: Ellen Abakah Author-X-Name-First: Ellen Author-X-Name-Last: Abakah Title: Issues of Women’s Political Participation and Decision-Making in Local Governance: Perspectives from the Central Region of Ghana Abstract: This article suggests that although women participate in voting during district assembly elections and are very active in voluntary associations where the majority of them exhibit their leadership skill, they are marginalized in local governance politics. Their leadership qualities have not been translated into leadership opportunities in local governance because of factors such as patriarchy, poverty, lack of access to financial resources, and illiteracy. The study recommends that more attention should be paid to more training at the grassroots level using women’s voluntary associations to improve women’s agency in contesting for, and participating in, local governance elections. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 371-380 Issue: 5 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.938822 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.938822 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:5:p:371-380 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_942735_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Bernd W. Wirtz Author-X-Name-First: Bernd W. Author-X-Name-Last: Wirtz Author-Name: Steven Birkmeyer Author-X-Name-First: Steven Author-X-Name-Last: Birkmeyer Title: Open Government: Origin, Development, and Conceptual Perspectives Abstract: The term “open government” is frequently used in practice and science. Since President Obama’s Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies in March 2009, open government has attracted an enormous amount of public attention. It is applied by authors from diverse areas, leading to a very heterogeneous comprehension of the concept. Against this background, this article screens the current open government literature to deduce an integrative definition of open government. Furthermore, this article analyzes the empirical and conceptual literature of open government to deduce an open government framework. In general, this article provides a clear understanding of the open government concept. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 381-396 Issue: 5 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.942735 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.942735 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:5:p:381-396 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1741616_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Harun Rashid Author-X-Name-First: Harun Author-X-Name-Last: Rashid Author-Name: Hussein Warsame Author-X-Name-First: Hussein Author-X-Name-Last: Warsame Author-Name: Shahid Khan Author-X-Name-First: Shahid Author-X-Name-Last: Khan Title: The Differential Impact of Democracy on Tax Revenues in Developing and Developed Countries Abstract: This paper investigates the extent to which democracy affects tax revenues in developing countries in comparison to developed countries across various categories of tax revenues. Based on a sample consisting of 30 developed and 29 developing countries for 2006–2013, the authors find that while democracy has a positive association with tax revenues in developed countries, the association is generally negative for developing countries compared to their counterparts. This study finds that the tax revenues most negatively affected by democracy in developing countries are corporate. The positive findings for developed countries support predictions of the compatibility perspective: that democracy results in economic growth. For developing countries, the relationship is either negative or weaker, matching the predictions of the conflict perspective that democracy results in various groups increasing rent-seeking activities from the state. These findings have implications for tax-related public policies. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 623-635 Issue: 8 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 06 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1741616 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1741616 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:8:p:623-635 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1742738_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Eunju Rho Author-X-Name-First: Eunju Author-X-Name-Last: Rho Author-Name: Juyong Jung Author-X-Name-First: Juyong Author-X-Name-Last: Jung Author-Name: Taewoo Nam Author-X-Name-First: Taewoo Author-X-Name-Last: Nam Title: A Closer Look at What Goes Wrong: Public Employee Cynicism and Resistance to Administrative Reform Abstract: Despite numerous administrative reform efforts, few truly new and innovative changes are initiated, and repeated reform efforts can jeopardize the success of any new ones. Public employees become cynical and frustrated when faced with the constant parade of initiatives that come with the usual promise of imminent improvement but fail to materialize. Employees’ cynicism about administrative reform can inhibit their willingness to initiate future innovative action and plans. This study aims to contribute to a better understanding of organizational change cynicism by exploring how individual, relational, and organizational factors influence employees’ cynicism and how cynicism forms a resistance to participating in reform efforts, using data from a survey of 1,161 local government employees in South Korea. Negative affectivity, organizational identification, colleague cynicism, trust in management, perceived resource availability, and participative working environment served as antecedents of cynicism that can lead to resistance to administrative reform. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 636-647 Issue: 8 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 06 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1742738 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1742738 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:8:p:636-647 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1744643_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Morifumi Hirao Author-X-Name-First: Morifumi Author-X-Name-Last: Hirao Title: External Diseconomies of Business Improvement Districts: Negative Impact on Residential Property Values – Evidence from the City of Westminster Abstract: The study was conducted in the City of Westminster in the UK, in which eight BIDs have been established since the Business Improvement Districts Regulations were enacted in 2004. The purpose of this study is to examine whether the establishment of BIDs has had a negative impact on residential property values in response to criticism that BIDs disproportionately represent commercial interests, and hence while business and property owners benefit from BIDs, local residents are disadvantaged. Data used in this study were obtained from the Land Registry’s Price Paid Data (PPD) from 2005 to 2015, and the analysis was based on a hedonic pricing model and the difference in differences method. The findings indicate that BIDs have a statistically significant positive effect on the value of residential properties located within their “boundaries”, but a statistically significant negative effect on those in their “operating area”. In short, the results indicate that BIDs might depress residential property values in their operating areas. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 648-664 Issue: 8 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 06 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1744643 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1744643 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:8:p:648-664 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1744644_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Wei-Ning Wu Author-X-Name-First: Wei-Ning Author-X-Name-Last: Wu Title: Does Citizens’ 311 System Use Improve Satisfaction with Public Service Encounters?—Lessons for Citizen Relationship Management Abstract: Citizen Relationship Management (CRM) based on information and communication technology offers immediate and efficient response to citizens’ needs, and when citizens use the CRM services and in turn have positive service experience via the use of the CRM services, their perceived assessment to public service quality and performance can be improved. This study draws on data from the citizen survey of the City and County of San Francisco to test the relationship between citizens use 311 system to contact with the City Hall and citizen satisfaction with the quality of public service encounter. The finding indicates that citizens who use 311 system are more satisfied with the courtesy and professionalism of public officials than citizens who do not. However, the question-response capacity of public officials has opposite result. Citizens who use 311 system are problem-solved orientated and have high expectation of how well their questions are responded and be resolved by public officials. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 665-673 Issue: 8 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 06 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1744644 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1744644 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:8:p:665-673 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1744645_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Noore Siddiquee Author-X-Name-First: Noore Author-X-Name-Last: Siddiquee Author-Name: Ahmed Saleheen Author-X-Name-First: Ahmed Author-X-Name-Last: Saleheen Title: Taxation and Governance in Bangladesh: A Study of the Value-added Tax Abstract: A growing body of literature considers taxation as a powerful tool for governance and state building. Despite broad supports from historical data, it lacks systematic, case-specific research especially in developing countries. This paper contributes to this critical gap; it investigates the governance of VAT around issues of transparency, accountability, and participation. It shows how various stakeholders in Bangladesh situations have subverted, corrupted, and toned down the VAT to suit their specific interests. Consequently, tax compliance covenant that is at the heart of governance dividend thesis has remained largely elusive. The Bangladesh experience offers useful lessons for other developing countries. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 674-684 Issue: 8 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 06 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1744645 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1744645 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:8:p:674-684 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1747489_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Harold Sougato Baroi Author-X-Name-First: Harold Sougato Author-X-Name-Last: Baroi Author-Name: Shawkat Alam Author-X-Name-First: Shawkat Author-X-Name-Last: Alam Title: Operationalizing the Right to Information Act through E-Governance in Bangladesh: Challenges and Opportunities Abstract: Over the years, lack of transparency and accountability has become a common feature in the delivery of public services in Bangladesh. Bangladesh’s introduction of The Right to Information Act 2009 (‘RTI’) was intended to achieve greater access to government information and to promote better public transparency and accountability. However, this article suggests that there has been minimal improvement in the situation despite recent legislative changes. The implementation strategies, which follow a top-down approach, is inappropriate and ineffective in promoting the involvement of citizens, which is particularly important in RTI related practices. The article proposes that the present challenges in encouraging people to get involved in the RTI process can be addressed appropriately with an Integrated E-governance Model, and that the proposed approach could be an alternative to the present model for the implementation of the RTI Act in Bangladesh. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 685-698 Issue: 8 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 06 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1747489 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1747489 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:8:p:685-698 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1744646_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Christopher Atkinson Author-X-Name-First: Christopher Author-X-Name-Last: Atkinson Title: Theme-based Book Review: The Global South and Complexity Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 699-704 Issue: 8 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 06 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1744646 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1744646 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:8:p:699-704 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1805622_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Christopher L. Atkinson Author-X-Name-First: Christopher L. Author-X-Name-Last: Atkinson Title: Theme-based Book Review: Instability and Reconsideration Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 705-709 Issue: 8 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 06 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1805622 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1805622 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:8:p:705-709 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_749281_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Alison Corfield Author-X-Name-First: Alison Author-X-Name-Last: Corfield Author-Name: Rob Paton Author-X-Name-First: Rob Author-X-Name-Last: Paton Author-Name: Stephen Little Author-X-Name-First: Stephen Author-X-Name-Last: Little Title: Does Knowledge Management Work in NGOs?: A Longitudinal Study Abstract: The study reported here tracked over an extended period the fortunes of knowledge management programs introduced into three medium-sized international development charities. The programs were quite different, each carefully tailored to their contexts, and each a “cut-back” version of knowledge management. In these forms they withstood significant changes in their staffing, structural location, and rationales. They came to be valued by staff even if tangible evidence of their benefits was in short supply. For those in non-commercial organizational contexts contemplating the use of knowledge management, the implication is to take it seriously, but use it selectively. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 179-188 Issue: 3 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2012.749281 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2012.749281 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:3:p:179-188 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_713302_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Kazuyuki Ishida Author-X-Name-First: Kazuyuki Author-X-Name-Last: Ishida Title: The Trade-Off Between Growth and Stability in Prefectural Tax Revenue in Japan Abstract: The purpose of this article is to determine whether there is a trade-off between the growth and the stability of Japanese prefectural tax revenues. This article employs long-term income elasticity as a measure of growth and short-term income elasticity as a measure of stability and estimates the correlation coefficients between growth and stability in a cross-sectional manner. Our results indicate that there are trade-offs between the growth and stability of local corporate and consumption taxes, but there is no clear relationship between growth and stability for other taxes. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 210-221 Issue: 3 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2012.713302 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2012.713302 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:3:p:210-221 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_749280_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Helene Ratner Author-X-Name-First: Helene Author-X-Name-Last: Ratner Title: The Social Life of Learning Theory: The “Ideal” and “Real” of Reflective Learning Abstract: There is a growing understanding that public institutions need to be proactive in not only developing their welfare services but doing so continually through various concepts of learning. This article presents an ethnographic study of a public school that aims at working strategically with organizational learning through Donald Schön's concept of “the reflective practitioner.” Schön's concepts provide the school manager with a vocabulary to criticize the destructive effects of New Public Management's linear steering technologies. The study also illustrates that expectations of reflective practitioners produce new uncertainties and managerial challenges, especially in manager-employee relations. The implications of these are discussed. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 200-209 Issue: 3 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2012.749280 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2012.749280 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:3:p:200-209 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_749276_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Deborah Blackman Author-X-Name-First: Deborah Author-X-Name-Last: Blackman Author-Name: Monica Kennedy Author-X-Name-First: Monica Author-X-Name-Last: Kennedy Author-Name: Sally Burford Author-X-Name-First: Sally Author-X-Name-Last: Burford Author-Name: Stuart Ferguson Author-X-Name-First: Stuart Author-X-Name-Last: Ferguson Title: Introduction to the Special Symposium on Knowledge Management and Public Administration: Good Bedfellows or Potential Sparring Partners Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 151-154 Issue: 3 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2012.749276 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2012.749276 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:3:p:151-154 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_721246_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Donald Calista Author-X-Name-First: Donald Author-X-Name-Last: Calista Author-Name: James Melitski Author-X-Name-First: James Author-X-Name-Last: Melitski Title: Digitized Government Among Countries Worldwide From 2003 to 2010: Performance Discrepancies Explained by Comparing Frameworks Abstract: Public sector researchers largely portray digitized government as following a maturational movement that will ultimately sustain electronic democracy. An alternate view maintains that digitized government reflects broader public policies that drift and change over time; as a result, it embraces two discrete curvilinear processes—e-government and e-governance. This study compares these differing frameworks by employing successive evaluations published by the United Nations of member Web sites from 2003 to 2010. Partitioning appears in the findings. Countries worldwide are pushing the aggregate means higher for digitized government. Yet, disaggregate best practices among early-adopter countries exhibit significant variability, including in industrialized societies. The findings doubt the maturational view as they bear out the curvilinear construct. The conclusions demonstrate that the potential for an electronic transformation abates before the Great Recession. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 222-234 Issue: 3 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2012.721246 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2012.721246 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:3:p:222-234 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_749279_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Monica Kennedy Author-X-Name-First: Monica Author-X-Name-Last: Kennedy Author-Name: Sally Burford Author-X-Name-First: Sally Author-X-Name-Last: Burford Title: A Comparative Analysis of Conceptions of Knowledge and Learning in General and Public Sector Literature 2000–2009 Abstract: In this article we analyze the ways in which concepts of “knowledge” and “learning” are represented in public sector management literature and compare these with contemporary concepts in the broader knowledge management and organizational learning disciplines. Gaps and differences between the two sets of literature are discussed and clarified. How differences emerge and are displayed is discussed, and implications for the variation on practice and organizational effectiveness in the public sector are presented. The article's contribution is in its illustration of the gap between representations of knowledge and learning in public sector literature and the disciplinary literature in knowledge management and organizational learning. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 155-167 Issue: 3 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2012.749279 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2012.749279 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:3:p:155-167 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_749277_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Sally Burford Author-X-Name-First: Sally Author-X-Name-Last: Burford Title: From the Inside Out: Examining a Knowledge-Based Practice in Large Public Organizations Abstract: This article outlines a study into a specific knowledge-intensive practice (Web information architecture [IA] — the organizing and structuring of information on an organization's website) across a number of large public organizations. Using a practice as the unit of analysis it is found that the practice is fledgling, fragile, and lacks legitimacy and that a mindlessness of the practice exists. These new understandings of specific practice enable organizational members within and outside the practice to provide more supportive environments for the work. The article argues that attention to practices uncovers subtle, deeply held realities and knowledge that would otherwise remain obscured. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 189-199 Issue: 3 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2012.749277 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2012.749277 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:3:p:189-199 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_749278_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Stuart Ferguson Author-X-Name-First: Stuart Author-X-Name-Last: Ferguson Author-Name: Sally Burford Author-X-Name-First: Sally Author-X-Name-Last: Burford Author-Name: Monica Kennedy Author-X-Name-First: Monica Author-X-Name-Last: Kennedy Title: Divergent Approaches to Knowledge and Innovation in the Public Sector Abstract: This review of the knowledge management literature reveals differences between mainstream and public sector literatures. This is demonstrated in the predominant representation of managerialist perspectives of knowledge in organizations in the public sector literature and the relative lack of reference to contemporary practice-based perspectives. It is argued that the resulting gap has implications for public sector innovation and effectiveness. The review underlines the paucity of public sector case studies that present organizational practices as emergent, self-organizing sites of knowledge in action. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 168-178 Issue: 3 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2012.749278 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2012.749278 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:3:p:168-178 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1018427_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Cosmo Howard Author-X-Name-First: Cosmo Author-X-Name-Last: Howard Author-Name: Herman Bakvis Author-X-Name-First: Herman Author-X-Name-Last: Bakvis Title: Conceptualizing Interagency Coordination as Metagovernance: Complexity, Dynamism, and Learning in Australian and British Statistical Administration Abstract: Top-down methods of interagency coordination are inadequate in contemporary public administration, where multiple departments and agencies interact across loosely coupled networks to solve complex problems. The concept of metagovernance suggests governments can employ combinations of coordination instruments to steer dispersed actors toward common goals. This article asks how officials in Australian and British statistical administration addressed problems with traditional coordination methods. Interviews with senior official statisticians show a transition from traditional interagency coordination to metagovernance, driven by failures and learning. Metagovernance captures how interagency coordination is increasingly practiced, though existing theories should give more attention to learning and adaptation. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 417-428 Issue: 6 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1018427 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1018427 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:6:p:417-428 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1018432_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Christopher Holmberg Author-X-Name-First: Christopher Author-X-Name-Last: Holmberg Author-Name: Iwona Sobis Author-X-Name-First: Iwona Author-X-Name-Last: Sobis Author-Name: Eric Carlström Author-X-Name-First: Eric Author-X-Name-Last: Carlström Title: Job Satisfaction Among Swedish Mental Health Nursing Staff: A Cross-Sectional Survey Abstract: There is limited amount of empirical studies concerning job satisfaction in inpatient psychiatric care. However, job satisfaction has several implications on public administration and management. The objective of this study is to identify factors having positive impact on job satisfaction among Swedish psychiatric nursing staff in an inpatient psychiatric clinic. The cross-sectional study is based on Herzberg’s motivation-hygiene theory. The survey was distributed among nursing staff at a psychiatric university hospital clinic in Western Sweden. Overall, job satisfaction was rated relatively high, and salary was rated the lowest of all factors investigated. Unlike the premises in Herzberg’s theory, salary showed a positive correlation with job satisfaction and not only in preventing dissatisfaction. Hospital managers must be attentive to salary levels and staff turnover. Psychiatric nursing personnel in Sweden lack competitive salaries, and hospital administrators should encourage nursing staff to improve relationships between staff and managers and establish good relationships among colleagues. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 429-436 Issue: 6 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1018432 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1018432 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:6:p:429-436 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1020549_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Tatchalerm Sudhipongpracha Author-X-Name-First: Tatchalerm Author-X-Name-Last: Sudhipongpracha Author-Name: Achakorn Wongpredee Author-X-Name-First: Achakorn Author-X-Name-Last: Wongpredee Title: Demystifying Decentralization and Its Setback: Evidence From Thailand’s Decentralization Reform Abstract: This analysis explores the options for a conceptual framework to explicate the dynamics of decentralization reform in Thailand. The first section examines typological frameworks used in various social scientific fields to classify decentralization. Second, as a case in point, we analyze the decentralization reform process in Thailand, which officially began in the late 1990s. Then, the analysis examines theoretical and empirical works that attempt to explain the dynamics of decentralization in Thailand. We suggest historical institutionalism, along with the concepts of path dependence and critical junctures, as theoretical approaches to understand decentralization problems with an eye to political actors’ strategic interests, as well as political and institutional contexts that restrain their choices. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 437-448 Issue: 6 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1020549 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1020549 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:6:p:437-448 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1020550_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Morten Jakobsen Author-X-Name-First: Morten Author-X-Name-Last: Jakobsen Author-Name: Søren Serritzlew Author-X-Name-First: Søren Author-X-Name-Last: Serritzlew Title: Effects on Knowledge of Nudging Citizens with Information Abstract: Nudging is a policy instrument that can affect citizen behavior, often by providing information. We argue that nudging can also affect citizens’ knowledge, which can become the basis for future choices. In this manner, providing information can make the nudging initiative stick. We test the effect of an information treatment on three types of knowledge in a field experiment. The treatment consists of information on reading strategies designed to nudge parents to read with their children, randomly assigned to 1438 families. We show how nudging by providing information does in fact increase parents’ knowledge, irrespective of socio-economic background. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 449-458 Issue: 6 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1020550 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1020550 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:6:p:449-458 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1021423_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Bart Johnson Author-X-Name-First: Bart Author-X-Name-Last: Johnson Author-Name: Dawn Dobni Author-X-Name-First: Dawn Author-X-Name-Last: Dobni Title: Is Managerial Work in the Public and Private Sectors Really “Different”? A Comparative Study of Managerial Work Activities Abstract: This article aims to discern the extent to which managerial work is similar and different in the public and private sectors. Using propositions and structured categories for describing what managers do, this article compares results of an observational study conducted in the Canadian public sector with similar studies from the private sector. Through a comparison of work type, hours, location, activities, and contact patterns, this research finds few differences in managerial work activities between the two sectors, despite contextual and situational differences. Possible explanations are explored, implications of the findings are discussed, and future research directions are proposed. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 459-469 Issue: 6 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1021423 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1021423 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:6:p:459-469 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1023444_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Nancy Chun Feng Author-X-Name-First: Nancy Chun Author-X-Name-Last: Feng Author-Name: Daniel Gordon Neely Author-X-Name-First: Daniel Gordon Author-X-Name-Last: Neely Author-Name: Lise Anne D. Slatten Author-X-Name-First: Lise Anne D. Author-X-Name-Last: Slatten Title: Accountability Standards for Nonprofit Organizations: Do Organizations Benefit from Certification Programs? Abstract: Stakeholders are demanding nonprofit organizations (NPOs) continually improve and work effectively in an ever-changing environment. While there are many ways to approach this operational challenge, this paper examines the impact of acquiring an accountability certification, specifically the Standards for Excellence® Certification. Using a sample of 102 NPOs that have received the Standards for Excellence certification, we find that the certification is associated with increases in public support relative to a control group that did not receive the certification. These results suggest that some stakeholders favorably respond to the certification process, and NPOs can realize tangible benefits from becoming certified. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 470-479 Issue: 6 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1023444 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1023444 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:6:p:470-479 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1028632_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Kyohei Yamada Author-X-Name-First: Kyohei Author-X-Name-Last: Yamada Title: Crucial Decisions By Small Towns and Villages: Why Did Some Municipalities Choose to Merge But Others Did Not During the Nationwide Wave of Municipal Mergers in Japan? Abstract: This article focuses on the nationwide wave of municipal consolidations in Japan that took place from 2003 to 2006 and examines why some municipalities merged but others did not. The central government did not legally force consolidations but instead provided municipalities with fiscal incentives. I argue that small municipalities were reluctant to merge because they would lose generous transfers from the central government as well as decision-making powers once they unified with their larger neighbors. Fiscal incentives by the central government significantly raised the cost of remaining intact and induced a large number of fiscally weak municipalities to merge. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 480-491 Issue: 6 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1028632 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1028632 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:6:p:480-491 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1018426_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Aviva Chengcheng Liu Author-X-Name-First: Aviva Chengcheng Author-X-Name-Last: Liu Title: Two Faces of Transparency: The Regulations of People’s Republic of China on Open Government Information Abstract: The People’s Republic of China enacted the first nationwide open government information regulations (OGIRs) in 2007. The regulations safeguard Chinese citizens’ right to know and provide public oversight. This analysis aims to explain how and why the Chinese government incorporates the universal values of transparency and accountability into the complex Chinese political systems. The article first provides a theoretical framework of government transparency and a quick road map of OGIRs for international audiences by tracing its regulatory details. It then analyzes OGIRs’ external mechanisms of transparency on how information flows to the citizenry through public supervision and judicial review. Fourthly, the article explains OGIRs’ internal mechanisms of transparency and accountability through the hierarchical control of the party-state agencies and officials. The article emphasizes that transparency and accountability are as important to today’s Chinese government and civil society as they are in democratic regimes generally. OGIR shares the values of external transparency and legislative missions of the U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). However, the Chinese government tailors information disclosure to meet the institutional requirement of strengthening internal accountability mechanisms, maintaining the party-state’s authority and legitimacy, and representing the collective welfare and public interest. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 492-503 Issue: 6 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1018426 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1018426 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:6:p:492-503 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1186175_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Meagan M. Jordan Author-X-Name-First: Meagan M. Author-X-Name-Last: Jordan Author-Name: Juita-Elena (Wie) Yusuf Author-X-Name-First: Juita-Elena (Wie) Author-X-Name-Last: Yusuf Author-Name: Melanie Berman Author-X-Name-First: Melanie Author-X-Name-Last: Berman Author-Name: Casey Gilchrist Author-X-Name-First: Casey Author-X-Name-Last: Gilchrist Title: Popular Financial Reports as Fiscal Transparency Mechanisms: An Assessment Using the Fiscal Transparency Index for the Citizen User Abstract: Popular financial reports (PFRs) are intended to increase transparency by providing financial information to a non-technical, citizen audience. We examine the extent to which PFRs are meeting the goal of transparency by developing a 23-criteria fiscal transparency index for the citizen user (FTI-CU) and applying it to a sample of PFRs (popular annual financial reports and citizen-centric reports) issued by local governments in the U.S. These criteria are organized into five areas: comprehension, access, financials, appearance, and community-focused. The analysis finds that, while there are areas for improvement, the PFRs rated the highest in the access and appearance criteria. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 625-636 Issue: 8 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1186175 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1186175 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:8:p:625-636 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1186176_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jan Enkler Author-X-Name-First: Jan Author-X-Name-Last: Enkler Author-Name: Sylvia Schmidt Author-X-Name-First: Sylvia Author-X-Name-Last: Schmidt Author-Name: Steffen Eckhard Author-X-Name-First: Steffen Author-X-Name-Last: Eckhard Author-Name: Christoph Knill Author-X-Name-First: Christoph Author-X-Name-Last: Knill Author-Name: Stephan Grohs Author-X-Name-First: Stephan Author-X-Name-Last: Grohs Title: Administrative Styles in the OECD: Bureaucratic Policy-Making beyond Formal Rules Abstract: As we know from comparative public policy, bureaucracies contribute to a considerable degree to the contents and the ways of policy-making. One important driver of administrative policy-making are their specific “styles” or “cultures”. “Administrative styles” are understood here as the standard operating procedures and routines that characterize the behavior and activities of administrative bodies in initiating, drafting and implementing policy. In this article, we convey the concept of Administrative Styles to the level of International Organizations (IOs) and apply it to the Organization for Economic Development and Co-Operation (OECD). The article proceeds in three steps: First, the concept of administrative styles is introduced and refined. Drawing on expert interviews with OECD staff, we secondly show that consideration of OECD administrative styles significantly advances the literature’s understanding of the organization. Finally, we give an outlook on new research avenues and the relevance of our findings for the study of International Public Administrations (IPAs) more generally. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 637-648 Issue: 8 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1186176 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1186176 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:8:p:637-648 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1186178_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Anton Gerunov Author-X-Name-First: Anton Author-X-Name-Last: Gerunov Title: Understanding Open Data Policy: Evidence from Bulgaria Abstract: This paper provides an overview of Bulgaria’s policy on open data by using the framework of a novel Open Data stage model, showing that the country is still at the first stage of opening data. We also present a detailed overview of the data landscape of the public sector in the country and outline the first milestones and successes in its efforts to publish some of that data for reuse. A complete data audit reveals persistent technological and cultural barriers to publishing public sector information but also outlines the potential of doing so. The paper summarizes the limited knowledge about the actual benefits of open data and proposes moving beyond anecdotal evidence and usage metrics toward a more complete impact evaluation. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 649-657 Issue: 8 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1186178 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1186178 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:8:p:649-657 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1186179_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Nurdiana Gaus Author-X-Name-First: Nurdiana Author-X-Name-Last: Gaus Author-Name: Sultan Sultan Author-X-Name-First: Sultan Author-X-Name-Last: Sultan Author-Name: Muhammad Basri Author-X-Name-First: Muhammad Author-X-Name-Last: Basri Title: State Bureaucracy in Indonesia and its Reforms: An Overview Abstract: New Public Management (NPM) as a part of neoliberalism has increasingly become a global phenomenon and has transcended national boundaries, irrespective of whether they are English-speaking countries or non-English-speaking countries. This label of public management has not been interpreted and implemented in a single language, but has been adapted and implemented based on the contextual condition of given nations in terms of their socio-culture, history and formation, ideological inclination, and polity system. This article aimed at providing support to the above supposition, taking Indonesian public governance reforms as an example. The review of Indonesian reforms on public governance is expected to enrich the proliferation of international reforms on public governance in terms of how NPM has been travelling global and has been recontextualized in the existing values of Indonesian people. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 658-669 Issue: 8 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1186179 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1186179 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:8:p:658-669 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1187165_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Claudia N. Avellaneda Author-X-Name-First: Claudia N. Author-X-Name-Last: Avellaneda Author-Name: Morgen Johansen Author-X-Name-First: Morgen Author-X-Name-Last: Johansen Author-Name: Kohei Suzuki Author-X-Name-First: Kohei Author-X-Name-Last: Suzuki Title: What Drives Japanese INGOs to Operate in Latin American Countries? Abstract: International nongovernmental organizations (INGOs) provide essential aid and public services to less-developed countries. Although most literature focuses on Western INGOs, Asian INGOs have also become globally active. Little is known about what motivates INGOs to provide services in other regions, such as Latin America. In this study, we seek to identify the criteria Japanese INGOs use to select Latin American recipient countries. We propose that Japanese INGO operational location decisions are a function of Japanese foreign policy agenda, Japan-recipient country business relations, and recipient country’s need and liberalization. Using data from Japanese INGOs working in Latin America and 24 Latin American countries on contextual, macroeconomic, and demographic indicators, we find that the significant factors driving INGO decisions to operate in Latin American countries are need and the presence of Japanese businesses in the recipient country. Results have practical implications for foreign aid targeting and economic development. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 670-683 Issue: 8 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1187165 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1187165 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:8:p:670-683 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1162803_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Bertil Rolandsson Author-X-Name-First: Bertil Author-X-Name-Last: Rolandsson Title: Justifying Coproduced Policeability: Restrained Creativity and New Modalities of (Dis)Agreements in the Swedish Police Abstract: This article investigates the justification of coproduced policeability using the “order-of-worth” framework suggested by Boltanski and Thevénot. Building on previous research describing how tensions limit the legitimacy of public services, the analysis illustrates how persistent tensions shape the justification of coproduced policing. Drawing on both fostering and responsive modalities, reluctant adaptability allows police to cope with tense value logics and justify new coproduced solutions as legitimate means of maintaining policing practices. The analysis is based on documents and semi-structured interviews. Results imply that coproduction can result in persistent tensions that public authorities have to handle. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 684-696 Issue: 8 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1162803 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1162803 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:8:p:684-696 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1185115_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: İbrahim Topçu Author-X-Name-First: İbrahim Author-X-Name-Last: Topçu Author-Name: Arzu Kader Harmancı Seren Author-X-Name-First: Arzu Kader Author-X-Name-Last: Harmancı Seren Author-Name: Fatma Kaya Author-X-Name-First: Fatma Author-X-Name-Last: Kaya Author-Name: Ahmet Karadal Author-X-Name-First: Ahmet Author-X-Name-Last: Karadal Author-Name: Aytolan Yıldırım Author-X-Name-First: Aytolan Author-X-Name-Last: Yıldırım Title: Organizational Citizenship Levels of Physicians in Public Hospitals Abstract: The aim of this study is to define organizational citizenship levels of physicians working in public hospitals. The population of the study consists of the physicians employed in the hospitals run by the Ministry of Health in Istanbul. The Organizational Citizenship Level Scale was used for the collection of data. It was found that the participants’ organizational citizenship levels were the highest in the “conscience” subsection and the lowest in the “praising the organization” subsection. Findings of this study provide clear information for the decision-makers and hospital managers in developing working conditions of physicians in public hospitals. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 697-705 Issue: 8 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1185115 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1185115 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:8:p:697-705 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1186177_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Emmanuel Botlhale Author-X-Name-First: Emmanuel Author-X-Name-Last: Botlhale Title: Restoring Fiscal Balances Post the Global Economic Crisis in Botswana Abstract: This article discusses the restoration of fiscal balances in Botswana after prolonged deficit financing. Botswana is a diamond-export-dependent country; resultantly, it suffered revenue losses due to depressed demand for diamonds during the global economic crisis. Reduced revenues necessitated deficit financing between 2008/09 and 2011/12. Debt was financed through dissaving and borrowing. However, the government restored budget balances in April 2012. While this case study is Botswana-specific, there are general lessons. These are: using a crisis to introduce public finance reforms; eschewing populism aimed at short-term gains; and the need for politicians to take very bold decisions to guide fiscal policy. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 706-716 Issue: 8 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1186177 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1186177 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:8:p:706-716 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1433207_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: John Dixon Author-X-Name-First: John Author-X-Name-Last: Dixon Author-Name: Shahjahan Bhuiyan Author-X-Name-First: Shahjahan Author-X-Name-Last: Bhuiyan Author-Name: Yılmaz Üstüner Author-X-Name-First: Yılmaz Author-X-Name-Last: Üstüner Title: Public Administration in the Middle East and North Africa Abstract: This article highlights the objective of the special issue which is to understand the status of public administration in six profiled countries – Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Turkey – in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The special issue explores public administration as a concept—the diversity of guiding general principles that determines how governments administer the affairs of state in the context of their governance frameworks—and as praxis—the diversity of public administration structures, procedures and practice, and reform initiatives. It is evident that the countries profiled have adopted a mode of public administration and governance that mirrors its history, and its cultural, geo-political, socio-economic, and conflictive environments. In this context, the editors hope that the articles presented in this special issue will contribute to advancing the public administration literature in MENA. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 759-764 Issue: 10 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1433207 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1433207 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:10:p:759-764 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1387150_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Hamid E. Ali Author-X-Name-First: Hamid E. Author-X-Name-Last: Ali Title: State Transitions from Rigidity to Fragility and Failure: The Case of Middle East and North Africa Abstract: The taxonomy of the state’s effective governance capacity present in the literature is evolving around state fragility. However, this article argues that a state moves along the state transition curve, resulting in governance capacity variations over time. It begins as a fragile state, consolidating to becoming a vibrant state, only to embark, eventually, on a downward trajectory through phases of rigidity, decaying, and fragility, before becoming a failed state. About one-third of MENA (Middle East and North Africa) countries are either fragile or failed states. Only technological change and knowledge accumulation and diffusion can shift this curve upward, thereby increasing a state’s effective governance capacity. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 765-771 Issue: 10 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1387150 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1387150 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:10:p:765-771 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1387145_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ghada Barsoum Author-X-Name-First: Ghada Author-X-Name-Last: Barsoum Title: Egypt’s Many Public Administration Transitions: Reform Vision and Implementation Challenges Abstract: This article discusses Egypt’s many transitions toward public administration reform. It argues that some of these transitions have collided with an existing large and complex bureaucracy and a legacy of state-led development, such as the protracted and contentious process related to the civil service regulation reforms. Similarly, despite decades of decentralization efforts, state budgeting praxis remains centralized and concentrated. While attracting private investment for job creation and economic growth is a key priority to Egypt, state centrism overshadows the experience. Other transitions, however, have thrived at a much faster pace, such as the adoption of e-government. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 772-780 Issue: 10 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1387145 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1387145 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:10:p:772-780 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1387991_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jamil E. Jreisat Author-X-Name-First: Jamil E. Author-X-Name-Last: Jreisat Title: Public Administration Reform in Jordan: Concepts and Practices Abstract: This study reviews the transition of Jordan from a British colony to a modern independent state. It covers contextual attributes influencing the development of the administrative system such as centralization, demographic explosion, low economic growth, excessive reliance on patronage in recruitment for public positions, and corruption. These and other factors hinder administrative reform efforts. As case analysis illustrates, administrative decision making is non-institutional, regularly undermines the merit system, indifferent to accountability, and manifests a low commitment to professional ethics. The study emphasizes that administrative reform in Jordan needs to reconcile these obstacles and to advance skilled and ethical organizational leaders. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 781-791 Issue: 10 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1387991 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1387991 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:10:p:781-791 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1387148_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Thomas W. Haase Author-X-Name-First: Thomas W. Author-X-Name-Last: Haase Title: A Challenging State of Affairs: Public Administration in the Republic of Lebanon Abstract: This article highlights Lebanon’s administrative challenges and reform efforts, since the end of its Civil War (1975–1990). In recent years, Lebanon and international donors have worked to improve transparency, promote modern management techniques, and encourage the use of information technology throughout the public sector. Despite these efforts, Lebanon’s public institutions remain constrained by the centralization of power, corruption, outdated bureaucratic structures, and deficiencies in administrative knowledge. The success of future reform efforts will depend on whether the Lebanese bureaucracy can overcome the challenges created by regional political tensions, its Syrian refugee crisis, and an increasingly indifferent Lebanese public. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 792-806 Issue: 10 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1387148 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1387148 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:10:p:792-806 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1387146_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Youssef Mohammad Sawani Author-X-Name-First: Youssef Mohammad Author-X-Name-Last: Sawani Title: Public Administration in Libya: Continuity and Change Abstract: Libyan public administration has been shaped by Libya’s history, ideology, and economy. It has been negatively affected by the political changes occurring since independence in 1951, particularly Gaddaf’s distinctive initiatives, and by upheavals in the post-Gaddafi transition. Libya’s rentier economy has had its impact on public administration, particularly through its promotion of widespread public corruption. This article analyzes the history of Libya’s politico-administration system before describing the current administrative arrangement, identifying the essential factors that have given rise to those arrangements, and analyzing the contemporary characteristics of public administration that constitute the key future challenges Libya faces. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 807-819 Issue: 10 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1387146 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1387146 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:10:p:807-819 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1387147_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Yılmaz Üstüner Author-X-Name-First: Yılmaz Author-X-Name-Last: Üstüner Author-Name: Nilay Yavuz Author-X-Name-First: Nilay Author-X-Name-Last: Yavuz Title: Turkey’s Public Administration Today: An Overview and Appraisal Abstract: This study overviews and appraises Turkey’s contemporary public administration system. Its prominent characterizing features are discussed, with an emphasis on both the achievements and problem areas. Turkey has a long history of strong traditional bureaucratic practices and culture, from which its contemporary public administration system has emerged since the Republic was established almost a century ago. Despite its many achievements, public administration has its problems, generally the product of conflicts between tradition and modernity. Due emphasis should, however, be given to addressing the challenges of its over-politicization, strengthening governance practices, enhancing the human factor, and instituting further modern administrative reforms. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 820-831 Issue: 10 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1387147 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1387147 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:10:p:820-831 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1387149_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Abu Elias Sarker Author-X-Name-First: Abu Elias Author-X-Name-Last: Sarker Author-Name: Alaa Aldin Abdul Rahim A Al Athmay Author-X-Name-First: Alaa Aldin Abdul Rahim A Author-X-Name-Last: Al Athmay Title: The Changing Facets of Public Administration in the United Arab Emirates Abstract: This article is an in-depth profile of the public administration system in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It specifically focuses on the relationship between the state, the market and civil society, the structure of the government and the civil service system and its functional areas. Reform initiatives undertaken in all these areas over the last decade have also been discussed. The findings reveal that the public administration system in the UAE has demonstrated considerable developments in facilitating the market forces, opening space for civil society and modernizing the civil service system. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 832-844 Issue: 10 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1387149 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1387149 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:10:p:832-844 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1432971_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: J. Steven Ott Author-X-Name-First: J. Steven Author-X-Name-Last: Ott Title: Public Administration in the Middle East and North Africa Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 845-846 Issue: 10 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1432971 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1432971 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:10:p:845-846 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_907314_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Abdulfattah Yaghi Author-X-Name-First: Abdulfattah Author-X-Name-Last: Yaghi Author-Name: Nayef Aljaidi Author-X-Name-First: Nayef Author-X-Name-Last: Aljaidi Title: Examining Organizational Commitment among National and Expatriate Employees in the Private and Public Sectors in United Arab Emirates Abstract: The indigenous manpower deficit in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has resulted in hiring of millions of expatriate employees. In the past decade, this situation has led to many concerns for decision makers as organizational productivity declined. The present study aims at examining the relationship between employees’ nationality and their organizational commitment (OC), in addition to exploring the various forms of commitment exhibited in the workplace. Bivariate and multivariate analyses indicated that OC was multidimensional as employees have expressed differing types and levels of commitment. In addition, nationality of employees was significantly correlated with the level of their commitment. Thus, this study provides several recommendations for researchers and practitioners. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 801-811 Issue: 12 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.907314 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.907314 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:12:p:801-811 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_907315_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ani Matei Author-X-Name-First: Ani Author-X-Name-Last: Matei Author-Name: Sergiu Ioan Irimia Author-X-Name-First: Sergiu Ioan Author-X-Name-Last: Irimia Title: Open Source Governance—A More Ambitious Cousin of Collaborative Governance Abstract: Open source represents a model generally known for its success in software production. The objective of this article is to establish a new strategic approach of using open source development principles for managing collaborative arrangements between citizens and public administration. The identity of open source governance is developed by highlighting how it is different from its main “competitor”—collaborative governance, and from other two popular concepts—open government and e-democracy. The other sections are designed to answer to public managers regarding why and what to adopt from this governance model for public sector services. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 812-823 Issue: 12 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.907315 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.907315 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:12:p:812-823 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_917100_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Sarah Giest Author-X-Name-First: Sarah Author-X-Name-Last: Giest Title: Place-Based Policy in Climate Change: Flexible and Path-Dependent Elements Abstract: The idea of place-based policy, the collaborative management of issues specific to a geographic area, has been widely used in the context of climate change. The outstanding features of more coherence across countries or the ability to address complex environmental aspects in an interdisciplinary and interdepartmental way made it an attractive tool for governments. Often emphasized is also the flexibility of placed-based approaches (PBAs) in terms of adapting to changes and tailoring policy accordingly. However, every policy within an administration also carries the burden of being path. This bares the question of how much flexibility PBAs need regarding environmental issues and how much consistency would be necessary to succeed. The article explores these questions and develops a framework with four adaption options based on cases in the field of carbon tax and carbon emission policy in British Columbia (Canada), New Zealand, Oregon (USA), and Quebec (Canada). Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 824-834 Issue: 12 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.917100 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.917100 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:12:p:824-834 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_917101_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Rodney Dormer Author-X-Name-First: Rodney Author-X-Name-Last: Dormer Title: Whānau Ora and the Collaborative Turn Abstract: In the context of the ongoing evolution of the field of public management, this article first explores the two interlinked concepts of collaboration and accountability. It suggests that these are understood and applied in a number of different ways. Using research and semistructured interviews with a number of government officials and nongovernment service providers, the article then explains how these approaches are reflected in a current New Zealand initiative of devolved governance—Whānau Ora. The different, and at times conflicting, perspectives of New Zealand’s formal model of public sector management and that of traditional Māori culture are explained. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 835-845 Issue: 12 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.917101 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.917101 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:12:p:835-845 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_917102_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: James Melitski Author-X-Name-First: James Author-X-Name-Last: Melitski Author-Name: Aroon Manoharan Author-X-Name-First: Aroon Author-X-Name-Last: Manoharan Title: Strategic Information System Plans in Nations Around the World Abstract: Strategic information systems planning (SISP) literature addresses the importance of measuring both broad externally validated societal measures of organizational outcomes, while at the same time assessing organization specific metrics that speak to an institution’s ability to deliver specific outputs. Accordingly, this article explores literature for strategic management in the public sector, SISP, and digital government and applies a strategic planning framework along with analyzing national SISP plans for information technology or electronic government. The research finds that countries are developing both strategic and operational goals that have managerial and governance implications. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 846-855 Issue: 12 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.917102 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.917102 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:12:p:846-855 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_917103_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Klaas Dykmann Author-X-Name-First: Klaas Author-X-Name-Last: Dykmann Author-Name: Jenny M. Lewis Author-X-Name-First: Jenny M. Author-X-Name-Last: Lewis Author-Name: Sune Raahede Bentzen Author-X-Name-First: Sune Raahede Author-X-Name-Last: Bentzen Title: When Managerialism Meets Internationalism: Administrative Reform in the United Nations in the 1970s Abstract: This article examines whether reform ideas that gained influence in national-level bureaucracies in the 1970s were also on the United Nations’ internal agenda. The Joint Inspection Unit (Bertrand) Report of 1971 is the focus of this analysis, as it addressed personnel problems in the UN Secretariat and identified structural shortcomings. Our analysis shows that New Public Management ideas were in circulation in the UN at this time. It also demonstrates the different pressures that international bureaucracies face in regard to their personnel. This is likely to make their responses to reform pressures, such as those experienced in the 1970s, unique. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 856-865 Issue: 12 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.917103 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.917103 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:12:p:856-865 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_928312_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Mahalia Jackman Author-X-Name-First: Mahalia Author-X-Name-Last: Jackman Author-Name: Ryan Bynoe Author-X-Name-First: Ryan Author-X-Name-Last: Bynoe Title: Wages, Wage Inequality, and Education: The Case of a Microstate with a “Free Education for All” Policy Abstract: Like many developing states, Barbados has historically used education as a means of economic development. Specifically, for over three decades, the Barbados Government has provided free education from the primary to the tertiary level. This article investigates the benefits associated with higher education. Based on a sample of 400 Barbadians, the authors find that education has a positive impact on income and contributes to lower within-group wage inequality. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 866-874 Issue: 12 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.928312 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.928312 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:12:p:866-874 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_928313_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Narayan Chandra Nayak Author-X-Name-First: Narayan Chandra Author-X-Name-Last: Nayak Author-Name: Debabrata Samanta Author-X-Name-First: Debabrata Author-X-Name-Last: Samanta Title: Understanding the Role of Participation in Public Service Delivery: Evidences from Rural West Bengal, India Abstract: The present study, using household level data of East Midnapore district of West Bengal, India, examines the role of people’s participation in public service delivery. It considers four dimensions of participation namely attending meetings, raising voice, lodging complaints, and making contributions. The study confirms the role of participation in public service delivery. Apart from participation, households’ socioeconomic and political positions also exert significant impacts. There is, however, likelihood of “elite capture” and “clientelism” in the delivery of public services. Effective service delivery presupposes that while attending meetings, people must raise their voice and make contributions. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 875-884 Issue: 12 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.928313 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.928313 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:12:p:875-884 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_928314_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Allison H. Turner Author-X-Name-First: Allison H. Author-X-Name-Last: Turner Title: Substantive Participation: A Model of Public Participation that Works for Citizens and Administrators Abstract: Decision-makers and affected parties engaged in solving contemporary governmental problems are recognizing that traditional decision-making strategies are insufficient. A participatory democracy approach to public participation has been offered as a potential solution to these problems; however, a more sophisticated understanding of this approach is needed. This study defines a more substantive brand of public participation, identifies barriers to its implementation, and provides recommendations for implementation. Models of substantive participation should empower and educate all stakeholders, reeducate public administrators, and establish new administrative structures and processes. These objectives as well as a discussion of particular barriers to substantive participation are outlined. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 885-894 Issue: 12 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.928314 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.928314 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:12:p:885-894 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_928315_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Julie Alsøe Krogsgaard Author-X-Name-First: Julie Alsøe Author-X-Name-Last: Krogsgaard Author-Name: Pernille Thomsen Author-X-Name-First: Pernille Author-X-Name-Last: Thomsen Author-Name: Lotte Bøgh Andersen Author-X-Name-First: Lotte Bøgh Author-X-Name-Last: Andersen Title: Only If We Agree? How Value Conflicts Moderate the Relationship Between Transformational Leadership and Public Service Motivation Abstract: Existing studies find positive associations between transformational leadership and public service motivation (PSM), but value conflict may moderate the relationship. This is investigated for Danish University Colleges using a mixed-methods design. These colleges educate future teachers, pedagogues, nurses, and social workers, and their strong public service-oriented missions and potentially conflicting public values make this sector a well-suited case to test whether consensus on public values is a precondition for a positive association between transformational leadership and employee PSM. Based on a survey of 968 employees combined with qualitative interviews concerning specific public values, we find that the less value conflict, the stronger the positive relationship between the direct managers’ level of transformational leadership and the employees’ PSM. This is also the case for the top management. This implies that transformational leadership might be a way for managers to enhance employee PSM, but only if there is no severe value conflict. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 895-907 Issue: 12 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.928315 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.928315 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:12:p:895-907 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1077055_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Sanne Brasch Kristensen Author-X-Name-First: Sanne Brasch Author-X-Name-Last: Kristensen Author-Name: Tamara Hoch Jovanovic Author-X-Name-First: Tamara Author-X-Name-Last: Hoch Jovanovic Title: Introduction – Understanding EU Actorness Today: The Role of Crisis on the Division Between EU’s Internal and External Actions and Practices Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 833-837 Issue: 12 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1077055 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1077055 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:12:p:833-837 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1053609_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Tamara Hoch Jovanovic Author-X-Name-First: Tamara Hoch Author-X-Name-Last: Jovanovic Author-Name: Sanne Brasch Kristensen Author-X-Name-First: Sanne Author-X-Name-Last: Brasch Kristensen Title: The EU and Multidimensional Forms of Power: Critical Moments and Change in Actorness and Power Abstract: This article introduces a framework for studying the European Union (EU) as power by focusing on what EU does rather than what EU is. Conceptualizing EU as a regional international society, EU is constituted along multidimensional lines. While a code of conduct limits internal and external practices, critical moments are important junctures for practitioners to reinterpret norms and rules, leading to the reproduction of EU as power. The practice of minority rights illustrates how a lack of intersubjectivity limits the EU’s power. It is first through practitioners’ engagement with norms and rules that new practices are established. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 838-848 Issue: 12 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1053609 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1053609 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:12:p:838-848 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1015548_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Theodore Baird Author-X-Name-First: Theodore Author-X-Name-Last: Baird Title: Functional Actorness? Border Security in the EU and Turkey Abstract: The European Union (EU) has fortified its external borders using a number of measures including the creation of new institutions and networks such as FRONTEX and EUROSUR. In non-EU countries such as Turkey, border security is being reorganized with EU support and cooperation. By combining the literature on EU actorness and neo-functionalism, I provide a theoretical toolkit to critically unpack these new developments through conceptualizing multiple dimensions of what I call functional actorness. The contribution analyzes how the functional transformation of EU and Turkish border security has produced a number of side effects which are critically appraised. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 849-859 Issue: 12 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1015548 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1015548 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:12:p:849-859 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1015549_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Béla Galgóczi Author-X-Name-First: Béla Author-X-Name-Last: Galgóczi Author-Name: Janine Leschke Author-X-Name-First: Janine Author-X-Name-Last: Leschke Title: Intra-EU Labor Mobility: A Key Pillar of the EU Architecture Subject to Challenge Abstract: Intra-EU labor mobility is often characterized as a major contributor to better functioning European labor markets. Does the evidence of recent cross-border labor mobility support this positive expectation? Does the EU live up to its potential of being a role model by showing that managing free movement of labor in turbulent times is possible? We will show that, in spite of its potential, the challenges facing free movement of labour are tremendous. We address four important aspects: enlargement; transitional measures and their consequences; the crisis and its effects; and the potential offered by free movement for better labor allocation. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 860-873 Issue: 12 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1015549 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1015549 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:12:p:860-873 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_979202_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Angela K. Bourne Author-X-Name-First: Angela K. Author-X-Name-Last: Bourne Author-Name: Sevasti Chatzopoulou Author-X-Name-First: Sevasti Author-X-Name-Last: Chatzopoulou Title: Social Movements and the Construction of Crisis Actors: Collective Responsibility, Identity, and Governance Abstract: This article examines the Europeanization of social movements following the European sovereign debt crisis. It develops a theoretical framework to measure degrees of social movement Europeanization, incorporating targets, participants, and issue frame dimensions of mobilization. Europeanization of social movements occurs when they collaborate with similar movements in other countries, claim a European identity, invoke Europe-wide solidarity, contest authorities beyond the state and ascribe responsibility for solving the crisis to European Union (EU). By targeting EU authorities, social movements may contribute to the construction of the EU as a crisis actor and through deliberative processes define the roles and identities of such actors. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 874-883 Issue: 12 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.979202 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.979202 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:12:p:874-883 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_982290_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Michael Strange Author-X-Name-First: Michael Author-X-Name-Last: Strange Title: Power in Global Trade Governance: Is the EU a Unitary Actor, a Tool for Dominance, or a Site of Contestation? GATS and the TTIP Negotiations Abstract: The European Union (EU) plays multiple roles within global trade governance as a unitary actor with particular interests to promote, a tool for dominance by powerful interests, and a site of contestation facilitating civil society mobilization. Identifying these roles is key to analyzing the role of the EU particularly in times of crisis in global trade governance where new forms of politics are most likely to emerge. This is investigated through considering two cases of politically sensitive trade negotiation in which the EU played, and continues to play, an active role: the GATS 2000 negotiations and the EU-US TTIP. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 884-894 Issue: 12 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.982290 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.982290 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:12:p:884-894 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1053610_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jesper Dahl Kelstrup Author-X-Name-First: Jesper Dahl Author-X-Name-Last: Kelstrup Title: Market Power Europe—A Constructive Critique Abstract: Market Power Europe (MPE) constitutes an important contribution to the literature on the global role and actorness of the EU. In order to develop MPE as a theory, this contribution provides an assessment of how Russia, the USA and China have converged towards three EU trade policies in 2013. The analysis finds that MPE fails to account for important dynamics related to externalization in the three cases. In order to improve MPE analytically, the article suggests that MPE should include three intervening variables to account for the EU’s ability to externalize its policies and act as MPE in practice. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 895-901 Issue: 12 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1053610 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1053610 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:12:p:895-901 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1015550_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Kristi Raik Author-X-Name-First: Kristi Author-X-Name-Last: Raik Author-Name: Ruxandra Lupu Dinesen Author-X-Name-First: Ruxandra Lupu Author-X-Name-Last: Dinesen Title: The European Union and Upheavals in its Neighborhood: A Force for Stability? Abstract: This article explores the EU’s action in the context of revolutionary upheavals in its neighborhood, focusing on two cases where the EU’s overall influence is relatively strong: Moldova in 2009 and Tunisia in 2010–2011. It analyzes the intertwining of the normative and strategic agendas by examining the goals, instruments and impact of EU action in each case. The findings highlight a limited and reactive role of the EU, a strong emphasis on stability and a shift towards a more normative engagement in response to external changes that made it easier to merge security- and value-oriented goals. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 902-914 Issue: 12 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1015550 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1015550 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:12:p:902-914 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_982291_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Karl Löfgren Author-X-Name-First: Karl Author-X-Name-Last: Löfgren Author-Name: Kennet Lynggaard Author-X-Name-First: Kennet Author-X-Name-Last: Lynggaard Title: Assessing the EU’s Transatlantic Regulatory Powers Using the Choice of Policy Instruments as Measurement of Preference Attainment Abstract: To what extent is the European Union (EU) exercising global regulatory power? This article investigates this question through a comparative study of two significant global policy fields: data-protection and banking with a special focus on the choice of policy instruments. Both cases suggest that the actual role of the EU is more complex than either exercising or being subjected to global regulatory power. This concerns not only the relationship between the EU and the member-states. The article suggests that the EU is in a better position to conclude global regulatory deals when the negotiating competencies sit with one EU institutional actor. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 915-925 Issue: 12 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.982291 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.982291 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:12:p:915-925 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1028645_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Alex Nunn Author-X-Name-First: Alex Author-X-Name-Last: Nunn Author-Name: Paul Beeckmans Author-X-Name-First: Paul Author-X-Name-Last: Beeckmans Title: The Political Economy of Competitiveness and Continuous Adjustment in EU Meta-Governance Abstract: This article asserts that attempts to resolve the crisis through recent changes in European meta-governance are just the latest phase in a project to secure “continual adjustment” in European societies to the systemic demands of competitiveness. The structural pressures experienced at the scale of European societies are located in the process and scale of world market integration. This New Materialist scalar-relational approach sees adjustment to the systemic demands of competitiveness as likely to continue into the future and suggests that the scope for alternative more Keynesian programs of reform through EU meta-governance is highly constrained. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 926-939 Issue: 12 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1028645 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1028645 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:12:p:926-939 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_794428_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ringa Raudla Author-X-Name-First: Ringa Author-X-Name-Last: Raudla Author-Name: Rainer Kattel Author-X-Name-First: Rainer Author-X-Name-Last: Kattel Title: Fiscal Stress Management During the Financial and Economic Crisis: The Case of the Baltic Countries Abstract: The Baltic countries—Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania—were severely hit by the global financial and economic crisis in 2008–2011. In response to the crisis, all three states chose to undertake extensive fiscal consolidations. This article examines the strategies adopted by the Baltic governments for managing fiscal stress and consolidating their budgets in the light of the existing literature on cutback budgeting. In all three countries, the governments combined expenditure and revenue measures, with a larger share of adjustment taking place on the expenditure side. Among expenditure measures, a mix of across-the-board and targeted cuts was adopted, though the importance of targeted cuts increased over time. The case studies also indicate that although the theoretical propositions of the cutback budgeting literature point to the correct directions overall, further refinement is needed in several theoretical issues. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 732-742 Issue: 10 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.794428 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.794428 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:10:p:732-742 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_791313_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: John Raine Author-X-Name-First: John Author-X-Name-Last: Raine Author-Name: Huw Lloyd Author-X-Name-First: Huw Author-X-Name-Last: Lloyd Title: Public Management Reform and the Regulation of Private Business: Risk-Driven, Customer-Centric, and All Joined-Up? Abstract: This article considers the impacts on the public regulation of private business of three key transformations in public management: “towards more targeting of resources” (through more risk-based regulation); “towards a stronger service ethos” (through more customer-centricity); and “towards increased integration” (through more joined-up regulatory organization). Empirical evidence is presented from a program of research focusing on local authority regulation of the businesses sector in England and Wales. The article concludes by reflecting on how such transformations, which are of wide international significance, might be viewed, particularly from a public interest perspective. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 695-709 Issue: 10 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.791313 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.791313 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:10:p:695-709 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_791314_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Fang Zhao Author-X-Name-First: Fang Author-X-Name-Last: Zhao Author-Name: M. Khan Author-X-Name-First: M. Author-X-Name-Last: Khan Title: An Empirical Study of E-Government Service Adoption: Culture and Behavioral Intention Abstract: This study seeks to identify and understand the important factors that influence citizens’ behavioral intention to take up e-government services. We adopted a research model empirically tested in the United States. The model integrates three established constructs—the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), trust, and computer self-efficacy. We conducted the research in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a leader in e-government development in the Arab world. Our findings are mostly different from the U.S. study and suggest that behavioral intention may be influenced by citizens’ cultural context. This study contributes to a better understanding of citizens’ behavioral intention and adoption factors in e-government, in particular from a cultural perspective. The findings may help governments formulate effective strategies to improve the level of citizens’ uptake of e-government services. This study paves the way for further research on an e-government adoption model that is robust across cultures. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 710-722 Issue: 10 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.791314 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.791314 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:10:p:710-722 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_791316_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Louise Bringselius Author-X-Name-First: Louise Author-X-Name-Last: Bringselius Title: The Voice of Professionals—Lost in Evaluation? Abstract: Based on the merger of two Swedish university hospitals, this article examines the relationship between professionals and policymakers in public sector reform. Data from a survey to 663 physicians show that only 2 percent of physicians experienced a working dialogue in this relationship. The relationship with the hospital management was considered equally poor. The article seeks to understand why the voice of professionals was ignored. Results indicate that managers and policymakers collaborated—rather than competed—to avoid blame, by consequently ignoring the professionals’ feedback and attempts at whistle-blowing. This blame-avoidance strategy differs from that traditionally described in the agency literature. More studies in this area are encouraged. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 723-731 Issue: 10 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.791316 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.791316 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:10:p:723-731 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_791312_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Mauricio Dussauge-Laguna Author-X-Name-First: Mauricio Author-X-Name-Last: Dussauge-Laguna Title: Policy Transfer as a “Contested” Process Abstract: Policy transfer studies have commonly assumed that changes to policies borrowed from abroad are either the result of deliberate efforts to adjust/translate them to fit its receiving environment, or an adaptive response to the cultural and institutional circumstances of the latter. In introducing the concept of “contested policy transfer,” this article will argue that differences between the “original model” and the borrowed one might be actually due to the series of conflicts and negotiations which take place among key bureaucratic actors at the “importer” jurisdiction. The article will illustrate the concept by analyzing the transfer of the Chilean “Programa de Mejoramiento de la Gestión” to the Mexican government, a process which took place between 2005 and 2010. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 686-694 Issue: 10 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.791312 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.791312 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:10:p:686-694 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_791309_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Stephen Aikins Author-X-Name-First: Stephen Author-X-Name-Last: Aikins Title: Government Internal Audits: The Determinants of Quality Supervisory Review of Audit Documentation Abstract: This study investigates the factors that impact the quality of government internal audit workpaper review. Numerous concerns have been expressed about the quality of government audits in recent years. The audit workpaper review helps to ensure public officials rely on accurate audit reports and recommendations. A survey was sent to local government chief auditors in the United States to learn about their audit and audit review processes. Survey analysis reveals the quality of audit workpaper review is a function of auditor training, audit client cooperation, audit departments’ budget size, auditor consulting engagements with the clients, etc. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 673-685 Issue: 10 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.791309 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.791309 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:10:p:673-685 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1004088_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Bligh Grant Author-X-Name-First: Bligh Author-X-Name-Last: Grant Author-Name: Roberta Ryan Author-X-Name-First: Roberta Author-X-Name-Last: Ryan Author-Name: Andrew Kelly Author-X-Name-First: Andrew Author-X-Name-Last: Kelly Title: The Australian Government’s “White Paper on Reform of the Federation” and the Future of Australian Local Government Abstract: The Abbott Government announced its White Paper review of the Australian Federation on June 28, 2014. Set against this backdrop, discussions of the future of Australian local government may provoke an assumption that its role will be cruelled. However, reflection suggests that such an assumption is misplaced. In particular, when the complexities of regionalism in Australia are considered, the potential role of local government begs revisiting. We argue that local government ought to adopt a forthright position in the current debate, particularly with respect to financial reform. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 707-717 Issue: 10 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1004088 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1004088 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:10:p:707-717 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1023445_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Edgar E. Ramírez de la Cruz Author-X-Name-First: Edgar E. Author-X-Name-Last: Ramírez de la Cruz Author-Name: Heidi Jane M. Smith Author-X-Name-First: Heidi Jane M. Author-X-Name-Last: Smith Title: What Encourages Cities to Become Sustainable? Measuring the Effectiveness of Implementing Local Adaptation Policies Abstract: This research seeks to understand which essential characteristics are necessary to drive municipal governments to adopt smart growth measures. By testing previously expected outcomes for why a local government would adopt a particular policy, we find an inherent need to create strong needs-based policies promoted by interest groups. We conducted a principal component analysis and a linear regression model to test several hypotheses. A discussion of this analysis is provided along with policy recommendations to explain why and when metropolitan areas use sustainability plans and how to encourage more to do so. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 718-728 Issue: 10 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1023445 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1023445 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:10:p:718-728 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1033106_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Benedict S. Jimenez Author-X-Name-First: Benedict S. Author-X-Name-Last: Jimenez Title: Performance Management and Deficit Adjustment in U.S. Cities: An Exploratory Study Abstract: Performance management or PM has been promoted as a tool to transform government. Claims that PM will enable governments to “do more with less,” “increase efficiency,” provide “value for money,” and make “rational budget decisions” abound. Has PM helped city governments in the United States cope with the effects of the 2007–2009 Great Recession? Theory suggests that PM can provide the informational and analytical foundation necessary for city officials to implement comprehensive but conflictive budget-cutting and revenue-raising strategies. By facilitating deep expenditure cuts and tax increases, PM can indirectly influence budget deficits. Using data from a national survey of city governments and multiyear audited financial reports, the empirical analysis shows that PM cities favored what are essentially decremental responses to fiscal crises that lead to marginal changes in revenues and expenditures. Not surprisingly, there is no evidence that PM influences the size and change in budget shortfalls. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 729-743 Issue: 10 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1033106 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1033106 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:10:p:729-743 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1034321_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Lina Vyas Author-X-Name-First: Lina Author-X-Name-Last: Vyas Title: Contract Management from the Perspectives of Bureaucrats and Contractors: A Case Study of Hong Kong Abstract: New Public Management (NPM) encourages private sector participation in the provision and delivery of public services through outsourcing. Bureaucrats and contractors assess the values, processes, and outcomes of contract management differently. This study adopts transaction cost economics (TCE), the resource-based view (RBV), and the principal–agent theory to analyze Hong Kong bureaucrats’ and contractors’ views on contract management. It finds that both groups are critical of the existing contract management system in Hong Kong. The study shows that the government’s neglect of the risks is causing transaction costs because it lacks a proper monitoring mechanism, two-way communication channels, and appropriate training, and because of contract complications and issues of accountability. There is insufficient proof to assert that the government purposefully conceals these risks, but they are not properly addressed. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 744-757 Issue: 10 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1034321 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1034321 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:10:p:744-757 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1034322_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Richard Eccleston Author-X-Name-First: Richard Author-X-Name-Last: Eccleston Author-Name: Rhys Stubbs Author-X-Name-First: Rhys Author-X-Name-Last: Stubbs Title: Public Sector Participation and Compliance across National and Global Transparency Regimes Abstract: Transparency has recently become a widely supported norm of information regulation within and among states. Transparency may be a widely accepted element of good governance, but it has a number of dimensions and manifestations. This article is among the first to examine the relationship between public sector transparency at the domestic and global levels. While the extant literature suggests that we should expect a strong relationship between the degree of a jurisdiction’s domestic and global commitments to public sector transparency, our sample of the 33 jurisdictions for which data are available finds no such correlation. The article develops an explanation of this unexpected finding, which highlights the varied incentives to implement transparency-promoting reforms that different jurisdictions experience. This analysis suggests that many developing countries engage in marginal participation across regimes. More concerning are possible cases of mock compliance where states participate in transparency regimes without the intention of fully implementing their commitments. Mock compliance is of particular concern in the sphere of global governance in which sovereignty is contested and compliance mechanisms face unique challenges. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 758-770 Issue: 10 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1034322 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1034322 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:10:p:758-770 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1034323_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Benedetta Gesuele Author-X-Name-First: Benedetta Author-X-Name-Last: Gesuele Title: Municipalities and Facebook Use: Which Key Drivers? Empirical Evidence from Italian Municipalities Abstract: New information and communication technologies are changing the relationship between municipalities and citizens. Municipalities are using Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube as social media to connect and interact directly with citizens. The aim of this study is to explore how municipalities use Facebook, construct a synthetic indicator to measure the use of Facebook by local government, and find out which drivers predict its diffusion through a quantitative methodology: ordinary least squares regression. A sample of Italian municipalities during 2013 is analyzed. The results suggest that the political position, the gender of the Mayor, the geographical position, the financial autonomy of municipalities, and the citizens’ wealth seem to predict the diffusion of Facebook use by municipalities. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 771-777 Issue: 10 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1034323 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1034323 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:10:p:771-777 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1034324_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Rebecca L. Orelli Author-X-Name-First: Rebecca L. Author-X-Name-Last: Orelli Author-Name: Emanuele Padovani Author-X-Name-First: Emanuele Author-X-Name-Last: Padovani Author-Name: Epameinondas Katsikas Author-X-Name-First: Epameinondas Author-X-Name-Last: Katsikas Title: NPM Reforms in Napoleonic Countries: A Comparative Study of Management Accounting Innovations in Greek and Italian Municipalities Abstract: This is a comparative study of the rationale and effects of management accounting innovations in Greek and Italian municipalities, as part of the NPM reform in the public sector. This article aims to understand the extent of adoption of accounting innovations in Greek and Italian municipalities, and the factors affecting the specific techniques in use. The study reports on a survey based on medium-sized and large Italian and Greek municipalities, targeted at public municipalities’ accountants, the users of accounting techniques. The study identifies the intended purposes of NPM reform and, particularly, management accounting innovations, analyzes a set of factors that affect the implementation of management accounting technologies, and discusses determinants and features of such innovation on a comparative perspective. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 778-789 Issue: 10 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1034324 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1034324 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:10:p:778-789 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1035786_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Linda Corin Author-X-Name-First: Linda Author-X-Name-Last: Corin Author-Name: Erik Berntson Author-X-Name-First: Erik Author-X-Name-Last: Berntson Author-Name: Annika Härenstam Author-X-Name-First: Annika Author-X-Name-Last: Härenstam Title: Managers’ Turnover in the Public Sector—The Role of Psychosocial Working Conditions Abstract: An important challenge for public organizations is to attract and retain skilled managers. The present study explores how profiles of psychosocial working conditions, assessed by the combination of managerial-specific job demands and job resources, longitudinally predict managers’ turnover intentions and actual turnover in Swedish municipalities. Considerable effects of managers’ psychosocial working conditions on turnover intentions but not on actual turnover were found. Thus, poor working conditions may result in psychologically detached managers in public organizations, which may have considerable and costly effects on both the organizations and the managers, in terms of decreased commitment, performance, and impaired health. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 790-802 Issue: 10 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1035786 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1035786 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:10:p:790-802 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1107736_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Erin K. Melton Author-X-Name-First: Erin K. Author-X-Name-Last: Melton Title: From Politics to Performance: How Perceived Support Matters for Public Organizations Abstract: Research on support for educational institutions has ebbed and flowed with much of the focus directed toward internal mechanisms including teachers, administrators, and staff. This study stresses the importance of support from external environments and tests its influence on student achievement. Using panel data from over 1000 public schools, empirical results suggest that support increases test scores and daily attendance. The findings encourage scholars to consider the politics of educational environments and delve deeper into the consequences of external drivers for the performance of public schools. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 989-999 Issue: 12 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1107736 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1107736 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:12:p:989-999 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1177832_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Megerssa Tolessa Walo Author-X-Name-First: Megerssa Tolessa Author-X-Name-Last: Walo Title: Unpacking Local Economic Development: A Case Study from Nekemte Town and Its Hinterlands, Oromia, Ethiopia Abstract: Most agree that local economic development (LED) is a “bottom-up” development approach seeking to unleash the development potential of a locality. Nonetheless, focusing closely on the dynamics of specific localities, this can be criticized for being too local and overlooking extra-local links. This article explores the drivers of LED from the local economic actors’ perspectives in Nekemte town and its hinterlands, Oromia region, Ethiopia. The results clarify that LED is not only just “local”, but also an approach that links urban and rural areas, and thus, understanding rural–urban linkages is a prerequisite for a better understanding of the local economic development. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1000-1012 Issue: 12 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1177832 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1177832 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:12:p:1000-1012 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1177833_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Adam Graycar Author-X-Name-First: Adam Author-X-Name-Last: Graycar Author-Name: David Jancsics Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Jancsics Title: Gift Giving and Corruption Abstract: When individuals exchange gifts, social bonds are strengthened and reciprocity is created. If the gift and the reciprocation both come from private resources, it is clearly a gift. If what is reciprocated after a gift is given comes from an organization, or is a government resource rather than from “one’s own pocket” then it is most likely a bribe. This study reviews the anthropological literature on gift giving and constructs a typology for examining the gift/bribe distinction in public administration. This classification helps distinguish analytically among different gift practices and clarify conceptual ambiguity of the terms gift and bribe. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1013-1023 Issue: 12 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1177833 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1177833 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:12:p:1013-1023 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1204553_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Mehmet Yesilbas Author-X-Name-First: Mehmet Author-X-Name-Last: Yesilbas Author-Name: Thomas T.H. Wan Author-X-Name-First: Thomas T.H. Author-X-Name-Last: Wan Title: The Impact of Mobbing and Job-Related Stress on Burnout and Health-Related Quality of Life: The Case of Turkish Territorial State Representatives Abstract: This study is to determine whether stress and mobbing are directly related to burnout; and whether burnout adversely affects the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of Turkish territorial state representatives (TSRs). The results established that stress was positively and significantly associated with the burnout of TSRs, while mobbing was positively and significantly related to the burnout. HRQoL was negatively associated with the burnout. The findings showed that propositions of the theoretical frameworks of the study and literature were consistent with one another. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1024-1035 Issue: 12 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1204553 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1204553 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:12:p:1024-1035 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1229678_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Anna Sanina Author-X-Name-First: Anna Author-X-Name-Last: Sanina Author-Name: Aleksey Balashov Author-X-Name-First: Aleksey Author-X-Name-Last: Balashov Author-Name: Valentina Kaysarova Author-X-Name-First: Valentina Author-X-Name-Last: Kaysarova Title: Public Administration Research in Contemporary Russia: An Analysis of Journal Publications, 2010–2014 Abstract: This study examines the latest tendencies in Russian research on public administration (2010–14) as it appears in Russian academic journals. The study considers the subjects of articles, their methodological features, and the characteristics of contributors. Revealing problems in public administration research in Russia contributes both to the development of Russian science and to the ongoing international discussion regarding the need for better research on public administration and state policy. By drawing attention to the shortcomings and weaknesses of Russian public administration research, the study is meant to advance the current discussion on ways to strengthen the quality of policy research around the world. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1036-1049 Issue: 12 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1229678 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1229678 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:12:p:1036-1049 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1242611_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Palina Prysmakova Author-X-Name-First: Palina Author-X-Name-Last: Prysmakova Title: Chinese Intergovernmental Relations and World Development: Origins and Impacts of Chinese Export Credits Abstract: Generously offering loans for development projects around the world, China has recently brought them to Eastern Europe, namely to Belarus. By reviewing relevant development literature and using Belarus as a case study, this article contributes to the debate on China’s emergence as a source of investment and aid. It addresses four concerns: the tools used by China, the driving forces behind proactive investing behavior, the advantages and disadvantages for a recipient country, and the conditionality attached. The article demonstrates that Chinese export credits resolve a latent conflict of interests between the central and local governments by transferring Chinese businesses abroad. Meanwhile, the borrowers have to deal with extra costs, for instance, high expenses to maintain final facilities or the cost of Chinese labor adaptation. In Belarus, the situation is exacerbated by the language barrier and a general anxiety of the local population derived from the lack of experience with foreigners. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1050-1062 Issue: 12 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1242611 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1242611 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:12:p:1050-1062 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1242612_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Usman W. Chohan Author-X-Name-First: Usman W. Author-X-Name-Last: Chohan Author-Name: Kerry Jacobs Author-X-Name-First: Kerry Author-X-Name-Last: Jacobs Title: Public Value in Politics: A Legislative Budget Office Approach Abstract: We use Legislative Budget Offices (LBOs) as both a lens and a test of “public value in politics,” a facet of Moore’s original framework that remains its most contested. We identify two public value roles for LBOs: (1) as a normative-advisory institution, and (2) as a mechanistic-costing one. Through Moore’s Strategic Triangle, we contrast the higher public value contribution of the advisory role, as manifested in the United States, with the costings role as manifested in Canada. Our findings suggest that LBOs enhance both democracy and efficiency and thus show how “public value in politics” can be achieved. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1063-1073 Issue: 12 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1242612 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1242612 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:12:p:1063-1073 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1362850_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Corrigendum Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1074-1074 Issue: 12 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1362850 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1362850 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:12:p:1074-1074 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1961149_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Gang Peng Author-X-Name-First: Gang Author-X-Name-Last: Peng Author-Name: Yi (Jenny) Zhang Author-X-Name-First: Yi (Jenny) Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang Title: Student Retention and Degree Completion: The Moderating Effects of Institutional Factors Abstract: This study investigates the impact of institutional factors and student characteristics on student retention and degree completion, with particular attention to how institutional factors moderate the impact of student characteristics. It makes use of a five-year panel data from the College Scorecard database maintained by the US Department of Education. It uses the Feasible Generalized Least Squares model for the estimation to control for panel level heteroscedasticity and panel-specific autocorrelation. The results reveal the importance of student characteristics in affecting retention rate and completion rate. Moreover, their effects are strongly moderated by institutional factors. These findings generate insight on how to increase student retention and degree completion rates and bear implications for university administrators and public policy makers. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1147-1155 Issue: 16 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1961149 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1961149 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:16:p:1147-1155 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1950184_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: M. Blair Thomas Author-X-Name-First: M. Blair Author-X-Name-Last: Thomas Author-Name: Sarah E. Larson Author-X-Name-First: Sarah E. Author-X-Name-Last: Larson Title: The Untapped Potential of Social Marketing: How a Sample of Florida Cities Engage in Its Practice Abstract: The purpose of this study is to investigate how cities are developing and implementing social marketing practices. Driven by a 2017 survey administered to a sample of Florida’s public officials, the research design of this study employs an exploratory data analysis including cluster analysis, univariate visualization, and bivariate visualization to information regarding public social marketing utilization. The findings of this study suggest possible confusion surrounding what social marketing actually is and how the practice can best be utilized within a strategic management context. This research adds value by contributing to a relatively nascent literature on social marketing within an American public administration context. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1111-1121 Issue: 16 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1950184 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1950184 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:16:p:1111-1121 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1956949_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Narendra Malalgoda Author-X-Name-First: Narendra Author-X-Name-Last: Malalgoda Author-Name: Siew Hoon Lim Author-X-Name-First: Siew Hoon Author-X-Name-Last: Lim Title: Productivity Growth of Urban Transit Agencies in the U.S. Abstract: This article assesses the productivity of US urban public transit using data of 45 largest bus agencies and 32 rail agencies from years 2007 through 2017. The study shows that both bus and rail transit agencies have experienced declining cumulative productivity growth during the study period. The Malmquist productivity index was decomposed into technical efficiency change and technological change components and the findings indicate that, for bus transit agencies, outsourcing or purchased transportation is associated with negative efficiency change. Although purchased transportation has a positive effect on technological change for bus transit, the effect is not significant. The results suggest that transit agencies that seek to partner with shared-mobility service providers or to integrate shared-mobility with transit service must address challenges that hinder transit efficiency, and that transit technology has yet to keep up with technological progress in urban mobility. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1132-1146 Issue: 16 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1956949 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1956949 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:16:p:1132-1146 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1964083_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Olga Balaeva Author-X-Name-First: Olga Author-X-Name-Last: Balaeva Author-Name: Yuliya Rodionova Author-X-Name-First: Yuliya Author-X-Name-Last: Rodionova Author-Name: Andrei Yakovlev Author-X-Name-First: Andrei Author-X-Name-Last: Yakovlev Author-Name: Andrey Tkachenko Author-X-Name-First: Andrey Author-X-Name-Last: Tkachenko Title: Public Procurement Efficiency as Perceived by Market Participants: The Case of Russia Abstract: This paper studies the indicators of public procurement efficiency as perceived by procurers and suppliers and what barriers must be overcome to consider procurement efficient. The authors used an online survey of Russian procurers and suppliers conducted in 2020 as the main data source. Methods based on comparison of descriptive statistics and distributions of answers for different subsamples were exploited. The analysis reveals that, despite the importance of fighting corruption and increasing competition, most participants consider the supply of high-quality goods and timely contract execution the most important criteria. COVID-19 has mitigated the rigidity of the regulation but exacerbated the ambiguity problem. During the pandemic, contract execution worsened. To improve procurement efficiency, the regulator should clearly specify requirements and consider the main participants’ interests. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1156-1167 Issue: 16 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1964083 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1964083 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:16:p:1156-1167 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1953072_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Seung Hyun Kim Author-X-Name-First: Seung Hyun Author-X-Name-Last: Kim Author-Name: Sangmook Kim Author-X-Name-First: Sangmook Author-X-Name-Last: Kim Title: The Role of Social Norms on Public Service Motivation and Prosocial Behavior: Moderating Effect versus Direct Effect Abstract: Social norms are regarded as customary rules that govern behavior in society but little is known about how social norms affect PSM and prosocial behavior. The purpose of the current study is to figure out the role of social norms on PSM and prosocial behavior through testing two theoretical models: one hypothesizes that social norms moderate the relationship between PSM and prosocial behavior; another predicts that social norms directly affect both PSM and prosocial behavior. Using the two waves of online survey data from Korea (n = 1,519), it confirms only the direct effect model. We can say that social norms may influence PSM and prosocial behavior directly because members of a society have learned from social norms what attitudes and behaviors are expected of them in various situations. This study provides support for the institutional perspective on PSM. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1122-1131 Issue: 16 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1953072 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1953072 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:16:p:1122-1131 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1422746_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jens Alm Author-X-Name-First: Jens Author-X-Name-Last: Alm Author-Name: Rasmus K. Storm Author-X-Name-First: Rasmus K. Author-X-Name-Last: Storm Title: Isomorphic Forces and Professional Soccer Standardizations: Instruments of Governance for Municipal Investments? Abstract: This article aims to explain why Danish municipalities usually choose to comply with stadium requirements from the Danish Soccer Association (DBU) even though, in most cases, they do not have the supporter base that could fill the renovated or new stadiums to their capacities. Using institutional theory as a theoretical framework, the article shows that coercive forms of isomorphism are part of the homogenization process leading to the municipalities’ compliance. It also suggests that mimetic forms of isomorphism are present in the sense that municipalities believe that if they comply with these requirements they will strengthen the conditions of their local clubs. In turn, they have encouraged other municipalities to follow suit. In sum, the analysis shows that the central form of governance through standardizations together with isomorphic forces have contributed to a uniformity among the municipalities. