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作者：Andersen, Lotte Bogh; Boesen, Andreas; Pedersen, Lene Holm
作者单位：Aarhus University; Aarhus University; Copenhagen Business School
摘要：Performance in public organizations is a key concept that requires clarification. Based on a conceptual review of research published in 10 public administration journals, this article proposes six distinctions to describe the systematic differences in performance criteria : From which stakeholder's perspective is performance being assessed? Are the criteria formal or informal? Are the criteria subjective? Which process focus and product focus do they have, if any? What is the unit of analysis?...
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作者：Chavez, Anna Maria
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作者：Downe, James; Cowell, Richard; Morgan, Karen
作者单位：Cardiff University; Cardiff University; University of Bristol
摘要：Leadership is widely seen as having an important role in fostering ethical conduct in organizations, but the ways in which the actions of leaders intersect with formal ethics regulation in shaping conduct have been little researched. This article examines this issue through a qualitative study of the operation of the ethical framework for English local government, which entailed all councils adopting a code of conduct to regulate the behavior of local politicians. Studying local government pro...
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作者：Fyall, Rachel
作者单位：University of Washington; University of Washington Seattle
摘要：The dramatic increase in public funding for nonprofit organizations has raised concerns about the potential disadvantages of a nonprofit sector that is too reliant on government funding. Using nonprofits to deliver public programs also presents risks for the public sector, but the question of nonprofit policy influence is largely absent from discussions of public-nonprofit service collaborations. The motivation for this article stems from the contradiction between the perceived weakness of pub...
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作者：Lavertu, Stephane
作者单位：University System of Ohio; Ohio State University
摘要：Rapid advances in our ability to collect, analyze, and disseminate information are transforming public administration. This big data revolution presents opportunities for improving the management of public programs, but it also entails some risks. In addition to potentially magnifying well-known problems with public sector performance management-particularly the problem of goal displacement-the widespread dissemination of administrative data and performance information increasingly enables ext...
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作者：van Loon, Nina M.; Leisink, Peter L. M.; Knies, Eva; Brewer, Gene A.
作者单位：Aarhus University; Utrecht University; Utrecht University; University System of Georgia; University of Georgia
摘要：Red tape studies typically focus on burdensome rules that have negative effects on organizations, as perceived by managers. The one-item general red tape scale is representative of this approach. However, scholars have called for improved measures that address the scale's shortcomings. This article introduces a new measurement scale that features (1) red tape as a two-dimensional construct that includes compliance burden and lack of functionality and (2) a job-centered approach that measures r...
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作者：Propheter, Geoffrey
摘要：The proposition that managerial experience improves performance is an empirical claim, yet panel studies with long time dimensions exploring the relationship are uncommon. This article investigates the impact of managerial experience on organizational performance using a 15-year panel of local property assessors in Washington State from 1999 to 2013. Each additional year of experience improves assessment quality as measured by the coefficient of dispersion by three-tenths of a percent. However...
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作者：Guinn, David E.; Straussman, Jeffrey D.
作者单位：State University of New York (SUNY) System; University at Albany, SUNY; State University of New York (SUNY) System; University at Albany, SUNY
摘要：Both the donor community and scholars have created a cottage industry studying fragile states. International nongovernmental organizations that have developed indexes measuring corruption or governance have been unkind to Afghanistan. One index suggests a different and more optimistic story. The International Budget Partnership measures transparency every two years with its Open Budget Index. Afghanistan demonstrated dramatic improvement on this index between 2008 and 2012. The authors use the...
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作者：Ruscio, Kenneth P.
作者单位：Washington & Lee University
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作者：Arceneaux, Kevin; Butler, Daniel M.
作者单位：Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); Temple University; Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); Temple University; Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); Temple University; Washington University (WUSTL)
摘要：Local governments benefit from nonelected committees that provide citizen input on important issues. Although these committees offer a valuable tool for policy makers, they suffer from low participation and tend to underrepresent economically disadvantaged citizens. This article reports the results of a randomized survey experiment that evaluated the relative effectiveness of offering social recognition or skills training. The findings show that entreaties to participate premised on gaining so...
