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作者：Stevens, Vidar; Klijn, Erik Hans; Warsen, Rianne
作者单位：Erasmus University Rotterdam - Excl Erasmus MC; Erasmus University Rotterdam; Erasmus University Rotterdam - Excl Erasmus MC; Erasmus University Rotterdam
摘要：Public branding is a new governance strategy in the public sector.Local governments,for instance,use brands to attract target groups to the city,such companies,tourists,or citizens.But how do target groups actually value this governance strategy?This article zooms in on the purpose of branding,as perceived by companies as a target group in a branding campaign.Q methodology is used to study the subjective viewpoints of 33 company owners in a neighborhood in Rotterdam,the Netherlands,that was br...
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作者：Kroll, Alexander; Moynihan, Donald P.
作者单位：State University System of Florida; Florida International University; Georgetown University
摘要：Presidents are claimed to have a stronger interest in an effective bureaucracy than Congress because they must be responsive to the public as a whole rather than narrow interests. We examine this claim in the context of multiple waves of U.S. performance management reforms: the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993, the Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART ) (2002-2008), and the GPRA Modernization Act (GPRAMA) of 2010. Using four waves of federal employee surveys spanning 17 ye...
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作者：Brenton, Scott; Bouckaert, Geert
作者单位：University of Melbourne; KU Leuven
摘要：While public museums in advanced economies operate in constrained funding environments after public sector efficiency drives, there has not been a common, sector-wide response. Museums cope differently with tensions between the two logics of consequences and of appropriateness, which are mapped in this study based on annual reports. A logic of appropriateness in adapting traditional curatorial missions to include social and political objectives, expanding access, fostering an ethical and inclu...
