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作者:Brown, Trevor L.; Potoski, Matthew; Van Slyke, David M.
作者单位:University System of Ohio; Ohio State University; Iowa State University; Syracuse University
摘要:The contracting of public services has been an integral part of public managers' work for a long time, and it is here to stay. This essay sums up current research on the topic for busy practitioners and scholars. Where are we today with respect to the problems and pitfalls of contracting out, from balancing equity with efficiency to confronting the frequent problem of imperfect markets?
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作者:Behn, Robert D.
作者单位:Harvard University
摘要:Baltimore performance strategy, CitiStat, has been adapted by a number of cities in the United States. None of these adaptations is identical to the original or to any of the others. In fact, this analysis identifies five important features of CitiStat along with 20 sub-traits Of these features that can be used to specify the important differences among these various CitiStats.
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作者:Tolbert, Caroline J.; Mossberger, Karen
作者单位:University System of Ohio; Kent State University; Kent State University Salem; Kent State University Kent; University of Illinois System; University of Illinois Chicago; University of Illinois Chicago Hospital
摘要:Trust in government has been declining for more than three decades now. E-government has been proposed as a way to increase citizen trust in government and improve citizen evaluations of government generally. Using two-stage models to analyze recent Pew survey data, this research explores the relationship between e-government use, attitudes about e-government, and trust in government. There is a statistically significant relationship between trust and use of a local government Web site, as wel...
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作者:Anagnoson, J. Theodore
作者单位:California State University System; California State University Los Angeles
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作者:Kim, Soonhee; Lee, Hyangsoo
作者单位:Syracuse University
摘要:Sharing knowledge and information is an important factor in the discourses on electronic government, national security, and human capital management in public administration. This article analyzes the impact of organizational context and IT on employees' perceptions of knowledge-sharing capabilities in five public sector and five private sector organizations in South Korea. Social networks, centralization, performance-based reward systems, employee usage of IT applications, and user-friendly I...
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作者:Korosec, Ronnie L.; Berman, Evan M.
作者单位:State University System of Florida; University of Central Florida; Louisiana State University System; Louisiana State University
摘要:This study examines how cities he social entrepreneurship - the activity of private individuals and organizations taking initiative to address social challenges in their communities. Based on a national survey and in-depth interviews among jurisdictions with populations over 50,000, the authors find that municipalities help social entrepreneurs by increasing awareness of social problems, and by hewing them to acquire resources, coordinate with other organizations, and implement programs. Nearl...
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作者:Etzioni, Amitai
作者单位:George Washington University