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作者：Bao, Rui
作者单位：Peking University
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作者：Almeida, Marta; Stafford, Anne; Scapens, Robert
作者单位：Universidade Nova de Lisboa; University of Manchester; Alliance Manchester Business School
摘要：Public-private partnerships (PPPs) have long contract terms, requiring strong governance arrangements. When uncertainty arises, renegotiation is a commonly-used contractual governance mechanism for ensuring fairness and dispute resolution. Notably, 100% of Portuguese road projects have been renegotiated. Prior studies have examined the tensions between the public and private parties which can become acute during times of crisis. One understudied aspect which complicates renegotiations but is i...
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作者：Chen, Yiying
作者单位：Syracuse University
摘要：This manuscript replicates and extends the work of Alonso et al. focusing on the effects of New Public Management practices-outsourcing and decentralization-on public sector size in terms of government expenditure and employment. The narrow replication confirms the original findings: outsourcing increases government expenditure, whereas decentralization reduces it, with neither practice affecting employment. The wide replications add nuances: while the long-term results align with the original...
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作者：Christensen, Tom; Laegreid, Per
作者单位：University of Oslo; University of Bergen
摘要：The novelty of this study is its focus on reversing government reforms, a topic that has received little attention in the literature. It focuses on what characterizes the reversal processes with respect to their driving forces and results. Empirically, the study addresses attempts at reversing four administrative reforms in Norway in the period 2021-2024: The municipal reform, the county reform, the police reform, and the court reform, which were implemented in the period 2015-2020. A main con...
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作者：Fang, Xuemei; Zhou, Huayu; Chen, Song
作者单位：East China University of Science and Technology; Hunan University; Shanghai Ocean University
摘要：With the advancement of artificial intelligence, algorithms are transforming the operations of the public sector. However, lack of algorithm transparency may result in issues such as algorithmic bias and accountability challenges, ultimately undermining public trust. Based on the principles of replication experiments and procedural justice theory, this study conducted a replication of Grimmelikhuijsen in a Chinese context. The replication reaffirmed Grimmelikhuijsen's core findings that algori...
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作者：Bao, Rui
作者单位：Peking University
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作者：Morris, Huw
作者单位：University of London; University College London
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作者：AbouAssi, Khaldoun; Weted, Carley; Schwegman, David J.
作者单位：American University
摘要：This article explores institutional factors as antecedents of energy efficiency policy adopted by the largest cities within the United States. Drawing on the theory of institutional isomorphism, we hypothesize that four forces-coercive, normative, and mimetic isomorphism, along with nonprofit pressure-affect the energy efficiency policy of 41 of the largest cities within the United States from 2013 to 2019. We find some evidence for coercive and normative isomorphic pressures, but conflicting ...
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作者：Zhang, Shaopeng; Yang, Yinhao; Gan, Huanhui
作者单位：Northeast Forestry University - China; Beijing Normal University
摘要：Cross-sector collaboration is regarded as an effective institution for the fragmentation of government organizations, but it is still unknown which organizational form can effectively promote the holistic governance of digital government platforms. We construct an attention-based behavioral model according to behavior theory and then explore the impact and mechanism of cross-sector collaboration on the holistic governance of digital government platforms. We show that cross-sector collaboration...
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作者：Fischer, Caroline; Breaugh, Jessica
作者单位：Universitat Kassel; University of Twente; heSam Universite; ESCP Business School
摘要：This article investigates the role of internal change agents in advancing digital transformation within public sector organizations. In response to the complexities of digitalization, these change agents guide their peers in adopting technology and bridging the gap between strategy and implementation. We draw on an 18-month diary study (N = 68, n = 1007) and interviews with 20 change agents from two mid-sized municipalities in Germany. Building on role socialization theory, the study identifie...
