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作者：Rutherford, Amanda; Meier, Kenneth J.
作者单位：Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University College Station; Cardiff University
摘要：Factors influencing managerial goals and decision-making processes have been debated for decades among public administration scholars. Previous literature has explained goal setting through theories of performance gaps, bureaucratic control, and isomorphic rationality. However, there exists no direct empirical test of these theories to determine which theoretical expectation may have more or less weight with managers when setting organizational goals. Using an original survey of university pre...
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作者：Clark, Alistair
作者单位：Newcastle University - UK
摘要：Although Britain has often been held up as being a model of electoral integrity, recent controversies have suggested that this perception may not be wholly justified. This article explores overall standards of electoral administration across Britain, utilizing performance reporting data for returning officers in the 2010 general election to outline a comprehensive measure for the integrity of the administration of the electoral process. Discussion begins by outlining the question of electoral ...
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作者：Carter, David P.; Weible, Christopher M.; Siddiki, Saba N.; Brett, John; Chonaiew, Sara Miller
作者单位：University of Colorado System; University of Colorado Denver; University of Colorado System; University of Colorado Denver; Purdue University System; Purdue University; Purdue University in Indianapolis
摘要：Policy designs are selected to achieve specific policy outcomes. The policy process, however, contains multiple junctures when a policy's design may diverge from its original intents. Despite this fact, few theoretically valid and methodologically reliable approaches exist to assess policy divergence as it occurs during the policy process. This article presents a method for assessing policy divergence during implementation with a comparative analysis of a legislative law and corresponding regu...
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作者：de Ruiter, Minou
作者单位：Utrecht University
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作者：Thomann, Eva
作者单位：University of Bern
摘要：This article refines Lipsky's assertion that lacking resources negatively affects output performance. It uses fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis to analyse the nuanced interplay of contextual and individual determinants of the output performance of veterinary inspectors as street-level bureaucrats in Switzerland. Moving 'beyond Lipsky', the study builds on recent theoretical contributions and a systematic comparison across organizational contexts. Against a widespread assumption, outpu...
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作者：de Jong, Gjalt; van Witteloostuijn, Arjen
作者单位：University of Groningen; Tilburg University
摘要：Regulation may obstruct dynamic adaptation, innovative power, and entrepreneurial activity. On the other hand, regulation could be interpreted as a phenomenon which society just has to learn to live with, and which otherwise does no real economic harm. This article explores both of these hypotheses. We study the impact of three dimensions of regulatory red tape on the performance of private companies: regulation cost, regulation change, and regulation inconsistency. We analyse unique survey da...
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作者：Rocco, Philip
作者单位：University of California System; University of California Berkeley
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作者：Moser, Carolyn
作者单位：Max Planck Society
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作者：Jilke, Sebastian
作者单位：Erasmus University Rotterdam; Erasmus University Rotterdam - Excl Erasmus MC
摘要：In recent decades, we have witnessed a massive restructuring of public service delivery mechanisms, including service liberalization reforms, the pursuit of the choice agenda, and the creation of quasi-markets. A central aim of these reforms was that citizens should receive better value for money through greater competition among service providers. However, it is debated whether all layers of society are equally able to benefit from these developments. We assess the equality in citizens' choic...
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作者：Dommett, Katharine; Flinders, Matthew
作者单位：University of Sheffield
摘要：A growing literature on 'agencification', 'quangocratization', and the 'autonomization' of the state has highlighted a coordination dilemma in contemporary public governance whereby governments rely on delegated governance but are frustrated by the lack of control that arises from such structures. In the run-up to the 2010 General Election in the United Kingdom this coordination dilemma was prominent as the capacity of the Cabinet Office to exert control over arm's-length bodies, either direct...
