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作者：Esteve, Marc; Boyne, George; Sierra, Vicenta; Ysa, Tamyko
作者单位：Cardiff University
摘要：Upper echelons theory suggests that the characteristics of chief executives affect the strategic choices of their organizations. In this article, we examine whether the characteristics of top managers make a difference to the extent of interorganizational collaboration in the public sector. Using survey data from 228 chief executives from Catalonia, we test upper echelons theory and control for top managers institutional settings such as the size and the sector of the organization, as well as ...
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作者：Kelman, Steven; Hong, Sounman; Turbitt, Irwin
作者单位：Harvard University; Yonsei University; University of Warwick
摘要：Empirical works measuring whether interagency collaborations delivering public services produce better outcomes are few, and none looks inside the black box of collaboration management practices. We examine whether there are collaboration management practices associated with improved performance of Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships, an interagency collaboration in England and Wales. These exist in every local authority in England and Wales, so there are enough of them to permit quantit...
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作者：Taratoot, Cole D.
作者单位：University of Alabama System; University of Alabama Birmingham
摘要：The ability of unelected bureaucrats to shape public policy in a democracy has prompted scholars to try to understand the factors that affect agency decision making. The conclusion from this research has been that political ideology plays a substantial role in the policy decisions and outcomes of political appointees at independent agencies. However, researchers have largely ignored the role and influence of lower level decision making. In order to study how lower level decisions affect public...
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作者：Lavertu, Stephane; Moynihan, Donald P.
作者单位：University System of Ohio; Ohio State University; University of Wisconsin System; University of Wisconsin Madison
摘要：The Empirical Implications of Theoretical Models (EITM) initiative in political science aims to improve empirical inquiry by strengthening its theoretical foundations. We review the central features of the initiative, especially its emphasis on the development of empirically useful formal theory and the establishment of a direct link between theory and statistical estimation. We then illustrate the EITM method with an application to a public administration topic. Specifically, we develop a gam...
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作者：Miller, Susan M.
作者单位：University of South Carolina System; University of South Carolina Columbia
摘要：One of the most fundamental questions for democratic governance is how to structure a system that promotes policy choices that reflect citizens preferences. Given the typical absence of any direct connection between voters and administrators, scholars have devoted considerable attention to whether the bureaucracy is consistent with this important tenet of democracy. However, there is not always a disconnect between administrative officials and the electorate. In the US states , many of the ind...
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作者：Konisky, David M.; Reenock, Christopher
作者单位：Georgetown University; State University System of Florida; Florida State University
摘要：Case selection is ubiquitous in public management research. Rarely do scholars have access to entire populations of interest. Yet, the manner by which scholars select samples to conduct their analyses can have profound consequences on their ability both to draw valid causal inferences and to estimate accurate relationships. In this article, we review the basic threats to inference that are likely to emerge in the presence of non-random case selection, with specific attention to their manifesta...
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作者：Lavertu, Stephane; Moynihan, Donald P.
作者单位：University System of Ohio; Ohio State University; University of Wisconsin System; University of Wisconsin Madison
摘要：A central purpose of performance management reforms such as the Bush administration's Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) is to promote the use of performance information in federal agencies. But reforms initiated by partisan political actors may be pursued differently, and may face relatively more obstacles, in agencies whose programs or personnel are associated with divergent political ideologies. Using data from a survey of federal agency managers, our analysis indicates that the impact o...
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作者：Shrestha, Manoj K.
作者单位：University of Idaho
摘要：The added value of self-organized policy networks is widely recognized, but how they impact outcomes is less well understood. This article extends the existing literature on networks and collaborative performance by analyzing the effect of network capital on policy outcomes in a developing country, Nepal. A study of the collaborative Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Program (RWSSP) in Nepal shows that village communities' success in getting RWSSP funds for their projects depends on their ties...
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作者：Atkins, Danielle N.; Wilkins, Vicky M.
作者单位：University of Tennessee System; University of Tennessee Knoxville; University System of Georgia; University of Georgia
摘要：Research in the field of representative bureaucracy provides evidence that the presence of minority and female bureaucrats can improve outcomes for minority and female clients of an agency. However, the previous work has almost exclusively connected the benefits of representation to outcomes directly linked to the primary purpose of the organization. We contend that there may be additional benefits linked to bureaucratic representation that are beyond the mission of the agency. To test this co...
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作者：Kennedy, Brandy A.
作者单位：University System of Georgia; Georgia College & State University
摘要：An ongoing weakness in the field of representative bureaucracy is an overreliance on quantitative analysis, partly driven by limited data availability. Studies have consistently relied on settings, such as education, where quantitative data are easily accessible. Although these studies provide great insight, the findings may not translate into other policy settings. The concept of role perception allows expansion of representative bureaucracy studies into a variety of settings. Using Q-sort an...