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 185-194 Issue: 3 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 2 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1422746 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1422746 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:3:p:185-194 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1423500_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Cristian Carini Author-X-Name-First: Cristian Author-X-Name-Last: Carini Author-Name: Davide Giacomini Author-X-Name-First: Davide Author-X-Name-Last: Giacomini Author-Name: Claudio Teodori Author-X-Name-First: Claudio Author-X-Name-Last: Teodori Title: Accounting Reform in Italy and Perceptions on the Local Government Consolidated Report Abstract: The article aims to explore the perception of local government (LG) financial officers on the users, the uses, and the utility of the consolidated financial report in Italy, since it was one of the first countries to expressly provide for compulsory adoption. A questionnaire was sent to a statistical stratified sample of LG, collecting 133 responses (response rate 17%). The results, tested through the structural equation model we observe that social legitimization pressure rather than accountability patterns or performance analysis drive more the adoption process. The evidence indicates that the report is perceived as a potential tool for pursuing performance assessment strategies in a group context. However, this potentiality depends on the coordination effort made by the LG. The article finds out the rise of the topic of the public governance and the role of coordinating the local public group. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 195-204 Issue: 3 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 2 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1423500 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1423500 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:3:p:195-204 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1423501_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Nassera Touati Author-X-Name-First: Nassera Author-X-Name-Last: Touati Author-Name: Lara Maillet Author-X-Name-First: Lara Author-X-Name-Last: Maillet Author-Name: Marie-Andrée Paquette Author-X-Name-First: Marie-Andrée Author-X-Name-Last: Paquette Author-Name: Jean-Louis Denis Author-X-Name-First: Jean-Louis Author-X-Name-Last: Denis Author-Name: Charo Rodríguez Author-X-Name-First: Charo Author-X-Name-Last: Rodríguez Title: Understanding Multilevel Governance Processes through Complexity Theory: An Empirical Case Study of the Quebec Health-Care System Abstract: This paper aims to contribute to a better understanding of multilevel governance processes. We do so by focusing on the in-depth examination of the institutional changes recently implemented in the Quebec health care delivery system that require a close collaboration between interdependent actors acting at various levels of governance. Our three research questions are: (1) How does multi-level governance emerge in a pluralist institutuional context? (2) How do multi-level governance processes shape the adaptive capacity of the organization to its environment? (3) How does institutional context influence these multi-governance processes?Our empirical investigation is inspired by the theory of complexity which invites us to pay attention to three processes: self-organization, eco-self organization and co-evolution. This study shows that the effectiveness of multi-level governance processes do not only go through the implementation of instruments aiming at aligning the action of lower government levels with the objectives of the upper levels as suggested by numerous existing works. More precisely, it suggests that more distributed and coordinated processes favor a more homogenous form of adaptation (Miller and Page, 2007) taking into account the interdependence between stakeholders. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 205-217 Issue: 3 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 2 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1423501 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1423501 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:3:p:205-217 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1423572_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Sarah Bankins Author-X-Name-First: Sarah Author-X-Name-Last: Bankins Author-Name: Jennifer Waterhouse Author-X-Name-First: Jennifer Author-X-Name-Last: Waterhouse Title: Organizational Identity, Image, and Reputation: Examining the Influence on Perceptions of Employer Attractiveness in Public Sector Organizations Abstract: The active management of an organization’s image, identity and overall reputation can result in a range of benefits including attracting larger and higher quality job applicant pools, fostering an improved overall impression of the firm in potential employees’ minds and retaining and engendering loyalty amongst current employees. How these concepts apply in the public sector remains nascent. This paper reviews the extant literature on identity, image, and reputation and identifies how and why these concepts are salient for exploring current and potential employees’ perceptions of the public sector as an employer. A conceptual model is developed through reviewing organizational characteristics of public sector entities and proposing how these may influence employees’ image, identity and reputation perceptions of the employer attractiveness of the sector. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 218-229 Issue: 3 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 2 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1423572 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1423572 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:3:p:218-229 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1423622_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Steve Modlin Author-X-Name-First: Steve Author-X-Name-Last: Modlin Title: Local Government Finance Office Orientation Revisited: Actually, It’s All About Control Abstract: In states with heavy oversight of local government finances, alternate levels of control orientation exist based on county government budget formulation and financing practices. However, previous research indicates a possible trend toward policy orientation. Using survey data from North Carolina counties, initial findings indicate high levels of finance officer budget formulation discretion as well as county manager agreement with budget decisions. Additional logit models suggest that while stakeholder influence is still present along with remnants of policy orientation, the state financial oversight mechanism along with the background, knowledge of departmental financial needs, and frequent departmental appropriation dissemination by the finance officer, continue to sustain control orientation. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 230-239 Issue: 3 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 2 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1423622 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1423622 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:3:p:230-239 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1426008_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: John Sunday Ojo Author-X-Name-First: John Sunday Author-X-Name-Last: Ojo Title: Weep for the One Who Descends? African Democracies, Politics of Stomach Infrastructure, and Homology of Corruption Abstract: This article discusses contemporary African democratic practices vis-à-vis politics of stomach infrastructure that debilitates sustainable infrastructural development in the region. In this article, clarifications are articulated within four interlinked phenomena: the enthusiasm for democracy, its collapse, and the resurgence of hybrid-democratic order that metamorphosed into politics of stomach infrastructure that facilitates corruption in African postcolonial state. It unravels the existing democratic prototype against ideal democratic order. The article considered the prevailing democratic inclination moseyed through citizens and political elite’s armistice that presage democratic peril. The article argued that unscrupulous political collaboration and democratic debauchery that exist between the political elites and the electorates craft an opportunity for institutionalized corruption in the region. Finally, the article found homogenous paradigms of corruption in the selected African states, including South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Nigeria. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 240-258 Issue: 3 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 2 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1426008 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1426008 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:3:p:240-258 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1426601_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Sebastian H. Schneider Author-X-Name-First: Sebastian H. Author-X-Name-Last: Schneider Author-Name: Stefan Busse Author-X-Name-First: Stefan Author-X-Name-Last: Busse Title: Participatory Budgeting in Germany – A Review of Empirical Findings Abstract: Participatory budgeting (PB) is one of the most popular democratic innovations worldwide. PB is connected with high stakes regarding mobilizing political inactive citizens, efficient and effective budgetary policy as well as positive effects on citizens (e.g., civic education, democratic attitudes). However, in many Western countries empirical evidence for such benefits is scarce. This also holds for Germany. Since the conduction of PB demands financial and personnel resources, a thorough evaluation is necessary. This article systematically summarizes the current state of research to make the literature on PB in Germany accessible to international scholars as well as political and administrative practitioners. It focusses on the context (which municipalities conduct PB and why), process (role of local administration and council, participation, deliberation), and outcome/impact dimension (outcomes and impact on policies and citizens). To conclude, further research venues are briefly outlined, followed by an outlook on PBs future and practical implications. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 259-273 Issue: 3 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 2 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1426601 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1426601 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:3:p:259-273 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1439062_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Christopher L. Atkinson Author-X-Name-First: Christopher L. Author-X-Name-Last: Atkinson Title: The Leading Edge of Ethics Leadership and Management: Recent Books Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 274-277 Issue: 3 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 2 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1439062 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1439062 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:3:p:274-277 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1668408_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Samyia Safdar Author-X-Name-First: Samyia Author-X-Name-Last: Safdar Author-Name: Shimin Liu Author-X-Name-First: Shimin Author-X-Name-Last: Liu Title: The Influence of Justice on Commitment of Pakistani Bankers: Job Satisfaction as Mediator Abstract: Though the significant number of researches markedly work on organizational justice still there is no substantial body of work available in a non-Western perspective. Therefore, grounded in social exchange theory this paper aims to investigate the effect of justice on commitment and the mediating effect of job satisfaction in this relationship. Also, it investigates the impact of affective commitment on citizenship behavior. SEM is performed to analyze the data collected from 241 bank professionals. Results show that justice significantly affects employee commitment. Furthermore, commitment significantly relates to citizenship behavior. Additionally, the mediation of job satisfaction for the relationship between justice and commitment is evident. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1183-1193 Issue: 14 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1668408 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1668408 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:14:p:1183-1193 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1668409_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Adrian Bon Santiago Author-X-Name-First: Adrian Bon Author-X-Name-Last: Santiago Author-Name: June S. Carlos Author-X-Name-First: June S. Author-X-Name-Last: Carlos Title: Praxis of Organizational Development in the National Government Agencies: Towards a Proposed Innovative Model Abstract: This study aims to provide a clear understanding of the praxis of organizational development in the National Government Agencies (NGAs) towards a proposed innovative model. The article utilized the convergent triangulation parallel design. The research seeks to determine and evaluate the level of respondent’s observance in the field and praxis of public organizations towards organizational development. The respondent includes public officers and employees emanating from various Government Agencies in the Philippines. Data revealed that the praxis of organizational development in the Government Agencies is fully observant and advanced on public officers and employees’ observance to Harmonizing, Adapting, Nominating, Generating, and Evaluating, but nominal only on Creating. In this light, it is concluded that respondent government agencies are on the advanced stage on the praxis of organizational development. Moreover, public officers and employees revealed that they have the necessary attitude towards change and presented their willingness concerning organizational development. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1194-1206 Issue: 14 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1668409 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1668409 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:14:p:1194-1206 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1668410_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Rianne Dekker Author-X-Name-First: Rianne Author-X-Name-Last: Dekker Author-Name: Juan Franco Contreras Author-X-Name-First: Juan Author-X-Name-Last: Franco Contreras Author-Name: Albert Meijer Author-X-Name-First: Albert Author-X-Name-Last: Meijer Title: The Living Lab as a Methodology for Public Administration Research: a Systematic Literature Review of its Applications in the Social Sciences Abstract: Living labs have become a promising methodology for public administration research to design and study public innovations. Surprisingly, public administration research has paid scant attention to living labs to date. An obvious obstacle to the application of a living lab approach in public administration is unclarities about the value, validity and application of this methodology. This study systematically reviews current applications of living labs in social sciences and links this to opportunities for public administration research. It presents a set of guidelines for the use of living labs in public administration research and reflects upon the value of this specific methodology. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1207-1217 Issue: 14 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1668410 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1668410 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:14:p:1207-1217 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1668412_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Nicolás Gonzálvez-Gallego Author-X-Name-First: Nicolás Author-X-Name-Last: Gonzálvez-Gallego Author-Name: Laura Nieto-Torrejón Author-X-Name-First: Laura Author-X-Name-Last: Nieto-Torrejón Author-Name: María Concepción Pérez-Cárceles Author-X-Name-First: María Concepción Author-X-Name-Last: Pérez-Cárceles Title: Is Open Data an Enabler for Trust? Exploring the Link and the Mediating Role of Citizen Satisfaction Abstract: In recent years, one of the main expectations of officials and politicians is to increase citizens’ trust in institutions as a result of openly disclose public data. This paper provides empirical evidence for 18 European countries on the significant and positive direct relationship between open government data and institutional trust, but there still exist areas for development. The mediating role of citizens’ satisfaction between open government data and trust is also confirmed. In addition, the moderation effect of social and demographic variables reveals a higher relationship for people highly educated, who are under 65 and access the Internet daily. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1218-1227 Issue: 14 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1668412 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1668412 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:14:p:1218-1227 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1668805_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Peter Triantafillou Author-X-Name-First: Peter Author-X-Name-Last: Triantafillou Title: Trapped in the Complexity Bowl? Public Governance and the Liberal Art of Governing Abstract: For some time, academics have been discussing possible alternatives to new public management under headings such as network governance, collaborative governance, new public governance or, simply, public governance. This article seeks to better understand and critically discuss the rationalities of government supporting public governance. It argues that public governance is informed by a specific liberal rationality of government that differs from both classical liberalism and neoliberalism. Moreover, the diagnosis of societal complexity and concern for democratic self-government underpinning public governance may entail the neglect of structural social problems, such as economic inequality, and the disqualification of other relevant forms of public intervention. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1228-1236 Issue: 14 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1668805 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1668805 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:14:p:1228-1236 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1668809_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Hugo D. Asencio Author-X-Name-First: Hugo D. Author-X-Name-Last: Asencio Author-Name: Rui Sun Author-X-Name-First: Rui Author-X-Name-Last: Sun Title: The Effects of Leadership on Employee Trust: A Longitudinal Study of United States Federal Agencies Abstract: This study examines the effects of leadership on employee trust in leaders using a longitudinal dataset of 396 US federal subagencies from 2006 to 2015. Through an instrumental variable approach, this study addresses the endogeneity problem of transactional and transformational leadership, which has largely overlooked in previous research. The results indicate that when the endogeneity of leadership is taken into account, only transactional leadership has a statistically significant and positive impact on employee trust in leaders while transformational leadership does not show a statistically significant impact. The study offers important implications for practitioners and suggestions for future research. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1237-1251 Issue: 14 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1668809 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1668809 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:14:p:1237-1251 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1669047_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Pran Krishansing Boolaky Author-X-Name-First: Pran Krishansing Author-X-Name-Last: Boolaky Author-Name: Nitri Mirosea Author-X-Name-First: Nitri Author-X-Name-Last: Mirosea Author-Name: Kamil Omoteso Author-X-Name-First: Kamil Author-X-Name-Last: Omoteso Title: The Adoption of IPSAS (Accrual Accounting) in Indonesian Local Government: A Neo-Institutional Perspective Abstract: This study investigates the speed and drivers of IPSAS adoption in Indonesia. Using data from 205 local government entities, the results show while the interaction between auditors and representatives of opposition on the council has more impact on the speed of adoption than with the councillors representing the government, the timing of the council meeting has delayed the adoption of IPSAS accrual. Government grant, Supreme Audit Office, councillors and religious beliefs are the isomorphic drivers of IPSAS adoption. Our results support the hypotheses that the three institutional pressures (coercive, mimetic and normative) influence the speed of IPSAS adoption. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1252-1265 Issue: 14 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1669047 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1669047 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:14:p:1252-1265 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1668413_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Christopher Atkinson Author-X-Name-First: Christopher Author-X-Name-Last: Atkinson Title: Theme-based Book Review: Critical Views of Public Administration in Practice and Research Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1266-1270 Issue: 14 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1668413 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1668413 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:14:p:1266-1270 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2123508_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Katherine Barrett Author-X-Name-First: Katherine Author-X-Name-Last: Barrett Author-Name: Richard Greene Author-X-Name-First: Richard Author-X-Name-Last: Greene Title: The New Age of Procurement Abstract: The role of best value purchasing in making procurement offices a consequential force in government management. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 237-238 Issue: 3 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 02 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2123508 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2123508 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:3:p:237-238 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1993906_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Elisa Mori Author-X-Name-First: Elisa Author-X-Name-Last: Mori Author-Name: Barbara Barabaschi Author-X-Name-First: Barbara Author-X-Name-Last: Barabaschi Author-Name: Franca Cantoni Author-X-Name-First: Franca Author-X-Name-Last: Cantoni Author-Name: Roberta Virtuani Author-X-Name-First: Roberta Author-X-Name-Last: Virtuani Title: Evidences of Citizens’ Engagement from COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy. Health Care System’ Facebook Communication Abstract: The study aims at demonstrating how social communication has changed in terms of flows and content during the COVID-19 pandemic to get to the fact that health system organizations have embarked on a path of rapprochement with the citizen that starts from the methods of communication and interaction. This article presents an exploratory and multidisciplinary study conducted through the analysis of the Facebook page of the Italian Local Health Units (LHUs) site in the areas with the highest cumulative COVID-19-induced mortality rate. The study affirms that they are in an early stage of the process both for the acquisition of skills for social communication and for the definition of a communication strategy. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 222-236 Issue: 3 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 02 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1993906 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1993906 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:3:p:222-236 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1993905_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Aleksandr Kud Author-X-Name-First: Aleksandr Author-X-Name-Last: Kud Title: Decentralized Information Platforms in Public Governance: Reconstruction of the Modern Democracy or Comfort Blinding? Abstract: The paper offers the author’s vision of the political and organizational problem of using modern blockchain-based platform solutions in public governance. The aim is substantiating potential of decentralized information platforms as a new tool of public governance to promote conscious participation of people in public politics and democracy. Based on the study of the experience of the UK, Estonia, India, and Ukraine in platform governance, the author asserts that the modern world practice of using centralized digital platforms is conditioned by the comfort for citizens as the main value, thereby replacing the real democratic values. The paper offers an original comparison of 15 key parameters of platforms and author’s comparison of decentralized platforms with two other main forms of providing public administrative services by criteria as functionality, security, and cost. Unlike promising decentralized platforms, government centralized platforms are a mechanism for removing citizens from conscious governance by their states. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 195-221 Issue: 3 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 02 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1993905 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1993905 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:3:p:195-221 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1993903_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Dejene Mamo Bekana Author-X-Name-First: Dejene Mamo Author-X-Name-Last: Bekana Title: A replication of “Women Representation in Parliaments: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis” (Political Studies, 2010) Abstract: This paper replicates the results of the paper by Krook, M. L. on the Women Representation in Parliaments in 22 developed countries in the west. The data used by Krook was obtained from COMPASSS (COMPArative Methods for Systematic Cross-Case Analysis) and the analysis followed her exact methods and are able to replicate the major findings. However, the paper idetified that krook’s conclusions did not conform to the standard solution (i.e., the intermediate solution) often used in Qualitative Comparative Analysis. By extending the analysis to the standard intermediate solution approach, this replication arrives at differing conclusions. Please see the longer version of the article for details. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 171-184 Issue: 3 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 02 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1993903 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1993903 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:3:p:171-184 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1993904_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Paolo Gerli Author-X-Name-First: Paolo Author-X-Name-Last: Gerli Author-Name: Julio Navio-Marco Author-X-Name-First: Julio Author-X-Name-Last: Navio-Marco Author-Name: Jason Whalley Author-X-Name-First: Jason Author-X-Name-Last: Whalley Title: The Multilevel Governance of State Aid for Broadband Diffusion: Evidence from Three European Countries Abstract: This paper explores multilevel governance (MLG) in the context of state aid programmes for the diffusion of broadband in the European Union. By comparing three EU Member States (Italy, Spain and the UK), the qualitative analysis illustrates how MLG affects both the implementation of public interventions and the reduction of regional inequalities in the access to broadband. The analysis suggests that a distributed and shared governance is potentially beneficial for the implementation of state aid programmes, but its application is constrained by idiosyncrasies in the structure of the public and private sector. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 185-194 Issue: 3 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 02 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1993904 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1993904 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:3:p:185-194 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1724142_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Carter B. Casady Author-X-Name-First: Carter B. Author-X-Name-Last: Casady Author-Name: Julián D. Parra Author-X-Name-First: Julián D. Author-X-Name-Last: Parra Title: Structural Impediments to Policy Learning: Lessons from Colombia’s Road Concession Programs Abstract: Although learning is the foundation of improved policymaking, little is known about policy learning in transportation programs. To address this knowledge gap, this article explores how two structural factors – (1) restricted information dissemination through centralized decision-making structures and (2) high senior civil servant turnover – affected policy learning in Colombia’s road concession programs. Using a case-based research design, our analysis indicates that centralized decision-making structures and high senior civil servant turnover impeded policy learning in Colombia’s first three road concession programs. Conversely, the absence of these factors in the fourth program led to policy learning and improved programmatic outcomes. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 359-371 Issue: 5 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 04 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1724142 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1724142 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:5:p:359-371 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1728312_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jaqueline Rosa Brito Author-X-Name-First: Jaqueline Rosa Author-X-Name-Last: Brito Author-Name: Susana Jorge Author-X-Name-First: Susana Author-X-Name-Last: Jorge Title: The Institutionalization of a New Accrual-based Public Sector Accounting System: The Case of Cape Verde* Abstract: This paper analyses the process of institutionalization of a new public sector accounting system. Taking the Cape Verdean Central Government as setting, it seeks to understand what have been the main factors interfering in the reform, how such action has led to the institutionalization of the system currently in force, and how it may determine future reforms. From the theoretical perspective of contingency, several stimuli drive the reform of public sector accounting in emerging countries. In Cape Verde, they have been: changes in the political regime, the dominating doctrine of business accounting, financial pressures, and requirement of a wider public sector reform. In the light of institutional perspectives, behaviors of seeking for legitimacy and presence of mimetic and coercive forces in the reforms, have been evident. This study makes other countries with similar contexts and under public sector accounting reforms, aware of how to promote and manage these processes successfully. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 372-389 Issue: 5 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 04 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1728312 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1728312 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:5:p:372-389 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1728314_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Cristina del Campo Author-X-Name-First: Cristina Author-X-Name-Last: del Campo Author-Name: Paola Hermosa del Vasto Author-X-Name-First: Paola Author-X-Name-Last: Hermosa del Vasto Author-Name: Elena Urquía-Grande Author-X-Name-First: Elena Author-X-Name-Last: Urquía-Grande Author-Name: Susana Jorge Author-X-Name-First: Susana Author-X-Name-Last: Jorge Title: Country Performance in the South American Region: A Multivariate Analysis Abstract: South American countries have historically been characterized by weak democratic regimes, high levels of corruption and abuse of power, and generally low social and economic development. Nevertheless, citizens’ increasing demand for better public services have impelled governments to improve countries’ performance.The literature highlights a framework of interrelationships between governance, corruption and social-economic development indicators. Using these indicators, this paper analyses how South American countries have evolved and how they compare to each other, regarding their performance in the past two decades. Applying multivariate statistical techniques, the research revealed important differences between countries, clustering together those with similar behavior trends and evidencing the best performers.This research contributes in applying a methodology to identify the best performers according to nine worldwide indicators. This identification is important because top performers may serve as benchmarks for neighboring countries, pushing towards overall performance improvements, hence strengthening citizens’ confidence in their countries’ governments. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 390-408 Issue: 5 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 04 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1728314 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1728314 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:5:p:390-408 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1728549_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Abraham David Benavides Author-X-Name-First: Abraham David Author-X-Name-Last: Benavides Author-Name: Julius Nukpezah Author-X-Name-First: Julius Author-X-Name-Last: Nukpezah Author-Name: Laura Marie Keyes Author-X-Name-First: Laura Marie Author-X-Name-Last: Keyes Author-Name: Ismail Soujaa Author-X-Name-First: Ismail Author-X-Name-Last: Soujaa Title: Adoption of Multilingual State Emergency Management Websites: Responsiveness to the Risk Communication Needs of a Multilingual Society Abstract: This article draws on the risk communication and responsiveness literature for theoretical context to investigate the adoption of multilingual websites at state emergency management agencies. It analyzes the 50 state websites on their multilingual presence of emergency-related information available to the public. It uses a binary logistic regression to model the determinants of their multilingual e-government usage for risk communication. The study reveals that state emergency management agencies adopt multilingual websites (1) to be responsive to the needs of populations who may not speak English, (2) to reduce state and immigrant vulnerability to disasters through effective risk communication, and finally (3) when better economic conditions prevail in their states. The study also supports the idea that public administrators are not driven by prevailing political and ideological sentiments in the states when making policies to communicate risk. By adopting multilingual websites, states are demonstrating that a multilingual society constitutes an important collective voice. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 409-419 Issue: 5 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 04 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1728549 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1728549 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:5:p:409-419 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1728772_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Yonghong Wu Author-X-Name-First: Yonghong Author-X-Name-Last: Wu Author-Name: Yu Shi Author-X-Name-First: Yu Author-X-Name-Last: Shi Title: Does General Fund Balance Stabilize Municipal Expenditure? Evidence from Large American Cities Abstract: Municipal governments in the U.S. tend to build and maintain substantial general fund balances to ensure expenditure stability and long-term financial sustainability. It is important to understand how municipal fund balances help stabilize municipal spending. This article examines the annual municipal general fund expenditure gap between 1996 and 2011. Using data from 100 large cities, the empirical evidence does not support the stabilizing effect of the unreserved fund balance on general fund expenditure. Furthermore, the undesignated portion of the unreserved fund balance helps stabilize municipal general fund expenditure during upturn years, whereas the designated portion plays a procyclical role. This article also finds that more restrictive local tax and expenditure limits lessen municipal expenditure gap during bad fiscal years and that residents with conservative ideology tend to support countercyclical fiscal policies at the local level. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 420-429 Issue: 5 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 04 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1728772 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1728772 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:5:p:420-429 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1729186_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Poul Maxwell Ogentho Author-X-Name-First: Poul Maxwell Author-X-Name-Last: Ogentho Author-Name: John C. Munene Author-X-Name-First: John C. Author-X-Name-Last: Munene Author-Name: Nixon Kamukama Author-X-Name-First: Nixon Author-X-Name-Last: Kamukama Author-Name: Joseph Mpeera Ntayi Author-X-Name-First: Joseph Mpeera Author-X-Name-Last: Ntayi Title: Citizens’ Behaviour and Accountability: The Power of Social Capital in Sub-Saharan African Local Governments Abstract: The study attempts to explain the power of social capital in the association between citizens’ behaviour and accountability in local governments. This study is anchored on social capital theory because previous studies have largely used citizenship, agency and stewardship theories to explain accountability. Data relating to the predictor constructs were found to be significant predictors of accountability. Data were collected using standard closed ended questionnaires administered to citizens who were both the unit of inquiry and unit of analysis. This article urges citizens to leverage on social capital to garner critical mass, as they come together to demand accountability. These study findings present both policy and managerial implications which we discuss. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 430-439 Issue: 5 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 04 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1729186 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1729186 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:5:p:430-439 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1717529_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Christopher L Atkinson Author-X-Name-First: Christopher L Author-X-Name-Last: Atkinson Title: Theme-based Book Review: Historical and Critical Perspectives on the EU Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 440-445 Issue: 5 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 04 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1717529 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1717529 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:5:p:440-445 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1717528_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Christopher L. Atkinson Author-X-Name-First: Christopher L. Author-X-Name-Last: Atkinson Title: Theme-Based Book Review: Inclusion, Social Cohesion, and Innovation Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 446-450 Issue: 5 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 04 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1717528 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1717528 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:5:p:446-450 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_949748_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Gigliola Mathisen Nyhagen Author-X-Name-First: Gigliola Author-X-Name-Last: Mathisen Nyhagen Title: Between Slow and Comprehensive Reformers: Comparing Government’s Funding Policies of Universities in Three European Countries Abstract: This article analyzes implications of political–administrative systems for public reforms in funding of higher education. A national comparison of government funding policies of universities in France, Norway, and England since the 1980s serves as the basis for analysis. The author challenges the common classification of political–administrative regimes where frequently early and comprehensive reformers become the benchmark of what characterizes a reform. The author shows how specific path-dependent mechanisms can be added to explain processes of change in countries associated with opportunities to prevent change (France), but also for countries that have been linked to comprehensive reform (England) as well as incremental reform (Norway). Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 533-543 Issue: 8 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.949748 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.949748 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:8:p:533-543 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_949749_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Peter Tsasis Author-X-Name-First: Peter Author-X-Name-Last: Tsasis Author-Name: Jane Cooke-Lauder Author-X-Name-First: Jane Author-X-Name-Last: Cooke-Lauder Author-Name: Jenna M. Evans Author-X-Name-First: Jenna M. Author-X-Name-Last: Evans Title: Working Together in a Complex Environment: Collaborative Behaviors and Social Capital Abstract: We investigate collaboration in a unique context: nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) working together to address a “wicked social problem” in a super-stressed environment. We interviewed NGO leaders involved in HIV/AIDS collaborative initiatives in South Africa. Seven collaborative behaviors were identified. The overarching theme was the influence of interpersonal and interprofessional ties (social capital) on the nature and tone of interorganizational relations. Our findings suggest that collaborative work in this context may differ in three key ways: (1) the timing of stages in the partnership life cycle, (2) the importance and type of trust needed for success, and (3) the interplay between social and collaborative capital. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 544-552 Issue: 8 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.949749 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.949749 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:8:p:544-552 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_949750_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: J. J. Woo Author-X-Name-First: J. J. Author-X-Name-Last: Woo Title: Policy Relations and Policy Subsystems: Financial Policy in Hong Kong and Singapore Abstract: Existing studies of Hong Kong’s and Singapore’s success as leading Asian international financial centers (IFCs) have largely focused on economic structural factors at the neglect of political economic contextual variables. Taking a policy subsystems approach and based on extensive field research, this article attempts to address this shortcoming by conceptualizing the “policy relations” that exist between state, industry, and other non-state actors in the two IFCs and delineating the “division of policy roles” among these actors. In the process, this article contributes toward the existing IFC literature and conceptualizes the sociopolitical relations that exist among financial sector actors. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 553-561 Issue: 8 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.949750 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.949750 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:8:p:553-561 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_949751_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Elaine Yi Lu Author-X-Name-First: Elaine Yi Author-X-Name-Last: Lu Author-Name: Katherine Willoughby Author-X-Name-First: Katherine Author-X-Name-Last: Willoughby Title: Performance Budgeting in American States: A Framework of Integrating Performance with Budgeting Abstract: The past 20 years have witnessed ongoing endeavors researching the factors that influence the implementation of performance budgeting. While various factors have been identified, the effort to build frameworks is still lacking. This research proposes a framework to study the nature of relationships among various political, economic, legal, and organizational factors with performance budgeting, as evidenced in US state governments. We found that the presence and the characteristics of the legal foundation, managing for performance, shared responsibilities with the legislature, and capacity building are the most important factors. The environmental factors, however, are not statistically significant. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 562-572 Issue: 8 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.949751 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.949751 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:8:p:562-572 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_949752_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ana Yetano Author-X-Name-First: Ana Author-X-Name-Last: Yetano Author-Name: Takami Matsuo Author-X-Name-First: Takami Author-X-Name-Last: Matsuo Title: Are Changes Effective in Performance Management? An Analysis of Japanese Agencies Abstract: Agencies are key organizations for implementing and studying performance measurement and management (PMM). This article explores the implementation and effect of PMM in Japanese agencies. In Japan, design of the agency system included New Public Management elements, such as independence and delegation of powers, but also traditional ones, with a strong system of controls. The discourse about the soundness and ambitions of the PMM system permeated the agencies but not so much their effort toward PMM. The performance improvement attained by agencies depends on their agency characteristics, organizational culture, and organizational factors, with a remarkable influence of the organizational culture. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 573-585 Issue: 8 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.949752 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.949752 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:8:p:573-585 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_949757_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Adam Graycar Author-X-Name-First: Adam Author-X-Name-Last: Graycar Author-Name: Olivia Monaghan Author-X-Name-First: Olivia Author-X-Name-Last: Monaghan Title: Rich Country Corruption Abstract: Corruption in rich countries is different to corruption in poor countries. There are many analyses and models of corruption in poor countries, and interventions are structured with these in mind. When analyzing corruption in rich countries, borrowing from the experiences in poorer countries does not fit well with public administration practices. Ironically, citizens in rich countries have high levels of perceived corruption, yet they reported very little personal experience with corruption in any form. This article uses data to outline some corruption risks and proposes that any analysis focuses on classifying specific types of corruption in rich countries. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 586-595 Issue: 8 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.949757 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.949757 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:8:p:586-595 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_952821_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Mark van Twist Author-X-Name-First: Mark Author-X-Name-Last: van Twist Author-Name: Michiel Kort Author-X-Name-First: Michiel Author-X-Name-Last: Kort Author-Name: Martijn van der Steen Author-X-Name-First: Martijn Author-X-Name-Last: van der Steen Title: Assessing and Appraising the Effects of Policy for Wicked Issues: Including Unforeseen Achievements in the Evaluation of the District Policy for Deprived Areas in The Netherlands Abstract: Urban regeneration is often acknowledged as a wicked policy issue that produces unanticipated outcomes. Most methods for policy evaluation treat those effects as flaws of planning or neglect them. We argue that wickedness is an inherent aspect of many policy issues and that it should be integrated in efforts to assess and appraise the effects of policy. We use a case of urban regeneration projects in The Netherlands to study how the unanticipated and unforeseen consequences of policy were accounted—or neglected—in the evaluation methods. Also, we present an alternative approach that takes into account the “by-effects” of policy. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 596-605 Issue: 8 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.952821 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.952821 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:8:p:596-605 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1866601_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Juita-Elena (Wie) Yusuf Author-X-Name-First: Juita-Elena (Wie) Author-X-Name-Last: Yusuf Author-Name: J. Gail Nicula Author-X-Name-First: J. Gail Author-X-Name-Last: Nicula Author-Name: Burton St. John Author-X-Name-First: Burton Author-X-Name-Last: St. John Author-Name: Meagan M. Jordan Author-X-Name-First: Meagan M. Author-X-Name-Last: Jordan Author-Name: Michelle Covi Author-X-Name-First: Michelle Author-X-Name-Last: Covi Author-Name: Carol Considine Author-X-Name-First: Carol Author-X-Name-Last: Considine Author-Name: Marina Saitgalina Author-X-Name-First: Marina Author-X-Name-Last: Saitgalina Author-Name: Joshua Behr Author-X-Name-First: Joshua Author-X-Name-Last: Behr Title: Developing an Institutional Arrangement for a Whole-of-Government and Whole-of-Community Approach to Regional Adaptation to Sea Level Rise: The Hampton Roads Pilot Project Abstract: Adaptation to sea level rise (SLR) requires coordination among local, state, and federal entities and collaboration across governments, nonprofits, businesses, and residents. This coordination and collaboration are reflected in institutional arrangements associated with a whole-of-government and whole-of-community approach to regional adaptation. This study analyzes the development of an interlocal agreement (ILA), the Hampton Roads Sea Level Rise Preparedness and Resilience Intergovernmental Planning Pilot Project (the Pilot Project), as an example of such an arrangement. This study assesses how factors throughout three phases of ILA development (initiation, implementation, and execution) influence outcomes and effectiveness. Drawing upon participant observation, document analysis, survey of participants, and interviews with key informants this study identifies factors that facilitate effective regional adaptation to SLR (impetus, agreement) and factors that hamper adaptation efforts (funding, ease of delivery), and offers insight into the complexities of institutional collective action to address contentious and challenging issues such as SLR. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 486-498 Issue: 6 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 04 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1866601 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1866601 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:6:p:486-498 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1867574_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Yoon-jung Kim Author-X-Name-First: Yoon-jung Author-X-Name-Last: Kim Title: Public–private Partnerships for Urban Projects: A Korean Case of Partnership Failure Abstract: In past literature, key attention has been paid to public-private cooperation as a condition for partnership success. However, there have been few studies on the circumstances in which public and private actors choose not to cooperate. Drawing upon the theories related to contract-based and relational cooperation, this study examines when and why public and private actors opt not to cooperate while taking account of local contexts that undermine cooperation. The study conducts a case analysis of the Yongsan project in Korea that had ended up in termination. It suggests that although the actors would have negotiated a deal that maximizes their benefits within options available, they might choose not to cooperate when they have lost assurance of achieving self-interests and have little practical control over the project. The study emphasizes the need to pay greater attention to local contexts which shape the business deal and public–private relationships for cooperation. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 499-510 Issue: 6 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 04 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1867574 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1867574 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:6:p:499-510 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1863425_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Harmen Binnema Author-X-Name-First: Harmen Author-X-Name-Last: Binnema Author-Name: Ank Michels Author-X-Name-First: Ank Author-X-Name-Last: Michels Title: Does Democratic Innovation Reduce Bias? The G1000 as a New Form of Local Citizen Participation Abstract: Since less well educated citizens are underrepresented in many forms of citizen participation, deliberative ‘mini-publics’ have been introduced as a democratic innovation to redress some of this inequality. Using data from eleven Dutch deliberative mini-publics (G1000s), this study shows that despite attempts to broaden the appeal of the mini-public, a clear educational bias in the output of the deliberations remains; the output largely reflects the wishes and preferences of the more highly educated. Themes like crime and safety, immigration and integration, which are important concerns for many citizens in their local communities, rarely made it onto the G1000 ‘Agenda for the City’. From a perspective of democratic legitimacy, this finding is worrisome. The paper concludes with some suggestions that combine the strength of a deliberative setting with equality and external democratic legitimacy to overcome this problem. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 475-485 Issue: 6 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 04 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1863425 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1863425 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:6:p:475-485 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1868507_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Cheong Kim Author-X-Name-First: Cheong Author-X-Name-Last: Kim Author-Name: Sanghee Park Author-X-Name-First: Sanghee Author-X-Name-Last: Park Title: When Push Comes to Shove: The Effect of Economic Crisis on the Spending of Government Savings Abstract: This study explores whether and how an economic crisis affects the spending of government savings by focusing on its political-economic benefit. Despite a great deal of discussion about the government’s tendency toward more spending, relatively few studies have attempted to identify the conditions that can reverse the tendency. Using data from 254 California cities during 1996–2009, this study finds a regular U-shape relationship between unemployment rates and government savings. Savings decrease until the unemployment rate reaches almost double digits (9.9%) and begin to recover after this point. The results suggest that an economic crisis curbs the spending tendency by modifying the incentives of legislators. This study contributes to public administration research by explaining local government savings and its delayed responses to a crisis from a political-economic perspective. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 523-536 Issue: 6 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 04 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1868507 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1868507 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:6:p:523-536 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1867575_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Richard G. Greenhill Author-X-Name-First: Richard G. Author-X-Name-Last: Greenhill Author-Name: James A. Johnson Author-X-Name-First: James A. Author-X-Name-Last: Johnson Author-Name: Patrick Malone Author-X-Name-First: Patrick Author-X-Name-Last: Malone Author-Name: Andrew Westrum Author-X-Name-First: Andrew Author-X-Name-Last: Westrum Title: Customizing Health Security Preparedness Activities in Sub-Saharan Africa: Leveraging Political Context to Enhance IHR Implementation Abstract: The International Health Regulations (IHR) continue to be one of the driving forces behind health security preparedness in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). While progress has been made, there is still much work to do for these nations to meet IHR standards. Policy implementation and development activities tend to employ “best practices” with little emphasis on the institutional factors (e.g., cultural, social, and political) that would sustain them. This article will discuss the results of a mixed-methods study on relationships between state capacity proxies and global health security preparedness capacities. The conclusion being that health strengthening activities for preparedness should consider political, social, and economic context to enhance sustainability. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 511-522 Issue: 6 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 04 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1867575 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1867575 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:6:p:511-522 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1122037_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Aiden Irish Author-X-Name-First: Aiden Author-X-Name-Last: Irish Title: Assessing Local Government Capacity for Implementing Sustainable Transportation: The Role of Political Culture Abstract: Transportation development increasingly relies on local governments to implement sustainable strategies, yet implementation success varies widely. This begs an important question, why are some cities successful and others not? In response, this study focuses on the political culture characteristics of city leadership and staff pertaining to sustainable transportation. Employing semi-structured interviews with officials in two case study cities—Pomona and Pasadena, California—the study identifies and traces the impact of cultural characteristics on network interactions and the resulting transportation innovation. Finally, this research suggests key political and department characteristics that contribute to political cultures that facilitate sustainable transportation development. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 375-384 Issue: 5 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1122037 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1122037 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:5:p:375-384 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1126730_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Tippawan Lorsuwannarat Author-X-Name-First: Tippawan Author-X-Name-Last: Lorsuwannarat Title: Public Participation in Budgeting: The New Path of Budget Reform in Thailand Abstract: The purposes of this article are three fold. First is to explore the status of public participation budgeting in central, regional, and local administrative levels of Thailand. Second is to develop a model of public participation budgeting that fits with the contexts of each level. Third is to recommend some directions for budgetary reform in Thailand. This article employs qualitative methodologies using a multi-method approach for data collection, including in-depth interviews, focus groups, and work visits. The findings are discussed and compared with international experiences. Finally, a public participation budgeting typology is proposed and guidelines for budget reform are provided. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 385-400 Issue: 5 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1126730 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1126730 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:5:p:385-400 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1126731_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Étienne Charbonneau Author-X-Name-First: Étienne Author-X-Name-Last: Charbonneau Author-Name: Gregg G. Van Ryzin Author-X-Name-First: Gregg G. Author-X-Name-Last: Van Ryzin Title: Exploring the Deep Antecedent of Public Service Motivation Abstract: Contrarily to most studies of the antecedents of public service motivation (PSM) focusing on the proximal work environment or personal characteristics, we seek to explore plausibly important deep antecedents of PSM that lie in the formative years of a person’s upbringing. Using an online survey of public service professionals that asked detailed background questions, we find that three deep antecedents are associated with lower overall PSM and its constitutive elements: growing up in a religious family, growing up in a family with a conservative point of view, and (surprisingly) being raised by a parent who served in the military. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 401-407 Issue: 5 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1126731 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1126731 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:5:p:401-407 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1126732_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Tracey Wond Author-X-Name-First: Tracey Author-X-Name-Last: Wond Title: Trust Matters: Distrust in an External Evaluation of a Public Sector Program Abstract: This article draws upon autoethnographic data to explore distrust in an evaluation relationship from the perspective of an external evaluator. The study is based within a local-level evaluation of an economic regeneration program. The longitudinal nature of the study allowed for trust and the evaluation relationship to be examined with time and process present—a gap in previous evaluation studies. The exploration demonstrates various causes and symptoms of distrust within one evaluation. The article also reflects on the autoethnographic research approach adopted. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 408-415 Issue: 5 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1126732 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1126732 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:5:p:408-415 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1127963_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Adam Fusheini Author-X-Name-First: Adam Author-X-Name-Last: Fusheini Author-Name: Gordon Marnoch Author-X-Name-First: Gordon Author-X-Name-Last: Marnoch Author-Name: Ann Marie Gray Author-X-Name-First: Ann Marie Author-X-Name-Last: Gray Title: Implementation Challenges of the National Health Insurance Scheme in Selected Districts in Ghana: Evidence from the Field Abstract: Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme, introduced in 2003, aims to remove financial barriers to health-care access and bridge the inequality gaps in health care. This paper reports on a study of the implementation process in four local government areas in southern and northern Ghana. The paper profiles key institutional actors and draws on qualitative interview data from 33 in-depth interviews. Findings highlight the gaps and challenges that have emerged in the implementation process. Issues of managerial capacity, inadequate and uneven distribution of medical facilities and health-care professionals, cost escalation, fraud and abuse, and reimbursement of providers threaten the sustainability of the scheme. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 416-426 Issue: 5 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1127963 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1127963 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:5:p:416-426 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1127964_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Krishna Govender Author-X-Name-First: Krishna Author-X-Name-Last: Govender Title: Empowering Leadership and Municipal Service Delivery: A Case Study of a Metropolitan Municipality in South Africa Abstract: Since municipal service delivery is a challenge facing many municipalities in South Africa, this paper reports on a study conducted among a convenience sample of managers and employees from the Revenue and Customer Relations Management department of a major metropolitan municipality in South Africa, to address the aforementioned problem. The findings reveal that empowering leadership is strongly correlated with employee work effort, performance and improved service delivery. On the practitioners’ side, the important mediating role of employee work effort and employee performance in the “empowering leadership–improved service delivery” relationship in South Africa’s public sector is also highlighted. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 427-433 Issue: 5 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1127964 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1127964 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:5:p:427-433 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1127965_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Étienne Charbonneau Author-X-Name-First: Étienne Author-X-Name-Last: Charbonneau Author-Name: Alexander C. Henderson Author-X-Name-First: Alexander C. Author-X-Name-Last: Henderson Author-Name: Benoit Ladouceur Author-X-Name-First: Benoit Author-X-Name-Last: Ladouceur Author-Name: Philippe Pichet Author-X-Name-First: Philippe Author-X-Name-Last: Pichet Title: Process Tracing in Public Administration: The Implications of Practitioner Insights for Methods of Inquiry Abstract: The field of public administration is often seen as a late adopter of cutting-edge research methods. Related disciplines like political science use more advanced research methods for single or small-n case studies including techniques like process tracing. Many elements of process tracing are analogous to investigations. To inform process tracing practices, political scientists looked at Sherlock Holmes novels. We draw on the experiences of a police inspector and a former soldier who worked with intelligence to offer insights on the implementation of process tracing, bridge the academic–practitioner gap, and increase the methodological rigor in public administration research. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 434-442 Issue: 5 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1127965 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1127965 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:5:p:434-442 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1122038_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Zeger Van der Wal Author-X-Name-First: Zeger Author-X-Name-Last: Van der Wal Title: Small Countries, Big Performers: In Search of Shared Strategic Public Sector HRM Practices in Successful Small Countries Abstract: This article compares strategic public sector HRM practices between 10 small countries that have consistently shown extraordinary economic, social, and governance performance. The fact that these small countries, which are traditionally considered to be disadvantaged, have become benchmarks of good government suggests they have uniquely maximized and leveraged their key resource: people. In search of novel lessons, we assess through secondary data how their public sectors have organized and institutionalized four key HRM activities: 1) selection, 2) appraisal, 3) training, and 4) compensation, and whether they engage in strategic, centralized efforts to architect and “bundle” these activities. Our exploratory case study findings show that these high performing countries employ various integrated efforts to attract the best and brightest into their public sectors, and train and reward them well, although they differ in terms of their centralization dynamics. We conclude our article with seven propositions for future research and implications for emerging small countries. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 443-458 Issue: 5 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1122038 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1122038 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:5:p:443-458 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1028635_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Markku Kuula Author-X-Name-First: Markku Author-X-Name-Last: Kuula Author-Name: Antero Putkiranta Author-X-Name-First: Antero Author-X-Name-Last: Putkiranta Author-Name: Pirjo Tulokas Author-X-Name-First: Pirjo Author-X-Name-Last: Tulokas Title: Opportunities in Role Specialization Through Location in Public Sector Services Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to study whether organizations in the public sector have special roles that are similar to those in the private sector. The model used for the analyses is the Ferdows ‘strategic role of the plant’ model. The operations of Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Finland were analyzed for the study. The data used was gathered in interviews and from general sources. The results indicate that special roles can be found and, furthermore, that there are huge possibilities in this area. The idea of roles is important to improve their productivity. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 505-514 Issue: 7 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1028635 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1028635 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:7:p:505-514 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1028636_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Kerly Randlane Author-X-Name-First: Kerly Author-X-Name-Last: Randlane Title: Tax Compliance as a System: Mapping the Field Abstract: Tax evasion is a serious and growing problem all over the world. In most cases, non-compliant tax behavior is associated with tax evasion. Such approach, however, is incomplete. There is a lack of clear definitions of compliance and non-compliance. This article focuses on defining the key terms related to tax compliance and on mapping and systematizing the determinants of tax compliance and proposes a way to develop an administrative strategy for tax compliance. The novelty of the study lies in approaching tax compliance as a systemic whole. A systemic approach to tax compliance as a comprehensive whole could serve as the basis for the tax authority in developing administrative strategies. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 515-525 Issue: 7 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1028636 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1028636 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:7:p:515-525 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1028633_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Vadym V. Pyrozhenko Author-X-Name-First: Vadym V. Author-X-Name-Last: Pyrozhenko Title: Innovation by Dissent: Theorizing the Innovation Strategies of Public-Sector Professionals in the Context of Complex Innovation Abstract: This article presents a new theory of innovation by dissent to conceptualize the strategies of innovating professionals in the context of nonadministrative complex innovation. It constructs these strategies as three dissent options—exit, voice, and loyalty—that innovating professionals use in relation to their organizations and professions. The resulting matrix of nine possible strategies adds to existing conceptual instruments that address the strategies of innovating professionals. The case of the diffusion of natural childbirthing in Ukraine illustrates the usefulness of the new theory, which expands the organizational dissent literature by offering a more nuanced description of dissent strategies. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 526-539 Issue: 7 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1028633 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1028633 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:7:p:526-539 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1028634_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Colin Provost Author-X-Name-First: Colin Author-X-Name-Last: Provost Title: Competition and Coordination in Bank Regulation: The Financial Crisis of 2007–09 Abstract: The ability of businesses to shift regulatory jurisdictions has long raised questions about whether this generates a regulatory race to the bottom (RTB). Prior to the Financial Crisis of 2007–09, the structure of U.S. federal bank regulation raised similar questions, as banks could choose their regulator and regulators received fees for assessing banks. I investigate this question, through the theoretical lenses of bureaucratic structure, regulatory capture and bureaucratic reputation. Relying on quantitative and qualitative data, I find that the initial regulatory structure did induce a regulatory RTB, but once the Financial Crisis had begun, reputational fears on the part of federal agencies reversed the race, as the regulators strengthened standards and brought more enforcement actions. The paper ultimately shows that multiple theories help to explain what is going on with regulatory RTBs. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 540-551 Issue: 7 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1028634 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1028634 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:7:p:540-551 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1004087_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Nada Abdelkader Benmansour Author-X-Name-First: Nada Author-X-Name-Last: Abdelkader Benmansour Title: Public–Private Partnership in Tunisia: Enfidha Airport Assessment of an Infrastructure Achievement Abstract: One of the largest recent private-sector investments and the first airport private-sector concession in the Maghreb is Enfidha Airport, a key factor in the success of the Tunisian Government’s public–private partnership (PPP) strategy. However, since Tunisia’s Jasmine Revolution, political and social turmoil is sweeping the country and worsening the economic indicators. This article aims to assess this PPP infrastructure, allowing us to determine if it is profitable in the long term and contributes therefore to the economic growth. The case study reveals the key role of the economic, social, and political environment in Tunisia, the dawn of the Arab Spring. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 552-562 Issue: 7 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1004087 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1004087 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:7:p:552-562 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1023446_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Okey Marcellus Ikeanyibe Author-X-Name-First: Okey Marcellus Author-X-Name-Last: Ikeanyibe Title: New Public Management and Administrative Reforms in Nigeria Abstract: This study examines the Nigerian attempts to implement the New Public Management (NPM) reform. The paper aims at identifying the strand, the extent of progress made and the reason(s) for success/failure recorded. The author finds that the poor success story of the reform is as a result of the preference of the more attractive cost-saving neoliberal economic aspect to the more involving and demanding bureaucratic aspect, the inconsistencies in program implementation, and lack of strong political will common to adopting reform in developing countries. The article recommends that reforms require dealing with the critical challenges of institutionalization, inconsistency and legitimization. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 563-576 Issue: 7 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1023446 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1023446 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:7:p:563-576 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1187166_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Louise Ladegaard Bro Author-X-Name-First: Louise Ladegaard Author-X-Name-Last: Bro Author-Name: Lotte Bøgh Andersen Author-X-Name-First: Lotte Bøgh Author-X-Name-Last: Andersen Author-Name: Anne Bøllingtoft Author-X-Name-First: Anne Author-X-Name-Last: Bøllingtoft Title: Low-Hanging Fruit: Leadership, Perceived Prosocial Impact, and Employee Motivation Abstract: Transformational leadership affects public service motivation, but little is known about the context dependency of this association. If citizen contact and, therefore, relative perceived impacts on others and society differ, the association between transformational leadership and motivation is also expected to differ. Analyzing public employees and their leaders from four organizational contexts, we find that employees have relatively higher perceived impact on others and are more user-oriented in contexts with high citizen contact. The association between transformational leadership and employee motivation also depends on employees’ perceived impact, implying that some fruit hangs lower than other when leaders try to increase employee motivation. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 717-729 Issue: 9 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1187166 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1187166 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:9:p:717-729 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1187167_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jeremy L. Hall Author-X-Name-First: Jeremy L. Author-X-Name-Last: Hall Title: Evidence-Based Practice: Challenging the Rational Wisdom Abstract: The field of performance measurement (PM) is firmly entrenched as a management practice in many governments, agencies, and nonprofit organizations. Though emerging later, the field of evidence-based practice (EBP) has developed simultaneously as a new approach to enhance agency performance. While both rationality-oriented reforms intend to enhance program or agency performance, these two related rational approaches are seldom considered in concert. This essay examines the conceptual underpinnings and practical linkages between PM and EBP to explore how EBP and PM can be jointly implemented as tools to advance agency goals. As rational approaches aimed at improving performance, these two distinct tools are not substitutes, but integrated components of a results-driven strategic management approach. As a conceptual assessment, the article offers practical advice and broad appeal to performance-oriented practitioners seeking to improve agency performance. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 730-743 Issue: 9 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1187167 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1187167 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:9:p:730-743 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1191034_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Carmine Bianchi Author-X-Name-First: Carmine Author-X-Name-Last: Bianchi Author-Name: John Antony Xavier Author-X-Name-First: John Antony Author-X-Name-Last: Xavier Title: The Design and Execution of Performance Management Systems at State Level: A Comparative Analysis of Italy and Malaysia Abstract: This comparative study analyses the experience of Italy and Malaysia in the design and execution of performance management systems at the state level. The article investigates how performance management systems have changed over the past decades, the motivations behind their metamorphoses, their common elements across the two countries, and what accounts for the respective progress. It also investigates the role that the institutional framework plays in making performance management systems robust. The study presents policy recommendations on how governments can create more robust performance management systems for enhanced accountability and transparency in an age of resource constraint. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 744-755 Issue: 9 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1191034 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1191034 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:9:p:744-755 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1193751_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Soojin Kim Author-X-Name-First: Soojin Author-X-Name-Last: Kim Title: Lessons Learned from Public and Private Contract Managers for Effective Local Government Contracting Out: The Case of New Jersey Abstract: To date, very few studies have explored practical strategies for exercising effective financial management of local government contracts through two main stakeholders’ perspectives of the contracting system at the same time. Employing a series of semi-structured interviews with public officials and private contractors in New Jersey, this study attempts to fill this gap in the scholarship. The finding of this study suggests that government agencies should pay greater attention to competitive bids without favoritism, contract specificity, a statewide performance database, sufficient staffing with well-trained personnel, strong leadership, team-based structures, two-way communication, and evaluation based on both qualitative and quantitative values. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 756-769 Issue: 9 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1193751 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1193751 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:9:p:756-769 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1201103_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Gianfranco Rebora Author-X-Name-First: Gianfranco Author-X-Name-Last: Rebora Author-Name: Renato Ruffini Author-X-Name-First: Renato Author-X-Name-Last: Ruffini Author-Name: Matteo Turri Author-X-Name-First: Matteo Author-X-Name-Last: Turri Title: A Serious Game: Performance Management in Italian Ministries Abstract: In 2009, extensive performance management measures were introduced in Italian ministries, following a significant legislative initiative. The objectives that were initially set, however, have not yet been reached. In the paper, the authors discuss this issue, starting with the consideration of the main limits on the introduction of performance measurement systems in public organizations. The discussion leads to the conclusion that the shortcomings of performance management depend not only on the persistence of an administrative paradigm, but also on the underestimated impact of control over organizational behavior; where the latter is linked not to mechanical logic processes, but to more sophisticated forms of reactivity or even counter-intuitive sense-making processes. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 770-779 Issue: 9 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1201103 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1201103 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:9:p:770-779 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1201839_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Orest Sebastian Masue Author-X-Name-First: Orest Sebastian Author-X-Name-Last: Masue Author-Name: Steinar Askvik Author-X-Name-First: Steinar Author-X-Name-Last: Askvik Title: Are School Committees a Source of Empowerment? Insights from Tanzania Abstract: Studies on user committees often critique the claim that membership to these committees empowers people. In this article, we use survey data on empowerment school committees in Tanzania to find out whether school committee membership is a source of empowerment of people at the local levels. Our findings suggest that membership in itself has limited impact on empowerment, while access to information and gender are the major sources of empowerment. However, the role of membership to the school committee is significant insofar as it can expose members to critical information on school issues. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 780-791 Issue: 9 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1201839 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1201839 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:9:p:780-791 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1204617_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Kaide Tammel Author-X-Name-First: Kaide Author-X-Name-Last: Tammel Title: Shared Services and Cost Reduction Motive in the Public Sector Abstract: The intention of this article is to understand whether and how shared service centers can help reduce costs in the public sector context. We identify the sources of cost reduction for shared service centers and discuss the obstacles to making use of them. In order to illustrate and complement the theoretical discussion and the literature review, empirical insights from two Estonian cases are provided. The case studies indicate that when the context is enabling, shared service centers can help reduce back-office headcount. However, the total costs and benefits of the public-sector shared service centers are not calculated and remain unknown. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 792-804 Issue: 9 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1204617 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1204617 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:9:p:792-804 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_721282_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Yu-Chang Su Author-X-Name-First: Yu-Chang Author-X-Name-Last: Su Author-Name: Chilik Yu Author-X-Name-First: Chilik Author-X-Name-Last: Yu Author-Name: Min-Wei Lin Author-X-Name-First: Min-Wei Author-X-Name-Last: Lin Author-Name: Ling-Chun Hung Author-X-Name-First: Ling-Chun Author-X-Name-Last: Hung Title: An Assessment of Recent Authors and Authorship Patterns in Taiwan's Public Administration Research Abstract: The public administration (PA) field in Taiwan has undergone a period of rapid transformation over the past two decades. The purpose of this study is to provide a more recent assessment of Taiwanese PA research. To that end, this study examines the characteristics of contemporary PA authors who published articles in five core PA journals in Taiwan between 1996 and 2007, assesses the journals' co-authorship/collaboration trends over the period, and identifies the publication and funding patterns of the 20 most-frequently published scholars. Implications of the study and suggestions for future research are discussed in the paper. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 84-97 Issue: 2 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2012.721282 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2012.721282 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:2:p:84-97 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_713304_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Lea Milovich Author-X-Name-First: Lea Author-X-Name-Last: Milovich Author-Name: Marinus Ossewaarde Author-X-Name-First: Marinus Author-X-Name-Last: Ossewaarde Title: The Public Administration Reform in Post-War Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Reform Process Embedded in a Sovereignty Paradox Abstract: As the post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina has turned its interest towards a European Union membership, it has entered an accession process requiring it, among other things, to reform its public administration system. The European Union's involvement within the reform has been placed under critique, as it has been claimed to have placed Bosnia and Herzegovina's sovereignty at risk by presenting contradicting behaviors leading to a sovereignty paradox. By examining the European Union's role in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and its possible relations to a sovereignty paradox in the process, the article finds sovereignty paradox indicators to exist along its processes. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 75-83 Issue: 2 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2012.713304 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2012.713304 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:2:p:75-83 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_721437_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Lotte Andersen Author-X-Name-First: Lotte Author-X-Name-Last: Andersen Author-Name: Nicolai Kristensen Author-X-Name-First: Nicolai Author-X-Name-Last: Kristensen Author-Name: Lene Pedersen Author-X-Name-First: Lene Author-X-Name-Last: Pedersen Title: Models of Public Service Provision—When Will Knights and Knaves Be Responsive to Pawns and Queens? Abstract: This article extends the framework of Le Grand (2003, 2010) to encompass responsiveness, and the main argument is that the combination of employee motivation, user capacity, and models of public service provision potentially has serious implications for responsiveness across service areas. Although research on employee motivation thrives, especially in the public service motivation (PSM) literature, few studies have investigated user capacity empirically, and we know little about the combination of PSM, user capacity and models of service provision. Analyzing four central service areas (day care, schools, hospitals, and universities), we find variations in both user capacity and PSM. Taking this variation as a point of departure we discuss what implications different combinations of employee motivation, user capacity, and models of public service provision may have for responsiveness. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 126-136 Issue: 2 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2012.721437 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2012.721437 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:2:p:126-136 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_721438_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Alison Williams Author-X-Name-First: Alison Author-X-Name-Last: Williams Author-Name: Joe Wallis Author-X-Name-First: Joe Author-X-Name-Last: Wallis Author-Name: Paul Williams Author-X-Name-First: Paul Author-X-Name-Last: Williams Title: Emirati Women and Public Sector Employment: The Implicit Patriarchal Bargain Abstract: An implicit patriarchal bargain between Emirati fathers and daughters is examined from a social constructionist perspective. Using qualitative methodology we found that fathers explicitly encourage their daughters to pursue tertiary education and careers, but hedge this break from tradition with implicit understandings that daughters will observe norms that can only realistically be followed in public sector employment. The persistent public-private imbalance in female employment patterns can thus be construed, as a ‘wicked problem” that cannot be addressed through market incentive-based policies such as Emiratization but rather through behavioral changes on the part of both UAE businesses and Emirati families. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 137-149 Issue: 2 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2012.721438 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2012.721438 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:2:p:137-149 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_721436_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Maja Holmes Author-X-Name-First: Maja Author-X-Name-Last: Holmes Title: Voices, Geography, and Technical Complexity: Exploring Project Contexts and Public Participation Goals Abstract: Extant scholarship of public participation theory has reflected a continued need to examine the preconditions that affect public managers' decisions in implementing public participation activities. This article explores the relationship between distinct contextual attributes and public managers' expressed goals for public participation. This study illustrates that project contextual characteristics do matter in how public managers articulate their goals for public participation. Specifically, the findings reflect that the volume of stakeholder voices, geographic scope and technical complexity of a project contribute to how public managers articulate their goals for public participation. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 112-125 Issue: 2 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2012.721436 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2012.721436 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:2:p:112-125 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_721288_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ahmed Mansour Author-X-Name-First: Ahmed Author-X-Name-Last: Mansour Author-Name: Ateeq Jakka Author-X-Name-First: Ateeq Author-X-Name-Last: Jakka Title: Is Total Quality Management Feasible in a Developing Context? The Employees' Perspective in the United Arab Emirates Public Sector Abstract: The objective of this article is to study the attitudes of United Arab Emirates public sector employees toward the elements of TQM as expressed by the “Triangle of Service Quality” developed by Morgan and Mugatroyed (1995). The study uses data from a random sample of public sector employees selected from different public sector organizations in all Emirates and utilizes statistical tools to test hypotheses about the attitudes of UAE public sector employees toward the different elements of the “Triangle of Service Quality”. The study finds that generally the employees' attitudes are not positive and recommends employees' training in TQM philosophy. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 98-111 Issue: 2 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2012.721288 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2012.721288 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:2:p:98-111 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1759626_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ching Seng Yap Author-X-Name-First: Ching Seng Author-X-Name-Last: Yap Author-Name: Rizal Ahmad Author-X-Name-First: Rizal Author-X-Name-Last: Ahmad Author-Name: Farhana Tahmida Newaz Author-X-Name-First: Farhana Tahmida Author-X-Name-Last: Newaz Author-Name: Cordelia Mason Author-X-Name-First: Cordelia Author-X-Name-Last: Mason Title: Continuous Use and Extended Use of E-Government Portals in Malaysia Abstract: This study aims to investigate the level of user satisfaction with the services provided by E-Government portals and to examine the influence of perceived value and virtual community engagement on citizens’ satisfaction and their continuous and extended use intentions. Primary data are collected from a convenience sample of 1,000 E-Government portal users via a questionnaire survey. The findings show that citizens are generally satisfied with the services provided by E-Government portals and have positive continuous use and extended use intentions. Both perceived value and virtual community engagement relate positively with citizen satisfaction, with the former has a relatively stronger influence. Citizen satisfaction also leads to continuous and extended use intentions. The findings shed lights on dimensions of E-Government portals that citizens considered valuable and the importance of virtual community engagement in influencing their satisfaction and subsequent use intentions. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1329-1340 Issue: 15 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1759626 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1759626 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:15:p:1329-1340 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1903502_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Christopher L. Atkinson Author-X-Name-First: Christopher L. Author-X-Name-Last: Atkinson Title: A Review of Stillman’s Anthology, Dwight Waldo: Administrative Theorist for Our Times Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1378-1381 Issue: 15 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1903502 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1903502 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:15:p:1378-1381 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1758719_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Mohamed Mousa Author-X-Name-First: Mohamed Author-X-Name-Last: Mousa Author-Name: Hala A. Abdelgaffar Author-X-Name-First: Hala A. Author-X-Name-Last: Abdelgaffar Author-Name: Mohammed Aboramadan Author-X-Name-First: Mohammed Author-X-Name-Last: Aboramadan Author-Name: Walid Chaouali Author-X-Name-First: Walid Author-X-Name-Last: Chaouali Title: Narcissistic Leadership, Employee Silence, and Organizational Cynicism: A Study of Physicians in Egyptian Public Hospitals Abstract: This paper focuses on physicians in four public hospitals located in Egypt to explore the effect of narcissistic leadership on cognitive, affective and behavioral cynicism dimensions with and without the mediating effect of physician silence.The authors employed a convenience sampling in which every physician was handed a questionnaire form to fill. This targeted a decrease in the likelihood of research bias. In total, the authors distributed 320 forms and collected 229 completed questionnaires forms. The structural equation was employed to determine the effect of narcissistic leadership on physicians’ organizational cynicism dimensions (cognitive, affective and behavioral). The same equation was later employed to assess the mediating role of the physicians’ silence on the aforementioned relationship. The authors found that narcissistic leadership has a positive effect on physicians’ silence. Moreover, physicians’ perceptions of the narcissism of their leaders stimulate their cynicism behavior and negative feelings towards these narcissists. Lastly, the authors discovered a significant role for physicians’ silence in mediating the relationship between narcissistic leadership and physicians’ cognitive, affective and behavioral cynicism. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1309-1318 Issue: 15 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1758719 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1758719 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:15:p:1309-1318 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1758720_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Kyungwoo Kim Author-X-Name-First: Kyungwoo Author-X-Name-Last: Kim Author-Name: Simon A. Andrew Author-X-Name-First: Simon A. Author-X-Name-Last: Andrew Author-Name: Kyujin Jung Author-X-Name-First: Kyujin Author-X-Name-Last: Jung Title: Building Resilient Organizations: Organizational Resilience as a Network Outcome Abstract: This study investigates the effects of interorganizational networking strategies on organizational resilience as a network outcome. Little research examines the impacts of network structure on the organizational outcomes in the public service delivery although individual organizations’ success is critical for the whole network. Using survey data collected in two South Korean metropolitan areas, this study tests the effects of bonding and bridging strategies on the resilience of public and nongovernmental organizations. The findings confirm the bonding effects and imply that local organizations need to work closely with local partners in the phase of hazard mitigation, which reduces the long-term risk of hazards, to improve organizational resilience. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1319-1328 Issue: 15 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1758720 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1758720 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:15:p:1319-1328 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1759629_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: David Evers Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Evers Author-Name: Marloes Dignum Author-X-Name-First: Marloes Author-X-Name-Last: Dignum Author-Name: David Hamers Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Hamers Title: Illuminating the Black Box of the Government to Governance Transformation Thesis: The Case of Dutch City Deals Abstract: The Dutch national government likes to present itself as modern, open and having embraced the transition from government to governance (transformation thesis). In 2015, it launched its ‘Urban Agenda’ to harness the creative potential of cities to solve complex problems by means of city deals: voluntary agreements between municipalities, national ministries and private parties. City deals were supposed to operate according to the precepts of network governance and reap the benefits commonly associated with it. In 2017, research was carried out to investigate whether this was the case. Based on 44 in-depth structured interviews with a representative sample of participants, the city deals were found to exhibit network governance attributes to widely differing degrees. Moreover, little correlation was found between network governance attributes and positive outcomes. As such, this empirical investigation supports the recent critiques of the transformation thesis. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1355-1365 Issue: 15 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1759629 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1759629 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:15:p:1355-1365 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1765798_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Santap Sanhari Mishra Author-X-Name-First: Santap Sanhari Author-X-Name-Last: Mishra Title: Do Street-Level Bureaucrats Exhibit Transformational Leadership for Influencing Sound Governance and Citizens’ Satisfaction? Abstract: Being broader in dimensions, sound governance like good governance also strives to achieve citizens’ satisfaction and wellbeing. The street-level bureaucrats play a big role in achieving this task, as they are in direct contact with people in delivering services. In this context, can the transformational leadership quality of these street-level bureaucrats ensure better sound governance and citizens’ satisfaction? To know this, this survey uses responses from 230 health service users of Delhi Mohalla clinic of India. The results show that all the four dimensions of transformational leadership namely idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, and individualized consideration have positive and significant relationship with sound governance and citizens’ satisfaction. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1366-1377 Issue: 15 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1765798 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1765798 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:15:p:1366-1377 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1759628_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Rogelio Alicor L. Panao Author-X-Name-First: Rogelio Alicor L. Author-X-Name-Last: Panao Title: Beyond Flypaper: Unconditional Transfers and Local Revenue Generation in the Philippines, 1992–2016 Abstract: This article argues that fiscal decentralization hinged on unconditional central to local transfers, as in the case of the Philippines, induces overreliance on central government support and defeats the principle of fiscal autonomy. Examining Philippine fiscal and electoral data from 1992 to 2016, two empirical observations are made. First, unconditional transfers in the form of internal revenue allotments (IRA) crowd out local revenue generation and creates fiscal dependency among local government units. Second, local government units that rely less on IRA not only tend to be more active in raising their own income sources but also tend to allocate more for public welfare. As an implication, the findings suggest that federalism as a mode of decentralization will not necessarily create a more efficient and equitable system of fiscal governance if its institution is abrupt and if it does not take into account the coordination of subsidiary units as direct stakeholders. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1341-1354 Issue: 15 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1759628 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1759628 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:15:p:1341-1354 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_809590_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Haroon Khan Author-X-Name-First: Haroon Author-X-Name-Last: Khan Title: The Passage of the Civil Service Reforms Act of 1978, and the Business and the Union: A Non-Zero Sum Game Abstract: The paper seeks to use non-zero sum bargaining theory to analyze the Civil Service Reforms Act of 1978. President Carter believed that business practices can be used in federal bureaucracy to improve the efficiency and productivity in the government. The Carter Administration sought very actively the cooperation of the business and the labor union to pass the reforms. Both the labor union and the business groups bargained intensely to preserve and promote their interests in the reforms. Based on archival data from the President Jimmy Carter Library, this paper analyzes the bargaining position of the labor union and the business groups from the non-zero sum game theory to offer a different perspective on the passage of the Civil Service Reforms Act of 1978. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 35-43 Issue: 1 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.809590 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.809590 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:1:p:35-43 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_809591_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Maritza Concha Author-X-Name-First: Maritza Author-X-Name-Last: Concha Title: Exploring Collaboration, Its Antecedents, and Perceived Outcomes in Service Partnerships of Community-Based Organizations in South Florida Abstract: This article examines the temporal sequence of inter-organizational collaboration by investigating what factors contribute to collaboration and which collaboration practices influence collaborative outcomes in service partnerships formed by community-based organizations (CBOs) in South Florida. The article uses structural equation modeling to test the service partnership model. Findings indicate that development of service partnerships are mostly affected by environmental factors related to solving social problems (p < 0.001) which accounts for 37% of variance in inter-organizational collaboration. In addition, cognitive and resource reciprocity, indicators used to measure inter-organizational collaboration, had statistically significant influence (p < 0.001) on perceived collaboration outcomes. These findings shed light on how CBOs transfer theirs social mission in collaborative actions to alleviate social problems. Implications of this study can help service partnerships in identifying best practices and areas for improvement which are needed to build capacity at the inter-organizational level. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 44-52 Issue: 1 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.809591 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.809591 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:1:p:44-52 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_809592_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Felix Kumah-Abiwu Author-X-Name-First: Felix Author-X-Name-Last: Kumah-Abiwu Title: The Quest for Global Narcotics Policy Change: Does the United States Matter? Abstract: The prohibition approach to narcotics control has been in existence for decades with little or no change to the existing policy. This article explores the global drug prohibition regime, the quest for policy change and why the US matters to any change in policy. Drawing on key scholarly works and interviews from experts in the field, the article employs the theory of policy paradigm (orders of change) to explain the types of policy change occurring within the US/global narcotics regime. The hegemonic stability theory also provides some explanations for the dominant role of the US in shaping the global narcotics regime. The key finding reveals that the US and the global narcotics regime are undergoing first and second order changes in policy. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 53-64 Issue: 1 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.809592 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.809592 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:1:p:53-64 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_809589_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: John Lee Author-X-Name-First: John Author-X-Name-Last: Lee Title: The Mechanism of State Charter School Policy Adoption: The Case of American States Abstract: This article concentrates on charter school policy that is regarded as the fastest growing innovative policy in America. Its adoption is more impressive than other innovative policies in the public educational area. By 2008, 40 states among 50 American states have passed charter school law since Minnesota became the first pathfinder to create charter school law about two decades ago. However, 10 states have not adopted charter school law. Based on this dichotomous policy phenomenon, the primary research question of the study focuses on clarifying what factors drive American states to adopt charter school policy. To obtain answers for this research question, the study dedicates to analyzing main hypotheses from the regional diffusion model and state characteristics, using event history analysis. The results demonstrate that the three predictor variables—regional diffusion, similar innovation, and gubernatorial political tendency—positively have significant effects in explaining the adoption of American state charter school policy. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 20-34 Issue: 1 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.809589 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.809589 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:1:p:20-34 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_809588_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Naomi Aoki Author-X-Name-First: Naomi Author-X-Name-Last: Aoki Author-Name: Larry Schroeder Author-X-Name-First: Larry Author-X-Name-Last: Schroeder Title: An Approach to Measuring Subnational Administrative Autonomy in Education Abstract: Efforts to measure decentralization have focused on political or fiscal autonomy, but not on administrative autonomy. Focusing on the education sector, we measured de facto subnational administrative autonomy across 64 countries/economies, via the domains of human resource management, salary management, budget management, and service content design. The findings reveal that subnational autonomy can differ substantially across those domains and within countries, and that the use of a single country-level indicator for administrative decentralization is inadequate. Furthermore, we show that administrative decentralization is as significant a factor as federal status in evaluating the degree to which a country/economy is decentralized or centralized. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 10-19 Issue: 1 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.809588 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.809588 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:1:p:10-19 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_809587_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Brian Dollery Author-X-Name-First: Brian Author-X-Name-Last: Dollery Author-Name: Michael Kortt Author-X-Name-First: Michael Author-X-Name-Last: Kortt Author-Name: Bligh Grant Author-X-Name-First: Bligh Author-X-Name-Last: Grant Title: Fools Rush In: The Case Against Radical Water and Wastewater Restructuring in Regional New South Wales Abstract: In its 2008 Final Report, the Independent Inquiry into Secure and Sustainable Urban Water Supply and Sewerage Services for Non-Metropolitan New South Wales (NSW) recommended that the (then) 106 local water utilities (LWUs) be restructured through regional aggregation into 32 regional entities. This recommendation has been echoed without any further analysis or substantiation in Infrastructure NSW's (2012) First Things First: State Infrastructure Strategy, 2012–2032, with its call for the present 105 entities to be radically reduced to “around 30 authorities.” This paper demonstrates that the case for drastic regional water reorganization along in these lines in country NSW has been fatally weakened by (a) the recent strong performance of NSW LWUs as made plain in the 2010–11 NSW Water Supply and Sewerage Performance Monitoring Report and (b) the failure of the Tasmanian water restructuring strategy on which much of the Independent Inquiry's restructuring model had been based. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1-9 Issue: 1 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.809587 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.809587 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:1:p:1-9 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1912089_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Julia Amann Author-X-Name-First: Julia Author-X-Name-Last: Amann Author-Name: Joanna Sleigh Author-X-Name-First: Joanna Author-X-Name-Last: Sleigh Title: Too Vulnerable to Involve? Challenges of Engaging Vulnerable Groups in the Co-production of Public Services through Research Abstract: Involving the public in the co-production of research to inform public service delivery can help to ensure the appropriateness of services. However, vulnerable groups are often systematically excluded from these activities. To raise awareness and stimulate discussion, this review 1) describes how vulnerable groups are currently involved in the co-production of research aimed at improving public services; (2) consolidates the challenges researchers encountered in these instances; and (3) produces an overview of the emergent solutions and recommendations for overcoming these challenges. The authors conclude that critical reflection, mutual learning, and capacity building can promote the involvement of vulnerable groups. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 715-727 Issue: 9 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1912089 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1912089 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:9:p:715-727 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1921941_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Gillian Mulvale Author-X-Name-First: Gillian Author-X-Name-Last: Mulvale Author-Name: Glenn Robert Author-X-Name-First: Glenn Author-X-Name-Last: Robert Title: Special Issue- Engaging Vulnerable Populations in the Co-Production of Public Services Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 711-714 Issue: 9 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1921941 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1921941 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:9:p:711-714 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1908355_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: M. Røhnebæk Author-X-Name-First: M. Author-X-Name-Last: Røhnebæk Author-Name: M. Bjerck Author-X-Name-First: M. Author-X-Name-Last: Bjerck Title: Enabling and Constraining Conditions for Co-production with Vulnerable Users: A Case Study of Refugee Services Abstract: This article explores co-production as processes occurring at three levels: at the level of service interactions, at the organizational level, and at the system level. We propose next that two forms of co-production may take place at these three levels: co-production through direct participation and co-production through representation. We use these conceptualizations to outline a framework for analyzing conditions for co-production with vulnerable users, and we explore the applicability of the framework in the context of public services for refugees. Insights from the case are finally used as a basis for evoking more general discussions on co-production with vulnerable users. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 741-752 Issue: 9 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1908355 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1908355 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:9:p:741-752 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1900244_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Line Margrethe Jenhaug Author-X-Name-First: Line Margrethe Author-X-Name-Last: Jenhaug Title: Suggestions for Developing Public Service Logic through a Study of Interactive Value Formation Abstract: This article aims to initiate an expansion of the concept of public service logic (PSL) towards acknowledging how value co-creation and value co-destruction can affect value outcome for family carers. It is also a starting point for including the third person in PSL. As PSL is developed mainly through conceptual research, this article contributes by suggesting further developments based on empirical findings. The findings confirm that there is no fixed connection between interactive value formation (IVF) and value-in-use. The article suggests an emphasis on the connection between operand and operant resources in PSL to facilitate increased value-in-use. Furthermore, family carers as co-recoverers of initial value co-destruction are illuminated, suggesting a potential result of simultaneously increased and decreased value-in-use. The article argues for including IVF in PSL based on empirical findings of co-destruction and value decrease and to further emphasize the third party’s role in the theory of public service logic. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 728-740 Issue: 9 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1900244 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1900244 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:9:p:728-740 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1920612_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Tara French Author-X-Name-First: Tara Author-X-Name-Last: French Author-Name: Sneha Raman Author-X-Name-First: Sneha Author-X-Name-Last: Raman Title: Engaging People with Lived Experience in Co-design of Future Palliative Care Services Abstract: For people living with a life-limiting condition it is challenging to contribute to the design of future services due to limited research foregrounding meaningful engagement of ‘vulnerable groups’ in co-design. This paper shares findings and critical reflections on sensitively engaging people with lived experience of palliative care transitions, and making their lived experiences visible and legitimate in the co-design process. This paper presents an asset-based approach for reframing ‘vulnerability’, and visual and narrative tools to facilitate participation. Sharing critical reflections on the design tools and methods, the paper discusses future considerations for engaging ‘invisible communities’ in co-design of public services. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 778-789 Issue: 9 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1920612 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1920612 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:9:p:778-789 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1903500_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Gillian Mulvale Author-X-Name-First: Gillian Author-X-Name-Last: Mulvale Author-Name: Ashleigh Miatello Author-X-Name-First: Ashleigh Author-X-Name-Last: Miatello Author-Name: Jenn Green Author-X-Name-First: Jenn Author-X-Name-Last: Green Author-Name: Maxwell Tran Author-X-Name-First: Maxwell Author-X-Name-Last: Tran Author-Name: Christina Roussakis Author-X-Name-First: Christina Author-X-Name-Last: Roussakis Author-Name: Alison Mulvale Author-X-Name-First: Alison Author-X-Name-Last: Mulvale Title: A COMPASS for Navigating Relationships in Co-Production Processes Involving Vulnerable Populations Abstract: When it comes to engaging vulnerable populations in co-production, power imbalances across stakeholder groups can create methodological challenges. A thoughtful, planned, and responsive approach is needed to prepare vulnerable participants to fully engage in co-production processes. Data from key informant interviews (n = 16) and author reflections on three Experience-based co-design (EBCD) studies involving youth (16–25 years) with mental health issues in Ontario Canada, were analyzed. Four overarching themes and 12 subthemes were identified, and heuristic tools (a relational COMPASS and MAPS directions) were developed to assist researchers in navigating vulnerability, power and relational issues in co-production processes involving vulnerable populations. