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Back to the future revisited: A systematic literature review of performance-related pay in the public sector International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2024-04-09 Farooq Ahmad, Jing (Daisy) Lyu, Edmund Stazyk, Malcolm Higgs
Performance-related pay (PRP) has been part of public-sector pay structures in the past four decades. Despite public administration scholars denouncing its use in the public sector, PRP is being in...
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A complexity theory perspective on politico-administrative systems: Insights from a systematic literature review International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2024-04-05 Harri Jalonen
Complexity theory (CT) refers to a collection of concepts and heuristics that can be used to study the developments emerging from interactions between phenomena, actors, and events. CT has increasi...
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Public service motivation and not-in-my-backyard: The case of high-level radioactive waste disposal sites in Japan International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Reona Hayashi, Taka-aki Asano, So Morikawa, Shunsaku Komatsuzaki
This study investigated the association between public service motivation (PSM) and the not-in-my-backyard (NIMBY) reaction by the public that often blocks important projects. A conjoint experiment...
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Exploring the trickle-down effect of public service motivation from supervisors to their subordinates International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Dingxiang Chen, Ying Zhang, Ahmad Bayiz Ahmad, Bangcheng Liu
Although recent years have witnessed an exponential growth of studies on public service motivation (PSM) and interest in this topic continues to grow, the extant literature has overlooked the poten...
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Trust chains in public sector organizations and their significance for work unit performance and employee turnover intention International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2024-03-27 Annika Härenstam, Lisa Björk, Linda Corin
In this study, we propose that the concept of trust chains can be used to combine two influential traditions in organizational theory – Luhmann´s work on vertical trust and Putnam´s ideas on horizo...
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The impact of presidential elections on workplace satisfaction in the U.S. federal agencies: A longitudinal study (2004–2019) International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2024-03-21 Tianshu Zhao, Kelly LeRoux
While job satisfaction has been widely studied by public management scholars, little research has examined the impact of external political events on the federal workforce, and specifically how pre...
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Why modify or terminate contracts for critical supplies? Evaluating federal purchasing of PPE following COVID-19 International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2024-03-21 Eric J. Boyer, Juan D. Rogers, Francis C. Spampinato
Contract managers change contracts to respond to unforeseen events and to improve the likelihood of securing critical supplies. This study employs data from the General Service Administration’s SAM...
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Enhancing satisfaction with public services: The effect of recalling personal experiences International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2024-03-21 Xavier Ballart, Enrique Hernandez, Marc Esteve
This article contributes to the study of the determinants of satisfaction with public services and the application of the expectation-disconfirmation model to public services. This is relevant for ...
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Leadership training and just-in-time nudges: A field experiment on the transfer of learning into action International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Jørgen Skovhus Haunstrup, Ulrich Thy Jensen
Government agencies use leadership training programs to improve human capital and public service provision. However, existing research ignores how limited cognitive capacity and task overload in th...
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Which trust matters and to whom in cross-sector collaboration? Evidence from the local level in the Middle East International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Khaldoun AbouAssi, Long Tran, Ann O’M. Bowman, Jocelyn M. Johnston
This article treats trust as multifaceted and compares the association of two dimensions of trust—trust in individuals and trust in organizations—with the likelihood and intensity of cross-sector c...
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The accountability of collaborative innovations in tax administration: A Dutch-US comparison International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Dennis De Widt, Emer Mulligan
Analyzing a collaborative public management innovation in tax administration in the US and the Netherlands, this article investigates how differences in accountability systems affect senior public ...
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Social equity and public administration: The behavioral perspective International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 K. Jurée Capers, Sebastian Jilke, Kenneth J. Meier
Published in International Public Management Journal (Vol. 27, No. 1, 2024)
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Management Accounting in Public Service Decision Making International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Liqiang Qin
Published in International Public Management Journal (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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Religion and Public Administration: An Introduction International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Karl O’Connor
Published in International Public Management Journal (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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Local government management International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Alfian Rosiadi
Published in International Public Management Journal (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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Cui prodest? Nudging prosocial behavior among healthcare professionals International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Nicola Belle, Paola Cantarelli
Combining insights from nudge theory and research into prosocial behavior, we study how messages emphasizing the positive impact of flu vaccination may increase vaccination intentions among profess...
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Blood donation as a public service: young citizens’ prosocial behaviour International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2023-12-19 Lorena Robaina-Calderín, Lucía Melián-Alzola, Josefa D. Martín-Santana
Young citizens play a key role in providing a continuous blood supply for public health system. This paper examines the prosocial behavior of young non-blood donors and analyses motivations, barrie...
