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作者：Chen, Xin; Sullivan, Andrew A.
作者单位：Sun Yat Sen University; Southern Illinois University System; Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
摘要：What drives collaborating participants to leave collaborative arrangements? Collaboration is a dynamic and emergent process rather than a static condition. Previous studies focus on collaboration's emergence and performance; few empirical studies examine why participants stop collaborating. We address this question by studying how the history and structure of the Illinois enterprise zone program relate to local governments' renewing enterprise zone arrangements. We formulate hypotheses and pro...
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作者：Piper, Christopher; Lewis, David E.
作者单位：Vanderbilt University
摘要：The combination of the high workload associated with keeping top executive branch positions filled and political dysfunction has led to longer and more frequent periods of vacancies in the U.S. executive branch. While scholars commonly claim that such vacancies are harmful for performance, this claim has been difficult to evaluate because of theoretical disagreement, conceptual confusion, and measurement challenges. In this article, we evaluate the relationship between vacancies and performanc...
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作者：McCambly, Heather; Colyvas, Jeannette A.
作者单位：Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); University of Pittsburgh; Northwestern University
摘要：Grantmaking organizations (GMOs) exert considerable influence on education systems, public policy, and its administration. We position the work of GMOs-in the distribution and management of funds for the public good-as a form of public management. Using recent work on racialized organizations from sociology, critical theories of race, and institutional theory, we address the role of GMOs in dismantling or reproducing inequalities. In doing so, we develop a new construct-racialized change work-...
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作者：Park, Jinsol; Butler, J. S.; Petrovsky, Nicolai
作者单位：Inha University; University of Kentucky; City University of Hong Kong
摘要：This study aims to advance our knowledge about the role of public participation in formulating budgetary decisions of local governments. By focusing on participatory budgeting as a prominent form of public participation in the budgetary process, we posit that participatory budgeting serves two important roles in aligning the fiscal outcomes of local governments with citizen preferences: (1) increased transparency of the local budget and (2) improved budget literacy of citizens. This study inve...
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作者：Callens, Chesney
作者单位：University of Antwerp
摘要：Innovation in public services is propelled by collaborations between public actors, private actors, and service users. A substantial literature has centered on the benefits of user involvement in public services, but how user involvement can stimulate collaborative innovation is still largely unknown. This article develops and tests a theoretical framework based on the combined effect of (1) the empowerment of users, (2) specialized knowledge of the users, and (3) the absence of hindering rule...
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作者：Fazekas, Mihaly; Ferrali, Romain; Wachs, Johannes
作者单位：Aix-Marseille Universite; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS); Vienna University of Economics & Business
摘要：The impacts of money in US politics have long been debated. Building on principal-agent models, we test whether and to what degree companies' political donations lead to their favored treatment in federal procurement. We expect the impact of donations on favoritism to vary by the strength of control by political principals over their bureaucratic agents. We compile a comprehensive dataset of published federal contracts and registered campaign contributions for 2004-15. We develop risk indices ...
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作者：Tang, Xiao; Wang, Yinglun; Yi, Hongtao
作者单位：Tsinghua University; University System of Ohio; Ohio State University
摘要：Data manipulation is considered one of the most pernicious forms of information distortion that challenges the effectiveness of the principals in monitoring agents. This study investigates factors influencing the behaviors of data manipulation from the perspective of patronage networks. Patronage networks feature a reciprocal exchange between patrons who control appealing resources and clients who ask for protection and benefits from the patrons. We hypothesize that in a three-tier principal-s...
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作者：Petrovsky, Nicolai; Xin, Ge; Yu, Jinhai
作者单位：City University of Hong Kong; Shanghai University of Finance & Economics; University of Connecticut
摘要：It is often argued that employees satisfied with their jobs perform better, which in turn will lead customers to be more satisfied. Private sector studies have found support for this satisfaction mirror hypothesis. Our study is the first to provide direct, individual-level evidence of its existence in the public sector. We conducted an original survey of village officials in small, rural Chinese villages, and local citizens interacting with them. Village officials are charged with delivering n...
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作者：Chen, Sicheng; Christensen, Tom; Ma, Liang
作者单位：Tsinghua University; University of Oslo; Renmin University of China
摘要：Studies on public organization reform have convincingly demonstrated the relevance of media salience for administrative reorganization. However, an understanding of how different media reputation dimensions influence government decisions to terminate administrative agencies is required. This study combined insights from bureaucratic reputation and agency termination theories to determine if media reputation dimensions (performative, moral, procedural, and technical) increase the probability of...
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作者：Auschra, Carolin; Sydow, Jorg
作者单位：Free University of Berlin
摘要：This paper proposes a practice-based perspective on how managers resource goal-directed networks in the public sector, especially those governed by a network administrative organization. While previous literature shows that network managers need to acquire and allocate resources in order to achieve network goals, little is known about specific resourcing practices and related challenges to resourcing goal-directed networks. To shed light on these issues, we outline a processual, multilevel, ne...