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 790-802 Issue: 9 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1903500 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1903500 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:9:p:790-802 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1913748_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Rochelle A. Burgess Author-X-Name-First: Rochelle A. Author-X-Name-Last: Burgess Author-Name: Natasha Choudary Author-X-Name-First: Natasha Author-X-Name-Last: Choudary Title: Time is on our side: operationalising ‘phase zero’ in coproduction of mental health services for marginalised and underserved populations in London Abstract: Coproduction is increasingly positioned as the gold standard for improving health engagement with marginalised groups. Yet little is known about how key factors such as power, position and culture impact success. Our research aims to identify the psychosocial factors and resources that enable successful coproduction between Black, Asian and other Minority communities and statutory agencies within a coproduction network for mental health services in London. Within our multi-site ethnography, 53 individuals completed: participatory learning appraisal (PLA) workshops, focus groups, and semi-structured interviews. Unstructured observations of network activities were also completed. Data were analysed using thematic network analysis.The findings highlight that coproduction is enabled by symbolic, relational and material resources. Resources are input before coproduction activities begin, within a newly conceptualised ‘phase zero’. Unconstrained by typical funding cycles, the phase shifts power, resources and relationships through recognising and addressing power asymmetries and histories of oppression facing marginalised groups. Implications for coproduction are discussed. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 753-766 Issue: 9 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1913748 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1913748 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:9:p:753-766 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1912088_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Victoria Cluley Author-X-Name-First: Victoria Author-X-Name-Last: Cluley Author-Name: Nicola Gale Author-X-Name-First: Nicola Author-X-Name-Last: Gale Author-Name: Zoe Radnor Author-X-Name-First: Zoe Author-X-Name-Last: Radnor Title: Using Situated Interviews to Engage Frail Older People in the Co-production of Improved Emergency Healthcare Abstract: Including frail older people in the development and improvement of healthcare is a topical issue and co-production represents a common approach. How to practice co-production effectively, however, remains challenging, particularly when including vulnerable populations. This paper provides methodological highlights from a project designed to improve care pathways for frail older people. The project applied a co-constructive approach to co-production using situated interviews. We make four recommendations for practice and two linked conclusions – that situated interviews represent a flexible and accessible method for engaging vulnerable populations and that conceptual clarity is essential to the delivery of effective co-production. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 767-777 Issue: 9 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1912088 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1912088 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:9:p:767-777 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_999574_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Francesca Manes Rossi Author-X-Name-First: Francesca Author-X-Name-Last: Manes Rossi Author-Name: Susana Jorge Author-X-Name-First: Susana Author-X-Name-Last: Jorge Author-Name: Maria Antónia Jesus Author-X-Name-First: Maria Antónia Author-X-Name-Last: Jesus Author-Name: Eugenio Caperchione Author-X-Name-First: Eugenio Author-X-Name-Last: Caperchione Title: Introduction to a Symposium on New Challenges for Public-Sector Accounting: IPSAS, Budgetary Reporting, and National Accounts Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 237-239 Issue: 4 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.999574 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.999574 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:4:p:237-239 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_999577_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Rowan H. Jones Author-X-Name-First: Rowan H. Author-X-Name-Last: Jones Author-Name: Josette Caruana Author-X-Name-First: Josette Author-X-Name-Last: Caruana Title: EPSAS—Worrying the Wrong End of the Stick? Abstract: The ultimate objective of the European Public Sector Accounting Standards (EPSAS) project is for the European Union (EU) to improve budgetary surveillance of its member states through more reliable statistics. The objective of this article is to analyze the EPSAS decision and discuss the efficacy of the proposed solution. Harmonization is already present through national accounting rules; will more standardization do the trick? Is the problem really being dealt with, or is it just an attempt by the EU to appear to be doing the right thing while the real issue is ignored? This article suggests that targeting governmental accounting systems for this purpose may prove futile. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 240-252 Issue: 4 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.999577 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.999577 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:4:p:240-252 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_999581_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Giovanna Dabbicco Author-X-Name-First: Giovanna Author-X-Name-Last: Dabbicco Title: The Impact of Accrual-Based Public Accounting Harmonization on EU Macroeconomic Surveillance and Governments’ Policy Decision-Making Abstract: This article sheds more light on the possible advantages (and the critical aspects) of introducing accruals accounting for governments in the context of European macroeconomic surveillance. This would add more balance to the discussion about accrual accounting, which tends to focus on the resource costs involved. The research it describes would, inter alia, show the impact on sensitive policy areas using a statistical analysis from EU countries’ official Government Finance Statistics. It also draws some conclusions on a suggested roadmap for public accounting in the European context. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 253-267 Issue: 4 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.999581 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.999581 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:4:p:253-267 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1001237_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Patrícia S. Gomes Author-X-Name-First: Patrícia S. Author-X-Name-Last: Gomes Author-Name: Maria José Fernandes Author-X-Name-First: Maria José Author-X-Name-Last: Fernandes Author-Name: João Baptista Da Costa Carvalho Author-X-Name-First: João Baptista Da Costa Author-X-Name-Last: Carvalho Title: The International Harmonization Process of Public Sector Accounting in Portugal: The Perspective of Different Stakeholders Abstract: This paper investigates the reform of public accounting in Portugal through the IPSAS adoption highlighting the perception of different stakeholders. Two competing theories (NPM and the institutional theory) are used to understand public accounting changes within the Portuguese context. In general, different stakeholders agree with the favorable moment and the context of the reform. The context of financial crises and the great external pressures to cut public deficits and to improve the quality of financial information seem to be the most important factors to stimulate changes in public accounting. In addition, stakeholders recommend the use of different strategies to ensure success. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 268-281 Issue: 4 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1001237 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1001237 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:4:p:268-281 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_999585_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Nils Soguel Author-X-Name-First: Nils Author-X-Name-Last: Soguel Author-Name: Cécile Ecabert Author-X-Name-First: Cécile Author-X-Name-Last: Ecabert Title: Do Nasty and Pleasant Surprises Regarding Tax Revenue Explain Spending Drifts? The Case of the Swiss Cantons Abstract: This article aims to explain the difference between the expenditure reported in governmental end-of-the-year budgets and the amounts previously forecasted in the approved beginning-of-the-year budgets. We measure how political, financial, and institutional variables affect this spending drift. We focus on two much-debated factors, namely, tax revenue budgeting errors and the stringency of fiscal rules. Our econometric approach uses a panel based on the 26 Swiss cantons covering the period of 1980 to 2011. Results suggest that stringent fiscal rules discourage budget overruns, whereas underestimating tax revenue—i.e., a budgetary “pleasant surprise”—offers the opportunity for some overspending. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 282-296 Issue: 4 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.999585 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.999585 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:4:p:282-296 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_999591_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Alessandro Giosi Author-X-Name-First: Alessandro Author-X-Name-Last: Giosi Author-Name: Sandro Brunelli Author-X-Name-First: Sandro Author-X-Name-Last: Brunelli Author-Name: Marco Caiffa Author-X-Name-First: Marco Author-X-Name-Last: Caiffa Title: Do Accrual Numbers Really Affect the Financial Market? An Empirical Analysis of ESA Accounts Across the EU Abstract: The adoption of a full accrual framework in the public sector is differentiated country by country both for budgeting and for reporting phases. The purpose of this article is to address the following broader research question: How do accrual numbers affect the financial markets? The 10-year average interest rate on sovereign bonds across the European Union is used as a dependent variable. The results of the research show an unclear relation among the variables investigated. Given this evidence, an alignment between micro- and macroaccounting rules could be pursued. We argue the suitability of the Australian experience in this sense. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 297-310 Issue: 4 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.999591 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.999591 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:4:p:297-310 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_999605_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Marco Bisogno Author-X-Name-First: Marco Author-X-Name-Last: Bisogno Author-Name: Serena Santis Author-X-Name-First: Serena Author-X-Name-Last: Santis Author-Name: Aurelio Tommasetti Author-X-Name-First: Aurelio Author-X-Name-Last: Tommasetti Title: Public-Sector Consolidated Financial Statements: An Analysis of the Comment Letters on IPSASB’s Exposure Draft No. 49 Abstract: Public sector consolidated financial statements can be drafted according to different approaches, especially the “control approach” or “budgetary perspective.” Considering the growing importance of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) in the international scenario, the aim of the article is to investigate these approaches through an analysis of the comment letters submitted to the Exposure Draft no. 49, which will replace the current IPSAS 6. The main finding concerns the acceptance of the key role played by the control approach, even though it needs to be better specified, in order to take into account the public sector characteristics. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 311-324 Issue: 4 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.999605 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.999605 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:4:p:311-324 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1001239_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Giuseppe Grossi Author-X-Name-First: Giuseppe Author-X-Name-Last: Grossi Author-Name: Ileana Steccolini Author-X-Name-First: Ileana Author-X-Name-Last: Steccolini Title: Pursuing Private or Public Accountability in the Public Sector? Applying IPSASs to Define the Reporting Entity in Municipal Consolidation Abstract: Private-sector accounting systems have often been heralded as superior to public-sector ones and suggested as solutions to the shortcomings of the latter. Our article aims at contributing to this debate by looking at the adoption of business-like practices where the public and private sectors intersect. Our analysis shows that the adoption of International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSASs), strongly inspired by International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), might not ensure the expected disclosure. Municipalities adopting IPSASs for preparing consolidated financial statement do not necessarily increase accountability because some relevant public service providers are not included in the reporting entities. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 325-334 Issue: 4 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1001239 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1001239 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:4:p:325-334 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_963396_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Elio Borgonovi Author-X-Name-First: Elio Author-X-Name-Last: Borgonovi Author-Name: William C. Rivenbark Author-X-Name-First: William C. Author-X-Name-Last: Rivenbark Author-Name: Carmine Bianchi Author-X-Name-First: Carmine Author-X-Name-Last: Bianchi Title: Introduction to a Symposium on Broadening the Application of Performance Management Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 909-910 Issue: 13 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.963396 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.963396 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:13:p:909-910 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_949754_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Maria Cucciniello Author-X-Name-First: Maria Author-X-Name-Last: Cucciniello Author-Name: Greta Nasi Author-X-Name-First: Greta Author-X-Name-Last: Nasi Title: Transparency for Trust in Government: How Effective is Formal Transparency? Abstract: Many countries refer to transparency not only as the right to access information, but also as a tool for enhancing government efficiency and accountability. However, the practice of transparency is still linked to the need to comply with legal obligations, not necessarily meeting citizens’ needs. The purpose of this article is twofold: it measures the levels of transparency of governments and the needs of citizens for government information and consequently assesses whether there is a gap, offering recommendations for reducing it. This should contribute to reaching higher levels of useful rather than formal transparency and may help in facilitating government-constituent relations. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 911-921 Issue: 13 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.949754 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.949754 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:13:p:911-921 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_944988_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Rick Borst Author-X-Name-First: Rick Author-X-Name-Last: Borst Author-Name: Christiaan Lako Author-X-Name-First: Christiaan Author-X-Name-Last: Lako Author-Name: Michiel de Vries Author-X-Name-First: Michiel Author-X-Name-Last: de Vries Title: Is Performance Measurement Applicable in the Public Sector? A Comparative Study of Attitudes among Dutch Officials Abstract: This article aims to study whether in the opinion of officials themselves, performance measurement can easily be applied in the public sector, and by what factors the differences in their views can be explained. Data from a survey of 26,876 civil servants were used. Among officials meeting certain criteria to be discussed, the majority are positive about the applicability of performance measurement. We conclude that supporters of the application of performance measures in their work are likely to see this as a tool that can be used to their own advantage, and which is in the interest of their organization. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 922-931 Issue: 13 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.944988 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.944988 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:13:p:922-931 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_944989_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Daniel Williams Author-X-Name-First: Daniel Author-X-Name-Last: Williams Title: The Evolution of the Performance Model from Black Box to the Logic Model Through Systems Thinking Abstract: From approximately 1900 through the early 1970s, the examination of organizational performance in the United States reflected the Input/Output construct, which is associated with, if not derived from, scientific management. Beginning in the mid-1950s and accelerating in the 1970s, this construct transformed through systems thinking to Input → Throughput → Output. In current language, this sort of model is known as the “logic model.” There is no single accepted variant of the logic model. This process could be improved by adopting more coherence, integration with more performance constructs, and use of more systems constructs. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 932-944 Issue: 13 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.944989 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.944989 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:13:p:932-944 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_944990_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Carmine Bianchi Author-X-Name-First: Carmine Author-X-Name-Last: Bianchi Author-Name: William C. Rivenbark Author-X-Name-First: William C. Author-X-Name-Last: Rivenbark Title: Performance Management in Local Government: The Application of System Dynamics to Promote Data Use Abstract: The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how system dynamics can be used to enrich performance management in local government, focusing specifically on how the development of conceptual and simulation system dynamic models can foster a shared view of the relevant system among stakeholders to overcome factors that limit data use. Responding to this purpose, we present a normative case study on how key drivers can be used to foster a shared view of the residential refuse collection system for supporting policy and process changes. A major finding from our research, however, is that performance management cannot overlook the broader forces of citizenship outcomes that impact the community. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 945-954 Issue: 13 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.944990 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.944990 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:13:p:945-954 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_952824_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Federico Cosenz Author-X-Name-First: Federico Author-X-Name-Last: Cosenz Title: A Dynamic Viewpoint to Design Performance Management Systems in Academic Institutions: Theory and Practice Abstract: This article illustrates how to design and apply Performance Management systems in academic institutions by identifying and modeling those factors affecting academic performance through a dynamic performance management view. Particularly, combining performance management with System Dynamics modeling may allow academic decision-makers to better identify key performance drivers for pursuing a sustainable performance improvement in universities. In the second section of the article, a number of examples based on empirical findings from a field project aimed at designing a dynamic performance management model for the University of Palermo (Italy) are discussed. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 955-969 Issue: 13 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.952824 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.952824 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:13:p:955-969 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_944991_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: John Antony Xavier Author-X-Name-First: John Antony Author-X-Name-Last: Xavier Title: A Diagnostic Approach to Performance Management: The Case of the Performance Management and Delivery Unit of Malaysia Abstract: Previous performance management reforms in Malaysia reflected contemporary administrative reforms in the public services of developed countries. They applied across the public service with the view to modernizing public administration and improving public service delivery. The latest performance management reform in Malaysia, under the umbrella of the government transformation program (GTP), takes on a diagnostic or problem-solving approach to service delivery reform. This article uses a case study methodology to assess the implementation of the performance management system under the GTP. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 970-979 Issue: 13 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.944991 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.944991 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:13:p:970-979 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_944992_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Emanuele Vendramini Author-X-Name-First: Emanuele Author-X-Name-Last: Vendramini Author-Name: Francesca Lecci Author-X-Name-First: Francesca Author-X-Name-Last: Lecci Author-Name: Cristina Filannino Author-X-Name-First: Cristina Author-X-Name-Last: Filannino Title: When the Rubber Meets the Road: Isomorphism, Rhetoric, and (Mis)management of Interinstitutional Performance Abstract: In 2012 Performance measurement systems (PMSs) became compulsory in the Italian National Health Service (NHS). The objective of this article is to answer the following research question: How do health-care organizations set up their PMSs in order to make them coherent with the institutional context and the intra-organizational dynamics? The findings show how the similar behavior of the organizations may be considered a case of coercive isomorphism. This study confirmed many topics discussed in the performance measurement literature and opens a discussion of some new research questions. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 980-986 Issue: 13 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.944992 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.944992 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:13:p:980-986 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_944993_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Elisabetta Marafioti Author-X-Name-First: Elisabetta Author-X-Name-Last: Marafioti Author-Name: Laura Mariani Author-X-Name-First: Laura Author-X-Name-Last: Mariani Author-Name: Mattia Martini Author-X-Name-First: Mattia Author-X-Name-Last: Martini Title: Exploring the Effect of Network Governance Models on Health-Care Systems Performance Abstract: This article is aimed at exploring the relationship between network governance models and performance in a longitudinal multiple setting. Network governance models is a topic widely explored in the literature. However, few studies have tried to assess the relationship between network governance models and performance, and have not considered multiple settings or longitudinal comparisons. Using data from 2004 to 2008 on hospital networks in Lombardy, Italy, we map the effect of patient transfer on hospital performance. We discuss the implications of these findings within both the network structure and governance of interorganizational communities and public policy research. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 987-998 Issue: 13 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.944993 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.944993 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:13:p:987-998 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1298609_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Brian Edward Dollery Author-X-Name-First: Brian Edward Author-X-Name-Last: Dollery Author-Name: Joseph James Drew Author-X-Name-First: Joseph James Author-X-Name-Last: Drew Title: Chalk and Cheese: A Comparative Analysis of Local Government Reform Processes in New South Wales and Victoria Abstract: A substantial empirical literature exists on the consequences of local government reform programs. However, much less effort has been directed at examining how reform processes affect the outcomes of reform programs and little work has been invested in the comparative analysis of local government reform processes. To address this neglect in the literature, this article provides a comparative analysis of the contemporary municipal reform initiatives in the New South Wales and Victorian state local government systems. It is argued that the much more deliberative and inclusive Victorian approach represents a superior approach to the hurried “top-down” New South Wales method. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 847-858 Issue: 11 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1298609 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1298609 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:11:p:847-858 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1298610_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Sami Ullah Bajwa Author-X-Name-First: Sami Ullah Author-X-Name-Last: Bajwa Author-Name: Naveda Kitchlew Author-X-Name-First: Naveda Author-X-Name-Last: Kitchlew Author-Name: Khuram Shahzad Author-X-Name-First: Khuram Author-X-Name-Last: Shahzad Author-Name: Khaliq Ur Rehman Author-X-Name-First: Khaliq Ur Author-X-Name-Last: Rehman Title: Public–Private Partnership (PPP) as an Interdependent Form (I-Form) Organization Abstract: As “public–private partnership” (PPP) is becoming a popular model among states, the debate concerning how to make it more successful is accelerating. Based on insights from contemporary organization theory (OT), the present article suggests that instead of taking PPP as “partnership” between private and public sector partners, it is rather more beneficial to construe it as inter-dependent form (I-Form) organization. Subsequently, it identifies three types of interdependencies, faced by PPP-based I-Form organizations, and furnishes a model—comprising of initial and external conditions, and interplay of internal factors—that could enable smooth functioning and performance of I-Form organization. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 859-867 Issue: 11 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1298610 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1298610 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:11:p:859-867 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1299177_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Rob Manwaring Author-X-Name-First: Rob Author-X-Name-Last: Manwaring Title: Understanding Impact in Policy Advisory Systems: The Australian Case of the “Thinker in Residence” Abstract: The dynamics of policy advice giving in a policy advisory system (PAS) is complex, multifaceted, and relational. Research on policy advice has shifted from a “first wave” to a “second wave” that places a greater focus on the dynamics of PASs. This article expands our understanding of the impact of advice giving in a PAS by developing a framework that integrates supply, demand, content, and contextual factors. This article introduces a new type of policy actor (the “thinker in residence”) to better understand the relational dynamics of a PAS and compare why some actors achieve greater impact than others. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 868-879 Issue: 11 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1299177 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1299177 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:11:p:868-879 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1299761_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ivan P. Yamshchikov Author-X-Name-First: Ivan P. Author-X-Name-Last: Yamshchikov Author-Name: Aleksandra Detkova Author-X-Name-First: Aleksandra Author-X-Name-Last: Detkova Author-Name: Alexey Tikhonov Author-X-Name-First: Alexey Author-X-Name-Last: Tikhonov Title: Government and Corruption: Scylla and Charybdis Abstract: Using public sector employment and corruption perception data for 72 countries across the world, this article demonstrates that despite common notion countries with “smaller” governments do not tend to have lower corruption. Under general assumptions, one can demonstrate that there is an optimal size of public sector employment corresponding to the highest capital intensity. The model has several implications: lower optimal sizes of governments for labor intensive countries and higher sizes for capital intensive ones, possibility to reduce corruption paying a cost of suboptimal output, and a higher “price” of an oversized government for labor intensive countries. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 880-887 Issue: 11 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1299761 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1299761 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:11:p:880-887 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1300914_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: T. Aaron Wachhaus Author-X-Name-First: T. Aaron Author-X-Name-Last: Wachhaus Title: Network Governance as a Mechanism for Responding to Internet Violence Abstract: Jones, Hesterly and Borgatti (1997) proposed a general theory of network governance (GTNG), identifying conditions under which network governance is likely to develop and detailing four social mechanisms that protect and promote resource exchange and collaborative action within a network. This article applies their theory to the emerging problem of swatting—internet-based spoofing attacks that compel a SWAT response to a selected innocent victim. As this problem has not been addressed through traditional policy or law enforcement mechanisms, networks have emerged to respond to these attacks. The author details the parallels between these emergent networks and Jones et al.’s theoretical framework. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 888-898 Issue: 11 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1300914 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1300914 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:11:p:888-898 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1300915_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Asya Cooley Author-X-Name-First: Asya Author-X-Name-Last: Cooley Title: Examining Development of E-Government in Russia and China: A Comparative Approach Abstract: E-government has been an emerging trend in recent decades, inviting interest from policy makers, bureaucrats, citizens, and public administration researchers. The purpose of this article is to track and analyze inception and evolution of e-government systems in Russia and China. Authors utilized the UN e-government survey to compare various dimensions of e-government over eleven years. The findings indicate that although both countries achieved high levels of e-government development, marked by a high level of availability and integration of e-government services, both Russia and China came short of reaching e-democracy, the highest level of e-government, which inherently promotes e-participation. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 899-908 Issue: 11 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1300915 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1300915 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:11:p:899-908 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1300916_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Eric Boyer Author-X-Name-First: Eric Author-X-Name-Last: Boyer Author-Name: Aleksey Kolpakov Author-X-Name-First: Aleksey Author-X-Name-Last: Kolpakov Title: An Empirical Examination of Partnership Frequency and Design within International Nongovernmental Organizations (INGOs) Abstract: Despite the increase in public and nonprofit partnerships, there is little understanding of the organizational factors associated with partnership frequency and design. Through negative binomial and multinomial logistic regressions, this study analyzes data from interviews with 149 leaders of international nongovernmental organizations (INGOs), to first examine partnership frequency, and to then examine the formation of different partnerships structures: principal-based partnerships, agent-based partnerships, and shared power-based partnerships. The findings suggest that improving results and increasing funding are the primary goals of partnership adoption, and that the most management intensive forms of partnerships are only adopted when INGOs have sufficient organizational capacity. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 909-920 Issue: 11 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1300916 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1300916 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:11:p:909-920 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1300917_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Benedetta Gesuele Author-X-Name-First: Benedetta Author-X-Name-Last: Gesuele Author-Name: Concetta Metallo Author-X-Name-First: Concetta Author-X-Name-Last: Metallo Author-Name: Sergio Longobardi Author-X-Name-First: Sergio Author-X-Name-Last: Longobardi Title: The Determinants of E-Disclosure Attitude: Empirical Evidences from Italian and Spanish Municipalities Abstract: Research investigates the attitude to the information disclosure via website, analysing a sample of 287 Italian and Spanish municipalities. A Tobit regression approach is adopted to explore the main determinants of e-disclosure. The findings show that municipality’s factors like Internet visibility, wealth and leverage play an important role to determine the level of e-disclosure. In addition, a cluster analysis highlights that in Italy there is a greater level of e-disclosure than in Spain, revealing a set of specific elements that characterize municipalities with higher disclosure. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 921-934 Issue: 11 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1300917 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1300917 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:11:p:921-934 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1242613_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Danis Hidayat Sumadilaga Author-X-Name-First: Danis Hidayat Author-X-Name-Last: Sumadilaga Author-Name: Budi W. Soetjipto Author-X-Name-First: Budi W. Author-X-Name-Last: Soetjipto Author-Name: Sari Wahyuni Author-X-Name-First: Sari Author-X-Name-Last: Wahyuni Author-Name: Setyo Hari Wijanto Author-X-Name-First: Setyo Hari Author-X-Name-Last: Wijanto Title: The Influences of Perceived Managerial Discretion and Risk-Taking Behavior on Government Organizational Performance Abstract: Purpose: This study investigates pertinent factors in perceived managerial discretion (PMD) in association with risk-taking behavior (RTB) and organizational performance within government organizations. Design/methodology/approach: This study used a mix of qualitative methods—using focus group discussions (FGDs) to select key variables affecting PMD and to validate the research findings—and quantitative methods—using structural equation modeling (SEM) to test eight hypotheses developed from FGDs and from a literature review. Out of 340 questionnaires sent out to potential participants, 260 were returned and deemed valid for SEM analysis, reflecting a satisfactory response rate of 76%. Findings: A total of six factors affecting PMD were identified: quasi-legal constraint (QLC), powerful outside forces (POFs), inertial forces (IFs), powerful inside forces (PIFs), power base (PB), and political acumen (PA). The SEM analysis indicated that QLC, PIF, PB, and PA enhance PMD, while IF tends to inhibit PMD. Stronger PMD was associated with weaker RTB on the part of government-official decision makers, while greater RTB was associated with more positive organizational outcomes. These findings are partially consistent with prior findings, with some notable contradictions. Research implications/limitations: The primary limitation of this study was its limited external validity, as these findings can only be extended to organizations with similar characteristics of those of the government institution used as the case study. These findings must be used with care for different types of public organizations. Practical implications: These findings support taking the following steps: (1) review and remove equivocal regulations that could restrain PMD, (2) streamline bureaucracy, (3) establish regulations that allow more space for innovation and discretion, (4) delineate the tasks and responsibilities of decision makers, and (5) discourage abrupt policy changes, promoting proper scrutiny and notice. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1075-1084 Issue: 13 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1242613 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1242613 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:13:p:1075-1084 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1242614_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Bernd W. Wirtz Author-X-Name-First: Bernd W. Author-X-Name-Last: Wirtz Author-Name: Jan C. Weyerer Author-X-Name-First: Jan C. Author-X-Name-Last: Weyerer Title: Cyberterrorism and Cyber Attacks in the Public Sector: How Public Administration Copes with Digital Threats Abstract: Cybersecurity concerns among citizens and public administration officials are considered to be one of the major barriers to e-government implementation. While cyberterrorism is on the rise, the operational state of cybersecurity in the public sector appears as a black box and previous literature has scarcely examined how public authorities perceive and cope with cyber attacks. This study investigates public employees’ attitudes toward cybersecurity in the public sector, as well as the arrangements and measures in place to protect sensitive governmental data and securely manage it for privacy and regulatory compliance. Thus, it contributes to the e-government literature by presenting a comprehensive framework of cybersecurity in the public sector and by providing empirical evidence thereof. Furthermore, it gives an insight into the prevalent attitudes and cybersecurity infrastructure within the realm of public administration. Finally, the article derives research and managerial implications and provides suggestions for future research. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1085-1100 Issue: 13 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1242614 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1242614 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:13:p:1085-1100 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1242615_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ko Mishima Author-X-Name-First: Ko Author-X-Name-Last: Mishima Title: A Big Bang for Japanese Mandarins? The Civil Service Reform of 2014 Abstract: In 2014, the largest reform since the US postwar occupation was enacted in Japanese civil service. It was designed as the final step of the two-decade-long effort to restructure the “1955 System,” that is, the politico-administrative system developed under the Liberal Democratic Party’s hegemony. Its purpose was to remold Japan’s independent-minded bureaucrats into the elected officials’ obedient servants. Unfortunately, the reform is unlikely to deliver expected results. The failure’s major reason concerns the fact that Japanese bureaucracy’s unusually large role in policymaking paradoxically discourages elected officials to use their major reining tool against it, namely, appointive power. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1101-1113 Issue: 13 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1242615 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1242615 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:13:p:1101-1113 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1242617_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Suvituulia Taponen Author-X-Name-First: Suvituulia Author-X-Name-Last: Taponen Author-Name: Katri Kauppi Author-X-Name-First: Katri Author-X-Name-Last: Kauppi Title: Forget “Blind Leading the Seeing” – Improving Public Service Management Abstract: The aim of this research is to identify the most effective public service management approaches for outsourced services. Our focus is on the phases of transition and service management post provider selection. To reach this aim, comparative case studies across sectors were conducted. The studied cases indicate that managing an outsourced service should not be a separate area of public management research nor practice, but rather a part of service management. Best practices in (outsourced) public service management are provided. Management focus on transition phase after provider selection, performance measurement, and evaluation will bring efficiency to public sector service production. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1114-1128 Issue: 13 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1242617 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1242617 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:13:p:1114-1128 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1242618_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Christoph Demmke Author-X-Name-First: Christoph Author-X-Name-Last: Demmke Title: Effects of Budgetary Constraints on HR Reforms in Central Public Administrations and the Importance of Institutional Context Abstract: A standard criticism toward New Public Management has been its focus on efficiency and cost saving. As a consequence, other important reform objective aspects and administrative values such as quality, fairness, engagement, trust, and sustainability would be neglected. In the field of HRM, this again would result in many (un-)intentional reform effects, such as more demotivation, less engagement, and less trust of the workforce in leadership. Unfortunately, many of these claims have not been tested empirically.Especially in the field of HRM, there is very little comparative evidence on how costs are being cut on a grand scale in different institutional contexts, Human Resource Management policies, with regard to different HR instruments and how these cuts impact on Human Resource Management.This study investigates the current HR reforms in central public administration in 32 OECD countries. Using recent OECD data (OECD Data Set, 2015), the study analyses the impact of budgetary constraints with regard to 40 HR issues and HR instruments. These issues were grouped into different HR bundles. The analysis reveals a strong correlation between budgetary constraints and cost-cutting measures. As a consequence, HRM as such is changing dramatically in some countries. Whereas the past reform trends in most OECD countries were characterized by a move away from the classical bureaucratic model, the present focus is on the implementation of ad hoc reforms in order to save resources. Neither is there a common trend toward one alternative high-work performance model nor a reformed universal “bureaucracy-lite mode.” Overall, data show that HR management is not seen as a strategic factor in the reform process in many countries. In fact, most countries have focused on cost reductions and downsizing and not on responsible restructuring. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1129-1142 Issue: 13 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1242618 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1242618 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:13:p:1129-1142 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1242619_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Muhammad Anshari Author-X-Name-First: Muhammad Author-X-Name-Last: Anshari Author-Name: Syamimi Ariff Lim Author-X-Name-First: Syamimi Ariff Author-X-Name-Last: Lim Title: E-Government with Big Data Enabled through Smartphone for Public Services: Possibilities and Challenges Abstract: Big data shows great promise in public services to personalized e-government service delivery. Big data is a new generation of extracting value from a large volume of data sources with enabling high-velocity capture, analysis, and discovery for forecasting and better decision making. This article discusses the potential of big data application in e-government based on survey findings from smartphone habit as part of big data source. Data produced from smartphones usage is one of the main sources of big data. Online services can easily be accessed using smartphones, which support continuous engagement with citizens using e-government services. This study deployed quantitative survey findings from the smartphone habit of users in Brunei Darussalam. It presents an interpretative model that examines the important factors to consider big data in public services and discusses general challenges for integrating e-government services facing a big data era. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1143-1158 Issue: 13 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1242619 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1242619 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:13:p:1143-1158 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_791315_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Cristiano De Angelis Author-X-Name-First: Cristiano Author-X-Name-Last: De Angelis Title: A Knowledge Management and Organizational Intelligence Model for Public Administration Abstract: This study explores the development of a KM-OI model and empirically tests, using structure equation modeling (SEM), nine hypotheses related to the following research questions: RQ1: To what extent does organizational culture impact strategy structure learning with environment and information technology?; RQ2: To what extent does information technology impact learning with environment?; RQ3: To what extent does strategy structure, learning with environment impact policies and practices of KM?; RQ4: To what extent do policies and practices of KM impact organizational intelligence? Based on the results of a web survey applied in two of the six largest economies, Germany and Brazil, the article shows the importance of KM and OI for public administration and concludes that the KM-OI model is useful to identify influential factors that must be taken into consideration to improve the processes of creation (KM) and application of knowledge (OI). Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 807-819 Issue: 11 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.791315 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.791315 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:11:p:807-819 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_795159_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jeni Warburton Author-X-Name-First: Jeni Author-X-Name-Last: Warburton Author-Name: Jennifer Smith-Merry Author-X-Name-First: Jennifer Author-X-Name-Last: Smith-Merry Author-Name: Cecily Michaels Author-X-Name-First: Cecily Author-X-Name-Last: Michaels Title: Delivering Community Services in a New World of Volunteering: A Case Study From Sydney, Australia Abstract: In a challenging contemporary environment of a mixed economy of welfare, volunteers are a resource much-needed for the delivery of critical community-based services. Yet the context is changing as a result of new state/non-profit sector relationships and increased government intervention. Little is known about how these changes impact on the capacity and commitment of volunteers. This article responds to this gap in understanding through a case study of existing volunteers across community services in Sydney, Australia. Findings highlight the critical importance of supportive management, and particularly coordinators who understand volunteers' escalating needs in the new volunteer world. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 798-806 Issue: 11 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.795159 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.795159 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:11:p:798-806 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_794430_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Gerhard Wegner Author-X-Name-First: Gerhard Author-X-Name-Last: Wegner Author-Name: Marie-Luise Heinrich-Mechergui Author-X-Name-First: Marie-Luise Author-X-Name-Last: Heinrich-Mechergui Author-Name: Temime Mechergui Author-X-Name-First: Temime Author-X-Name-Last: Mechergui Title: Limited Access Order in Tunisia: Elements of a Political Economy of Autocratic Regimes Abstract: In 2009, North, Wallis, and Weingast (NWW) introduced an integrative theory of institutional economics and economic history which rests on the inter-linkage of economic and political order. The article applies this novel theoretical conception to the historical development of Tunisian political economy. It is argued that the neo-Weberian concept of neopatrimonialism fills a theoretical gap as to the analysis of the structure and the dynamics of an autocratic regime and takes Tunisian economic history as an example. While the economic and political order during the pre-colonial period can be analyzed within NWW's framework, the colonial period needs conceptual modifications. Of particular interest are the mechanisms which transformed the post-colonial order into an autocratic regime and a rent-creating economic order. It is argued that a recent reformulation of neopatrimonialism, developed by political scientists based on institutional uncertainty, expands on economists’ understanding of how an autocratic regime stabilizes its political power and creates rents, doorstep conditions towards a competitive open access order notwithstanding. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 743-753 Issue: 11 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.794430 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.794430 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:11:p:743-753 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_795157_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Markus Reiners Author-X-Name-First: Markus Author-X-Name-Last: Reiners Title: A Comparison of Transition Capacities of New EU Countries: Public Administration as a Key Influence in Democratic and Economic Change Abstract: In the network of political and public administrative actors the public administration plays a key role. Countries previously influenced by socialism or communism, that joined the European Union in the two most recent accession waves, and are now undergoing strong change, are investigated to determine whether—and to what extent—public administrations influence transition processes to more democracy and market economies. With a regression analysis it is demonstrated that a qualitatively better functioning public administration makes a positive impact on transition, its effectiveness, and sustainability. The regression analysis also offers arguments for the view that public administrations are important actors when it comes to the implementation of EU standards. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 780-790 Issue: 11 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.795157 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.795157 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:11:p:780-790 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_795158_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Byoung Kim Author-X-Name-First: Byoung Author-X-Name-Last: Kim Author-Name: Koichiro Otani Author-X-Name-First: Koichiro Author-X-Name-Last: Otani Author-Name: Jeong-IL Cho Author-X-Name-First: Jeong-IL Author-X-Name-Last: Cho Title: Customer Satisfaction Theory in Public Administration Education: Revisiting Student Evaluation of Teaching Abstract: Who are the customers in public administration (PA) education? Many scholars have criticized the tendency of educators to misidentify students as customers. At the same time, a multitude of PA education programs have utilized the Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET) as a means to gauge consumer satisfaction. However, there is lack of knowledge about the relationship between Customer Satisfaction Theory (CST) and SET. This study is focused on investigating the potential link between SET and CST, in order to gain a better understanding of instructional evaluation, and examines the impact of 13 aspects of SET on the evaluation of teaching effectiveness. This study finds that students prioritize the attributes of an instructor's perceived effectiveness, which are disproportionately influenced by negative responses on certain measures within the evaluation. This study concludes by discussing improvement strategies for instructors, as well as future implications of instructional evaluation at the department and college level. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 791-797 Issue: 11 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.795158 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.795158 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:11:p:791-797 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_794833_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jorge Ibarra Salazar Author-X-Name-First: Jorge Author-X-Name-Last: Ibarra Salazar Author-Name: Carlos Lopez de Arkos Martínez Author-X-Name-First: Carlos Author-X-Name-Last: Lopez de Arkos Martínez Title: Adoption of Performance Measurement: Evidence of Mexican Municipalities Abstract: In this article we define and estimate empirical models to study the determinants of adoption of performance indicators by Mexican municipalities. Building upon previous studies, we prove whether the adoption decision depends on the locality size, variables related to resources, and the political/cultural differences. We implement the empirical models using the data from 300 municipalities for the year 2000. Unlike related literature that relies on surveys applied to local officials, our data from independent and dependent variables were obtained from different sources in order to avoid common-source bias. The estimated logit and probit models confirm the hypotheses. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 754-767 Issue: 11 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.794833 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.794833 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:11:p:754-767 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_794834_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Whitney Afonso Author-X-Name-First: Whitney Author-X-Name-Last: Afonso Title: Coping With the Great Recession: Theory and Practice for County Governments Abstract: This article explores “best” and actual practices of county governments coping with fiscal stress. Using survey results from county commissioners in California and Georgia, it is possible to assess the recession's impact and identify strategies that have been used to deal with revenue shortfalls and how different taxes may have changed these tactics. It becomes clear that reducing expenditures is more commonplace than increasing taxes, and almost no counties are able to “do nothing” as the academic literature prescribes (Marlowe, 2009). Overall, the counties that are most successful at coping with the recession began to take action before they felt the recession's impact and subsequently are able to maintain service levels without dramatic changes to the way they budget. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 768-779 Issue: 11 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.794834 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.794834 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:11:p:768-779 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1035787_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Christopher V. Hawkins Author-X-Name-First: Christopher V. Author-X-Name-Last: Hawkins Author-Name: Sung-Wook Kwon Author-X-Name-First: Sung-Wook Author-X-Name-Last: Kwon Author-Name: Jungah Bae Author-X-Name-First: Jungah Author-X-Name-Last: Bae Title: Balance Between Local Economic Development and Environmental Sustainability: A Multi-level Governance Perspective Abstract: This study seeks to explain why U.S. local governments utilize environmental sustainability to promote economic development. Economic development and environmental protection need not be competing objectives, but rather, environmental protection can enhance local economic competitiveness. Using data from the ICMA Economic Development Survey, this study tests an empirical model that includes state sustainability initiatives, participation in climate protection networks, and political attitudes toward economic development as predictors of local policy decisions. The findings reinforce a multi-level governance perspective on explaining the balance cities seek to achieve between environmental protection and economic growth. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 803-811 Issue: 11 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1035787 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1035787 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:11:p:803-811 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1035788_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Halimah Abdul Manaf Author-X-Name-First: Halimah Abdul Author-X-Name-Last: Manaf Author-Name: Ahmad Martadha Mohamed Author-X-Name-First: Ahmad Martadha Author-X-Name-Last: Mohamed Author-Name: Alan Lawton Author-X-Name-First: Alan Author-X-Name-Last: Lawton Title: Assessing Public Participation Initiatives in Local Government Decision-Making in Malaysia Abstract: Increased public participation in government decisions contributes significantly to the enhancement of grass-roots democracy. This article assesses the level of involvement of local citizens in local government decisions in Malaysia. Public participation was assessed using questionnaires on the range and extent of initiatives used by local government. The questionnaires also probed citizens’ perceptions of these initiatives and expectations for greater citizen empowerment. Data were gathered from 206 local citizens randomly selected from six local authorities in the northern region of Malaysia. The findings reveal a desire on the part of local citizens to participate in their local government decision-making process. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 812-820 Issue: 11 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1035788 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1035788 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:11:p:812-820 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1035790_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Abubakari Ahmed Author-X-Name-First: Abubakari Author-X-Name-Last: Ahmed Author-Name: Abdul-Rahim Abdulai Author-X-Name-First: Abdul-Rahim Author-X-Name-Last: Abdulai Author-Name: Issaka Kanton Osumanu Author-X-Name-First: Issaka Kanton Author-X-Name-Last: Osumanu Author-Name: Raqib Abu Salia Author-X-Name-First: Raqib Abu Author-X-Name-Last: Salia Title: The Contribution of Donor Support Programs to Decentralized Development: Learning from the District Level in Ghana Abstract: Donor aid has over the years turned out to be a very decisive development component for most developing nations, but aid is often criticized for ineffectiveness. This article seeks to share perspectives on the relevance of direct project or program support and the need to refrain from homogeneity in aid research by assessing the contribution of the Government of Ghana/European Union (GoG/EU) Micro-Projects Programme in the Nadowli District of Ghana from 1997–2009. The findings acknowledge positive impacts of the program in the district. There are sector consistencies between the donor interest and local development priorities in health, education and the water and sanitation sectors. However, selectivity of project within and among sectors brings potential conflicts of interest and tradeoffs between the program and local community needs. The results imply a reexamination of decentralized development through a lens of new partnership between donors’ interest and local needs. Stepping up community awareness to ensure full participation in project design, execution, operation, and maintenance could serve as a start-up platform for new partnerships. It is imperative to align donor interest with local realities, which prompts a rethinking of adoption of new project approaches such as co-development, design, and implementation. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 821-832 Issue: 11 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1035790 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1035790 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:11:p:821-832 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1037000_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Yu Zhang Author-X-Name-First: Yu Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang Author-Name: Bing Wang Author-X-Name-First: Bing Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Title: Public Value Review of China’s Public Policies on Human Organ Transplantation Abstract: Public value is a concept used to evaluate government acts and social affairs and is especially useful for evaluating ethical issues from a non-economical perspective. This article reviews the public values of China’s public policies related to human organ procurement and distribution, with the assistance of case and survey studies, and summarizes the value hierarchy or value tendency that the Chinese government wants to express through its policy design and practice. The purpose of this article is to understand national ethical policies and to determine what public values deserve to be prioritized in this field. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 833-842 Issue: 11 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1037000 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1037000 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:11:p:833-842 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1038356_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Nicholas Addai Boamah Author-X-Name-First: Nicholas Addai Author-X-Name-Last: Boamah Author-Name: Maxwell Okrah Author-X-Name-First: Maxwell Author-X-Name-Last: Okrah Title: Challenges to Property Rate Administration in the Offinso South Municipality, Ghana Abstract: Decentralized governments in Ghana have not been able to realize optimum benefits from their property tax potentials. The paper investigates the administration of property taxation in Ghana using the Offinso South Municipality (OSM) as a study area. Questionnaires were relied on to garner data from property owners in the municipality. It observed that low coverage and collection ratios, inadequate collection modes, and negative public perceptions have worked against the administration of property tax in the OSM. The paper suggests a complete overhaul of the property rate regime in the OSM if the buoyancy of property tax revenue is to be realized. It argues that the rating authority should purge the system of perceived corruptions. It suggests a revamp of the property rate collection means in order to slump rent seeking behavior of the mobile property rate collectors. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 843-851 Issue: 11 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1038356 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1038356 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:11:p:843-851 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1043015_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Hoda Baytiyeh Author-X-Name-First: Hoda Author-X-Name-Last: Baytiyeh Author-Name: Mohamad K. Naja Author-X-Name-First: Mohamad K. Author-X-Name-Last: Naja Title: Can Lebanon Survive Future Earthquake Disasters by Relying on a Military Response Strategy? Abstract: Inefficient responses by civilian emergency organizations during crises have prompted Lebanese authorities to rely on the military for disaster response operations. Although understandable, this reliance might be insufficient to achieve desirable response efficiency. This article demonstrates that neither civilian emergency organizations nor military forces can unilaterally and efficiently handle the response to large-scale disasters, such as earthquakes, without a major restructuring of the current emergency response management. Therefore, this article describes the potential role of the integration of the military and Hezbollah in future response operations and proposes a model to improve the efficiency of future response operations. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 852-860 Issue: 11 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1043015 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1043015 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:11:p:852-860 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1053611_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Julia Weiherl Author-X-Name-First: Julia Author-X-Name-Last: Weiherl Author-Name: Doris Masal Author-X-Name-First: Doris Author-X-Name-Last: Masal Title: Transformational Leadership and Followers’ Commitment to Mission Changes Abstract: Various public management reform initiatives require public organizations to renew and adjust their mission statements. How public leaders affect the commitment of their followers to changes in an organization’s mission is an under-researched topic. The present empirical study of a semipublic organization reveals that transformational leaders influence positively the commitment of followers to mission changes. Their influence is mediated by the capacity of leaders to build perceived organizational support and motivate subordinates to engage in pro-change behavior. Furthermore, multi-group analysis suggests that union membership and the length of the relationship between leaders and followers influence followers’ commitment to change. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 861-871 Issue: 11 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1053611 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1053611 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:11:p:861-871 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1053612_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Rod Erakovich Author-X-Name-First: Rod Author-X-Name-Last: Erakovich Author-Name: Emile Kolthoff Author-X-Name-First: Emile Author-X-Name-Last: Kolthoff Title: Analysis of Ethical Leadership and Integrity Development in Local Government: The United States, The Netherlands, Montenegro, and Serbia Abstract: This research seeks to understand influences on local government integrity development as a control of corruption. Using survey data from public managers in local governments in The Netherlands, Serbia, Montenegro, and the United States, we examined three main areas: integrity policy, leadership, and organizational ethical climate. An important finding was that integrity policy comes from an indirect leadership effect that remains focused on a structural response as the primary source of ethical reasoning more than normative control. Clarity of decisions, consistency in the process of decision-making, and support for anticorruption efforts can be enhanced with a balanced approach to corruption control. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 872-882 Issue: 11 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1053612 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1053612 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:11:p:872-882 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1053613_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Michael R. Ford Author-X-Name-First: Michael R. Author-X-Name-Last: Ford Author-Name: Fredrik O. Andersson Author-X-Name-First: Fredrik O. Author-X-Name-Last: Andersson Title: Organizational Failure in the Hollow State: Lessons from the Milwaukee Voucher Experience Abstract: In this conceptual article we use the experience of the longstanding Milwaukee private school voucher program to categorize different failure types within the hollow state. Specifically, we argue that the overall performance of the hollow state is dependent on the performance of organizations operating within the hollow state, that organizational failures are inevitable in hollow state activities, and that such failures can be categorized as marketplace failures, service failures, institutional failures, or customer service failures. We conclude that policy makers must plan for the reality of organizational failures in the hollow state if such arrangements are to be effective. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 883-894 Issue: 11 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1053613 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1053613 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:11:p:883-894 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1057343_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Erna Ruijer Author-X-Name-First: Erna Author-X-Name-Last: Ruijer Author-Name: Albert Meijer Author-X-Name-First: Albert Author-X-Name-Last: Meijer Title: National Transparency Regimes: Rules or Principles? A Comparative Analysis of the United States and The Netherlands Abstract: Technology development and democratization have been identified as the general drivers of the worldwide thrust in transparency. But what transparency regimes do these drivers generate in different countries? This mixed method study indicates that national regimes are different due to pre-existing institutional differences and critical junctures in the historical development of transparency regimes. Our analysis shows that the U.S. transparency regime can be characterized as a rules-based approach while a principles-based transparency regime prevails in the Netherlands. This article nuances the debate about the global character of transparency and highlights two different outcomes of the push for transparency. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 895-908 Issue: 11 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1057343 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1057343 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:11:p:895-908 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1028639_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Dennis Vicencio Blanco Author-X-Name-First: Dennis Vicencio Author-X-Name-Last: Blanco Title: The Gun Control Debate: Why Experience and Culture Matters Abstract: The article revisits the gun control debate policy comparing the varied and diverse perspectives and viewpoints held by both the culturalist and empiricist, pro-gun society and gun less society on how the gun debate may be properly resolved through a pragmatic approach of policy-making- putting emphasis on culture, experience and observation with regards to gun control. In the process of employing an idea-based coalition approach and argumentative discourse analysis towards the brewing gun control debate, the article consequently realizes the convergent role of both cultural worldviews and public opinion plays at the very heart of deliberation on gun debate. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 620-634 Issue: 8 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1028639 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1028639 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:8:p:620-634 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1028641_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ulrika Westrup Author-X-Name-First: Ulrika Author-X-Name-Last: Westrup Title: Service Management Perspective into Welfare Services: A Study of Two Swedish Cases Abstract: The article investigates organizational solutions in welfare services, from a service management perspective. The aim is to highlight important factors in solutions leading to improved efficiency. The empirical material consists of case studies that deal with work on children who have multiple problems and mental illness. Factors behind the increased efficiency include staff coordinating their efforts into a cohesive service process based on both the day-to-day life and the life situation of the child and his/her family. They act in such a way that the child and family receive support enabling them to utilize their own capacity during value creation. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 635-645 Issue: 8 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1028641 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1028641 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:8:p:635-645 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1023447_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Edson Coutinho Da Silva Author-X-Name-First: Edson Coutinho Author-X-Name-Last: Da Silva Author-Name: José Afonso Mazzon Author-X-Name-First: José Afonso Author-X-Name-Last: Mazzon Title: Developing Social Marketing Plan for Health Promotion Abstract: This article aims to introduce and explain a guideline to plan and perform health campaigns through social marketing. The model is based on the social marketing principles and its objective is to help professionals develop an action plan setting step-by-step the processes to produce health campaigns to achieve the ultimate goal behavior change. Three levels of action 10 have been set: (i) diagnosing the social problem; (ii) designing the benefits of changing behavior; and (iii) setting the marketing mix. This social marketing plan is an option to introduce customer orientation backed by integrated marketing aimed at generating consumer satisfaction as the key to behavior change in the public health policies. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 577-586 Issue: 8 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1023447 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1023447 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:8:p:577-586 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1029132_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Marthe L. Holum Author-X-Name-First: Marthe L. Author-X-Name-Last: Holum Author-Name: Tor G. Jakobsen Author-X-Name-First: Tor G. Author-X-Name-Last: Jakobsen Title: Inter-Municipal Cooperation and Satisfaction with Services: Evidence from the Norwegian Citizen Study Abstract: We investigate the effects of inter-municipal cooperation on citizen satisfaction with fire services and refuse handling. While there is a growing interest in cooperation as a way of providing municipal services, little is known of the effect on citizen satisfaction. Through a multilevel analysis combining individual and municipal data, we find that inter-municipal cooperation has a negative effect on satisfaction with fire services, no effect on refuse collection but a positive effect on satisfaction with source separation. The results, we argue, show how the organizational form may affect satisfaction in different ways depending on service characteristics. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 597-609 Issue: 8 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1029132 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1029132 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:8:p:597-609 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1028644_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Kwangseon Hwang Author-X-Name-First: Kwangseon Author-X-Name-Last: Hwang Title: Accountability Practices in Public Child Welfare Services Abstract: The literature on child welfare caseworkers’ accountability practices is fairly scant. This article observes and unravels accountability in child welfare practices using interview data. Findings show that child welfare caseworkers (frontline workers) face multiple and conflicting goals and mandates imposed upon them by their organizations, systemic rules, procedures, their clients, and their own professional norms. There were conflicts among accountability sources and caseworkers manage accountability with multiple strategies. Most of the interviewees showed that they acknowledged the significance of accountability management. The implications of these findings are discussed. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 587-596 Issue: 8 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1028644 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1028644 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:8:p:587-596 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1034320_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Maija Anneli Hyle Author-X-Name-First: Maija Anneli Author-X-Name-Last: Hyle Title: Conceptual Reflection on Responsive Environmental Governance Abstract: This article discusses the conceptual base of the term of responsive environmental governance. Theme is important, as combining the greater demand for material wealth and sustainable use of natural resources is difficult. Successful and sustainable environmental management is possible only when active local support exists, that is, when governance is responsive. The article argues that action space for citizens on eco-social dependency is called for. People’s participation in decision-making and public debate; clear responsibilities and accountability measures of duty-bearers; and clearly articulated rights of citizens make governance responsive. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 610-619 Issue: 8 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1034320 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1034320 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:8:p:610-619 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1136943_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Muhammad Mubbashar Hassan Author-X-Name-First: Muhammad Mubbashar Author-X-Name-Last: Hassan Author-Name: Sundas Azim Author-X-Name-First: Sundas Author-X-Name-Last: Azim Author-Name: Syed Moqaddas Abbas Author-X-Name-First: Syed Moqaddas Author-X-Name-Last: Abbas Title: Citizenship as Targeted Behavior: Responses to Organizational Justice and the Role of Culture Abstract: The study aimed at reviewing citizenship as targeted behavior in response to justice perceptions and investigating the role of within-culture differences on citizenship responses to organizational fairness perceptions. Data were solicited from 150 employees and their supervisors representing various public sector entities of Pakistan. Results showed that distributive and interactional fairness predict interpersonal organizational citizenship behavior. Organizational fairness did not predict citizenship behavior targeted at organizations. Organizational justice had negative values of citizenship behavior for higher values of collectivism. Findings and implications for human resource management practitioners and suggestions for future research are discussed. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 459-471 Issue: 6 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1136943 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1136943 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:6:p:459-471 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1136944_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Simone Valle de Souza Author-X-Name-First: Simone Author-X-Name-Last: Valle de Souza Author-Name: Brian E. Dollery Author-X-Name-First: Brian E. Author-X-Name-Last: Dollery Author-Name: Michael A. Kortt Author-X-Name-First: Michael A. Author-X-Name-Last: Kortt Title: A Critical Evaluation of Australian Mineral Resources Rent Tax Abstract: An embryonic literature exists on policy failures by the Australian Government, which has examined inter alia the Home Insulation Program, the Green Loans Program, the Building the Education Revolution, and the macroeconomic stimulus package following the global financial crisis. This article contributes to this literature by considering the introduction of the Mineral Resources Rent Tax (MRRT) and its subsequent performance in terms of revenue. We evaluate the implementation of the MRRT using theoretical insights from the policy analysis literature and attempt to draw some broader public policy “lessons”. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 472-480 Issue: 6 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1136944 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1136944 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:6:p:472-480 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1139590_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Barry Pemberton Author-X-Name-First: Barry Author-X-Name-Last: Pemberton Title: Control, Historic Pitfalls, and the UK Nuclear Renaissance Abstract: In September 2015, the UK government announced that future taxpayers will underwrite the construction of two European-designed nuclear reactors at Hinkley Point in Somerset. Partly financed by Chinese utility companies, this announcement presents a fait accompli with little democratic input. Few, if any, historic lessons evident from previous attempts to manage its nuclear industry appear to have been learnt. This paper discusses the announcement with reference to the governance of the UK’s historic nuclear legacy—specifically dealing with control, stakeholder engagement, and transparency—and its implications for a nuclear renaissance. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 481-489 Issue: 6 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1139590 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1139590 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:6:p:481-489 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1140200_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Michael D. Siciliano Author-X-Name-First: Michael D. Author-X-Name-Last: Siciliano Author-Name: Clayton Wukich Author-X-Name-First: Clayton Author-X-Name-Last: Wukich Title: Network Formation During Disasters: Exploring Micro-Level Interorganizational Processes and the Role of National Capacity Abstract: Despite common assumptions about the processes associated with interorganizational network formation, the resulting structures and relevant factors often vary. This variation suggests that there are likely contextual or meta-network variables that moderate the influence of well-established micro-level mechanisms. Because much of the existing research on disaster response networks relies on single case studies, the role of meta-network variables in shaping network formation remains unexplored. We look to fill this gap by comparing network formation patterns in multiple countries that vary in their disaster management capacity. This article uses social network analysis to analyze the formation of response networks after earthquakes in Indonesia, Haiti, and Japan. This study contributes to existing literature by examining how transitivity, homophily, and brokerage vary in their salience under different macro-level constraints. The results suggest that national response capacity may influence the jurisdictional level at which bridging and bonding strategies take place. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 490-503 Issue: 6 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1140200 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1140200 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:6:p:490-503 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1141426_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Sangmook Kim Author-X-Name-First: Sangmook Author-X-Name-Last: Kim Title: Comparison of a Multidimensional to a Unidimensional Measure of Public Service Motivation: Predicting Work Attitudes Abstract: Significant research has been conducted to understand public service motivation (PSM) in the past decades using either multidimensional or unidimensional measures. This creates uncertainty in the review process about whether findings using one approach hold when other measures are used. PSM research faces the challenge of developing a better understanding of different PSM measures and the relationships between them. This paper compares a multidimensional to a unidimensional measure of PSM, assessing the predictive validity of PSM on job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and person–organization fit. The empirical test shows that there is no significant difference in the predictive capacities of PSM on the work attitudes within the data set when using the different PSM measures. It provides some evidence that unidimensional and multidimensional measures of PSM are of comparable utility, at least within the data set used. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 504-515 Issue: 6 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1141426 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1141426 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:6:p:504-515 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1136914_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Norayr Badasyan Author-X-Name-First: Norayr Author-X-Name-Last: Badasyan Author-Name: Hans Wilhelm Alfen Author-X-Name-First: Hans Wilhelm Author-X-Name-Last: Alfen Title: Development of the PIP Organizational Models: Examples from the Armenian Transport Sector Abstract: The present article analyzes a general approach of the development of public infrastructure provision (hereinafter PIP) organizational models focusing on the structure of the privatization, partnership, business, contractual, and financial models of Armenia. The adopted approach of using the general map of the PIP toolbox gives an opportunity to clearly understand various models of PIP in different countries, compare them on the basis of certain components and to make a ground for the development of the most efficient PIP organizational models in relevant countries. The article introduces a well-defined tool to find the differences within various projects. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 516-525 Issue: 6 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1136914 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1136914 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:6:p:516-525 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1136942_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jocelyn McGrandle Author-X-Name-First: Jocelyn Author-X-Name-Last: McGrandle Title: Understanding Diversity Management in the Public Sector: A Case for Contingency Theory Abstract: Recent diversification in Western populations has led to the implementation of diversity policies like diversity management (DM), a human resource management concept that promotes the hiring, retention, and active participation of a diverse workforce in order to improve organizational performance. This paper seeks to develop contingency theory as a theoretical framework for examining and explaining different DM practices across governments. In contingency theory, there is no one best way to manage all organizations; rather the internal and external environments of each organization create unique situations that require programs tailored to their distinctiveness in order to achieve optimal functionality. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 526-537 Issue: 6 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1136942 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1136942 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:6:p:526-537 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1913747_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Hoai-Anh Nguyen Dang Author-X-Name-First: Hoai-Anh Author-X-Name-Last: Nguyen Dang Author-Name: Aila Khan Author-X-Name-First: Aila Author-X-Name-Last: Khan Author-Name: Anh-Tuan Doan Author-X-Name-First: Anh-Tuan Author-X-Name-Last: Doan Author-Name: Nicole Ibbett Author-X-Name-First: Nicole Author-X-Name-Last: Ibbett Title: The Social Impact of Green Innovation: Towards a Conceptual Framework Abstract: Amidst the environmental crisis, governments and communities increasingly expect businesses to follow a “green agenda” when undertaking innovation. This paper proposes that innovating firms, when following a green strategy, have the potential to generate a wider social impact, besides the usual positive business outcomes. The main arguments are developed under the multiple helices concept (derived from the original triple helix model of innovation), which proposes a collaborative approach between key institutions. The framework allows investigation of: (1) how various innovation-actors assist firms in undertaking green innovation and (2) to what extent does green innovation (via multiple helices) create a social impact? This paper will be valuable as the conceptualisation of social impact assists governments in supporting those business-initiated green innovation projects which maximise public good. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 399-411 Issue: 5 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 04 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1913747 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1913747 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:5:p:399-411 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2001525_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Anh-Tuan Le Author-X-Name-First: Anh-Tuan Author-X-Name-Last: Le Author-Name: Thao Phuong Tran Author-X-Name-First: Thao Phuong Author-X-Name-Last: Tran Title: Navigating through Political Risk in Vietnam: The Role of Corporate Cash Holdings Abstract: This paper investigates the effect of political risk on corporate cash holdings in Vietnam from 2009 to 2018. We show that political risk is positively associated with cash holdings. Our findings are robust to other advanced estimation methods when alternative measures of political risk are considered and after addressing endogeneity caveats by two-stage least square estimation. Further analyses reveal that the positive impact of political risk on cash holdings is more pronounced for financially constrained firms and firms with high institutional ownership. Overall, the findings contribute to the literature on how political risk exposure increases firm cash holdings, which is consistent with the precautionary savings motive of cash. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 427-441 Issue: 5 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 04 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.2001525 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.2001525 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:5:p:427-441 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2010751_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Thi Nguyet Que Nguyen Author-X-Name-First: Thi Nguyet Que Author-X-Name-Last: Nguyen Author-Name: Quan Ha Minh Tran Author-X-Name-First: Quan Ha Minh Author-X-Name-Last: Tran Title: Learning Paradox and Employee Performance: Empirical Evidence in a Vietnamese Public University Abstract: The purpose of this study is to extend existing theory of organizational learning and develop a theoretical model that explores the role of exploratory learning, exploitative learning, and organizational learning capability (OLC) on individual employee performance in the higher education environment. The results of PLS-SEM analysis of data collected from 181 academics of a top public university in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam demonstrate that exploratory and exploitative learning are the key drivers of employee performance. Moreover, the findings shed light on the conditions that facilitate the contribution of exploratory and exploitative learning on employee performance. While balancing exploratory learning and exploitative learning in ambidextrous organizations creates synergy and fosters employee performance, the realization of this synergy requires the presence of OLC. The study also provides practical implications to assist higher education providers in public sector in understanding how learning mechanisms and OLC can work together towards enhancing academics’ performance. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 442-452 Issue: 5 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 04 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.2010751 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.2010751 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:5:p:442-452 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2010753_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Anh-Tuan Doan Author-X-Name-First: Anh-Tuan Author-X-Name-Last: Doan Author-Name: Aila Khan Author-X-Name-First: Aila Author-X-Name-Last: Khan Author-Name: Quan Tran Author-X-Name-First: Quan Author-X-Name-Last: Tran Author-Name: Scott Holmes Author-X-Name-First: Scott Author-X-Name-Last: Holmes Title: Bribery Environments and Manufacturing SME Efficiency: Evidence from a Transitional Economy Abstract: The corporate governance literature focuses on the firm-level corrupt environments of firm performance and does not pay sufficient attention to the importance of competition and CEO gender. Motivated by recent developments integrating a bribery perspective with contextual moderators in firm efficiency studies, this study attempts to present empirical evidence regarding the bribery-efficiency relationship in Vietnamese small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from 2011 to 2015. Using the stochastic frontier approach to estimate firm technical efficiency scores, we find that an environment characterized by a high level of bribery has an adverse effect on firm efficiency. We also find that a dispersed business environment characterized by considerable heterogeneity in corruption perception is associated with an increase in firm efficiency. Furthermore, the results suggest that firms facing competitive forces are associated with less efficiency relative to firms without pressure. Moreover, efficiency tends to be greater for firms with a lower propensity to behave corruptly, such as firms managed by females. To investigate whether the effects of bribery on efficiency are dependent on firm competitive pressure and gender attitudes, we check whether these relations are particularly strong for firms highly pressured by competition and firms run by a female CEO; our results show strong support for this conjecture. The effects of competition and gender are particularly strong for firms operating in provinces with a low level of transparent competitiveness, while no effect is observed for firms that operate in provinces with a high level of competitive governance. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 453-474 Issue: 5 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 04 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.2010753 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.2010753 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:5:p:453-474 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1912086_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Trinh Hoang Hong Hue Author-X-Name-First: Trinh Hoang Hong Author-X-Name-Last: Hue Author-Name: Huy-Cuong Vo Thai Author-X-Name-First: Huy-Cuong Author-X-Name-Last: Vo Thai Author-Name: My-Linh Tran Author-X-Name-First: My-Linh Author-X-Name-Last: Tran Title: A Link between Public Service Motivation, Employee Outcomes, and Person–Organization Fit: Evidence from Vietnam Abstract: This study is innovative in terms of theory and results as it gives a new perspective on public service motivation (PSM) consistent with the context of Vietnamese public universities. We construct a research model with adjusted scales to examines the mediating role of person–organization fit, through which four dimensions of PSM (the attraction to policy-making, commitment to the public interest, self-sacrifice, and compassion) affect both positive and negative aspects of employee outcomes (work effort, organizational citizenship behaviors, turnover intention, and work-related stress) in public higher education institutions in Vietnam. The results from 313 faculty and staff are randomly drawn from 45 Vietnamese public universities, demonstrated that PSM and person–organization fit have mixed effects on employee outcomes. Employees in public universities who commit to the public interest and are attracted to public policy-making will exert more effort in their work, but self-sacrifice and compassion do not directly affect their work effort. Additional, faculty and staff who have high PSM are more likely to be associated with the performance of organizational citizenship behaviors than individuals with low PSM. Furthermore, except for compassion, only three dimensions of PSM (self-sacrifice, commitment to the public interest, and attraction to policy-making) have a significant direct negative effect on public employees’ turnover intention. Besides, using structural equation modeling (SEM) point out that four dimensions of PSM purposely guidance on the manipulation of employee outcomes. In other words, four dimensions of PSM have significant positive relationships with person–organization fit, which in turn positively impacts work effort and organizational citizenship behaviors, also negatively impacts public employees’ work-related stress and their turnover intention. This research supplements very limited current literature and supposes several implications concerning higher education policies for public-sector managers in Vietnam. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 379-398 Issue: 5 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 04 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1912086 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1912086 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:5:p:379-398 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1998108_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Phuong Nguyen-Hoang Author-X-Name-First: Phuong Author-X-Name-Last: Nguyen-Hoang Author-Name: Trang M. T. Phung Author-X-Name-First: Trang M. T. Author-X-Name-Last: Phung Author-Name: Nhut H. Nguyen Author-X-Name-First: Nhut H. Author-X-Name-Last: Nguyen Author-Name: Kien D. Cao Author-X-Name-First: Kien D. Author-X-Name-Last: Cao Author-Name: Tho H. Nguyen Author-X-Name-First: Tho H. Author-X-Name-Last: Nguyen Title: Aspirations for Careers in State-Owned Enterprises: Evidence from a Low Middle-Income Country Abstract: State-owned enterprises (SOEs) play an important role in Vietnam’s economy. It is of interest to policymakers to know to what extent undergraduate college students, who will soon join the labor force, aspire to work for SOEs. Our study is the first to examine the relationships between career aspirations and social support expectations as well as employment self-efficacy, and to conduct regression analyses of the moderation effects of gender, parental background, and family involvement on these relationships. We found that both expected social support and employment self-efficacy are strong predictors of SOE-career aspirations. We also found strong evidence that gender, parental background, and family involvement have moderating effects on the associations of SOE-career aspirations with expected social support and employment self-efficacy. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 412-426 Issue: 5 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 04 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1998108 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1998108 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:5:p:412-426 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1729797_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Vincent Ekow Arkorful Author-X-Name-First: Vincent Ekow Author-X-Name-Last: Arkorful Author-Name: Anastasia Hammond Author-X-Name-First: Anastasia Author-X-Name-Last: Hammond Author-Name: Ibrahim Basiru Author-X-Name-First: Ibrahim Author-X-Name-Last: Basiru Author-Name: Jennifer Boateng Author-X-Name-First: Jennifer Author-X-Name-Last: Boateng Author-Name: Francis Doku Author-X-Name-First: Francis Author-X-Name-Last: Doku Author-Name: Sarah Pokuaah Author-X-Name-First: Sarah Author-X-Name-Last: Pokuaah Author-Name: Eric Kwadwo Agyei Author-X-Name-First: Eric Kwadwo Author-X-Name-Last: Agyei Author-Name: Joyce Asamoah Baoteng Author-X-Name-First: Joyce Asamoah Author-X-Name-Last: Baoteng Author-Name: Benjamin Kweku Lugu Author-X-Name-First: Benjamin Kweku Author-X-Name-Last: Lugu Title: A Cross-Sectional Qualitative Study of Barriers to Effective Therapeutic Communication among Nurses and Patients Abstract: Effective communication between patients and nurses is cardinal to health care The study seeks to explore barriers to effective therapeutic communication between patients and nurses in randomly selected health facilities in the Kumasi metropolis, Ashanti region, Ghana. The study employed an exploratory study to interview 60 respondents comprising 30 nurses and patients each, using an unstructured interview guide. In addition to nurses' and patients'perceived barriers, the study revealed the health environment–related barriers. Patients-related barriers include individual sociodemographic attributes, patient–nurse relationship, erroneous impression, and language barrier. Other identified nurses-related barriers include human resource challenges, patients' distrust in nurses’ competency, interference from patients’ relations, inadequate knowledge, patient’s dissatisfaction with output, patients’ emotional fluctuations. Health environment–related barriers also include excessive workload, unconducive environment, and environmental changes. Given the relevance of therapeutic communication to health service, the study, among other things recommends that efforts be exerted by sector actors to address the challenges and help promote quality in health-care service and delivery. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 500-512 Issue: 6 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 04 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1729797 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1729797 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:6:p:500-512 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1729182_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Aroon P. Manoharan Author-X-Name-First: Aroon P. Author-X-Name-Last: Manoharan Author-Name: Alex Ingrams Author-X-Name-First: Alex Author-X-Name-Last: Ingrams Author-Name: Dongyoen Kang Author-X-Name-First: Dongyoen Author-X-Name-Last: Kang Author-Name: Haoyu Zhao Author-X-Name-First: Haoyu Author-X-Name-Last: Zhao Title: Globalization and Worldwide Best Practices in E-Government Abstract: As the rate of global technological change becomes ever more visible, the development of e-governance is sometimes taken for granted as a path-dependent process. E-governance evolution models assume that the quality of online government information, services, and transactions, will trend ever upward. This article tests this claim through a global analysis of different patterns of growth and maturation. The article delves into six best practice cases for e-governance and analyzes world-wide growth trends. Best practices for city governments are described in five categories: privacy and security, usability, content, services, and citizen and social engagement. Three groups of e-governance developers are identified, and cities with the fastest growth rates are found to be among those in the middle of the development curve. The findings suggest a ‘climber’ phenomenon in global e-governance diffusion trends. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 465-476 Issue: 6 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 04 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1729182 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1729182 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:6:p:465-476 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1729187_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Layla Alanazi Author-X-Name-First: Layla Author-X-Name-Last: Alanazi Title: Does Gender Really Matter? Testing the Mediating Role of Public Service Motivation between Gender and Organizational Citizenship Behavior in Federal Agencies Abstract: Although a wide variety of studies have been conducted on the role of gender, public service motivation, and organizational citizenship behavior, the findings have not completely dispelled the suspicion about the causal relationship between these concepts. This article examines the mechanisms through which gender affects the performance of organizational citizenship behavior directly and indirectly through a mediating variable – public service motivation (PSM). A sample of 485,534 employees from the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS) was used to test the mediation model using the bootstrapping technique. Findings show that women scored higher on their PSM level, which, in turn, positively affected their OCB levels compared to men. Also, this study demonstrates that PSM as a construct has distinct gender dimensions attached to it. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 489-499 Issue: 6 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 04 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1729187 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1729187 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:6:p:489-499 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1729798_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Palina Prysmakova Author-X-Name-First: Palina Author-X-Name-Last: Prysmakova Title: Public Service Motivation of Public and Nonprofit Employees: Comparative Analysis of Social Service Providers in a Centralized System Abstract: The study adds to the understanding of the motivational differences between two pro-social sectors – public and nonprofit. The study analyzes employees’ responses collected in organizations that provide similar services (N = 371) and reveals that despite the relative novelty of the nonprofit sector in the studied country and associated unfavorable work conditions, the nonprofit employees on average remain more public service motivated than their public sector counterparts. The findings add to the previously supported theoretical propositions by suggesting that for the case of public service motivation, the sectoral motivational differences might be a stronger determinant than the administrative context of a state. Despite existing complications at work, nonprofit sector employees remain highly devoted to the cause. In addition, the study reveals several significant associations of public service motivation with the urban location of an organization, labor union membership, and professional experience abroad. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 513-529 Issue: 6 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 04 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1729798 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1729798 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:6:p:513-529 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1872623_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Christopher L. Atkinson Author-X-Name-First: Christopher L. Author-X-Name-Last: Atkinson Title: Theme-based Book Review: Government Capacity and Capability Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 530-535 Issue: 6 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 04 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1872623 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1872623 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:6:p:530-535 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1729181_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: J. Ignacio Criado Author-X-Name-First: J. Ignacio Author-X-Name-Last: Criado Author-Name: Thiago Ferreira Dias Author-X-Name-First: Thiago Ferreira Author-X-Name-Last: Dias Author-Name: Hironobu Sano Author-X-Name-First: Hironobu Author-X-Name-Last: Sano Author-Name: Francisco Rojas-Martín Author-X-Name-First: Francisco Author-X-Name-Last: Rojas-Martín Author-Name: Aitor Silvan Author-X-Name-First: Aitor Author-X-Name-Last: Silvan Author-Name: Antônio Isidro Filho Author-X-Name-First: Antônio Isidro Author-X-Name-Last: Filho Title: Public Innovation and Living Labs in Action: A Comparative Analysis in post-New Public Management Contexts Abstract: This article studies innovation (living) labs (or i-labs), an emergent trend in public management oriented to transform public sector organizations. To do so, this article reviews the most recent literature in public innovation and i-labs. The objective is comparatively analyse the functioning of public innovation labs through two case studies in Spain and Brazil. The article uses qualitative methods, have an exploratory nature, and aims to assess the current stage of implementation of innovation labs, regarding international experiences. The following dimensions are explored: type of lab, origin, methods used, team, focus of activity, and working patterns. This research provides ideas and findings about implications of living labs as a source of public management change, creation of public value, and understanding of the new mechanisms of co-creation, co-production, and collaboration with citizens in the solution of societal problems, within post-New Public Management contexts based on smartness in government. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 451-464 Issue: 6 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 04 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1729181 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1729181 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:6:p:451-464 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1729183_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Chih-Hung Chen Author-X-Name-First: Chih-Hung Author-X-Name-Last: Chen Author-Name: Chiu-Ming Hsiao Author-X-Name-First: Chiu-Ming Author-X-Name-Last: Hsiao Title: Higher Education Expansion and Credit Risk: Evidence from China Universities Panel Data Abstract: This study aimed to examine the relationship between two constructs: scale and credit risk of the higher educational institutions. A regression analysis was conducted for panel data from 2015 to 2019 with fixed/random effects. The outcomes showed that scale had a significantly negative relationship with both credit risk measures, indicating that the rapid expansion of a university will decrease its ability to repay the debt and efficiently operate. In other words, credit risk greatly arises while a higher education institution (HEI) is expanding rapidly. The findings illustrated that HEIs in China were actually suffering diseconomies of scale and expanding too fast to increase the quality and efficiency. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 477-488 Issue: 6 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 04 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1729183 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1729183 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:6:p:477-488 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_687958_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Linda Colley Author-X-Name-First: Linda Author-X-Name-Last: Colley Author-Name: Willy McCourt Author-X-Name-First: Willy Author-X-Name-Last: McCourt Author-Name: Jennifer Waterhouse Author-X-Name-First: Jennifer Author-X-Name-Last: Waterhouse Title: Hybrids and Contradictions: Human Resource Management in the Contemporary Public Sector Abstract: Public employment is a dynamic field of study, buffeted by the ever-changing and reforming public sector environment and by external events such as changing demographics and the global financial crisis. This first article to the special edition on contemporary public sector human resources provides a broad overview of recent developments, starting with the nature of public sector reforms and proceeding with analysis of the far-reaching effects on public employment. For many western countries, this has led to a hybrid model of old and new practices, with many internal contradictions and a confusing array of accountabilities. The new arrangements led to a de-privileging of public servants through reductions in merit and tenure. They also reduced the institutional capacity of central personnel institutions to co-ordinate and monitor public employment and public management. The article proceeds with a review of the implications of these changes in the face of new challenges such as skills shortages and economic pressures. This overview provides a backdrop for the variety of articles presented in the special edition. Peter Blunt, Mark Turner, and Henrik Lindroth's “Patronage, Service Delivery, and Social Justice in Indonesia” appears in the International Journal of Public Administration, Volume 35, Issue 3, 2013, pp. 214—220. doi:10.1080/01900692.2011.641050. It is related to this special issue's content. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 507-512 Issue: 8 Volume: 35 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2012.687958 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2012.687958 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:35:y:2012:i:8:p:507-512 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_661188_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Richard Tambulasi Author-X-Name-First: Richard Author-X-Name-Last: Tambulasi Title: Labour Crisis and Innovation in Developing Countries: An Analysis of Program for Health Personnel in Malawi Abstract: This article interrogates the dynamics of public sector innovation within the context of labor crisis in a developing country environment. It finds that to minimize the impacts of labor shortage in the health sector, Malawi uses a locum program where health workers are encouraged to work extra hours and are paid overtime allowances accordingly. The article observes that although the program has been pivotal in motivating the existing staff to go the extra mile and attempt to cover up for the labor shortages, it is rocked with several challenges which usually disrupt effective service delivery. These include delayed payments, sustainability problems, governance challenges, work ethics challenges, and negative effects of the quality of services delivered. Taking a qualitative approach, the analysis combines the use of primary and secondary data. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 524-531 Issue: 8 Volume: 35 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2012.661188 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2012.661188 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:35:y:2012:i:8:p:524-531 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_662782_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jennifer Waterhouse Author-X-Name-First: Jennifer Author-X-Name-Last: Waterhouse Author-Name: Robyn Keast Author-X-Name-First: Robyn Author-X-Name-Last: Keast Title: Strategizing Public Sector Human Resource Management: The Implications of Working in Networks Abstract: Networks have come to the fore as a means by which government can achieve its strategic objectives, particularly when addressing complex or “wicked” issues. Such joined-up arrangements differ in their operations from other forms of organizing as they require collaborative effort to deliver the collaborative advantage. Strategic Human Resource Management is concerned with the matching of human resource practices to the strategic direction of organizations. It is argued that the strategic direction of government has been towards network involvement and that, as a result, a reconfiguration of Human Resource Management practices is needed to support this new direction. Drawing on eight network case studies findings are presented in relation to the roles government is expected to play in networks and conclusions are drawn about what types of human resource management practices would best support those roles. Implications for Strategic Human Resource Management are posited. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 562-576 Issue: 8 Volume: 35 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2012.662782 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2012.662782 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:35:y:2012:i:8:p:562-576 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_661185_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Louise Bringselius Author-X-Name-First: Louise Author-X-Name-Last: Bringselius Title: Gaining Legitimacy as a Public Official: The Case of Supportive Employee Attitudes to the Standardization of Work Abstract: The standardization of work processes is a common feature of the public administration, aiming at both efficiency and equal treatment of citizens. Combining this standardization with employee motivation is considered a challenge. This challenge is explored, based on a survey to 261 social insurance officers (SIOs) at the Swedish Social Insurance Agency. Results reveal that, contrary to expectations, 73 per cent of these officials perceived the standardized protocols as supportive, rather than burdening. Justifications were codified in order to identify factors affecting these attitudes. Four categories emerged. These factors are discussed and it is concluded that the standardization of work increased professional status, by providing with legitimacy and authority. However, in order to ensure compliance and increase professional status, better opportunities for officials to influence protocols and contribute to the shared knowledge base are required. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 544-552 Issue: 8 Volume: 35 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2012.661185 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2012.661185 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:35:y:2012:i:8:p:544-552 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_653513_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Piyawadee Rohitarachoon Author-X-Name-First: Piyawadee Author-X-Name-Last: Rohitarachoon Author-Name: Farhad Hossain Author-X-Name-First: Farhad Author-X-Name-Last: Hossain Title: Decentralized Recruitment and Selection in Thailand: Friend or Foe to Local Public Administration? Abstract: This article draws attention to the advantages and disadvantages derived from decentralized recruitment and selection for a form of local public administrative unit, the municipality. This was examined within the context of Thailand, a unitary transitional country where bureaucratization and centralization had been the norms in its public administrative system for centuries. It argues that local fiscal management and reformed local government structure would not be successful when executed by incompetent local civil servants. To summarize, recruitment and selection function as a “vacuum” and “filter” that organizations employ to obtain proficient and skilled human resources for their organizations. In Thailand at the local level, it appears that discussions of recruitment and selection functions barely disguise the inept procedures that occur in reality. These are grounded in actions looking towards recentralization, local-cronyism, and nepotism that have traditionally rooted and underpinned the Thai local administration in the area of personnel administration. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 553-561 Issue: 8 Volume: 35 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2011.653513 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2011.653513 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:35:y:2012:i:8:p:553-561 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_635458_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Linda Colley Author-X-Name-First: Linda Author-X-Name-Last: Colley Title: Public Employment in the Economic Downturn: The Case of an Australian State Abstract: Employment has been severely affected by the global financial crisis (GFC). This research considers the effects of the GFC on an Australian state public service workforce, reviewing trends before, during, and in the aftermath of the GFC. The workforce continued to grow, but at a slower pace, and with changes in inflows and outflows of employees. The workforce profile changed, with some decrease in the proportion of more vulnerable groups and some retention of stronger groups perhaps seeking a refuge during the GFC. Significant decentralization of workforce responsibility has meant comparatively little central effort to effect change during the GFC. