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作者：Chen, Chung-An; Bozeman, Barry
作者单位：Nanyang Technological University; University System of Georgia; University of Georgia
摘要：Political rhetoric in the United States is rife with condemnations of public sector workers. The assertion that public sector workers are less creative, talented, or autonomous than those working in businesses pervades in both academic studies and public opinions. Facing constant criticisms, do public managers also perceive that government workers are less able than their private sector peers? If so, and more importantly, does the perceived inferiority of worker abilities shake their confidenc...
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作者：Groenleer, Martijn
作者单位：Delft University of Technology
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作者：Malatesta, Deanna; Smith, Craig
作者单位：Purdue University System; Purdue University; Purdue University in Indianapolis; University of Arizona
摘要：In this article, we employ transaction cost economics and the contingency stream of organization theory to answer two related questions. First, when contracting for complex services, do governments design contracts for flexibility? Second, is the contingency perspective relevant to understanding contract design? Examining 130 professional service contracts awarded by state government agencies in the USA, we find that task complexity and task unpredictability, two dimensions of task uncertainty...
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作者：Stark, Alastair
作者单位：University of Queensland
摘要：The concept of resilience has gained currency as a motif under which governments have sought to improve their responses to crises. At the heart of this agenda is an understanding that crisis management must be adaptable. Yet crises continue to expose the intransigent nature of central bureaucracies. This article addresses this issue by exploring how bureaucratic values can affect the ability of agents to adapt to the challenges of crises. Data are generated from a series of interviews with cri...
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作者：Groenleer, Martijn
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作者：Villalobos, Jose D.; Vaughn, Justin S.; Cohen, David B.
作者单位：University of Texas System; University of Texas El Paso; Boise State University; University System of Ohio; University of Akron
摘要：The notion that public managers influence organizational performance is common in public administration research. However, less is known about why some managers are better at influencing organizational performance than others. Furthermore, relatively few studies have systematically examined managerial influence and scholars have yet to investigate either quantitatively or systematically managerial influence in the White House. Utilizing original survey data collected from former White House of...
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作者：Sun, Dechao
作者单位：Jilin University
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作者：La Grouw, Yvonne
作者单位：Utrecht University
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作者：Schmitt, Carina
作者单位：University of Bremen
摘要：Privatization has spread around the globe. While a number of studies find empirical evidence for the diffusion of privatization, it remains unclear what the relevant linkages between states are. This article analyses whether it is economic competition or political affinity that influences the diffusion of privatizing public utilities. The sample includes telecommunications, postal, and railway providers as the main network-based utilities operating at the national level in 15 European countrie...
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作者：Levi-Faur, David
作者单位：Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Hebrew University of Jerusalem
摘要：The role of regulation and the regulatory state in social policy, redistribution, and the reforms of the welfare state are increasingly important but often underestimated and misunderstood. These problems are evident in Majone's highly influential work where the regulatory state and the 'positive' state stand as two alternative monomorphic forms of state. This article offers a polymorphic alternative where the regulatory state may come to the rescue of the welfare state, allowing independent e...
