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作者:Bryson, John M.; Ackermann, Fran; Eden, Colin
作者单位:University of Minnesota System; University of Minnesota Twin Cities; University of Strathclyde; University of Strathclyde
摘要:A key to the success of public organizations is their ability to identify and build capacity, particularly their distinctive competencies, in order to produce the greatest value for key stakeholders. This article grounds this proposition in the resource-based view of organizations and presents a method for identifying and making use of distinctive competencies in the form of a livelihood scheme-a business model appropriate for the public sector-that links distinctive competencies to organizati...
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作者:Spicer, Michael
作者单位:University System of Ohio; Cleveland State University
摘要:This paper examines Bernard Crick's ideas on the nature of politics and explores their implications for a scientific approach to governance like that advocated recently by public management writers. It is argued here that such an approach generally downplays the inherently political character of governance because it ignores the conflicts of values and the uncertainty that are an inherent part of the way in which we have come to govern ourselves.
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作者:Baker, Dana Lee; Stokes, Shannon
作者单位:Wayne State University; University of Missouri System; University of Missouri Columbia
摘要:The construction of public problems has a lasting influence on implementation in a given policy subsystem. National and sociopolitical contexts influence issue definition differently across nations. However, the degree to which nation-specific issue definition takes place has been insufficiently explored. In recent years, the growing incidence of autism has led to a quest for causal factors. One hypothesis posits that the use of mercury in vaccines may be a culprit. This paper examines the def...
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作者:Anechiarico, Frank
作者单位:Hamilton College
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作者:Vigoda-Gadot, Eran
作者单位:University of Haifa
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作者:Anechiarico, Frank
作者单位:Hamilton College
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作者:Nabatchi, Tina
作者单位:Indiana University System; Indiana University Bloomington
摘要:This article uses resource dependence and institutional theory to examine the implementation of the Administrative Dispute Resolution Acts of 1990 and 1996. The insights from these theories are employed to explain the diffusion of and variation in the application of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) to different programmatic areas. Although agencies have generally complied with the direct requirements of the acts, their intent has not been fully realized. Several factors have complicated th...
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作者:Pearson, Margaret M.
作者单位:University System of Maryland; University of Maryland College Park
摘要:Pursuant to its extensive program of market reforms, China's government tried to restructure itself to support a market-dominated economy. Reform efforts have included elements that are familiar to scholars of public administration: streamlining government, strengthening bureaucratic capacity, distancing government from firms, and establishing independent regulators. But how deep have these reforms been, and with what ultimate goals? This article examines a crucial segment of the economy-China...