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作者：Lee, Jeongyoon; Dodge, Jennifer
作者单位：University of Kentucky; State University of New York (SUNY) System; University at Albany, SUNY
摘要：In the age of collaboration and shared governance, paradoxically, distrust manifests frequently in government and political institutions and is seen as dysfunctional to democracy, making governing networks challenging. Yet, previous studies emphasize the significance of promoting trust more than addressing distrust in networks. Distrust differs from the absence of trust. It involves relationships characterized by doubt, suspicion, or opportunism. Relatively little is known about why distrustin...
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作者：Jeong, Youkyoung; Song, Jongdae
作者单位：Korea University; Gyeongkuk National University
摘要：This study advances a deeper understanding of the antecedents and mediators of goal ambiguity within public organizations. Expanding upon the established notion of the negative relationship between goal ambiguity and performance in public organizations, this study goes one step further by exploring how exogenous shocks may exacerbate this adverse impact. Focusing on the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent responses taken by the South Korean government, this study aims to offer a...
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作者：Nowell, Brand; Steelman, Toddi
作者单位：North Carolina State University; Duke University
摘要：The theoretical literature on social capital and disasters, as well as conventional wisdom, suggests the importance of pre-disaster relationship building among leaders of responding organizations and agencies for disaster readiness and response. Often implied, but rarely tested empirically, research presumes a positive and linear relationship associated with investments in social capital for effective disaster response. Any amount of relationship building is better than none, but more is bette...
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作者：Pulido-Gomez, Santiago; de Jong, Jorrit; Rivkin, Jan W.
作者单位：Harvard University; Harvard University; Harvard University; Harvard University
摘要：The success of cross-sector collaborations (CSCs) in cities is mixed, and important questions remain about what distinguishes effective from ineffective collaborations. This comparative case study examined nine CSCs in three US cities, focusing on three public policy areas: education, economic development, and public safety. Nine group interviews, 110 individual interviews, and analysis of archival documents revealed common patterns that allow us to build grounded theory about the roots of CSC...
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作者：Seo, Danbi
作者单位：Arizona State University; Arizona State University-Downtown Phoenix
摘要：Sustaining collaboration over time is vital for its effectiveness and long-term success but presents challenges, especially for actors with capacity constraints. This study introduces capacity tensions as a central challenge in collaborative efforts, referring to the strain that arises when the capacity needed for effective engagement exceeds the capacity actors have available. This gap creates competing demands, as actors must balance what they can realistically contribute with what the colla...
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作者：Mendoza, Juan P.; Wielhouwer, Jacco L.
作者单位：Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
摘要：Several studies indicate that people are less compliant when they feel distrusted. This can pose a challenge for public administration, as some forms of control may signal distrust towards people and could undermine their motivation to comply. In this study, we question whether feeling distrusted is necessarily negative for compliance. In two experiments on tax compliance (N = 239), we examine the case in which the individual is distrusted by the authority. Mediation analyses indicate that dis...
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作者：Moller, Anne Mette
作者单位：Copenhagen Business School
摘要：Following decades of incremental digital development, public agencies today are permeated by a plethora of digital systems and tools. Transcending the dominant focus on individual technologies in the extant literature, this study introduces the concept of digital layering to capture the characteristics of this setting and develop a unique contextualized understanding of frontline work in the digital age. Drawing on extensive ethnographic fieldwork in The Danish Agricultural Agency and the Dani...
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作者：Micacchi, Marta; Cucciniello, Maria; Trivellato, Benedetta; Cristofoli, Daniela; Turrini, Alex; Valotti, Giovanni; Nasi, Greta
作者单位：Bocconi University; University of Milano-Bicocca; Bocconi University; Bocconi University; University of Milano-Bicocca
摘要：Robustness has recently taken center stage as an emerging paradigm to cope with turbulence and build back better toward new normalcy. Existing literature has shown how robust governance, with its mix of flexible adaptation and proactive innovation, is well-suited to addressing turbulence. However, there remains a gap in understanding the empirical variations within robust governance arrangements. In this article, we address three questions: how (1) structures, (2) coordination mechanisms, and ...
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作者：Domingos, Fernando Deodato; Heinrich, Carolyn J.; Saussier, Stephane; Shiva, Mehdi
作者单位：University of Oxford; Vanderbilt University; RAND Corporation; RAND Europe
摘要：This article investigates how the use of discretion in public-private contracts interplays with transactional complexity in influencing contract renegotiations. Motivations for contract renegotiations may be positive, negative (e.g., opportunistic), or neutral, and we argue that allowing discretion at the award stage may promote a more relational approach to contracting that fosters cooperation and productive adaptation. Using a dataset of 12,189 renegotiated contracts from the Tenders Electro...
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作者：Andersen, Simon Calmar; Hvidman, Ulrik; de Junge, Sarah Y.; Rangvid, Beatrice Schindler
作者单位：Aarhus University
摘要：Public organizations have widely adopted performance measurement practices that carry significant consequences for both organizations and their employees. This article proposes that the design of these performance-based accountability systems plays a crucial role in shaping organizational performance. First, we develop a typology of performance-based accountability systems, proposing that strong incentives aimed at the organization, rather than the individual employee, may help mitigate the ri...
