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作者:Kroll, Alexander; Moynihan, Donald P.
作者单位:State University System of Florida; Florida International University; University of Wisconsin System; University of Wisconsin Madison
摘要:Training is much discussed but rarely studied in public management. Using multiple waves of survey data, the authors examine the effects of training on the implementation of performance management reforms in the U.S. federal government, asking whether those exposed to training are more likely to use performance data and strategic goals when making decisions. Training is positively associated with reform implementation, but there is little evidence that this association can be explained by the ...
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作者:Lee, Kimya S.
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作者:Grace, Clive
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作者:McCarty, Sally
作者单位:Georgetown University
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作者:Hong, Sounman
作者单位:Yonsei University
摘要:Research on citizen participation has noted a tension between fostering an inclusive policy-making process and simultaneously maintaining a competent pool of participating citizens. This article investigates the implications of this trade-off by testing the impact of measured levels of inclusiveness and participating citizens' knowledgeability on two performance metrics: citizen engagement and process efficiency. Results indicate that although inclusiveness may be negatively associated with th...
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作者:Park, Won-soon
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作者:Perry, James L.
作者单位:Indiana University System; Indiana University Bloomington
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作者:Perry, James L.; Vandenabeele, Wouter
作者单位:Indiana University System; Indiana University Bloomington; University of Hong Kong; Utrecht University; KU Leuven
摘要:This article takes stock of public service motivation research to identify achievements, challenges, and an agenda for research to build on progress made since 1990. After enumerating achievements and challenges, the authors take stock of progress on extant proposals to strengthen research. In addition, several new proposals are offered, among them conducting more research on the disaggregated construct, developing grounded theory of public service motivation to understand contextual variation...
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作者:Rauh, Jonathan
作者单位:University of South Carolina System; University of South Carolina Columbia
摘要:This article explores the ability of elected officials to affect the autonomy of state ethics commissions. The author examines autonomy as a function of the capacity of ethics commissions to control their finances and personnel decisions and how the presence or absence of that capacity affects whether bureaucratic structures can function independently of politics. Using data from the 2011 State Integrity Investigation, the analysis extends previous arguments concerning political actors' desire...
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作者:Giugale, Marcelo M.