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 513-523 Issue: 8 Volume: 35 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2011.635458 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2011.635458 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:35:y:2012:i:8:p:513-523 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_655471_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Yvonne Brunetto Author-X-Name-First: Yvonne Author-X-Name-Last: Brunetto Author-Name: Rodney Farr-Wharton Author-X-Name-First: Rodney Author-X-Name-Last: Farr-Wharton Author-Name: Kate Shacklock Author-X-Name-First: Kate Author-X-Name-Last: Shacklock Author-Name: Fiona Robson Author-X-Name-First: Fiona Author-X-Name-Last: Robson Title: Supervisor Relationships, Teamwork, Role Ambiguity and Discretionary Power: Nurses in Australia and the United Kingdom Abstract: This paper reports comparative research comparing the relationship between supervisor-subordinate relationships, teamwork, role ambiguity and discretionary power for nurses working in public and private sector hospitals in Australia and the UK. The findings indicate that the four factors accounted for approximately a quarter of the variance for nurses in the UK and almost a fifth of the variance for nurses working in public sector hospitals. Moreover, the findings identify a significant difference across all variables for nurses working in public sector hospitals compared with private sector with nurses in the private sector having higher satisfaction levels and perceiving lower levels of role ambiguity. There were fewer differences for nurses working in Australian hospitals compared with UK hospitals with nurses in Australia perceiving a better supervisor-subordinate relationship and nurses in the UK perceiving greater satisfaction with teamwork. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 532-543 Issue: 8 Volume: 35 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2012.655471 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2012.655471 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:35:y:2012:i:8:p:532-543 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1627554_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Vincent Ekow Arkorful Author-X-Name-First: Vincent Ekow Author-X-Name-Last: Arkorful Author-Name: Ibrahim Basiru Author-X-Name-First: Ibrahim Author-X-Name-Last: Basiru Author-Name: Reindolf Anokye Author-X-Name-First: Reindolf Author-X-Name-Last: Anokye Author-Name: Amadu Latif Author-X-Name-First: Amadu Author-X-Name-Last: Latif Author-Name: Eric Kojo Agyei Author-X-Name-First: Eric Kojo Author-X-Name-Last: Agyei Author-Name: Anastasia Hammond Author-X-Name-First: Anastasia Author-X-Name-Last: Hammond Author-Name: Sarah Pokuaah Author-X-Name-First: Sarah Author-X-Name-Last: Pokuaah Author-Name: Emmanuel Vincent Arkorful Author-X-Name-First: Emmanuel Vincent Author-X-Name-Last: Arkorful Author-Name: Shamsudeen Abdul-Rahaman Author-X-Name-First: Shamsudeen Author-X-Name-Last: Abdul-Rahaman Title: Equitable Access and Inclusiveness in Basic Education: Roadblocks to Sustainable Development Goals Abstract: For more than half a century, the recognition of education by the international community as a social transformative tool and a fundamental human right has found strong affirmations in conventions, statutes and resolutions. The inception of the Sustainable Development Goals (2015–2030), as a sequel to the Millennium Development Goals (2000–2015) for instance acknowledges education as an indispensable conduit for people to realize their capabilities whiles completing primary school cycle. However, while the international community is yet to realise the potential of education as a catalyst for development, greater inequalities in access to education in the face of heightening social, economic, political and cultural challenges exist for different social classes in different parts of developing countries, precisely Ghana. The paper sought to investigate the challenges to basic education access and inclusiveness in Ghana. The study was conducted in two (2) selected districts each in some six（6）purposefully sampled regions against the backdrop of the 2015 Ghana Poverty Mapping Report. Relying on field gathered data, the study data analysis revealed that access to education in the study areas are chiefly poverty induced. It also found out that, the lack of a sustainable education policy and political will, coupled with incessant political interferences in education by governments over the years has been deleterious to education access in Ghana. The study concluded that merit-based poverty considerations, and the introduction of social policy interventions is crucial to increasing access to education. It is therefore pertinent for Government, Non-Governmental Organisations and Civil Society Organisations, Corporate bodies and other stakeholders alike to reignite their commitment to ensuring the extensive extension of assistance to the needy, whiles pushing for the implementation of pro-poor policies aimed at increasing access and equity/inclusiveness relative to basic education in Ghana. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 189-202 Issue: 3 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 2 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1627554 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1627554 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:3:p:189-202 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1627555_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Rohana Ahmad Author-X-Name-First: Rohana Author-X-Name-Last: Ahmad Author-Name: Mazni Saad Author-X-Name-First: Mazni Author-X-Name-Last: Saad Title: The Impact of Malaysian Public Sector in the Relationship between Transformational Leadership Styles and Career Development Abstract: A systematic succession planning program, couple with solid career development is important to public sector employees. With this in mind, practicing the appropriate leadership strategy may contribute to a good management system. Therefore, this study intends to explore the relationship between leadership styles and career development program. The questionnaires also probed subordinates perceptions of leadership styles and expectations for greater career development. Quantitative research design was employed by distributing survey questionnaires to 576 Malaysian Public Sector government servants. The results of this research offer new insights into the importance of leadership values in the succession planning of government organizations. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 203-212 Issue: 3 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 2 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1627555 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1627555 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:3:p:203-212 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1627556_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Gedion Onyango Author-X-Name-First: Gedion Author-X-Name-Last: Onyango Title: Legislative Oversight and Policy-Reforms in “Unsettled” Political Contexts of Public Administration Abstract: The interface between legislative oversight and policy-implementation processes in “unsettled” contexts of political-administrative reforms is rarely studied. By integrating organizational and legislative oversight approaches, this article explore the effectiveness of legislative oversight during implementation of structural-devolution reforms and policies for output democracy in local governments. Data involved interviews with administrative executives in local governments and documentary analysis of statutory reports and surveys in Kenya. It was found that collective-action problems to legislative oversight lend to equivocal institutional relationships, poor role conception of legislative activities, political tensions between the central and local governments, and parochial rather than institutional interpretations of policy processes and political representation. These factors posed critical constrains to effective policy implementation and structural working relations between legislatures and administrators in local government. Moreover, priorities for political profitability of legislative oversight and patronizing structures of political parties positively correlated to unsettled nature of reform-implementation outputs in local government. In sum, overreliance on political stewardship to enhance implementation of local-governance reforms can sophisticate legislative oversight and policy-reform outputs in public administration. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 213-228 Issue: 3 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 2 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1627556 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1627556 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:3:p:213-228 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1628052_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Maréve Inge Madlyn Biljohn Author-X-Name-First: Maréve Inge Madlyn Author-X-Name-Last: Biljohn Author-Name: Liezel Lues Author-X-Name-First: Liezel Author-X-Name-Last: Lues Title: Citizen Participation, Social Innovation, and the Governance of Local Government Service Delivery: Findings from South Africa Abstract: Social innovation (SI) remains a latent area in the South African local government (LG) sphere despite its growing use in public sector service delivery globally, specifically its use to potentially enhance citizen participation in the governance of LG service delivery. To help resolve the situation, this study used a case study approach to examine the extent to which citizen participation underpins SI during the governance of LG service delivery. The findings illustrate that open governance systems would not automatically result in sustainable, quality, and quantity service delivery, as this depends heavily on who participates in devising solutions as well as on the delivery and governance of services. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 229-241 Issue: 3 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 2 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1628052 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1628052 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:3:p:229-241 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1628053_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Santap Sanhari Mishra Author-X-Name-First: Santap Sanhari Author-X-Name-Last: Mishra Author-Name: Ashenafi Tola Geleta Author-X-Name-First: Ashenafi Tola Author-X-Name-Last: Geleta Title: Can an E-Government System Ensure Citizens’ Satisfaction without Service Delivery? Abstract: This study investigated the mediating effect of perceived service delivery on the relationship between e-government and citizens’ satisfaction. The survey made in an Ethiopian context comprised of 123 respondents who were accessing services from the newly introduced e-government system at Addis Ababa Vital Events Registration Authority (AAVERA). The mediation analysis have demonstrated that there is no significant direct effect of e-government on citizens’ satisfaction, but there is a complete mediation of perceived service delivery on the effect of e-government on citizens’ satisfaction. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 242-252 Issue: 3 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 2 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1628053 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1628053 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:3:p:242-252 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1628054_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Dimitra Kizlari Author-X-Name-First: Dimitra Author-X-Name-Last: Kizlari Title: The Rise of Rhizomatic Cultural Policies Abstract: The cultural policy agenda has traditionally centered around the arts, heritage and crafts, however, since the 1990s public perceptions about what could be defined as culture started changing. The author uses Deleuze and Guattari’s concept of the rhizome as a metaphor to describe the new model of cultural governance. The article argues that cultural policy is becoming increasingly rhizomatic branching out to other policy areas adding more items to its core agenda. The interaction between the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department of Culture, Media and Sports in the UK is examined as an exploratory case to illustrate the argument. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 253-261 Issue: 3 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 2 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1628054 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1628054 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:3:p:253-261 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1628056_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jan Simon Schrader Author-X-Name-First: Jan Simon Author-X-Name-Last: Schrader Title: Strategy Formation in Complex Organizations: The Evolution of Strategic Issues in Hospitals Abstract: This study investigates strategy formation in complex organizations by empirically tracking the evolution of strategic issues in hospitals. Given the utmost importance of successfully integrating strategic issues in the strategic agenda, this study focuses on how the structural and strategic contexts infuence strategic issues’ evolution. A case study is conducted in a German hospital group. Five evolution paths of strategic issues are identified, and a model of their evolution is developed. Overall, this study heeds the call to more holistically depict how strategic issues evolve. By discussing the empirically elaborated constraints and supports in the evolution of strategic issues, a better understanding of strategy formation in complex organizations is provided. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 262-276 Issue: 3 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 2 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1628056 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1628056 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:3:p:262-276 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1628055_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Md Nurul Momen Author-X-Name-First: Md Nurul Author-X-Name-Last: Momen Title: Myth and Reality of Freedom of Expression on the Internet Abstract: Internet has become one of the important issues that shape freedom of expression in today’s human rights world. From the beginning of the current century, dramatic revolutionary changes have taken place in the media sector, especially; social media are now more dominant than traditional media. The continuous availability of information through the Internet has the possibility of citizens to become more knowledgeable about state affairs, hence, the Internet can effectively enhance the nexus between citizens and state actors. Although there is a serious challenge with respect to freedom of expression on the Internet, which is found to the transitional democracies or even to established democracies in the world. However, this paper is descriptive in nature and aims to examine the impacts and processes of the internet on freedom of expression, and to make an analysis about policy and jurisdictional measures in regards to the Internet, and how they have designed to control freedom of expression across the countries in the world. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 277-281 Issue: 3 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 2 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1628055 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1628055 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:3:p:277-281 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1300918_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: James Gerard Caillier Author-X-Name-First: James Gerard Author-X-Name-Last: Caillier Title: Can Changes in Transformational-Oriented and Transactional-Oriented Leadership Impact Turnover over Time? Abstract: This article empirically examines the impact that leadership styles have on turnover. The results reveal that transformational-oriented leadership was found to lower voluntary turnover—that is, the aggregate of quits and transfers. Transactional-oriented leadership, on the other hand, was found to increase quits in agencies. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed in the article. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 935-945 Issue: 12 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1300918 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1300918 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:12:p:935-945 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1301469_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Tommaso Agasisti Author-X-Name-First: Tommaso Author-X-Name-Last: Agasisti Author-Name: Giuseppe Catalano Author-X-Name-First: Giuseppe Author-X-Name-Last: Catalano Author-Name: Angelo Erbacci Author-X-Name-First: Angelo Author-X-Name-Last: Erbacci Title: How Resistance to Change Affects the Implementation of Accrual Accounting in Italian Public Universities: A Comparative Case Study Abstract: Following a highly disordered series of reforms, Italian universities will adopt accrual accounting by the end of 2016. This article studies the case of two universities where the new accounting system was introduced early (2013). The aim is to identify the main drivers of resistance to change and determine the types of organizational behavior that can counter this resistance. The results show a positive correlation between overcoming resistance to change and implementing specific organizational practices that may soften its effect. Surprisingly, the article found that resistance was stronger in the university where the situation was less complex. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 946-956 Issue: 12 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1301469 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1301469 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:12:p:946-956 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1303711_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Franziska Günzel-Jensen Author-X-Name-First: Franziska Author-X-Name-Last: Günzel-Jensen Author-Name: Jesper Rosenberg Hansen Author-X-Name-First: Jesper Rosenberg Author-X-Name-Last: Hansen Author-Name: Mads Leth Felsager Jakobsen Author-X-Name-First: Mads Leth Felsager Author-X-Name-Last: Jakobsen Author-Name: Jesper Wulff Author-X-Name-First: Jesper Author-X-Name-Last: Wulff Title: A Two-Pronged Approach? Combined Leadership Styles and Innovative Behavior Abstract: This article examines the relationship between transformational, transactional, and empowering leadership and the innovative behavior of public sector employees. Instead of investigating their association individually, this article focuses on the interaction between different types of leadership. The analysis is based on a survey from one of Denmark’s largest hospitals (n = 1,647). The main result is that empowering leadership, which focuses on employee capacity, moderates the association between transformational leadership, which is directed at motivation, and innovative behavior. The findings emphasize the importance of not only focusing on a single leadership style but also understanding how they work in combination. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 957-970 Issue: 12 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1303711 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1303711 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:12:p:957-970 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1316287_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: B. Ponomariov Author-X-Name-First: B. Author-X-Name-Last: Ponomariov Author-Name: G. Kisunko Author-X-Name-First: G. Author-X-Name-Last: Kisunko Title: Overcoming the Impact of Corruption through Diligence: The Experience of Russian Female Managers Abstract: This article proposes that managerial time spent dealing with regulations, in addition to being a reflection of regulatory burden, can also be partially accounted by managerial strategy and propensity to “play by the rules” rather than rely on informal corrupt means to solve business problems in Russia. Using top-manager gender as a proxy for such behaviors, the study finds that firms headed by female managers are more likely to devote more time to dealing with regulations, and to protect their interests in courts. Such firms are less likely to be in a situation where corrupt requests are made, and also minimize corruption impact such as relative size of payments, when actually exposed to corruption pressures. It appears that there are non-spurious gender effect persisting after controlling for multiple firm- and region- level variables. With regards to managerial time spent on dealing with regulations in particular, it appears that the gender effects are reflected in differential responses to corrupt pressures (e.g. spending more time dealing with regulations), but increase in time tax by itself does not appear to limit impact of corruption, except waiting times for operating license, which are shortened. Implications for theory and practice are discussed. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 971-985 Issue: 12 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1316287 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1316287 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:12:p:971-985 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1317799_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Guido Capaldo Author-X-Name-First: Guido Author-X-Name-Last: Capaldo Author-Name: Nicola Costantino Author-X-Name-First: Nicola Author-X-Name-Last: Costantino Author-Name: Roberta Pellegrino Author-X-Name-First: Roberta Author-X-Name-Last: Pellegrino Author-Name: Pierluigi Rippa Author-X-Name-First: Pierluigi Author-X-Name-Last: Rippa Title: The Role of Risk in Improving Goal Setting in Performance Management Practices within Public Sector: An Explorative Research in Courts Offices in Italy Abstract: The study investigates whether the adoption of a risk-based approach that allows public managers to take into account the context and external not-controllable factors during goal setting may contribute to overcome unintended managerial side effects of performance management (PM) practices that hamper their success within public organizations. An explorative research is carried out on court officials of Italian public administration. The results from this study show that the adoption of a risk-based approach could enhance goal setting within the PM process and provide interesting insights to policy-makers invested of the responsibility to improve the effectiveness of current PM procedures. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 986-997 Issue: 12 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1317799 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1317799 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:12:p:986-997 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1317800_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Abdulfattah Yaghi Author-X-Name-First: Abdulfattah Author-X-Name-Last: Yaghi Title: Glass Cliff or Glass Prison: Think Evil-Think Men in Organizational Leadership Abstract: Recent research suggests that women fail in leadership because men in one way or another target them and put them in unusual, difficult, and risky positions where chances for failure are high. The purpose of this article is to examine this argument based on its literature. The study also collects data from two waves of interviews with 62 women holding leadership positions in public and private sector organizations. The study finds that, while gender is the main theme in the glass cliff argument, the impact of other factors––such as jealousy, departmental politics, and self-interests––on women is inadequately examined. The study concludes that, because injustice in the workplace is oversimplified and reduced to a single factor (gender), the literature creates a glass prison that both confines women and reiterates stereotypical assumptions about women’s capabilities. The blaming and demonization of men therefore tends to have an alternative that has been neglected. Future research on women leadership should depart from the trap of genders, and engage in a wider examination of organizational, cultural, economic, political, psychological, and social factors. These factors shape not only the roles of women in leadership, but the entire the workplace. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 998-1008 Issue: 12 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1317800 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1317800 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:12:p:998-1008 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1317801_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Usman W. Chohan Author-X-Name-First: Usman W. Author-X-Name-Last: Chohan Title: Independent Budget Offices and the Politics–Administration Dichotomy Abstract: The discipline of public administration has long grappled with the issue of how much involvement by public managers is warranted in the political sphere. Legislative Budget Offices (LBOs) provide an intriguing case study in this regard. This article examines the contributions of three works that successfully encapsulate the difficulties, as well as the merits, of an institution constituted of public managers (economists) wresting political control from politicians (executives and legislators) to create value for the public. The review article thus shows why the experiences of Legislative Budget Offices can serve as informative accounts for scholars of public administration. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1009-1017 Issue: 12 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1317801 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1317801 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:12:p:1009-1017 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1318399_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Igor Benati Author-X-Name-First: Igor Author-X-Name-Last: Benati Author-Name: Mario Coccia Author-X-Name-First: Mario Author-X-Name-Last: Coccia Title: General Trends and Causes of High Compensation of Government Managers in the OECD Countries Abstract: Government managers play a central role in the public administration of countries to support their overall efficiency. The compensation of central government senior managers has received considerable attention in recent years since it has risen in many countries. The public, the media and academia see government senior managers as being overpaid, with salaries increasing in a disproportionate and inequitable way. The literature has analyzed some possible determinants of this socio-administrative issue. However, the political and institutional factors affecting public managers’ compensation are still largely unknown. This study shows that the average compensation of central government senior managers in some OECD countries seems to be positively associated with the average salary of members of parliament (MPs). Furthermore, high compensation of public managers seems to be more frequent in countries with low freedom of expression, of association and of the media, as well as low quality of contract enforcement, property rights and control of corruption. These results may provide fruitful insights into the possible causes of this relation, to support reforms and best practices which can improve the efficiency of the public administration in modern economies. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1018-1031 Issue: 12 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1318399 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1318399 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:12:p:1018-1031 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_908214_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Alwi Smith Author-X-Name-First: Alwi Author-X-Name-Last: Smith Author-Name: Haedar Akib Author-X-Name-First: Haedar Author-X-Name-Last: Akib Title: The Implementation Effectiveness of Trash Management in Ambon, Maluku: The Influence of Socialization, Coordination and Control to the Effectiveness of Trash Management Abstract: Principally, the policy is made to change the situation to be the desired one. The policy implementation in management context is in the terms of socialization, coordination and the control. This research is focused in the result process of public policy related to the trash management. The joint influence between the socialization, coordination and the control through the implementer and society behavior to the effectiveness of trash management in Ambon is being considered. The structural equation modeling (SEM) and Analysis of Moment Structure (AMOS) 20 is used to analyze the data in this research. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 683-688 Issue: 10 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.908214 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.908214 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:10:p:683-688 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_955196_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Asbjørn Røiseland Author-X-Name-First: Asbjørn Author-X-Name-Last: Røiseland Author-Name: Jon Pierre Author-X-Name-First: Jon Author-X-Name-Last: Pierre Author-Name: Annelin Gustavsen Author-X-Name-First: Annelin Author-X-Name-Last: Gustavsen Title: Accountability by Professionalism or Managerialism? Exploring Attitudes Among Swedish and Norwegian Local Government Leaders Abstract: Most developed countries continue to experience problems with malfeasance and corruption, making accountability a fundamental concern of the public government. Still, the mechanisms which ensure accountability are not given. This article explores two different and apparently conflicting principles of accountability in public organizations: “Professionalism” based on values and internalized incentive structures and “Managerialism” based on externalized incentives and hierarchy. The empirical analysis is based on a comparative survey among local government leaders in Sweden and Norway. The analysis shows that both professionalism and managerialism are regarded as important means for accountability and tend to be understood as complementary more than competing principles. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 689-700 Issue: 10 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.955196 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.955196 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:10:p:689-700 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_955197_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jaime R. S. Fonseca Author-X-Name-First: Jaime R. S. Author-X-Name-Last: Fonseca Title: A Public Administration Headache: An Evaluation Analysis of Prison Policy and Recidivism Toward Social Reintegration Abstract: We focus on discovering, describing, and understanding prison recidivism; secondly, we intend to know if the prison policy contributes to deterrence of crime; thirdly, we want to know if prison labor and vocational education and training influence the rate of prison recidivism by increasing social reintegration or decreasing prison recidivism. We use a sample of n = 1643 prisoners, multivariate clustering methods, focusing on latent class models, to trace the profile of prisoners, and we use the chi-square test to test dependence/independence of some variable pairs. Data support the heterogeneity of inmates, resulting in two clusters, recidivists (50%), and nonrecidivists. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 701-711 Issue: 10 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.955197 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.955197 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:10:p:701-711 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_956895_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Neale J. Slack Author-X-Name-First: Neale J. Author-X-Name-Last: Slack Author-Name: Gurmeet Singh Author-X-Name-First: Gurmeet Author-X-Name-Last: Singh Title: Public Sector Reforms and Service Quality Issues From the Perspective of the Small Island Developing States in the Pacific: A Case of Fiji Abstract: The purpose of this article is to compare service quality of the Fiji Islands Maritime Safety Administration (FIMSA) and the Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji (MSAF). Using a structured questionnaire, data were collected from 200 Fiji maritime industry stakeholders. Research findings identified FIMSA and MSAF service delivery misalignment with customer expectations; customer’ expectations exceeded perceived customer service experiences of FIMSA and MSAF; and, perceived customer service experiences of MSAF were noticeably better than those of FIMSA. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 712-723 Issue: 10 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.956895 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.956895 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:10:p:712-723 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_956896_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Susan Appe Author-X-Name-First: Susan Author-X-Name-Last: Appe Title: Government Mapping of the Third Sector: A Government Innovation for Regulation and Coordination? Perspectives From the Third Sector Abstract: This article examines the policy tool of a registry of civil society organizations in a regulatory transparency framework. A registry serves as a government ‘mapping’ tool by collecting data on civil society and nonprofit organizations. Do government efforts to map the third sector hinder or foster nonprofit organizations’ capacity and their coordination? The balance between regulation and the strengthening of nonprofit organizations’ capacity and the coordination of goods and services through government innovations like the registries—i.e., third sector mappings—might indeed have the potential to foster a more effective and efficient third sector. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 724-733 Issue: 10 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.956896 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.956896 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:10:p:724-733 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_969842_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Sara Moggi Author-X-Name-First: Sara Author-X-Name-Last: Moggi Author-Name: Chiara Leardini Author-X-Name-First: Chiara Author-X-Name-Last: Leardini Author-Name: Gina Rossi Author-X-Name-First: Gina Author-X-Name-Last: Rossi Title: Mandatory or Not Mandatory Reporting? Insights From Italian Bank Foundations Abstract: In the Italian nonprofit field, bank foundations face an increasing demand to account for their grant activity in forms that go beyond traditional financial statements. Consequently, bank foundations have developed specific reports in accordance with a 2001 Italian law that requires a mission report to be included within financial statements. This study investigates the peculiarities of social reporting documents in terms of standards used and formal characteristics, revealing different adoption levels. Contributing to an ongoing debate, the analysis of the reporting practices underlines how the due by law on social accounting could hamper the disclosure in nonprofit organizations. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 734-742 Issue: 10 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.969842 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.969842 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:10:p:734-742 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_979198_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Dennis Vicencio Blanco Author-X-Name-First: Dennis Vicencio Author-X-Name-Last: Blanco Title: Disaster Governance in the Philippines: Issues, Lessons Learned, and Future Directions in the Post-Yolanda Super Typhoon Aftermath Abstract: The article analyzes the importance of disaster governance as an emerging paradigm in the context of the post-Yolanda Super Typhoon devastation in the Philippines. The article offers various lessons which may be heeded in times of disaster in which various stakeholders of governance are involved with. Consequently, the article posits future challenges and directions hurled in the conduct of disaster governance in the Philippines in terms of policies and programs. Finally, the article enunciates that both the national government and local government must play an active role in disaster governance through policy-making and policy implementation changes in both theory and praxis. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 743-756 Issue: 10 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.979198 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.979198 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:10:p:743-756 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_880852_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Elisabetta Reginato Author-X-Name-First: Elisabetta Author-X-Name-Last: Reginato Author-Name: Cristina Landis Author-X-Name-First: Cristina Author-X-Name-Last: Landis Author-Name: Isabella Fadda Author-X-Name-First: Isabella Author-X-Name-Last: Fadda Author-Name: Aldo Pavan Author-X-Name-First: Aldo Author-X-Name-Last: Pavan Title: German and Italian Municipalities’ Internal Control Systems: Convergence to a Neo-Weberian Reform Pattern? Abstract: This article contributes to the debate on convergence/divergence of public management reforms toward the new public management (NPM) paradigm by analyzing the internal control systems (ICSs) in Germany and Italy. Specifically, the study describes the ICS established at the normative level in German and Italian municipalities and evaluates the extent of the decisional convergence to NPM, using the INTOSAI guidelines. Although similarities between the two ICSs and the INTOSAI guidelines emerged, decisional convergence is not demonstrated. Instead, these countries seem to converge to a Neo-Weberian reform pattern since they are cautious in the introduction of new managerial tools and they maintain their domestic original ICS. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 601-610 Issue: 10 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.880852 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.880852 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:10:p:601-610 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_903264_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Heidi Houlberg Salomonsen Author-X-Name-First: Heidi Houlberg Author-X-Name-Last: Salomonsen Author-Name: Lotte Bøgh Andersen Author-X-Name-First: Lotte Bøgh Author-X-Name-Last: Andersen Title: Institutional Change and Professional Norms: A Study of Grading Behavior in Higher Education Abstract: This study investigates how an institutional exogenous change interacts with professional norms in relation to behavior in public organizations. We test how a new grading scale introduced in 2007 changed grade point averages and pass rates at two university departments. Data consist of register data on grading between 2004 and 2010. We find that the new grading scale both increased grade point averages and pass rates and halted the negative time trend in these variables. These effects are even greater for exams with an external examiner. The main conclusion is that grading systems affect grading both immediately and over time. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 611-624 Issue: 10 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.903264 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.903264 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:10:p:611-624 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_903265_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Claire Kaiser Author-X-Name-First: Claire Author-X-Name-Last: Kaiser Title: Functioning and Impact of Incentives for Amalgamations in a Federal State: The Swiss Case Abstract: In Switzerland, where most amalgamations are voluntary, supportive measures for municipal mergers vary considerably between cantons. This study focuses upon the interests of higher-ranking state levels in amalgamation, the design of incentive systems set by the Swiss cantons, and their influence on the municipalities’ amalgamation activities. Empirical results show that with a higher number of municipalities, the canton sets more incentives for mergers. Also, financial incentives positively influence the municipalities’ merger activities. The data sources include comprehensive surveys of the Swiss municipal secretaries (2009/2010) and of the cantonal administrations (2010). Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 625-637 Issue: 10 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.903265 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.903265 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:10:p:625-637 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_903266_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Michael R. Potter Author-X-Name-First: Michael R. Author-X-Name-Last: Potter Author-Name: Amanda M. Olejarski Author-X-Name-First: Amanda M. Author-X-Name-Last: Olejarski Author-Name: Stefanie M. Pfister Author-X-Name-First: Stefanie M. Author-X-Name-Last: Pfister Title: Capture Theory and the Public Interest: Balancing Competing Values to Ensure Regulatory Effectiveness Abstract: Problems arise when a regulatory agency acts in the interests of the industry it is charged with regulating, rather than in the public interest. When a governmental agency established to regulate an industry for the benefit of society acts instead for the interests of the industry it is regulating, it has been “captured” by the industry. This article examines the level of input received from the regulated community and the tendency of regulatory agency capture. Here, the proposed zone of effectiveness suggests a balance between the two scopes by incorporating a stronger focus on public interest. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 638-645 Issue: 10 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.903266 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.903266 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:10:p:638-645 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_903267_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Panagiotis Manolitzas Author-X-Name-First: Panagiotis Author-X-Name-Last: Manolitzas Author-Name: Vasileios Fortsas Author-X-Name-First: Vasileios Author-X-Name-Last: Fortsas Author-Name: Evangelos Grigoroudis Author-X-Name-First: Evangelos Author-X-Name-Last: Grigoroudis Author-Name: Nikolaos Matsatsinis Author-X-Name-First: Nikolaos Author-X-Name-Last: Matsatsinis Title: Internal Customer Satisfaction in Health-Care Organizations: A Multicriteria Analysis Approach Abstract: The main aim of the presented research is to assess personnel satisfaction at the General Hospital of Chania (GHC), Greece, during the current economic crisis period. Data analysis is based on the MUltiplecriteria Satisfaction Analysis (MUSA) method, which is a multicriteria analysis model for collectively measuring customer satisfaction. The provided results are able to evaluate quantitative overall and partial satisfaction levels and determine the weak and strong points of employee satisfaction. According to the presented results, the personnel of the GHC appear to be satisfied, particularly regarding the work content and the relation with co-workers, while higher dissatisfaction may be observed in other characteristics. The improvement actions should be focused on the provided means/tools, the salary/other benefits, and the organization’s human resources management, given that these are the characteristics having the lowest satisfaction indices, while at the same time being the ones that are really important for the personnel. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 646-654 Issue: 10 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.903267 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.903267 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:10:p:646-654 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_903268_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: James Baba Abugre Author-X-Name-First: James Baba Author-X-Name-Last: Abugre Title: Job Satisfaction of Public Sector Employees in Sub-Saharan Africa: Testing the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire in Ghana Abstract: Public sector administration in sub-Saharan Africa experiences a myriad of problems of the logical perception between worker dissatisfaction and demotivation of job standards. This study tested the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) in a typical public sector organization in sub-Saharan Africa. A total of 100 usable surveys were analyzed with SPSS. A very low level of job satisfaction was indicated, and more than 83% of respondents indicated dissatisfaction in their pay and the amount of work they do. Significant differences in job satisfaction scores were also found in the educational level of staff, and between genders. The study outcome highlights the roles of employees and organizational weak spots of human resource management (HRM) practices in a typical sub-Saharan African country, and provides an alternative pathway in employee satisfaction and performance outcome. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 655-665 Issue: 10 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.903268 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.903268 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:10:p:655-665 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_903270_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Khayri Omar Author-X-Name-First: Khayri Author-X-Name-Last: Omar Author-Name: Rosemary Stockdale Author-X-Name-First: Rosemary Author-X-Name-Last: Stockdale Author-Name: Helana Scheepers Author-X-Name-First: Helana Author-X-Name-Last: Scheepers Title: Social Media Use in Local Government: An Australian Perspective Abstract: Social media offers governments extensive opportunities to engage with citizens, particularly at the local level. This study investigates the issues that local governments face in implementing social media initiatives. It builds on existing literature by using an interpretive approach to examine the perceptions of public employees and elected officials of local councils in an Australian context. The article reports on the issues that inhibit a move to a more interactive use of social media and examines how these may be addressed. Implications for research and practice are given. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 666-675 Issue: 10 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.903270 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.903270 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:10:p:666-675 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_907308_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Pan Suk Kim Author-X-Name-First: Pan Suk Author-X-Name-Last: Kim Author-Name: Seunghwan Myeong Author-X-Name-First: Seunghwan Author-X-Name-Last: Myeong Title: Public Administration Education in South Korea: Developed but Still Evolving Abstract: Korean public administration (PA) education has developed substantially since the Second World War in both quantitative and qualitative dimensions, but there is still a considerable way to go with further development. Korean PA education was heavily influenced by the United States for many years, but Korea’s interaction with other parts of the world was relatively limited. This article deals with the following three issues of Korean PA education. First, a historical background of the development of PA as a discipline will be briefly reviewed to provide a comparative sense, followed by an overview of the development of PA education in Korea. After that, the current status of Korean PA education will be examined based on aggregate data, followed by an assessment of the impacts of New Public Management and globalization. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 676-684 Issue: 10 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.907308 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.907308 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:10:p:676-684 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_907309_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Kristin Reichborn-Kjennerud Author-X-Name-First: Kristin Author-X-Name-Last: Reichborn-Kjennerud Title: Auditee Strategies: An Investigation of Auditees’ Reactions to the Norwegian State Audit Institution’s Performance Audits Abstract: This article contributes to theory on accountability—how it is played out and responded to. It uses the Norwegian State Audit Institution as an illustration. The responses of the audited entities to the SAI’s institutional pressure were identified through an analysis of four different cases. Four auditee strategies were identified. They indicate that the performance audit has impact when the auditees agree with the conclusions of the SAI. Sanctions from the control committee and the Parliament are equally important. Even though the extent of sanctions and conflict of opinion matter for the auditees’ responses, the effects are context dependent. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 685-694 Issue: 10 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.907309 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.907309 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:10:p:685-694 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_907310_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jing Hua Li Author-X-Name-First: Jing Hua Author-X-Name-Last: Li Author-Name: Ping Gao Author-X-Name-First: Ping Author-X-Name-Last: Gao Author-Name: Xia Yan Shen Author-X-Name-First: Xia Yan Author-X-Name-Last: Shen Author-Name: Xin Liu Author-X-Name-First: Xin Author-X-Name-Last: Liu Title: A Process Model of Emotional Labor of Nursing: Case Study of Two Chinese Public Hospitals Abstract: This article aims to establish a new process model to indicate the antecedents and consequences of emotional labor of nursing. We conducted a case study on the Intensive Care Unit and Obstetrics Department in two public hospitals in China, respectively. Problem scenarios may cause nurses’ emotional dissonance, and nurses may respond with deep action or surface action. In contrast, death-related scenarios may cause emotional excess and further emotional detachment. We incorporate the emotion regulation theory with the process model of emotional labor to form a new model and verify the cause of nursing emotional conflict as an emotional scenario. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 695-707 Issue: 10 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.907310 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.907310 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:10:p:695-707 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_830623_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Michael Macaulay Author-X-Name-First: Michael Author-X-Name-Last: Macaulay Author-Name: Chris Newman Author-X-Name-First: Chris Author-X-Name-Last: Newman Author-Name: Gary Hickey Author-X-Name-First: Gary Author-X-Name-Last: Hickey Title: Towards a Model of Local Integrity Systems: The Experiences of Local Government in Great Britain Abstract: This article expands upon the concepts of the local integrity system (LIS) and integrity management system through a qualitative analysis of the integrity frameworks for local government in Great Britain. With an emphasis on the recent English experience, but drawing upon the comparative systems in Wales and Scotland, the article demonstrates some ways in which integrity has been developed, led, monitored, and enforced, and discusses the perceptions of leading stakeholders in relation to this. It will argue, in addition, that recent changes brought by the Localism Act 2011, has potentially weakened the English LIS. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 83-92 Issue: 2 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.830623 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.830623 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:2:p:83-92 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_866835_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Gjalt De Graaf Author-X-Name-First: Gjalt Author-X-Name-Last: De Graaf Author-Name: Michael Macaulay Author-X-Name-First: Michael Author-X-Name-Last: Macaulay Title: Introduction to a Symposium on Integrity and Integrity Systems Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 65-66 Issue: 2 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.866835 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.866835 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:2:p:65-66 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_836662_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Erik Hysing Author-X-Name-First: Erik Author-X-Name-Last: Hysing Title: How Public Officials Gain Policy Influence—Lessons from Local Government in Sweden Abstract: That public officials influence public policy is generally agreed upon, but the issue of how individual officials gain this influence is less developed in the literature. Here, the stories and experiences of 10 officials, active in local environmental governing in Sweden, are used to identify, describe, and discuss key strategies for gaining policy influence. The result shows the importance of accessing key politicians; avoiding isolation within the administration; developing long-term strategies; and being skilled in communication, networking, and generating external resources. The way these officials act and think challenges some well-established theoretical notions and adds empirical insights to the democratic dilemma of bureaucratic power. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 129-139 Issue: 2 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.836662 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.836662 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:2:p:129-139 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_836668_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Andreea Năstase Author-X-Name-First: Andreea Author-X-Name-Last: Năstase Title: Catering to Organizational Needs in Ethics Management: The Case of the European Commission Abstract: This article examines the ethical challenges encountered by European Commission officials in their day-to-day work. Based on an intra-organizational comparison between three Directorate Generals (DGs), the analysis reveals that ethical questions differ in these settings, depending on the type of external actors employees engage with. This internal heterogeneity makes the European Commission an interesting (unusual) case, which highlights the challenges of practising ethics management in a way that is truly responsive to organizational needs. The policy solution implemented by the Commission as a response—the appointment of “ethics correspondents” at DG level—has been only moderately successful. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 93-105 Issue: 2 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.836668 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.836668 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:2:p:93-105 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_836667_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Gissur Erlingsson Author-X-Name-First: Gissur Author-X-Name-Last: Erlingsson Author-Name: Jonas Linde Author-X-Name-First: Jonas Author-X-Name-Last: Linde Author-Name: Richard Öhrvall Author-X-Name-First: Richard Author-X-Name-Last: Öhrvall Title: Not so Fair after All? Perceptions of Procedural Fairness and Satisfaction with Democracy in the Nordic Welfare States Abstract: The Nordic countries are known for their well-functioning public administrations. In indices measuring control of corruption and the quality of the rule of law, they frequently occupy top positions. However, as we demonstrate in this article, a country's top position in comparative indices does not automatically imply that citizens view the state of affairs in the same way as depicted by experts. The observation is in no way trivial: Drawing on theories of procedural fairness, we go on to show—statistically, using individual level data—that widespread public perceptions about the unfairness of civil servants may have a negative effect on the legitimacy of the political system even in so-called high-trust and “least corrupt” settings such as the Nordic ones. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 106-119 Issue: 2 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.836667 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.836667 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:2:p:106-119 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_836666_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Fernando Jiménez Author-X-Name-First: Fernando Author-X-Name-Last: Jiménez Author-Name: Mónica García-Quesada Author-X-Name-First: Mónica Author-X-Name-Last: García-Quesada Author-Name: Manuel Villoria Author-X-Name-First: Manuel Author-X-Name-Last: Villoria Title: Integrity Systems, Values, and Expectations: Explaining Differences in the Extent of Corruption in Three Spanish Local Governments Abstract: Our article attempts to explain the differences in the extent of corruption related to urban planning in three Spanish local settings, all of them being important touristic resorts: Marbella, a municipality in the Costa del Sol with a very high level of corruption; Lanzarote, in the Canary islands with a high incidence of corruption despite its pioneering role in establishing innovative policies to limit urban (touristic) growth; and Menorca, in the Balearic Islands where corruption has been very low. We argue that the explanations focusing on the different features of the local integrity systems (LISs) face difficulties to account for the variations in the incidence of corruption across these Spanish municipalities: despite some interesting differences, the LIS of the cases considered is basically quite similar. Thus, we turn to the analysis of social values and social expectations on the political system by local citizens, testing whether a different set of citizens’ values and expectations on the behavior of local decision makers may explain this local variation in corruption practices. The article presents the results of a public opinion survey on values and expectations administered in the three cases. Against our expectations and the literature on the topic, no significant difference in shared social values and expectations has been found. The article shows that, as for an empirically tested explanation of the cross-local variations in the degree of urban corruption in Spain, the jury is still out. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 67-82 Issue: 2 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.836666 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.836666 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:2:p:67-82 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_836665_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Anne-Marie Reynaers Author-X-Name-First: Anne-Marie Author-X-Name-Last: Reynaers Author-Name: Gjalt De Graaf Author-X-Name-First: Gjalt Author-X-Name-Last: De Graaf Title: Public Values in Public–Private Partnerships Abstract: Although public–private partnerships (PPPs) are often evaluated in terms of efficiency, their impact on public values is often neglected. In order to find out what we know about the public values–PPPs relation, this article reviews public administration literature and describes two opposite perspectives. The first perspective argues that public values are at stake whereas the second argues they are safeguarded or even reinforced. We argue that the assumptions of both perspectives are biased and incomparable due to the fact that each perspective holds a different ontological understanding of the concept of public values. Finally, we provide some ideas for further research. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 120-128 Issue: 2 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.836665 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.836665 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:2:p:120-128 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_949741_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Paola Mattei Author-X-Name-First: Paola Author-X-Name-Last: Mattei Author-Name: Tom Christensen Author-X-Name-First: Tom Author-X-Name-Last: Christensen Author-Name: Jeremy Pilaar Author-X-Name-First: Jeremy Author-X-Name-Last: Pilaar Title: Conflicting Accountabilities in the 2012 Health Care Reforms in England Abstract: Analyzing the legislative process of the 2012 Health and Social Care Act in Britain, we investigate the different uses of “accountability” in the committee debates. Based on the minutes of the Public Bill Committee from 2010 to 2011, we examine the contested accountability relationships in relation to the Secretary of State for Health, the Monitor, and the Health and Wellbeing Boards. On the one hand, we discern a shift away from traditional forms of accountability toward professional, managerial, and legal forms of accountability. On the other hand, we note how the concept of “accountability” is used in various ways to gloss this shift over, whilst traditional political accountability is reasserted. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 461-472 Issue: 7 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.949741 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.949741 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:7:p:461-472 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_949742_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Mark Prebble Author-X-Name-First: Mark Author-X-Name-Last: Prebble Title: Public Value and Limits to Collaboration Abstract: This article explores the validity of the view that collaboration contributes to public value. The analysis is conceptual and uses graphs to develop a formal statement of public value, collaboration, and government dynamics. The concept of the reason-able person is introduced. The ideal state, the ideal partnership, and conditions for collaboration to contribute to public value are derived. Benefit, support, and acceptability are shown to be necessary conditions for public value to be generated by collaboration. These conditions are shown to link to concepts of management, politics, and public administration. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 473-485 Issue: 7 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.949742 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.949742 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:7:p:473-485 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_949743_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Henry Boateng Author-X-Name-First: Henry Author-X-Name-Last: Boateng Author-Name: Franklin Gyamfi Agyemang Author-X-Name-First: Franklin Gyamfi Author-X-Name-Last: Agyemang Title: The Role of Culture in Knowledge Sharing in a Public-Sector Organization in Ghana: Revisiting Hofstede’s Model Abstract: The purpose of this study was to ascertain the role of culture in knowledge-sharing drawing on Hofstede’s culture framework. The case study research design was employed as the research design. Semistructured interview guide was used as the data gathering instrument. Data analysis was done using the thematic analysis technique. Under power distance, four themes were identified as being crucial in knowledge sharing in Afiya Kwabre District Assembly. These factors are decision-making involvement, power and status, delegation of responsibilities, and respect and fairness. In addition, three major themes emerged under uncertainty avoidance—broadening knowledge, job security, and group membership. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 486-495 Issue: 7 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.949743 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.949743 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:7:p:486-495 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_949745_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Shahjahan H. Bhuiyan Author-X-Name-First: Shahjahan H. Author-X-Name-Last: Bhuiyan Title: Can Democratic Governance Be Achieved in Egypt? Abstract: This article contributes to our understanding of whether democratic governance can be achieved in post-revolution Egypt. It explores the status of three key pillars of democratic governance in the context of the January 2011 People’s Revolution and subsequent political developments through August 2013: (1) inclusive participation, (2) responsive institutions, and (3) adherence to international practices and principles. Available evidence suggests that none of the democratic governance pillars has been realized so far as a result of political instability in Egypt. The article argues that the current political environment is not favorable to achieving democratic governance in Egypt. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 496-509 Issue: 7 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.949745 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.949745 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:7:p:496-509 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_949746_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Nunzio Angiola Author-X-Name-First: Nunzio Author-X-Name-Last: Angiola Author-Name: Piervito Bianchi Author-X-Name-First: Piervito Author-X-Name-Last: Bianchi Author-Name: Antonio Corvino Author-X-Name-First: Antonio Author-X-Name-Last: Corvino Title: The Integration of Best Environmental Management Practices in Corporate Strategy: Empirical Evidence From Italian Local Governments Abstract: Local governments represent an important moving force in promoting sustainable development policies as they make up the level of governance closest to the citizens. The aim of this article is to examine whether Italian local governments exercise de facto their vital role in fostering sustainable development policies. In particular, we analyzed municipality behavior about adopting “green management strategies.” We investigated the main factors identified in management literature which might boost the adoption of these strategies. Several implications ensue from our findings. In particular, the research provides information to improve local government attitudes toward the sustainable development challenge. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 510-520 Issue: 7 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.949746 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.949746 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:7:p:510-520 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_949747_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Joseph J. Capuno Author-X-Name-First: Joseph J. Author-X-Name-Last: Capuno Author-Name: Maria Melody Garcia Schustereder Author-X-Name-First: Maria Melody Author-X-Name-Last: Garcia Schustereder Title: The Correlates of Local Government Responsiveness Under Decentralization: Do Performance Ratings Matter in the Philippines? Abstract: To improve local service delivery under decentralization, performance ratings are often introduced. In this article, performance ratings and other correlates of the citizens’ assessment of the responsiveness of their local governments are investigated with a regression analysis of survey data collected during the pilot test of a performance rating scheme in 12 Philippine cities and municipalities in 2001–2003. The local governments in the eight sites where the ratings were announced are assessed less responsive by their own constituents than those in the four control areas by theirs. Possibly, the citizens exposed to the ratings expected better performances from their officials. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 521-532 Issue: 7 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.949747 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.949747 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:7:p:521-532 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1295463_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Andrea Petriwskyj Author-X-Name-First: Andrea Author-X-Name-Last: Petriwskyj Title: Diversity, Inclusion, and the Voice of Older People: Engagement and Decision-Making in Seniors’ Organizations Abstract: Seniors’ organizations play a vital role representing older people in policymaking. The impact of diversity among older people on organizations’ engagement and decision-making processes therefore has implications for democratic inclusion. Interviews were conducted with paid and voluntary managers of Australian seniors’ organizations, along with analysis of organizational documents. Findings identified issues of presence and participation and challenges inherent in inclusive deliberation, highlighting the importance of leadership. Leaders’ understandings about what drives and impedes participation, who and what is represented, and how inclusion should be practiced are vital. It is important to consider how organizations can be supported to facilitate inclusion as their constituencies grow. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 671-683 Issue: 9 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1295463 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1295463 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:9:p:671-683 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1296864_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Boris Morozov Author-X-Name-First: Boris Author-X-Name-Last: Morozov Title: Decentralization and Economic Growth: Specification, Measurement, and Direction of Causal Relationship Abstract: The concept of decentralization has attracted the attention of scholars and policy makers alike for number of decades. Yet, there still remains a significant amount of confusion over its measurement and its contribution to an economy. Current literature on decentralization is characterized by the multitude of conflicting definitions and measurement instruments. Current literature on the relationship of decentralization and economic growth is also mixed. This article builds on the existing literature and develops a decentralization index that includes its most frequently mentioned dimensions. We find that our newly developed index captures decentralization concept better than other tools and that there is no significant relationship between decentralization and economic growth. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 684-699 Issue: 9 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1296864 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1296864 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:9:p:684-699 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1296865_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Maria Ntaliani Author-X-Name-First: Maria Author-X-Name-Last: Ntaliani Author-Name: Constantina Costopoulou Author-X-Name-First: Constantina Author-X-Name-Last: Costopoulou Title: E-Government for Lowering Administrative Burden: An Empirical Research on European Rural Businesses Abstract: Administrative burden reduction is in the policy agenda in European countries and international organizations. The objectives of this article are to measure administrative burden of rural businesses in three European case studies and to assess the use of semantic electronic government services for its reduction. The main findings are that rural businesses do not perceive the administrative burden significance for entrepreneurship; public administration could implement semantic electronic government services to reduce rural businesses’ administrative burden; and future administrative burden reduction policies should take into account the type and location of businesses to achieve an efficient business environment. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 700-711 Issue: 9 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1296865 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1296865 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:9:p:700-711 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1298126_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Xian Gao Author-X-Name-First: Xian Author-X-Name-Last: Gao Title: Networked Co-Production of 311 Services: Investigating the Use of Twitter in Five U.S. Cities Abstract: Prior studies highlighted the importance of adopting new technologies to co-produce 311 services, yet they failed to provide empirical evidence of the implementation. Taking Twitter as an example, the present study aims to fill the gap by examining the characteristics of actors in five 311 Twitter networks and the relationship between government 311 Twitter accounts and followers. The results demonstrate multiple-group engagement yet low level of connections within a network, with varying response rates of Twitter requests among all five networks. The overall limited Twitter use in 311 systems calls for shared best practices and efficient account promotion efforts. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 712-724 Issue: 9 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1298126 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1298126 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:9:p:712-724 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1298127_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Brian Edward Dollery Author-X-Name-First: Brian Edward Author-X-Name-Last: Dollery Author-Name: Keiichi Yamazaki Author-X-Name-First: Keiichi Author-X-Name-Last: Yamazaki Title: Is Bigger Really Better? A Comparative Analysis of Municipal Mergers in Australian and Japanese Local Government Abstract: While structural reform by means of municipal mergers has been employed in many different countries, council consolidation has been especially marked in Australian and Japanese local government. This suggests that much can be learned by examining amalgamation through the analytical prism of comparative analysis. In this article, we investigate structural reform through municipal amalgamation in Australian and Japanese local government by examining the aims of amalgamation, the methods employed by public policy makers and the outcomes which were achieved. From this comparative analysis, we attempt to draw some broader lessons for local government policy making aimed at local government reform. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 725-734 Issue: 9 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1298127 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1298127 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:9:p:725-734 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1298128_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Christian Lohmann Author-X-Name-First: Christian Author-X-Name-Last: Lohmann Author-Name: Peter G. Rötzel Author-X-Name-First: Peter G. Author-X-Name-Last: Rötzel Title: The Outcome of Renegotiations between Institutionalized Public–Private Partnerships and Their Public Clients: Data on the Public–Private Partnerships of the German Federal Armed Forces Abstract: This study analyzes the renegotiations that take place between institutionalized public–private partnerships (PPPs) and their public clients drawing on survey data on the PPPs of the German Federal Armed Forces. Generally, both the party that initiates such renegotiations and the time at which renegotiations are launched determine the outcome of the PPP’s renegotiated remuneration. This effect is moderated by the degree of contract specificity and by a decrease in demand. Specifically, when the public client initiates the renegotiation of an incomplete contractual agreement due to a decrease in demand, it can successfully reduce the remuneration of the PPP. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 735-745 Issue: 9 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1298128 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1298128 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:9:p:735-745 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1298608_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Aldo Pavan Author-X-Name-First: Aldo Author-X-Name-Last: Pavan Author-Name: Bernadette Dessalvi Author-X-Name-First: Bernadette Author-X-Name-Last: Dessalvi Author-Name: Paola Paglietti Author-X-Name-First: Paola Author-X-Name-Last: Paglietti Title: Fund Accounting from the Italian Early Tradition to the U.S. GAAP for Governments Abstract: Surprising correspondences emerge from the parallel investigation of fund accounting practices in Italian entities until the late nineteenth century and in the contemporary U.S. public sector. The analysis attempts to interpret similarities and differences in light of dissimilar environmental features, and wonders if the Italian tradition could have some explanatory capability on the U.S. present standards. The “fund” concept and its use are strictly similar; they are founded on information needs for governance and internal control. Contemporary requirements for democracy and transparency, and opportunities coming from modern ICT tools bring U.S. organizations to be accountable to the citizenry. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 746-757 Issue: 9 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1298608 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1298608 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:9:p:746-757 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1795671_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Silvia Iacuzzi Author-X-Name-First: Silvia Author-X-Name-Last: Iacuzzi Author-Name: Paolo Fedele Author-X-Name-First: Paolo Author-X-Name-Last: Fedele Author-Name: Andrea Garlatti Author-X-Name-First: Andrea Author-X-Name-Last: Garlatti Title: Using accreditation to leverage innovation in healthcare: Evidence from an oncological centre Abstract: Innovations in healthcare help efforts to deliver effective and efficient services, an increasing policy imperative at a time of decreasing financial resources, ageing population and increasing expectations. At the same time, institutions have developed standards to help improve diagnosis, treatment and care. This article explores whether and how accreditation to international standards is used to leverage innovation, what type of change it fosters and what the main issues to be considered are. Evidence was collected from an oncological centre in Italy, a research institute at the forefront of innovation and among the first ones to acquire international recognition. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1415-1423 Issue: 16 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1795671 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1795671 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:16:p:1415-1423 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1765799_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Shuai Wu Author-X-Name-First: Shuai Author-X-Name-Last: Wu Author-Name: Tom Christensen Author-X-Name-First: Tom Author-X-Name-Last: Christensen Title: Corruption and Accountability in China's Rural Poverty Governance: Main Features from Village and Township Cadres Abstract: Corruption among village and township cadres is a serious problem in China’s governance of rural poverty. Based primarily on government websites, but also newspapers and interviews, the article analyzes categories, types and the degree of corruption as well as forms of accountability. The findings show that there is more corruption among village cadres than township cadres. The main form of corruption is embezzlement of poverty funds; there is more individual than group corruption; and political accountability is the most important form of accountability. Using an instrumental and a cultural approach, the characteristics of corruption and accountability among village and township cadres are explained. The conclusion is that, although the new anti-corruption policies and laws have been implemented, corruption among village and township cadres is still extensive and difficult to eliminate in the short term. Accountability also has some room for improvement. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1383-1393 Issue: 16 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1765799 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1765799 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:16:p:1383-1393 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1766498_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Kidjie Saguin Author-X-Name-First: Kidjie Author-X-Name-Last: Saguin Author-Name: Pedro Lucas de Moura Palotti Author-X-Name-First: Pedro Lucas de Moura Author-X-Name-Last: Palotti Title: How Do Middle Managers Matter in Policymaking? Examining Managerial Work and Influence in Brazil Abstract: The role of public managers in public administration is well established but what they do in relation to policymaking is largely unexamined. This paper examines the interactions with various policy actors and the activities performed by public managers in relation to their ability to influence policymaking. It uses data from a large-N survey of public managers in the federal government of Brazil. It finds four clusters of public managers’ policy work: external coordination, stakeholder management, internal administration, and accountability management. Further analysis shows that external policy work or the work that involves engaging with external stakeholders increases managerial influence. Internal administrative work is negatively associated with managerial influence while accountability management does not have any effect. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1394-1403 Issue: 16 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1766498 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1766498 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:16:p:1394-1403 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1773496_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Verónica Figueroa Huencho Author-X-Name-First: Verónica Author-X-Name-Last: Figueroa Huencho Author-Name: Juan Pablo Araya Orellana Author-X-Name-First: Juan Pablo Author-X-Name-Last: Araya Orellana Title: Representative Bureaucracy: Exploring the Factors that Inhibit Active Representation in Indigenous Managers from a Latin American Case Abstract: Today is important that public bureaucracies represent the needs of those citizens considered diverse, being relevant the contribution of the Theory of Representative Bureaucracy. To ensure pluralism and legitimacy in public policies is necessary that public managers activate their sense of representation, making decisions on behalf of those citizens diverse. This article identifies and analyses the main factors that inhibit the emergence of an active representation in indigenous public managers from a Latin American case, considering three levels of analysis: individual, organizational and socio-political context. The main information arises from in-depth interviews applied to 25 key actors who have played a role at different stages in the indigenous policy process, along with press analysis and official documents. The evidence shows important differences in the Chilean case regarding other experiences in Europe and the United States, based principally on political and administrative characteristics, that apply to other Latin American cases. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1404-1414 Issue: 16 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1773496 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1773496 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:16:p:1404-1414 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1852569_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Shihong Weng Author-X-Name-First: Shihong Author-X-Name-Last: Weng Author-Name: Gary Schwarz Author-X-Name-First: Gary Author-X-Name-Last: Schwarz Author-Name: Susan Schwarz Author-X-Name-First: Susan Author-X-Name-Last: Schwarz Author-Name: Ben Hardy Author-X-Name-First: Ben Author-X-Name-Last: Hardy Title: A Framework for Government Response to Social Media Participation in Public Policy Making: Evidence from China Abstract: This article develops a conceptual framework to understand government response to citizens’ social media participation in public policy making and identifies four participation-response archetypes: the Ostrich, the Cuckoo, the Queen Bee, and the Mandarin Duck modes. Drawing on analysis of 136 cases in China, the Cuckoo mode, in which public opinions are pre-expressed and government is reactive, was the predominant response observed. Incidents of the Ostrich mode, avoiding or denying citizen voice, occur but are declining, while the Queen Bee mode of government-led communication is increasing. The Mandarin Duck mode, characterized by high levels of online political participation by both citizens and government, was rare. The four modes offer a way of classifying government response to social media political participation and enable governments to more effectively integrate the views of citizens into the policy-making process. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1424-1434 Issue: 16 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1852569 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1852569 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:16:p:1424-1434 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1939714_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Tamara Nezhina Author-X-Name-First: Tamara Author-X-Name-Last: Nezhina Author-Name: Alexei Barabashev Author-X-Name-First: Alexei Author-X-Name-Last: Barabashev Author-Name: Vadim Prokofiev Author-X-Name-First: Vadim Author-X-Name-Last: Prokofiev Author-Name: Valeria Utkina Author-X-Name-First: Valeria Author-X-Name-Last: Utkina Title: Public Personnel Job Satisfaction and Retention: The Effects of Perceived Image and Prestige of Government Jobs Abstract: Given the turbulent development of Russian public service after the socialism-capitalism transition in the 1990s and continuous government bashing, one might expect finding low morale and negative perceptions of government jobs among public administrators. This study examines the factors that influence job satisfaction (JS) and government job decisions (GJD) of government employees and tests their tenure intentions. The study uses the internal vs. external prestige and the positive vs. negative government image concepts to measure the attitudes. The results of ordinal and binomial logistic regressions suggest that government employees’ perceptions of government image, and prestige influence JS and GJD. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1435-1445 Issue: 16 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1939714 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1939714 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:16:p:1435-1445 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1004089_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ling-Chun Hung Author-X-Name-First: Ling-Chun Author-X-Name-Last: Hung Author-Name: Yu-Tou Hsieh Author-X-Name-First: Yu-Tou Author-X-Name-Last: Hsieh Title: Political Business Cycle in Taiwan—Evidence from Central Government Expenditures Abstract: The political business cycle (PBC) refers to the phenomenon of an incumbent utilizing fiscal or monetary policies to create an economic boom before an election so that periodic fluctuations are induced according to election calendars. This article uses panel data from 1992 to 2010 to examine the effect of presidential elections on central government departmental expenditure in Taiwan. The results suggest an opportunistic PBC in Taiwan after the first Taiwanese presidential direct election in 1996. Furthermore, Taiwan’s government expenditure cycles have been significantly stronger in the years of the “new democracy.” Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 249-257 Issue: 4 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1004089 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1004089 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:4:p:249-257 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1004090_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Huaxing Liu Author-X-Name-First: Huaxing Author-X-Name-Last: Liu Author-Name: John Watson Raine Author-X-Name-First: John Watson Author-X-Name-Last: Raine Title: Why Is There Less Public Trust in Local Government Than in Central Government in China? Abstract: The public’s trust in government, whether at national, regional, or local levels, is always a subject that arouses interest and debate among researchers as well as politicians. This article presents findings from an analysis of survey research conducted in 2011 and provides insights both on a hierarchical trust pattern of public trust in central and local governments in China, and on the key factors accounting for variance in this respect by multiple regression analysis. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 258-269 Issue: 4 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1004090 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1004090 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:4:p:258-269 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1015551_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ally R. Memon Author-X-Name-First: Ally R. Author-X-Name-Last: Memon Author-Name: Tony Kinder Author-X-Name-First: Tony Author-X-Name-Last: Kinder Title: Management in New Public Service Systems: Reframing the Position of Managers and Their Training and Development Abstract: Management training and development (T&D) plays an important part in enabling managers to deal with complexity and change associated with new public service systems. Using a service-dominant logic approach, this paper explores the relevance of T&D in preparing managers for changing roles, responsibilities and relationships that integrated service systems demand. Exploring the views of service managers working in Community Health Partnerships, the study establishes that present management T&D does not support the delivery of integrated services which require different abilities and new ways of working. New public service systems demand new processes of learning where re-framing the position of managers and their T&D becomes increasingly necessary. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 270-283 Issue: 4 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1015551 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1015551 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:4:p:270-283 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1015552_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Trevor Campbell Author-X-Name-First: Trevor Author-X-Name-Last: Campbell Author-Name: Nola Elsie Bynoe-Mayers Author-X-Name-First: Nola Elsie Author-X-Name-Last: Bynoe-Mayers Title: The Impact of the Unemployment Rate on Unemployment Benefits in Barbados: An Impulse Response Approach Abstract: The purpose of this article is to determine how the rate of unemployment will impact on unemployment benefits in Barbados using annual data from 1982 to 2009 with the use of an impulse response function. The results show that when a shock is applied to the rate of unemployment, which causes it to rise, unemployment benefits will contract marginally and this reaction will not stabilize until the 14th period when a new equilibrium will be attained. Since this new equilibrium will lie below the original equilibrium, rising unemployment will impact negatively on unemployment benefits although this decline will only be marginal. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 284-292 Issue: 4 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1015552 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1015552 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:4:p:284-292 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1004085_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: S. M. Abdul Quddus Author-X-Name-First: S. M. Abdul Author-X-Name-Last: Quddus Author-Name: Khairil Izamin Ahmad Author-X-Name-First: Khairil Izamin Author-X-Name-Last: Ahmad Title: Quality Reform in Malaysian Higher Education Governance: “Identity Formation” or “Knowledge Shopping”? Abstract: In line with its Vision 2020, Malaysia has been implementing a series of ‘quality’ reforms in its higher education sector (Sirat, 2010). For critics, these reforms are driven by an ideological shift from the idea that knowledge is a “public good” (Dzulkifli, 2011, p. 28). This study explores whether the use of ‘standards’ as governance forms would lead Malaysia towards “identity formation”, i.e. the creation of a culture-based knowledge society, or direct it towards “knowledge shopping”, i.e. the commodification of higher education. This article concludes that Malaysian higher education governance is more oriented towards “knowledge shopping” than “identity formation.” Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 293-302 Issue: 4 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1004085 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1004085 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:4:p:293-302 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1004086_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Nigel Graves Author-X-Name-First: Nigel Author-X-Name-Last: Graves Author-Name: Brian Dollery Author-X-Name-First: Brian Author-X-Name-Last: Dollery Author-Name: Michael A. Kortt Author-X-Name-First: Michael A. Author-X-Name-Last: Kortt Title: Financial Health in Australian Local Government: The Application of a Funding Assessment Model to Brisbane and Sydney City Councils Abstract: Local government financial viability measurement in an accrual budgeting environment poses complex challenges. Financial measures frequently generate conflicting results. A rating scale to assess financial management, constructed originally for South African municipalities (Dollery & Graves, 2009), represents a useful tool to analyze financial health trends. Applying a “Likert-like” scale to financial performance measures to assess “funding compliance”, the model in this article assists municipalities to avoid financial difficulties. To demonstrate the applicability of this model, we apply the model to the Brisbane City Council and the Sydney City Councils. Results show that the model represents a valuable aid to financial management decision-making. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 303-322 Issue: 4 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1004086 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1004086 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:4:p:303-322 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1064445_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Saltanat Janenova Author-X-Name-First: Saltanat Author-X-Name-Last: Janenova Author-Name: Pan Suk Kim Author-X-Name-First: Pan Suk Author-X-Name-Last: Kim Title: Innovating Public Service Delivery in Transitional Countries: The Case of One Stop Shops in Kazakhstan Abstract: This article analyses the implementation of managerial ideas in Kazakhstan using the case of a combined public service delivery called “One Stop Shops”. Several public services are provided in a single building rather than different government offices in a business-like style of service delivery and in a modern physical environment. The service integration policy is an attempt of Kazakhstani government to improve the quality of public services and reduce corruption. Some positive progress in improving the accessibility of public services has been noted. However, as this article argues, the country-specific model of “alternative-access” service delivery was not able to implement in-depth changes in the work of the public sector and improve service quality. Implementation of the managerial ideas has been limited and constrained by the institutional framework and culture prevailing in the Kazakhstani bureaucracy. The main conclusion is that the governments of transitional countries need to critically analyze the pros and cons of the new policies and reflect on their cultures before making further steps to adopt Western managerial initiatives. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 323-333 Issue: 4 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1064445 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1064445 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:4:p:323-333 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1868509_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Victoria Bellou Author-X-Name-First: Victoria Author-X-Name-Last: Bellou Author-Name: Maria Dimou Author-X-Name-First: Maria Author-X-Name-Last: Dimou Title: The Impact of Destructive Leadership on Public Servants’ Performance: The Mediating Role of Leader-member Exchange, Perceived Organizational Support and Job Satisfaction Abstract: Over the last years, a proliferating number of studies has revealed that destructive leadership negatively relates to employee performance, but few of them refer to the public sector. The present study seeks to add further insight into this relationship, by investigating three explanatory mechanisms, namely leader-member exchange, perceived organizational support and job satisfaction. Evidence from 354 public servants in Greece revealed the sequential full mediation of all three variables, highlighting the distal and indirect relationship between destructive leadership and employee performance. The theoretical significance and the practical implications of these findings are discussed. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 697-707 Issue: 9 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1868509 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1868509 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:9:p:697-707 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1887216_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Silvana Secinaro Author-X-Name-First: Silvana Author-X-Name-Last: Secinaro Author-Name: Valerio Brescia Author-X-Name-First: Valerio Author-X-Name-Last: Brescia Author-Name: Daniel Iannaci Author-X-Name-First: Daniel Author-X-Name-Last: Iannaci Author-Name: Gideon Mekonnen Jonathan Author-X-Name-First: Gideon Mekonnen Author-X-Name-Last: Jonathan Title: Does Citizen Involvement Feed on Digital Platforms? Abstract: Citizens’ demand for engagement and participation in the public administration is one area of concern for research and practice. Most recently, the essential role of e-participation tools in enabling the provision of information fostering citizen participation is recognised. The CONSUL application, used by 100 institutions, is the most widespread ICT tool in the world used to enable the active participation. Through systematic combining approach, based on an abductive process, the study analyses the case of Madrid (Spain) with the aim of contributing to the theory of the participatory platform on participation, accountability, and transparency. Even though overall citizen participation is still far away, the results of the study revealed focus areas with implication for research and practice. The study demonstrates that socio-demographic variables and support given by accessible financial and non-financial information must underpin future developments in e-participation and participatory governance. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 708-725 Issue: 9 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1887216 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1887216 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:9:p:708-725 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1891425_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Martin Král Author-X-Name-First: Martin Author-X-Name-Last: Král Title: 20-Year History of Performance Measurement in the Local Public Sector: A Systematic Review Abstract: Although many recent studies have assessed performance in a particular field, the basic principles that should be followed for successful governance are in many cases different or, by contrast, exhibit very similar features. This paper fills the gap in this area and documents the basic knowledge and limits of new proposals for evaluating the performance of local institutions, thus creating, together with the published summaries of the factors affecting performance, the basic knowledge base for further effective direction and development of this area. According to the current trend in the understanding of performance, performance should be seen as a financial and comprehensive criterion that is easily understandable, objective, and comparable. By contrast, the fundamental limit of complex methods of performance evaluation has a low potential for its application in practice, which leads to the so-called encapsulation of science and unnecessary waste of researchers’ efforts to implement their proposals. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 726-740 Issue: 9 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1891425 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1891425 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:9:p:726-740 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1873368_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: R. Paul Wilson Author-X-Name-First: R. Paul Author-X-Name-Last: Wilson Title: Themed Book Review: Political Management and Training in the Digital Age Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 741-746 Issue: 9 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1873368 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1873368 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:9:p:741-746 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1868505_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Vincent Mabillard Author-X-Name-First: Vincent Author-X-Name-Last: Mabillard Title: Trust in Government: Assessing the Impact of Exposure to Information in a Local Context Abstract: While it remains a complex and diffuse notion, trust is highly valued by public authorities. Due to their proximity with citizens and their central role in service delivery, local governments often aim at establishing a relation of trust with the population. Several mechanisms have been conceived to improve the current situation, mainly involving “good governance” rhetoric. In this sense, transparency and accountability are often regarded as essential tools for increasing citizen trust and encouraging greater participation in decision-making. This article focuses on the effects of government openness from a citizen perspective. It calls for a subtle yet important distinction between exposure to information and perceived transparency: the results presented in this study indicate that perceptions play a significant role in shaping the relationship between the governed and public bodies. Our data especially show that individuals who value information accessibility are more likely to trust their local authorities. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 687-696 Issue: 9 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1868505 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1868505 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:9:p:687-696 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_713286_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: James Katz Author-X-Name-First: James Author-X-Name-Last: Katz Author-Name: Daniel Halpern Author-X-Name-First: Daniel Author-X-Name-Last: Halpern Title: Political and Developmental Correlates of Social Media Participation in Government: A Global Survey of National Leadership Websites Abstract: This study examines the extent to which national governments are using Web-2.0 applications to increase transparency and engage citizens in decision-making processes. Based on a typology of governmental websites that distinguishes among executive office sites, government web portals and personal websites of heads of government, 160 websites from 82 different countries were examined, and results show that 70 percent of the websites do not offer any participatory services and surprisingly no positive relationships were found between e-participation and variables traditionally associated with e-government implementation. However, a difference between broadband and Internet penetration levels was found: whereas Internet was positively related to e-participation, broadband was only related to the release of information by governments, which is consistent with citizen pressure models of policy change. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1-15 Issue: 1 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2012.713286 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2012.713286 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:1:p:1-15 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_755394_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Statement of Retraction Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 74-74 Issue: 1 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.755394 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.755394 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:1:p:74-74 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_713288_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Joseph Ntayi Author-X-Name-First: Joseph Author-X-Name-Last: Ntayi Title: Leadership Styles, Workplace Politics and Moral Identity of Ugandan Public Procurement Staff Abstract: The study predicts the moral identity of Ugandan public procurement staff using situational factors like leadership styles, social interactions, organizational politics and personal isomorphism, largely ignored in documented empirical literature. This study builds upon previous studies which assert that much remains to be learned about moral identity. Data were collected from staff handling the public procurement function in 105 randomly selected procuring and disposing entities (PDEs). Data relating to the study constructs were collected using self-administered questionnaires and an interview guide. The study established that workplace factors singularly and/or interactively predict moral identity of procurement staff in PDEs in Uganda. These findings have both policy and managerial implications which we discuss and present in this article. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 35-44 Issue: 1 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2012.713288 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2012.713288 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:1:p:35-44 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_713287_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ross Taplin Author-X-Name-First: Ross Author-X-Name-Last: Taplin Author-Name: Rusmin Rusmin Author-X-Name-First: Rusmin Author-X-Name-Last: Rusmin Author-Name: Alistair Brown Author-X-Name-First: Alistair Author-X-Name-Last: Brown Title: Financial Discrepancies in Political Party Funding by Indonesian Local Government Authorities Abstract: Through different forms of decentralization variables, this study investigates Indonesian local government authorities' 2006 financial accountability reports in terms of local government authorities' contributing funds to political parties. Audit results by the Supreme Audit Body reveal that many articles were violated by these authorities in regard to the distributing, administrating, and reporting of assistance funds from them to political parties. Each rupiah committed by the 221 local government authorities involved in this study violated, on average, 1.8 articles, indicating a low level of compliance. Critically, the study finds that administrative, fiscal, and political decentralization decreases discrepancies. The less administratively decentralized provincial authorities, where decision making is a level of government farther from the people, are more likely than non-provincial local government authorities to make discrepancies with political party legislation and regulations. Fiscally decentralized local government authorities, who earn a higher fraction of their revenue from local sources, also tend to have fewer discrepanciesFinally, politically decentralized authorities with a higher percentage of elected officials from the decentralized supporting ruling coalition, also have fewer discrepancies. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 16-25 Issue: 1 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2012.713287 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2012.713287 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:1:p:16-25 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_713295_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Philip Karré Author-X-Name-First: Philip Author-X-Name-Last: Karré Author-Name: Martijn Van der Steen Author-X-Name-First: Martijn Author-X-Name-Last: Van der Steen Author-Name: Mark Van Twist Author-X-Name-First: Mark Author-X-Name-Last: Van Twist Title: Joined-Up Government in The Netherlands: Experiences with Program Ministries Abstract: Over the last 15 years there have been many experiments with joined-up (also known as whole of) government practices, aimed at horizontal coordination to overcome the fragmentation of vertical governmental structures due to departmentalism and New Public Management. These practices were initiated to address wicked problems and to better interact with society at large. Now that there are signs that the rhetoric of joined-up government is winding down and many joined-up government developments are being dismantled, it is time to evaluate this approach. This is especially appropriate as some suggest that the overall impact of these developments may be relatively small, despite (overly) optimistic claims made in the past. In this article we take experiences with joined-up government in the Netherlands as the departing point for a critical discussion of this approach. By comparing the Dutch experiences with those in other countries, we will draw a picture of the challenges and dilemmas of horizontal coordination in the vertical world of government. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 63-73 Issue: 1 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2012.713295 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2012.713295 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:1:p:63-73 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_713293_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Peter Blunt Author-X-Name-First: Peter Author-X-Name-Last: Blunt Author-Name: Mark Turner Author-X-Name-First: Mark Author-X-Name-Last: Turner Author-Name: Henrik Lindroth Author-X-Name-First: Henrik Author-X-Name-Last: Lindroth Title: Morton's Fork: “Democracy” Versus Neopatrimonialism in Developing Countries Abstract: It is argued that conditions for social justice in developing countries are deficient under both state capitalism (“democracy”) and neopatrimonialism. Development assistance is similarly constrained, but it also has shortcomings in relation to “democracy” promotion. Political economy analyses can provide authentic insights into how poor people negotiate for public goods, but such interactions seem unlikely to yield sustainable social justice for most citizens. The assessment calls for a reconfiguration of power relations and a more egalitarian distribution of public goods within and between countries, which is what most people are predisposed to want and are entitled to expect and enjoy. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 45-62 Issue: 1 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2012.713293 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2012.713293 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:1:p:45-62 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_691239_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Marija Risteska Author-X-Name-First: Marija Author-X-Name-Last: Risteska Title: Insiders and Outsiders in the Implementation of the Principle of Just and Equitable Representation of Minority Groups in Public Administration in Macedonia Abstract: Since the close of the ethnic conflict in 2001 with the Ohrid Framework Agreement, Macedonia has adjusted its structure of government and modes of governance in order to allow for participation of minority groups in policymaking, but also to strengthen their representation in politics and public administration. This article evaluates the application of the principle of just and equitable representation of minority groups in the Macedonian civil service. It argues that the OFA provides for representation of ethnic Albanians in public administration, but fails to achieve the same with other minority groups. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 26-34 Issue: 1 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2012.691239 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2012.691239 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:1:p:26-34 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_419050_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ingo Bode Author-X-Name-First: Ingo Author-X-Name-Last: Bode Title: Toward Disorganized Governance in Public Service Provision? The Case of German Sickness Funds Abstract: Over many years now, the concept of “network” or “new governance” pervades the literature on public administration. It suggests a growing role for network-based governance downgrading both command-and-control bureaucracy and, if more implicitly, New Public Management (NPM). Challenging this reading, the article explores the relationship between network-based and (quasi-)market governance by investigating the policies of German health care insurance organizations, the so-called sickness funds, epitomizing the international movement towards focal agencies run at arm's length of Government. These policies reflect new forms of hybrid coordination in public service provision, leading into what can be coined disorganized governance and be characterized as a regime of hybrid coordination shaped by a nervous interplay of partnership-building and disruptive segregation, with important repercussions on the overall outcomes in the provision of health care. Journal: Intl Journal of Public Administration Pages: 61-72 Issue: 2 Volume: 33 Year: 2010 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900690903188776 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900690903188776 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:33:y:2010:i:2:p:61-72 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_419061_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ken Simpson Author-X-Name-First: Ken Author-X-Name-Last: Simpson Author-Name: Phil Bretherton Author-X-Name-First: Phil Author-X-Name-Last: Bretherton Title: Reconciling Expert Advice and Community Opinion in a Local Government Strategic Planning Process Abstract: This article proposes that the eventual outcomes of local government strategic policy deliberations can often reflect the interplay between “expert” administrative staff, democratically elected politicians, and the community they jointly serve. A multi-site case study approach, to examine the generation of local government strategy related to a niche economic activity concludes that broadly conceptualized opinion congruence can sometimes be threatened by substantial pockets of stakeholder vested interest. As such, “expert” and “political” opinion reflects a caution based on both historical experience and political expediency; while community opinion displays an optimism based on eager anticipation of an unknown future. Journal: Intl Journal of Public Administration Pages: 73-80 Issue: 2 Volume: 33 Year: 2010 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900690903188883 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900690903188883 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:33:y:2010:i:2:p:73-80 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_419062_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ethan Bernick Author-X-Name-First: Ethan Author-X-Name-Last: Bernick Author-Name: Skip Krueger Author-X-Name-First: Skip Author-X-Name-Last: Krueger Title: An Assessment of Journal Quality in Public Administration Abstract: Using results from a survey of editors and board members from 39 public administration journals as well the impact factor scores created by ISI Thompson this research develops an integrated assessment of journal quality using both objective and subjective measurement tools. The findings suggest that relying on one ranking approach misses out on several important issues regarding journal quality. In addition, when evaluating outlets for publishing in public administration, there often exists a bias against journals not published in the United States. Finally, the highest-ranked generalist journals are also publishing work that is also applicable to scholars working in various subfields. Journal: Intl Journal of Public Administration Pages: 98-106 Issue: 2 Volume: 33 Year: 2010 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900690903188891 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900690903188891 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:33:y:2010:i:2:p:98-106 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_424349_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Sam Rowley Author-X-Name-First: Sam Author-X-Name-Last: Rowley Author-Name: Farhad Hossain Author-X-Name-First: Farhad Author-X-Name-Last: Hossain Author-Name: Paul Barry Author-X-Name-First: Paul Author-X-Name-Last: Barry Title: Leadership Through A Gender Lens: How Cultural Environments and Theoretical Perspectives Interact with Gender Abstract: The purpose of this article is to present a theoretical overview of what makes a leader effective using the theoretical lenses of behavioral and contingency theories and the theory of transformational leadership. We then analyze these theories from a gender perspective. The presence and effects of gender discrimination in the workplace, managerial and subordinate preconceptions and attitudes as identified in the current body of literature and the possible consequences for potential female leaders are discussed. Finally, the article turns to discuss the interaction between national and organizational culture and gender in terms of leadership opportunities. The aim of this article is to contribute to the discussion on the above areas and to provide a bringing together of perspectives so as to facilitate future research. This is a review article where we theoretically examine the gender context in leadership theory and practice with some illustrations from observation and experience. Journal: Intl Journal of Public Administration Pages: 81-87 Issue: 2 Volume: 33 Year: 2010 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900690903241757 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900690903241757 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:33:y:2010:i:2:p:81-87 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_424350_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Nicolas Savio Author-X-Name-First: Nicolas Author-X-Name-Last: Savio Author-Name: Konstantinos Nikolopoulos Author-X-Name-First: Konstantinos Author-X-Name-Last: Nikolopoulos Title: Forecasting the Effectiveness of Policy Implementation Strategies Abstract: Primarily, policies are intended to address economic, social and environmental problems. When implementing a policy, any government will be faced with the decision as to what strategy to adopt in order to meet the objectives set out by the policy in the most cost effective way. Several such Policy Implementation Strategies (PIS) may be available, making such a decision not so straightforward. With limited funds available, such a decision has particular importance for budgeting. This paper proposes forecasting PIS effectiveness as a decision support tool. The nature of Structured Analogies (SA) is considered suitable for generating such forecasts. A simpler version of SA, semi-structured analogies (S-SA), where experts do not need to recollect the exact outcome of analogies, is tested. Empirical findings suggest that in the hands of non-experts, the S-SA approach improves forecast accuracy when compared to unaided judgment. Accuracy improves further when forecasts are produced in groups. Journal: Intl Journal of Public Administration Pages: 88-97 Issue: 2 Volume: 33 Year: 2010 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900690903241765 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900690903241765 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:33:y:2010:i:2:p:88-97 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_455235_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Symposium Edition: Public Sector Reform in Central Asia Journal: Pages: 107-107 Issue: 2 Volume: 33 Year: 2010 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900690903547716 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900690903547716 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:33:y:2010:i:2:p:107-107 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1955926_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Gissur Ó. Erlingsson Author-X-Name-First: Gissur Ó. Author-X-Name-Last: Erlingsson Author-Name: Guðbjörg Andrea Jónsdóttir Author-X-Name-First: Guðbjörg Andrea Author-X-Name-Last: Jónsdóttir Author-Name: Gunnar Helgi Kristinsson Author-X-Name-First: Gunnar Helgi Author-X-Name-Last: Kristinsson Title: Does Legitimacy Mitigate Corruption? The Relevance of Social Traps in Low-corruption Contexts Abstract: People tend to accept decisions if the process leading up to them is perceived as legitimate. However, the literature seldom asks if perceived legitimacy translates to compliant, non-corrupt behavior. Thus, the association between legitimacy and corruption is curiously understudied. This paper argues that, while legitimation may contribute to acceptance of authority, it does not necessarily lead to compliance with anti-corruption norms. Analysing a mature democracy characterised by absence of endemic corruption, it finds that while legitimacy may, to a small extent, contribute to compliance with anti-corruption norms, it is in most cases insufficient to overcome incentives of self-interested behavior. Instead, compliance with anti-corruption norms crucially depends on individuals’ perceptions of how willing others are to take part, or not to take part, in corruption. This implies support for the ‘social trap’-view of corruption, where credible enforcement of non-corruption norms is crucial to persuading people not to take part in it. