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作者:Min, Naon; Lee, Keon-Hyung; Yang, Kaifeng
作者单位:State University System of Florida; Florida State University; State University System of Florida; Florida State University; Renmin University of China
摘要:Recent research on publicness has called for nuanced attention to various aspects of publicness and their effects; in the meantime, public value research has remained largely theoretical and qualitative, calling for more empirical testing. Integrating these two different but related areas in the literature, this article examines how three publicness dimensions (regulative, normative, and cultural publicness) affect organizations' collaborative activities for community benefits. Using data from...
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作者:Su, Min
作者单位:Louisiana State University System; Louisiana State University
摘要:Anecdotal evidence suggests that local governments may have a revenue motive for traffic fines, beyond public safety concerns. Using California's county-level data over a 12-year period, this article shows that counties increased per capita traffic fines by 40 to 42 cents immediately after a 10 percentage point tax revenue loss in the previous year; however, these counties did not reduce traffic fines if they experienced a tax revenue increase in the previous year. This finding indicates that ...
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作者:Curley, Cali; Federman, Peter Stanley
作者单位:Purdue University System; Purdue University; Purdue University in Indianapolis
摘要:In the absence of a large-scale federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic, state and local elected officials have enacted executive orders that include restrictions on public liberties as well as the suspension of rules and regulations. While these restrictive policy actions have received extensive media attention, the suspensions, including regulatory rollbacks, waivers, and extensions, are lesser known. This Viewpoint essay offers insight from a working database that captures the nuance and ...
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作者:van der Wal, Zeger
作者单位:National University of Singapore; Leiden University - Excl LUMC; Leiden University
摘要:The COVID-19 pandemic is seen as the biggest crisis since World War II. What started out as a public health issue has quickly morphed into a political, economic, and societal crisis of epic proportions. Administrative capacity is a major factor in determining whether societies will emerge from this unprecedented situation with resilience and optimism or despair and disconnectedness, and whether trust in government will increase or decrease. Autonomous and competent public managers are key prod...
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作者:Cheng, Yuan (Daniel); Yu, Jianxing; Shen, Yongdong; Huang, Biao
作者单位:University of Minnesota System; University of Minnesota Twin Cities; Zhejiang University; Zhejiang University; Zhejiang University
摘要:Zhejiang Province achieved one of the best records in containing the COVID-19 pandemic in China. What lessons can the world learn from it? What roles do community-based organizations play in this success story? Based on more than 100 interviews during and after the outbreak in Zhejiang, this article provides a road map of how community-based organizations were involved in the three distinct stages of Zhejiang's response to COVID-19. The authors recommend that public sector leaders (1) strategi...
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作者:Elias, Nicole M.
作者单位:City University of New York (CUNY) System; John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY)
摘要:LGBTQ+ issues at the local level pose some of the most pressing civil rights challenges in the current U.S. context. This analysis provides insight into what is taking place in major municipalities and how these efforts can be improved to bolster equity and civil rights for LGBTQ+ populations. At a time when identity, language, and public sector values are inherently intertwined and constantly changing, the following question is ripe for analysis: how are major U.S. municipalities addressing t...
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作者:Bowers, Melanie
作者单位:Rutgers University System; Rutgers University New Brunswick; Rutgers University System; Rutgers University New Brunswick
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作者:Wellstead, Adam M.
作者单位:Michigan Technological University
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作者:D'Agostino, Maria J.; Elias, Nicole M.
作者单位:City University of New York (CUNY) System
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作者:Vogl, Thomas M.; Seidelin, Cathrine; Ganesh, Bharath; Bright, Jonathan
作者单位:University of Oxford; IT University Copenhagen; University of Groningen
摘要:In recent years, local authorities in the UK have begun to adopt a variety of smart technological changes to enhance service delivery. These changes are having profound impacts on the structure of public administration. Focusing on the particular case of artificial intelligence, specifically autonomous agents and predictive analytics, a combination of desk research, a survey questionnaire, and interviews were used to better understand the extent and nature of these changes in local government....