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作者：Tybur, Joshua M.; Griskevicius, Vladas
作者单位：Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; University of Minnesota System; University of Minnesota Twin Cities
摘要：From rising obesity and soaring health care costs to escalating violence and environmental degradation, contemporary society faces many challenges. Are there policies that are naturally effective in changing the behaviors that produce these problems? In this article, the authors examine some of the roots of socially problematic behavior by taking an evolutionary perspective that considers human nature. They review four insights that an evolutionary approach provides into human behavior. Then t...
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作者：Perry, James L.
作者单位：Indiana University System; Indiana University Bloomington
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作者：Taylor, Jeannette
作者单位：University of Western Australia
摘要：Do specific and difficult job goals have a positive, negative, or negligible effect on higher levels of performance in the form of organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) among government employees? Importantly, how do they influence OCB: directly and/or indirectly through psychological empowerment? This article on a small group of Australian federal government employees draws from the goal-setting and self-determination theories to provide a better understanding of how goal setting affects ...
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作者：Henderson, Alexander C.
作者单位：Long Island University; Long Island University Post
摘要：Passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) has served to refocus attention on the complexity of health care delivery in the United States, with particular attention to concepts of quality, access, and outcomes. This article argues that our understanding of the ACA must be informed by an examination of policy implementation in health care, including the core public function of emergency medical services (EMS). Key concepts of implementation in frontline servicenotably, rule...
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作者：Hassan, Shahidul
作者单位：University System of Ohio; Ohio State University
摘要：This article examines how greater role clarification may be associated with increased work satisfaction and decreased turnover rates in workgroups. These linkages are examined with the use of multivariate analysis of variance and hierarchical regression analysis for data collected during two time periods from multiple sources: personnel records and an organizational survey of 1,699 employees working in 45 geographically distributed offices in a state government agency. Results indicate that of...
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作者：Herd, Pamela; DeLeire, Thomas; Harvey, Hope; Moynihan, Donald P.
作者单位：University of Wisconsin System; University of Wisconsin Madison; Georgetown University; Harvard University; University of Wisconsin System; University of Wisconsin Madison
摘要：Administrative burden is an individual's experience of policy implementation as onerous. Such burdens may be created because of a desire to limit payments to ineligible claimants, but they also serve to limit take-up of benefits by eligible claimants. For citizens, this burden may occur through learning about a program; complying with rules and discretionary bureaucratic behavior to participate; and the psychological costs of participating in an unpopular program. Using a mixed-method approach...
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作者：O'Connell, Daniel A.
作者单位：State University of New York (SUNY) System
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作者：Wang, Wen
作者单位：Indiana University System; Indiana University Indianapolis
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作者：Walker, Helen; Schotanus, Fredo; Bakker, Elmer; Harland, Christine
作者单位：Cardiff University; University of Twente; University of Bath
摘要：Collaborative procurement is increasingly on the policy agenda in many countries, yet problems with collaboration occur. This article adopts a relational theory perspective to explore the enablers of and barriers to collaboration in purchasing, helping identify success factors. The authors adopted a mixed qualitative/quantitative methodology and interviewed 51 senior staffers in the United Kingdom. They found that collaborative public procurement is hindered by local politics and differing pri...
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作者：Dodge, Jennifer
作者单位：State University of New York (SUNY) System; University at Albany, SUNY
