Public Administration

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• What Works for Whom? Exploring the Determinants and Hierarchical Tensions of Public Network Effectiveness: A Configurational Analysis AI翻译
  作者：Jie, Yulong; Hu, Shuigen
  作者单位：Tsinghua University; Zhejiang University
  摘要：Existing research on public network effectiveness has largely overlooked the issue of performance stratification in hierarchical systems, failing to adequately answer the critical question, effective for whom? Focusing on China's business environment governance (BEG) networks (2016-2022), this study employs panel fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (Panel fsQCA) to identify which governance configurations-composed of formalized management strategies, network structure, and resource carr...
• Rethinking Reproductive Governance: What Can Public Administration on the Island of Ireland Learn From Abortion Accompaniment? AI翻译
  作者：Schmid, Anna Theresa
  作者单位：Ulster University
  摘要：The recent decriminalization of abortion marked a crucial step toward improved reproductive care on the island of Ireland. However, this has not translated into fully accessible abortion provision-barriers, including inaccessible services, persist, leaving gaps that public administration has not formally addressed. In response, informal actors, particularly abortion accompaniers, may continue playing a critical role in enabling care. Drawing on asynchronous online discussions with 19 individua...
• Understanding the Adoption of Artificial Intelligence in Local Government Decision-Making: The Influence of Institutional Pressures and Managerial Perceptions AI翻译
  作者：Rodriguez Muller, A. Paula; Tangi, Luca; Lerusse, Amandine
  作者单位：European Commission Joint Research Centre; EC JRC ISPRA Site; Leiden University - Excl LUMC; Leiden University
  摘要：Artificial intelligence (AI) systems are increasingly being integrated into public sector decision-making processes, with public managers relying on them to enhance their capabilities. As AI adoption becomes more widespread, discussions about its advantages and drawbacks intensify, alongside growing external expectations and pressures. However, the extent to which these pressures influence AI adoption remains unclear. Drawing on institutional theory, we conducted a randomised between-subjects ...
• AI in Public Decision-Making: A Philosophical and Practical Framework for Assessing and Weighing Harm and Benefit AI翻译
  作者：Licht, Karl de Fine; Folland, Anna
  作者单位：Chalmers University of Technology; Roskilde University
  摘要：Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly used in public decision-making; yet existing governance tools often lack clear definitions of harm and benefit, practical methods for weighing competing values, and guidance for resolving value conflicts. This paper presents a five-step framework that integrates moral philosophy, trustworthy AI principles, and procedural justice into a coherent decision process for public administrators. The framework operationalizes harm and benefit through multidi...
• Auditing, the State and Democracy in a New Machine Age of Digitalization: The UK Supreme Audit Institution AI翻译
  作者：Ferry, Laurence; Midgley, Henry; Ahrens, Thomas
  作者单位：Durham University; Rutgers University System; Rutgers University New Brunswick; Rutgers University Newark; United Arab Emirates University
  摘要：Many promises have been made about digitalization in the public sector, from its potential to revolutionize government to its emancipating properties as a new conduit for democracy. In this paper, the case of a leading Supreme Audit Institution (SAI), the UK National Audit Office, is examined. SAIs are essential to the ways in which government is managed and held to account. The paper examines the paradox that despite the promises made about digitalization, the digitalization of audit has prog...
• The Disconnection of Advocacy and Analysis in Public Administration: A Critique of Robust Governance AI翻译
  作者：Stoker, Gerry; Prosser, Brenton; Peters, B. Guy
  作者单位：University of Southampton; University of New South Wales Sydney; Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); University of Pittsburgh
  摘要：A strength of public administration as a discipline is that it is concerned with both the analysis and advocacy. It explores the working of public institutions and wider systems of governance but also proposes reform mechanisms to improve their functioning. But these combined tasks are often conducted as if they were in separate worlds, to the detriment of the advocacy role. This failing, in turn, leads the advocacy arm of public administration regularly down a path of misunderstanding the nat...
• Do Government Interventions Improve Local Public Service Performance? Evidence From a Synthetic Control Approach AI翻译
  作者：Andrews, Rhys
  作者单位：Cardiff University
  摘要：Governments in many democratic countries have the mandate to require local authorities to address failures in the management and performance of the public services that they provide. Such policies often involve the takeover of authorities to implement improvements assumed to result in organizational turnaround. However, critics argue that locally-directed change remains a more reliable means for achieving service transformation. To cast light on these issues, this paper applies a quasi-experim...
• Are Competitive Public Service Exams Counter-Productive? A Survey Experiment From Two East Asian States AI翻译
  作者：Chen, Chung-An; Chen, Don-Yun; Chen, Yang-Chung; Chung, Kee Hoon; Kim, Pan Suk; Lee, Geunjoo; Liu, Cheol; Perry, James L.; Rhee, Inbok
  作者单位：Nanyang Technological University; National Chengchi University; Ming Chuan University; Kyung Hee University; Yonsei University; Ewha Womans University; KDI School of Public Policy & Management; Indiana University System; Indiana University Bloomington; Yonsei University
  摘要：Public service exams are extremely competitive in East Asia. Does a high entry bar impede people with high public service motivation (PSM) from taking the exam? If so, what kinds of people are interested in taking a difficult public service exam? We employ a randomized control trial (RCT) to manipulate perceptions of exam competitiveness, using 1804 survey responses from online advertisements targeting individuals interested in public service careers in South Korea and Taiwan. OLS regression a...
• Decoding Paradoxes in Digital Government: Strategies for the Pursuit of Public Value AI翻译
  作者：Wang, Yifan; Ran, Bing; Ma, Liang
  作者单位：Renmin University of China; Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); Pennsylvania State University; Peking University
  摘要：This study aims to analyze the complexities of paradoxes in digital government. Through a focused analysis of 34 selected articles, adhering to PRISMA guidelines, it codifies seven paradoxes, categorized into internal governance paradoxes and external engagement paradoxes. These paradoxes arise from conflicting values among governments, employees, citizens, and businesses, reflecting both the intricacies of decision-making within government organizations and the dynamics of their interactions ...
• Accountability and High-Effort Coping Strategies of Public Employees: Evidence From a Survey Experiment in China AI翻译
  作者：Li, Yanwei; Yu, Hongbo
  作者单位：Shandong University; Shandong University; Nanjing Normal University
  摘要：Using a survey experiment approach, we collected responses from 1244 public employees in a Chinese context. This study examines how two types of accountability obligations (horizontal and hierarchical) and two accountability orientations (learning and control) influence public employees' adoption of high-effort coping strategies. The findings reveal that, contrary to conventional expectations, a learning orientation is associated with a decreased intention among public employees to adopt high-...