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Projectification and its impact on the work and identity of public sector employees: project natives, emigrants and immigrants International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2023-12-14 Beata Jałocha
As a result of the increasing number of projects used to deliver public services and the professionalization of project management activities in government, the phenomenon of projectification has e...
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Going separate ways: ex-post interdependence and the dissolution of collaborative relations International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2023-12-14 Thomas Elston, Maike Rackwitz, Germà Bel
Interdependence is typically regarded as the cause of inter-organizational collaboration. But it is also a consequence. Collaboration itself creates new interdependence as partners become more entw...
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Democracy in and out of bureaucracy: can participative management and public participation shape citizen satisfaction? International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Suyeon Jo
This study investigates the relationship between the democratic practices of public organizations and citizen satisfaction. Specifically, it explores the effects of participative management (which ...
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Public sector innovation: sources, benefits, and leadership International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Mehmet Akif Demircioglu
Despite increasing research into public sector innovation, there remains a need for more theory and evidence about the sources (actors) and outcomes (benefits) of innovation. Thus, this study exami...
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Beyond technology: reducing environmental information asymmetry by centralizing environmental monitoring International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Zifu Liu, Mengdi Liu, Fan Xia, Bing Zhang
Due to an information gap between the central government and local governments, the principal-agent problem arises when power is devolved to the bureaucracy and local governments. We look at how Ch...
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Antecedents of employee intrapreneurship in the public sector: a proactive motivation approach International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Marjan J. Gorgievski, Arnold B. Bakker, Paraskevas Petrou, Jason, C. L. Gawke
Public servants’ intrapreneurship (entrepreneurial actions performed by employees from within an organization) is gaining importance as a micro-foundation of public sector innovation and improved s...
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E-Government and provision of public services: economic, social, and political determinants of citizen complaints International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Marianna Sebő, Germà Bel
Today’s technological advances have created new channels for the collaboration of local governments with citizens, who can perform the role of both partner and customer in public service delivery. ...
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Organizational Stress Around the World Research and Practice International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Febriyanti Amol, Humera Asad Ullah Khan, Dominicus Wahyu Pradana
Published in International Public Management Journal (Vol. 26, No. 6, 2023)
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Smart government: practical uses of artificial intelligence in local government International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Joseph Amazuwa Chirwa
Published in International Public Management Journal (Vol. 26, No. 6, 2023)
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Strategic management in the public sector - the case of the Swedish transport administration International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2023-11-16 Karin Axelsson, Linda Höglund
Strategic management in the public sector has become quite popular in practice and several studies have shown that it has an impact on organizational performance. However, we still know little of h...
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Translating trust as a magic concept in public sector reforms: A comparative study of the Danish and Swedish trust reform International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2023-09-29 Tina Øllgaard Bentzen, Louise Bringselius
In response to growing criticism of new public management reforms, the Nordic countries have introduced so-called trust reforms aimed at transforming public sector management and leadership. There ...
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Cultural Competency for Emergency and Crisis Management Concept, Theories and Case Studies International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2023-06-28 Rostiena Pasciana, Lia Juliasih, Andi Mulyadi, Suandi Widjaya
Published in International Public Management Journal (Ahead of Print, 2023)
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Enhancing employee engagement through integrating leadership and employee job resources: evidence from a public healthcare setting International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2023-06-28 Giorgos Giallouros, Christos Nicolaides, Elena Gabriel, Mary Economou, Andrea Georgiou, Manolis Diakourakis, Andreas Soteriou, Georgios K. Nikolopoulos
Abstract This study examines the mediating role of job resources on the relationship between leadership and the work engagement of healthcare professionals. A stratified random sample from across the public healthcare sector of Cyprus was used. Data from a total of 605 respondents were analyzed: nurses (n = 348), physicians (n = 114), and other health professionals (n = 143). Using exploratory factor
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More isn’t always better: exploring the curvilinear effects of telework International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2023-06-23 Ju Won Park, Seejeen Park, Yoon Jik Cho
While telework has become a popular occupational mode, research has found both positive and negative effects on employee outcomes. To reconcile these inconsistent findings, we apply the job demands...