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1027-1038 Issue: 14 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1955926 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1955926 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:14:p:1027-1038 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1947317_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Nurul Liyana Mohd Kamil Author-X-Name-First: Nurul Liyana Author-X-Name-Last: Mohd Kamil Author-Name: Christine Robert Author-X-Name-First: Christine Author-X-Name-Last: Robert Author-Name: Nur Hairani Abd Rahman Author-X-Name-First: Nur Hairani Abd Author-X-Name-Last: Rahman Title: Strengthening Civil Servants’ Entrepreneurial Behaviour: An Integrated Framework Abstract: This research sought to examine the impact of personal attributes (in the form of entrepreneurial leadership, self-efficacy, and career adaptability) on the entrepreneurial behaviour among managerial employees in the public sector. A total of 184 civil servants participated in the study, representing 52.6% of response rate. Findings from multiple linear regression demonstrated that entrepreneurial leadership (β = .174, p < .01) self-efficacy (β = .205, p < .01), and career adaptability (β = 0.409, p < .01), all were positively and significantly related to civil servants’ entrepreneurial behaviour. The study on the predictors of entrepreneurial behaviour among civil servants, particularly in the Malaysian public sector are vital but remain in scarcity. Significantly, results from the research are able to provide empirical points for the policymakers in executing human capital policies by stimulating entrepreneurial behaviour, particularly among managers in the public sector. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1014-1026 Issue: 14 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1947317 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1947317 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:14:p:1014-1026 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1946560_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Yukio Kinoshita Author-X-Name-First: Yukio Author-X-Name-Last: Kinoshita Author-Name: Brian Dollery Author-X-Name-First: Brian Author-X-Name-Last: Dollery Title: Local Water Utility Reform: Case Studies from Iwate Prefecture in Northern Japan Abstract: In common with local government systems in other developed countries, Japanese local government confronts numerous acute problems, including the ongoing sustainability of its local waterworks. Municipally-owned Japanese water utilities face a host of difficulties, including falling demand for water, decreased revenue, expensive infrastructure renewal and a shortage of skilled staff, which are compounded by the relatively small size of water utilities. This article seeks to contribute to the literature on Japanese water sector reform by examining the remedial efforts undertaken by two local water utilities to alleviate their circumstances in Iwate prefecture in northern Japan. Various public policy implications are drawn from these case studies. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1003-1013 Issue: 14 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1946560 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1946560 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:14:p:1003-1013 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1961150_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Isaac Kofi Mensah Author-X-Name-First: Isaac Kofi Author-X-Name-Last: Mensah Author-Name: Chuanyong Luo Author-X-Name-First: Chuanyong Author-X-Name-Last: Luo Author-Name: Xolile Carol Thani Author-X-Name-First: Xolile Carol Author-X-Name-Last: Thani Title: The Moderating Impact of Technical Support and Internet Self-Efficacy on the Adoption of Electronic Government Services Abstract: This research paper investigated the moderating effect of technical support and internet self-efficacy on the adoption of e-government services. The Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) was used as the theoretical basis while the data obtained from 513 respondents was analyzed by applying the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) technique with the aid of Smart PLS 3.0. The key results have demonstrated that technical support was significant in moderating the impact of perceived usefulness (PU) and perceived ease of use (PEOU) on the intention to use e-government services. Also, internet self-efficacy was found to be a significant moderator of the effect of PU and PEOU on the intention to use. Other findings indicated that while PU was significant in determining the intention to use, PEOU was however not significant in predicting the intention to use. Additionally, it was revealed that PEOU was a significant predictor of the PU of e-government services. The theoretical and managerial implications of these findings on the diffusion of e-government services are deliberated in this paper. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1039-1052 Issue: 14 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1961150 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1961150 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:14:p:1039-1052 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1945623_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Falk Ebinger Author-X-Name-First: Falk Author-X-Name-Last: Ebinger Author-Name: Sylvia Veit Author-X-Name-First: Sylvia Author-X-Name-Last: Veit Author-Name: Bastian Strobel Author-X-Name-First: Bastian Author-X-Name-Last: Strobel Title: Role Models in the Senior Civil Service: How Tasks Frame the Identification of Senior Bureaucrats with Active and Reactive Roles Abstract: The influence of senior civil servants’ (SCS) tasks on their role perceptions has been widely ignored in the past research on the administrative élite. This paper presents new survey data on SCS in German federal ministries to test this relation by categorizing SCS into three task-related groups: strategists, policy specialists and administrators. Regression analyses reveal that SCS’s tasks do not influence their (strong) identification with reactive (supportive) roles but have a significant impact on their identification with active, more politically entrepreneurial roles. This entails two important findings: First, SCS’s tasks matter for their appreciation of different roles. Second, active and reactive role models are not irreconcilable (as it is often argued in the literature on bureaucratic politicization), but complementary. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 991-1002 Issue: 14 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1945623 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1945623 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:14:p:991-1002 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1057850_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Arthur J. Avwokeni Author-X-Name-First: Arthur J. Author-X-Name-Last: Avwokeni Title: Cultural Resistance, Output Measures, and Audit Practice: Impact on Non-Implementation of Program-Based Budgeting in Nigeria Abstract: Excessive spending on recurrent expenditure hampers economic growth. A program-based budgeting approach has been proposed to discipline fiscal excesses of agencies outside direct civil service machinery but government is inactive. This study hypothesized that difficulty in securing output measures, resistance from politicians, agency heads, and workers; current audit practice; and cost–benefit considerations, hinder implementation. Analysis of perceptual data reveals that resistance from politicians and employees is the major factor that hinders implementation of a program-based budgeting in Nigeria. In addition, difficulty in securing measures to quantify outputs thwarts implementation initiatives, and current audit practice whereby private audit firms audit operational activities of agencies only at year-end subvert program reviews. The study recommends that politicians be advised on political considerations in budgetary allocation; a performance measurement committee be set up to develop measures of outputs acceptable to workers; and a body of auditors be nationalized to undertake audit of government agencies. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 909-916 Issue: 12 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1057850 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1057850 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:12:p:909-916 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1057851_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Bakry Elmedni Author-X-Name-First: Bakry Author-X-Name-Last: Elmedni Title: Death of Rationality: The Social Networks’ Factor in Policy Response to Ebola Abstract: The sociopolitical role of social networks in public decision-making is far from fully understood. Their fast-pace and elusive nature makes the situation fluid and therefore susceptible to rushed theorization. The emerging dominant view is that social networks increase mass political polarization. A new view proposes that social networks increase harmony and tolerance. By examining the role of social networks in the policy response to Ebola in the United States, this paper suggests that social networks play a dual role: increasing polarization around politically divisive issues and promoting tolerance regarding less contentious issues. The paper also expanded the definition of social networks to include online discussions forums. Using the public choice theory and its rational model as a frame of reference, the study focused on six online forums during the peak of Ebola scare, October 2014 through January 2015. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 917-926 Issue: 12 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1057851 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1057851 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:12:p:917-926 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1057852_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Marika Arena Author-X-Name-First: Marika Author-X-Name-Last: Arena Author-Name: Irene Bengo Author-X-Name-First: Irene Author-X-Name-Last: Bengo Author-Name: Mario Calderini Author-X-Name-First: Mario Author-X-Name-Last: Calderini Author-Name: Veronica Chiodo Author-X-Name-First: Veronica Author-X-Name-Last: Chiodo Title: Social Impact Bonds: Blockbuster or Flash in a Pan? Abstract: Despite the general hype, Social Impact Bonds’ (SIB) rate of adoption is still modest. The mismatch between widespread interest and actual adoption raises interesting questions as to whether we are still in the early adoption phase of SIBs and massive diffusion is yet to come, or we are observing a marginal phenomenon. In order to shed some light on this issue, the paper provides a review of the cases in which the SIB model has been already applied, exploring the specific configuration employed, with the purpose to identify regular configuration patterns and their deviation from a prototypical structure. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 927-939 Issue: 12 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1057852 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1057852 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:12:p:927-939 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1064133_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Scott Douglas Author-X-Name-First: Scott Author-X-Name-Last: Douglas Author-Name: Albert Meijer Author-X-Name-First: Albert Author-X-Name-Last: Meijer Title: Transparency and Public Value—Analyzing the Transparency Practices and Value Creation of Public Utilities Abstract: This article examines to what extent transparency is a condition for the creation of public value. Transparency is usually narrowly defined as a tool for external stakeholders to monitor the internal workings of an organization, but public value management positions transparency as a broader instrument for actively engaging stakeholders. We investigate empirically whether transparency is indeed necessary to create public value, distinguishing between transparency about operational capacity, authorizing environment, and value proposition. We find that more transparent public organizations achieved higher public value scores, especially if they disclosed information about the design and dynamics of their authorizing environment. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 940-951 Issue: 12 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1064133 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1064133 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:12:p:940-951 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1064444_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Maria Veronica G. Caparas Author-X-Name-First: Maria Veronica G. Author-X-Name-Last: Caparas Author-Name: Anand Agrawal Author-X-Name-First: Anand Author-X-Name-Last: Agrawal Title: Why Citizens Participate in Local Governance: A Case of Two Philippine LGUs Abstract: The well-established importance of citizen participation in local and community governance raises a number of problems, foremost of which has been the reduced level of citizens’ involvement and engagement in developing countries. Our study aims at exploring the factors that impact citizen participation in two local government units (LGUs) in the Philippines. We propose the models of LGU participation and regular attendance in meetings based on the regression results of our study and present policy implications and insights essential in designing strategies for a higher level of LGU constituents’ attendance in meetings and participation in local governance matters. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 952-962 Issue: 12 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1064444 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1064444 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:12:p:952-962 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1064959_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Mattias Örnerheim Author-X-Name-First: Mattias Author-X-Name-Last: Örnerheim Author-Name: Peter Triantafillou Author-X-Name-First: Peter Author-X-Name-Last: Triantafillou Title: Explaining Quality Management in the Danish and Swedish Public Health Sectors: Unintended Learning and Deliberate Co-Optation Abstract: This article examines the development of diverse quality systems in the otherwise quite similar Danish and Swedish public health sectors. After decades of numerous piecemeal medical and managerial quality development programs in both countries, a nationwide mandatory accreditation system was introduced in the Danish health services in 2009. Nationwide quality indicator projects are also found in Sweden, but there has been political attempt to introduce a compulsory system. This article seeks to explain this difference. It argues, first, that resistance from the medical professions blocked the introduction of compulsory, nationwide quality systems in both countries for decades. Second, the implementation of the Danish accreditation system was triggered by a combination of unintended policy learning produced by local reforms in two counties and of the Ministry of Health’s carefully orchestrated policy process that served to co-opt critical voices in the medical profession. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 963-975 Issue: 12 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1064959 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1064959 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:12:p:963-975 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1068324_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Susana Margarida Jorge Author-X-Name-First: Susana Margarida Author-X-Name-Last: Jorge Author-Name: Maria Antónia Jesus Author-X-Name-First: Maria Antónia Author-X-Name-Last: Jesus Author-Name: Raul M. S. Laureano Author-X-Name-First: Raul M. S. Author-X-Name-Last: Laureano Title: Governmental Accounting Maturity Toward IPSASs and the Approximation to National Accounts in the European Union Abstract: International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSASs) are a good reference for a harmonized microaccounting system allowing more transparency and quality in public sector accounting across EU member-States. However, questions remain concerning IPSASs contribution to the convergence between Governmental Accounting (GA) and the National Accounts (NA). This article assess how the proximity to an IPSAS-based accounting system in GA has impact on the diversity and materiality of GA-NA budgetary deficit/surplus adjustments, hence analyzing whether IPSASs might contribute to GA-NA reconciliation. Main findings show that IPSASs do not make considerable difference in terms of GA-NA adjustments, so IPSASs-based EPSASs will hardly contribute to approaching GA-NA. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 976-988 Issue: 12 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1068324 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1068324 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:12:p:976-988 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1068325_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Elisabetta Reginato Author-X-Name-First: Elisabetta Author-X-Name-Last: Reginato Author-Name: Isabella Fadda Author-X-Name-First: Isabella Author-X-Name-Last: Fadda Author-Name: Paola Paglietti Author-X-Name-First: Paola Author-X-Name-Last: Paglietti Title: The Influence of Resistance to Change on Public-Sector Reform Implementation: The Case of Italian Municipalities’ Internal Control System Abstract: The present research tries to contribute to the academic debate on public management reform adoption, focusing on the reasons for the discrepancies between actual and formal changes and using resistance to change as theoretical basis. The study hypothesizes that high levels of individual and organizational resistance to change may be associated to the formal implementation of public management reforms. The research results allow to confirm the hypothesis when large-size municipalities are considered, while when considering medium-size entities a definite evidence of a relation between resistance to change and the formal implementation of the reforms does not emerge. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 989-999 Issue: 12 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1068325 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1068325 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:12:p:989-999 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_794429_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Emiliano Di Carlo Author-X-Name-First: Emiliano Author-X-Name-Last: Di Carlo Title: How Much Is Really Known About the Meaning of the Term “Conflict of Interest”? Abstract: Often codes of ethics require dealing with conflict of interest (CoI) without defining the boundaries of the phenomenon. In this case, CoI recognition is left to the discretion of the individual. The aim of this work is to answer to the following research questions: How much is really known about the meaning of the term CoI? Do individuals share the same CoI definition? In order to address these questions, we use the results of a questionnaire administered to 86 Italian public sector employees during some training courses on conflict of interest and corruption. The choice of this sample is particularly significant in that the Italian regulation provides for all public employees a code of conduct that requests avoiding, or at least disclosing, the CoI without prior definition of the meaning of the term. The results of our analysis show that public employees are uncertain about or come to different considerations of what CoI is and is not; consequently they deal with it in different ways. Thus, codes of conduct and ethics trainers should direct more attention on CoI definition, providing examples to facilitate its identification and resolution. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 884-896 Issue: 12 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.794429 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.794429 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:12:p:884-896 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_795164_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Linda Colley Author-X-Name-First: Linda Author-X-Name-Last: Colley Author-Name: Brian Head Author-X-Name-First: Brian Author-X-Name-Last: Head Title: Changing Patterns of Privatization: Ideology, Economic Necessity, or Political Opportunism Abstract: This article considers privatization decisions by governments in four Australian states over twenty years of micro-economic reform. It focuses on the policy frameworks and political context for privatizing government enterprises, drawing on Kingdon's framework for policy change to analyze differences in the substance and timing of decisions. In the 1990s, governments considered privatization as an economic and political strategy to resolve the problem of state-level fiscal crises, but the patterns of adoption were variable. Two states resisted the general trend toward privatization, but recently changed their position. We argue that the recent financial crisis provided a window for reintroducing contentious reform initiatives that had lost momentum. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 865-875 Issue: 12 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.795164 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.795164 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:12:p:865-875 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_795163_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Markku Kuula Author-X-Name-First: Markku Author-X-Name-Last: Kuula Author-Name: Antero Putkiranta Author-X-Name-First: Antero Author-X-Name-Last: Putkiranta Author-Name: Pirjo Tulokas Author-X-Name-First: Pirjo Author-X-Name-Last: Tulokas Title: Parameters in a Successful Process Outsourcing Project: A Case From the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Finland Abstract: The purpose of this article is to analyze the success factors of a critical business process outsourcing project (visa issuing) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in Finland. This has been done by mapping the success factors on the organizational “Star Model” of Galbraith (2002). The reasons for success include strong employee participation, good communication, and, in particular, the commitment of the organization in St. Petersburg. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 857-864 Issue: 12 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.795163 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.795163 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:12:p:857-864 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_798809_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Taco Brandsen Author-X-Name-First: Taco Author-X-Name-Last: Brandsen Author-Name: Marlies Honingh Author-X-Name-First: Marlies Author-X-Name-Last: Honingh Title: Professionals and Shifts in Governance Abstract: The position of professionals in public services is affected directly by public management reforms. This article systematically links different types of governance to professionalism, using Osborne's (2010) distinction between Public Administration, New Public Management and New Public Governance. In the development of professionalism in the context of public management, one can observe an increasing fragmentation of sources of legitimacy, an accumulation of different professional requirements and a growing difficulty to distinguish professionals and non-professionals. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 876-883 Issue: 12 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.798809 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.798809 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:12:p:876-883 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_795162_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Lotte Andersen Author-X-Name-First: Lotte Author-X-Name-Last: Andersen Author-Name: Lene Pedersen Author-X-Name-First: Lene Author-X-Name-Last: Pedersen Title: Does Ownership Matter for Employee Motivation When Occupation Is Controlled for? Abstract: The public service motivation literature argues that public employees are more motivated than private employees to deliver public service for the benefit of society. But the reason for this may be that the classical welfare services are predominant in the public sector. This article therefore investigates if ownership matters to employee motivation when occupation is controlled for. The findings show that the employees in both sectors have pro-social motivation, but that public sector employees are more motivated to work for the public interest, whereas private sector employees are more motivated to help individual users of services. The survey data are based on 3,304 Danish employees working in private as well as public organizations. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 840-856 Issue: 12 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.795162 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.795162 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:12:p:840-856 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_795160_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Naolah Pitia Author-X-Name-First: Naolah Author-X-Name-Last: Pitia Author-Name: Gurmeet Singh Author-X-Name-First: Gurmeet Author-X-Name-Last: Singh Author-Name: Rafia Naz Author-X-Name-First: Rafia Author-X-Name-Last: Naz Title: Postal Service Reforms in Solomon Islands of the South Pacific: Evaluating Consequences for Public Service Delivery and Customer Satisfaction Abstract: The changing environment of the postal sector over the last decade has increased the urgency for governments worldwide to re-examine regulations governing how their public postal administrations operate. The need to increase service efficiency and quality is a critical strategic focus, given the increasing technological competition, rising operational costs, and changing customers' needs and expectations. There are many success stories, particularly from developed countries, highlighting improved service quality following corporatization of their public postal administration. This particular study revealed that reforms of the Solomon Islands postal service have had some positive influence on the level of customer satisfaction. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 821-830 Issue: 12 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.795160 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.795160 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:12:p:821-830 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_795161_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: John Froonjian Author-X-Name-First: John Author-X-Name-Last: Froonjian Author-Name: James Garnett Author-X-Name-First: James Author-X-Name-Last: Garnett Title: Reaching the Hard to Reach: Drawing Lessons From Research and Practice Abstract: Communicating with citizens, stakeholders, or service clients is challenging under normal circumstances. Reaching government audiences who are hard to reach because of language or culture differences, lifestyle unpredictability, mistrust, isolation, or other reasons compounds the difficulty. This article examines who the hard to reach are, addresses reasons why it is important for governments to reach them, explores research and experience, suggests effective approaches for reaching these audiences—drawing upon a social constructionist approach—and proposes lessons and guidelines for public sector communicators. Communication practice and research indicate that more effective strategies include: utilizing knowledge about target audiences; forming partnerships with agencies and individuals that interact with targeted populations; utilizing children to reach parents and older relatives; using ethnic media that effectively reach immigrant and ethnic minority households; and simplifying communication and using feedback techniques. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 831-839 Issue: 12 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.795161 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.795161 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:12:p:831-839 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1295262_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Elio Borgonovi Author-X-Name-First: Elio Author-X-Name-Last: Borgonovi Author-Name: William C. Rivenbark Author-X-Name-First: William C. Author-X-Name-Last: Rivenbark Author-Name: Carmine Bianchi Author-X-Name-First: Carmine Author-X-Name-Last: Bianchi Title: Introduction to the Symposium on Exploring the Complexities of Performance Management Abstract: The editors of this symposium hope that this collection of articles can help advance the public administration literature stream across the multiple organizational and cultural settings in which these performance management studies were conducted. However, this symposium also focused on articles that can help advance the practice of performance management, where specific recommendations are needed to help public officials collect, analyze, and use meaningful outcome measures specifically for the benefits for making better management and policy decisions. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 805-807 Issue: 10 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1295262 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1295262 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:10:p:805-807 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1280821_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Simone Fanelli Author-X-Name-First: Simone Author-X-Name-Last: Fanelli Author-Name: Gianluca Lanza Author-X-Name-First: Gianluca Author-X-Name-Last: Lanza Author-Name: Antonello Zangrandi Author-X-Name-First: Antonello Author-X-Name-Last: Zangrandi Title: Management Tools for Quality Performance Improvement in Italian Hospitals Abstract: Leadership plays a decisive role in improving the quality performance in healthcare organizations. Research examines how Italian hospitals generate conditions to support leadership, at both top management and department/unit level, in improving quality. It focuses on the role of the management in processes for the delegation of responsibilities, and tools implemented to facilitate clinical leadership. Data show that: mandate is linked to full accountability; top management supports leadership for reinforcing outputs; and evaluation processes are systematically implemented. Furthermore, data show that leaders require performance systems to enhance clinical professionalism and to commit to improving performance. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 808-819 Issue: 10 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1280821 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1280821 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:10:p:808-819 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1350709_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Simona Alfiero Author-X-Name-First: Simona Author-X-Name-Last: Alfiero Author-Name: Filippo Elba Author-X-Name-First: Filippo Author-X-Name-Last: Elba Author-Name: Alfredo Esposito Author-X-Name-First: Alfredo Author-X-Name-Last: Esposito Author-Name: Giuliano Resce Author-X-Name-First: Giuliano Author-X-Name-Last: Resce Title: The Impact of Environmental Factors on the Measurement of Managerial Efficiency in the Italian Waste Management Sector: Framework and Empirical Evidence Abstract: The public and private sectors are different in terms of ownership, funding, and control. The degree of publicness influences the decision-making processes, strategies, and actions, thus severely impacting the performance levels. This study contributes to the existing literature on managerial efficiency environmental factors by proposing a framework and methodology for estimating the influence of the “publicness effect.” A new method is tested, relying on the combined integration of three different data envelopment analysis models in the Italian waste management sector. Results show that the “publicness effect” accounts for 33.87% of managerial efficiency for public companies and 11.6% for mixed ones. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 820-832 Issue: 10 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1350709 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1350709 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:10:p:820-832 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1280822_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Carmine Bianchi Author-X-Name-First: Carmine Author-X-Name-Last: Bianchi Author-Name: Tony Bovaird Author-X-Name-First: Tony Author-X-Name-Last: Bovaird Author-Name: Elke Loeffler Author-X-Name-First: Elke Author-X-Name-Last: Loeffler Title: Applying a Dynamic Performance Management Framework to Wicked Issues: How Coproduction Helps to Transform Young People’s Services in Surrey County Council, UK Abstract: This article explores how a dynamic performance management (DPM) approach can give policy makers a more integrated, time-related understanding of how to address wicked problems successfully. The article highlights how an outcome-based approach to solving wicked policy problems has to balance three very contrasting objectives of stakeholders in the policy making process – improving service quality, improving quality of life outcomes and improving conformity to the principles of public governance. Simultaneous achievement of these three objectives may not be feasible, as they may form an interactive dynamic system. However the balancing act between them may be achieved by the use of DPM. Policy insights from this novel approach are illustrated through a case study of a highly successful co-production intervention to help young people with multiple disadvantages in Surrey, UK. The implications of DPM are that policy development needs to accept the important roles of emergent strategy and learning mechanisms, rather than attempting ‘blueprint’ strategic planning and control mechanisms. Some expectations about the results may indeed be justifiable in particular policy systems, as clustering of quality of life outcomes and outcomes in the achievement of governance principles is likely, because behaviours are strongly inter-related. However, this clustering can never be taken for granted but must be tested in each specific policy context. Undertaking simulations with the model and recalibrating it through time, as experience builds up, may allow learning in relation to overcoming barriers to achieving outcomes in the system. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 833-846 Issue: 10 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1280822 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1280822 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:10:p:833-846 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1295263_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Guido Capaldo Author-X-Name-First: Guido Author-X-Name-Last: Capaldo Author-Name: Nicola Costantino Author-X-Name-First: Nicola Author-X-Name-Last: Costantino Author-Name: Roberta Pellegrino Author-X-Name-First: Roberta Author-X-Name-Last: Pellegrino Title: The Effect of More Demanding Public Services Quality Standards on the Organization of Service Providers Abstract: This research aims to investigate the effects that more demanding quality standards have on the organization of public service providers. A hypothetical research model showing the relationship between the quality of public service and the organization of public service providers was tested through a survey carried out with managers of water companies located in Italy. Results show that the new regulations impact on the organization in terms of resources and the performance management system, while the degree of centralization (i.e., the hierarchy of authority and degree of participation in decision-making) is not significantly related to the more demanding quality standards. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 847-859 Issue: 10 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1295263 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1295263 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:10:p:847-859 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1280824_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Fabio Monteduro Author-X-Name-First: Fabio Author-X-Name-Last: Monteduro Title: The Adoption of Outcome-Related Performance Indicators in External Reporting: An Empirical Study Abstract: Contemporary government reforms are changing how performance is measured and evaluated, by shifting the focus from inputs and processes to outputs and outcomes. This study uses agency theory, institutional theory, and organizational information processing theory to hypothesize and assess how particular organizational and institutional factors affect the disclosure of outcome information by public organizations, drawing on an empirical analysis of 214 Italian public organizations. Organizational size, mode of service delivery, and the degree of regulation are all strongly associated with the disclosure of outcome indicators in external performance reports. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 860-874 Issue: 10 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1280824 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1280824 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:10:p:860-874 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1289390_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: R. T. Borst Author-X-Name-First: R. T. Author-X-Name-Last: Borst Author-Name: C. J. Lako Author-X-Name-First: C. J. Author-X-Name-Last: Lako Title: Proud to Be a Public Servant? An Analysis of the Work-Related Determinants of Professional Pride among Dutch Public Servants Abstract: A proud public servant is defined as someone who works honorably, conscientiously, and with dedication. Although professional pride has several positive effects on the performances of public servants, it is not instantly apparent which instruments help to stimulate pride. This study combines the Job Demands-Resources model and the High Performance Work Practices taxonomy to analyze the determinants of pride. The analysis of a large dataset of Dutch public servants shows that their professional pride can barely be influenced by High-Performance Work Practices but is in particular determined by the work environment and personal experiences related to the work. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 875-887 Issue: 10 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1289390 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1289390 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:10:p:875-887 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1281297_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: William C. Rivenbark Author-X-Name-First: William C. Author-X-Name-Last: Rivenbark Author-Name: Roberta Fasiello Author-X-Name-First: Roberta Author-X-Name-Last: Fasiello Author-Name: Dale J. Roenigk Author-X-Name-First: Dale J. Author-X-Name-Last: Roenigk Author-Name: Stefano Adamo Author-X-Name-First: Stefano Author-X-Name-Last: Adamo Title: Exploring the Relationship between Operational and Financial Indicators: The Case of Water and Sewer Utilities Abstract: There is debate in the literature on whether or not general management principles are applicable to the study and practice of public administration. This research responds by exploring how local officials manage the performance of public services with private good characteristics, where general management principles could be embraced for service delivery. The relationship between operational and financial indicators is explored within the functional areas of water and sewer, with the hypothesis that operational outcomes impact financial outcomes similar to private enterprises. Because the findings do not support this hypothesis, the authors conclude that general management principles may not be applicable to all forms of administration given that public cannot be removed from the management of public services even with private good characteristics. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 888-895 Issue: 10 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1281297 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1281297 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:10:p:888-895 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1295271_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Whitney B. Afonso Author-X-Name-First: Whitney B. Author-X-Name-Last: Afonso Title: Revenue Portfolio and Expenditures: An Examination of the Volatility of Tax Revenue and Expenditure Patterns during the Great Recession Abstract: Local governments in the United States are diversifying their revenue streams and becoming less reliant on the inelastic revenue from property taxes. This article examines both how this affects local governments’ revenue stability in economic downturns as well as their levels of expenditures in key functions: capital and social services. Using data from North Carolina counties from both before the Great Recession and after, this article examines reliance on local sales taxes and stability of revenue. The findings suggest that dependence on local sales taxes do increase volatility and reduce expenditures on social services, all else being equal. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 896-905 Issue: 10 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 8 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1295271 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1295271 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:10:p:896-905 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1737445_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ilkka Salo Author-X-Name-First: Ilkka Author-X-Name-Last: Salo Author-Name: Carl Martin Allwood Author-X-Name-First: Carl Martin Author-X-Name-Last: Allwood Title: Perceived Barriers to Decision Quality in Three Swedish Public Authorities Abstract: Barriers to decision quality were reported by 473 administrative officers and investigators in three Swedish national public authorities: the Tax Agency, Social Insurance Agency, and Police Authority. In line with previous research, we assumed that limited possibilities to plan one’s work would hinder decision quality. Both disruption of workflow and high workload were reported to inhibit work planning, especially by police and social insurance workers. Moreover, time available (especially for tax and social insurance workers) and other actors involved in decision processes (especially for police and social insurance workers) were reported to inhibit decision quality. Differences between the organizations relate to organizational regulations, stipulated workload/time frames, distribution of responsibilities between actors, and urgent unplanned situations. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 537-546 Issue: 7 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1737445 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1737445 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:7:p:537-546 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1739072_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Yuanjie Bao Author-X-Name-First: Yuanjie Author-X-Name-Last: Bao Author-Name: Wei Zhong Author-X-Name-First: Wei Author-X-Name-Last: Zhong Title: Work Values of Chinese MPA Students: Underlying Dimensions and Group Differences Abstract: The empirical examination of MPA students’ work values is scant. Surveying 277 full-time and part-time MPA students from a Chinese public administration school, the present study investigated the underlying dimensions of work values and how those dimensions are emphasized differently by students who differ on gender, career preferences, and affiliations. Six underlying dimensions of work values were revealed, and significant gender differences were found on three of the six dimensions. Furthermore, full-time students who prefer government career over business career and part-time students from government and para-government sectors showed their preferences on different dimensions. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 547-556 Issue: 7 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1739072 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1739072 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:7:p:547-556 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1739073_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jennifer Symonds Morrison Author-X-Name-First: Jennifer Symonds Author-X-Name-Last: Morrison Author-Name: James C. Clinger Author-X-Name-First: James C. Author-X-Name-Last: Clinger Title: Agency Design and State Administrators: Political Insulation and Managers’ Views of Their Workplace Abstract: This paper examines the impact of agency design upon the perceived workplace conditions within state agencies. The research examines whether insulating features of agency structure such as independent commission status, removal of officers only for cause, and fixed terms for agency leaders are associated with perceptions by state agency managers that their work processes and environments are free of micromanagement and interference from political actors. Data are drawn from the National Administrative Studies Project III, with additional information collected from state agency web sites and statutes. We largely find that administrators working within agencies headed by officials with fixed terms of service believe that top management trusts employees much more than do employees in other agencies. They also have much more pride in the agencies in which they work. We also find that agencies having a commission structure have managers that are perceived to be willing to take risks. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 557-563 Issue: 7 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1739073 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1739073 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:7:p:557-563 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1739074_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Christopher A. Cooper Author-X-Name-First: Christopher A. Author-X-Name-Last: Cooper Title: Politicization of the Bureaucracy across and within Administrative Traditions Abstract: It is frequently claimed within the politicization literature that while governments around the world are increasingly politicizing senior public service appointments, the nature and extent of this politicization varies across administrative traditions. To date, however, differences across administrative traditions have received little empirical scrutiny; research tends to be more comparable than comparative. Using data from an expert survey systematically measuring the merit-, political-, and personal-recruitment of senior public servants in 20 countries, this article examines differences across and within the Nordic, Westminster, Germanic and Napoleonic administrative traditions, in addition to the alternative Anglo-American and Southern European traditions. Various tests show meaningful variation in politicization across administrative traditions, with the starkest differences found between the Nordic and Napoleonic traditions. The results also show less variation among the countries comprising the Nordic tradition than that found within the other traditions. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 564-577 Issue: 7 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1739074 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1739074 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:7:p:564-577 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1739075_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Maria Tullia Galanti Author-X-Name-First: Maria Tullia Author-X-Name-Last: Galanti Author-Name: Matteo Turri Author-X-Name-First: Matteo Author-X-Name-Last: Turri Title: Accountability in Local Public Utilities. Not Only Corporate Governance Abstract: This study questions the accountability relationship between one Municipality and its different Local Public Utilities (LPUs). On the basis of a case study built on documental analysis and on 21 in-depth interviews with key public officials, top managers and policymakers, a less scholastic view of accountability is proposed based on the consideration of different accountability mechanisms. The case study confirms that corporate governance, albeit central, is only one of the mechanisms available to the municipality to make the LPUs accountable. The dependence on the financial resources and the political salience of the specific public service emerge as factors impacting on the intensity of the accountability relationship. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 578-590 Issue: 7 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1739075 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1739075 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:7:p:578-590 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1741615_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Tânia M. G. Marques Author-X-Name-First: Tânia M. G. Author-X-Name-Last: Marques Title: Research on Public Service Motivation and Leadership: A Bibliometric Study Abstract: Using a bibliometric approach, this quantitative study collects and analyses 61 publications on Public Service Motivation and Leadership simultaneously, within the public administration field, published in Web of Knowledge/SSCI database until 2018. This article seeks to contribute to a better understanding of the topics by complementing conventional qualitative literature reviews. The results demonstrate that, recently, a continuous increase of the research has occurred, and the US is the country driving the research. Thus, other parts of the globe should be cautious when adopting the conclusions of studies from such a different cultural context. Moreover, the transformational leadership research emerge from the results. Nevertheless, other leadership approaches are welcome, such as responsible leadership. Based on the review, the article suggests directions for further research endeavors. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 591-606 Issue: 7 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1741615 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1741615 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:7:p:591-606 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1742158_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Sawsan Abutabenjeh Author-X-Name-First: Sawsan Author-X-Name-Last: Abutabenjeh Title: Strategic Management in State Government Two Servants of the Same Master: Procurement and Finance Abstract: This paper investigates the interaction between procurement and finance functions of an organization. Traditionally, procurement has been seen as a back-room operation that helps the finance perform its tasks. However, the role of procurement has evolved, and it now plays a strategic part as a main function of the organization. Although evidence shows the importance of a working relationship between the procurement and finance, it is either not recognized, or ignored, or not clear, or not fully understood by the finance. This research argues that the function of public procurement contributes to the strategic management of an organization when procurement works as it should with the other functions in the organization, especially the finance function. Using strategic management framework, this research investigates the determinants of the relationship between the procurement and the finance, and identifies five factors that not only enhance the working relationship between procurement and finance but also affect the ability of the organization as a whole to achieve its mission, vision, and strategic goals. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 607-621 Issue: 7 Volume: 44 Year: 2021 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1742158 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1742158 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:7:p:607-621 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1263655_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Arwiphawee Srithongrung Author-X-Name-First: Arwiphawee Author-X-Name-Last: Srithongrung Title: An Evaluation of Performance-Based Budget Reform in Asian Countries Abstract: This article investigates the effects of performance-based budgeting (PBB) adoption on the spending of the central government in eleven Asian countries over an 18-year period. The theoretical argument is that PBB does not permanently change the spending structure for various reasons, including but not limited to the lack of clear linkages between performance results and resource allocation. This hypothesis is supported by the study’s results, which suggest that PBB temporarily changes the spending size in some programs. However, such changes are not permanent; there are no structural changes in the baseline budget. These findings suggest that PBB may not be different than other budget reforms. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 257-267 Issue: 4 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1263655 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1263655 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:4:p:257-267 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1263656_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Lisa Schmidthuber Author-X-Name-First: Lisa Author-X-Name-Last: Schmidthuber Author-Name: Dennis Hilgers Author-X-Name-First: Dennis Author-X-Name-Last: Hilgers Title: Unleashing Innovation beyond Organizational Boundaries: Exploring Citizensourcing Projects Abstract: By using information and communications technologies, public administration encourages external actors to get involved in governmental activities once performed by civil servants. This article seeks to investigate the open innovation phenomenon beyond the entrepreneurial domain in the context of open government. For this purpose, a multiple case study was conducted to explore the current state of open government in Austria. The study first reveals the role of citizens as an active part of the system, then discusses the impact of citizensourcing projects, and finally concludes with giving implications for research and practice. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 268-283 Issue: 4 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1263656 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1263656 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:4:p:268-283 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1263657_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Nils Aschhoff Author-X-Name-First: Nils Author-X-Name-Last: Aschhoff Title: Citizens Differ from Organizations: Modeling a Specific Citizen-Centered Collaborative Capacity Abstract: This article discusses the various challenges that public organizations face resulting from collaboration with different types of actors. Building on studies from the public and private sector, the characteristics of collaboration between citizens and public organizations are discussed and measures to address these characteristics are proposed. Based on these findings, different dimensions of an organizational citizen-centered collaborative capacity are identified. The result of this study is a conceptualization of such a collaborative capacity, which includes the dimensions of structuring, motivating, applying, and assessing. It is further argued that the ability to motivate external participants is especially important for citizen-centered collaborative capacity. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 284-296 Issue: 4 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1263657 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1263657 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:4:p:284-296 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1263658_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Isaac Kofi Mensah Author-X-Name-First: Isaac Kofi Author-X-Name-Last: Mensah Title: Citizens’ Readiness to Adopt and Use E-government Services in the City of Harbin, China Abstract: This study applied the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) to investigate the factors that would influence adoption and use of e-government services by citizens of Harbin in China. A total of 382 respondents took part in the study. The findings of this research revealed that Perceived Ease of Use, Perceived Service Quality, and Citizen Trust have significant positive impact on citizens’ intention to adopt and use e-government services while Perceived usefulness was found not to have any significant positive impact on citizens’ intention to use e-government services in Harbin, China. The implications of this study is further discussed. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 297-307 Issue: 4 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1263658 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1263658 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:4:p:297-307 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1263659_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Bernd W. Wirtz Author-X-Name-First: Bernd W. Author-X-Name-Last: Wirtz Author-Name: Jan C. Weyerer Author-X-Name-First: Jan C. Author-X-Name-Last: Weyerer Author-Name: Michael Rösch Author-X-Name-First: Michael Author-X-Name-Last: Rösch Title: Citizen and Open Government: An Empirical Analysis of Antecedents of Open Government Data Abstract: Given the lack of empirical research investigating citizens’ use of open government, this study examines the antecedents of citizens’ use of open government data. Based on technology acceptance and motivation theory, this article proposes and empirically tests a research model, applying structural equation modeling to survey data collected from 210 citizens. The findings show that ease of use, usefulness, intrinsic motivation, and Internet competence significantly determine citizens’ intention to use open government data. Overall, this study contributes to the understanding of citizens’ attitudes and behavior in the context of open government and offers implications for research and practice. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 308-320 Issue: 4 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1263659 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1263659 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:4:p:308-320 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1265982_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Alessandro Spano Author-X-Name-First: Alessandro Author-X-Name-Last: Spano Author-Name: Patrizio Monfardini Author-X-Name-First: Patrizio Author-X-Name-Last: Monfardini Title: Performance-Related Payments in Local Governments: Do They Improve Performance or Only Increase Salary? Abstract: Personnel policies in public sector organizations are fundamental to improving public services, since they have an impact on both individual and organizational performance. Within the broad area of Human Resources Management (HRM), Performance-Related Pay Systems (PRPSs) are widely considered one of the cornerstones of public sector managerial reforms. Monetary incentives should be paid for performance achievements of single employees and/or teams, according to a defined set of objectives. While the role and appropriateness of PRPSs in the public sector have been widely discussed in the literature, in some countries monetary incentives have been used as a tool to increase individual salaries, without considering them as a motivating instrument in a wider HRM system. A small number of studies have been conducted to understand the limitations of this form of incentives and to investigate whether it can be replaced by different and more effective incentives in order to avoid the de-motivating effect caused by money, as recognized in the literature. This study tries to fill this gap investigating, through twenty-five interviews to informed respondents the effectiveness of existing PRPSs at Local government level in Italy both in terms of performance and motivation and the possibility to substitute monetary with non-monetary incentives. The findings suggest that the limitations of monetary incentives have been widely recognized, but it is still difficult to replace them with different and more effective alternatives. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 321-334 Issue: 4 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1265982 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1265982 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:4:p:321-334 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1765797_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Petros B. Ogbazghi Author-X-Name-First: Petros B. Author-X-Name-Last: Ogbazghi Title: Breaking the Mould of Centralization? Path Dependence and Local Government Reform in Ireland: 1898–2014 Abstract: The landmark Local Government (Ireland) Act, 1898, with its extension of local democracy, presented Irish nationalists with an opportunity to advance the cause of national independence by curbing British influence at the local level. Post-independence local government reforms stressed the consolidation of central government institutions because of the need for regime security and stability. The introduction of the ‘County-Manager’ reforms, centred on the notions of bureaucratic professionalism, efficiency, and coordination of local services, further entrenched centralism. Using historical institutionalism as a framework for analysis, this article argues that in the period under review local government reforms in Ireland exemplify a perpetuation of the legacy of centralization. This legacy has two sources: the exogenous 1898 Act, and the perceived need to subvert its provisions to the greater goal of national independence, and the continuity in post-independence reforms, which left undisturbed the institutional processes of the inherited political order. This article concludes that notwithstanding reform efforts, the impetus for change was neutralized by constitutive features of Irish political culture, conventional practices, and established elite interests. While critical of existing arrangements, politicians found it impossible to accomplish change. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 346-363 Issue: 4 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1765797 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1765797 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:4:p:346-363 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2008961_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Mónica M. Sinisterra Rodríguez Author-X-Name-First: Mónica M. Author-X-Name-Last: Sinisterra Rodríguez Title: Regulatory Framework of Concession Contracts and Effectiveness of Public-Private Partnerships in Providing Road Infrastructure Abstract: Despite reforms seeking greater governance over provision of public goods, difficulties in ensuring accountability in hybrid schemes persist. This study investigates the relationship between the regulatory framework and the effectiveness of road concessions in four Latin American countries – Colombia, Chile, Mexico, and Peru – to find a governance mechanism that explains variability of performance results. The study was based on evidence from a nested design containing a quantitative analysis of 77 highway concessions from the 4 countries using a comparative-institutional approach and in-depth tracing 2 case studies using original qualitative data. Findings have important implications for institutional innovations in public administration. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 335-345 Issue: 4 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.2008961 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.2008961 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:4:p:335-345 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1766497_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Yoosung Park Author-X-Name-First: Yoosung Author-X-Name-Last: Park Title: Interpersonal Facilitation and Goal-oriented Managerial Behavior in Japan Abstract: This study assesses how effectively public officials promote interpersonal facilitation in Japan by examining how goal-oriented managerial behavior affects individuals and how division-level interdependence affects individual-level interpersonal facilitation. Data from 641 questionnaires completed by local public officials were analyzed with multilevel structural equation modeling. This showed that performance management based on individual-level goal-oriented managerial behavior improves interpersonal facilitation through job enrichment at the individual level and that increasing task interdependence and outcome interdependence at the divisional level stimulates interpersonal facilitation. Goal-oriented managerial behavior improves interpersonal facilitation when individuals belong to divisions characterized by high levels of task interdependence and outcome interdependence. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 364-377 Issue: 4 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1766497 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1766497 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:4:p:364-377 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1874983_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Pedro Cavalcante Author-X-Name-First: Pedro Author-X-Name-Last: Cavalcante Author-Name: Gabriela Lotta Author-X-Name-First: Gabriela Author-X-Name-Last: Lotta Title: Are Governance Modes Alike? An Analysis Based on Bureaucratic Relationships and Skills Abstract: This paper explores how diverse governance modes can be and how they require different bureaucratic capabilities. We test two main hypotheses: different policy sectors require particular governance modes, and different governance modes operate with distinct bureaucratic skills. The inquiry uses a survey applied to over three thousand civil servants of the Brazilian government that covered these two dimensions of the bureaucracy’s performance: relationships and skills. The paper’s findings confirmed both hypotheses. The analysis showed that infrastructure and productive development sectors relate more with the private sector; security and citizenship with state governments; and social/environmental sectors with municipalities in a decentralized context. Regarding bureaucratic skills, they vary according to the governance modes, highlighting the core of government as the most qualified sector. In conclusion, the analysis highlights that particular institutional arrangement, policy nature, and sector dynamics must be taken for granted to understand how modes of governance are built and operated. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 319-334 Issue: 4 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1874983 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1874983 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:4:p:319-334 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2020905_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: B. Guy Peters Author-X-Name-First: B. Guy Author-X-Name-Last: Peters Author-Name: Fernando Filgueiras Author-X-Name-First: Fernando Author-X-Name-Last: Filgueiras Title: Introduction: Looking for Governance: Latin America Governance Reforms and Challenges Abstract: Governance scholarship is particularly positioned to propose reforms in public administration to improve the work of governments. The papers in this mini-symposium focus on governance reforms in Latin America, presenting results related to the processes of institutional change that shaped public administration. Governance reforms in Latin America have created different realities and currently face the challenge of institutionalization as a central element. The pattern of institutional change in public administration in Latin America was politically shaped in contexts of democratic instability. Just as democracy represented an essential element for institutional changes in public administration, its instability and institutional weakness make it challenging to institutionalize governance mechanisms in Latin America. Thus, governance reforms in Latin America reinforce the path-dependent characteristic of public administration reforms. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 299-307 Issue: 4 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.2020905 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.2020905 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:4:p:299-307 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2008962_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Oscar Oszlak Author-X-Name-First: Oscar Author-X-Name-Last: Oszlak Title: Trends of Public Management Reform in Latin America Abstract: This article outlines three major trends in the process of state reform in Latin American countries. A first section discusses the theoretical fit between policy and management, and identifies some empirical examples that give way to various reform choices. It also examines the impact of paradigm change on public management reforms. The second part of the article proposes a broad historical periodization of state reform initiatives that identifies three distinct stages along the region´s experience. A concluding section underlies the pervasive impact of the digital revolution on the recent reform policies and its possible effects upon the administrative culture. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 308-318 Issue: 4 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.2008962 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.2008962 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:4:p:308-318 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1177835_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ishtiaq Jamil Author-X-Name-First: Ishtiaq Author-X-Name-Last: Jamil Author-Name: Steinar Askvik Author-X-Name-First: Steinar Author-X-Name-Last: Askvik Title: Introduction to the Special Issue Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 647-651 Issue: 9 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1177835 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1177835 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:9:p:647-651 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1177831_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Stefan Dahlberg Author-X-Name-First: Stefan Author-X-Name-Last: Dahlberg Author-Name: Jonas Linde Author-X-Name-First: Jonas Author-X-Name-Last: Linde Title: Losing Happily? The Mitigating Effect of Democracy and Quality of Government on the Winner–Loser Gap in Political Support Abstract: Although a winner–loser gap in political support is present in most democracies, in some countries losers are more content than in others. Earlier research has demonstrated that formal institutional arrangements may affect the size of the gap. In this article, we argue that the quality and performance of institutions are more important than type of institutional arrangements when it comes to the size of the winner–loser gap. A well-functioning democracy on the input-side of the political system and high quality of government on the output-side significantly narrows the gap in support between electoral winners and losers in European democracies. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 652-664 Issue: 9 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1177831 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1177831 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:9:p:652-664 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1068329_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Haroon A. Khan Author-X-Name-First: Haroon A. Author-X-Name-Last: Khan Title: The Linkage Between Political Trust and the Quality of Government: An Analysis Abstract: Political trust has been declining not only in the developed world but also in developing and transitional countries. Political trust is necessary for the legitimacy of the government. Researchers explored the issues of political trust from many variables. However, the literature is not very clear in terms of the linkage between the quality of governance and political trust. Although some authors tried to incorporate government quality for explaining political trust, they failed to specify the linkage between them. This research will investigate the relationship between the quality of government and political trust in developing and transitional countries. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 665-675 Issue: 9 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1068329 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1068329 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:9:p:665-675 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1162805_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ishtiaq Jamil Author-X-Name-First: Ishtiaq Author-X-Name-Last: Jamil Author-Name: Steinar Askvik Author-X-Name-First: Steinar Author-X-Name-Last: Askvik Author-Name: Hasan Muhammad Baniamin Author-X-Name-First: Hasan Muhammad Author-X-Name-Last: Baniamin Title: Citizens’ Trust in Anticorruption Agencies: A Comparison Between Bangladesh and Nepal Abstract: This paper analyzes citizens’ trust in anticorruption agencies (ACAs) in Bangladesh and Nepal. An increase in trust over time should indicate that the agencies are performing according to citizens’ expectations. The data come from two waves of surveys. Our findings suggest that in the first wave trust patterns are similar for both countries; in the second wave, trust in ACAs in Nepal increased significantly. In explaining variations in trust, we found that trust was linked to citizens’ experiences with political processes, including their alienation from those processes and their perceptions of the trustworthiness of institutions, civil servants, and politicians in general. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 676-685 Issue: 9 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1162805 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1162805 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:9:p:676-685 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1162806_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Michelle V. Esau Author-X-Name-First: Michelle V. Author-X-Name-Last: Esau Title: Exploring Institutional Trust and Organizational Performance through the Case of the City of Cape Town Abstract: This article explores institutional trust and organizational performance. Amidst the recent attention on how trust is inculcated through public institutions, a focus on what is happening within the context of emerging democracies may yield interesting findings on the development of trust. The City of Cape Town, one of the leading municipalities in South Africa, is identified as a case study through which to explore institutional trust and organizational performance. It illustrates, among others things, that organizational structuring and institutional capacity development are important for generating institutional trust. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 686-693 Issue: 9 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1162806 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1162806 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:9:p:686-693 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1162804_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: David Arellano-Gault Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Arellano-Gault Title: The Quest for Public Trust: The Limits of Information Access Reforms Based on the New Institutional Economics. The Case of Mexico Abstract: Mexico undertook a bold transparency reform 13 years back. This reform promised one objective: to increase citizens’ trust in the government. However, trust in the Mexican government is still extremely low (and decreasing). In order to understand this situation the article argues that the contradiction is created by the logics of the New Institutional Economics (NIE) assumptions, the analytical base for this reform. NIE oversimplifies the social and political dynamics of public organizations, producing a paradox: in order to increase trust in government, citizens must have a structural distrust on their public organizations. The article proposes to go beyond NIE in order to actually increase trust in governments. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 694-705 Issue: 9 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1162804 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1162804 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:9:p:694-705 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1156695_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jacqui Ewart Author-X-Name-First: Jacqui Author-X-Name-Last: Ewart Author-Name: Hamish McLean Author-X-Name-First: Hamish Author-X-Name-Last: McLean Title: Swimming against the Tide: How Disaster Agencies Build Political Resilience Abstract: Despite the pressure on politicians to show leadership in times of disaster, many struggle with the extreme leadership challenges imposed by a calamity that is quickly consuming life and property. Drawing on data from elite interviews with senior personnel from disaster agencies in eight countries, we find that emergency managers want to engage with political actors well before a disaster strikes. This is critical to educate the political actor about disaster management, leadership, and communication, and to generate support for resources and funding. The challenge is to place disasters on the agenda of political actors ahead of all-consuming, day-to-day issues. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 539-547 Issue: 7 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1156695 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1156695 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:7:p:539-547 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1157693_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Stefan Svallfors Author-X-Name-First: Stefan Author-X-Name-Last: Svallfors Title: “Most MPs are Not All that Sharp.” Political Employees and Representative Democracy Abstract: The article analyses the orientations of political employees in Sweden. It finds that their roles are diffuse: there is no agreement among political employees about whether they are politicians or not, and their mandate is fleeting and unclear. They hold the average politician’s intellectual abilities in low regard, and sometimes take on clearly paternalistic views toward elected representatives. They see little attraction in pursuing a career as elected politicians, because of intrusive media scrutiny and since they hold a view of elected politics as slow, boring, and shallow. The professional route to politics is seen as more fast and fun. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 548-558 Issue: 7 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1157693 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1157693 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:7:p:548-558 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1157815_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: David J. Helpap Author-X-Name-First: David J. Author-X-Name-Last: Helpap Title: Guiding the Public Sector: Assessing the Use of Recommended Practices in the Budgeting Process Abstract: Public administration is a field defined by principles, best practices, and recommended guidelines. According to advocates, these guidelines have the potential to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of public organizations. However, this potential is predicated on the degree to which they are actually followed in practice. Using an original survey of local budgeting officials across the United States, this study examines the correlation between current budgeting practices and established, recommended practices. While a significant number of current practices closely match those that have been recommended, notable variations were present. The trends and their implications conclude the assessment. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 559-574 Issue: 7 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1157815 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1157815 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:7:p:559-574 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1162801_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Joachim Åström Author-X-Name-First: Joachim Author-X-Name-Last: Åström Author-Name: Magnus E. Jonsson Author-X-Name-First: Magnus E. Author-X-Name-Last: Jonsson Author-Name: Martin Karlsson Author-X-Name-First: Martin Author-X-Name-Last: Karlsson Title: Democratic Innovations: Reinforcing or Changing Perceptions of Trust? Abstract: Declining trust in representative institutions is considered one of the most significant political problems of our time. It is often suggested that democratic innovations—or mechanisms which aim to increase and deepen citizen participation in the political decision-making process—can help reverse this trend. However, empirical research about actual effects of participation on trust is scarce, and weakened by causality problems. With survey data representing 1,470 participants in a landmark Swedish e-petition system, the article shows that both generalized attitudes and process evaluations matter in how trust is affected by democratic innovations. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 575-587 Issue: 7 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1162801 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1162801 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:7:p:575-587 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1162802_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Mattia Martini Author-X-Name-First: Mattia Author-X-Name-Last: Martini Author-Name: Martino Andreani Author-X-Name-First: Martino Author-X-Name-Last: Andreani Author-Name: Benedetta Trivellato Author-X-Name-First: Benedetta Author-X-Name-Last: Trivellato Title: Addressing Information Needs in Employment Services Provision in Italy: The Role of Codesign Networks Abstract: This article examines how coproduction can contribute to information quality in support of labor-market decision-making. Data was gathered on different types of Labor Market Intelligence (LMI) as decision-support systems for stakeholders, and subsequently by analyzing a specific program, with a focus on the role of information within its coproduction process. Results confirm the importance of information systems to support employment services design, but highlight the limitations of existing channels, and outline the types of information needed for policy effectiveness: those that are gathered through continuous relations with employers and jobseekers, and that often derive from participation in policy networks. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 588-597 Issue: 7 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1162802 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1162802 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:7:p:588-597 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1142999_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Justice Nyigmah Bawole Author-X-Name-First: Justice Nyigmah Author-X-Name-Last: Bawole Author-Name: Mohammed Ibrahim Author-X-Name-First: Mohammed Author-X-Name-Last: Ibrahim Title: Value-For-Money Audit for Accountability and Performance Management in Local Government in Ghana Abstract: Public sector organizations, including local government (LG) entities, continue to resort to value for money (VFM) audit to enhance performance and accountability. Based on the analysis of the consolidated reports on the annual performance-based Functional Organizational Assessment Tool (FOAT)—VFM audit—in Ghana to determine the efficacy of VFM on performance, this article argues that VFM audits constitute a significant public management tool that could enhance LG performance. However, the FOAT reports, like most VFM audits, only provide quantitative evidence, which fails to capture the qualitative or other relevant explanatory factors behind the recorded performance improvement. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 598-611 Issue: 7 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1142999 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1142999 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:7:p:598-611 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1143000_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Giuseppe D’onza Author-X-Name-First: Giuseppe Author-X-Name-Last: D’onza Author-Name: Francesco Brotini Author-X-Name-First: Francesco Author-X-Name-Last: Brotini Author-Name: Vincenzo Zarone Author-X-Name-First: Vincenzo Author-X-Name-Last: Zarone Title: Disclosure on Measures to Prevent Corruption Risks: A Study of Italian Local Governments Abstract: This article investigates the characteristics of the disclosures of anticorruption measures that Italian local governments (LGs) publish to increase transparency, public accountability, and citizens’ trust in public administration. The analysis of the anticorruption plans of a sample of Italian LGs shows that this type of disclosure might be a way of repairing organizational legitimacy after an occurrence of corruption. More external directors in the governing body also increase the pressure on LG managers to publish information about anticorruption measures. Finally, larger LGs demonstrate a greater propensity to provide information on the actions implemented to mitigate corruption risks. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 612-624 Issue: 7 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1143000 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1143000 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:7:p:612-624 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1669171_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Isabella M. Nolte Author-X-Name-First: Isabella M. Author-X-Name-Last: Nolte Author-Name: Alexis M. Bushnell Author-X-Name-First: Alexis M. Author-X-Name-Last: Bushnell Author-Name: Marius Mews Author-X-Name-First: Marius Author-X-Name-Last: Mews Title: Public Administration Entering Turbulent Times: A Study of Service Quality during the Refugee Crisis Abstract: This study constitutes an exploratory approach to address public performance during crises. Drawing on expectancy disconfirmation and crisis theories, empirical insights into the quality of public services provided during the refugee crisis in Germany are derived. Findings show that bureaucratic structures may hinder the fast flow of information and lead to a slow response. External stakeholders, while understanding of a longer duration of administrative processes, end up dissatisfied due to this lack of information provided. These insights call into question the success of New Public Management and Governance reforms implemented over the last three decades when it comes to dynamic environments. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1345-1356 Issue: 16 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1669171 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1669171 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:16:p:1345-1356 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1669173_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Sara Rinfret Author-X-Name-First: Sara Author-X-Name-Last: Rinfret Author-Name: Christina Barsky Author-X-Name-First: Christina Author-X-Name-Last: Barsky Title: The Gatekeepers of US Elections: Exploring Street Level Bureaucrats in Montana Abstract: Following the 2016 presidential election, the Trump administration pressed for the creation of a nationwide voter fraud investigatory commission, which is now inactive. However, some Americans deactivated their voter registration due to privacy concerns. Therefore, additional research is needed to explore the role of street-level bureaucrats or front-line actors in the administration of elections. The purpose of this research is to examine the public’s perceptions of the gatekeepers of U.S. elections – civic entrepreneurs (e.g. election administrators). The researchers in this study conducted a telephone survey of 405 randomly selected registered voters in Montana to uncover the level of confidence citizens in a large and rural state have broadly about the administration of electoral processes. The results made it clear that local election administrators are inherently civic entrepreneurs because their interactions with citizens directly influence the publics’ trust in electoral processes, and in turn, their participation. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1357-1365 Issue: 16 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1669173 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1669173 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:16:p:1357-1365 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1669174_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Evangelia Mylona Author-X-Name-First: Evangelia Author-X-Name-Last: Mylona Author-Name: Dimitrios Mihail Author-X-Name-First: Dimitrios Author-X-Name-Last: Mihail Title: Exploring Public Employees’ Motivation to Learn and Develop in Turbulent Times. The Role of Perceived Support and Organizational Commitment Abstract: This study responds to the call for additional research concerning factors that affect public- sector employees’ job attitudes and behaviors in a context of budgetary constraints and austerity measures. Given the importance of training and development in the workplace, this research seeks to understand the mechanisms that drive employees’ motivation to learn and develop. The results indicate that the positive effects of supervisor support on employees’ motivation to participate in development activities are likely to become less influential when employees concomitantly perceive that their work organization constitutes an unsupportive environment. Moreover, consistent with the social exchange theory and since reciprocal exchanges between supervisors and subordinates are built on commitment, it is found that affective and normative commitment mediate the positive relationship between employees’ perceptions of supportive policies and motivation to learn and develop. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1366-1375 Issue: 16 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1669174 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1669174 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:16:p:1366-1375 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1669175_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ogbewere Bankole Ijewereme Author-X-Name-First: Ogbewere Bankole Author-X-Name-Last: Ijewereme Title: Governance Crises in Developing Countries: Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives to Nigeria’s Public Sector Abstract: Ethics and accountability are strong indices for measuring commitment to economic development. Development continues to elude developing countries, particularly Nigeria mainly because of corruption, unethical behavior, and accountability crisis in governance. This article intends to analyze governance crises in developing countries, focusing on Nigeria case, in order to understand their natures, and also utilizes resource curse, defective federalism, anomie, low risk-high benefits theories, and field data to provide explanations to governance crises. The findings reveal that; nepotism, societal pressures, low remuneration, seeming lack of punishments for involving in corruption among others are the causes of governance crises in Nigeria. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1376-1385 Issue: 16 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1669175 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1669175 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:16:p:1376-1385 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1669176_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Carol Jacklin-Jarvis Author-X-Name-First: Carol Author-X-Name-Last: Jacklin-Jarvis Author-Name: Karen Potter Author-X-Name-First: Karen Author-X-Name-Last: Potter Title: Exploring the Potential for Collaborative Leadership through a Policy Lens: A Comparative Analysis of Children’s Services and Flood Risk Management Abstract: This comparative study explores how policy enables and constrains collaborative leadership in two very different policy fields in welfare and environmental domains. It adopts a policy studies lens to understand how over the long-term policy content structures the environment for collaborative working, leverages joint action, authorises sources of leadership and delineates roles and responsibilities. The authors argue that policy is not simply a context for collaborative leadership in the public domain, but rather a source of leadership itself as it sets direction for collaborative working, establishes the boundaries of power-sharing, and consequently limits what it is possible for actors to achieve. The paper highlights the value of research at the intersection of policy and public management studies, and urges public managers and policy-makers seeking to develop collaborative leadership to attend to the historical development and breadth of a policy field, rather than simply the latest policy announcements. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1386-1396 Issue: 16 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1669176 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1669176 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:16:p:1386-1396 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1669178_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Adewumi I. Badiora Author-X-Name-First: Adewumi I. Author-X-Name-Last: Badiora Author-Name: Jenny J. Ntamark Author-X-Name-First: Jenny J. Author-X-Name-Last: Ntamark Title: Dynamics of Public Support for Community Policing (CP): Findings from High-crime and Low-crime Residential Neighborhoods Abstract: Understanding the underlying forces of citizens’ support for public service is of utmost importance to public administration. Among the many areas of public services, the police are inimitable. This study therefore, explores public views on Community Policing (CP) in a Nigerian case study. The study area was stratified into two: area with high crime rate (AHCR) and area with low crime rate (ALCR). The data used were from a survey of 217 respondents in the AHCR and 242 respondents in the ALCR. Results show that both the AHCR and ALCR reported support for CP, although there was higher support among the AHCR respondents. Findings show that none of the demographic characteristics were significant predictors of support for CP in AHCR; whereas, age and educational level had positive associations in ALCR. Fear of crime was positively linked with support for CP among AHCR residents. Neighborhood attachment was positively linked to support for CP in both areas. Police effectiveness was positively associated with support for CP in ALCR but not in AHCR. Combined analyses reveal that age, educational level, neighborhood attachment, police effectiveness, and support for aggressive policing all had statistically significant associations with support for CP. Results show that none of the important predictors were the same in terms of significance and/or in the same direction in the AHCR and ALCR regression models. The determinant variables explained marginally different amounts of variance of the dependent variable (CP) for the AHCR (37%) and ALCR (30%). The study concludes that factors predicting support for CP are contextual and could vary between neighborhoods. Hence, understanding the particular factors in respective locality is necessary for improved support for CP. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1397-1412 Issue: 16 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1669178 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1669178 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:16:p:1397-1412 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1672183_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Samuel Sunday Idowu Author-X-Name-First: Samuel Sunday Author-X-Name-Last: Idowu Author-Name: Jide Ibietan Author-X-Name-First: Jide Author-X-Name-Last: Ibietan Author-Name: Ayo Olukotun Author-X-Name-First: Ayo Author-X-Name-Last: Olukotun Title: Privatization of Power Sector in Nigeria: An Evaluation of Ibadan and Ikeja Electricity Distribution Companies Performance (2005–2018) Abstract: The challenge of stable electricity supply in Nigeria with its harrowing effects on socio-economic development accounted largely for government decision for privatization of the power sector. However, the extent to which this purpose has been achieved requires investigation, which necessitates this study. Survey research design was adopted, with questionnaire administered on both residential and commercial customers of Ibadan and Ikeja electricity Distribution companies selected as focus for the study. Multiple regression statistics was used for data analysis. The result shows that both distribution companies (DISCOs) have brought no significant improvement to electricity supply going by the quality, billing, coverage, metering, load shedding, and response to customers’ indicators. Thus we recommend that DISCOs should source for fund from the capital market in order engender customer satisfaction, inject fund for replacement or upgrade of dilapidated power equipments, provision of meters, especially, prepaid type while government make the business environment convenient for healthy competition and regulation. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1413-1420 Issue: 16 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1672183 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1672183 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:16:p:1413-1420 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_292207_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Nic Beech Author-X-Name-First: Nic Author-X-Name-Last: Beech Author-Name: Robert MacIntosh Author-X-Name-First: Robert Author-X-Name-Last: MacIntosh Author-Name: Peter McInnes Author-X-Name-First: Peter Author-X-Name-Last: McInnes Title: Identity Work: Processes and Dynamics of Identity Formations Abstract: Our aim is to elucidate a position that takes identity to be dynamic and changeable over time and to propose a conceptualization that provides a way of mapping alternative imperatives and opportunities for identity work. It is argued that dynamic identity is inherently complex, being constructed through interaction between the self and others. These interactive activities are conceptualised as “identity work”.[1] We regard an understanding of identity work to be significant both for the theorizing of identity and for those who work and manage in organizations, particularly where the organisational situation is itself dynamic. Journal: Intl Journal of Public Administration Pages: 957-970 Issue: 9 Volume: 31 Year: 2008 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900690801920411 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900690801920411 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:31:y:2008:i:9:p:957-970 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_292232_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Nick Llewellyn Author-X-Name-First: Nick Author-X-Name-Last: Llewellyn Title: Identifying with the Audience: A Study of Community Police Work Abstract: This article examines a public meeting at which a community inspector from the Metropolitan Police Force (London, UK) addressed an audience of Highgate residents about new arrangements for dealing with crime and anti-social behaviour. The article examines how the identities of criminals and those who engage in anti-social behavior are constructed in talk. In this regard, it highlights the inferential significance of “age” and “urban geography” in the inspector's discourse. A series of jokes are analyzed which are shown to trade—for their intelligibility—upon the audiences' ability to hear how place name descriptions position persons with respect to criminal activity. The article is a further explication of how public speakers generate rapport with audiences; it also reveals highly divisive aspects of community policing. Journal: Intl Journal of Public Administration Pages: 971-987 Issue: 9 Volume: 31 Year: 2008 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900690801920668 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900690801920668 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:31:y:2008:i:9:p:971-987 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_292248_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: David Sims Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Sims Title: Managerial Identity Formation in a Public Sector Professional: An Autobiographical Account Abstract: This article discusses the formation of managerial identity within a public sector setting. It takes an autobiographical view of the way in which I, as a long serving academic, undertook the identity work of becoming a Head of School in a University. It considers five principal narratives through which this process was presented, to self and others, as I moved into the role. It looks at the ambiguity of taking a managerial role in such an organization, and the scope which is given by multiple concurrent narratives for doing this in a way which preserves the previous professional identity. The implications of a number of different stories which were used to explain managerial identity in the case example are examined, and a tentative framework is suggested which may illuminate the situations of other professionals turned manager in the public sector. Journal: Intl Journal of Public Administration Pages: 988-1002 Issue: 9 Volume: 31 Year: 2008 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900690801920825 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900690801920825 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:31:y:2008:i:9:p:988-1002 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_292559_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Frances Tomlinson Author-X-Name-First: Frances Author-X-Name-Last: Tomlinson Title: Positioning Acts and Identity Effects: Constructing Identities for Organizations in Partnership Abstract: It is claimed that the concept of organizational identity is particularly relevant for researching and theorising inter-organizational relationships. This paper draws on a case study of partnership working in the field of refugee resettlement. It explores the discursive practices of the organizational actors involved to reveal the categories and schemas used to construct the identities of the different organizations involved and shows how these constructions tended to work against the espoused intention to change the distribution of resources and influence amongst them. It concludes by considering alternative schema and categories for constructing identities that might constitute a better basis for collaboration, and by highlighting the significance of the interplay of individual and organizational identities that is revealed in this study. Journal: Intl Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1003-1023 Issue: 9 Volume: 31 Year: 2008 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900690801923936 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900690801923936 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:31:y:2008:i:9:p:1003-1023 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_292569_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Cliff Oswick Author-X-Name-First: Cliff Author-X-Name-Last: Oswick Author-Name: Stefano Harney Author-X-Name-First: Stefano Author-X-Name-Last: Harney Author-Name: Gerard Hanlon Author-X-Name-First: Gerard Author-X-Name-Last: Hanlon Title: The New Securocracy and the “Police Concept” of Public Sector Worker Identity Abstract: In recent years we have seen the emergence of a “new securocracy,” a generalization of responsibility for fighting terror within the public sector. Here we consider the nature and extent of this securocratic shift. In particular, the identity implications for the public sector worker are explored and we contend that there is an inherent tension between “serving” and “policing” the public in many public sector jobs. We also discuss the way in which a securocratic identity is simultaneously embraced and resisted. Finally, we present some tentative insights into an alternative way of thinking about identity work, which offers a means of extending conventional interpretations. Journal: Intl Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1024-1036 Issue: 9 Volume: 31 Year: 2008 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900690801924033 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900690801924033 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:31:y:2008:i:9:p:1024-1036 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_292587_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Carl Rhodes Author-X-Name-First: Carl Author-X-Name-Last: Rhodes Author-Name: Stewart Clegg Author-X-Name-First: Stewart Author-X-Name-Last: Clegg Author-Name: Anjana Anandakumar Author-X-Name-First: Anjana Author-X-Name-Last: Anandakumar Title: Ethical Vitality: Identity, Responsibility, and Change in an Australian Hospital Abstract: This article reports and reflects on a narrative ethnographic account of organizational change in a large public hospital in Australia. We describe how the conduct and identity positions of people in the hospital were related to three prevalent discourses; one of authoritarian professionalism, one of collaboration and open disclosure, and one of inspection and retribution. We suggest that the presence of multiple and competing organizational discourses on which to base decisions, highlighted the need for managers to take a personal stake in deciding their own conduct. We propose the notion of ethical vitality as a means of registering the ways that ethical responsibility can only come alive in organizations when people take, and are in a position to take, a reflexive responsibility for their conduct. On this basis, we suggest that the presence of multiple ethical norms and rules in organizations, on a plural model, might actually make people in organizations more rather than less ethically responsible Journal: Intl Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1037-1057 Issue: 9 Volume: 31 Year: 2008 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900690801924215 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900690801924215 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:31:y:2008:i:9:p:1037-1057 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_292589_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Robert McMurray Author-X-Name-First: Robert Author-X-Name-Last: McMurray Author-Name: Alison Pullen Author-X-Name-First: Alison Author-X-Name-Last: Pullen Title: Boundary Management, Interplexity, and Nostalgia: Managing Marginal Identities in Public Health Working Abstract: This article explores identity dynamics in public health working at the level of the institutional identity ascribed to public health professionals, and the identity work that public health workers perform. Drawing on focus group research with school nurses and community midwives in England, the article identifies two important but neglected areas for interrogating public health worker's identity work: boundary management and interplexity. We suggest that school nurses and community midwives do identity work from marginal positions: positions that exist in the shadow of bio-medicine, but from which new strands of identity are performed in spaces of micro-emancipation. However, while new strands of identity are revealed through individual performance, the very marginality of these professionals in terms of institutional, conceptual and physical resources are shown to prevent development of sustainable public health discourses. On this basis, we suggest that marginal professions might seek self-protection from dominance in nostalgia for modernity. Journal: Intl Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1058-1078 Issue: 9 Volume: 31 Year: 2008 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900690801924231 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900690801924231 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:31:y:2008:i:9:p:1058-1078 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_294733_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Christine Coupland Author-X-Name-First: Christine Author-X-Name-Last: Coupland Author-Name: Graeme Currie Author-X-Name-First: Graeme Author-X-Name-Last: Currie Author-Name: Inger Boyett Author-X-Name-First: Inger Author-X-Name-Last: Boyett Title: New Public Management and a Modernization Agenda: Implications for School Leadership Abstract: We argue that New Public Management (NPM) under New Labor in the U.K. contains paradoxical demands due to an attempt to attend to both social and economic goals. One context in which this is evident is that of Secondary School leadership. New calls for citizen-type activities and inclusive stakeholder decision-making activity is at odds with Principals being made increasingly accountable due to government preoccupation with standards and targets for pupils' attainment. Resources for identities constructed from the New Public Management rhetoric of participative, discretionary, democratic and transformational leadership abound, however, these are drawn on and subverted as individual Principals and Deputy Principals describe their new roles and relationships with one another. Journal: Intl Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1079-1094 Issue: 9 Volume: 31 Year: 2008 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900690801945673 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900690801945673 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:31:y:2008:i:9:p:1079-1094 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_294735_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Rosie Hyde Author-X-Name-First: Rosie Author-X-Name-Last: Hyde Title: Rethinking the Response of Part-Time Professionals: The Case of the Part-Time Police Officer Abstract: Despite marginalisation in the workplace, the part-time professional has been found to express acceptance towards their position. It has been suggested that the part-time professional chooses to prioritise non-work activities and is therefore untroubled by their marginal status. This paper however, adopts a social constructionist approach and considers the way in which choices are influenced by societal and discursive forces. This paper draws upon a study of female, part-time police officers and concludes that their acceptance may be part of the ongoing identity work of the part-time professional. Journal: Intl Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1095-1109 Issue: 9 Volume: 31 Year: 2008 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900690801945699 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900690801945699 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:31:y:2008:i:9:p:1095-1109 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_294738_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Barbara Simpson Author-X-Name-First: Barbara Author-X-Name-Last: Simpson Author-Name: Paul Hibbert Author-X-Name-First: Paul Author-X-Name-Last: Hibbert Title: Tradition and Identity Change in Public Sector Science Organizations Abstract: This article addresses a gap in the organizational studies literature by developing tradition as a theoretical and empirical construct that parallels dynamic conceptions of identity construction. It draws on the 80 year history of the New Zealand public science sector to illustrate both the enduring and emergent nature of two specific strands of tradition. The authors conclude that if identity is conceived as a multi-dynamic process, then tradition comprises those aspects of identity that are distinguished by their long constructive and reconstructive timeframes. Journal: Intl Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1110-1126 Issue: 9 Volume: 31 Year: 2008 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900690801945723 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900690801945723 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:31:y:2008:i:9:p:1110-1126 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_294739_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Michael Ross Author-X-Name-First: Michael Author-X-Name-Last: Ross Author-Name: Linda de Caestecker Author-X-Name-First: Linda Author-X-Name-Last: de Caestecker Title: Exploring Identity: Perspectives from the Shop Floor Abstract: The world of practice is overwhelmingly represented in academic journals through the eyes of the researcher. Absent, for the most part, is the voice, views and opinions of those who work in organisations about research, and its place in their work lives. In this concluding article two practitioners, and research collaborators, draw upon the articles contained within this special edition to explore their own experience of practice and develop questions on both their own practice and that of researchers. Journal: Intl Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1127-1137 Issue: 9 Volume: 31 Year: 2008 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900690801945731 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900690801945731 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:31:y:2008:i:9:p:1127-1137 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_297470_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Peter McInnes Author-X-Name-First: Peter Author-X-Name-Last: McInnes Author-Name: Nic Beech Author-X-Name-First: Nic Author-X-Name-Last: Beech Author-Name: Robert MacIntosh Author-X-Name-First: Robert Author-X-Name-Last: MacIntosh Title: Introduction: Exploring the Impacts and Processes of Identity Change Abstract: there is no abstract Journal: Intl Journal of Public Administration Pages: 953-956 Issue: 9 Volume: 31 Year: 2008 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900690801973048 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900690801973048 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:31:y:2008:i:9:p:953-956 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1390761_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Michael A. Mulvaney Author-X-Name-First: Michael A. Author-X-Name-Last: Mulvaney Title: An Examination of Training Design Strategies in a Pay-For-Performance Appraisal System Online Workshop Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the design of an online training program about pay-for-performance systems for municipal agencies. The effects of two training design strategies, discussion groups and multiple-formatted content, on participants’ declarative knowledge were examined. The moderating role of experience with technology, technology self-efficacy, and several individual characteristic variables were also examined. Participants for the study were adult learners from four undergraduate courses. Analyses indicated that there were significant differences between an online training workshop with discussion group activities and an online training workshop without discussion groups with regard to participants’ declarative knowledge. Findings from the study are discussed. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1-13 Issue: 1 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1390761 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1390761 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:1:p:1-13 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1390762_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Noore Alam Siddiquee Author-X-Name-First: Noore Alam Author-X-Name-Last: Siddiquee Author-Name: John Antony Xavier Author-X-Name-First: John Antony Author-X-Name-Last: Xavier Author-Name: Mohd Zin Mohamed Author-X-Name-First: Mohd Zin Author-X-Name-Last: Mohamed Title: What Works and Why? Lessons from Public Management Reform in Malaysia Abstract: This article examines the Malaysian experience with public management reform to verify arguments about various reform models. Drawing on empirical data, it investigates reforms that have worked and those that have had limited impacts on public service improvements. It identifies critical success factors that determine reform outcomes and concludes that for reforms to succeed a combined top–down and bottom–up approach is crucial. It argues that while diagnostic and problem-oriented reforms have a better chance of being successful, the value of best-practice reforms should not be discounted. The cumulative impact of such reforms can be significant, as the Malaysian case demonstrates. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 14-27 Issue: 1 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1390762 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1390762 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:1:p:14-27 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1390763_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Adrian Robert Bazbauers Author-X-Name-First: Adrian Robert Author-X-Name-Last: Bazbauers Title: The Relational Dynamics of World Bank Survey Missions Abstract: This article demonstrates that World Bank internal learning has led to significant changes in how the organization interacts with government officials through survey missions. Reviewing evidence of institutional learning and associated changes in practice and focusing on the relational modes being manifest in technical assistance, the article identifies three main phases of World Bank survey missions: general survey missions (1940s–1960s), country assistance strategies (1990s–2000s), and country partnership frameworks (2010s). Overall, World Bank reviews have repeatedly highlighted the importance of non-hierarchical interactions between Bank staff and country officials. In recent years, practice has begun to catch up with these operational insights. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 28-40 Issue: 1 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1390763 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1390763 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:1:p:28-40 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1390764_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Lina Vyas Author-X-Name-First: Lina Author-X-Name-Last: Vyas Title: Customization in Civil Service Training: Implications for Outsourcing Human Resources Management Abstract: In the public sector, central training institutes once played an irreplaceable role in formulating training policies and providing training programs to government employees. The introduction of new public management (NPM) has stimulated a reform agenda in human resources (HR) management, resulting in a shift from centralized training to decentralized or outsourced training; to be precise, making civil service training more demand-driven and lessening the role of central training institutes. Local-level governments and agencies have acquired more autonomy in deciding whether to provide training in-house, or to purchase relevant services from private providers. In addition, dramatic institutional, economic, and operational changes in the public sector in the twenty-first century have brought about competition among governments worldwide in terms of innovative and creative ideas, prompting them to equip their employees with the relevant skills for the governments to remain competitive. This study explores how civil service training in Hong Kong has been decentralized and customized from the viewpoint of civil servants being trainees, and assesses the role of the Civil Service Training and Development Institute as a centralized training institute for Hong Kong civil servants within the modern, decentralized, and consumerized HR management regime. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 41-54 Issue: 1 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1390764 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1390764 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:1:p:41-54 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1399419_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jennifer Dineen Author-X-Name-First: Jennifer Author-X-Name-Last: Dineen Author-Name: Mark D. Robbins Author-X-Name-First: Mark D. Author-X-Name-Last: Robbins Author-Name: Bill Simonsen Author-X-Name-First: Bill Author-X-Name-Last: Simonsen Title: Social Class: Perception and Reality Abstract: Middle class is a social construct and a moniker so central to the identity politics of the United States that it has become a persistent part of the rhetoric of both major political parties. This article seeks to understand how the way in which people categorize themselves in social class matches the observable characteristics that might be used to objectively classify them into such groups. This article examines survey data from a national poll and finds that a majority of the respondents consider themselves members of the middle class. While those in the lowest and highest income categories are less likely to categorize themselves as middle class (controlling for other factors), many in these groups also consider themselves middle class. