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作者：Gheduzzi, Eleonora; Cui, Tie; Picco, Maria; Segato, Federica; Osborne, Stephen
作者单位：Polytechnic University of Milan; University of Edinburgh
摘要：Many studies have sought to identify the contingency factors of success in various network governance mechanisms. Despite the relevance of their results, the contingency factors that determine the establishment of specific governance forms remain unclear. Through a qualitative comparative analysis of 13 networks of health and social care integration in Milan (Italy), we explore how diverse configurations of contingency factors produce different governance forms. The results highlight three mod...
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作者：Bukodi, Erzsebet; Goldthorpe, John H.; Steinberg, Inga
作者单位：University of Oxford; University of Oxford; University of Nottingham
摘要：We provide a fuller account than previously available of the extent of change in the social backgrounds of the British civil service elite from 1945 onwards. We consider our findings in relation to questions of meritocracy in recruitment to the elite and of the representativeness of the elite of the population at large. We also address the question of whether a generalist orientation persists within the service. We show that there have been changes over time in the social class origins, school...
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作者：Faas, Liesbeth; Houtgraaf, Glenn; Kruyen, Peter; van Thiel, Sandra
作者单位：Erasmus University Rotterdam; Erasmus University Rotterdam - Excl Erasmus MC; Erasmus University Rotterdam - Excl Erasmus MC; Erasmus University Rotterdam; Erasmus University Rotterdam - Excl Erasmus MC; Erasmus University Rotterdam
摘要：Creative discretion-defined as street-level bureaucrats' use of their discretion to generate novel and useful ideas for customizing services to meet the needs of service users, superiors, and themselves-is vital as governments shift from traditional public management to a more user-centered approach, emphasizing responsiveness over technocracy. Central to this shift is creative discretion, which fosters innovative solutions tailored to citizens' needs. However, literature suggests the public s...
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作者：Baekgaard, Martin; Martin, Lucie; Petersen, Niels Bjorn
作者单位：Aarhus University; Economic & Social Research Institute (ESRI)
摘要：Administrative burden research finds that citizens frequently experience burdens when interacting with government. However, evidence is based predominantly on studies of Western countries and social policies. We collect survey data (N approximate to 10,000) in the USA, UK, Mexico, South Korea, and Denmark, using nationally representative samples sourced via online survey panels, to explore similarities and differences in experiences of administrative burden across countries and policy domains....
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作者：Hodgkinson, Ian R.; Hughes, Paul; Arshad, Darwina; Ghosh, Swapan; Ainul, Mohd Sharizal
作者单位：Loughborough University; Lancaster University; Universiti Utara Malaysia; California State University System; California State University Northridge
摘要：Strategic improvisation often occurs in fast-paced decision-making environments. Yet, improvisation has received little scholarly attention in public administration and management. This knowledge gap leads to the study's research question: what drives strategic improvisation in the emergency services of a developing country? To answer this research question, the article examines the socio-structural pathways to strategic improvisation by drawing on survey questionnaire data collected from serv...
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作者：Parrado, Salvador; Perna, Roberta; Closa, Carlos; Pereira-Puga, Manuel
作者单位：Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (UNED); Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC)
摘要：Regulatory instruments to manage the COVID-19 pandemic have been the object of rich scholarly debates, primarily focused on early national responses to the crisis. We investigate variation in sub-national regulatory approaches when a crisis is normalized, its association with competing political ideas about the health-economy trade-off and the coercion-persuasion continuum, and the specificities of the socio-economic context to be regulated. We systematically compare the regulatory approaches ...
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作者：Davidovitz, Maayan; Schechter, Chen
作者单位：Tel Aviv University; Bar Ilan University
摘要：The representative bureaucracy literature asserts that minority personnel in public organizations can promote their social group either through their own behavior or by influencing other staff members or focal citizens. However, these phenomena have not been examined in wartime settings in ethnically homogeneous and heterogeneous organizations. Through the qualitative paradigm, we compare ethnically homogeneous schools (with only Jewish or Arab students and staff) and ethnically mixed schools ...
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作者：Oberg, Shirin Ahlback; Sundstrom, Goran
作者单位：Uppsala University; Stockholm University
摘要：In recent years, criticism facing Business-Type Management within the state has led governments to call for new management models. In many cases, this ambition has not been accompanied by concrete actions signaling a clear break with BTM. There has been limited capacity for critical reflection, learning, and innovative thinking. Why is this? In this article, this question is discussed from a historical-institutional perspective. Using Sweden as a case, it is argued that the inertia largely can...
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作者：Fan, Yangyang; Wang, Tingting; Xu, Yu; Chen, Xu; Chen, Xingru; Tan, Xinyu
作者单位：East China Normal University; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; East China University of Science and Technology
摘要：Despite growing interest in the motivations behind co-production, uncertainty persists regarding the effectiveness of financial incentives, particularly in non-Western contexts. This study replicates Voorberg et al. experiments within Chinese urban settings to test their generalizability across cultural contexts and co-production types. Through two experiments that mirror the original study's design, our results reveal that modest financial rewards consistently enhance willingness to engage in...
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作者：Brogaard, Lena
作者单位：Roskilde University
摘要：Governments continue to liberalize public services through quasi-market measures that grant consumers a subsidized choice of public, nonprofit, or for-profit provider. The assumption is that competition and differences in ownership improve service quality. However, information asymmetry and measurement difficulties make especially complex human services prone to quality-shading, potentially lowering quality. To examine these conflicting perspectives, the article tests competing hypotheses on t...
