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作者：Petter, J; Byrnes, P; Choi, DL; Fegan, F; Miller, R
作者单位：Southern Illinois University System; Southern Illinois University
摘要：Empowerment of public employees has been touted as an important mediating step in improving public organizational outcomes, yet such a relationship depends on an assumption that employees value what is offered as empowerment. This qualitative study explored the assumption through in-depth interviews of street-level bureaucrats in a large state human service agency. The interviews support previous research that empowerment is multidimensional; five patterns in empowerment were found. Empowermen...
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作者：Hood, C
作者单位：University of Oxford
摘要：This article aims to link together three themes in reform of public bureaucracy, focusing mainly on developed Westminster-type systems. The three themes are control in and over public bureaucracies, variety of types of public-service bargain between senior public officials and other actors in the political system, and strategic action or cheating over such bargains. The first part of the article identifies the idea of thermostatic control over the public service (by arms-length steering, trans...
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作者：Dolan, J
作者单位：Macalester College
摘要：With women's growing presence across all branches of government, scholars recently have begun to assess whether or not female political elites alter the substantive policy outputs of government. Despite clear and convincing evidence that officials in the fourth branch of government influence policy making (Meier 1993b; Rourke 1984; Aberbach, Putnam, and Rockman 1981), most research on women's distinct impact has focused on those in legislative office. Very little is known about female represen...
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作者：Hedge, D; Johnson, RJ
作者单位：State University System of Florida; University of Florida
摘要：The Republican capture of the US. Congress following the 1994 midterm elections provides a unique opportunity to examine congressional control of the bureaucracy. Under the leadership of House Majority Whip Tom Delay (R-TX), Republicans waged an all-out assault on regulation reminiscent of the Reagan years. Toward that end, House leaders relied on a mix of control mechanisms including budget cuts and a variety of deck stacking strategies. While the bulk of the Republican regulatory agenda fail...
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作者：Romzek, BS; Johnston, JM
作者单位：University of Kansas
摘要：Using data derived from an initial case of state contracting for social services for the elderly, this article builds. a theoretical model to explain variations in the effectiveness of the implementation and management of state contracts. Contracts for complex social services often present unforeseen challenges and administrative consequences that make for difficult transitions for both the state agencies and their nongovernmental contractors. We expect that these challenges can compromise the...