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 55-65 Issue: 1 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1399419 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1399419 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:1:p:55-65 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1400558_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Hassan Danaeefard Author-X-Name-First: Hassan Author-X-Name-Last: Danaeefard Author-Name: Hanieh Ahmadi Author-X-Name-First: Hanieh Author-X-Name-Last: Ahmadi Author-Name: Ali Asghar Pourezzat Author-X-Name-First: Ali Asghar Author-X-Name-Last: Pourezzat Title: Expert Consensus on Factors Reducing Policy Coherence in the Context of Iran: Delphi-AHP Abstract: A web of public policies needs to display coherence to achieve their superior goal-improving quality of people’s live. Policy coherence (PC) ideally means policies with no contradictory effects. This article addresses complex issue of PC bottlenecks in general and in Iran in particular. In the first stage, Delphi Technique is used to identify factors reducing PC. A panel of experts reached on consensus on factors that are categorized in nine groups. In the second stage, the experts determined relative weightings of identified factor based on analytic hierarchy process (AHP). This article is focused on the more important factors. These Findings may be useful for other developing countries and developed countries. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 66-75 Issue: 1 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1400558 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1400558 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:1:p:66-75 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1405441_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Pierre-Yves Sanséau Author-X-Name-First: Pierre-Yves Author-X-Name-Last: Sanséau Author-Name: Felix Kwame Opoku Author-X-Name-First: Felix Kwame Author-X-Name-Last: Opoku Title: Perception of Pay Equity in Public Universities in Ghana: Effect on Individual Performance and Work Behavior Abstract: Equity theory proposes that individuals perceiving inequity seek to restore equity through appropriate behavior. This research aimed to study the relationship between perceived pay equity and individual job performance among lecturers in public universities in Ghana. Using a survey of 313 lecturers, we found that employees’ perception of equity in the pay system is a significant factor in determining their job performance. Therefore, we recommend that managers attend to equity in the design and implementation of pay systems. Moreover, issues relating to the reward system should be carefully communicated to employees in order to prevent unnecessary perceptions of inequity. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 76-85 Issue: 1 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1405441 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1405441 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:1:p:76-85 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1423502_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Christopher L. Atkinson Author-X-Name-First: Christopher Author-X-Name-Last: L. Atkinson Title: Southeast Asian Environment Governance and Energy Transitions: An Essay on Recent Books Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 86-90 Issue: 1 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1423502 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1423502 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:1:p:86-90 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1541532_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Call for Papers by IJPA for a Special Issue on Society and Policy in the Middle East and North Africa Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 91-91 Issue: 1 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1541532 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1541532 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:1:p:91-91 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1672188_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: J. Steven Ott Author-X-Name-First: J. Steven Author-X-Name-Last: Ott Author-Name: Pitima Boonyarak Author-X-Name-First: Pitima Author-X-Name-Last: Boonyarak Title: Introduction to the Special Issue International Migration Policies, Practices, and Challenges Facing Governments Abstract: This Special Issue focuses on ways in which governments in a variety of countries are attempting to cope with aspects of the challenges posed by international in-migration, including Sweden, Germany, Turkey, South Korea, and the United States. This introductory essay presents an overview of migration globally in order to provide context for the articles that follow. An understanding of the magnitude, causes, and patterns of migration is needed in order to understand and appreciate the nature of the challenges that governments face and the distinctive approaches countries’ have taken in their attempts to manage the integration of migrants into their economies and societies. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 95-101 Issue: 2 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1672188 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1672188 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:2:p:95-101 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1672190_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Gisela Färber Author-X-Name-First: Gisela Author-X-Name-Last: Färber Author-Name: Dominique Köppen Author-X-Name-First: Dominique Author-X-Name-Last: Köppen Title: The Integration of Refugees in Germany: Intergovernmental Aspects of Public Sector Costs and Benefits Abstract: In this paper, the 2015/16 budgetary effects of refugee immigration in Germany are analyzed. The Public sector spends billions of Euros to accommodate and supply refugees and to integrate those into the labor markets who have a perspective for a permanent or even medium-term residence permit. In case of a successful integration, we can expect flow backs in the form of income tax revenues and social security contributions. The costs and financial benefits of several types of refugees are modelled and – weighted with the number of cases – added to a public sector ‘financial balance’. Financial ‘profitability’ depends on labor market integration, the volume of labor participation and the future income earned, which depends on qualification, education and training. The levels of government will experience diverging cost-benefit balances. They will only receive future flow backs in the form of their share in the income tax revenues if refugees find jobs within their territories. Administrative efforts should concentrate on a successful labor market integration of refugees and no longer continue the policy of preventing them from entering the labor market for many years and thereby making them heavily dependent on public transfer payments. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 102-114 Issue: 2 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1672190 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1672190 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:2:p:102-114 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1672729_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Malin Espersson Author-X-Name-First: Malin Author-X-Name-Last: Espersson Author-Name: Ulrika Westrup Author-X-Name-First: Ulrika Author-X-Name-Last: Westrup Title: Value Destruction in Swedish Welfare Services: Frontline Workers’ Impact on Asylum-Seeking Minors’ Possibilities of Creating Value in Early Integration Abstract: The aim of this article is to investigate ways in which welfare frontline workers’ conceptualization of Swedishness destroys asylum-seeking minors’ (16–17 years) possibilities of creating value during the service process in early integration. Focus group interviews and in-depth interviews were conducted with coaches at accommodation centres, schoolteachers and social workers. The analytical approach employed makes use of a service logic perspective. The findings indicate that the frontline workers contribute to destructed value in three ways through: (1) conditions, (2) limitations and (3) contradictions in their interacation with the minors. All in all, during these asymmetrical service situations, it is significant to understand the importance of frontline workers being given the opportunity by management to increase their own awareness of how their professional work impact upon a minor’s possibilities of creating value. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 115-125 Issue: 2 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1672729 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1672729 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:2:p:115-125 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1672730_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jennica Larrison Author-X-Name-First: Jennica Author-X-Name-Last: Larrison Author-Name: Mariglynn Edlins Author-X-Name-First: Mariglynn Author-X-Name-Last: Edlins Title: Exploring the Responsibilities of Street-Level Bureaucrats through the Perspectives of Unaccompanied Migrant Youth and Their Sponsors Abstract: Between 2014 and 2019, more than 300,000 unaccompanied youth arrived at U.S.-Mexico border. Responsible for the implementation of immigration policy, street-level bureaucrats regularly interact with many of these youth as they navigate the immigration system. In each of these interactions along a complicated immigration process, street-level bureaucrats have a range of responsibilities with the youth. This paper considers the potential impact of street-level bureaucrats’ interactions with unaccompanied minors through the questions: 1) How do unaccompanied minors and their sponsors experience interactions with street-level bureaucrats related to the unaccompanied minors’ migration process; and 2) How do these experiences overlap with the responsibilities of public servants who implement US immigration policy? Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 126-136 Issue: 2 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1672730 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1672730 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:2:p:126-136 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1672189_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Michele Tantardini Author-X-Name-First: Michele Author-X-Name-Last: Tantardini Author-Name: Juliette Tolay Author-X-Name-First: Juliette Author-X-Name-Last: Tolay Title: Does Performance Matter in Migration Governance? The Case of the 2016 EU-Turkey Statement Abstract: This article investigates the role of performance – more specifically performance measurement and performance management – in migration governance. Using the case-study of the 2016 EU-Turkey statement, this article investigates what dimensions of performance and what performance indicators different actors involved in its implementation use. Furthermore, this article seeks to understand the extent to which political leaders in charge of the deal use these measures of performance. Using content and discourse analysis, the article finds that performance matters only marginally: performance is measured only partially, and these measures are used instrumentally by political leaders. The analysis goes further and suggests that four factors have had an impact on the partial and marginal role played by performance: the fact that the statement is implemented by a complex network, that it occurred in a situation of crisis, that it was done in a politicized context, and that the stakeholders held contradictory goals. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 137-150 Issue: 2 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1672189 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1672189 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:2:p:137-150 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1672191_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Saltanat Liebert Author-X-Name-First: Saltanat Author-X-Name-Last: Liebert Title: Deconstructing Immigrant Integration: The Case of Kyrgyz Labor Migrants in the United States Abstract: In the aftermath of the dissolution of the Soviet Union, millions of its former citizens moved to other countries. Kyrgyzstan, having experienced painful transition from command to market economy, sends a large share of its workforce abroad, and consequently, receives remittances that amount to one third of its GDP. Thousands of Kyrgyz migrants come to the United States in search of economic opportunities, both legally and through irregular methods. Based on in-depth semi-structured interviews with 42 Kyrgyz labor migrants, this paper examines their economic integration in the United States. The author proposes a conceptual framework that maps out factors influencing how successfully immigrants integrate in the destination countries. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 151-165 Issue: 2 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1672191 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1672191 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:2:p:151-165 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1694036_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jesus N. Valero Author-X-Name-First: Jesus N. Author-X-Name-Last: Valero Author-Name: Georgina Griffith-Yates Author-X-Name-First: Georgina Author-X-Name-Last: Griffith-Yates Author-Name: Soo Stephanie Kim Author-X-Name-First: Soo Stephanie Author-X-Name-Last: Kim Author-Name: Hyung Jun Park Author-X-Name-First: Hyung Jun Author-X-Name-Last: Park Author-Name: Kyujin Jung Author-X-Name-First: Kyujin Author-X-Name-Last: Jung Author-Name: Min Jeong Kim Author-X-Name-First: Min Jeong Author-X-Name-Last: Kim Author-Name: Minhyuk Cho Author-X-Name-First: Minhyuk Author-X-Name-Last: Cho Title: The Role of Nongovernmental Organizations in Refugee and Immigrant Integration: A Qualitative Exploratory Study of Seoul, South Korea Abstract: For centuries, South Korea has been a largely homogenous society. In recent decades, however, South Korea has experienced an influx of immigrants and refugees, raising the need to understand the needs and challenges facing this vulnerable population and the extent to which nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) play a role in the integration process. This study explores this issue through a qualitative exploratory study of 20 NGOs in Seoul, South Korea who serve immigrants and refugees. Findings indicate that NGOs play a critical role through a diverse set of services, but their efforts are challenged by lack of support and collaboration from other cross-sector actors. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 166-175 Issue: 2 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1694036 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1694036 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:2:p:166-175 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1672731_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jungwon Yeo Author-X-Name-First: Jungwon Author-X-Name-Last: Yeo Author-Name: Xi Huang Author-X-Name-First: Xi Author-X-Name-Last: Huang Title: Migration in Public Administration Research: A Systematic Review and Future Directions Abstract: Against the backdrop of increasing public and social interests in migration, this article conducts a systematic review of research addressing the topic of migration published in top public administration journals since 2000. This article examines five aspects of the migration literature in public administration: the trends of migration studies, lines of inquiry, theoretical groundings, and research designs, methods, and empirical evidence. Based on the findings, the authors discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the literature and offer straightforward suggestions for future migration research in the field. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 176-187 Issue: 2 Volume: 43 Year: 2020 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1672731 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1672731 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:2:p:176-187 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1973494_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Tamara Dimitrijevska-Markoski Author-X-Name-First: Tamara Author-X-Name-Last: Dimitrijevska-Markoski Author-Name: Jeremy L. Hall Author-X-Name-First: Jeremy L. Author-X-Name-Last: Hall Author-Name: Lauren L. Azevedo Author-X-Name-First: Lauren L. Author-X-Name-Last: Azevedo Title: Implementation Drivers of Pay-for-Success Projects: The U.S. Experience Abstract: Despite mounting worldwide use of Pay-for-Success (PFS) projects to deliver social services, available research consists largely of commentary with scant details on the actual implementation of these projects. This study offers an exploratory analysis of PFS projects in the U.S. from an implementation science perspective to elucidate the challenges to its success. Using inductive and deductive strategies to analyze data obtained from semi-structured interviews with government officials, the study examines factors associated with successful PFS project implementation and concludes that strong organizational commitment and a significant investment of personnel time and energy are required. Recommendations are made for governments interested in such projects to invest in organizational capacity building and PFS training to ensure smooth project implementation. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 32-42 Issue: 1 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1973494 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1973494 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:1:p:32-42 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1967980_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Lauren Ellul Author-X-Name-First: Lauren Author-X-Name-Last: Ellul Author-Name: Bernard Ellul Author-X-Name-First: Bernard Author-X-Name-Last: Ellul Title: Healthcare Systems in Selected European Countries and Their Relevance to Malta Abstract: This paper provides an assessment of how Maltese healthcare performance compares against that of other selected EU countries. The study analyses a chosen set of key performance indicators (KPIs) relating to the health sector, derived from seven areas of assessment: health status, determinants of health, efficiency, access, responsiveness, quality and resources. The findings indicate that the Maltese healthcare system performs 4th best overall and 2nd best in terms of value-for-money. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1-17 Issue: 1 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1967980 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1967980 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:1:p:1-17 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1967981_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Naim Kapucu Author-X-Name-First: Naim Author-X-Name-Last: Kapucu Author-Name: Sean Beaudet Author-X-Name-First: Sean Author-X-Name-Last: Beaudet Author-Name: Ni-Bin Chang Author-X-Name-First: Ni-Bin Author-X-Name-Last: Chang Author-Name: Jiangxiao Qiu Author-X-Name-First: Jiangxiao Author-X-Name-Last: Qiu Author-Name: Zhong-Ren Peng Author-X-Name-First: Zhong-Ren Author-X-Name-Last: Peng Title: Partnerships and Network Governance for Urban Food-Energy-Water (FEW) Nexus Abstract: Few studies have examined the critical role of policy and network governance mechanism in addressing sustainability and FEW nexuses. This study aims to examine the efforts in meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the urban environment. More specifically, the study seeks to examine how growing demands on the food-energy-water (FEW) nexuses can be met through partnerships in dense urban areas as population growth and human migration continue to accelerate in metropolitan areas worldwide. The goal of the article is to address the role of multi-stakeholder partnership in the successful implementation of FEW nexus projects. The study highlights how FEW nexus projects can improve urban sustainability and equity with the aid of stakeholder involvement. The study contributes how FEW nexus projects can improve urban sustainability with stakeholder engagement with varying degrees of partnerships with public, private, and nonprofit sector organizations in both policy and governance. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 18-31 Issue: 1 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1967981 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1967981 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:1:p:18-31 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1984942_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Shireen M. Ammar Author-X-Name-First: Shireen M. Author-X-Name-Last: Ammar Author-Name: Yahya A. Saleh Author-X-Name-First: Yahya A. Author-X-Name-Last: Saleh Title: Grey Relational Evaluation of Bulk Water Provision Service Quality Using the SERVQUAL Framework Abstract: Assessing the service quality of water provision is essential to minimize the gaps between customer expectations and perceptions. This study aims at assessing the bulk water provision service in the Palestinian Water Authority-West Bank Water Department (PWA-WBWD) based on the SERVQUAL framework using a novel approach of applying the grey relational analysis (GRA) model. The relevant data were collected from a randoSm sample of PWA-WBWD’s customers who are the bulk water provision suppliers. GRA model was used to rank the importance of the five SERVQUAL dimensions. Namely, GRA model revealed the following order of SEVQUAL dimensions; reliability, responsiveness, empathy, assurance, tangibility. Inferential non-parametric statistical tests were also conducted to test the study hypotheses. The results supported the significance of gaps in the five SERVQUAL dimensions. Also, the built multilinear regression model demonstrates the dependence of satisfaction on three SERVQUAL dimensions; reliability, responsiveness, and empathy. The relevant policy-makers are encouraged to improve the quality of their services. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 69-84 Issue: 1 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1984942 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1984942 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:1:p:69-84 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1984941_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Angeliki Tsameti Author-X-Name-First: Angeliki Author-X-Name-Last: Tsameti Author-Name: Victoria-Maria Bellou Author-X-Name-First: Victoria-Maria Author-X-Name-Last: Bellou Author-Name: Kyriakos Tsamantouridis Author-X-Name-First: Kyriakos Author-X-Name-Last: Tsamantouridis Title: Employee Voice and Innovative Behavior in the Public Sector Abstract: Many individuals have the ability to generate effective ideas but several times they find it hard to turn these ideas into practice. The difficulty is even greater for public servants, as they are often faced with several additional obstacles and challenges. Seeking to delineate employee innovative behavior (and idea realization in particular), this study examines the role of employee voice, taking also into consideration the moderating role of an organizational and a personal characteristic, namely organizational climate and overqualification respectively. Analyzing responses from 346 public servants, working in different public organizations in Greece, we found that employee voice does enhance their innovative behavior. Moreover, results showed that that only organizational climate independently moderates the above relationship. Interestingly, the joint test of double moderation - in which both moderators were taken into account - revealed a significant and positive combined effect. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 56-68 Issue: 1 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1984941 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1984941 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:1:p:56-68 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2159637_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Thank you to reviewers (2022) Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: I-IV Issue: 1 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2159637 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2159637 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:1:p:I-IV Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1981941_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Mark John Somers Author-X-Name-First: Mark John Author-X-Name-Last: Somers Title: A Test of a Configurational Model of Agency Performance in the United States Federal Government Using Machine Learning Methodology Abstract: This paper takes PA research on organizational performance in a new direction by testing a configurational model using self-organizing maps, a machine learning methodology. The model was built and tested using six performance dimensions from 2017 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS). Four distinct performance profiles or groups were identified: very low performers, average performers, transitional performers, and high performers. Implications for theory development and practice of configurational models of public organizational performance were discussed. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 43-55 Issue: 1 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1981941 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1981941 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:1:p:43-55 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1988637_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Anna Sanina Author-X-Name-First: Anna Author-X-Name-Last: Sanina Author-Name: Aleksey Balashov Author-X-Name-First: Aleksey Author-X-Name-Last: Balashov Author-Name: Mariia Rubtcova Author-X-Name-First: Mariia Author-X-Name-Last: Rubtcova Title: The Socio-Economic Efficiency of Digital Government Transformation Abstract: The article is devoted to the understanding of digital government transformation (DGT) as key to improving public administration and governance. The paper complements the debate regarding DGT rationale in public administration, providing theoretical and empirical analysis of its socio-economic impact and performance in governance. The empirical part is based on two regression analyses exploring indicators of DGT and public administration performance. The article concludes that (1) DGT is understood as innovation, but innovation in the public sector is also commonly associated with DGT, (2) this innovation helps to reshape the governance to match the society’s needs, (3) the policy-based approach to DGT is not enough explanation of its rationale and efficiency, and (4) there are certain improvements in the socio-economic sphere that are related to DGT and thus help one understand its meaning for the contemporary world. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 85-96 Issue: 1 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1988637 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1988637 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:1:p:85-96 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_661177_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Rutmanee Ongsakul Author-X-Name-First: Rutmanee Author-X-Name-Last: Ongsakul Author-Name: Bernadette Resurreccion Author-X-Name-First: Bernadette Author-X-Name-Last: Resurreccion Author-Name: Edsel Sajor Author-X-Name-First: Edsel Author-X-Name-Last: Sajor Title: Normalizing Masculinities in Water Bureaucracy in Thailand Abstract: This article addresses the question of whether the culture of masculinity, which is dominant in the water bureaucracy of Thailand, has been changing since the country officially adopted the international paradigm shift towards an integrated approach that emphasizes, among other things, gender equality and women's participation in water resources management. Despite official rhetoric, masculinities have held sway in organizational structure and behavior. Women in both traditional and new water agencies, and those under their mandates, continue to be disadvantaged and excluded. More potent change measures, such as strong gender-sensitive capacity building, are needed. To succeed, such measures may also require broader reforms in state bureaucracy. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 577-586 Issue: 9 Volume: 35 Year: 2012 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2012.661177 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2012.661177 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:35:y:2012:i:9:p:577-586 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_661180_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Laila El Baradei Author-X-Name-First: Laila Author-X-Name-Last: El Baradei Title: The Role of Civil Society Organizations in Monitoring Elections: Lessons Learned for the New Egypt Abstract: The purpose of this research article is to contribute to a better future for a New Egypt, after the January 25, Revolution of 2011, by focusing on how best to monitor elections by domestic civil society organizations (CSOs) through adopting an output, outcome, and impact model. It assesses comparatively the role of CSOs in monitoring elections in Ethiopia, Ukraine, and Nigeria, and derives lessons learned for Egypt. Through analyzing Egyptian CSOs websites and qualitative discussions and surveys with activists, proposed strategies for enhancing effectiveness are identified, including building wider coalitions and more use of new technology. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 587-602 Issue: 9 Volume: 35 Year: 2012 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2012.661180 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2012.661180 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:35:y:2012:i:9:p:587-602 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_661186_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Yuri Biondi Author-X-Name-First: Yuri Author-X-Name-Last: Biondi Title: Should Business and Non-Business Accounting be Different? A Comparative Perspective Applied to the French Central Government Accounting Standards Abstract: The French General Law of Finances of 2001 introduced a set of accounting standards including an explicit conceptual framework reconciling accrual basis accounting with the specific aspects of accounting for central government activities. This article analyzes this French set of accounting standards from a dualistic perspective that compares both business and non-business accounting. Three different views of accounting for business enterprises are addressed: the wealth-basis (static), the cash-basis, and the accrual-basis (dynamic). A dynamic view of the accrual basis is adapted to the specificities of non-business entities, including governments. The accounting representation is used here to explore further the nature and role of public sector activities within the economic system and their economic and monetary significance. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 603-619 Issue: 9 Volume: 35 Year: 2012 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2012.661186 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2012.661186 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:35:y:2012:i:9:p:603-619 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_661189_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: John M. Trussel Author-X-Name-First: John M. Author-X-Name-Last: Trussel Author-Name: Patricia A. Patrick Author-X-Name-First: Patricia A. Author-X-Name-Last: Patrick Title: A Survival Analysis of U.S. Municipalities in Fiscal Distress Abstract: This article uses survival analysis to investigate fiscal distress in U.S. municipalities. We hypothesize that fiscal distress is positively correlated with revenue concentration and debt usage, and negatively correlated with administrative costs and entity resources. We develop a model that can predict the likelihood of fiscal distress and correctly classify up to 86 percent of the sampled governments. The model enables users to analyze the impact of a change in the risk factors. Fiscal distress can be reduced most effectively by increasing tax revenues as a percent of total revenues or decreasing total debt as a percent of total revenues. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 620-633 Issue: 9 Volume: 35 Year: 2012 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2012.661189 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2012.661189 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:35:y:2012:i:9:p:620-633 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_661191_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Helisse Levine Author-X-Name-First: Helisse Author-X-Name-Last: Levine Author-Name: Shelly Peffer Author-X-Name-First: Shelly Author-X-Name-Last: Peffer Title: Quiet Casualties: An Analysis of U Non-Immigrant Status of Undocumented Immigrant Victims of Intimate Partner Violence Abstract: Although immigration policy is a key component of public administration scholarship in the United States, research into Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) for both documented and particularly undocumented immigrants has been tangential in focus. This exploratory study questions1. the effect of immigration reform on U.S. undocumented immigrant women of IPV and2. how changes in the number of undocumented immigrants affect IPV victimization rates and the regulations concerning U non-immigrant status. A least-square trend line suggests that the 10,000 U visa applications permitted annually will not cover the undocumented female population of IPV let alone the victims qualified under the U non-immigrant status. Based on a review of the laws and policies regarding the U-Visa we provide several recommendations to reform immigration laws directed toward immigrant victims of IPV. This study adds to the growing, but still weak body of knowledge on abused immigrant female populations in the United States and how federal legislation toward immigration reform and policy will help these women become valuable contributors to our society. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 634-642 Issue: 9 Volume: 35 Year: 2012 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2012.661191 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2012.661191 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:35:y:2012:i:9:p:634-642 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_661192_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Awadh Al-Enezi Author-X-Name-First: Awadh Author-X-Name-Last: Al-Enezi Title: Assessment of the Service Quality Provided by the Kuwaiti Cultural Office in Cairo: An Empirical Investigation Abstract: This study is an extension of the research on the service quality of public organizations. It is concerned with evaluating the quality of the service provided by the Kuwaiti Cultural Office in Egypt as perceived by both students and staff. The gap analysis model is adopted in this study to identify the key dimensions and related components of the quality of service delivered by the Office. Additionally, the study offers evidence of a quality gap between the perceptions of the public service providers and the end beneficiaries. The findings reveal that there are obvious differences between the staff's and students' perceptions of the quality of the service provided by the Office in terms of tangibles, reliability, and responsiveness. The students indicate that the service provided has many shortcomings, related mainly to the tangible aspects of the service reliability and responsiveness. However, they feel secure in dealing with the Office, and feel the administration and employees consider their interests a top priority to the Office. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 643-655 Issue: 9 Volume: 35 Year: 2012 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2012.661192 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2012.661192 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:35:y:2012:i:9:p:643-655 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_979199_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Rui Santiago Author-X-Name-First: Rui Author-X-Name-Last: Santiago Author-Name: Teresa Carvalho Author-X-Name-First: Teresa Author-X-Name-Last: Carvalho Author-Name: Sofia Sousa Author-X-Name-First: Sofia Author-X-Name-Last: Sousa Title: NPM Reforms and Professionals in Health and Higher Education in Portugal Abstract: The aim of this article is to analyze comparatively how academics, physicians, and nurses positioned themselves in relation to the reconfiguration of power structures and decisional processes, under New Public Management influence, in the hospitals, and higher education institutions. The empirical data are gathered from a survey applied to the three professional groups. Quantitative results show that the three groups have similar positions concerning power concentration at institutions’ top governance. However, relevant differences emerge in their views concerning the organization and control of the social division of work and also of their professional practices. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 757-768 Issue: 11 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.979199 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.979199 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:11:p:757-768 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_979200_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Samantha Mosier Author-X-Name-First: Samantha Author-X-Name-Last: Mosier Title: Does the Gown Help the Town? Examining Town–Gown Relationship Influence on Local Environmental Sustainability in the United States Abstract: A US municipality environmental sustainability index, the OSSPI (Opp-Saunders Sustainability Practices Index), found an overwhelming percentage of top-ranked sustainable cities were home to higher education institutions. While this may be a coincidence, this research seeks to determine if and how local communities partner or collaborate with higher education institutions for environmental sustainability purposes. The results of two case studies, San Antonio, Texas and Dubuque, Iowa, suggest there is considerable variability in the town-gown relationships. However, it is found that larger, public universities are more likely to have stronger relationships and effects on local sustainability efforts. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 769-781 Issue: 11 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.979200 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.979200 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:11:p:769-781 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_979201_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Burak Herguner Author-X-Name-First: Burak Author-X-Name-Last: Herguner Title: The Pursuit of Responsive Museum Governance: Community Engagement in Turkish Public Museums Abstract: The public museum sector does not remain untouched by the main trends and changes in public administration, even if it has some different characteristics from other government agencies in terms of administrative priorities and purpose. This is why the sector has been largely influenced by the prevailing administrative model of the era. Today, community engagement has become one of the main topics in the sector in parallel with the changes in public administration. Thus, the objective of this study is to propose and test a model that explains Turkish public museums’ community engagement performance. Findings of the research show that goal clarity is the most important factor in the community engagement performance of Turkish public museums, whereas museum infrastructure is surprisingly the least significant factor. Furthermore, this study reveals the positive correlation between the fulfilment of endogenous and exogenous functions of the public museums. Therefore, any effort to make them more engaged in their community should not be regarded as an alternative of their primary functions, namely endogenous functions. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 782-795 Issue: 11 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.979201 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.979201 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:11:p:782-795 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_980909_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Andrei Yakovlev Author-X-Name-First: Andrei Author-X-Name-Last: Yakovlev Author-Name: Andrey Tkachenko Author-X-Name-First: Andrey Author-X-Name-Last: Tkachenko Author-Name: Olga Demidova Author-X-Name-First: Olga Author-X-Name-Last: Demidova Author-Name: Olga Balaeva Author-X-Name-First: Olga Author-X-Name-Last: Balaeva Title: The Impacts of Different Regulatory Regimes on the Effectiveness of Public Procurement Abstract: The combination of two reforms in Russia, reform of public-sector entities and of public procurement, enables us to estimate the results of a transition from rigid to more flexible regulations in public procurement (PP). We consider two public universities in 2011–2012. The procurements of one university were regulated by rigid Federal Law during the entire period; the procurements of the other university were regulated by Federal Law until June 2011 and then by a more flexible regulation. Using the difference-in-differences methodology, we assess how the transition to this new regulation affects the main PP parameters. We show that more flexible regulation leads to a decline in bid competition but improves contract execution. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 796-814 Issue: 11 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.980909 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.980909 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:11:p:796-814 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_982289_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Tālis J. Putniņš Author-X-Name-First: Tālis J. Author-X-Name-Last: Putniņš Title: Economics of State-Owned Enterprises Abstract: State-owned enterprises (SOEs) account for a substantial proportion of gross domestic product, employment, and assets in many countries. Based on a review of the theory and empirical evidence, we develop a novel five-step framework that can guide policymakers and economic advisors in making decisions about maintaining and/or creating SOEs. The framework suggests that the use of SOEs should be limited to circumstances in which a market failure exists, less invasive forms of intervention such as regulation/taxes/subsidies and private-sector contracting are ineffective or not possible, and the welfare loss of the market failure exceeds the costs, distortions, and inefficiencies of SOEs. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 815-832 Issue: 11 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.982289 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.982289 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:11:p:815-832 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_903271_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Oyegoke Teslim Bukoye Author-X-Name-First: Oyegoke Teslim Author-X-Name-Last: Bukoye Author-Name: Peter Norrington Author-X-Name-First: Peter Author-X-Name-Last: Norrington Title: The Applicability of Best Value in the Nigerian Public Sector Abstract: We examine the applicability of Best Value practices in the Nigerian public sector and present a Best Value Model for Nigeria. We find the literature does not extend to the Nigerian context. We make contributions towards understanding stakeholder perceptions of public service delivery best practice. We show Best Value as a significant initiative for improving public service delivery. The mixed methods survey reveals Nigerian Best Value initiatives do not exist significantly, but are applicable. Outcomes are exploration of a new area for Best Value application, incorporation of implementation issues into the model and the seven-stage process for its implementation. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 709-723 Issue: 11 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.903271 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.903271 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:11:p:709-723 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_903272_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Pranab Panday Author-X-Name-First: Pranab Author-X-Name-Last: Panday Author-Name: Linda Che-lan Li Author-X-Name-First: Linda Che-lan Author-X-Name-Last: Li Title: Women’s Political Participation in Bangladesh: Role of Women’s Organizations Abstract: Reviewing the history of women’s movement, this article expects to find a large role of women’s organizations in the process of change that has helped to increase participation of women in local government political process of Bangladesh. While there is considerable support for the presence of the women’s movement, there is much ambivalence as to the specifics of such influence: its objects, means, and magnitude. The difficulty in assessing influence may stem from the reliance on informal channels, which makes tracing and tracking influence a great challenge, and calls for more grounded research to expose the intricate interactions between actors. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 724-736 Issue: 11 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.903272 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.903272 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:11:p:724-736 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_903273_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Roma Harris Author-X-Name-First: Roma Author-X-Name-Last: Harris Author-Name: Nadine Wathen Author-X-Name-First: Nadine Author-X-Name-Last: Wathen Author-Name: Roxanna Lynch Author-X-Name-First: Roxanna Author-X-Name-Last: Lynch Title: Assessing Performance in Shelters for Abused Women: Can “Caring Citizenship” Be Measured in “Value for Money” Accountability Regimes? Abstract: Results are reported from a study of shelters for abused women in Ontario, Canada, suggesting that what clients, managers, and frontline workers value most in shelter services is based on a care perspective in which ongoing relational support is seen as essential to effective service delivery. Presently, government-required metrics used to assess shelter services not only reflect a narrow, justice perspective where “fairness” is defined as equal access to publicly supported services, but reveal a New Public Management emphasis on efficiency in which the focus is more on the “what” than the “how” of practice. Findings are discussed in terms of their implications for the design of accountability systems for evaluating government-contracted social services. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 737-746 Issue: 11 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.903273 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.903273 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:11:p:737-746 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_903274_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Brian Dollery Author-X-Name-First: Brian Author-X-Name-Last: Dollery Author-Name: Michael A. Kortt Author-X-Name-First: Michael A. Author-X-Name-Last: Kortt Author-Name: Lin Crase Author-X-Name-First: Lin Author-X-Name-Last: Crase Title: Community Council Cooperation: The Lake Macquarie City Council Co-Governance Delegation Model Abstract: In its Better, Stronger Local Government, the Independent Local Government Review Panel (2012a, 2012b) advanced several claims regarding the performance of New South Wales (NSW) local government, including the supposed need for additional “sub-council” governance structures. This article argues that there is no need to “reinvent the wheel” in NSW local government by introducing additional “sub-council” structures since existing regulation already enables local authorities to engage in local co-governance. Using the example of the Lake Macquarie City Council (“LakeMac”) “delegation model,” the article shows that LakeMac has been successful in its endeavors to engage widespread community participation in co-governance to manage council facilities. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 747-755 Issue: 11 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.903274 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.903274 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:11:p:747-755 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_903275_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jashwini Narayan Author-X-Name-First: Jashwini Author-X-Name-Last: Narayan Author-Name: Gurmeet Singh Author-X-Name-First: Gurmeet Author-X-Name-Last: Singh Title: Public Enterprise Reforms and Financial Performance of Government Commercial Companies of Fiji Abstract: Public enterprise reform is no new phenomenon. Since the late 1970s, state intervention in the market has been increasingly challenged, acquiring a more ideological form with the rise of ultra-conservative governments in the UK and USA. Like other countries across the world, Fiji has also attempted to reform its public enterprises. This article compares the performance of corporatized public enterprises that sit at different levels of financial performance. Such enterprises have experienced reforms but with mixed financial outcomes. Overall, the major finding of this research is that there is no single factor that can lead to better or poor financial performance. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 756-772 Issue: 11 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.903275 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.903275 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:11:p:756-772 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_934464_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Melissa Morabito Author-X-Name-First: Melissa Author-X-Name-Last: Morabito Title: American Police Unions: A Hindrance or Help to Innovation? Abstract: In response to the crises of the 1960s, police departments in the United States embarked upon great change in their policies, operations, and programs. This literature, however, has largely neglected the duality of the role of police unions in the adoption of new programs and practices. Learning about the key actors in the innovations process, however, is crucial to understanding how organizational change emerges. This article builds upon previous research to understand the effects of police unions on the adoption of innovation. Findings indicate that police unions may actually promote rather than hinder the implementation of new innovation. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 773-780 Issue: 11 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.934464 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.934464 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:11:p:773-780 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_907307_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Therese Kardakis Author-X-Name-First: Therese Author-X-Name-Last: Kardakis Author-Name: Göran Tomson Author-X-Name-First: Göran Author-X-Name-Last: Tomson Author-Name: Mats Brommels Author-X-Name-First: Mats Author-X-Name-Last: Brommels Author-Name: Johan Hansson Author-X-Name-First: Johan Author-X-Name-Last: Hansson Title: A Balanced Budget with Side Effects—A Case Study of Implementation of a Hospital Cost Savings Program in Sweden Abstract: This study examines the implementation of a hospital cost savings program in a Swedish county hospital to understand how and why a downsizing intervention works and what outcomes it produces. Data were gathered from interviews and documents. Substantial differences were found among the healthcare professionals’ perceptions of the downsizing process. These diverse perceptions likely limited the scope of staffs’ participation and innovations of new savings strategies. Our findings stress the need for impact analyses addressing both intended aims and unintended side effects. Full attention should be paid to communication processes required to establish a trustful and committed change climate. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 781-790 Issue: 11 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.907307 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.907307 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:11:p:781-790 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_907312_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Peter Aagaard Author-X-Name-First: Peter Author-X-Name-Last: Aagaard Author-Name: John Storm Pedersen Author-X-Name-First: John Storm Author-X-Name-Last: Pedersen Title: Can Public Managers Make Their Welfare Organizations Adapt to the New Performance Landscape Shaped by the Current Austerity? Abstract: How has the current austerity changed the public welfare organizations’ performance landscape in modern welfare states? Can public managers make their organizations adapt to the new performance landscape shaped by the austerity? These questions are answered on the basis of the Danish case of the provision of the services to the citizens with disabilities and/or social disadvantages. The result has implications, especially for public management in praxis. The case study shows that the managers’ most important managerial tool to make their organizations adapt to the new landscape is the challenging and decision-oriented dialogue. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 791-800 Issue: 11 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.907312 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.907312 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:11:p:791-800 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1318400_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Alex Ingrams Author-X-Name-First: Alex Author-X-Name-Last: Ingrams Title: Transparency for Results: Testing a Model of Performance Management in Open Government Initiatives Abstract: Government transparency continues to challenge existing frameworks for understanding organizational performance. Transparency has proven difficult to measure and results assessing its impacts are mixed. This article sets forward a model of performance-based accountability in open government initiatives. Data come from the Open Government Partnership’s (OGP) database of over 1,000 transparency initiatives across 50 countries in 2013. Ordered logistic regression estimates the effect of management practices on three different measures of transparency performance, and the results broadly support the model. Expert interviews from two country cases offer insight into how performance management is used in the context of transparency reforms. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1033-1046 Issue: 13 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1318400 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1318400 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:13:p:1033-1046 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1318401_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Mette Strange Noesgaard Author-X-Name-First: Mette Strange Author-X-Name-Last: Noesgaard Author-Name: Jesper Rosenberg Hansen Author-X-Name-First: Jesper Rosenberg Author-X-Name-Last: Hansen Title: Work Engagement in the Public Service Context: The Dual Perceptions of Job Characteristics Abstract: Interest in work engagement research has increased significantly due to its positive influence on both employee and organizational performance. Studies show how engagement is explained through job characteristics in the Job Demands-Resource model, yet a more nuanced approach has been proposed. In this qualitative study, home caregivers’ perceptions of job characteristics are investigated. Semi-structured interviews and observations reveal three main themes: Optimization, helping others, and emotional work. These show a dual perception of job characteristics consequently influencing the experienced engagement. Using Public Service Motivation literature, these dual perceptions are discussed. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1047-1060 Issue: 13 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1318401 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1318401 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:13:p:1047-1060 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1318917_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Doo-Rae Kim Author-X-Name-First: Doo-Rae Author-X-Name-Last: Kim Author-Name: Jong-Han Yoon Author-X-Name-First: Jong-Han Author-X-Name-Last: Yoon Title: Decentralization, Government Capacity, and Environmental Policy Performance: A Cross-National Analysis Abstract: This study examines how decentralization and government capacity interactively shape national environmental policy performance. Despite the extensive literature on the policy consequences of decentralization, what remains deficient is a proper understanding of the role that government capacity may play in the process. This study advances an integrative proposition that decentralization can improve policy performance if the government is equipped with capable, efficient and trustworthy administrative apparatus. Findings from a cross-national analysis on national environmental policy performance lend strong support for the general argument by revealing that such positive effects of decentralization are significantly strengthened by the quality of government capacity. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1061-1071 Issue: 13 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1318917 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1318917 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:13:p:1061-1071 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1320408_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Zezhao Liu Author-X-Name-First: Zezhao Author-X-Name-Last: Liu Title: Managing Social Risk in China Local Administration: An Examination of SSRA Initiative Abstract: Social Stability Risk Assessment (SSRA) sponsored by the local administration is perceived as a socially defined risk-coping initiative since it became mandatory in China. This article observes and unravels SSRA practices by selecting Xuzhou municipality as a sample case. Findings show that local SSRA is operated by the tridimensional mechanism and antecedents of its effectiveness in enforcement are linked with multiple elements of administrative supports. The findings contribute to a full understanding of SSRA in mainland China where there is no electoral democratic regime, and provide implications for developing countries alike. Some recommendations are proposed as a potential driver of these results. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1072-1083 Issue: 13 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1320408 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1320408 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:13:p:1072-1083 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1466332_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jan Stentoft Author-X-Name-First: Jan Author-X-Name-Last: Stentoft Author-Name: Ole Stegmann Mikkelsen Author-X-Name-First: Ole Stegmann Author-X-Name-Last: Mikkelsen Author-Name: Mads Bruun Ingstrup Author-X-Name-First: Mads Bruun Author-X-Name-Last: Ingstrup Title: Coopetition Segments in a Public-Sector Context: Insights from a Business Region Abstract: The concept of coopetition is well-known in a private-sector context, but it is greatly neglected in a public-sector context. In continuation of this, the article sets out to explore and further position coopetition in the public sector. This is achieved through a study of coopetition among seven municipalities located in a Danish business region named the Triangle Region. The article concludes by identifying and describing four public-sector coopetition segments, and by providing a segmentation model to categorize and discuss different coopetition initiatives. Furthermore, the model can help public servants and politicians to prioritize coopetition initiatives and visualize their complexity. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1084-1094 Issue: 13 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1466332 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1466332 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:13:p:1084-1094 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1318918_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Daniel Simonet Author-X-Name-First: Daniel Author-X-Name-Last: Simonet Title: Vertical Alignment, Elite Power, and the Democratic Recess in the French Health Care System Abstract: The article critically examines administrative restructuring of the French health care system. Despite calculated benefits of New Public Management (NPM) reforms, conflicts between values escalated. NPM-endorsed decentralization never took off in France. Instead, a re-concentration of health policy decisions benefited a Ministry-level welfare elite that sought to restore fiscal discipline rather than responsiveness to users. That process triggered a clash of culture with the medical profession and was at the expense of democratic participation. The role of citizens as reform overseers, although initially contained in the NPM doctrinal puzzle, never materialized. Key issues such as greater accountability and responsibility remain unresolved. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1095-1106 Issue: 13 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1318918 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1318918 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:13:p:1095-1106 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1320409_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Pablo Sanabria-Pulido Author-X-Name-First: Pablo Author-X-Name-Last: Sanabria-Pulido Title: Public Service Motivation and Job Sector Choice: Evidence from a Developing Country Abstract: This article explores the determinants of actual job sector decisions of highly skilled professionals across four different sectors in a developing country, with a particular interest in the relationship with public service motivation (PSM). Unlike most previous cross-sectional studies, it uses a pooled time series of individual antecedents and job characteristics, both before and after the individuals leave the job market to pursue graduate education abroad. The results indicate that there are key differences in terms of the determinants of job sector choices across the four sectors, and that PSM appears to have a differential role on the attraction of individuals to each of those sectors. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1107-1118 Issue: 13 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1320409 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1320409 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:13:p:1107-1118 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1873367_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Mei Jen Hung Author-X-Name-First: Mei Jen Author-X-Name-Last: Hung Title: What Influences Bureaucrats’ Support for Red Tape Reduction Reform in Taipei City Government? Abstract: Resistance from bureaucrats affected by the reforms is an often-cited challenge and it is important to know what influences their support for reform. Based on theories of organizational change, this paper examines how bureaucrats’ perceptions of reform benefits and risks, process and context influence their support for a structural reform in Taipei city government. Interviews of key informants were conducted to identify potential risks and benefits involved in the reform. An online survey was used to collect data to test the relationship between reform benefits, risks, process, context and reform support. The analysis confirms a positive relationship between individual efficiency gains and reform support, and of a negative relationship between risk of decision-making quality and reform support. The context of reform, demonstrated by the level of red tape, also enhances bureaucrats’ support for reform. This study provides important evidence of public sector reform beyond the U.S. context. Implications for future practices and research are provided. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 632-643 Issue: 8 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 06 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1873367 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1873367 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:8:p:632-643 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1878219_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Guswin de Wee Author-X-Name-First: Guswin Author-X-Name-Last: de Wee Author-Name: Kwame Asmah-Andoh Author-X-Name-First: Kwame Author-X-Name-Last: Asmah-Andoh Title: Model for Overcoming Policy Analysis Limitation and Implementation Challenges: Integrative Propositional Analysis of South African National Mental Health Policy Framework and Strategic Plan 2013-2020 Abstract: This article examines the use of integrative propositional analysis (IPA) to assess the internal logic structures of policy, to complement policy analysis and evaluation for improved implementation. Integrative propositional analysis is a methodology that studies causal logics of conceptual systems and is used to evaluate a policy’s internal coherence. The study is aimed at evaluating the assessment of the internal logic of the Gauteng Mental Marathon Project (GMMP) implemented in the Gauteng province in South Africa, which served as a strategic plan from the National Mental Health Policy Framework and its implementation outcomes. The qualitative methodology was adopted using a triangulation of secondary data. Data for the study were collected from YouTube video testimonies, textual records of the Life Esidimeni Arbitration, the Health Ombudsman’s report and the arbitration judgement of Judge Motseneke, including other media commentaries. The findings suggest that the GMMP failed for three reasons. Firstly, the low structure of the policy reflects a poor understanding of the situation. Secondly, the low levels of structure also contribute to poor communication between officials, which, thirdly, is a supporting factor in the policy not being followed according to the plan. The IPA provides a useful pathway to improve policy implementation by examining the internal logic structure of a policy; this then allows for effectively improving the quality of policy decisions. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 658-674 Issue: 8 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 06 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1878219 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1878219 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:8:p:658-674 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1876728_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jiwon Suh Author-X-Name-First: Jiwon Author-X-Name-Last: Suh Author-Name: Imane Hijal-Moghrabi Author-X-Name-First: Imane Author-X-Name-Last: Hijal-Moghrabi Title: The Effects of Fairness on Female Managers’ Perception of Career Prospects and Job Satisfaction: A Study across Sectors Abstract: The perception of organizational fairness is particularly important to women employees, who constantly confront challenges while climbing the hierarchy. This study examines the impacts of the fairness of three organizational levels – Superior, CEO, and HR practices – on women’s career prospects and job satisfaction. We constructed a panel dataset using three waves of the Korean Women Manager Panel with 1,115 women managers across the three sectors in South Korea. We find that women managers’ job satisfaction is positively associated with the fairness of superiors and HR practices in all three sectors, while the fairness of CEO has no impact on job satisfaction in all three sectors. We also find that the fairness of CEO has a positive impact on career prospects in the for-profit sector but no such impact in the public and nonprofit sectors. The findings suggest that CEO fairness may involve procedural justice rather than interactional justice. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 644-657 Issue: 8 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 06 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1876728 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1876728 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:8:p:644-657 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1879851_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Kwang-Hoon Lee Author-X-Name-First: Kwang-Hoon Author-X-Name-Last: Lee Author-Name: Jean-Loup Chappelet Author-X-Name-First: Jean-Loup Author-X-Name-Last: Chappelet Title: Does Country Attractiveness Matter in International Competition? The Case of Countries’ Bidding to Host Major Sports Events Abstract: A country’s attractiveness is a factor in its success in many areas of international competition, such as encouraging international investment, but its impact on international sporting events remains unexplored. Using various measurements of country attractiveness, statistical tests of the proposition that a country’s economic, social, and environmental attractiveness are correlated with its success in bidding to host international sporting events were conducted using data on the results of competitions to host 54 world championships in Olympic sports/disciplines from 1990 to 2012. The results presented here affirm the impact of country attractiveness on the success of bids to host such events. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 675-686 Issue: 8 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 06 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1879851 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1879851 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:8:p:675-686 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1872622_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Nicholas M. Odhiambo Author-X-Name-First: Nicholas M. Author-X-Name-Last: Odhiambo Title: Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth in Kenya: An Empirical Investigation Abstract: In this paper, the casual relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and economic growth in Kenya during the period 1980–2018 is examined. In an attempt to address the omission-of-variable bias, which has been detected in some previous studies, two variables, namely money supply and trade, are used as intermittent variables, thereby leading to a system of multivariate Granger-causality equations. Using the ARDL bounds testing approach, the results show that there is a unidirectional causal flow from economic growth to FDI in Kenya. These results apply, irrespective of whether the causality is conducted in the short run or in the long run. Based on these results, it can be concluded that the current burgeoning FDI inflows that Kenya has attracted in recent years are largely driven by the strong economic growth and prudent macroeconomic policies that the country has been pursuing in recent decades. Policy implications are discussed. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 620-631 Issue: 8 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 06 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1872622 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1872622 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:8:p:620-631 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1868506_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Beatriz Cuadrado-Ballesteros Author-X-Name-First: Beatriz Author-X-Name-Last: Cuadrado-Ballesteros Author-Name: Serena Santis Author-X-Name-First: Serena Author-X-Name-Last: Santis Author-Name: Marco Bisogno Author-X-Name-First: Marco Author-X-Name-Last: Bisogno Title: Public-sector Financial Management and E-government: The Role Played by Accounting Systems Abstract: The paper investigates the relationship between two central features of public-sector financial management reforms: accounting innovations and e-government. It focuses on the quality and ease of access to information provided by different accounting systems and e-government strategies. Based on a sample of 33 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries, the findings underscore the need to adopt a holistic perspective that considers not only technological issues but also the quality and integrity of information, its international comparability, and the socioeconomic context. The results suggest that both technical and social factors should be considered in adopting e-government. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 605-619 Issue: 8 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 06 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1868506 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2020.1868506 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:8:p:605-619 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1015553_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Camillo Lento Author-X-Name-First: Camillo Author-X-Name-Last: Lento Author-Name: Bahram Dadgostar Author-X-Name-First: Bahram Author-X-Name-Last: Dadgostar Title: Campaign Finances and Provincial Elections in Ontario, Canada Abstract: This study analyses the relationship between provincial election outcomes and campaign spending. This study is novel as it utilizes only those expenses that should have a causal link with election success. OLS regression controlled for candidate quality, incumbency, and economic conditions reveals a positive (negative) relationship between campaign (challenger) spending and election succession, while logistic regression results in a 93% correct prediction rate. Two-staged least-square regression corroborates the findings. The results suggest that although campaign spending is useful, incumbency status and experience are more important. Additionally, campaign spending is less important during close elections and has a diminishing marginal return. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 335-344 Issue: 5 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1015553 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1015553 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:5:p:335-344 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1015554_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Justin M. Stritch Author-X-Name-First: Justin M. Author-X-Name-Last: Stritch Title: A Preliminary Examination of Citizen Orientation and Multiple Dimensions of Organizational Performance Abstract: In this article, I discuss citizen orientated public management in relation to extant frameworks and theories in public management and organization research, including the role of the public servant, collaborative public management, citizen coproduction, and relational bureaucracy. Following the discussion, I hypothesize about the relationship between public organizations’ citizen orientations and multiple dimensions of organizational performance. I use data from approximately 900 New York City elementary and middle schools from 2008 to 2011 to examine the relationship. Preliminary findings indicate that a citizen orientation is positively related to multiple dimensions of public organization performance. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 345-358 Issue: 5 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1015554 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1015554 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:5:p:345-358 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1015555_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Greg Blackburn Author-X-Name-First: Greg Author-X-Name-Last: Blackburn Title: One-Stop Shopping for Government Services: Strengths and Weaknesses of the Service Tasmania Experience Abstract: Government service delivery in Tasmania has undergone a customer-orientated shift, changing the nature of the relationship between the Government and the community. A Tasmanian State Government initiative named Service Tasmania utilizing information technologies and private sector style business administration values offers new possibilities in service delivery through its integrated whole-of-government approach. This initiative facilitates cross-agency customer-centered service delivery within the overall government framework. This article introduces an empirically based qualitative investigation into the implementation of Service Tasmania’s One-Stop-Shops. Particular interest is placed on identifying the strengths and weaknesses of implementing the Service Tasmania service delivery model. Data were analyzed by using a grounded theory approach comprising open, axial, and selective coding. Findings indicate that whilst some weaknesses in the approach have been uncovered the numerous strengths outweigh them. Some practical implications are identified for policy-makers and practitioners engaged in service delivery reform projects. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 359-369 Issue: 5 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1015555 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1015555 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:5:p:359-369 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1015557_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Camilla Denager Staniok Author-X-Name-First: Camilla Denager Author-X-Name-Last: Staniok Title: Managing Goal Commitment in Public Organizations: The Effects of Goal Conflict Abstract: Public personnel policies increasingly adapt performance management systems that focus on goal attainment, and this makes goal commitment a critical issue in contemporary public administration research. Few studies have however empirically investigated the relationship between goal conflicts and goal commitment. This study examines the interplay between public managers’ goal prioritization, goal conflict and employees’ goal commitment. Multilevel data from 73 principals and 1464 teachers in secondary education show that goal conflict has a negative effect on the relationship between goal prioritization and goal commitment. The study thus adds to our knowledge about the conditions for influencing public employees’ goal commitment. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 370-381 Issue: 5 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1015557 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1015557 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:5:p:370-381 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1015558_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Emmanuel Yeboah-Assiamah Author-X-Name-First: Emmanuel Author-X-Name-Last: Yeboah-Assiamah Author-Name: Kwame Asamoah Author-X-Name-First: Kwame Author-X-Name-Last: Asamoah Author-Name: Thomas Agyekum Kyeremeh Author-X-Name-First: Thomas Agyekum Author-X-Name-Last: Kyeremeh Title: Therefore, Is Bureaucracy Dead? Making a Case for Complementarity of Paradigms in Public Administrative Thinking and Discourse Abstract: Public Administration has gone through conceptual development to inject renaissance and public value creation. The literature provides a battleground of ideas between bureaucracy, new public management and post NPM with the latter ones chastising bureaucracy. The new developments should be seen as perfecting and correcting some of the extremes of bureaucracy but cannot replace it entirely. Owing to the broad nature of the public sector coupled with complex goals, agencies and mandates; this paper argues for a synergistic relationship and harmonization of the principles espoused by each paradigm; because each may be applicable in specific context, sector and periods. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 382-394 Issue: 5 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1015558 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1015558 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:5:p:382-394 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1015559_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Lauren Hamilton Edwards Author-X-Name-First: Lauren Author-X-Name-Last: Hamilton Edwards Author-Name: Theodore H. Poister Author-X-Name-First: Theodore H. Author-X-Name-Last: Poister Author-Name: Obed Pasha Author-X-Name-First: Obed Author-X-Name-Last: Pasha Title: Operationalizing Strategy Content: An Example from the Transit Industry Abstract: While models of organizational strategy saturate private sector research, public sector research lags behind. The model created by Boyne and Walker (2004) is an exception. The main objective of this study is to operationalize this model using a unique data set from the US transit industry. Through a survey of 103 local transit agencies, we developed separate strategy profiles for each agency that help us answer important questions about organizational strategy. We find that not only do the organizations adopt a mix of strategic stances through the action areas; they also have distinct profiles, which vary greatly between agencies. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 395-403 Issue: 5 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1015559 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1015559 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:5:p:395-403 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1015560_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Henrik Serup Christensen Author-X-Name-First: Henrik Serup Author-X-Name-Last: Christensen Author-Name: Maija Karjalainen Author-X-Name-First: Maija Author-X-Name-Last: Karjalainen Author-Name: Krister Lundell Author-X-Name-First: Krister Author-X-Name-Last: Lundell Title: Democratic Innovations to the Rescue? Political Trust and Attitudes Toward Democratic Innovations in Southwest Finland Abstract: It is difficult to govern when citizens are unsupportive of the political system. This problem is relevant for municipalities formed through municipal mergers since new political entities need to build political trust. Democratic innovations provide possible solutions to increase citizens’ confidence, but it is unclear whether distrusting citizens demand these opportunities for involvement. This study examines the link between political trust and support for democratic innovations in Southwest Finland with a survey of 2000 respondents in 14 municipalities. The results suggest that distrusting citizens are less supportive of democratic innovations; hence it is unlikely that they increase political trust. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 404-416 Issue: 5 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1015560 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1015560 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:5:p:404-416 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_938821_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Niels Dyhrberg-Noerregaard Author-X-Name-First: Niels Author-X-Name-Last: Dyhrberg-Noerregaard Title: Calling Attention to the Nature of Professional Knowledge and Its Impact on Perceptions of Performance Measures Abstract: Public administration literature pays little attention to public employees’ perceptions of performance measures. The present article studies the nature of their professional knowledge and its impact on the perception of performance measures. A multilevel regression confirms that Danish high school teachers relying on interpretive knowledge traditions perceive performance measures more negatively than teachers relying on science-based traditions. Since we have no reason to question the transferability of this finding, we argue that research needs to take the nature of employees’ professional knowledge into consideration if we are to fully understand the effects of performance measurement in the public sector. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 397-409 Issue: 6 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.938821 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.938821 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:6:p:397-409 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_942736_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Xuejiao Zhao Author-X-Name-First: Xuejiao Author-X-Name-Last: Zhao Author-Name: Hua Daniel Xu Author-X-Name-First: Hua Daniel Author-X-Name-Last: Xu Title: E-Government and Corruption: A Longitudinal Analysis of Countries Abstract: Corruption remains a common governance concern for most countries, and the deployment of information technology in the public sector can potentially increase the transparency of government. This article reviews the past research on e-government and corruption at country level, develops a comprehensive model, and utilizes a most recent longitudinal dataset from 80 countries for five selected years (2003–2010). Our panel data analysis suggests that the development of e-government is correlated with lower levels of perceived corruption. In addition, the perceived level of corruption is also related to several other factors including government effectiveness, gender ratio, and government size. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 410-421 Issue: 6 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.942736 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.942736 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:6:p:410-421 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_944985_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Benedetta Trivellato Author-X-Name-First: Benedetta Author-X-Name-Last: Trivellato Author-Name: Mattia Martini Author-X-Name-First: Mattia Author-X-Name-Last: Martini Title: Functional Reforms in Italian Employment Policies: Institutional Impact at the Macro and Micro Level Abstract: This article explores the institutional impact of Italy’s administrative decentralization of employment policies since the mid-1990s, by focusing on the Lombardy region. These reforms have produced significant shifts in terms of transfer of responsibilities from the national to the regional level, liberalization, and participation of private actors. By relying on two case studies—the regional public agency in charge of coordination of employment policies and a private provider of employment services—the reforms’ implications in terms of reorganization and stakeholder participation are explored. The results point to a required shift in terms of strategy, organization, and operations for both institutions. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 422-432 Issue: 6 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.944985 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.944985 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:6:p:422-432 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_949738_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Thomas Schillemans Author-X-Name-First: Thomas Author-X-Name-Last: Schillemans Title: Managing Public Accountability: How Public Managers Manage Public Accountability Abstract: Accountability is of growing importance in contemporary governance. The academic literature on public accountability is fraught with concerned analyses, suggesting that accountability is a problematic issue for public managers. This article investigates how public managers experience accountability and how they cope with accountability. The analysis highlights a number of ways in which public managers do indeed “suffer” from accountability, although, conversely, most of the respondents were able to identify strategic coping mechanisms with which apparently problematic accountability requirements can be converted into practically useful procedures. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 433-441 Issue: 6 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.949738 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.949738 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:6:p:433-441 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_949739_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Tory L. Weaver Author-X-Name-First: Tory L. Author-X-Name-Last: Weaver Title: Intent to Exit: Why Do US Federal Employees Leave? Abstract: This study examines factors that may influence an employee to exit an organization. Factors that are considered to influence exit are derived primarily from Hirschman’s model of exit, voice, loyalty, and neglect. Other variables considered are public service motivation, job satisfaction, pay satisfaction, gender, race, supervisory status, and agency. The study evaluates the relationships between these variables using data obtained from the United States’ 2010 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey. Overall, the data suggest that there is a slight tendency of public employees to be intrinsically motivated. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 442-452 Issue: 6 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.949739 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.949739 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:6:p:442-452 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_949740_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Samuel B. Stone Author-X-Name-First: Samuel B. Author-X-Name-Last: Stone Title: The Effect of Fiscal Decentralization on the Financial Condition of Municipal Government Abstract: This study examines the effect of fiscal decentralization between states and their local governments on the financial condition of municipal governments. There are strong theoretical arguments on both sides of the federalism debate about the benefits for and against decentralization. Most of the research in this area investigates economic and social welfare consequences of fiscal decentralization. There is limited research, however, on the effects of fiscal decentralization on the financial health of local governments. Using data from the nation’s 150 largest cities, this study finds that intrastate fiscal decentralization results in weaker financial condition for municipalities in those states. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 453-460 Issue: 6 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.949740 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.949740 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:6:p:453-460 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1280820_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jongmin Shon Author-X-Name-First: Jongmin Author-X-Name-Last: Shon Title: Sales Tax Competition among State–Local Governments: Evidence from the US Counties Abstract: This article estimates tax reaction function of local governments competing with other governments to provide the insight for tax policy decision makers. Employing a panel of county-level data in all the states from 1970 to 2006, this article analyzes sales tax competition between county governments. In addition to a static model, this article pays more attention to dynamics in tax reaction function estimated by general methods of moments containing lagged dependent variables in the reaction function. Focusing on county governments, this article finds evidence for strategic interaction, an interaction that has positive effects on the setting of tax rates in a county. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 575-589 Issue: 8 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1280820 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1280820 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:8:p:575-589 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1289388_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Bernd W. Wirtz Author-X-Name-First: Bernd W. Author-X-Name-Last: Wirtz Author-Name: Peter Daiser Author-X-Name-First: Peter Author-X-Name-Last: Daiser Author-Name: Marina Mermann Author-X-Name-First: Marina Author-X-Name-Last: Mermann Title: Social Media as a Leverage Strategy for Open Government: An Exploratory Study Abstract: Social media are regarded to be a cornerstone for addressing the open government challenge that public administration faces. However, scientific knowledge about how social media can leverage open government is limited. Therefore, this study applies a mixed-methods research proceeding to develop a conceptual framework for the strategic use of social media concerning open government initiatives. The study concludes that social media applications can be strategically applied to foster open government and to improve citizen–government interaction. From the findings, strategic recommendations for open government-related social media adoption are developed and practical advice for responsible public managers is given. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 590-603 Issue: 8 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1289388 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1289388 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:8:p:590-603 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1292284_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Woo Kuan Heong Author-X-Name-First: Woo Author-X-Name-Last: Kuan Heong Title: Public Employment: Attractiveness, Representativeness, and Performance Abstract: The functions of the public sector penetrate almost all aspects of social life. Considering the tremendous implications that government employment holds for economic health and other aspects, it is understandable that the processes controlling entry to these jobs are subject to widespread concern. Democratic norms call for a representative bureaucracy. The large size and increasingly mono-ethnic of the Malaysian civil service have caused concern for some time. This study suggests that job characteristics, some background and personal characteristics are significant determinants of graduating students’ job choice. The study also demonstrates how representative bureaucracy would affect performance of the public sector. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 604-618 Issue: 8 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1292284 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1292284 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:8:p:604-618 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1292285_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Laurence Ferry Author-X-Name-First: Laurence Author-X-Name-Last: Ferry Author-Name: Peter Murphy Author-X-Name-First: Peter Author-X-Name-Last: Murphy Title: What about Financial Sustainability of Local Government!—A Critical Review of Accountability, Transparency, and Public Assurance Arrangements in England during Austerity Abstract: Austerity strained the financial sustainability of governments and ability of policy-makers to address policy challenges, and so having appropriate accountability and transparency arrangements to assure the public they were getting value for money took on renewed urgency. Comparing and contrasting findings from a critical review of policy developments in English Local Government during the Conservative led coalition central government 2010–2015 with those from related studies on accountability and transparency more generally, the article offers key themes for practitioners and policy-makers seeking to build stronger democratic systems of governance that go well beyond the UK jurisdiction. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 619-629 Issue: 8 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1292285 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1292285 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:8:p:619-629 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1292529_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Göktuğ Morçöl Author-X-Name-First: Göktuğ Author-X-Name-Last: Morçöl Author-Name: Sehee Han Author-X-Name-First: Sehee Author-X-Name-Last: Han Title: The National Research Council’s Rankings of Doctoral Programs in Public Affairs Abstract: Using the National Research Council (NRC) data, this study aimed to answer two questions: What are the factors that contributed the most to the rankings of public affairs programs? Are there more specific patterns in the rankings of the doctoral programs in public affairs? The results indicate that faculty research productivity is the most important predictor of the rankings of the doctoral programs in the NRC dataset. The results of cluster analyses show that there are programs at large public universities, which are ranked highly and have highly diverse faculty and students. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 630-644 Issue: 8 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1292529 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1292529 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:8:p:630-644 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1294009_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Christopher L. Atkinson Author-X-Name-First: Christopher L. Author-X-Name-Last: Atkinson Title: Performance Management for Learning, Reform, and Change: A Review of Three Recent Books Abstract: A review essay of Performance Management in the Public Sector, by Wouter Van Dooren, Geert Bouckaert, and John Halligan; Government Performance and Results: An Evaluation of GPRA’s First Decade, by Jerry Ellig, Maurice McTigue, and Henry Wray; and The PerformanceStat Potential: A leadership strategy for producing results, by Robert D. Behn. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 645-649 Issue: 8 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1294009 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1294009 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:8:p:645-649 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1295261_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Christian Lo Author-X-Name-First: Christian Author-X-Name-Last: Lo Title: Between Government and Governance: Opening the Black Box of the Transformation Thesis Abstract: The notion of going from government to governance, known as the transformation thesis, as depicted in early Governance Theory has been subjected to substantive critique. This paper explores two different stances of such critique. The first critical stance is represented by Jonathan S. Davies’ 2011 book “Challenging Governance Theory: From networks to hegemony” and entails a radical rejection of the transformation thesis. The second stance offers a more moderate reconfiguration of the transformation thesis and is represented by the recently co-authored work of several prominent governance theorists titled “Interactive Governance: Advancing the paradigm”. While both aspire to set new agendas for governance research, this paper argues that the latter reconfiguration carries a problematic preposition towards overemphasizing the separation between government and governance practices. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 650-656 Issue: 8 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1295261 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1295261 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:8:p:650-656 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1295462_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Stefan Toepler Author-X-Name-First: Stefan Author-X-Name-Last: Toepler Title: Public Philanthropic Partnerships: The Changing Nature of Government/Foundation Relationships in the US Abstract: Relationships between foundations and the government in the United States have long been difficult with government attitudes ranging from hostile to at best indifferent in the past. American foundations have long claimed innovation as a distinctive function to perform in society in order to preserve their legitimacy. One hundred years after the rise of the large-scale American philanthropic foundation, however, the relationships between foundations and government have come into flux. Between demands from fiscally-strapped local governments and a new openness of state and federal governments to develop collaborative relationships, a variety of public-philanthropic partnerships have emerged that question the traditional roles and distribution of labor between philanthropy and the state. This article traces the historical development of the government/foundation relationship and discusses its changing nature using recession-induced ad hoc partnerships, the emergence of foundation liaison offices, and the Obama Administration’s Social Innovation Fund and Investing in Innovation program as examples. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 657-669 Issue: 8 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1295462 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2017.1295462 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:8:p:657-669 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1467359_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Proposals for a Special Issue of on Migration in the Online and print versions of IJPA Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 670-670 Issue: 8 Volume: 41 Year: 2018 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1467359 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2018.1467359 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:8:p:670-670 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_795165_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Michelle Pautz Author-X-Name-First: Michelle Author-X-Name-Last: Pautz Title: Civil Servants on the Silver Screen: The Depiction of Government in American and Australian Cinema Abstract: With the prevalence of government, it is unsurprising to find it frequently represented on the silver screen. But, with the ability of film to influence perceptions and attitudes, questions arise, including: how is government portrayed on the silver screen? Are government bureaucrats berated or praised? This research examines the representation of government—and civil servants in particular—in a comparative setting. The top 100 box office grossing films of all time in the United States and Australia were selected to address the question: how do these films in the United States and Australia depict government? This study analyzes these 200 films and the more than 400 government characters in these films and suggests that government in both American and Australian films does not fare well. However, despite the generally negative—or at best mixed—depictions of government overall, individual government characters fare better. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 141-154 Issue: 3 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.795165 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.795165 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:3:p:141-154 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_798810_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Christopher Cooper Author-X-Name-First: Christopher Author-X-Name-Last: Cooper Author-Name: Dale Carpenter Author-X-Name-First: Dale Author-X-Name-Last: Carpenter Author-Name: Audrey Reiner Author-X-Name-First: Audrey Author-X-Name-Last: Reiner Author-Name: David McCord Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: McCord Title: Personality and Job Satisfaction: Evidence from a Sample of Street-Level Bureaucrats Abstract: Job satisfaction is an important component of bureaucratic success. In this article, we build on the emerging literature on the five-factor model of personality and argue that basic personality characteristics can help us understand why certain employees are more satisfied with their jobs than others. Multivariate analysis of personality and job satisfaction data from over 1,000 public servants supports this argument. We conclude with a discussion about how personality can add to our theoretical understanding of public personnel management, and help public managers identify applicants who are likely to be satisfied with work in the public sector. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 155-162 Issue: 3 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.798810 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.798810 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:3:p:155-162 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_836661_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: John Marvel Author-X-Name-First: John Author-X-Name-Last: Marvel Author-Name: David Pitts Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Pitts Title: What We Talk About When We Talk About Management Effects: A Substantively Motivated Approach to Panel Data Estimation Abstract: In recent years, the field of public management has begun to make use of panel data sets in quantitative research about governance and public policy. While panel data permit researchers to undertake more advanced and nuanced analyses than cross-sectional data, these benefits are not realized if methods designed for cross-sectional data are used instead. This article outlines different approaches to panel data estimation, illustrating differences in the estimates produced by each approach using data from 1,000 Texas public school districts drawn across 11 years. Our findings suggest that researchers should be cautious in differentiating between relationships that occur “between” organizations and those that occur “within” an organization. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 183-192 Issue: 3 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.836661 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.836661 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:3:p:183-192 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_809586_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Christopher Reddick Author-X-Name-First: Christopher Author-X-Name-Last: Reddick Author-Name: Tansu Demir Author-X-Name-First: Tansu Author-X-Name-Last: Demir Title: Professional Identification and City Managers: An Analysis of a National Survey Abstract: This article examines the determinants of professional identification of city managers in U.S. local governments. This study explores Marvick's and Gouldner's theories on professional identification and applies these theories to whether city managers in local governments view themself as a professional, institutionalist, or hybrid. An analysis of a national survey of city managers in U.S. local governments is used to examine differences. Through descriptive statistics, this article first found out that the hybrid theory is more closely aligned with city managers’ professional identification. Second, through factor analysis the empirical results further supported the hybrid model. Finally, the logistic regression model showed that professional development activities of the city manager, not professional identification, predicted having a graduate degree in public administration/affairs. The findings from this study showed that more empirical research should be conducted examining professional identification of public managers. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 174-182 Issue: 3 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.809586 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.809586 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:3:p:174-182 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_809584_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Grainne Oates Author-X-Name-First: Grainne Author-X-Name-Last: Oates Author-Name: Louise Kloot Author-X-Name-First: Louise Author-X-Name-Last: Kloot Title: Corporatized Public Land Development Bodies in Australia: Who Are the Stakeholders and Why Are They Important? Abstract: This study examines post-corporatization activities of public sector organizations, which are expected to act according to commercial principles, but, at times, are also asked to undertake projects that are not profitable: community service obligations (CSOs). Managers of government-owned corporatized entities in land development are interviewed, and a focus group at a state Treasury department conducted. We determine, when undertaking CSOs, who are the stakeholders, as perceived by management, and why they are considered important. The stakeholders are government, community, treasury (as separate from government) and the relevant private sector. Values, in addition to power, urgency and legitimacy, influence stakeholder prioritization. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 163-173 Issue: 3 Volume: 37 Year: 2014 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.809584 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.809584 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:3:p:163-173 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1575856_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Gedion Onyango Author-X-Name-First: Gedion Author-X-Name-Last: Onyango Title: Organizational Trust and Accountability Reforms in Public Management: Analysis of Inter-agency Implementation Relations in Kenya Abstract: Contemporary governments have persistently responded to accruing implementation blind-spots by further restructuration of public bureaucracies. This has come with increased agencification and coordination efforts to enhance organizational efficacy and to produce trust for legitimation purposes. Accountability reforms in particular rarely address non-formal implementation processes that seem to characterize these efforts, mainly, inter-organizational trust. This is despite mounting evidences on the centrality of organizational trust in collaborative implementation processes of policy reforms. Basing on qualitative data from Kenya, this paper explores the production of organizational trust and its influence on the implementation environments for accountability reforms between oversight and governmental institutions. Data indicate that common difficulties in collaborative-implementation framework like fragile horizontal accountability-relations, misinterpretations of authority, obsession with control and autonomy, poor organizational-communication mechanisms, public trust deficits, poor internalization and institutionalization, etc. also correspond to problems of organizational trust. So, it is suggested that besides building public and interpersonnel trust, a policy design should also device steps that can strengthen internal-accountability systems, reduce some forms of bureaucratic slackness, enhance interorganizational communication and justice systems. This should improve inter-agency trust and ease cultural-instrumental tensions typical in collaborative implementation relations common in modern public administration. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1159-1174 Issue: 14 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1575856 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1575856 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:14:p:1159-1174 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1575857_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Danny Cassimon Author-X-Name-First: Danny Author-X-Name-Last: Cassimon Author-Name: Tom De Herdt Author-X-Name-First: Tom Author-X-Name-Last: De Herdt Author-Name: Wim Marivoet Author-X-Name-First: Wim Author-X-Name-Last: Marivoet Author-Name: Karel Verbeke Author-X-Name-First: Karel Author-X-Name-Last: Verbeke Title: From the Executive Board to the Classroom. What Debt Relief Means for Education in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Abstract: This analysis re-assesses the IMF’s decision to grant debt relief to the DRC in 2010 based on the country’s poverty reduction and growth performance: would the IMF come to the same conclusion given the current knowledge available about the impact of the debt relief process on public governance and service delivery? First, it shows that, whereas the direct resource effect of this aid modality was minimal, the indirect effect was more significant: the conditionalities attached to the process helped to stabilize the economy and increased the overall budget of the Congolese state. This increased resource availability also sustainably percolated to the education sector. Second, however, the impact on social development was minimal: school enrolment increased but was hardly accompanied by extra budget per pupil, whereas more complicated challenges like disparities in access or quality of schooling were left untouched. The government’s strategy was also partly short-circuited by the electoral process. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1175-1187 Issue: 14 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1575857 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1575857 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:14:p:1175-1187 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1588301_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Peter O. Mbah Author-X-Name-First: Peter O. Author-X-Name-Last: Mbah Author-Name: Uchenna C. Obiagu Author-X-Name-First: Uchenna C. Author-X-Name-Last: Obiagu Title: The Quest for Community Development in Nigeria: Interrogating the Utility of Fourth-Tier System of Government in Imo State Abstract: The recent establishment of fourth-tier system as a distinct, but coordinating level of government in Imo State came with the expectation that it would facilitate community development. However, the underdevelopment situation of most communities dashed this expectation. Thus, this recent study adopted theory of postcolonial state as our analytical framework to interrogate the development utility of the fourth-tier system using mixed research methods for evidence gathering and analysis. The analysis revealed that the system grossly underperformed its development functions resulting from lack of stakeholders’ supports, which should be the basis for determination and implementation of fourth-tier system in Imo State. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1188-1199 Issue: 14 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1588301 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1588301 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:14:p:1188-1199 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1588302_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Carina Schott Author-X-Name-First: Carina Author-X-Name-Last: Schott Author-Name: Oliver Neumann Author-X-Name-First: Oliver Author-X-Name-Last: Neumann Author-Name: Muriel Baertschi Author-X-Name-First: Muriel Author-X-Name-Last: Baertschi Author-Name: Adrian Ritz Author-X-Name-First: Adrian Author-X-Name-Last: Ritz Title: Public Service Motivation, Prosocial Motivation and Altruism: Towards Disentanglement and Conceptual Clarity Abstract: Research on public service motivation (PSM) has made great strides in terms of study output. Given the enormous scholarly attention on PSM, it is surprising that considerable conceptual ambiguities and overlaps with related concepts such as prosocial motivation, and altruism still remain. This study addresses this issue by systematically carving out the differences and similarities between these concepts. Taking this approach, this study clarifies the conceptual space of both PSM and the other concepts. Using data from semi-structured interviews with police officers, it is illustrated that PSM and prosocial motivation are different types of motivation leading to different types of prosocial behaviour. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1200-1211 Issue: 14 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1588302 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1588302 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:14:p:1200-1211 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1590401_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Petra Svensson Author-X-Name-First: Petra Author-X-Name-Last: Svensson Title: Formalized Policy Entrepreneurship as a Governance Tool for Policy Integration Abstract: Policy entrepreneurs and their role for policy change, policy integration and cross-cutting governance has been thoroughly investigated. Here, focus is on a previously neglected aspect of policy entrepreneurship: the tendency to employ public bureaucrats with formal positions to act as policy entrepreneurs for policy integration. Based on 34 interviews with these actors in the Swedish local and regional government, three versions of this formalized policy entrepreneurship are identified: Informal compensation for formal vertical flaws, Making others do things and Integration in the vertical formal organization. These versions of formalized policy entrepreneurship brings a deeper understanding to the development of governance for policy integration, and also to the policy entrepreneurial role in the political-administrative organization. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1212-1221 Issue: 14 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1590401 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1590401 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:14:p:1212-1221 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1591447_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Say Youde Author-X-Name-First: Say Author-X-Name-Last: Youde Author-Name: Seunghoo Lim Author-X-Name-First: Seunghoo Author-X-Name-Last: Lim Title: The Determinants of Medium Taxpayers’ Compliance Perspectives: Empirical Evidence from Siem Reap Province, Cambodia Abstract: Studies of tax compliance have focused primarily on individual taxpayers rather than representative enterprises. However, this paper examines several determinants of tax compliance perspectives among medium taxpayers. Using an ordered logit model, the associations of psychological and institutional factors with medium taxpayers’ compliance perspectives are analysed. The results indicate that tax law enforcement, penalties, tax awareness, trust in tax authority, and accounting agency are the main determinants increasing medium taxpayers’ high-compliance perspectives and reducing their medium-compliance perspectives. Tax law enforcement and accounting agency also remedy their low-compliance perspectives. These findings provide guidance for policymakers in enhancing tax compliance. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1222-1233 Issue: 14 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1591447 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1591447 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:14:p:1222-1233 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1592187_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Pedro J. Camões Author-X-Name-First: Pedro J. Author-X-Name-Last: Camões Author-Name: Sílvia M. Mendes Author-X-Name-First: Sílvia M. Author-X-Name-Last: Mendes Title: Do Citizens Trust the Civil Service Differently? Comparing the Determinants of Confidence in Political-Administrative Institutions Abstract: This paper asks whether citizens judge public administration to be trustworthy using different criteria from other political institutions. Using survey data, we estimate ordered logistic and multivariate regressions to compare the determinants of trust in six different political-administrative institutions. Findings show that social trust, political interest, as well as other individual characteristics, have very similar effects on trust regardless of the institution. The evidence shows that people who are older and more educated, interested in politics, and employed in the public sector, are only slightly more likely to make some sort of distinction. Implications for non-discriminant judgement mechanisms are discussed. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1234-1244 Issue: 14 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1592187 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1592187 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:14:p:1234-1244 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1588303_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Christopher Atkinson Author-X-Name-First: Christopher Author-X-Name-Last: Atkinson Title: Theme-Based Book Review: Disaster Management and Environmental Policy Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1245-1249 Issue: 14 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1588303 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1588303 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:14:p:1245-1249 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1661057_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Tommaso Agasisti Author-X-Name-First: Tommaso Author-X-Name-Last: Agasisti Author-Name: Isak Froumin Author-X-Name-First: Isak Author-X-Name-Last: Froumin Title: International Journal of Public Administration Special Issue on “Public Administration in Education” Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1250-1250 Issue: 14 Volume: 42 Year: 2019 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1661057 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2019.1661057 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:14:p:1250-1250 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1069844_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Werner Jann Author-X-Name-First: Werner Author-X-Name-Last: Jann Author-Name: Per Lægreid Author-X-Name-First: Per Author-X-Name-Last: Lægreid Title: Reforming the Welfare State: Accountability, Management, and Performance Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 941-946 Issue: 13-14 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1069844 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1069844 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:13-14:p:941-946 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1069838_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Bastian Jantz Author-X-Name-First: Bastian Author-X-Name-Last: Jantz Author-Name: Tom Christensen Author-X-Name-First: Tom Author-X-Name-Last: Christensen Author-Name: Per Lægreid Author-X-Name-First: Per Author-X-Name-Last: Lægreid Title: Performance Management and Accountability: The Welfare Administration Reform in Norway and Germany Abstract: A key premise of recent administrative reforms was that performance management would make public organizations more accountable for results. The article discusses the relations and tensions between performance management and different forms of accountability by focusing on the reform of the welfare administration in Norway and Germany. We find that the introduction of performance management has created new accountability structures which influence service delivery, but not necessarily in the direction expected by the reform agents. Unintended consequences observed include target fixation, the displacement of political accountability, and the predominance of control aspects of accountability. