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作者：Opstrup, Niels; Salomonsen, Heidi Houlberg; Gron, Caroline Howard; Villadsen, Anders Ryom
作者单位：University of Southern Denmark; Aarhus University; Aarhus University
摘要：Democratic governments can legitimately expect permanent civil servants to undertake functionally politicized tasks, such as providing political-tactical advice. However, safeguarding the neutrality and legitimacy of a permanent civil service in the context of functional politicization necessitates that political considerations do not override professional judgment or impede the delivery of free, frank and fearless advice. Although existing research has documented functional politicization in ...
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作者：Lofton, Michelle L.; Guzman, Juan Pablo Martinez
作者单位：University System of Georgia; University of Georgia; University System of Maryland; University of Maryland College Park
摘要：Participatory budgeting can encourage meaningful community engagement in all phases of the budgeting cycle to promote social equity. However, participatory budgeting administrators often experience administrative and political challenges in establishing participatory processes that effectively promote social equity. Using an integrated social equity framework that builds on the concept of sustainable governance, we create an implementation framework to evaluate PB systems and guide practitione...
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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：Kuehler, Jakob; Polzer, Tobias; Proeller, Isabella; Kuhlmann, Sabine; Marienfeldt, Justine
作者单位：Vienna University of Economics & Business; University of Potsdam; University of Potsdam
摘要：According to existing strategic management literature certain sets of alignments between the content and key elements of strategy enhance organizational performance. While local governments are increasingly adopting strategic approaches to manage digitalization, research that examines such alignments in strategy for digital change is scarce. To introduce such a relational perspective, we develop a framework for analyzing digitalization strategy. We show through a comparative case study that mu...
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作者：Barnes, Jesse L.; Koebele, Elizabeth A.; Deslatte, Aaron
作者单位：Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE); University of Nevada Reno; Indiana University System; Indiana University Bloomington
摘要：Amidst 21st-century climate-related threats, municipal elected officials (EOs) may outsource public services to third parties to avoid the political costs of adopting unpopular sustainability policies-a strategy known as political decoupling. However, decoupling raises accountability concerns and may not improve sustainability, leading some municipalities to recouple services. To help understand the political impacts of these decisions, we assess how public scrutiny toward EOs in US municipali...
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作者：He, Linsheng; Dai, Yixin; Guo, Yue
作者单位：Tsinghua University; Beijing Normal University
摘要：In practice, multiple policy instruments are often combined to achieve complex goals. However, predicting whether policy mixes will have complementary or conflicting effects remains a theoretical challenge, especially in those aimed at changing individuals' cognition and behavior. We provide novel theoretical and empirical insights into policy mix effectiveness by defining and differentiating the behavioral assumptions embedded in policy instruments, arguing that outcomes depend not only on th...
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作者：Gomes, Ricardo C.; Domingos, Fernando D.
作者单位：Getulio Vargas Foundation
摘要：Herbert Simon's pioneering developments on bounded rationality and artificial intelligence (AI) have had a profound and lasting impact on public administration. This paper systematically examines Simon's legacy, exploring how his concepts have shaped scholarship in three core areas: decision-making, human performance, and organizational knowledge. By connecting Simon's insights into contemporary advancements in AI, we highlight several avenues for further research. We uncover opportunities to ...
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作者：Wang, Huanming; Ran, Bing
作者单位：Dalian University of Technology; Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); Pennsylvania State University
摘要：This study addresses the under-theorized formation of specific co-production arrangements by exploring governance pathway formation. Using 76 community regeneration projects in Shanghai, we identify a parsimonious two-level typology: State-led co-production (comprising sub-type A: state as operator and sub-type B: non-state as operator) and Citizen-led co-production (comprising sub-type C: volunteers as operator and sub-type D: users as operator). Findings reveal pathway emergence is contingen...
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作者：Kempeneer, Shirley
作者单位：Tilburg University
摘要：This paper examines the interplay between agile digital transformation and the rule of law within the public sector, focusing on case studies from a semi-large municipal government in the Netherlands and a department of the Flemish regional government in Belgium. Drawing on expert interviews, the paper explores how agile methods, championed for flexibility, interact with existing administrative routines and affect rule of law principles that prioritize consistency. Theoretically, the paper bui...
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作者：Lan, Jinhui
作者单位：University of Shanghai for Science & Technology
