RNICE Model: Evaluating the Contribution of Replication Studies in Public Administration and Management Research

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Pedersen, Mogens Jin; Stritch, Justin M.
• 署名单位: Aarhus University; Aarhus University; Arizona State University; Arizona State University-Tempe
• 刊物名称: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0033-3352
• DOI: 10.1111/puar.12910
• 发表日期: 2018
• 页码: 606-612
• 关键词: performance-related pay; service motivation; determinants; CONSEQUENCES; metaanalysis; incentives; sector

摘要

Replication studies relate to the scientific principle of replicability and serve the significant purpose of providing supporting (or contradicting) evidence regarding the existence of a phenomenon. However, replication has never been an integral part of public administration and management research. Recently, scholars have called for more replication, but academic reflections on when replication adds substantive value to public administration and management research are needed. This article presents the RNICE conceptual model, for assessing when and how a replication study contributes knowledge about a social phenomenon and advances knowledge in the public administration and management literatures. The RNICE model provides a vehicle for researchers who seek to evaluate or demonstrate the value of a replication study systematically. The practical application of the model is illustrated using two published replication studies. Evidence for Practice Replication is the process of repeating previous research efforts with the aim of confirming or extending previous findings and serves the important purpose of providing supporting (or contradicting) evidence regarding the existence of a phenomenon. Academic reflections on when and how replication adds substantive value to public administration and management research remain implicit and sparse. This article presents the RNICE conceptual model to guide both scholars (producers of information) and public administration professionals (consumers of information) when evaluating the contributions of replication studies.