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 947-959 Issue: 13-14 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1069838 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1069838 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:13-14:p:947-959 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1069839_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Bastian Jantz Author-X-Name-First: Bastian Author-X-Name-Last: Jantz Author-Name: Kristin Reichborn-Kjennerud Author-X-Name-First: Kristin Author-X-Name-Last: Reichborn-Kjennerud Author-Name: Karsten Vrangbaek Author-X-Name-First: Karsten Author-X-Name-Last: Vrangbaek Title: Control and Autonomy—The SAIs in Norway, Denmark, and Germany as Watchdogs in an NPM-Era? Abstract: New public management (NPM) reforms have weakened the direct steering capacity within state bureaucracy. This article looks into how supreme audit institutions in three countries (Norway, Denmark, and Germany) assess these types of reforms. The analysis shows that all three SAIs have taken on an evaluative role when judging NPM instruments. At the same time their emphasis on legality and compliance can be at odds with some of the operating principles in NPM. All in all the German SAI seems to be the most radical critic. This may be linked to the lack of openness of the German SAIs results that makes it more internally focused within a mindset of administrative accountability. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 960-970 Issue: 13-14 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1069839 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1069839 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:13-14:p:960-970 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1069840_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jostein Askim Author-X-Name-First: Jostein Author-X-Name-Last: Askim Author-Name: Tom Christensen Author-X-Name-First: Tom Author-X-Name-Last: Christensen Author-Name: Per Lægreid Author-X-Name-First: Per Author-X-Name-Last: Lægreid Title: Accountability and Performance Management: The Norwegian Hospital, Welfare, and Immigration Administration Abstract: This article addresses the following questions: How are administrative and managerial accountability combined, and to what extent does it depend on agency characteristics? We study the performance management between parent ministries and five state agencies in Norway in the area of hospital administration, welfare administration, and immigration. Four combinations of administrative and managerial accountability are examined: accumulation, substitution, persistence, and absence by applying a structural and a task specificity perspective. To understand the hybrid forms of public accountability in performance management, we have to look at how the tasks agencies perform as well as at their structural affiliations to parent ministries. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 971-982 Issue: 13-14 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1069840 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1069840 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:13-14:p:971-982 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1069841_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Tanja Klenk Author-X-Name-First: Tanja Author-X-Name-Last: Klenk Title: Accountability in Practice: Organizational Responses to Public Accountability Claims Abstract: Private providers delivering public services for a profit are confronted with competing, and very often contradicting accountability demands. They are operating in a hybrid environment, in which expectations of shareholders collide with accountability demands from public stakeholders. The paper contributes to the understanding of organizational action in contested environments. It studies private action in public areas through the lens of neo-institutional theory, distinguishing with compartmentalizing, defiance, pacification, and acquiescence four types of entrepreneurial reaction to environmental expectations. Taking major privatization processes in German public policy as an example, the paper studies how the institutional characteristics of different fields of public policy (hospital care and social housing) shape the actions of for-profit providers. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 983-996 Issue: 13-14 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1069841 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1069841 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:13-14:p:983-996 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1069842_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Simon Neby Author-X-Name-First: Simon Author-X-Name-Last: Neby Title: Quasi-Marketization’s Effects on Accountability: Lessons from Norwegian Health Care Reforms Abstract: After three decades of reforms introducing market-like arrangements to the Norwegian health care system, health care is still a public-sector matter. Reforms do have consequences for accountability processes and arrangements, however. This article focuses on how three types of market-like arrangements, pricing, choice, and contracts, have influenced accountability: quasi-marketization has led to more narrow, technical approaches to accountability and to an inclusion of broader responsiveness; that accountability has become a more important tool for governmental control due to new organizational solutions, but also that complexity increases rather than decreases as new accountability types are introduced and combine with existing arrangements. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 997-1008 Issue: 13-14 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1069842 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1069842 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:13-14:p:997-1008 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1069843_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Tord Skogedal Lindén Author-X-Name-First: Tord Skogedal Author-X-Name-Last: Lindén Title: Social Accountability in Immigration Regulation: The Inclusion of Social Actors in the Asylum Appeals Process Abstract: This article discusses how a reform allowing humanitarian organizations to suggest laypersons as participants in appeals processes influences social accountability in the Norwegian immigration sector. This article argues that this formal participation does not qualify as a full social accountability mechanism. The article also examines whether actors connected to humanitarian organizations act independently and finds few signs of biased behavior. The analysis focuses on the Norwegian Organisation for Asylum Seekers, the leading humanitarian organization on asylum, and relies on documents and interviews with key actors in the field. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1009-1019 Issue: 13-14 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1069843 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1069843 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:13-14:p:1009-1019 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_982292_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Gemma Carey Author-X-Name-First: Gemma Author-X-Name-Last: Carey Author-Name: Brad Crammond Author-X-Name-First: Brad Author-X-Name-Last: Crammond Title: What Works in Joined-Up Government? An Evidence Synthesis Abstract: While coordination across departments has long been a goal of government, since the late 1990s joining-up (in various forms) is now viewed as essential to the core business of government and public administration. However, research is still catching up on the expansion of joined-up working, and there continues to be no specific body of evidence upon which judgments about its success, or which can be drawn on in the planning and implementation of new initiatives. This article draws together peer-reviewed, empirical investigations of joined-up government, synthesizing available exploratory evidence on the process of creating joined-up government. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1020-1029 Issue: 13-14 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.982292 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.982292 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:13-14:p:1020-1029 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_988868_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Tatiana Fumasoli Author-X-Name-First: Tatiana Author-X-Name-Last: Fumasoli Author-Name: Romulo Pinheiro Author-X-Name-First: Romulo Author-X-Name-Last: Pinheiro Author-Name: Bjørn Stensaker Author-X-Name-First: Bjørn Author-X-Name-Last: Stensaker Title: Handling Uncertainty of Strategic Ambitions—The Use of Organizational Identity as a Risk-Reducing Device Abstract: Organizational identity can be designed to reduce the risks of uncertainty about future states of public organizations and the inherent potential issues related to evaluation and assessment. As such, organizational identity may shape a congruent and credible self-representation of the university, where a consistent narrative articulates compliance to diverse institutional frameworks, commitment to organizational distinctiveness, and a sensible rationale for strategic change. By examining the strategic plans of four European universities over a 10-year period of major organizational change, the paper discusses the subtleties of the specific combinations of the three different functions and the implications for institutional leadership. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1030-1040 Issue: 13-14 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.988868 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2014.988868 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:13-14:p:1030-1040 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1108680_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Editorial Board Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: ebi-ebi Issue: 13-14 Volume: 38 Year: 2015 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1108680 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2015.1108680 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:38:y:2015:i:13-14:p:ebi-ebi Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1960372_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Sangmook Kim Author-X-Name-First: Sangmook Author-X-Name-Last: Kim Title: Partial Metric Invariance of the International Measure of Public Service Motivation among Twelve Countries: A Research Note Abstract: Kim et al. (2013) developed a four-dimensional 16-item measure of public service motivation (PSM), but it failed to achieve metric invariance across the 12 countries studied. When metric invariance is at least partially established, empirically tested antecedents and outcomes of PSM in one country can be compared with those in other countries. This study re-tests the cross-country equivalence of the international PSM measure, using the same dataset and the same processes as used in Kim et al. (2013). The result provides support for partial metric invariance of the international PSM measure across the countries when releasing only one item (APP7 or COM6) among the 16 items. It means that predictive relationships (i.e., the strength of the relationships between PSM and other variables) can be meaningfully compared among the countries: Australia, Belgium, China, Denmark, France, Italy, Korea, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and the USA. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1103-1109 Issue: 15 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1960372 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1960372 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:15:p:1103-1109 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1947318_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Kehinde John Adegbite Author-X-Name-First: Kehinde John Author-X-Name-Last: Adegbite Author-Name: Lawal Ayofe Bakare Author-X-Name-First: Lawal Ayofe Author-X-Name-Last: Bakare Author-Name: A. Abdulfatah Raji Author-X-Name-First: A. Abdulfatah Author-X-Name-Last: Raji Author-Name: Tadese A. Raheem Author-X-Name-First: Tadese A. Author-X-Name-Last: Raheem Title: Bureaucracy and Policy Implementation in Democratic Governance: A Focus on Nigeria’s Fourth Republic Abstract: The study investigated the roles of bureaucracy in Nigeria and its inadequacies in adhering to the Weberian model of policy implementation in the Nigeria democratic governance. The study adopted a survey research design and utilized primary data obtained through the administration of questionnaires to a purposively selected 220 respondents comprising senior bureaucrats and CSOs, and conduct of the in-depth interview. The data were analyzed using descriptive analysis with the aid of SPSS. The study revealed that even though, bureaucrats are not necessarily the primary makers of the policy. They play an active role in policy implementation in Nigeria. However, factors such as political pressure, inadequate budgetary allocation, over politicization of the appointment into governmental offices leading to inadequate professionalism, and environmental variables hinder the effective implementation of policy in Nigeria. It was equally established that as ideal as the Weberian model of bureaucracy is, there are inevitable lacuna and inadequacies in its application to Nigeria, due to factors such as socio-cultural forces, collectivism as against individualism, and absolute formalism. The study concluded that, although Weberian bureaucracy could be ideal and applicable to large-scale economy, its model is inadequate in addressing all the needs and circumstances of Nigeria. Hence, the need to restructure or readjust the bureaucracy to adapt to new and complex problems becomes apparent. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1070-1080 Issue: 15 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1947318 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1947318 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:15:p:1070-1080 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1948566_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Soonhee Kim Author-X-Name-First: Soonhee Author-X-Name-Last: Kim Author-Name: Hasan Muhammad Baniamin Author-X-Name-First: Hasan Muhammad Author-X-Name-Last: Baniamin Title: Understanding the Dynamics of Institutional Trust in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand Abstract: This study sought to understand the dynamics of institutional trust in three Southeast Asian countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. For this, the study used the latest wave of ‘The Asian Barometer Survey’ (2014–2016). Based on the analysis of the survey data from the Asian Barometer, this study found that along with perceived performance and governance quality, values and norms such as authoritarian cultural orientation (ACO) also affected the institutional trust of these countries. People with higher ACO had greater obedience that could affect the evaluation processes of those people and make them more positive or at least less critical, and accordingly create higher institutional trust. This finding may generate an important lesson that institutional trust may not just reflect rational calculation of institutional performance and governance quality, it may originate from other sources such as values and norms like ACO. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1092-1102 Issue: 15 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1948566 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1948566 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:15:p:1092-1102 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1947320_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Sara Moggi Author-X-Name-First: Sara Author-X-Name-Last: Moggi Author-Name: Alessandro Zardini Author-X-Name-First: Alessandro Author-X-Name-Last: Zardini Author-Name: Gina Rossi Author-X-Name-First: Gina Author-X-Name-Last: Rossi Author-Name: Chiara Leardini Author-X-Name-First: Chiara Author-X-Name-Last: Leardini Title: Governance Mechanisms Fostering a Legitimate Representation in Nonprofit Organizations Abstract: A sound governance fosters the capacity of a nonprofit to meet the needs of the community by allowing local stakeholders to be represented on boards and to participate in decision-making through different mechanisms. This study explores the possible combinations of these mechanisms that lead to a high capability of acting for the community (substantive representation). To achieve this aim, a fuzzy set Qualitative Comparative Analysis is developed to analyze a group of grant-making foundations located in Italy. The results show that a high involvement of community representatives in organizational activities, a board that is largely rooted in the territory because of the residence of board members and a strong perception that the nonprofit is a legitimate representative of the community are necessary conditions associated with high levels of substantive representation. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1081-1091 Issue: 15 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1947320 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1947320 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:15:p:1081-1091 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1941100_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Shuh-Chyi Doong Author-X-Name-First: Shuh-Chyi Author-X-Name-Last: Doong Author-Name: Anh-Tuan Doan Author-X-Name-First: Anh-Tuan Author-X-Name-Last: Doan Title: The Influence of Political Uncertainty on Commercial Banks in Emerging Market Countries Abstract: An emerging question in the midst of this debate is that if and how political uncertainty may affect bank performance in emerging markets where corporate governance is often intervened by state financial institutions in local banking sectors. This paper uses a new dataset from 20 emerging economies to reassess the relationship between political uncertainty and bank efficiency. Using a stochastic frontier approach (SFA) to estimate bank cost efficiency, we find evidence that political uncertainty during election years tends to impede bank efficiency. Our results also reveal that commercial banks located in civil law countries and parliamentary systems tend to be less efficient during election years, while changes in efficiency among banks in common law countries and presidential systems are not driven by political uncertainty. These findings highlight the implications of the political environment for bank efficiency and are relevant to bank regulators who are considering additional regulations on bank management. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1053-1069 Issue: 15 Volume: 45 Year: 2022 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1941100 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1941100 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:45:y:2022:i:15:p:1053-1069 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1242610_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Risako Ishii Author-X-Name-First: Risako Author-X-Name-Last: Ishii Title: Community Participation in Local Governance – An Empirical Analysis of Urbanized Local Governments in the Philippines and Uganda Abstract: This article addresses community participation in local government, a controversial issue in the era of governance. Under the context of decentralisation reform in particular, active participation of the community in local governance has been expected, where as a range of critical arguments has been made on its concepts, ideas and feasibilities. Despite the significance of the issue, practices of community participation at the local level are academically under-examined, even in developed countries, let alone in developing countries. Given such situations, empirical observations from local governments of the Philippines and Uganda are introduced and comparatively analysed with in a specific analytical framework of participation. By doing so, the artide leads us to some keys to success for community participation schemes in the development context, which include the local leadership, functions of the central government and enhancing awareness of values of community participation both in the public and the local government. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 907-917 Issue: 11 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1242610 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1242610 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:11:p:907-917 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1210165_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Camilla Denager Staniok Author-X-Name-First: Camilla Denager Author-X-Name-Last: Staniok Title: Performance Implications of Public Managers’ Goal Prioritization: An Empirical Test of the Link between Internal Management and Organizational Performance Abstract: Most studies on the goals-performance nexus focus on the implications of goal design. In public organizations with multiple goals, managerial goal prioritization can, however, in itself play a decisive role for performance. This study examines the effects of managerial goal prioritization and employee commitment on organizational performance. Analyses of parallel surveys of principals and teachers in higher secondary education and archival data on school performance show that principals’ goal prioritization is positively related to high school performance. The findings thus indicate that public managers should concentrate not only on how they design goals, but also on how they prioritize them. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 918-929 Issue: 11 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1210165 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1210165 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:11:p:918-929 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1210166_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Stephanie A. Pink-Harper Author-X-Name-First: Stephanie A. Author-X-Name-Last: Pink-Harper Author-Name: Diep Duong Author-X-Name-First: Diep Author-X-Name-Last: Duong Title: Social Capital, Civic Engagement, and Economics in a Transitioning Economy: The Case of Vietnam Provinces Abstract: Social capitalist assert that civic engagement and participation yield significant economic gains for a county but, generally focus on democratic governed societies. The objective of this research is to determine if social capital transitions to Vietnam, a single-party governed country. This analysis first identifies factors that impact civic engagement and participation. Then it analyzes the relationship between civic engagement, participation, and economics. Using the 2012 Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index, we find human capital is a stronger predictor of economics in Vietnam. We conclude by offering policy implications for understanding social capital in single-party, transitioning economy countries. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 930-941 Issue: 11 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1210166 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1210166 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:11:p:930-941 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1210167_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Carolina Isaza Author-X-Name-First: Carolina Author-X-Name-Last: Isaza Title: From Discourses to Policy: Analyzing the Creation of an Accountability Discourse in Colombia Abstract: This article analyses the construction of a public discourse about accountability in Colombia. The article maps the different interpretations that actors make of political ideas related to accountability and their change over a period of 13 years (1991–2014). The article has an interpretive framework and uses content and discourse analysis techniques to identify meanings different actors give to the concept of “accountability” and changes in these meanings. It identifies an academic discourse on accountability, as well as external actors’ discourses that influenced the construction of a public and official discourse in Colombia. It concludes by identifying the effect of this process of building consensus about meaning on the resulting public policy. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 942-953 Issue: 11 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1210167 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1210167 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:11:p:942-953 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1229676_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Prinz Parungao Magtulis Author-X-Name-First: Prinz Parungao Author-X-Name-Last: Magtulis Author-Name: John Lourenze Poquiz Author-X-Name-First: John Lourenze Author-X-Name-Last: Poquiz Title: Big Government, Big Corruption? Examining the Relationship between Government Size and Public Corruption in the Philippines Abstract: Unlike corruption, government size has not been studied in the Philippines despite numerous literature suggesting relationship between the two. This study fills that gap by looking at state spending and how it relates to the enduring political issue of public corruption. Findings suggest that, contrary to expectations, bigger disbursements actually improve public’s perception of bureaucratic corruption, similar to the effect of better institutions and rule of law. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 954-967 Issue: 11 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1229676 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1229676 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:11:p:954-967 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1229677_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Naim Kapucu Author-X-Name-First: Naim Author-X-Name-Last: Kapucu Title: Competency-based Curriculum Mapping as a Tool for Continuous Improvement for Master of Public Administration (MPA) Programs Abstract: Curriculum mapping (CM) is an assessment tool used to articulate and revise an academic curriculum. Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) accredited graduate programs in public policy, public affairs, and public administration are required to demonstrate a competency-based curriculum development and assessment methods. This article provides the rationale and approach used to generate a competency-based Master of Public Administration (MPA) curriculum and describes a systematic approach to incorporating program learning objectives, stakeholder engagement, competency development or revisions by faculty, into competency-based CM. The competency-based curriculum is relatively new for MPA programs. While there are many potential benefits and challenges, this article focuses on the utility of flexible mission-oriented curriculum design and its ability to link competencies to assessment strategies for MPA programs. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 968-978 Issue: 11 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1229677 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1229677 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:11:p:968-978 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1242609_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Francisco Cesário Author-X-Name-First: Francisco Author-X-Name-Last: Cesário Author-Name: Sara Magalhães Author-X-Name-First: Sara Author-X-Name-Last: Magalhães Title: Human Resources Management, Citizenship Behavior, and Turnover Intention in the Portuguese Public Administration Abstract: Framed by a social exchange perspective, this study address the issue of whether positive employees’ perceptions about human resource management practices influence positive attitudes and behaviour. We hypothesize that human resource management practices (HRMP) have a significant negative effect on intention to voluntary leave the organization and a positive effect on organizational citizenship behaviour (OCB), and that OCB could mediate the relationship between HRMP and turnover intention. A sample of 165 employees from the Portuguese public administration participated in the study. Data was analysed through descriptive statistics, confirmatory factor analysis and hypotheses were tested using single and multiple linear regressions. Results indicate that HRMP is positively associated with OCB, but only internal communication practice is highly valued by Portuguese public employees and successfully predicts OCB. HRMP also show a positive association with turnover intention but only celebration and recognition practices are predictors of turnover intention. Contrary to our hypothesis OCB did not acted as mediator between HRMP and turnover intention. Some suggestions on managerial human resource practices were proposed as well as some main questions raised in the Portuguese public administration context. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 979-988 Issue: 11 Volume: 40 Year: 2017 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1242609 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1242609 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:40:y:2017:i:11:p:979-988 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1177836_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Tina Nabatchi Author-X-Name-First: Tina Author-X-Name-Last: Nabatchi Author-Name: Trui Steen Author-X-Name-First: Trui Author-X-Name-Last: Steen Author-Name: Mariafrancesca Sicilia Author-X-Name-First: Mariafrancesca Author-X-Name-Last: Sicilia Author-Name: Dirk Brand Author-X-Name-First: Dirk Author-X-Name-Last: Brand Title: Understanding the Diversity of Coproduction: Introduction to the IJPA Special Issue Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1001-1005 Issue: 13 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1177836 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1177836 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:13:p:1001-1005 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1250559_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Elke Loeffler Author-X-Name-First: Elke Author-X-Name-Last: Loeffler Author-Name: Tony Bovaird Author-X-Name-First: Tony Author-X-Name-Last: Bovaird Title: User and Community Co-Production of Public Services: What Does the Evidence Tell Us? Abstract: Much of the current discussion of user and community co-production makes strong claims for its potential to improve outcomes. How much is actually known about the level, drivers, and potential effects of co-production? In this article, some of the key claims made for co-production are examined and an assessment is made of how they stack up against the empirical evidence. In particular, some areas are identified in which practice must be cautious about the potential contribution of co-production, and where further research is needed. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1006-1019 Issue: 13 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1250559 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1250559 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:13:p:1006-1019 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1190747_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Curtis Ventriss Author-X-Name-First: Curtis Author-X-Name-Last: Ventriss Title: Investing in People: Toward a Co-Possibility Model for Citizen Engagement Abstract: The promise of coproduction as a community-based approach to the delivery of public services has always been one of the more appealing aspects of this concept. However, one of the challenges of coproduction, as argued by Charles Levine, is how this approach can also serve as an innovative and participatory perspective that can foster experimentation in building a more substantive relationship between citizens and public agencies. It will be argued here that a step in this direction is to promote what is called a co-possibility perspective to coproduction endeavors emphasizing substantive learning and disaggregate policy making. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1020-1030 Issue: 13 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1190747 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1190747 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:13:p:1020-1030 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1193752_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Laidi Surva Author-X-Name-First: Laidi Author-X-Name-Last: Surva Author-Name: Piret Tõnurist Author-X-Name-First: Piret Author-X-Name-Last: Tõnurist Author-Name: Veiko Lember Author-X-Name-First: Veiko Author-X-Name-Last: Lember Title: Co-Production in a Network Setting: Providing an Alternative to the National Probation Service Abstract: This article examines the policy implementation phase of co-production, focussing on micro-level dynamics (individual relationships, motivation, and trust), which are largely out of the direct control of the government. A case of an alternative probation service in Estonia is presented, where experimentation and the inclusion of motivated citizens were used to contend with the limits of traditional policymaking and implementation and the lack of resources. The case shows that while co-production can generate new ideas, the diffusion of bottom-up practices is extremely difficult due to the inherent qualities of the public-sector: authority, accountability, and legitimacy. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1031-1043 Issue: 13 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1193752 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1193752 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:13:p:1031-1043 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1177837_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Daphne van Kleef Author-X-Name-First: Daphne Author-X-Name-Last: van Kleef Author-Name: Carola van Eijk Author-X-Name-First: Carola Author-X-Name-Last: van Eijk Title: In or Out: Developing a Categorization of Different Types of Co-Production by Using the Critical Case of Dutch Food Safety Services Abstract: The understanding of co-production as a concept is fragmented; there are many different definitions and many cases are labeled co-production. Two dimensions seem to be important in most definitions: the ability of the co-producer to self-produce or to produce the same product without input from others and the extent to which co-producers’ participation is voluntary. Based on these dimensions, this article develops a typology of co-production. It is shown that cases in which involuntariness is combined with a high ability of self-production are rare. This article contributes to the literature by studying such a case, namely Dutch food safety services. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1044-1055 Issue: 13 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1177837 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1177837 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:13:p:1044-1055 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1186180_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jan Van Damme Author-X-Name-First: Jan Author-X-Name-Last: Van Damme Author-Name: Didier Caluwaerts Author-X-Name-First: Didier Author-X-Name-Last: Caluwaerts Author-Name: Marleen Brans Author-X-Name-First: Marleen Author-X-Name-Last: Brans Title: Coproduction in Health Planning: Challenging the Need for “Open” Policy-Making Processes Abstract: In this article, the coproduction of local health plans in two heavily polluted “hot spots” in Belgium is explored. First, the results of the processes are examined, focusing on idea generation, policy impacts, participant relationships, support for the policy, and the strength of the partnership. Next, the process rules are analyzed, and the extent to which “open” rules (i.e., early, intensive, and broad public involvement in policy making) contributed to good results is examined. Findings indicate that good results were achieved in both cases, but those results do not seem to be related to the overall “openness” of the process. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1056-1066 Issue: 13 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1186180 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1186180 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:13:p:1056-1066 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1177838_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Xuan Tu Author-X-Name-First: Xuan Author-X-Name-Last: Tu Title: Conditions for the Co-Production of New Immigrant Services in Hong Kong Abstract: This study examines the conditions for co-production in the delivery of immigrant services in Hong Kong. The study shows that co-production of new immigrant services occurs under three conditions: a joint plan, direct participation, and establishing partnerships. The analysis also suggests that co-production is affected by structural and cultural factors, resulting in three insights. First, a civic culture of “mutual help” develops in co-production activities. Second, maintaining co-production activities requires formal arrangements and informal relationships. Third, participants become strongly connected through repeated social interactions and day-to-day communication. The implications of these findings for the broader study of co-production are discussed. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1067-1076 Issue: 13 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1177838 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1177838 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:13:p:1067-1076 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1178284_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Sanna Tuurnas Author-X-Name-First: Sanna Author-X-Name-Last: Tuurnas Title: Looking beyond the Simplistic Ideals of Participatory Projects: Fostering Effective Co-production? Abstract: The article examines coproduction in the neighborhood community development context. The research question in the article is how public service professionals can foster effective coproduction. The article presents an explanatory case study of a participatory neighborhood project where the project activities, the outcomes, and the mechanisms that explain their outcomes are examined. In the analysis, capacities of the actors and motivation are identified as key explanatory mechanisms. As a result, the article argues that understanding the expected outcomes and the complexity of the coproduction are essential for effective participatory projects. Coproduction should be viewed as a way to achieve outcomes, not as a policy outcome per se. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1077-1087 Issue: 13 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1178284 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1178284 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:13:p:1077-1087 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1177839_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Carmela Barbera Author-X-Name-First: Carmela Author-X-Name-Last: Barbera Author-Name: Mariafrancesca Sicilia Author-X-Name-First: Mariafrancesca Author-X-Name-Last: Sicilia Author-Name: Ileana Steccolini Author-X-Name-First: Ileana Author-X-Name-Last: Steccolini Title: What Mr. Rossi Wants in Participatory Budgeting: Two R’s (Responsiveness and Representation) and Two I’s (Inclusiveness and Interaction) Abstract: Participatory budgeting is a form of “co-planning” and “co-design” that is claimed to improve the level of democracy and public accountability. Drawing on evidence from the municipality of Rho’s participatory budgeting experience (in 2013 and 2014), this paper, through a Q analysis of citizens’ perceptions, reveals four types of “co-planners/co-designers,” including: (1) supporter in theory, but doubtful in practice; (2) worried about the trade-off between consensus and creativity; (3) supporter of a community approach; and (4) aware of the importance of citizens. Drawing on these results, four conditions for successfully implementing participatory budgeting are identified: responsiveness, representation, inclusiveness, and interaction. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1088-1100 Issue: 13 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1177839 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1177839 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:13:p:1088-1100 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1177840_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Suyeon Jo Author-X-Name-First: Suyeon Author-X-Name-Last: Jo Author-Name: Tina Nabatchi Author-X-Name-First: Tina Author-X-Name-Last: Nabatchi Title: Getting Back to Basics: Advancing the Study and Practice of Coproduction Abstract: This article discusses three sets of insights generated in this special issue relating to the intended objectives and desired outcomes of coproduction, the inherent tensions in coproduction activities, and important factors for designing and implementing coproduction processes. It also identifies several problems with coproduction research, and asserts that scholars must get back to the basics and address the need for a clear and consistently applied definition, the need to develop and apply frameworks, typologies, and theories, and the need for more explanatory research. The article concludes with a set of research questions to advance the study and practice of coproduction. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1101-1108 Issue: 13 Volume: 39 Year: 2016 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2016.1177840 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2016.1177840 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:13:p:1101-1108 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_773029_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: David Arellano-Gault Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Arellano-Gault Title: The Dilemma for the New Administrative Culture in Mexican Public Administration: Esprit de Corps or Individualist Bureaucracy? Abstract: Using empirical data from the first survey conducted with certified Civil Service Officials at the federal level in Mexico, this article discusses how a new administrative culture is already rising within this bureaucratic group. The Mexican civil service is a young institution; the law creating the sector was passed in 2003, after the dominant party that controlled the executive branch for more than 70 years (the PRI) lost the presidential elections for the first time in 2000. The general objective of the Civil Service Law of 2003 was to eliminate the spoils system, thus inaugurating a new era for Mexican public administration. However, this law seems to assume that a civil service is primarily a problem of “professionalization” of individuals, not recognizing any attempt to view the civil service as a group of persons developing a group morale and ethos. Still, this article argues that an esprit de corps is an inevitable outcome of the maturity of a civil service, and the Mexican case will not be the exception. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 940-952 Issue: 13 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.773029 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.773029 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:13:p:940-952 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_773027_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Deyana Marcheva Author-X-Name-First: Deyana Author-X-Name-Last: Marcheva Title: Administrative Culture in Bulgaria: Sources, Foundations, and Transitions Abstract: The article examines how the unique historical experience of Bulgarian society has shaped administrative culture in Bulgaria. The sources, foundations, and transitions of Bulgarian administrative culture reveal continuous tensions between political and social values, between ideology and practices. The concept of administrative culture provides an insight into the “empty shell” issue in the process of Europeanization of Bulgaria and has further policy implications. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 963-971 Issue: 13 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.773027 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.773027 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:13:p:963-971 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_836664_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ishtiaq Jamil Author-X-Name-First: Ishtiaq Author-X-Name-Last: Jamil Author-Name: Steinar Askvik Author-X-Name-First: Steinar Author-X-Name-Last: Askvik Author-Name: Farhad Hossain Author-X-Name-First: Farhad Author-X-Name-Last: Hossain Title: Introduction to the Special Issue on Administrative Culture in Developing and Transitional Countries Abstract: This special issue on administrative culture explores and charts administrative culture in developing and transitional countries. The articles published in this special issue are genuinely international in scope. They include a myriad of perspectives for exploring aspects of administrative culture in countries and contexts ranging from Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Fiji and Ghana, to Mexico and Saudi Arabia. The articles fall into two main groupings. In terms of content specificity, the first loose grouping presents three articles that mainly deal with theoretical and contextual aspects relevant to the discourses and practices of administrative culture. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 897-899 Issue: 13 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.836664 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.836664 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:13:p:897-899 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_701150_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Loredana Di Pietro Author-X-Name-First: Loredana Author-X-Name-Last: Di Pietro Author-Name: Francesca Di Virgilio Author-X-Name-First: Francesca Author-X-Name-Last: Di Virgilio Title: The Role of Organizational Culture on Informal Conflict Management Abstract: Many researchers and scholars would without hesitation justify the role of formal processes to manage the conflict in the workplace. The conflict process is greatly influenced by organizational culture. A number of researchers have explored the influences of organizational culture on the different ways of handling conflict. But the organizational culture and conflict management research has often ignored the examination of the impact and implications of culture on informal conflict management in organizations. In this article we take a narrower approach that focuses on the specific domain of culture pertaining to the management of conflict. The purpose of this study was to analyze the amount and types of conflict in organizations with the aim of investigating the relationship between organizational culture and the behavioral norms used to informally manage conflict by examining the results of a survey questionnaire given to 168 employees of a Public Administration. The results indicate that there is a relationship between culture and behavioral norms. In this scenario, formal processes of conflict management become prescriptions and lose their relevance for understanding the challenges and the evolutions of conflict situations. We demonstrate that the practice of conflict management is more problematic, especially in that it brings the topic of organizational culture into the discussion of conflict theory literature. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 910-921 Issue: 13 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2012.701150 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2012.701150 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:13:p:910-921 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_773031_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Mohammad Rahman Author-X-Name-First: Mohammad Author-X-Name-Last: Rahman Author-Name: Rafia Naz Author-X-Name-First: Rafia Author-X-Name-Last: Naz Author-Name: Alka Nand Author-X-Name-First: Alka Author-X-Name-Last: Nand Title: Public Sector Reforms in Fiji: Examining Policy Implementation Setting and Administrative Culture Abstract: For many years, public management reform has been an evolving concept. New Public Management (NPM) and Good Governance have been the two ground–breaking ideas, generating colossal discourse over the past three decades. Inspired by NPM-led policy changes in the developed world, many developing countries have lately joined the reform bandwagon but achieved limited success. Policy analysts observe that the policy planners in the developing world seem to have spent more resources in policymaking than addressing the policy implementation challenges. Also, the policy transfer effort ignored the issue of administrative culture. Focusing on Fiji, this article examines how the country's recent public sector reform initiatives have largely failed to bring about expected results. Based on the case studies of two organizations, it explains that the success and failure of policy change occurs in several ways, manifesting multiple challenges including a lack of well-prepared implementation framework and culture change. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 982-995 Issue: 13 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.773031 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.773031 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:13:p:982-995 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_773030_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Justice Bawole Author-X-Name-First: Justice Author-X-Name-Last: Bawole Author-Name: Farhad Hossain Author-X-Name-First: Farhad Author-X-Name-Last: Hossain Author-Name: Kwame Domfeh Author-X-Name-First: Kwame Author-X-Name-Last: Domfeh Author-Name: Hamza Bukari Author-X-Name-First: Hamza Author-X-Name-Last: Bukari Author-Name: Francis Sanyare Author-X-Name-First: Francis Author-X-Name-Last: Sanyare Title: Performance Appraisal or Praising Performance? The Culture of Rhetoric in Performance Management in Ghana Civil Service Abstract: This article examines the practice of performance appraisal as a critical element of administrative culture in the Ghana Civil Service (CS). It relies on three focus group discussions with senior civil servants to analyze the practice and its implications for performance of civil servants in Ghana. The article argues that: leadership seldom gives the needed attention to this administrative practice; the process lacks objectivity; it is fraught with superstition, spirituality, and fear; appraisers are rarely trained; and civil servants only become more interested in performance appraisals (PAs) during promotion-related interviews. The article therefore concludes that this process has become rhetoric rather than an important practice and that performance only gets praised rather than being appraised. The article recommends an overhaul of the PA system by integrating it into a holistic performance management program; integrating PA training into civil service mandatory training programs; and the revision and computerization of the PA system. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 953-962 Issue: 13 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.773030 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.773030 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:13:p:953-962 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_773033_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Habib Zafarullah Author-X-Name-First: Habib Author-X-Name-Last: Zafarullah Title: Bureaucratic Culture and the Social-Political Connection: The Bangladesh Example Abstract: This article identifies some of the principal attributes of bureaucratic culture in Bangladesh from historical, social and political standpoints. The Bangladesh case is placed within a broad conceptual perspective that relates to the developing world situation. The peculiar traits of the Bangladesh bureaucracy epitomize a close connection with the political process, an inclination for self-preservation, domination of the policymaking structures, and a propensity to maintain clientelism in society. While working behind a façade of legal-rationalism, bureaucrats are not reluctant to indulge in unethical practices. Efforts at reform have been quashed or delayed, as the bureaucracy tends to retain its autonomous character. The peculiarities of the bureaucracy serve to deter change and development and pose a problem for democratic governance. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 932-939 Issue: 13 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.773033 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.773033 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:13:p:932-939 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_773034_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Goran Hyden Author-X-Name-First: Goran Author-X-Name-Last: Hyden Title: Culture, Administration, and Reform in Africa Abstract: Research on public administration in Africa has been prescriptive rather than analytical. Solutions have been provided in search of problems. Little, if any, attention has been paid to the role of local administrative cultures. This article problematizes public sector reform efforts on the African continent by identifying the cultural realities in which administration is being pursued and how the practices differ from the prescriptions offered by consultants. A principal distinction is made between a “civic” and an “affective” cultural model. The conclusion is that any reform efforts in the future need to start from what is on the ground rather than trying to impose something from outside that does not match existing administrative practices. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 922-931 Issue: 13 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.773034 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.773034 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:13:p:922-931 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_837728_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ishtiaq Jamil Author-X-Name-First: Ishtiaq Author-X-Name-Last: Jamil Author-Name: Steinar Askvik Author-X-Name-First: Steinar Author-X-Name-Last: Askvik Author-Name: Farhad Hossain Author-X-Name-First: Farhad Author-X-Name-Last: Hossain Title: Understanding Administrative Culture: Some Theoretical and Methodological Remarks Abstract: The article highlights five aspects of administrative culture. It first describes different ways of conceptualizing administrative culture. The second aspect is the ontology of administrative culture, two views of which are presented. The first of these sees organizational culture as a dependent variable that can be manipulated and altered to reflect management and leadership preferences; the other views organizations as miniature societies reflecting broader societal culture. Change is more path dependent than rationally arranged at will. The third aspect of administrative culture concerns epistemology, focusing on how knowledge about culture is created, how a researcher may carry out inquiry, and what the inquiry is about. The fourth aspect – the axiology of administrative culture – concerns the appropriate administrative norms and ethical standards of public officials. Finally, the methodological aspect points to how to study and capture different aspects of administrative culture. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 900-909 Issue: 13 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.837728 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.837728 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:13:p:900-909 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_791308_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Sk. Tawfique Haque Author-X-Name-First: Sk. Tawfique Author-X-Name-Last: Haque Author-Name: Sheikh Mohammad Author-X-Name-First: Sheikh Author-X-Name-Last: Mohammad Title: Administrative Culture and Incidence of Corruption in Bangladesh: A Search for the Potential Linkage Abstract: This article analyzes the possible link between administrative culture of Bangladesh and corruption. Hofstede's four cultural dimensions—power distance, uncertainty avoidance, individualism vs. collectivism and masculinity vs. femininity—have been used to search for the link between administrative culture and corruption and to examine the norms, values, and customs as visible in the Bangladeshi administrative culture. The history, evolution of administrative system and institutions of Bangladesh have therefore, been investigated to validate the assumption. There are mixed findings on the possible link of cultural dimensions embodied in Hofstede's model with corruption. Bangladesh's high level of uncertainty avoidance and relatively high collectivism largely account for breeding corruption embedded in administrative culture in the form of mechanistic adherence to hierarchy, centralization, abuse of discretionary power, nurturing tadbir and sycophancy. The other two dimensions, power distance and masculinity-femininity, could also be used to explain the pervasiveness of corruption in some cases. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 996-1006 Issue: 13 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.791308 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.791308 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:13:p:996-1006 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_773036_O.xml processed with: repec_from_tfja.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Abdulrahaman Alhazemi Author-X-Name-First: Abdulrahaman Author-X-Name-Last: Alhazemi Author-Name: Christopher Rees Author-X-Name-First: Christopher Author-X-Name-Last: Rees Author-Name: Farhad Hossain Author-X-Name-First: Farhad Author-X-Name-Last: Hossain Title: Implementation of Strategic Organizational Change: The Case of King Abdul Aziz University in Saudi Arabia Abstract: The aim of this research is to examine the role of leadership, culture and learning in the implementation of strategic organizational change in the public sector of Saudi Arabia. In order to address this aim, a case study was conducted in King Abdul Aziz University (KAU). The case study methodology involved interviews with senior employees of the organization. The findings reveal that Arab culture was found to influence the change process as the drivers of the strategic change attempted to turn the university into a modern institution with some values drawn from western culture; learning and training featured prominently in the findings as staff and students were required to learn various skills in order to adopt new systems of education and management; and leadership was found to be crucial as it emerged that the strategic change at KAU was linked to broader aspects of strategic change pioneered by the Ministry of Higher Education. The study also identified various barriers to effective implementation of strategic change such as adherence to the status quo by some groups within Saudi society, the antagonism of some actors towards standard human resource processes, and signs of the inflexibility of management and leadership. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 972-981 Issue: 13 Volume: 36 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.773036 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2013.773036 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:13:p:972-981 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2001011_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Francesca Manes-Rossi Author-X-Name-First: Francesca Author-X-Name-Last: Manes-Rossi Author-Name: Luca Ferri Author-X-Name-First: Luca Author-X-Name-Last: Ferri Author-Name: Annamaria Zampella Author-X-Name-First: Annamaria Author-X-Name-Last: Zampella Author-Name: Adele Caldarelli Author-X-Name-First: Adele Author-X-Name-Last: Caldarelli Title: Addressing Corruption: Identifying the Factors Affecting the Disclosure of Anticorruption Plans in Italian Local Governments Abstract: The never-ending fight against corruption has driven local governments (LGs) to prepare and disclose their strategies to prevent and/or reduce corruption. This paper aims to identify possible determinants that can affect disclosure provided through anticorruption plans, specifically the factors that can affect accountability behaviour. To this end, anticorruption plans published by a sample of Italian LGs are analysed. Findings reveal that governance, economic and socio-political features considerably affect anticorruption disclosure. The key lessons from the findings reveal that anticorruption regulations require further surveillance and that key mechanisms must be implemented for more effective action. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 459-470 Issue: 7 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.2001011 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.2001011 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:7:p:459-470 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2001014_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Bernd W. Wirtz Author-X-Name-First: Bernd W. Author-X-Name-Last: Wirtz Author-Name: Wilhelm M. Müller Author-X-Name-First: Wilhelm M. Author-X-Name-Last: Müller Title: An Integrative Collaborative Ecosystem for Smart Cities — A Framework for Organizational Governance Abstract: Currently, the prevailing trend of urbanization threatens to overcrowd the world’s cities in the upcoming years thus fostering the conceptualization of ‘smart city’ policies to increase their capacities for housing and supplying their citizens. This study reviews previous approaches modelling cities as collaborative ecosystems and combines the various societal, economic, and technological interactions of its stakeholders to an integrated notion of collaborative SC ecosystems. By reviewing the results of the relevant literature, these studies show parallels between Smart Cities and open innovation ecosystems. Based on these findings, the study defines a Smart City as an urban innovation ecosystem following a quadruple-helix structure. By investigating the applicability of governance instruments and digital technologies, it becomes apparent that smart technologies provide the opportunity to program a governance mechanism into the algorithmic structure of SC software thus giving birth to governance by smart technologies. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 499-518 Issue: 7 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.2001014 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.2001014 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:7:p:499-518 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2003811_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ahmed Badran Author-X-Name-First: Ahmed Author-X-Name-Last: Badran Title: Developing Smart Cities: Regulatory and Policy Implications for the State of Qatar Abstract: Smart cities represent an emerging trend that may have policy and regulatory implications for telecoms regulators in many countries including Qatar. This paper draws on a review of interdisciplinary literature on regulatory governance and smart cities besides primary data collected from interviews with telecom and urban planning experts as well as regulatory members of staff to offer illustrations of the regulatory challenges and policy implications facing the development of smart cities with special focus on the state of Qatar. The paper emphasizes that regulatory policy-makers are required to go beyond the obvious and immediate benefits of smart cities to capture the full picture of potential impacts on regulatory and policy processes. For the transition towards smart cities to be handled successfully, regulatory policy-makers are required to address the new regulatory challenges by developing proactive rather than reactive approaches in dealing with the implementation of smart city initiatives. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 519-532 Issue: 7 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.2003811 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.2003811 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:7:p:519-532 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2081858_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Vincent Ekow Arkorful Author-X-Name-First: Vincent Ekow Author-X-Name-Last: Arkorful Title: New Public Management in Africa Contemporary Issues, Studies of Public Sector Management in Africa Series Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 533-535 Issue: 7 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2081858 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2081858 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:7:p:533-535 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2001012_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Frank L. K. Ohemeng Author-X-Name-First: Frank L. K. Author-X-Name-Last: Ohemeng Author-Name: Joshual J. Zaato Author-X-Name-First: Joshual J. Author-X-Name-Last: Zaato Title: The Failure to Learn Lessons from Policy Failures in Developing Countries? The Case of Electricity Privatization in Ghana Abstract: Do policy makers learn from their failures? The rational and normal expectation would be that they do, but experience shows otherwise. Notwithstanding the valuable and multiply expected learning opportunities presented by such failures, especially in Africa, policy errors continue unabated in both the developed and developing worlds. Even the high-profile nature of the failures across the continent seems insufficient to convince African policy makers of their significance. Focusing on the recent electricity privatization fiasco in Ghana, this paper examines factors that impede or otherwise affect policy makers’ ability to learn from their mistakes. Using interviewing a number of officials involved in the process of electricity privatization, we identified five main factors that continue to affect policy learning from policy failures in Ghana. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 471-483 Issue: 7 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.2001012 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.2001012 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:7:p:471-483 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2001013_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Kaila Witkowski Author-X-Name-First: Kaila Author-X-Name-Last: Witkowski Author-Name: Jungwon Yeo Author-X-Name-First: Jungwon Author-X-Name-Last: Yeo Author-Name: Sara Belligoni Author-X-Name-First: Sara Author-X-Name-Last: Belligoni Author-Name: N. Emel Ganapati Author-X-Name-First: N. Emel Author-X-Name-Last: Ganapati Author-Name: Tanya Corbin Author-X-Name-First: Tanya Author-X-Name-Last: Corbin Author-Name: Fernando Rivera Author-X-Name-First: Fernando Author-X-Name-Last: Rivera Title: Florida as a COVID-19 Epicenter: Exploring the Role of Institutions in the State’s Response Abstract: This case study explores Florida’s emergency management response during the COVID-19 pandemic. Utilizing the Institutional Analysis and Development Framework and transboundary crisis literature, this article identifies how state attributes, institutions, multi-sector stakeholders, and their interactions may have influenced the state’s response to the pandemic. Findings from the content analyses of government policies, documents, and news reports indicate that some aspects of Florida’s response were politically motivated, inflexible, and driven by a small circle of advisors, often ignoring expert opinions and the needs of uniquely vulnerable populations. Furthermore, the findings indicate that public health departments had sidelined locally-controlled emergency management departments. This research offers insight into effective decision-making practices during the response phase of a pandemic and contributes knowledge to the literature in emergency management and public administration focusing on transboundary crises. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 484-498 Issue: 7 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.2001013 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.2001013 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:7:p:484-498 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2134421_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Chester A. Newland Author-X-Name-First: Chester A. Author-X-Name-Last: Newland Title: Empires of the Twenty-First Century Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 613-614 Issue: 8 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 06 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2134421 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2134421 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:8:p:613-614 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2004605_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Md. Shahriar Islam Author-X-Name-First: Md. Shahriar Author-X-Name-Last: Islam Author-Name: Rifat Mahmud Author-X-Name-First: Rifat Author-X-Name-Last: Mahmud Author-Name: Bulbul Ahmed Author-X-Name-First: Bulbul Author-X-Name-Last: Ahmed Title: Trust in Government during COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh: An Analysis of Social Media Users’ Perception of Misinformation and Knowledge about Government Measures Abstract: The study aims to understand social media users’ trust in government during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh. Social Media Users’ trust in government is analyzed based on their perceived misinformation and knowledge about government measures taken to deal with the pandemic at that earlier stage. The study found that social media users who perceive a lesser amount of misinformation have a higher knowledge of government measures. Consequently, more knowledge about those measures predicts a higher level of trust in government. The study also demonstrates that a higher level of trust in government can help people secure more knowledge about government measures amidst misinformation. The results suggest that predisposition to trust based on government performance evaluation, individual and societal level values and beliefs, and culture of trusting institutions could play a pivotal role in determining how people perceive misinformation and knowledge about government measures. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 570-586 Issue: 8 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 06 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.2004605 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.2004605 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:8:p:570-586 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2009854_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ghulam Murtaza Author-X-Name-First: Ghulam Author-X-Name-Last: Murtaza Author-Name: Olivier Roques Author-X-Name-First: Olivier Author-X-Name-Last: Roques Author-Name: Johannes Siegrist Author-X-Name-First: Johannes Author-X-Name-Last: Siegrist Author-Name: Qurat-ul-Ain Talpur Author-X-Name-First: Qurat-ul-Ain Author-X-Name-Last: Talpur Title: Unfairness and Stress—An Examination of Two Alternative Models: Organizational-Justice and Effort–Reward Imbalance Abstract: An extensive empirical research has found that unfairness at work can have deleterious effects on employees’ work outcomes. Our study seeks to advance this perspective by using two alternative approaches of unfairness at work–organizational (in)justice (OJ) and effort–reward imbalance (ERI) and its consequences on two separate samples of employees. A total of 583 Pakistani and 241 French employees participated in two samples, which provided cross-sectional data concerning the relationships between unfairness and stress outcomes. Our results revealed that both unfairness approaches (OJ and ERI) were positively related to jo-burnout and turnover intention. Specifically, we found that OJ has shown stronger predictive power to examining stress outcomes in the Pakistani sample. ERI showed a strong link with stress outcomes in the French sample. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 602-612 Issue: 8 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 06 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.2009854 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.2009854 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:8:p:602-612 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2003814_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Mauricio Olavarria-Gambi Author-X-Name-First: Mauricio Author-X-Name-Last: Olavarria-Gambi Author-Name: Laura Levick Author-X-Name-First: Laura Author-X-Name-Last: Levick Title: Re-democratization in Chile: Is the “New” Democracy Better than the “Old”? Abstract: Much of the literature on democratic transitions has focused on the transition from authoritarianism to democracy, but few studies have examined how democracies that re-emerged compare to those that existed in the past. Examining the Chilean case, this study explores the degree to which the “new” democracy has recovered its former strength, posing a similar question for other Latin American countries. It considers the conceptualization of quality of democracy that underpins this controversy and explores the methodological challenges of intertemporal comparison, which may be relevant for other cases that have experienced periods of authoritarian rule and process of re-democratization. We find that, overall, democracy in the contemporary period is more robust. Yet, to an important extent, indices’ different understandings of the concept of the quality of democracy are relevant in terms of the degree to which they emphasize procedural aspects versus democratic outcomes. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 553-569 Issue: 8 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 06 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.2003814 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.2003814 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:8:p:553-569 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_1998109_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Walter Amedzro St-Hilaire Author-X-Name-First: Walter Author-X-Name-Last: Amedzro St-Hilaire Title: Multidimensional and Global Indicators for Government Start-ups’ Risk Decisions-Making Abstract: Despite advances in understanding Government start-ups and risk strategy innovation, the area remains underdeveloped, notably within the public administration literature and limited number of studies, tested the moderating effect of multidimensional and global indicators connecting time to operational and organizational risk, is available. The purpose of this article is to test, the model that the organizational risk would generate a decision-making optimization considering the decision timing. The results indicate a desirable reconceptualization of the synthetic, multidimensional, and global indicators of the productivity of Government start-ups. A facto-experimental approach is mobilized for the needs of this research. To moderating the variables, an empirical test was conducted that dealt with the operational and organizational risk influence optimization over time. In doing so, one would clearly notice the fragmentation of time and risk dimensions. The paper attempts to model thesis dimensions in one study. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 537-552 Issue: 8 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 06 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.1998109 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.1998109 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:8:p:537-552 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2005090_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Chia-Chi Lee Author-X-Name-First: Chia-Chi Author-X-Name-Last: Lee Title: The Effect of Strategy Alliance Mechanism on the Operating Performance of Accounting Firms Abstract: Based on the viewpoint of strategy alliance, this paper discusses whether the implementation of this alliance has a positive impact on the accounting firm’s operating efficiency. The empirical results are as follows: 1. The operating efficiency after implementing a strategy alliance is higher than the operating efficiency before implementing a strategy alliance. 2. As for the improvement and benefit of resource utilization, the output item that should be increased most for the accounting firm itself and the overall strategy alliance system is the number of business engagements; advertising expenses are needed to be slightly reduced in terms of input items. 3. Whether the strategic alliance is implemented or not, the largest proportion of performance contribution of the accounting firm and the overall strategy alliance system output items is both the operating profits for accounting firms on a standalone basis and the strategic alliance. The largest contribution to performance is from the annual wages, and the input from the cost of human resources will help improve the performance of the accounting firm and the whole strategy alliance system. Finally, the strategy alliance can bring the accounting firm better performance and increase the opportunities to develop more market sources. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 587-601 Issue: 8 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 06 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.2005090 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.2005090 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:8:p:587-601 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2011918_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Mikhail Ivonchyk Author-X-Name-First: Mikhail Author-X-Name-Last: Ivonchyk Title: Public Appeals as a Budgetary Weapon Abstract: Public appeals improve presidential success in budgeting and lawmaking, but the evidence remains scarce at the state level. This study tests the influence of public appeals on gubernatorial success in the budgeting process. It posits that chief executives who choose to appeal to the public will be able to put additional pressure on the lawmakers and reduce the chances of their proposals being cut. The proposition is tested in a longitudinal study of all states from 2007 to 2019. Public discussions of budget proposals are extracted from gubernatorial speeches using computational text analysis. The findings provide strong support for the main hypothesis, which holds across different econometric specifications and operationalizations of success. This study complements the traditional view of state budgeting as a process of bargaining and negotiations between the executive and legislative branches and indicates that public involvement may have a systematic influence on the outcome. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 702-715 Issue: 10 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.2011918 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.2011918 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:10:p:702-715 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2013258_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Sawsan Abutabenjeh Author-X-Name-First: Sawsan Author-X-Name-Last: Abutabenjeh Author-Name: Ana-Maria Dimand Author-X-Name-First: Ana-Maria Author-X-Name-Last: Dimand Author-Name: Evelyn Rodriguez-Plesa Author-X-Name-First: Evelyn Author-X-Name-Last: Rodriguez-Plesa Author-Name: Aisha Ahmadu Author-X-Name-First: Aisha Author-X-Name-Last: Ahmadu Title: The Nexus between Gender Diversity and Research Performance: The Case of Public Procurement Abstract: Although the nexus between performance and gender diversity has been widely researched in different contexts, we know little about the role gender diversity in co-authoring procurement research plays on research productivity. Using diversity performance literature as a theoretical backdrop and drawing on data from articles published in three procurement journals, the study runs negative binomial regressions. This study has implications for academic institutions and research team’s performance with the results demonstrating that gender diversity has trivial impact on research performance and that the publication outlet is a significant predictor of research performance. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 728-739 Issue: 10 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.2013258 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.2013258 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:10:p:728-739 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2012803_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Munir Shehu Mashi Author-X-Name-First: Munir Shehu Author-X-Name-Last: Mashi Author-Name: Chandrakantan Subramaniam Author-X-Name-First: Chandrakantan Author-X-Name-Last: Subramaniam Author-Name: Johanim Johari Author-X-Name-First: Johanim Author-X-Name-Last: Johari Author-Name: Sadiq Suleiman Abubakar Author-X-Name-First: Sadiq Author-X-Name-Last: Suleiman Abubakar Title: Understanding Safety Management Practices and Safety Performance amid Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic among Nurses in Public Hospitals Abstract: The study aims to examine the role of safety management practices and safety performance among nurses working in public hospitals amid the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in Nigeria. Self-administered questionnaires were distributed for data collection and a total of 229 nursing staff from the public health facilities in Abuja, Nigeria participated in the study. The results demonstrated that the level of safety performance was moderately high. These findings support the influence of management commitment on safety, safety training, and employees’ involvement on safety compliance. It was also found that management commitment to safety, safety training, and safety promotion policies posed significant effects on safety participation. This study provides empirical support for the assertion that safety management practices are of paramount importance in improving safety performance among nurses in public hospitals, especially during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 716-727 Issue: 10 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.2012803 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.2012803 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:10:p:716-727 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2168695_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Menno Fenger Author-X-Name-First: Menno Author-X-Name-Last: Fenger Title: Public Policy to Reduce Inequalities Across Europe. Hope Versus Reality Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 740-740 Issue: 10 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2023.2168695 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2023.2168695 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:10:p:740-740 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2011917_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Naval Garg Author-X-Name-First: Naval Author-X-Name-Last: Garg Author-Name: Ashi Rohtagi Author-X-Name-First: Ashi Author-X-Name-Last: Rohtagi Author-Name: Chaitanya Mittal Author-X-Name-First: Chaitanya Author-X-Name-Last: Mittal Author-Name: Deepali Sharma Author-X-Name-First: Deepali Author-X-Name-Last: Sharma Title: Combating Workplace Toxicity with the Help of Workplace Spirituality: A Study of Indian Public Sector Oil and Gas Companies Abstract: The study aimed to explore the effect of workplace spirituality on two dimensions of toxic work environments- incivility and ostracism in Indian public sector oil and gas companies. Six dimensions of workplace spirituality, namely Swadharma, Lokasangraha (Transcendence), Authenticity, Sense of community, Karma capital, and Gratitude, are explored here. The collected data is subjected to rigorous reliability, validity, multicollinearity, and common method bias tests. The association between six dimensions of workplace spirituality and two constructs of workplace toxicity is explored with the help of correlation and regression analysis. The study provides empirical evidence of a negative relationship between six Indian dimensions of workplace spirituality and two manifestations of workplace toxicity, i.e., incivility and ostracism in the workplace. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 689-701 Issue: 10 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.2011917 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.2011917 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:10:p:689-701 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2011315_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Sandra Matos Author-X-Name-First: Sandra Author-X-Name-Last: Matos Author-Name: Susana Jorge Author-X-Name-First: Susana Author-X-Name-Last: Jorge Author-Name: Patricia Moura e Sá Author-X-Name-First: Patricia Moura e Author-X-Name-Last: Sá Title: Measuring the Quality of the Strategic Financial Planning Information (Q-FPI) in the Local Government Abstract: Having quality information about strategic financial planning is very important for any organization. In the Local Government (LG) it is pivotal, as it is expected to impact strategic decision-making and overall management of local public resources. Yet, empirical research has failed to assess the quality of financial planning information, which must be assured both for management and accountability purposes. By proposing a quality index for strategic financial planning information – the Q-FPI Index – based on programming documents made available on the municipalities’ websites, this research contributes to address this gap. The paper describes the multidimensional conceptual model followed to build the Index, considering the identification of data quality requirements and defining indicators to operationalize them. The Index is then tested through a pilot application, using data from five Portuguese municipalities. The Q-FPI Index constitutes a flexible tool, capable of fostering continuous improvement of local government performance. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 671-688 Issue: 10 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.2011315 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.2011315 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:10:p:671-688 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2018710_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Nadezhda Sirotkina Author-X-Name-First: Nadezhda Author-X-Name-Last: Sirotkina Author-Name: Svetlana Lazarevich Author-X-Name-First: Svetlana Author-X-Name-Last: Lazarevich Title: Electronic Public Procurement: Case of Russia Abstract: The intensive introduction of information technologies in Russian public procurement sector prolife rates quite a number of challenges. Digital technologies in Russian public procurement are analysed in the research, including the problems that generate application of electronic public procurement. Empirical research with expert interviews allowed to estimate practical results of the electronic public procurement in Russia. The analysis has shown that the main positive implications of digitalization are the increase in transparency, saving of budgetary funds and reducing opportunities for corruption. Complication of the working process and deterioration in the quality of goods and services are among the main negative consequences of the reforms. We believe that causes for negative consequences in digital technologies application are higher rates in public procurement transfer into digital form and the lack of testing within the pilot projects. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 783-794 Issue: 11 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 08 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.2018710 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.2018710 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:11:p:783-794 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2018709_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Prakash C. Bhattarai Author-X-Name-First: Prakash C. Author-X-Name-Last: Bhattarai Author-Name: Anil Kumar Gupta Author-X-Name-First: Anil Kumar Author-X-Name-Last: Gupta Title: Bribing for Public Service: What Drives the Service Users? Abstract: With the data (N = 9718) from Nepal National Governance Survey 2017/18 of those who took public services in a year, this article examined the factors that drove service users to pay bribes to service providers. The result showed that the perception of service users that service providers comply with the rules; they are responsive to inform/listen/respond to the service users’ concerns; they simplify the process of the service; they receive adequate salary for their jobs; they have prior connections/networks to the service users have a negative effect on paying a bribe whereas the perceptions of service users that service providers deliver services to them on time; they require additional income, they deliver services in multiple attempts; they work in the land revenue office have a positive effect on paying a bribe. Therefore, it is high time to consider the factors for corruption-free service delivery. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 773-782 Issue: 11 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 08 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.2018709 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.2018709 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:11:p:773-782 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2016828_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Giovanni Barbato Author-X-Name-First: Giovanni Author-X-Name-Last: Barbato Title: Type of Evaluation and Features of the Activity to Be Evaluated: Where Does the Trap Lie? The Case of the Teaching Excellence Framework Abstract: The article adopts the Management Control Theory (MCT) perspective to investigate the relationship between the characteristics of tasks/activities to be assessed and the type of assessment employed. Two analytical dimensions are considered: the measurability/attributability of outputs and the knowledge of cause-effect relations producing outputs. The introduction of an evaluation system of teaching in higher education is here used as case-study. The article shows how the complexity of teaching, expressed by a high interdependency among actors and multiple heterogeneous outputs, is not adequately tackled by an evaluation system that is narrowly focused on the quantification of observable outputs. Unintended consequences might therefore arise. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 751-760 Issue: 11 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 08 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.2016828 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.2016828 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:11:p:751-760 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2208771_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Filip Hrůza Author-X-Name-First: Filip Author-X-Name-Last: Hrůza Title: Book Review: Understanding Municipal Fiscal Health Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 795-796 Issue: 11 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 08 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2023.2208771 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2023.2208771 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:11:p:795-796 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2018456_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: André Torre Author-X-Name-First: André Author-X-Name-Last: Torre Author-Name: Sebastien Bourdin Author-X-Name-First: Sebastien Author-X-Name-Last: Bourdin Title: The French Territorial Reform of the Regions: Objectives, Risks and Challenges for some Forgotten Territories Abstract: Remapping and merging the Regions with one another, redefining the role of the departments, promoting the grouping of municipalities, creating metropolitan areas, reducing the local authorities’ expenditure, improving citizen proximity and involving them in the decision-making process in a more effective way: these were the expectations of the NOTRe law, which has overhauled the territorial organisation of the French Republic. The purpose of this article is to review the reasons which led to this territorial reform, in order to highlight the discrepancies between the announced objectives and reality, and specifically to show the challenges the French regions will have to face in the future. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 761-772 Issue: 11 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 08 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.2018456 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.2018456 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:11:p:761-772 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2016827_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Fortune Afi Agbi Author-X-Name-First: Fortune Afi Author-X-Name-Last: Agbi Title: Responsiveness in Ghanaian Healthcare: The Survey of Inpatients Abstract: An essential characteristic of an effective healthcare system is the responsiveness to patients’ legitimate expectations. Maintaining the responsiveness of health organizations at a high level requires constant evaluation of their situation as perceived by patients. The aim of this study was to assess the perceived responsiveness of inpatients of public healthcare facilities in the South Tongu District, Ghana.This study used a convenient sampling approach to collect data from a total of 200 inpatients who were selected systematically at the time of their discharge. The World Health Organization’s (WHO) responsiveness questionnaire was used as the research tool to assess responsiveness. T-test and ANOVA was used for comparing the mean values. More than half of the hospitalized patients ranked the general responsiveness as good (73%). Our results ranked the different levels of responsiveness perceived by patients and revealed the areas that require further attention for improvement. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 741-750 Issue: 11 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 08 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.2016827 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.2016827 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:11:p:741-750 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2009857_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Bryan Rodgers Author-X-Name-First: Bryan Author-X-Name-Last: Rodgers Author-Name: Jiju Antony Author-X-Name-First: Jiju Author-X-Name-Last: Antony Title: In Pursuit of a Culture of Continuous Improvement: Scotland’s National Ambulance Service Abstract: This case study explores employee perceptions of, and commitment to, continuous improvement in a national public sector organisation. The survey of 593 employees is analysed across four management levels and evidences the employees desire to deliver service improvements and their frustrations across different levels of feeling unsupported and impacted by negative management behaviours. The study shows the areas where there are clear differences between organisational level, sub-cultures and individual commitment around motivation. The findings inform the need to go beyond a simple CI initiative no matter how well structured, ensuring all policies and practices support and reflect the need to shift culture to embed continuous improvement. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 636-646 Issue: 9 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.2009857 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.2009857 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:9:p:636-646 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2173777_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Vincent Homburg Author-X-Name-First: Vincent Author-X-Name-Last: Homburg Title: How to Make an Entrepreneurial State: Why Innovation Needs Bureaucracy Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 669-670 Issue: 9 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2023.2173777 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2023.2173777 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:9:p:669-670 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2009856_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Vidar Bakkeli Author-X-Name-First: Vidar Author-X-Name-Last: Bakkeli Title: Handling Tensions in Frontline Policy Implementation: Legitimating, Interpreting, and Shielding a Disruptive Intervention Abstract: Policy implementation in public frontline service organizations is characterized by tensions between old and new institutional configurations. This study explores how frontline supervisors handled tensions when implementing a disruptive activation service intervention in local Norwegian Labor and Welfare Administration agencies. The empirical analysis is based on in-depth interviews and ethnographic fieldwork in two frontline organizations from 2017 to 2018. The study identifies three main strategies that supervisors enacted to handle tensions surrounding the intervention: legitimating, interpreting, and shielding. The findings highlight the specific activities through which frontline supervisors contribute to policymaking in the frontline. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 625-635 Issue: 9 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.2009856 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.2009856 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:9:p:625-635 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2009858_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Gyorgy Gajduschek Author-X-Name-First: Gyorgy Author-X-Name-Last: Gajduschek Author-Name: Katarina Staronova Author-X-Name-First: Katarina Author-X-Name-Last: Staronova Title: Politicization beyond the Merit-system Façade. The Intricate Relationship between Formal and Informal Institutions of the Senior Civil Service Systems in Central and Eastern Europe Abstract: This paper argues that the role of informal institutions is central to understanding the politicization in Central and Eastern Europe generally and specifically in the formation of senior civil service (SCS) system. We focus on three diverse CEE countries in our analysis: Estonia, Hungary, and Slovakia. Our analysis is based on the framework elaborated by Helmke & Levitsky, of informal institutions and focuses on “competing” informal institution of discretionary power of politicians in personnel SCS decisions. We argue that turning to “substitutive” informal institutions was critical in forming professional SCS in Estonia while relying solely on formal institutions (i.e., law making) in Hungary and Slovakia evidently failed to create a professional formal SCS. We identify factors that in this region may promulgate professionalization. We also test the applicability of the Helmke Levitsky framework and suggest some ways to expand its applicability. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 647-658 Issue: 9 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.2009858 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.2009858 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:9:p:647-658 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2009855_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Stephen Owusu Afriyie Author-X-Name-First: Stephen Owusu Author-X-Name-Last: Afriyie Author-Name: Michael Owusu Akomeah Author-X-Name-First: Michael Owusu Author-X-Name-Last: Akomeah Author-Name: Gertrude Amoakohene Author-X-Name-First: Gertrude Author-X-Name-Last: Amoakohene Author-Name: Benjamin Chris Ampimah Author-X-Name-First: Benjamin Chris Author-X-Name-Last: Ampimah Author-Name: Chosniel Elikem Ocloo Author-X-Name-First: Chosniel Elikem Author-X-Name-Last: Ocloo Author-Name: Michael Owusu Kyei Author-X-Name-First: Michael Owusu Author-X-Name-Last: Kyei Title: Forensic Accounting: A Novel Paradigm and Relevant Knowledge in Fraud Detection and Prevention Abstract: Forensic accounting is a new trend that goes beyond normal audit approaches and procedures for fraud identification. The practice applies reliable principles and methods to obtain sufficient facts or data that provide basis for prosecution in the law court. Forensic accountants characteristically need adequate know-how and skills for investigation and proactive audit to control fraud. With globalization of the economy, fraudsters can be found in any organization. These criminals take advantage of loopholes such as suspicious financial statement, defective internal controls, and poor corporate governance. Hence, there is a great need for skilled forensic accountants to detect, prevent and expose the weak system. The professionals can exercise their mandate by reporting the obvious cases of fraud committed to a law court for prosecution. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 615-624 Issue: 9 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.2009855 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.2009855 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:9:p:615-624 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2010752_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Naim Kapucu Author-X-Name-First: Naim Author-X-Name-Last: Kapucu Author-Name: Brittany Haupt Author-X-Name-First: Brittany Author-X-Name-Last: Haupt Author-Name: Thomas Quint Author-X-Name-First: Thomas Author-X-Name-Last: Quint Author-Name: Mostafizur Rahman Author-X-Name-First: Mostafizur Author-X-Name-Last: Rahman Author-Name: Murat Yuksel Author-X-Name-First: Murat Author-X-Name-Last: Yuksel Title: Polycentric Governance and Decentralized Decision-Making for Pervasive Spectrum Sharing Abstract: Sharing of wireless spectrum is a techno-economic challenge increasing in its importance as the common-pool resource of cellular spectrum is decreasing at a worrisome rate. Researchers as well as policymakers are focused on improving the utilization and efficiency of spectrum due to its static allocation, lack of appropriate regulatory policies, and emerging public management challenges. Polycentric governance provides a framework possessing a multitude of institutional attributes with the capacity to provide essential explanation power for this complex policy and governance problem. Polycentric governance can assist by promoting a decentralized decision-making structure incorporating diverse stakeholders and their interactions in the current spectrum ecosystem. It also incorporates a scientific basis translated for each stakeholder to assist in decision-making and generating regulations and incentives that can operate on multiple levels. This paper applies polycentric governance to spectrum sharing and explores a game-theoretic framework for modeling effectiveness. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 659-668 Issue: 9 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.2010752 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.2010752 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:9:p:659-668 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2043365_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Usman W. Chohan Author-X-Name-First: Usman W. Author-X-Name-Last: Chohan Title: Public Value and Citizen-Driven Digital Innovation: A Cryptocurrency Study Abstract: Public value theory was conceived in a time before the far-reaching consequences of the digital era were fully realized, without sufficient explicit consideration of the dynamic and disruptive shifts that might occur on the technological frontier, especially when driven by civil society. As such, the disruptive and citizen-driven nature of many digital technologies, such as cryptocurrencies and the blockchain, has yet to be incorporated into the public value discourse. This article examines the relevance of the public manager to disruptive digital innovations, arguing that value creation is a function of addressing the digital aspirations of citizens, and making technological disruption into a conduit for public value co-creation that is driven by citizens. This is accomplished through mechanisms such as regulatory and policy initiatives that ensure public managers strike a balance between innovation and accountability. It theorizes this using Moore’s strategic triangle to foresee a role for proactive engagement by public managers in citizen-driven public value creation that balances innovative impulses and stronger accountability. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 847-856 Issue: 12 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2043365 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2043365 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:12:p:847-856 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2025830_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Nam Hoang Vu Author-X-Name-First: Nam Hoang Author-X-Name-Last: Vu Author-Name: Linh Hai Bui Author-X-Name-First: Linh Hai Author-X-Name-Last: Bui Author-Name: Tam Minh Tran Author-X-Name-First: Tam Minh Author-X-Name-Last: Tran Author-Name: Huong Thanh Ha Author-X-Name-First: Huong Thanh Author-X-Name-Last: Ha Author-Name: Lam Dang Nguyen Author-X-Name-First: Lam Dang Author-X-Name-Last: Nguyen Title: Credit Access and Zombie Firms: A Study on State-Owned, Private, and Foreign-Invested Firms in A Transition Economy Abstract: The existence of zombie firms is one of the more notable problems in many transition economies since these companies can hamper sustainable economic development. This paper examines the impact of credit access on the existence and recovery of zombie firms. Using a comprehensive dataset comprising a large number of firms operating in Vietnam during the period from 2006 to 2015, we find that having access to credit reduces the likelihood that a firm is a zombie. We also find that credit access is only useful for firms to escape from being zombies up to a certain threshold. While access to credit reduces the likelihood of private domestic firms being zombies, the study finds that it has no significant effect on state-owned and foreign invested firms. Moreover, the impact of credit access is only detected when firms borrow from formal sources of credit. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 833-846 Issue: 12 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2025830 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2025830 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:12:p:833-846 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2043367_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Hyunkang Hur Author-X-Name-First: Hyunkang Author-X-Name-Last: Hur Title: Job Insecurity and Its Effect on Organizational Performance: Does Senior Executive Services (SES) Accountability Make a Difference? Abstract: Previous research on the association between job insecurity and performance has yielded inconsistent results. Using longitudinal data from the 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 U.S. Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS), this study examines the effect of job insecurity on organizational performance. The results indicate that the overall effect of job insecurity at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is an increase of approximately 12 percentage points in organizational performance. This study finds that job insecurity plays an important role in determining organizational performance in the context of the employment at-will system for the Senior Executive Service (SES). Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 876-888 Issue: 12 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2043367 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2043367 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:12:p:876-888 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2025394_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Gina Rossi Author-X-Name-First: Gina Author-X-Name-Last: Rossi Author-Name: Chiara Leardini Author-X-Name-First: Chiara Author-X-Name-Last: Leardini Author-Name: Stefano Landi Author-X-Name-First: Stefano Author-X-Name-Last: Landi Title: Multiple Paths for an Effective Online Disclosure: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Italian Community Foundations Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent need to socially distance has prompted nonprofits to rely more on their institutional websites to reach donors and seek financial support. In this study, we use qualitative comparative analysis to explore which different combinations of information on organizational profile, governance, performance, and finances are deemed most suitable by Italian community foundations to encourage charitable giving. The results highlight two different paths, suggesting that organizational profile, performance, and governance information matter most to Italian community foundations for retaining donors and donations, or attracting new ones, whereas financial information is not considered relevant for designing effective online disclosure. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 813-822 Issue: 12 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.2025394 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.2025394 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:12:p:813-822 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2019273_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Bernd W. Wirtz Author-X-Name-First: Bernd W. Author-X-Name-Last: Wirtz Author-Name: Marcel Becker Author-X-Name-First: Marcel Author-X-Name-Last: Becker Author-Name: Jan C. Weyerer Author-X-Name-First: Jan C. Author-X-Name-Last: Weyerer Title: Open Government: Development, Concept, and Future Research Directions Abstract: This study seeks to fill in open government research gaps by structuring and shedding light on the field of empirical open government research by means of a systematic literature review. In doing so, 64 empirical open government studies published in peer-reviewed journals in the period from 2000 to 2020 are analyzed based on their key topic, study type, research design, method of analysis, data collection and research perspective. Our findings reveal seven key topics and major gaps in empirical open government research, opening up new research avenues and identifying the most relevant unresolved research avenues. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 797-812 Issue: 12 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2021.2019273 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2021.2019273 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:12:p:797-812 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2025829_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Halimah Abdul Manaf Author-X-Name-First: Halimah Abdul Author-X-Name-Last: Manaf Author-Name: Ahmad Martadha Mohamed Author-X-Name-First: Ahmad Martadha Author-X-Name-Last: Mohamed Author-Name: William S. Harvey Author-X-Name-First: William S. Author-X-Name-Last: Harvey Title: Citizen Perceptions and Public Servant Accountability of Local Government Service Delivery in Malaysia Abstract: This research examines the perceptions of citizens and public servant accountability of delivering local government services in Malaysia. The study employed a quantitative approach, with 1,160 questionnaire responses from citizens and public servants in local government. The findings reveal that respondents are generally satisfied with the services provided to society. However, there were three accountability concerns: first, the inadequacy of citizens’ participation in programs; second, the actions in relation to complaints, and third, the slow response to repair dilapidated basic infrastructure. Theoretically, this study contributes to the public management literature concerning the connection between expectations by citizens and the accountability of employees in delivering services to the public. Practically, we recommend that local governments engage their citizens in decision making processes so they can directly monitor local government service delivery by public servants. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 823-832 Issue: 12 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2025829 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2025829 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:12:p:823-832 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2043366_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Dennis V. Blanco Author-X-Name-First: Dennis V. Author-X-Name-Last: Blanco Author-Name: Rogelio Alicor L. Panao Author-X-Name-First: Rogelio Alicor L. Author-X-Name-Last: Panao Title: The Sustainable Development Governance Initiatives of Quezon City, Philippines: An Analysis of Its Enablers and Barriers Abstract: This paper analyzes the Quezon City Government's sustainable development initiatives in terms of both enablers and barriers and establishes their significant relationships and effects to policy outcomes as well. Quezon City is a highly urbanized city located in the Philippine metropolitan capital known for its sustainable development initiatives and ordinances in the Philippines. Adhering to the logic model evaluation of sustainability conceptual framework, and employing a combination of purposive informant surveys and semi-structured interviews, the paper reveals some cross-cutting predictors and significant determinants of sustainable development programs, especially for programs that need to be sustained before they yield impact. Finally, the paper highlights its main contributions to sustainable development studies, namely, the utilization of the logic evaluation model sustainability framework for local governance as an ontological argument, employment of a mixed method as an epistemological tool, and the conduct of empirical assessment supported and reinforced by various stakeholder's views and discourses. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 857-875 Issue: 12 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2043366 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2043366 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:12:p:857-875 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2044859_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ramakrishna Gollagari Author-X-Name-First: Ramakrishna Author-X-Name-Last: Gollagari Author-Name: Berhanu Belayneh Beyene Author-X-Name-First: Berhanu Belayneh Author-X-Name-Last: Beyene Author-Name: Santap Sanhari Mishra Author-X-Name-First: Santap Sanhari Author-X-Name-Last: Mishra Title: Ethical Leadership and Students’ Satisfaction in Public Universities of Ethiopia: Mediating Role of Perceived Good Governance Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to examine the mediating role of perceived good governance practices into the relationship between ethical leadership and students’ satisfaction in the context of Ethiopian public universities. The survey design took cross-sectional data from 384 valid responses from students of randomly chosen four public universities representing four generations. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was run to determine the model fit statistics, and Hayes PROCESS macro was used for mediation analysis. The study finds that ethical leadership behaviours positively affect students’ satisfaction. Moreover, perceived good governance practices at the higher educational institutions acts as a partial mediator into the relationship between ethical leadership and students’ satisfaction. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 902-914 Issue: 13 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2044859 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2044859 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:13:p:902-914 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2050386_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Bernd W. Wirtz Author-X-Name-First: Bernd W. Author-X-Name-Last: Wirtz Author-Name: Marcel Becker Author-X-Name-First: Marcel Author-X-Name-Last: Becker Author-Name: Paul F. Langer Author-X-Name-First: Paul F. Author-X-Name-Last: Langer Title: An Integrated Model of Digital Open Government Abstract: The concept of open government is not historically linked to digitisation, but is increasingly used in this context. The ambiguity of the term thus represents a conceptual vagueness. The existing systematisation approaches of Digital Open Government mostly focus on specific partial aspects, such as Open Government Data, so that a uniform understanding has not been conceptually elaborated. This article derives an integrated framework based on the existing literature. It structures the concept of Digital Open Government comprehensively by linking six key levels: technological infrastructure, development, process, service and business model, governance and regulation. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 951-970 Issue: 13 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2050386 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2050386 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:13:p:951-970 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2049815_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Mohamed Mousa Author-X-Name-First: Mohamed Author-X-Name-Last: Mousa Author-Name: Georges Samara Author-X-Name-First: Georges Author-X-Name-Last: Samara Title: The Institutional Limitations of Emancipation: The Inclusion of Disabled Employees in the Egyptian Public Context Post COVID-19 Abstract: Drawing on 26 semi-structured in-depth interviews with disabled employees, this paper explores the work environment of disabled individuals in Egyptian public organizations and how it affects their feelings of emancipation. The findings show that institutional limitations translated into poor public policy implementation by the state and discriminatory organizational practices constitute major hurdles to the inclusiveness and empowerment of disabled employees. Particularly, we find that the weak law enforcement capacity of the state has led to poor policy implementation, and to a lack of institutional infrastructure that can support law implementation. Furthermore, poor organizational practices, such as the unavailability of health and education resources, fair selection and/or merit-based recruiting, and speech-related harassment have further amplified the negative experiences that people with disability encounter in the workplace. All of these factors limited the emancipatory feelings of disabled employees. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed at the end of the paper. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 939-950 Issue: 13 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2049815 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2049815 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:13:p:939-950 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2050924_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Lorenzo Pratici Author-X-Name-First: Lorenzo Author-X-Name-Last: Pratici Author-Name: Simone Fanelli Author-X-Name-First: Simone Author-X-Name-Last: Fanelli Author-Name: Antonello Zangrandi Author-X-Name-First: Antonello Author-X-Name-Last: Zangrandi Title: Not Only Funding: How Healthcare Organizations Can Contribute to National Health Service Sustainability Abstract: Healthcare organizations struggle to provide adequate assistance because of the scarcity of resources affecting National Health Systems (NHS) worldwide. It is necessary to find strategies to make the NHS sustainable. Funding cannot always be leveraged, and new variables need to be found. It is asked: What can and should be done in single health organizations to improve the efficacy of the NHS? To answer, several CEOs of Italian hospitals were interviewed. Results suggest that there is a widespread need for improvement of organizational aspects of professionals’ responsibilities, better coordination between health professionals, and in-service training. Several conclusions can be sketched by the analysis of interviews. Current possible NHS problems, as well as practical suggestions on how to improve it, are offered. Bureaucracy, slow decisional processes, and weak reward systems are seen as demons to fight. How? Reforming the regulation system, valorizing professional competencies, and placing stronger emphasis on organizations’ commitment. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 971-981 Issue: 13 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2050924 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2050924 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:13:p:971-981 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2048667_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Marthe Holum Author-X-Name-First: Marthe Author-X-Name-Last: Holum Title: Citizen Participation: Linking Government Efforts, Actual Participation, and Trust in Local Politicians Abstract: The present study analyzes several aspects of the relationship between citizen participation and trust employing data from Norwegian municipalities: first, the impact of local government efforts to increase participation on trust in local politicians, and second, the impact of these efforts on actual participation, which is a missing piece in the literature. The findings show that local government initiatives have a very limited effect on trust, and no effect on actual participation. A strong negative relationship between actual participation and trust suggests that participation is mainly protest-related, and not the result of local government initiatives to include citizens in decision making. