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作者：Robinson, Scott E.; Liu, Xinsheng; Stoutenborough, James W.; Vedlitz, Arnold
作者单位：Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University College Station
摘要：Research reveals that levels of reported trust in government are at a relatively low level among the lowest in the period studied. At the same time, reported approval for specific administrative agencies varies widely, with some agencies receiving little support and others a great deal. This raises an important question: what factors drive trust in specific agencies? This article investigates the question in relation to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). We find that reported assessmen...
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作者：Lewis, Gregory B.
作者单位：University System of Georgia; Georgia State University
摘要：Government preference for military veterans in hiring, a means to honor them for their service and sacrifices, potentially conflicts with other values of the public service, including its diversity and quality. Census data for 1990, 2000, and 2006-2009 show that veterans are at least three times as likely to hold federal jobs as, but only 10% more likely to hold state and local government jobs than, comparable individuals without military service. Veterans' preference has substantially increas...
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作者：Zhu, Ling
作者单位：University of Houston System; University of Houston
摘要：Panel data analysis has become a popular tool for researchers in public policy and public administration. Combining information from both spatial and temporal dimensions, panel data allow researchers to use repeated observations of the same units (e.g., government agencies, public organizations, public managers, etc.), and could increase both quantity and quality of the empirical information. Nonetheless, practices of choosing different panel model specifications are not always guided by subst...
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作者：Kjeldsen, Anne Mette; Jacobsen, Christian Botcher
作者单位：Aarhus University
摘要：Numerous studies have shown that public service motivation (PSM) is positively associated with public sector employment. However, the question of whether PSM influences or is influenced by employment decisions remains open since previous studies have mostly relied on cross-sectional samples with experienced employees. This article investigates the relationship between PSM and employment sector in pre- and postentry settings using data from a panel of Danish physiotherapy students surveyed befo...
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作者：Jung, Chan Su
作者单位：City University of Hong Kong
摘要：This study examines the relationship between size and effectiveness of 97 US federal government organizations in combination with relevant mediating variables. The dependent variable, actual goal attainment, is considered as a measure of organizational effectiveness. The number of full-time employees and budget size, the independent variables, are considered as measures of organizational size. Mediating variables considered are goal ambiguity measures, the number of programs, the proportion of...
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作者：Bertelli, Anthony M.; Lewis, David E.
作者单位：University of Southern California; Vanderbilt University
摘要：Executive turnover influences agency performance, policy implementation, and ultimately the success of legislative delegations. We argue that turnover intention is a function of labor market opportunities specifically, outside employment opportunities and the acquisition of nontransferable, agency-specific human capital as well as perceptions about the way in which political decisions have affected federal executive influence over policymaking. Statistical evidence for these claims is provided...
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作者：Fernandez, Sergio; Moldogaziev, Tima
作者单位：Indiana University System; Indiana University Bloomington; University of South Carolina System; University of South Carolina Columbia
摘要：Employee empowerment programs have been widely adopted in the public sector as a way to improve organizational performance. Empowered employees improve performance largely by finding innovative ways of correcting errors in service delivery and redesigning work processes. Failure to encourage innovation can seriously undermine the effectiveness of empowerment programs. Based on Bowen and Lawler's conceptualization of employee empowerment as a multifaceted management approach, this study explore...
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作者：Dodge, Jennifer
作者单位：University System of Georgia; Albany State University
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作者：Emerson, Kirk; Nabatchi, Tina; Balogh, Stephen
作者单位：University of Arizona; Syracuse University; State University of New York (SUNY) System; SUNY Maritime College; SUNY Community College; SUNY Optometry
摘要：Collaborative governance draws from diverse realms of practice and research in public administration. This article synthesizes and extends a suite of conceptual frameworks, research findings, and practice-based knowledge into an integrative framework for collaborative governance. The framework specifies a set of nested dimensions that encompass a larger system context, a collaborative governance regime, and its internal collaborative dynamics and actions that can generate impacts and adaptatio...
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作者：Lavertu, Stephane; Walters, Daniel E.; Weimer, David L.
作者单位：University System of Ohio; Ohio State University; University of Michigan System; University of Michigan; University of Wisconsin System; University of Wisconsin Madison
摘要：Federal advisory committees are commonplace in the administrative state and often play a critical informational role in policymaking. Public administration scholars have yet to explore fully the implications of the institutional design and intra-committee dynamics that influence the advice produced by advisory committees. Using the Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee (MEDCAC) as a case, we provide a much needed empirical examination of committee composition, advice, a...
