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作者：Stewart, J; Kringas, P
作者单位：University of Canberra
摘要：Change is a ubiquitous theme in management literature, but empirical studies that seek to draw lessons from the experience of managing change are rare. By investigating patterns of change management in six Australian federal agencies, we elicit a number of factors contributing to success-though success is itself not a clear-cut concept in this area. We found support for a number of broad themes already apparent in the literature and suggest that change processes that have the support of the wo...
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作者：Kalu, KN
摘要：Over the years, the public administration literature has generated many different strands in the definition and conceptualization of citizenship. In theory and in practice., our understanding of what it means to be a citizen is in danger of being muddled amid the diversity of perspectives and the epistemological confusion generated in the contemporary discourse on the subject. My aim in this article is to clarify and elaborate a common thread that runs through our contemporary understanding of...
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作者：Feiock, RC; Jeong, MG; Kim, J
作者单位：State University System of Florida; Florida State University; State University System of Florida; Florida State University; Seoul National University (SNU)
摘要：The credible constraint of morally hazardous or opportunistic behavior can enhance efficiency. This idea is applied to an examination of local government institutions to identify how council-manager government constrains opportunism in economic development by substituting low-power bureaucratic incentives for high-power electoral incentives. A panel design isolates changes in the use of development strategies or instruments in 516 cities. The central argument presented here is that the Progres...
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作者：Teaster, PB
摘要：Public guardians are appointed by the state to meet the needs of incapacitated citizens when no other willing or responsible surrogate decision maker exists. These public administrators, who live the decisional life of another citizen, need meaningful controls and accountability because of the great private and public authority that is entrusted to them. A review of program documents, interviews with public guardians and their program supervisors, and participant observations revealed complex ...
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作者：Brooks, AC
作者单位：Syracuse University
摘要：Public radio in the United States receives both direct and indirect government funding. Direct subsidies come in the form of lump-sum and matching grants, while indirect subsidies proceed from tax revenues forgone on tax-deductible private donations. Each of these sources of government money affects charitable giving to public radio. This article estimates both of these effects, using data on 91 public radio stations in the United States during 1995. Data analysis shows that public funding to ...
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作者：Huque, AS; Yep, R
作者单位：City University of Hong Kong
摘要：On July 1, 1997, the world watched with great anticipation and. curiosity as China resumed sovereignty over Hong Kong. Before, during, and after the British transferred power, many wondered if socialist China could accommodate capitalist Hong Kong and its efficient administrative system. The idea of one country, two systems is intriguing in theory but how well does it work in practice? Given China's emerging importance as a political and economic power, the editors asked several leading schola...
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作者：Werlin, HH
作者单位：State University of New York (SUNY) System; Stony Brook University; Texas Tech University System; Texas Tech University
摘要：This article argues that the difference between poor countries and rich countries has to do with governance rather than resources. In emphasizing the importance of public administration in explaining economic success and failure, the author examines three general theories of governance (organizational, cultural, and structural-functional) presented in Ferrel Heady's textbook in comparative administration. Political elasticity theory is introduced as a way to reconcile and overcome the weakness...
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作者：Fredericksen, PJ
作者单位：Boise State University
摘要：The prominent role that the non-profit sector plays in the delivery of public goods and services has received increased attention from academics and practitioners. Three new additions to the growing literature in this area warrant the scrutiny of public administrators, scholars, and students. In 1980, Frederick Mosher called for attention to the fundamental shifts in the purposes, emphases, and methods of federal operations (Mosher 1980, 541). He noted that changes in the content of what the g...
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作者：Boin, A; 't Hart, P
作者单位：Leiden University; Leiden University - Excl LUMC; Utrecht University
摘要：Crisis management (prevention, preparedness, response, and reconstruction) is a tough task for political and bureaucratic leaders. This article documents the persistent tensions between the expectations and realities of crisis leadership. It explores the popular notion that crises provide key opportunities for reform. The very occurrence of a crisis is then thought to expose the status quo as problematic, making it easier to gain momentum for alternative policies and institutions. We argue tha...
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作者：Van Slyke, DM
摘要：States and municipalities have privatized services in an effort to improve their cost-effectiveness and quality. Competition provides the logical foundation for an expectation of cost savings and quality improvements, but competition does not exist in many local marketplaces-especially in the social services, where governments contract primarily with nonprofit organizations. As government increases its use of contracting, it simultaneously reduces its own public-management capacity, imperiling...