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 915-925 Issue: 13 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2048667 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2048667 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:13:p:915-925 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2049814_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Christian Buerger Author-X-Name-First: Christian Author-X-Name-Last: Buerger Author-Name: Vincent Reitano Author-X-Name-First: Vincent Author-X-Name-Last: Reitano Title: State Fiscal Reserves and the Great Recession Abstract: Governments around the world accumulate fiscal reserves to prepare for exogenous shocks such as recessions. Using data from 2004 to 2016 for state governments in the United States, we estimate empirical models controlling for time-variant and -invariant state characteristics. Our results show that savings increase at the expense of spending in specific categories and that fiscal reserves also support only certain expenditure functions. Further, we find that the relationship between savings and spending differs over the business cycle as fiscal reserves increase during times of economic prosperity and decrease during economic declines. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 926-938 Issue: 13 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2049814 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2049814 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:13:p:926-938 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2044858_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Manoj K. Shrestha Author-X-Name-First: Manoj K. Author-X-Name-Last: Shrestha Title: How Do Bridging and Bonding Networks Emerge in Local Economic Development Collaboration? Abstract: Research on network governance of local economic development has mostly focused on consequences of bonding and bridging networks to the neglect of antecedents of these networks. Framing collaboration ties between economic development organizations as social networks, this research presents theoretical arguments for emergence of various forms of bridging and bonding networks and illustrates the theoretical arguments by using collaboration network between economic development organizations engaged in economic development of the city of Priest River in Idaho. The results obtained by fitting exponential random graph models on the economic development collaboration network suggest that bridging networks develop when these organizations, faced with coordination problems in collaboration, engage in search of information or alignment of diverse interests. On the other hand, bonding networks emerge when these organizations, faced with cooperation problems in collaboration, engage in enforcing norms or in maintaining credibility of the commitment. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 889-901 Issue: 13 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2044858 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2044858 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:13:p:889-901 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2063332_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Johannes Sandvik Førde Author-X-Name-First: Johannes Sandvik Author-X-Name-Last: Førde Title: Performance Management of Coordinating Agencies: The Importance of Administrative Capacity in the Field of Societal Security Abstract: This article addresses performance management of coordinating agencies in the field of societal security by examining what kind of administrative capacity their parent ministries focus on. It examines the performance contracts issued to the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection and Emergency Planning and the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency. Based on a structural-instrumental and a cultural perspective, the importance of coordination, delivery, analytical and regulatory capacities is analyzed. A main finding is that the different governmental models of Sweden and Norway affect the number of performance objectives, while tasks and external shocks have some effect on the distribution of the different types of capacity. Despite being set up to act as boundary spanners in the policy field, both organizations are hybrid and compound agencies combining coordination capacity objectives with analytical, delivery and regulatory capacity objectives. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1006-1019 Issue: 14 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2063332 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2063332 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:14:p:1006-1019 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2061991_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Min-Hyu Kim Author-X-Name-First: Min-Hyu Author-X-Name-Last: Kim Author-Name: Gregg Van Ryzin Author-X-Name-First: Gregg Author-X-Name-Last: Van Ryzin Author-Name: Madinah F. Hamidullah Author-X-Name-First: Madinah F. Author-X-Name-Last: Hamidullah Title: Yes We Can: Obama’s Election and the Sense of Inclusion and Job Satisfaction among Minority Federal Workers Abstract: The election of President Obama, the first African American president of the United States, was an historic and symbolically important event that may have influenced the workplace attitudes of minority federal workers, although this question has yet to be tested empirically. Using difference-in-differences analyses of data from the 2008 and 2010 Federal Employee Viewpoint Surveys, this study explores the influence of Obama’s election on minority employees’ sense of inclusion and job satisfaction in the Department of Education (DoEd) and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the two federal agencies with the largest proportion of African American employees. The findings suggest that minority employees in the DoEd and HUD experienced a net increase in their sense of inclusion and job satisfaction after the presidential election. The effect size is small, however, and we found little evidence of an Obama effect across other federal agencies. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 983-993 Issue: 14 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2061991 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2061991 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:14:p:983-993 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2219425_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ran Yi Author-X-Name-First: Ran Author-X-Name-Last: Yi Title: Institutional Translation and Interpreting: Assessing Practices and Managing for Quality Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1044-1045 Issue: 14 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2023.2219425 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2023.2219425 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:14:p:1044-1045 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2068578_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Odd Bjørn Ure Author-X-Name-First: Odd Bjørn Author-X-Name-Last: Ure Title: The EU Introduction of Learning Outcomes: Norms and Standards versus Transparency and Comparability of Qualifications? Abstract: The introduction of Learning Outcomes aims to reform education and training at a national and multi-country level. They thereby acquire a central role in policy reforms that could affect all educational and administrative levels. Learning Outcomes are introduced in order to displace input to output categories. This shift is meant to make qualifications more transparent, notably by means of the European Qualification Framework upheld by Learning Outcomes. The purpose of this article is to contribute to a debate about which theoretical perspectives that are apt to capture central characteristics of the education policy of the European Union. The empirical material sustaining the article suggests that discourse theories serve this purpose in so far as they are supplemented by reform theories and institutional perspectives on education and training. One conclusion is that the theoretical strand ‘discursive institutionalism’ is useful for combining these theories. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1033-1043 Issue: 14 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2068578 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2068578 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:14:p:1033-1043 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2062382_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Charlotte Van Dijck Author-X-Name-First: Charlotte Author-X-Name-Last: Van Dijck Author-Name: Trui Steen Author-X-Name-First: Trui Author-X-Name-Last: Steen Title: Collaborating for Innovation: A Systematic Review of the Red Tape Effects at Play Abstract: Research has shown that red tape negatively affects both innovation and collaboration. Yet studies on barriers to collaborative innovation rarely consider red tape. Through a systematic literature review, we examined 74 empirical studies linking red tape to innovation and collaboration. They were analyzed taking into account the dimensions of red tape discussed (budget, communication and information, personnel, and procurement red tape) and red tape’s effects on collaboration and innovation. This way we identified four different categories of effects red tape can have on collaborative innovation. We discovered that these effects could be linked to specific red tape dimensions. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 994-1005 Issue: 14 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2062382 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2062382 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:14:p:994-1005 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2066691_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Wahyu Musukhal Author-X-Name-First: Wahyu Author-X-Name-Last: Musukhal Author-Name: Yogi Vidyattama Author-X-Name-First: Yogi Author-X-Name-Last: Vidyattama Author-Name: Wahyu Sutiyono Author-X-Name-First: Wahyu Author-X-Name-Last: Sutiyono Author-Name: Peter Graham Author-X-Name-First: Peter Author-X-Name-Last: Graham Title: Accountability in Variation of Agency-Based Governance Reforms: The Case of Indonesia Abstract: This paper concerns accountability and agency concepts in governance reforms in Indonesia. The country's economic crisis in 1997, which snowballed into social and political crisis, triggered the country to reform the governance of the ministries by transferring government functions from ministries to agency-type organizations. However, this reform has led to rising questions about the accountability arrangements of the newly formed organisations which are oriented to agency-based governance. In addition, there are several different arrangements for these agencies. This study aims to analyse the extent to which accountability is accorded in various types of agencies. In doing so, the study uses typology of the government agencies as a tool to understand the accountability through its autonomies. The results indicate that the variety of agencies' forms requires a different accountability setting, which is not being met in the current regulations. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1020-1032 Issue: 14 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2066691 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2066691 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:14:p:1020-1032 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2226842_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Vincent Ekow Arkorful Author-X-Name-First: Vincent Ekow Author-X-Name-Last: Arkorful Title: Reimagining Civil Society Collaborations in Development Starting from the South Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1122-1123 Issue: 15 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2023.2226842 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2023.2226842 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:15:p:1122-1123 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2075383_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Edgar A. Ruvalcaba-Gomez Author-X-Name-First: Edgar A. Author-X-Name-Last: Ruvalcaba-Gomez Author-Name: J. Ignacio Criado Author-X-Name-First: J. Ignacio Author-X-Name-Last: Criado Author-Name: Rodrigo Sandoval-Almazan Author-X-Name-First: Rodrigo Author-X-Name-Last: Sandoval-Almazan Title: Contrasting the Perception of Open Government among Public Officials: A Factor Analysis of Mexico and Spain Abstract: Open Government (OG) is an increasingly used term in public administrations. Public sector managers seem to be interested in modernizing their public management models and find OG strategies a means to respond to increasing citizen demands for transparency, participation, and collaboration in public affairs. Specifically, the broad scope of this term seems to have produced an assortment of what public managers understand as OG. This research is a comparative analysis of the perception that exists in the local governments of two countries: Mexico and Spain. Our research questions are: (1) How do OG managers understand this concept? (2) What is the perception of those who manage OG regarding the level of development in their organization? And (3) What are the realities of OG implementation in local public administrations? This article reports the results of a survey to city councils in Mexico and Spain, in order to compare the perception of OG. The survey’s descriptive results are complemented with an Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), allowing us to define public managers’ perspectives in both countries and compare them. Results indicate that there are some points of agreement between both countries, such as the relevance of transparency and citizen participation as pillars of OG. However, there are also discrepancies, not only in the progress of implementation, but also regarding the general perceptions about what OG is, and its scope. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1092-1105 Issue: 15 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2075383 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2075383 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:15:p:1092-1105 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2069118_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Pedro Henrique de Oliveira Author-X-Name-First: Pedro Henrique Author-X-Name-Last: de Oliveira Author-Name: Fernando César Almada Santos Author-X-Name-First: Fernando César Almada Author-X-Name-Last: Santos Author-Name: Marco Antonio Catussi Paschoalotto Author-X-Name-First: Marco Antonio Author-X-Name-Last: Catussi Paschoalotto Author-Name: Marcelo Seido Nagano Author-X-Name-First: Marcelo Seido Author-X-Name-Last: Nagano Author-Name: Elizabeth Mie Hashimoto Author-X-Name-First: Elizabeth Mie Author-X-Name-Last: Hashimoto Author-Name: Peter J. Robertson Author-X-Name-First: Peter J. Author-X-Name-Last: Robertson Title: Organizational Culture and Strategic Management in Brazilian Public Organizations: Systematization of Factors to Improve School Management Abstract: Drawing upon influencing factors in public organizations’ performance, this paper systematizes organizational culture and strategic management factors to improve school management. The team conducted a survey with 407 principals from public schools in Brazil, along with a factorial analysis to explore the cultural and strategic management factors. The results show two factors influencing school management, technical and political. More specifically, six factors influence the process, such as planning, participation, citizen formation, innovative practices, pedagogical practices, and community participation. The conclusion points out factors and establishes elements to provide a guide for public organizations toward improved management. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1061-1075 Issue: 15 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2069118 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2069118 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:15:p:1061-1075 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2072890_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Eric J. Brunner Author-X-Name-First: Eric J. Author-X-Name-Last: Brunner Author-Name: Mark D. Robbins Author-X-Name-First: Mark D. Author-X-Name-Last: Robbins Author-Name: Bill Simonsen Author-X-Name-First: Bill Author-X-Name-Last: Simonsen Title: Attachment to Government and Support for Government Debt Abstract: In this paper, we seek to improve models of support for taxes, spending and borrowing beyond income, ideology and party identification. We discuss how trust in government and willingness to pay taxes have been measured in research around the globe. We present the notion of attachment as how citizens characterize the quality of their relationship to government. We test our measure of attachment, using well-understood analogies, with a sample of adult residents in the United States. The choice of analogy is a strong predictor of voter support for borrowing. These effects are separate from, and in addition to, commonly employed determinants (income, education, ideology, and party identification) and allow for stronger anti-government sentiments to be captured. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1076-1091 Issue: 15 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2072890 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2072890 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:15:p:1076-1091 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2075895_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: David Huntsman Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Huntsman Author-Name: Alex Greer Author-X-Name-First: Alex Author-X-Name-Last: Greer Author-Name: Haley Murphy Author-X-Name-First: Haley Author-X-Name-Last: Murphy Author-Name: Xiangyu (Dale) Li Author-X-Name-First: Xiangyu (Dale) Author-X-Name-Last: Li Title: A Serial Mediation Model Exploring the Impact of High Performance Human Resource Practices on Public Sector Performance through Intermediate Employee Attitudes Abstract: Poor performing fire departments are often attributed to managerial deficiencies such as ineffective communication, training, and absence of relevant standard operating guidelines. Despite this, research on HRM in the fire service is lacking. Adopting a social exchange approach, we test a serial mediation model which contends that departments can enhance performance levels by adopting High-Performance Human Resource Practices (HPHRPs), that influence organizational success through the intermediate employee attitudes of organizational support and in turn, job satisfaction. Our findings show that, where there is flexibility, leaders may use discretion to build trust in the organization and improve overall performance. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1106-1121 Issue: 15 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2075895 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2075895 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:15:p:1106-1121 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2069117_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Sana Abdelkarim Author-X-Name-First: Sana Author-X-Name-Last: Abdelkarim Title: The Role of Economic Conditions in Shaping Citizens' Satisfaction with Government in Tunisia's Fragile Democracy: An Expectancy-Disconfirmation Analysis Abstract: The idea that citizens are satisfied with the government as long as its performance exceeds expectations has been extensively used to explain satisfaction with governments in well-established democracies. Less attention has been paid to the role of expectations in determining citizens' satisfaction in fragile states, although dissatisfaction with government has been theorized as a cause of upheaval. Likewise, less attention is paid to the role of citizens' perception of economic conditions in determining satisfaction with government. This study tests the role of expectations of improving economic conditions in explaining low satisfaction with the government in Tunisia, which embarked on a fragile transition to democracy in 2011. Findings suggest that citizens' evaluation of Tunisia's economic performance could explain the lack of satisfaction with the government after the uprising of 2011. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1047-1060 Issue: 15 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2069117 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2069117 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:15:p:1047-1060 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2076110_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Kyriakos Tsamantouridis Author-X-Name-First: Kyriakos Author-X-Name-Last: Tsamantouridis Author-Name: Victoria Bellou Author-X-Name-First: Victoria Author-X-Name-Last: Bellou Author-Name: Angeliki Tsameti Author-X-Name-First: Angeliki Author-X-Name-Last: Tsameti Title: Innovation in the Public Sector: Insights into the Job Design that Enhances Public Servants’ Innovative Behavior Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to examine the distinct role of every core job characteristic for public servants’ innovative behavior, taking also into consideration the type of job position (front-line versus back-office). Evidence from 358 Greek public servants suggests that autonomy, task significance, feedback from the job itself, and skill variety do significantly impact employee innovative behavior. Moreover, significant differences regarding these relationships between front-line and back office public servants were revealed, as the former’s innovative behavior is mostly affected by skill variety while the latter’s by task significance. In addition, feedback and skill variety affects only the innovative behavior of Greek front-line public servants. Practical implications focus on redesigning jobs, as a means for improving innovative behavior in public organizations. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1125-1136 Issue: 16 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2076110 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2076110 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:16:p:1125-1136 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2197171_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Katherine Barrett Author-X-Name-First: Katherine Author-X-Name-Last: Barrett Author-Name: Richard Greene Author-X-Name-First: Richard Author-X-Name-Last: Greene Title: As the Quantity of Data Explodes, Quality Matters Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1189-1190 Issue: 16 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2023.2197171 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2023.2197171 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:16:p:1189-1190 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2077760_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Md. Zobayer Hossain Author-X-Name-First: Md. Zobayer Author-X-Name-Last: Hossain Author-Name: Raaj Kishore Biswas Author-X-Name-First: Raaj Kishore Author-X-Name-Last: Biswas Title: Citizen Attitude and Trust in Government during COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh Abstract: The trust in government, sources of information, and government actions are key to successful pandemic management. This study explored the factors associated with these three phenomena during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh. An online survey with a sample of size 885 from Bangladesh was conducted in June-July 2020. The primary distribution of three scales suggested that 75% of the sample had low trust in the government or have low confidence on the steps taken by them. Foreign mass media and academic journals were the most trusted sources of information, and trust in health ministry of Bangladesh was the lowest. Linear regression models showed that occupation, income, financial loss during the pandemic, and self-assessed knowledge on COVID-19 were associated with different trust scales. The findings suggest that for an efficient and citizen-supported COVID-19 response, government should have a wider information dissemination system through multifaceted channels and make citizens understand the rationality for each action. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1177-1188 Issue: 16 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2077760 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2077760 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:16:p:1177-1188 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2076696_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Maureen Snow Andrade Author-X-Name-First: Maureen Snow Author-X-Name-Last: Andrade Author-Name: Jonathan H. Westover Author-X-Name-First: Jonathan H. Author-X-Name-Last: Westover Title: Job Satisfaction – An International Comparison of Public and Private Sector Employees Abstract: Benefits of job satisfaction include increased productivity, performance, creativity, innovation, motivation, and involvement. The current study examines a global sample from 37 countries to examine the effects of work-life balance, intrinsic and extrinsic rewards, and work relations on job satisfaction for public and private sector employees, using data from the International Social Survey Program. Descriptive results show a significant difference between these workers in the study’s main variables, with several areas higher for public workers. Additionally, regression analyses identify significant differences, mostly favoring public workers. A key contribution of the study is the finding that a one-size-fits-all model of job satisfaction does not work equally across the globe (context matters). However, the findings do lead to specific, actionable items for managers. Future research should examine more detailed country-specific variations and the corresponding causes and explore private/public sector determinants on a global basis. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1151-1165 Issue: 16 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2076696 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2076696 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:16:p:1151-1165 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2077759_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Joseph Afolabi Ibikunle Author-X-Name-First: Joseph Author-X-Name-Last: Afolabi Ibikunle Author-Name: Benedict I. Uzoechina Author-X-Name-First: Benedict I. Author-X-Name-Last: Uzoechina Author-Name: Godwin Olasehinde-Williams Author-X-Name-First: Godwin Author-X-Name-Last: Olasehinde-Williams Author-Name: Festus Victor Bekun Author-X-Name-First: Festus Victor Author-X-Name-Last: Bekun Title: External Financing for Inclusive Growth in Lower - Middle Income West African Countries: Foreign Direct Investment versus Official Development Assistance Abstract: Most developing countries are plagued with harsh economic realities, which motivate them to seek sustainable economic growth and development in line with goal eight of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. To this end, this paper investigated the source of external financing that is most helpful for achieving inclusive growth in lower-middle-income West African countries. The study is a panel analysis of annual data extending from 2000 to 2019. The study employed the Emirmahmutoglu and Kose Bootstrap Granger Causality Test, Westerlund Cointegration Test, Common Correlated Mean Group estimation technique, and Augmented Mean Group estimation technique for econometric analyses. The long-run empirical results from the study showed that both foreign direct investment and foreign aid have positive and significant effects on inclusive growth, although the impact of foreign direct investment is greater than that of foreign aid. A bi-directional causality was also found to exist between inclusive growth and foreign direct investment, while no causal relationship was detected between inclusive growth and foreign aid. Given the study’s empirical outcomes, it is recommended that West African countries prioritize macroeconomic policy reforms that provide enabling conditions for foreign direct investment to thrive rather than pursue foreign aid that more often than not are misdirected. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1166-1176 Issue: 16 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2077759 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2077759 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:16:p:1166-1176 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2076695_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Conceição Castro Author-X-Name-First: Conceição Author-X-Name-Last: Castro Author-Name: Isabel Cristina Lopes Author-X-Name-First: Isabel Cristina Author-X-Name-Last: Lopes Title: E-Government as a Tool in Controlling Corruption Abstract: Combating corruption is crucial to achieve sustainable development. With the digital revolution, the use of Information and Communications Technology by the government can promote more efficient services, diminishing the discretionary power of officials, and thus reducing corruption and promoting sustainable development. This study empirically investigates the impact of e-Government in reducing corruption on a large panel data of 175 countries, from 2003 to 2019, by estimating regression models. The results suggest that e-Government, accountability, political stability, economic wealth, and internet are significant determinants of corruption. E-Government can be a significant tool to curb corruption, although e-Government Development Index needs to exceed a threshold of 0.39 to reduce corruption. Although e-Government is a recent phenomenon, it can be regarded as an important tool for combating corruption and improving governance, enhancing transparency in public administration, since it reduces discretional power and increases the chance of exposure, eliminating some opportunities for corruption. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1137-1150 Issue: 16 Volume: 46 Year: 2023 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2076695 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2076695 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:46:y:2023:i:16:p:1137-1150 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2081338_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Qais Abdel Aziz Albtoosh Author-X-Name-First: Qais Abdel Aziz Author-X-Name-Last: Albtoosh Author-Name: Abdul Hafaz Ngah Author-X-Name-First: Abdul Hafaz Author-X-Name-Last: Ngah Title: Testing the Expectation Confirmation Theory on the Training Satisfaction Context: The Mediation Role of Mind Wandering Abstract: The purpose of this study is to shed light on training satisfaction in Jordan, which is an indicator for training program efficiency and reflects the trainees’ reactions towards the training offered by the respective organizations. The benefits organizations gain from the training could improve their employees’ skills, abilities and knowledge. Moreover, they contribute to the high performance that has achieved the organization’s objectives. Globally, organizations spend $200 billion annually on training programs. However, employees are not always satisfied with the training they receive, and this often has consequences for the quality of their work performance. The current research framework is based on expectation confirmation theory (ECT) and other training satisfaction literature. It applies the convenient sampling method. Data were gathered via an online questionnaire; of these, 354 completed questionnaires were retrieved from the government sector. By using the statistical software Smart PLS, the data were analysed. Findings indicate that expectation (EXP) has no effects on training satisfaction (TS), while it has a negative relationship to disconfirmation of beliefs (DOB). Perceived performance (PP) has a positive impact on DOB and an unexpected negative impact on TS. DOB has a positive impact on TS. Work-life conflict (WLC) has a negative impact on mind wandering (MW). Additionally, MW has a negative impact on TS, and it mediates the relationship between (WLC) and TS. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 26-40 Issue: 1 Volume: 47 Year: 2024 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2081338 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2081338 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:47:y:2024:i:1:p:26-40 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2078838_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ibrahim Basiru Author-X-Name-First: Ibrahim Author-X-Name-Last: Basiru Author-Name: Guijian Liu Author-X-Name-First: Guijian Author-X-Name-Last: Liu Author-Name: Vincent Ekow Arkorful Author-X-Name-First: Vincent Ekow Author-X-Name-Last: Arkorful Author-Name: Benjamin Kweku Lugu Author-X-Name-First: Benjamin Kweku Author-X-Name-Last: Lugu Author-Name: Balal Yousaf Author-X-Name-First: Balal Author-X-Name-Last: Yousaf Author-Name: Mudassar Hussain Author-X-Name-First: Mudassar Author-X-Name-Last: Hussain Author-Name: Osman M. Jama Author-X-Name-First: Osman M. Author-X-Name-Last: Jama Title: Indigenous Perceptions of Factors Influencing Behavioral Intentions Towards Climate Change Mitigation: An Assessment Abstract: In this study, an attempt is made to understand the behavioral intentions towards climate change mitigation using Ajzen’s framework of the Theory of Planned Behavior. It examines the factors that influence mitigation behavioral intentions among local people in Ghana. Using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) technique, the analysis finds that climate change knowledge, and the perceived risk of climate change have statistically significant impacts on attitudes towards mitigation of climate change. Subsequently, the study findings also show that mitigation attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control have a statistically significant influence on behavioral intentions towards climate change mitigation. Moreover, the results illustrate that the strength of the significant association between perceived behavioral control and behavioral intentions is greater compared with the significant association between subjective norms, attitude and behavioral intentions. The study findings will support government in the formulation of climate change mitigation policies and programs, ultimately aiding sustainable development. Finally, the study, through its limitations, offers suggestions for future studies. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 1-13 Issue: 1 Volume: 47 Year: 2024 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2078838 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2078838 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:47:y:2024:i:1:p:1-13 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2085299_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Carey Doberstein Author-X-Name-First: Carey Author-X-Name-Last: Doberstein Title: How Public Servants Confront Common Dilemmas in Public Engagement: Evidence from a Survey of Canadian Public Officials Abstract: Governments engage the public and stakeholders at various scales and scopes prior to the launch of new policy initiatives or reforms to existing programs. This article presents the results of a survey of Canadian public servants (N = 663) in which respondents were presented with common dilemmas faced when conducting public engagement, such as those related to time pressure, inclusion, representation, and public resistance, all of which represent key trade-offs inherent in this work, and were asked to recommend a path forward from binary choices. In response to common dilemmas of public engagement, public servants working in this area in Canada show clear patterns in terms of their reactions to time pressure and inclusion/exclusion considerations, but appear divided on how to resolve dilemmas as they relate to representation and public resistance – the two dilemmas with more political dimensions. These findings suggest that public servants working in this realm exhibit an adaptability and political sensitivity to the particular public engagement issue area and scenario presented to them, rather than relying upon idealized models of public engagement. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 57-67 Issue: 1 Volume: 47 Year: 2024 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2085299 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2085299 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:47:y:2024:i:1:p:57-67 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2278918_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Thank you to reviewers (Oct 1, 2022 – Oct 1, 2023) Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 68-71 Issue: 1 Volume: 47 Year: 2024 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2023.2278918 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2023.2278918 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:47:y:2024:i:1:p:68-71 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2081177_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Michael James Zoorob Author-X-Name-First: Michael James Author-X-Name-Last: Zoorob Title: Privatization and Quality of Carceral Healthcare: A difference-in-differences Analysis of Jails in the United States, 2008-2019 Abstract: This article analyzes the impact of privatization on service quality in a novel context: jail health care. More than 1,000 people die annually while incarcerated in US jails. In recent years, privatization health care for jail inmates has increased, and many journalists have described abuses by private health care providers in jails. Despite longstanding theoretical interest in the (de)merits of privatization, scholars have been silent on jail health care privatization. Difference-in-differences analyses of mortality trends in a panel of more than 500 jails in the United States from 2008–2019 produce little evidence that switching from publicly to privately provided jail health care increases inmate mortality death in the short-run or long-run. Furthermore, in one state with available data, jail medical spending per inmate day increased following medical care privatization, contrary to theoretical predictions. Further research is needed to uncover the determinants of jail mortality and consequences of correctional health care privatization. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 14-25 Issue: 1 Volume: 47 Year: 2024 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2081177 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2081177 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:47:y:2024:i:1:p:14-25 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2082471_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ali Uyar Author-X-Name-First: Ali Author-X-Name-Last: Uyar Author-Name: Ramzi Benkraiem Author-X-Name-First: Ramzi Author-X-Name-Last: Benkraiem Author-Name: Khalil Nimer Author-X-Name-First: Khalil Author-X-Name-Last: Nimer Author-Name: Friedrich Schneider Author-X-Name-First: Friedrich Author-X-Name-Last: Schneider Title: Education, Digitalization and Tax Evasion: International Evidence Abstract: We provide a worldwide investigation of the role of education in combatting tax evasion with the moderation effect of digitalization. The analysis is based on a data set for 142 countries. We find robust evidence that education quality significantly contributes to mitigating tax evasion. More specifically, quality of overall education, quality of math and science education, and quality of management schools are all influential in curbing tax evasion. This effect is particularly striking for countries showing a high level of digitalization in education. The results are robust to endogeneity concerns. In the end, the study suggests policymaking and educational implications. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 41-56 Issue: 1 Volume: 47 Year: 2024 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2082471 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2082471 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:47:y:2024:i:1:p:41-56 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2093900_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: Anastasia Citra Puspita Author-X-Name-First: Anastasia Citra Author-X-Name-Last: Puspita Author-Name: Yohanna M. L. Gultom Author-X-Name-First: Yohanna M. L. Author-X-Name-Last: Gultom Title: The Effect of E-Procurement Policy on Corruption in Government Procurement: Evidence from Indonesia Abstract: This study investigates the effect of E-Procurement policy on corruption in government procurement across 34 provinces in Indonesia. Using the difference-in-differences (DD) approach, this study analyses the panel data of 103 government procurement corruption cases handled by Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) from 2005 to 2017. This study finds that the use of E-Procurement significantly decreases the amount of government procurement corruption in provinces that have relatively high government procurement spending or capital expenditure. This finding shows the positive effect of E-Procurement on reducing the number of corruption cases in government procurement; it is in line with previous studies suggesting that E-Procurement supports the implementation of good governance in government procurement. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 117-129 Issue: 2 Volume: 47 Year: 2024 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2093900 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2093900 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:47:y:2024:i:2:p:117-129 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2085300_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: Abdallah Abu Madi Author-X-Name-First: Abdallah Author-X-Name-Last: Abu Madi Author-Name: Rami M. Ayoubi Author-X-Name-First: Rami M. Author-X-Name-Last: Ayoubi Author-Name: Mohammad Alzbaidi Author-X-Name-First: Mohammad Author-X-Name-Last: Alzbaidi Title: Spotting the Critical Success Factors of Enterprise Resource Planning Implementation in the Context of Public Higher Education Sector Abstract: The failure of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation in higher education institutions (HEIs) worldwide is much higher than other sectors, such as banking or manufacturing, yet limited research has been conducted on this field. To date, previous literature has identified some critical success factors (CSFs) mostly either in the domain of information system (IS) or in the industrial context. Hence, this article identifies and categorises CSFs of ERP implementation in HEIs from multiple aspects. Semi-structured face-to-face interviews were conducted with technicians and managers from three Public Jordanian HEIs. The main finding of this study is the identification and characterization of three new sector- and context-specific CSFs. This research contributes to identifying new CSFs with evidence of successful implementation of ERP systems in the public higher education sector, which has not been fully investigated in any documented literature in the sector. The research also brings out some insights for the need for sustainable ERP in the sector during crisis time. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 73-89 Issue: 2 Volume: 47 Year: 2024 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2085300 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2085300 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:47:y:2024:i:2:p:73-89 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2086262_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: Ahmed Bani-Mustafa Author-X-Name-First: Ahmed Author-X-Name-Last: Bani-Mustafa Author-Name: Khalil Nimer Author-X-Name-First: Khalil Author-X-Name-Last: Nimer Author-Name: Ali Uyar Author-X-Name-First: Ali Author-X-Name-Last: Uyar Author-Name: Friedrich Schneider Author-X-Name-First: Friedrich Author-X-Name-Last: Schneider Title: Effect of Government Efficiency on Tax Evasion: The Mediating Role of Ethics and Control of Corruption Abstract: Drawing on institutional theory, this study tests the effect of government efficiency on tax evasion by considering the mediating role of ethics and control of corruption. The different sources of variables forced us to choose a common time period from 2010 to 2015 as well as a common list of 138 countries in the sample. The results indicated that government efficiency and ethics and control of corruption separately are influential in reducing tax evasion. Furthermore, government efficiency is a significant predictor of ethics and control of corruption. The final step of analyses proved the existence of a full mediation effect of ethics and control of corruption between government efficiency and tax evasion. In other words, ethics and control of corruption is a mechanism through which government efficiency reduces tax evasion. The study suggests regulatory and practical implications that are largely for the public sector, administrators, and politicians. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 90-105 Issue: 2 Volume: 47 Year: 2024 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2086262 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2086262 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:47:y:2024:i:2:p:90-105 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2093901_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: Iman Karam I. M. Ashmawy Author-X-Name-First: Iman Karam I. M. Author-X-Name-Last: Ashmawy Title: The Influence of Peer Support on Employee Psychological Capital during the COVID-19 Pandemic Abstract: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the individual might feel isolated, and his psychological capital (PsyCap) is negatively influenced. Most research on peer support has focused on its contribution to employee well-being when the peers are in the same workplace. Scant research targets the times of lockdowns and social distancing. This paper investigates how peer support influences employee PsyCap during the COVID-19 pandemic. By conducting a questionnaire with N = 42 employees and three online focus groups with N = 15 employees out of N = 350 employees working at an international organization operating in Egypt as a bilateral development partner funded by the German government, the paper concludes that peer support has a positive influence on employee PsyCap, especially self-efficacy, hope, and optimism. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 130-140 Issue: 2 Volume: 47 Year: 2024 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2093901 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2093901 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:47:y:2024:i:2:p:130-140 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2093365_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: Dae Woong Lee Author-X-Name-First: Dae Woong Author-X-Name-Last: Lee Title: The Effects of Social Support on Disaster Resilience: Focusing on Disaster Victims Abstract: The purpose of this study is to reveal the impacts of the relationship between the social support given to disaster victims and their resilience to the disaster. Social support was subdivided into emotional, appraisal, information, and instrumental support. The effects of each support on the resilience of the victims who experienced the disaster were analyzed using Hierarchical regression. The analysis results of this study are as follows: First, analysis of all of the disaster victims showed that emotional support, appraisal support, and instrumental support had a positive impact on their resilience to disaster. Second, analysis of the victims who experienced large-scale damage caused by the disaster revealed that emotional support was the only type that influenced their disaster resilience. Third, analysis of victims who experienced minor damage from disasters revealed that social support did not have a significant impact on their resilience. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 106-116 Issue: 2 Volume: 47 Year: 2024 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2093365 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2093365 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:47:y:2024:i:2:p:106-116 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2106493_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: James Kwame Mensah Author-X-Name-First: James Kwame Author-X-Name-Last: Mensah Author-Name: George Babington Amegavi Author-X-Name-First: George Babington Author-X-Name-Last: Amegavi Title: Experimental Public Service Motivation Research: A Systematic Review and Future Directions Abstract: This paper provides a systematic review of empirical experimental studies in PSM from 1992 to 2022. The paper adopted a systematic review methodology by following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. A comprehensive search was conducted in sixteen public administration journals, via a systematic search using major online databases. The findings show that there has been a growing interest in the use of experimental designs in PSM studies over the last five years even though the growth has not been consistent. The findings uncovered that most experimental PSM studies involved surveys, laboratory, and field experiments. The paper contributes to the burgeoning PSM literature by systematically analysing in-depth the characteristics of experiments, which were then used to make recommendations to advance the field of experimental PSM. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 186-207 Issue: 3 Volume: 47 Year: 2024 Month: 02 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2106493 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2106493 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:47:y:2024:i:3:p:186-207 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2263660_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: Koen Migchelbrink Author-X-Name-First: Koen Author-X-Name-Last: Migchelbrink Title: Political Change Through Social Innovation Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 224-225 Issue: 3 Volume: 47 Year: 2024 Month: 02 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2023.2263660 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2023.2263660 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:47:y:2024:i:3:p:224-225 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2096068_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: Heewon Lee Author-X-Name-First: Heewon Author-X-Name-Last: Lee Title: Public Service Delivery on Mobile Apps: Factors of Diversification and Coproduction Abstract: Public mobile apps provide a new platform to facilitate communication between the government and citizens. Especially, citizens’ engagement in the delivery of public service expands the discussion of mobile apps to coproduction. However, it remains unclear what public services are provided on apps and coproduced, and what factors affect governments to enable coproduction. This paper examines how local governments diversify public services provided on the mobile apps, and tests factors that affect the diversification of public services and coproduction of public services on local governments’ mobile apps. The results suggest that a government’s institutional form and fiscal capacity affect mobile app adoption and usage of the app as a coproduction platform. Also, racial diversity and income of the community broaden the scope of public services provided on the app paving increased opportunities for citizens to perform coproduction activities of service requests and evaluation. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 159-171 Issue: 3 Volume: 47 Year: 2024 Month: 02 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2096068 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2096068 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:47:y:2024:i:3:p:159-171 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2105355_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: Rohana Ahmad Author-X-Name-First: Rohana Author-X-Name-Last: Ahmad Author-Name: Abdul Hafaz Ngah Author-X-Name-First: Abdul Hafaz Author-X-Name-Last: Ngah Author-Name: Ahmad Martadha Mohamed Author-X-Name-First: Ahmad Martadha Author-X-Name-Last: Mohamed Title: Examining the Linkage between Transformational Leadership Styles and Succession Planning Programs in Malaysian Public Universities Abstract: This study examined transformational leadership and succession planning in Malaysian higher education. The study investigated how transformational leadership influences university staff career development and leadership preparation. Data were obtained from 300 university administrators and academics. The analysis was done using Smart PLS. The data revealed that idealised influence and inspirational motivation were positively and significantly associated to career development, whereas intellectual stimulation and individual influence had an insignificant negative relationship. Furthermore, when examined with leadership preparation, idealised influence and intellectual stimulation were shown to be inconsequential, whereas individual influence and inspiring motivation revealed an insignificant negative relationship. In conclusion, the study improves the existing framework in regard to understanding how transformational leaders can facilitate career development and leadership preparation of university employees in Malaysia. It is hopeful that the findings can help university policy makers to strategically formulate human resource development policies to improve succession planning programs. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 172-185 Issue: 3 Volume: 47 Year: 2024 Month: 02 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2105355 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2105355 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:47:y:2024:i:3:p:172-185 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2111577_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: Cinzia Castiglioni Author-X-Name-First: Cinzia Author-X-Name-Last: Castiglioni Author-Name: Giulia Sesini Author-X-Name-First: Giulia Author-X-Name-Last: Sesini Author-Name: Guendalina Graffigna Author-X-Name-First: Guendalina Author-X-Name-Last: Graffigna Author-Name: Edoardo Lozza Author-X-Name-First: Edoardo Author-X-Name-Last: Lozza Title: Willingness to Financially Support the Healthcare System: Evidence from Two Experimental Studies during COVID-19 in Italy Abstract: A key challenge for public institutions is to ensure adequate funding for health, especially in times of crisis, and motivating citizens’ prosocial financial behavior is critical to ensuring the efficiency of healthcare. This article investigates citizens’ willingness to support healthcare with data from two cross-sectional Italian studies conducted during the peak of the pandemic. This article presents the results of two cross-sectional studies, conducted during the pandemic peaks in Italy, investigating citizens’ willingness to support the healthcare. Findings show different reactions towards voluntary contributions and mandatory subsidies. Furthermore, trust in money management and altruistic drivers predicted citizens’ willingness, which declined over time. Results offer guidance as to when and how be more effective in designing communications aimed at raising funds for healthcare. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 208-223 Issue: 3 Volume: 47 Year: 2024 Month: 02 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2111577 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2111577 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:47:y:2024:i:3:p:208-223 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2094411_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: Orathai Phubunlap Gunaseelan Author-X-Name-First: Orathai Phubunlap Author-X-Name-Last: Gunaseelan Author-Name: Busaya Virakul Author-X-Name-First: Busaya Author-X-Name-Last: Virakul Author-Name: Montree Piriyakul Author-X-Name-First: Montree Author-X-Name-Last: Piriyakul Author-Name: Darlene F. Russ-Eft Author-X-Name-First: Darlene F. Author-X-Name-Last: Russ-Eft Title: Factors Influencing Career Advancement of Thai Female Foreign Service Officials: The Mediating Effect of Readiness and the Moderating Role of Gender-Role Attitudes Abstract: Study objectives were to (a) investigate influences of personal attributes, family support, and organizational support on female career advancement; and (b) examine the mediating effect of readiness and the moderating role of gender-role attitudes on those influential paths. Samples are female foreign-service officials from six Thai public organizations. Explanatory sequential mixed-methods design was used by questionnaire of 299 respondents and semi-structured interviews of 15 participants. Questionnaire data were analyzed by SEM, Sobel’s z-test, and a conditional effect of PROCESS Model 1, whereas triangulation technique analyzed semi-structured interview data. Results demonstrated multiple factors, influencing female career advancement in the Thai context, and provided theoretical, practical, and social implications. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 141-158 Issue: 3 Volume: 47 Year: 2024 Month: 02 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2094411 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2094411 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:47:y:2024:i:3:p:141-158 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_8525293_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: Anthony B L. Cheung Author-X-Name-First: Anthony B L. Author-X-Name-Last: Cheung Title: The rise of privatization policies: similar faces, diverse motives Abstract: Since the 1980s privatization has become a popular policy of an increasing number of developed and developing countries. This article reviews some of the literature on privatization and policy change and seeks to explore the range of contexts within which privatization policies emerged in contemporary government. It is suggested that privatization policies are not simply an end-product of economic prescriptions, but should rather be seen as a result of an interaction of exogenous and endogenous factors, some structural and others more actor-induced. These include economic and fiscal crises, crisis of the dominant policy consensus, the emergence of a new ideological hegemony, intentions of political leaders, bureaucratic self-interest, and to some extent, client politics and international influence. What appears as similarity in privatization policy may have hidden significantly diverse policy motives. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 2213-2245 Issue: 12 Volume: 20 Year: 1997 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900699708525293 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900699708525293 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:20:y:1997:i:12:p:2213-2245 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_8525292_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: Peter deLeon Author-X-Name-First: Peter Author-X-Name-Last: deLeon Title: Afterward: the once and future state of policy termination Abstract: This essay reviews the five articles in this symposium in light of termination research conducted over the past twenty years. The “underattention” of termination during the past two decades is discussed in the painted context of the attention paid to termination by the recent “Contract With America,” a plan by Congressional Republicans to eliminate selected government programs. One conclusion is that termination is still not easy, especially when strange bedfellows, motivated by self interest, join forces to stay the termination cleaver. Another issue is how to terminate programs in a humane manner, that is, without sacrificing essential employees or services. Despite the sparse attention paid to termination by academicians, termination remains an enduring and relevant public policy issue. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 2195-2212 Issue: 12 Volume: 20 Year: 1997 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900699708525292 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900699708525292 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:20:y:1997:i:12:p:2195-2212 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_8525290_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: Michael Harris Author-X-Name-First: Michael Author-X-Name-Last: Harris Title: Policy termination: uncovering the ideological dimension Abstract: deLeon and others assert that progress in policy termination research requires an emphasis on political-ideological reasons for termination. One obstacle to pursuing this line of inquiry is that cases of successful policy termination are relatively rare. As a useful alternative, one could examine cases in which ideology has apparently prevented a strongly indicated policy termination. An example is the Israeli Labor government's decision to bail out Israel's failing kibbutzim (collectives) despite severe budget pressures and the near-certainty that some kibbutzim will still not become self-supporting. Labor will not terminate its policy of support because, although the kibbutzim's direct political power is diminished, they retain substantial moral authority as past nation- builders and as embodiments of Labor's socialist/humanist ideals. Anomalous non-terminations such as this should offer rich possibilities for policy termination research. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 2151-2175 Issue: 12 Volume: 20 Year: 1997 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900699708525290 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900699708525290 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:20:y:1997:i:12:p:2151-2175 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_8525286_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: Mark R. Daniels Author-X-Name-First: Mark R. Author-X-Name-Last: Daniels Title: Symposium: public policy and organization termination Abstract: This symposium has three objectives: first, to define the terminology of policy and organization termination and provide a review of literature that will identify current theories and frameworks of termination; second, to publish new studies that test and evaluate the usefulness of these theories and frameworks; and third, to encourage further testing and study of theories and frameworks that have proven so far to be useful in explaining termination. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 2043-2066 Issue: 12 Volume: 20 Year: 1997 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900699708525286 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900699708525286 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:20:y:1997:i:12:p:2043-2066 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_8525287_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: Samuel Best Author-X-Name-First: Samuel Author-X-Name-Last: Best Author-Name: Paul Teske Author-X-Name-First: Paul Author-X-Name-Last: Teske Author-Name: Michael Mintrom Author-X-Name-First: Michael Author-X-Name-Last: Mintrom Title: Terminating the oldest living regulator: the death of the interstate commerce commission Abstract: This paper examines the termination of the oldest federal regulatory agency, in light of existing policy termination theories. The need for the ICC was severely reduced by major deregulation of railroads and trucking in 1980, changes from which also reduced the ICC's ability to maintain external interest group support. Still, although its budget and staff were cut, the ICC survived intact for 15 more years, until budgetary politics found it to be a useful symbolic target for termination. We also argue that this case shows the utility of putting termination theory into the larger framework of policy change, a literature that itself has largely ignored the critical element of policy and organizational termination.”Once you establish a commission … you have the devil's own time passing an act abolishing it.”(1). Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 2067-2096 Issue: 12 Volume: 20 Year: 1997 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900699708525287 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900699708525287 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:20:y:1997:i:12:p:2067-2096 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_8525291_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: Dorothy Norris-Tirrell Author-X-Name-First: Dorothy Author-X-Name-Last: Norris-Tirrell Title: Organization termination in the nonprofit setting: the dissolution of children's rehabilitation services Abstract: Public and business sector organizations are the primary subjects of the existing literature on organization termination. This article considers the applicability of the termination literature to the nonprofit organization context. In particular, the literatures of public administration (public agency termination), organization theory (life cycles of organizations), and business administration (firm failure) are used to examine the termination experience of a specific nonprofit agency, Children's Rehabilitation Services (CRS). After more than thirty years of providing residential treatment services to boys with emotional problems, the agency merged with another nonprofit rather than face bankruptcy. To understand the causes of CRS's termination, financial factors, deleon's (1978) obstacles to termination, life cycle theory and the role of the agency's changing environment are studied. The case of CRS illustrates many of the findings of the organization termination literature and introduces a new point essential to consideration of termination in the nonprofit context: the importance of the selection of decision makers with competencies appropriate for the given life cycle stage of the organization. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 2177-2194 Issue: 12 Volume: 20 Year: 1997 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900699708525291 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900699708525291 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:20:y:1997:i:12:p:2177-2194 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_8525289_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: Justin Greenwood Author-X-Name-First: Justin Author-X-Name-Last: Greenwood Title: The succession of policy termination Abstract: Despite the cessation of a variety of governmental organisations, policies and programmes in the UK throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the termination concept which emerged during the late 1970s remains heavily under utilised. This is attributed partly to the effects of the same incremental practices which termination was designed to solve; partly to the difficulties of distinguishing the categories of ‘termination’ from ‘succession’ ; and partly to Kaufman's assertion that organisational survival was a matter of chance, and therefore not fruitful to study. Academic interest in governmental cessations remains firmly rooted in the termination of organisations; much less attention has been paid to the ending of policies and programmes. Management science research can be used to challenge assertions about the lack of pattern in organisational survival, and the way in which political science has operationalised the concept of incerementalist, suggesting the applicability of semi rationalist techniques in an incrementalist world. Using a hierarchical reformulation of de Leon's 1978 categorisation of governmental functions, organisations, policies and programmes it is here suggested that ‘termination’ and ‘succession’ are distinct. In doing so, the aim is to demonstrate the practical utility of the termination concept, both for analysis, and for practitioners whose interest is centred on the opportunity cost savings which cessations can make available. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 2121-2150 Issue: 12 Volume: 20 Year: 1997 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900699708525289 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900699708525289 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:20:y:1997:i:12:p:2121-2150 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_8525285_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Editorial Board Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: ebi-ebv Issue: 12 Volume: 20 Year: 1997 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900699708525285 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900699708525285 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:20:y:1997:i:12:p:ebi-ebv Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_8525288_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: Janet E. Frantz Author-X-Name-First: Janet E. Author-X-Name-Last: Frantz Title: The high cost of policy termination Abstract: Most public policy terminations are promoted as cost saving moves when, in fact, there are often considerable short term costs associated with closing down public programs. Termination studies recognized these costs years ago and several published case studies provide examples, but no previous research has focused exclusively on the cost question. This research surveys the literature of policy termination and draws out relevant conceptualizations and examples in order to develop a better understanding of termination costs. The data from existing studies is supplemented by a thorough examination of a 1981 policy termination---the end of the entitlement of free health care for merchant seamen and the closure of eight Public Health Service (PHs) hospitals. The data verifies the expectation that the termination process involves considerable costs to prevent damage to communities, constituents, and staff. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 2097-2119 Issue: 12 Volume: 20 Year: 1997 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900699708525288 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900699708525288 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:20:y:1997:i:12:p:2097-2119 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2272061_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: Rahmat Hidayat Author-X-Name-First: Rahmat Author-X-Name-Last: Hidayat Author-Name: Fikri Yanda Author-X-Name-First: Fikri Author-X-Name-Last: Yanda Title: Complex Governance Networks: Foundational Concepts and Practical Implications Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 295-296 Issue: 4 Volume: 47 Year: 2024 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2023.2272061 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2023.2272061 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:47:y:2024:i:4:p:295-296 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2111579_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: Sapna Varkey Author-X-Name-First: Sapna Author-X-Name-Last: Varkey Author-Name: Kara Lawrence Author-X-Name-First: Kara Author-X-Name-Last: Lawrence Author-Name: Leila Chelbi Author-X-Name-First: Leila Author-X-Name-Last: Chelbi Author-Name: Amanda J. Stewart Author-X-Name-First: Amanda J. Author-X-Name-Last: Stewart Author-Name: Richard M. Clerkin Author-X-Name-First: Richard M. Author-X-Name-Last: Clerkin Title: Outcome Insights: Applying an NPG Lens to Examine a Capacity Building Initiative Among the Government and its Partner Abstract: Providing services for a diverse population requires a shift in paradigms and mechanisms. New Public Governance (NPG) provides insights on the need for collaborative actions between organizations from all sectors. This study applies an NPG lens to investigate a state’s effort to enhance mental health and substance use recovery through building capacity in peer-support service providing organizations (SPOs). We used 37 participant interviews from a training program. Results show variations between intended and actual outcomes and highlight NPG as a relevant framework for capacity building and co-creation of public value in dynamic partnerships between the public sector and SPOs. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 243-256 Issue: 4 Volume: 47 Year: 2024 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2111579 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2111579 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:47:y:2024:i:4:p:243-256 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2111578_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: Athanasios Anastasiou Author-X-Name-First: Athanasios Author-X-Name-Last: Anastasiou Author-Name: Charalampos Kalligosfyris Author-X-Name-First: Charalampos Author-X-Name-Last: Kalligosfyris Author-Name: Eleni Kalamara Author-X-Name-First: Eleni Author-X-Name-Last: Kalamara Title: Determinants of Tax Revenue Performance in European Countries: A Panel Data Investigation Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the existence and directions of the causal relationships between the level of tax revenue and a set of determinants, using data from 26 European countries for the period 2015–2018. In particular, by applying the panel cointegration method and estimating panel-based Error Correction Models, the long-run and causal relationships between the variables, are being explored. The results of the analysis confirm the existence of cointegration relationships (long-run relationships) and suggest a significant degree of interdependence. In particular, the investigation showed that the level of GDP per capita and public debt, the assessment of the level of control of corruption, the government effectiveness index, the degree of the efficiency of tax administration and the level of tax rates (individuals and corporate) significantly affect the level of tax revenue collection. The analysis also confirms the existence of macroeconomic interdependence (interconnection) between the European countries. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 227-242 Issue: 4 Volume: 47 Year: 2024 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2111578 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2111578 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:47:y:2024:i:4:p:227-242 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2111580_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: Bruce Gilley Author-X-Name-First: Bruce Author-X-Name-Last: Gilley Author-Name: Sirisak Laochankham Author-X-Name-First: Sirisak Author-X-Name-Last: Laochankham Title: Can Fiscal Recentralization Strengthen Local Government? The Case of Thailand Abstract: Thailand in 2018 became the latest developing country to impose mandatory rules on its fiscal policy that included a national limit on the accumulation of public debt and direct control of local government budgets. Such fiscal recentralization is generally assumed in the literature on multi-level finance to weaken local economic, fiscal, and policy conditions. Yet a newer emphasis in this literature asserts the potential value of central governments in steering and constraining local governments through public finance. Such central steering may strengthen rather than weaken local governments via fiscal, economic, and policy conditions. In this paper, we use the emergent theory of pro-local fiscal recentralization to examine the initial evidence, as well as the emergent opportunities, for local governments in Thailand. We find grounds for optimism that fiscal recentralization will have positive effects, and identify strategies for local governments to optimize those effects. We conclude with recommendations for research and practice on fiscal recentralization in other developing country contexts. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 257-268 Issue: 4 Volume: 47 Year: 2024 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2111580 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2111580 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:47:y:2024:i:4:p:257-268 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2116046_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: Emmanuel Kwabena Anin Author-X-Name-First: Emmanuel Kwabena Author-X-Name-Last: Anin Author-Name: Dominic Essuman Author-X-Name-First: Dominic Author-X-Name-Last: Essuman Author-Name: Frempong Asare-Baffour Author-X-Name-First: Frempong Author-X-Name-Last: Asare-Baffour Author-Name: Dennis Manu Author-X-Name-First: Dennis Author-X-Name-Last: Manu Author-Name: Priscilla Addo Asamany Author-X-Name-First: Priscilla Addo Author-X-Name-Last: Asamany Title: Enhancing Procurement Quality Performance in a Developing Country: The Roles of Procurement Audit and Top Management Commitment Abstract: Despite its strategic importance, procurement quality performance remains not only a difficult-to-improve public procurement outcome in developing countries but also knowledge of its determinants is underdeveloped. This research uses a contingent-agency perspective to propose procurement audit as a procurement quality performance-enhancer, especially when there is a strong top management commitment to strategic procurement issues. Survey data from 223 public sector organizations in Ghana support these propositions. Additional results, however, reveal that internal and external aspects of procurement audit relate differently to self-reported procurement quality performance under differing conditions of top management commitment. Theoretical and practical implications of these findings are presented. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 283-294 Issue: 4 Volume: 47 Year: 2024 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2116046 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2116046 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:47:y:2024:i:4:p:283-294 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2114008_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: Austin Morris Author-X-Name-First: Austin Author-X-Name-Last: Morris Author-Name: Sara Wilkinson Author-X-Name-First: Sara Author-X-Name-Last: Wilkinson Author-Name: Chivonne Algeo Author-X-Name-First: Chivonne Author-X-Name-Last: Algeo Author-Name: Damian Candusso Author-X-Name-First: Damian Author-X-Name-Last: Candusso Title: Project Performance Reporting in New South Wales Local Government Abstract: Mandatory performance reporting for Australian councils focuses on financial data that is used to compare organisational performance between councils. Despite comprising a significant part of council expenditure, reporting on project performance is not regulated. Using data available within council Annual Reports, this research compared the ways in which project performance is being measured across councils, and a measure for project success was developed. Project success was measured for each of the five Office of Local Government (OLG) New South Wales (NSW) categories. This research highlights the inconsistencies in the way local government project performance is being reported and presents one measure of project success based on publicly available information Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 269-282 Issue: 4 Volume: 47 Year: 2024 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2114008 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2114008 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:47:y:2024:i:4:p:269-282 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2120002_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Sandor G. Lukacs de Pereny Martens Author-X-Name-First: Sandor G. Author-X-Name-Last: Lukacs de Pereny Martens Author-Name: Gavin M. Schwarz Author-X-Name-First: Gavin M. Author-X-Name-Last: Schwarz Title: Examining Contemporary Australian Local Government Sustainable Procurement Practices: A National Study Abstract: World population growth and urban sprawl have exacerbated global cities’ demand for public infrastructure and allied services. Local governments must therefore continuously procure vast volumes of tangible resources entailing significant public expenditure. As a result, however, local governments also become major waste generators, making it critical to examine local government sustainable procurement practices. Sustainable procurement is a purchasing framework integrating social and environmental criteria within any resource acquisition decision-making process, meaning that its adoption can contribute to reducing local government waste output. Despite the risk of not capitalizing on sustainable procurement guidelines, little is known about the impact of local government procurement practices. Addressing this gap, this paper examines the implementation status of sustainable procurement principles in contemporary Australian local governments. With a nation-wide survey (n = 196 from 160 local governments), we find that poor financial standing, insufficient environmental training, and a lack of e-procurement systems represent major barriers to sustainable procurement adoption, while top management, employees’ attitudes, and environmental regulations stand out sustainable procurement practice enablers. Furthermore, there has been a partial implementation of sustainable procurement principles in Australian local governments due to several financial, administrative, and structural limitations identified. This exploratory study assists local government professionals, city planners, and policymakers in dealing with population growth and its attendant waste generation and environmental pollution challenges. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 342-358 Issue: 5 Volume: 47 Year: 2024 Month: 04 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2120002 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2120002 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:47:y:2024:i:5:p:342-358 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2119408_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Kelmara Mendes Vieira Author-X-Name-First: Kelmara Mendes Author-X-Name-Last: Vieira Author-Name: Taiane Keila Matheis Author-X-Name-First: Taiane Keila Author-X-Name-Last: Matheis Author-Name: Tamara Otilia Amaral Rosenblum Author-X-Name-First: Tamara Otilia Amaral Author-X-Name-Last: Rosenblum Author-Name: Ani Caroline Grigion Potrich Author-X-Name-First: Ani Caroline Grigion Author-X-Name-Last: Potrich Title: Occupation and Financial Preparation for Retirement: Does Being a Public Servant Make a Difference? Abstract: This study tests the hypothesis that public servants have higher levels of financial preparation for retirement compared to other occupations. Also, it identifies whether the model is invariant. The results indicate that public servants have better future expectations, financial planning, and savings behavior than other occupations. The level of financial preparation for retirement is low in all occupations. The construction of public policies that consider both the need to increase levels of planning and inequalities is essential for greater financial well-being in retirement. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 328-341 Issue: 5 Volume: 47 Year: 2024 Month: 04 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2119408 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2119408 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:47:y:2024:i:5:p:328-341 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2094410_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Jeongyoon Lee Author-X-Name-First: Jeongyoon Author-X-Name-Last: Lee Author-Name: Junesoo Lee Author-X-Name-First: Junesoo Author-X-Name-Last: Lee Title: Compatibility of the Incompatible: How Does Asymmetric Power Lead to Coexistence of Trust and Distrust in Adversarial Policy Networks? Abstract: Asymmetric power has been found to hinder the development of trust that is essential for structuring policy subsystems or networks. Using a multinomial logistic analysis of a local hydraulic fracturing policy network in New York, our findings indicate that (1) power imbalance affects the coexistence of trust and distrust and (2) power imbalance interacting with certain types of social relationships (policy communication, regulation, and knowledge exchange) leads to the coexistence of trust and distrust. We suggest three implications for the governance of policy networks and policy process literature: increasing levels of trust do not guarantee decreasing levels of distrust, asymmetric power has an impact on structuring “ambivalent” relations, and adversarial policy subsystems can take four structural forms depending on the levels of trust and distrust. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 297-312 Issue: 5 Volume: 47 Year: 2024 Month: 04 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2094410 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2094410 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:47:y:2024:i:5:p:297-312 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2121839_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Francis Gaudreault Author-X-Name-First: Francis Author-X-Name-Last: Gaudreault Author-Name: Virginia Bodolica Author-X-Name-First: Virginia Author-X-Name-Last: Bodolica Title: Toward a Developmental State in Africa: On Rwanda’s Developmentally-Oriented Leadership and Capable Public Administration Abstract: In the past decade, many governments around the world have strayed neoliberal prescriptions to get closer to the East Asian governance model – the developmental state. Rwanda, which becomes a model for rapid socio-economic development in Africa, is considered as one of these states that take its inspiration from East Asia. Using an adapted theoretical framework and a rich dataset, we investigate whether the actions of the Rwandan state compare with the East Asian ideal-typical developmental state. Our analysis indicates that post-2000 Rwanda possesses two central features of the developmental state: a developmentally-oriented leadership and an efficient public administration that proved capable to implement its ambitious vision. We elaborate on the transformation of the development paradigm in Rwanda that goes beyond its ultra-market-friendly approach and its welcoming private sector environment. Our findings suggest that it is possible to reproduce the developmental state model today, leaving room for context-dependent adaptations. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 359-372 Issue: 5 Volume: 47 Year: 2024 Month: 04 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2121839 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2121839 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:47:y:2024:i:5:p:359-372 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2117379_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Muji Raharjo Author-X-Name-First: Muji Author-X-Name-Last: Raharjo Author-Name: Anis Eliyana Author-X-Name-First: Anis Author-X-Name-Last: Eliyana Author-Name: Pahrudin Saputra Author-X-Name-First: Pahrudin Author-X-Name-Last: Saputra Author-Name: Rachmawati Dewi Anggraini Author-X-Name-First: Rachmawati Dewi Author-X-Name-Last: Anggraini Author-Name: Sigit Budiyanto Author-X-Name-First: Sigit Author-X-Name-Last: Budiyanto Author-Name: Aisha Anwar Author-X-Name-First: Aisha Author-X-Name-Last: Anwar Title: Identification of Factors Determining the Success of Health Care at Correctional Institutions in Indonesia Abstract: This study aims to extract the factors that have an impact on the success of health services in correctional institutions in Indonesia. This is an exploratory study that was conducted in 18 correctional institutions spread across 4 islands in Indonesia through virtual interviews and triangulation of sources and experts. This study uses health service standards of correctional institutions from WHO and Mandela Rules covering medical care, health protection, health promotion, and health resilience. The results of this study provide an overview of the success factors of health services in correctional institutions in Indonesia. The implementation of health services is following the standard although the management is adjusted to the resources and environment. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 313-327 Issue: 5 Volume: 47 Year: 2024 Month: 04 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2117379 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2117379 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:47:y:2024:i:5:p:313-327 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2123503_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Machiel van der Heijden Author-X-Name-First: Machiel Author-X-Name-Last: van der Heijden Title: What Does This Button Do? Departmental Restructurings, Information Processing, and Administrative Errors Abstract: In times of political turnover, incoming governments frequently reorganize parts of the central bureaucracy. They not only do so by reshuffling ministerial portfolios, but also by altering the internal design of ministerial departments. This paper problematizes these departmental restructurings from an organizational design perspective, linking them to several unintended consequences or administrative errors. In particular, the theoretical argument notes how some departmental changes increase the likelihood that “errors of omission” will occur (i.e., failing to act on problematic information signals), while other changes lead to “errors of commission” (i.e., acting on the wrong information signals). Theoretically, this paper thus illustrates the importance of changing the formal design for bureaucratic information processing and administrative decision-making. Practically, it demonstrates the implications of too carelessly pressing the buttons of structural design within public organizations. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 385-396 Issue: 6 Volume: 47 Year: 2024 Month: 04 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2123503 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2123503 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:47:y:2024:i:6:p:385-396 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2134420_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Robert A Warren Author-X-Name-First: Robert A Author-X-Name-Last: Warren Author-Name: Timothy J Fogarty Author-X-Name-First: Timothy J Author-X-Name-Last: Fogarty Author-Name: Philip A Cola Author-X-Name-First: Philip A Author-X-Name-Last: Cola Author-Name: Dale E Hartz Author-X-Name-First: Dale E Author-X-Name-Last: Hartz Title: A Qualitative Inquiry into Mission Creep at the Criminal Investigation Division of the Internal Revenue Service Abstract: In the public administration literature, little exists on the criminal enforcement of the United States tax laws. Whereas many are aware of how the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) conducts the administrative function of selecting tax returns for audit, and about its power to assess interest and penalties for underpayment, the criminal enforcement of tax law presents itself as a world apart. Based on 30 interviews with current and retired IRS special agents, this study explores the choices they make in the furtherance of their self-interest and the public’s interest. Major insights include the documentation of “mission creep” that has taken the agency’s effort away from its primary purpose. Unlike other instances of this organizational phenomenon, this tendency has been driven by agents’ personal preferences and untempered by IRS management efforts. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 425-436 Issue: 6 Volume: 47 Year: 2024 Month: 04 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2134420 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2134420 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:47:y:2024:i:6:p:425-436 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2122505_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Valerio Bontempi Author-X-Name-First: Valerio Author-X-Name-Last: Bontempi Author-Name: Eva Kiel Formerly Rulands Author-X-Name-First: Eva Author-X-Name-Last: Kiel Formerly Rulands Author-Name: Alessandro Nato Author-X-Name-First: Alessandro Author-X-Name-Last: Nato Author-Name: Maciej Serowaniec Author-X-Name-First: Maciej Author-X-Name-Last: Serowaniec Author-Name: Elisabetta Tatì Author-X-Name-First: Elisabetta Author-X-Name-Last: Tatì Title: The Protection of the European Financial Interest: From Concrete Practices to Theoretical Recommendations Abstract: From September 1, 2021 to November 30, 2021, the BETKOSOL Project team carried out online and face-to-face qualitative interviews with representatives of the EU and MS institutions at national, regional, and local levels in different countries, as well as with representatives of selected trade unions and employers’ associations. For better knowledge and better solutions, the awareness of the protection of financial interests by relevant institutions has been a key issue running throughout the project. The article focuses on a comparison of the results of these qualitative interviews. The concluding remarks include some preliminary policy recommendations. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 373-384 Issue: 6 Volume: 47 Year: 2024 Month: 04 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2122505 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2122505 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:47:y:2024:i:6:p:373-384 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2123504_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Youngjae Kim Author-X-Name-First: Youngjae Author-X-Name-Last: Kim Title: The Role of Science in the Policy Subsystem: An Application of the Advocacy Coalition Framework to Nanotechnology Regulation Policies Abstract: One of the key objectives of the advocacy coalition framework (ACF) is to clarify the role of science in policymaking. As such, scientists can help inform science and technology policy decisions by providing information on the risks and benefits of a technology. There is also high demand for scientists to take an active role in policy debates, and policymakers often rely on scientific experts to help them make decisions on regulations. However, few empirical studies have focused on the establishment of coalitions and their impact on policy outputs, or on the role of scientists in these coalitions. This paper explores how the ACF can be applied to a policy subsystem by examining two nanotechnology regulation policies of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as cases. Drawing on 21 interviews with people involved in nanotechnology subsystems, this paper finds that there are two opposing advocacy groups in the nanotechnology policy subsystem, each with their own shared beliefs. The qualitative interview analysis suggests that the lineup of coalition members is stable over time, but the EPA exhibits less consistent positions. The interview data also show that despite many policy actors being involved in the nanotechnology policy process, there is a significant role for scientific information in the subsystem. The paper concludes with discussions of the role of science within the nanotechnology policy subsystem and the applicability of the ACF in various settings. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 397-414 Issue: 6 Volume: 47 Year: 2024 Month: 04 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2123504 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2123504 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:47:y:2024:i:6:p:397-414 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2126987_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Emilio Barucci Author-X-Name-First: Emilio Author-X-Name-Last: Barucci Author-Name: Francesca Grassetti Author-X-Name-First: Francesca Author-X-Name-Last: Grassetti Title: Pandemic Crisis, Power and the Role of the State Abstract: We build on the experience of the COVID-19 crisis to investigate how a State owned and a private company, such as the national health system, are managed when a crisis may occur. We develop our analysis considering an incomplete contract model. We concentrate our attention on the incentives for economic agents assuming that the State expropriates property rights in the crisis event. The choice between public and private health system depends on three key elements: expropriation degree of the State/power of the private sector, damage of cost reduction innovations, probability of a crisis event. If the probability of the crisis is high, the damage is significant and the contracting power of the manager is strong then public ownership may be optimal because cost innovations are more aligned to the first best solution than in case of a private ownership. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 415-424 Issue: 6 Volume: 47 Year: 2024 Month: 04 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2126987 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2126987 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:47:y:2024:i:6:p:415-424 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2145307_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Daniel Dramani Kipo-Sunyehzi Author-X-Name-First: Daniel Dramani Author-X-Name-Last: Kipo-Sunyehzi Author-Name: Edward Brenya Author-X-Name-First: Edward Author-X-Name-Last: Brenya Author-Name: Adam Fusheini Author-X-Name-First: Adam Author-X-Name-Last: Fusheini Title: Frontline Workers’ Use of Discretion in the Implementation of National Health Insurance Scheme in Ghana Abstract: The article examines frontline workers’ use of discretion in the implementation of the National Health Insurance Scheme in Ghana. It answers two questions: 1) how does discretion affect service delivery? 2) Whose interest does discretion serve in service delivery? The article provides three contributions. First, it brings a new direction in the use of discretion in organisations in a developing world context. Second, it adds to ‘how’ and ‘why’ frontline workers use discretion. Finally, it reveals whose interest the use of discretion serves. It utilises qualitative methods to reveal both positively motivated and negatively motivated discretion relationships that exist between frontline workers and clients. Most of the negatively inclined discretion is exercised largely by frontline workers in public organisations. It concludes that most of the frontline workers’ discretion serves the interest of their clients rather than service providers’ self-interest or the interest of their organisations. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 452-463 Issue: 7 Volume: 47 Year: 2024 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2145307 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2145307 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:47:y:2024:i:7:p:452-463 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2145484_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Gonzalo Ruiz Diaz Author-X-Name-First: Gonzalo Ruiz Author-X-Name-Last: Diaz Title: What Determines The Outcomes Of Public Procurement Arbitration? Abstract: The strengths and weaknesses of arbitration compared to litigation, as a system for solving procurement disputes between governments and their private counterparts has been a subject of debate among scholars. A particularly sensitive topic relates to the impartiality standards of each system and the determinants of its outcomes. Using a unique database of national arbitration resolutions we analyze the determinants of awards in procurement disputes related to public works. Estimating a cross-section model, we find evidence in favor of party capability theory and the influence of institutional factors in arbitration outcomes, like amendments to procurement law or the characteristics of the organization in charge of administering these processes. As well, we find indirect evidence that suggests that adverse outcomes for government entities are related with the lack of individual incentives of officials to settle with private contractors, and the presence of presumably undue influence among private contractors and arbitrators. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 464-478 Issue: 7 Volume: 47 Year: 2024 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2145484 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2145484 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:47:y:2024:i:7:p:464-478 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2145485_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Yuliya Rodionova Author-X-Name-First: Yuliya Author-X-Name-Last: Rodionova Title: Conflict Resolution Strategies in Public Procurement: The Role of Informal Relations and Trust in Courts Abstract: This paper analyzes conflict resolution strategies in public procurement in two transition economies, Russia and Kazakhstan, based on a supplier survey. The results show that 25% of suppliers in Kazakhstan and 32% of suppliers in Russia said preferred to resolve all public procurement conflicts through negotiations with the procurer without involving a third party represented by the regulator and/or the judicial system. The findings also revealed that Russian suppliers, potentially affiliated with procurers, are less likely to encounter conflict situations. The attitude to the practice of “predetermined choice,” when the procurer selects a supplier before the formal procurement procedure, was used as an indirect indicator of such affiliation. In addition, the empirical analysis shows that, in both countries, suppliers who are not inclined to trust the court and indicate high costs of participation in litigation are more likely to use the strategy of direct negotiations to resolve procurement conflicts. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 479-494 Issue: 7 Volume: 47 Year: 2024 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2145485 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2145485 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:47:y:2024:i:7:p:479-494 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2150775_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Mathilde Cecchini Author-X-Name-First: Mathilde Author-X-Name-Last: Cecchini Author-Name: Lars Dahl Pedersen Author-X-Name-First: Lars Dahl Author-X-Name-Last: Pedersen Author-Name: Mickael Bech Author-X-Name-First: Mickael Author-X-Name-Last: Bech Author-Name: Christian Bøtcher Jacobsen Author-X-Name-First: Christian Bøtcher Author-X-Name-Last: Jacobsen Author-Name: Ane-Kathrine Lundberg Hansen Author-X-Name-First: Ane-Kathrine Lundberg Author-X-Name-Last: Hansen Title: What Makes a Leader? Leadership Identity and Leadership Behavior among Highly Professionalized Public Leaders Abstract: The development of a leadership identity has been argued to be an important determinant for what leaders do. For leaders in highly specialized work environments, the development of a leadership identity has been regarded both in absolute terms and in relation to their professional identity. This study investigates the extent to which leadership identity in absolute and relative terms explains various types of leadership behaviors. Based on panel survey data from clinical directors in Danish hospital departments, the findings show that the absolute leadership identity predicts transformational, transactional, and professional development leadership, whereas no correlations are found between relative leadership identity and leadership behavior. The study supports the expectation that leadership identity is, in its own right, an important precondition for leadership behavior. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 495-506 Issue: 7 Volume: 47 Year: 2024 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2150775 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2150775 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:47:y:2024:i:7:p:495-506 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2139845_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Santap Sanhari Mishra Author-X-Name-First: Santap Sanhari Author-X-Name-Last: Mishra Title: Mediating Roles of Service Innovation and Perceived Corruption in the Relationship between E-government and Citizens’ Satisfaction Abstract: By taking the Electronic Satisfaction Satisfaction (EGOVSAT) model, this study examined the mediating roles of service innovation and perceived corruption in user satisfaction with e-government services. A total of 190 responses was collected from the e-government service users of the state of Odisha in India. The state of Odisha has adopted teamwork, transparency, technology, and timely service delivery for transforming governance (5-T framework). The focus is, of course, to achieve good governance by providing better services through the help of technology. A study on the role of service innovations and perceived corruption in an e-government framework has relevance for further strengthening of the 5-T framework. This research outcome supported the mediating role of service innovations in the relationship between e-government and citizens’ satisfaction, while rejecting the mediating role of perceived corruption. This study emphasizes the utility dimension of e-government and service innovations in an attempt to enhance citizens’ satisfaction. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 437-451 Issue: 7 Volume: 47 Year: 2024 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2139845 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2139845 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:47:y:2024:i:7:p:437-451 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2331755_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Adi Heryadi Author-X-Name-First: Adi Author-X-Name-Last: Heryadi Author-Name: Muhammad Azhar Author-X-Name-First: Muhammad Author-X-Name-Last: Azhar Author-Name: Khoiruddin Bashori Author-X-Name-First: Khoiruddin Author-X-Name-Last: Bashori Author-Name: Mohammad Syifa Amin Widigdo Author-X-Name-First: Mohammad Syifa Amin Author-X-Name-Last: Widigdo Title: Corruption and Development in Nigeria (Routledge Corruption and Anti-Corruption Studies) Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 507-508 Issue: 7 Volume: 47 Year: 2024 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2024.2331755 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2024.2331755 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:47:y:2024:i:7:p:507-508 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2154362_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Elias Pereira Lopes Júnior Author-X-Name-First: Elias Pereira Author-X-Name-Last: Lopes Júnior Author-Name: Ana Nery Alves Daniel Author-X-Name-First: Ana Nery Alves Author-X-Name-Last: Daniel Title: Workers Performance: What has Changed with the Covid-19 Crisis? Abstract: Workers’ performance is a classic and contemporary theme present in several organizational studies and remains current. Due to the Covid health crisis, telecommuting becomes recurrent. As a result, a concern was raised about its impact on workers’ performance. This research aims to identify, based on the perception of Serpro employers, the factors that impacted work performance in the telecommuting regime due to the Covid-19 crisis. Using semi-structured interviews interpreted through the Thematic Categorical Content Analysis technique, this research proposes three perspectives of factors: Situational Perspective, Organizational Perspective, and Professional Perspective. The results show that despite the emotional impact, few employees said that telecommuting had an impact on performance. In addition, the quality of life was reported by most respondents as the biggest advantage of telecommuting. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 521-531 Issue: 8 Volume: 47 Year: 2024 Month: 06 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2154362 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2154362 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:47:y:2024:i:8:p:521-531 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2155834_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Hakan Uslu Author-X-Name-First: Hakan Author-X-Name-Last: Uslu Author-Name: Rahman Dağ Author-X-Name-First: Rahman Author-X-Name-Last: Dağ Title: Does the Governorship Matter for Provincial Economic Development? Abstract: Appointed provincial governors do not have any power to make new policies apart from the ones made by the central government, but they are legally responsible for their implementations. In addition, they are not appointed for a specific time period and can be rotated even within a year or can stay longer where they are assigned. However, governors are overtly or covertly influential on provincial development since they have the central government’s authority in the local administration. In this respect, using a new panel dataset, the current study seeks to find out if there is a relation between a governor’s length of tenure and provincial economic development. The empirical results of the study show a negative relationship between the length of tenure and the economic development of provinces. In addition, longer tenure years are related to lower economic development, while the too-short length of tenure has no significant impact on the economic development of the provinces. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 551-565 Issue: 8 Volume: 47 Year: 2024 Month: 06 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2155834 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2155834 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:47:y:2024:i:8:p:551-565 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2154788_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Md. Zahidul Islam Author-X-Name-First: Md. Zahidul Author-X-Name-Last: Islam Author-Name: Thuraya Farhana Said Author-X-Name-First: Thuraya Farhana Author-X-Name-Last: Said Author-Name: Wardah Azimah Sumardi Author-X-Name-First: Wardah Azimah Author-X-Name-Last: Sumardi Author-Name: Safayet Rahman Author-X-Name-First: Safayet Author-X-Name-Last: Rahman Author-Name: Nurul Amirah Ishak Author-X-Name-First: Nurul Amirah Author-X-Name-Last: Ishak Title: An Empirical Investigation of Organisational Factors and Organisational Effectiveness: The Mediating Role of Knowledge Sharing Abstract: This study attempted to investigate the relationship between organisational factors (organisational climate, leadership, and structure), knowledge sharing and organisational effectiveness. Knowledge sharing was examined as a mediator between organisational factors and organisational effectiveness. In addition, the study explored the moderating effect of ICT on the relationship between organisational factors and knowledge sharing. Quantitative techniques and questionnaires were used to collect data for this study. The findings showed that supportive climate, innovative climate, formalisation and transformational leadership were significantly related to knowledge sharing; however, there was not enough evidence to consider knowledge sharing as a mediator between organisational factors and organisational effectiveness. This study also revealed the moderating effects of ICT on organisational factors (specifically organisational climate and organisational leadership) and knowledge sharing. Therefore, the findings of this study provided relevant insights to the public sector managers and policymakers to take a proactive approach to improve organisational effectiveness in their organisation. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 532-550 Issue: 8 Volume: 47 Year: 2024 Month: 06 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2154788 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2154788 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:47:y:2024:i:8:p:532-550 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2154361_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Komla D. Dzigbede Author-X-Name-First: Komla D. Author-X-Name-Last: Dzigbede Title: On the Unequal Exchange in China’s Economic Partnership with Africa Abstract: China’s economic engagement with Africa has expanded significantly in recent years. While some scholars highlight the engagement as critical for sustainable development in Africa, others argue that the rules of engagement tend to favor China and encourage unequal economic exchange. This article weighs into the discussion on unequal economic exchange. It uses international trade data from 1995 to 2015 to estimate the amount of unequal economic exchange in China’s trade with Africa. The estimate is based on a simple method that applies an exchange rate deviation factor to the trade flows between China and Africa, and further adjusts for the difference in labor productivity between the two trading regions. Results show significant unrecorded transfers of value from Africa to China, amounting to 2.5% of the total gross domestic product of African countries during the sample period. The article suggests several policy strategies to improve Chinese engagement with Africa and reinforce the continent’s progress towards sustainable development. In addition, the article provides a theoretical and empirical framework that can be useful for analyzing Africa’s trade engagement, not only with China, but with other regions of the world as well. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 509-520 Issue: 8 Volume: 47 Year: 2024 Month: 06 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2154361 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2154361 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:47:y:2024:i:8:p:509-520 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2157437_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: HyungGun Park Author-X-Name-First: HyungGun Author-X-Name-Last: Park Title: State Revenue Policy and Election: Are All Taxpayers Equal? Abstract: Political Business Cycle (PBC) models illustrate that government fiscal outcomes are driven by the private interests of incumbent policymakers who shape fiscal policy in pursuit of the popular vote. While the existing PBC studies tend to focus on influences on the overall budget size, this study posits that PBC also targets specific groups that can be distinguished by their size and associated tax bases. This research, using fiscal data of state governments in the US between 1979 and 2019, provides evidence that the conventional PBC patterns apply to the general public standing for the broad-based revenues, whereas the narrow-based revenues for the interest groups, businesses, and industries remain unaffected. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 566-574 Issue: 8 Volume: 47 Year: 2024 Month: 06 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2157437 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2022.2157437 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:47:y:2024:i:8:p:566-574 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2350762_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Ashish Desai Author-X-Name-First: Ashish Author-X-Name-Last: Desai Author-Name: Aroon P. Manoharan Author-X-Name-First: Aroon P. Author-X-Name-Last: Manoharan Title: Digital Transformation and Public Administration: The Impacts of India’s Digital Public Infrastructure Abstract: Over the past decades, digital technologies have become ubiquitous, impacting and changing the ways society operates. Immense public and economic value is being created by improving access to information and resources. Hence, many public administration units around the globe continue to focus on digital transformation. Although mostly associated with digitizing services and workflow via software platforms, India’s efforts have taken a “Lego building block approach” toward technology which can be repurposed and recombined to deliver solutions at the social level. These digital public infrastructure (DPI) blocks have had significant impact on socio-economic development. In this special issue, we explore the role of DPI in digitally transforming public service delivery and in creating public value. The issue aims to make an important contribution to public administration and digital government literature, by examining India’s DPI and its positive externalities, in particular its role in financial and health inclusion. These papers include vital knowledge that can support policy processes on digital transformation and public value creation for India and other developing countries of the global South. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 575-578 Issue: 9 Volume: 47 Year: 2024 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2024.2350762 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2024.2350762 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:47:y:2024:i:9:p:575-578 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2303006_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Sanjukta Sarkar Author-X-Name-First: Sanjukta Author-X-Name-Last: Sarkar Author-Name: Rudra Sensarma Author-X-Name-First: Rudra Author-X-Name-Last: Sensarma Title: Confluence of Health and Financial Policies for Development: A Study of Collaborative Governance in Maternal Health Delivery Abstract: Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) is a public health programme in India involving multiple stakeholders across sectors with the common goal of reducing mother and infant mortality by boosting institutional deliveries. Under JSY, pregnant women receive financial assistance in the form of cash transfers into their bank accounts. Using data from the latest National Family Health Survey providing a sample of 15,968 poor women, we show that Financial inclusivity is associated with greater uptake of JSY. Our research highlights the inter-relatedness of health and financial sector policies, signifying the need to address citizen-centric development beyond the silos of schemes. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 612-633 Issue: 9 Volume: 47 Year: 2024 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2024.2303006 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2024.2303006 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:47:y:2024:i:9:p:612-633 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2243401_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Ashish Desai Author-X-Name-First: Ashish Author-X-Name-Last: Desai Author-Name: Aroon P. Manoharan Author-X-Name-First: Aroon P. Author-X-Name-Last: Manoharan Author-Name: Sai Shiva Jayanth Author-X-Name-First: Sai Shiva Author-X-Name-Last: Jayanth Author-Name: Sharlo Zack Author-X-Name-First: Sharlo Author-X-Name-Last: Zack Title: Public Value Creation Through Combined Consumption of Multiple Public Services – Case of India Stack Abstract: Using a case study of India’s Digital Stack, the paper seeks to understand how a discrete set of technology services when consumed by citizens can create public value of financial inclusion with regard to savings and access to credit. The research focuses on a single cross-sectional case study employing a deductive approach. The case-study approach is combined with the Granger causality test to empirically test relationships among various variables. The paper also makes an important contribution to public administration and digital government literature, by examining digital initiatives in India. These learnings can support the policy process about digital governance and public value creation for India and other developing countries of the global south. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 600-611 Issue: 9 Volume: 47 Year: 2024 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2023.2243401 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2023.2243401 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:47:y:2024:i:9:p:600-611 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: LPAD_A_2320354_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Ashok Thomas Author-X-Name-First: Ashok Author-X-Name-Last: Thomas Author-Name: Kausik Gangopadhyay Author-X-Name-First: Kausik Author-X-Name-Last: Gangopadhyay Author-Name: Kulbhushan Balooni Author-X-Name-First: Kulbhushan Author-X-Name-Last: Balooni Author-Name: Satheeshan Balasubramanian Author-X-Name-First: Satheeshan Author-X-Name-Last: Balasubramanian Author-Name: Maya Padmanabhan Author-X-Name-First: Maya Author-X-Name-Last: Padmanabhan Title: Is Government Health Subsidy Targeted Enough in India? Evidence from a Tertiary Hospital Abstract: In emerging economies like India, the focus of public health policies is shifting toward the treating non-communicable diseases to preventing communicable diseases. The public welfare demands appropriate targeted healthcare subsidies for non-communicable diseases. In this paper, we investigate whether out-of-pocket expenditure toward mitigating non-communicable diseases for the poorer section of the population is catastrophic by nature. In a representative futuristic scenario for an emerging economy, we have collected the cancer patients’ expenditure data from the patients and hospital management in a not-for-profit cancer hospital located in the state of Kerala. We have analyzed the variation of expenditure categorized as government subsidy toward treatment, private expenditure toward medical goods and services, and private expenditure toward non-medical goods and services against different socio-economic variables. The analysis of catastrophic health expenditure data reveals that relatively lower income lower-income households face more risk of catastrophic health expenditure and are in greater need of government subsidy. Journal: International Journal of Public Administration Pages: 579-599 Issue: 9 Volume: 47 Year: 2024 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2024.2320354 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/01900692.2024.2320354 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:47:y:2024:i:9:p:579-599