Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

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• Credibility and Agency Termination Under Parliamentarism AI翻译
  作者：Greasley, Stephen; Hanretty, Chris
  作者单位：University of Exeter; University of East Anglia
  摘要：We investigate the life span and risk of termination of 723 arm's length agencies in the United Kingdom between 1985 and 2008, an under investigated question in parliamentary systems. We hypothesize that termination risk depends on three groups of factors: (1) factors relating to the rationales for initial delegation of responsibility to the arm's length agency; (2) factors relating to the political and economic position of the government; and (3) factors relating to the institutional form of ...
• Is Collaboration a Good Investment? Modeling the Link Between Funds Given to Collaborative Watershed Councils and Water Quality AI翻译
  作者：Scott, Tyler A.
  作者单位：University System of Georgia; University of Georgia
  摘要：Collaborative environmental governance strategies seek to improve management efforts by involving nongovernmental stakeholders and spanning sectoral and geographic boundaries, but it is unclear whether government funding for such efforts efforts pays off in terms of improved environmental outcomes. This paper explores a common case of collaborative governance-collaborative watershed councils (WCs)-and examines whether the actions of collaborative WCs improve water quality. Coupling longitudina...
• The State, the Economy, and the Regions: Theories of Preference Formation in Times of Crisis AI翻译
  作者：Tatham, Michaeel; Bauer, Michael W.
  作者单位：University of Bergen
  摘要：As a response to the sovereign debt crisis, European states have carried out various reforms. In this process, they have sought to readjust the balance between free-market logics and the role of government. These reforms are often implemented-and sometimes co-decided-by regional administrations. Little is known, however, about the governance preferences of the elite officials directing these administrations. This is paradoxical since regional administrations play a crucial role in the recovery...
• The Performance of Performance-Based Contracting in Human Services: A Quasi-Experiment AI翻译
  作者：Lu, Jiahuan
  作者单位：Mississippi State University
  摘要：Performance-based contracting (PBC) is becoming increasingly attractive to public human service agencies. By linking contract compensation to contractors' performance, PBC is expected to foster quality services, to improve outcomes, and to reduce government monitoring. However, empirical evidence on the effectiveness of PBC remains both limited and mixed. Based on a case study of the Indiana vocational rehabilitation program, this article employs a quasi-experimental design to evaluate the eff...
• Responses to Decline in Marketized Public Services: An Experimental Evaluation of Choice Overload AI翻译
  作者：Jilke, Sebastian; Van Ryzin, Gregg G.; Van de Walle, Steven
  作者单位：Rutgers University System; Rutgers University Newark; Erasmus University Rotterdam - Excl Erasmus MC; Erasmus University Rotterdam
  摘要：The choice-overload hypothesis states that increasing the number of alternatives reduces people's motivation to choose. Possible adverse effects of choice overload in liberalized public service markets have been discussed repeatedly, however, an empirical evaluation of whether this holds true is missing. In this study, we extend and test the theory of choice overload. By means of a randomized survey experiment, we investigate whether or not increasing the number of providers of public services...
• Antecedents and Consequences of Corporatization: An Empirical Analysis of German Public Hospitals AI翻译
  作者：Lindlbauer, Ivonne; Winter, Vera; Schreyoegg, Jonas
  作者单位：University of Hamburg; University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf; University of Hamburg
  摘要：The idea of privatizing or corporatizing public enterprises to improve organizational performance is a central tenet of the new public management movement. Yet while privatization represents a well-established subject of inquiry, corporatization remains a research field scarcely trodden, leaving the public debate bereft of sound empirical evidence. Building on the contingency theory, principal-agent theory, and corporatization literatures, the purpose of this study is to help bridge this resea...
• The Administrative Organization of Sustainability Within Local Government AI翻译
  作者：Krause, Rachel M.; Feiock, Richard C.; Hawkins, Christopher V.
  作者单位：University of Kansas; State University System of Florida; Florida State University; State University System of Florida; University of Central Florida
  摘要：Administrative structure can shape bureaucratic process, performance, and responsiveness and is a particularly important consideration when new bureaucratic functions and programs are being established. However, the factors that influence the assignment of these functions to specific government agencies or departments are understudied, particularly at the local level. The absence of empirical evidence regarding bureaucratic assignment in local government limits understanding of institutional d...
• Race and Punishment in American Prisons AI翻译
  作者：Olson, Jeremiah C.
  作者单位：University of Michigan System; University of Michigan; University of Michigan Flint
  摘要：American prison staffs face the difficult challenge of maintaining order in an often overcrowded, potentially dangerous environment. Prison staffs are given wide discretion over treatment decisions inside prisons, including the decision to punish prisoners. Staffs are forced to make quick decisions in an uncertain environment and are likely to use commonly understood heuristics to simplify their decision-making. These heuristics include stereotypes regarding race and criminality. This article ...
• Examining the Links between Senior Managers' Engagement in Networked Environments and Goal and Role Ambiguity AI翻译
  作者：Davis, Randall S.; Stazyk, Edmund C.
  作者单位：Southern Illinois University System; Southern Illinois University; State University of New York (SUNY) System; University at Albany, SUNY
  摘要：Public management scholars consistently argue that public organizations must now deliver services in the context of networks that span multiple jurisdictions and sectors and that they are subjected to greater degrees of goal and role ambiguity as compared to private organizations. Yet, limited research examines the degree to which these phenomena are connected. We seek to develop a perspective that merges these two research traditions by asserting that the extent to which managers engage their...
• Managing the Supreme Court: The Chief Justice, Management, and Consensus AI翻译
  作者：Ura, Joseph Daniel; Flink, Carla M.
  作者单位：Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University College Station; University of Texas System; University of Texas at San Antonio
  摘要：In this article, we draw on a prominent model of public management to develop a preliminary theoretical approach to understanding the role of the chief justice in Supreme Court decision-making. In particular, we argue that the Court may seek legitimacy through greater unanimity and discuss how the leadership of the chief justice can facilitate that effort. We assess a hypothesis derived from this theory, showing greater agreement among the justices as the incumbent chief justice's tenure in of...