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作者：Tavares, Gustavo M.; Story, Joana; Lotta, Gabriela
作者单位：Insper; Getulio Vargas Foundation
摘要：Elections are essential for democracy, but the turbulence and uncertainty they bring can disrupt the functioning of public organizations. This study investigates how elections may trigger dysfunctional interpersonal dynamics and behaviors among civil servants. We specifically examine the relationship between elections and both increased interpersonal conflicts within public organizations and heightened counterproductive behaviors among civil servants. Using a longitudinal pretest-posttest desi...
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作者：St John, Victor J.; Wilson, Gregory D.; Tran, Long; Applin, Lydia; Evans, Douglas
作者单位：University System of Ohio; Ohio State University; Fairleigh Dickinson University
摘要：This study investigates how administrative burden in college admissions affects individuals with criminal records, with attention to racial disparities. Grounded in administrative burden theory and the role of street-level bureaucrats, it examines how admissions representatives respond to applicants with disclosed criminal histories. Through a correspondence audit experiment, fictitious applicants-Tyrone (presumed Black) and Christopher (presumed White)-sent inquiries to institutions of higher...
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作者：Colovic, Ana; Bagherzadeh, Mehdi; Lievin, Jean-Louis
作者单位：NEOMA Business School
摘要：Building on recent advances in crowdsourcing research, we argue that, when using crowdsourcing, governments should accurately select the crowd they wish to engage with, depending on the problem to be solved. While targeting a large crowd may be common, it is not always the most appropriate: it can waste significant resources without necessarily producing satisfactory results. We contend that the nature of the problem should determine the crowdsourcing strategy. We propose a typology of problem...
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作者：Weichselberger, Gustaf Kastberg; Alvehus, Johan
作者单位：University of Gothenburg; Lund University
摘要：This paper introduces and conceptualizes midocracy as an emergent organizational form in the public sector, characterized by the growth and dominance of a professionalized administrative middle layer. The study argues that midocracy draws on elements associated with both New Public Management (NPM) and post-NPM reform agendas. While administration is essential for coordination, we show how its unchecked expansion can lead to self-reinforcing dynamics that distance governance from core operatio...
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作者：Bjorna, Hilde; Broderstad, Troy Saghaug
作者单位：UiT The Arctic University of Tromso
摘要：Owing to public administrations' expansion of their roles in policy design and coordination, concerns about bureaucratic power have reemerged across democratic systems. However, little is known concerning how elected politicians experience and interpret administrative influence, particularly in local governments, in which administrative capacity often rivals political authority. This study examined how local politicians perceive administrative influence and how these perceptions vary across or...
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作者：Fernandez-i-Marin, Xavier; Hinterleitner, Markus; Knill, Christoph; Steinebach, Yves
作者单位：University of Barcelona; University of Lausanne; University of Munich; University of Oslo
摘要：Governments in advanced democracies often implement self-binding mechanisms like regulatory offsetting schemes to counteract short-term political incentives. This paper evaluates the effectiveness of Germany's offsetting scheme by analyzing over 3000 legal acts for restrictive clauses and passages related to replacing or repealing existing regulations. Despite Germany being a least likely case for failure, our analysis indicates that the scheme has not reduced regulatory burdens. These finding...
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作者：Silveira, Mariana Costa; Lotta, Gabriela Spanghero; Cingolani, Luciana; Guedes-Neto, Joao Victor; Gomide, Alexandre de Avila; Souza, Pedro Masson Sesconetto
作者单位：University of Twente
摘要：Democratic backsliding raises new challenges for bureaucracies as politicians undermine democratic institutions and the rule of law. Although bureaucracies can play a central safeguarding role, little is known about the organizational conditions that foster resistance to undemocratic pressure. This study tests whether organizational networks (peers and professional associations) and resources (expertise and voice mechanisms) influence bureaucrats' willingness to oppose undemocratic demands fro...
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作者：Johnson, Donavon
作者单位：State University System of Florida; Florida International University
摘要：Emerging technologies have far-reaching effects on public governance. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one such technology. Yet, given concerns of privacy, accountability, and bias with AI use, public managers grapple with deciding if, and to what extent, AI should be included in delivering public services. Current research has made attempts to unpack the determinants of AI use in these settings, but with greater focus on the technology rather than its users. The current study shifts focus to c...
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作者：Tran, Long
作者单位：University System of Ohio; Ohio State University
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作者：Resh, William G.; Ahn, Yongjin; Wang, Weijie; Lee, Keunyoung Eli
作者单位：University System of Georgia; Georgia State University; Korea University; Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University College Station; American University
摘要：As shutdowns have increased in frequency and length for the US federal government, such dysfunction may impact the federal government's ability to retain talent. In December of 2018 through January of 2019, the US federal government and its workforce endured the longest shutdown in its history. However, we know little about that shutdown's effects on the US federal civil service labor market. In this paper, we examine the intervening impact of the 2018-2019 government shutdown on personnel sep...