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Do citizen perceptual measures align with archival performance measures: a meta-analysis International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2023-06-23 Hung-Yi Hsu, Jiahuan Lu
Abstract While archival performance measures and citizen perceptual measures are widely used to gauge government performance, the relationship between the two remains inconclusive due to conflicting empirical evidence, which obscures the role of citizen evaluation in government performance measurement. This study conducted a meta-analysis of 362 effect sizes from 36 existing studies to estimate the
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Outcomes-based contracting and public management reform: Lessons from a decade of experimentation International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2023-06-01 Clare FitzGerald, Alec Fraser, Jonathan Kimmitt, Lisa Knoll, James Williams
Abstract A decade after the launch of the world’s first social impact bond (SIB) at Her Majesty’s Prison Peterborough in England, a further 250 SIBs have been developed in over 30 countries raising over $750 m (USD) of capital and serving some 1.7 million people. As investment-backed outcomes-based contracts (OBCs), SIBs are one of many outcomes-oriented reforms being taken up globally. In this introduction
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When intragroup conflict is a good thing: Team diversity and use of force by police International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2023-05-08 Jill Nicholson-Crotty, Danyao Li
Public administration scholars, and those in other fields such as business management and social psychology, have long been interested in the effects of workforce diversity on performance. Results ...
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Public and private differences in employees’ values: a cross-country investigation of Schwartz’s basic human values theory International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2023-04-24 Mathias Frost Bilgram, Jesper Rosenberg Hansen, Jesper N. Wulff
Individuals’ personal values have a significant influence on their attitudes and behaviors within organizations, yet we have limited knowledge about whether and how personal values differ across se...
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Morally motivated public service: an empirical examination of the moral theory of public service motivation International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2023-04-13 Tse-Min Wang, Arjen van Witteloostuijn, Florian Heine
Abstract We empirically examine the moral theory of Public Service Motivation (PSM) with data from a large online Dutch household panel. Inspired by Moral Foundation Theory, we develop and test several hypotheses on the role of moral foundations in shaping PSM, as well as the behavioral implications regarding participation in social organizations. The individualizing foundations of Care and Fairness
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Patron’s largess and regional borrowing under authoritarian rule International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2023-03-29 Temirlan T. Moldogaziev, Mikhail Ivonchyk, Kenneth A. Kriz
Patrons in authoritarian governance systems are expected to spread the state’s largess selectively, channeling the most rewards within their client networks. This empirical study evaluates whether ...
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Citizens blame agencies and spread negative word-of-mouth after experiencing a public service failure? Results from an online experiment International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2023-03-29 James Gerard Caillier
Drawing upon social exchange theory, as well as culpable control and attribution theory, this article investigates the impact of service failure responsibility and prior public service failure on t...
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Easier said than done. Do defaults and reminders affect public workers’ knowledge of guidelines? International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2023-03-27 Nicola Belle, Paola Cantarelli, Chiara Barchielli, Paul Battaglio
Building on recent developments in behavioral public administration theory and methods, we conduct an online randomized controlled trial to study how defaults and reminders affect the performance o...
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Association of psychological capital and engagement in coproducing emergency response: evidence from Chinese communities International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2023-03-21 Xiao Lin Wu, Yi Yun Xie, Xiao Qin Tan, Yi Peng
Abstract Promoting coproduction is critical in emergency responses. This study introduces the concept of psychological capital (PsyCap) to the field of coproduction within emergency context and further empirically investigates the association of PsyCap and engagement in coproducing emergency responses. Data collected from 5721 respondents in Chinese communities of 10 provincial regions were analyzed
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Accounting capacity on accrual accounting adoption in Vietnamese public sector organizations—a moderated moderation model of leadership quality and digital transformation International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2023-03-10 Tu Thanh Hoai, Nguyen Phong Nguyen
Abstract This study examines the association between accounting capacity and organizational readiness for change to adopt accrual accounting (ORCA) in public sector organizations. Furthermore, it explores the role of leadership quality and digital transformation as moderators of this association. Survey data from 179 public sector organizations in Vietnam, a transition economy, were used to test the
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Strategizing and “strategifying” for the common good: the case of deprived neighborhoods in the Swedish city of Gothenburg International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2023-03-01 Sara Brorström, Alexander Styhre
Abstract Globally, we face grand challenges such as poverty and climate change. In response to such challenges, previous research claims that strategy research should address the “major challenges of contemporary society” this article examines a strategy adopted in Gothenburg, Sweden in an attempt to create an inclusive city through various actions in vulnerable areas. Using the concepts of strategizing
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The Co-Production of Public Services: Management and Evaluation, by denita cepiku et.al, 2020, Switzerland, palgrave macmillan, 145 pp., $ 68.50, ISBN 978-3-030-60709-8 International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2023-03-01 Bagus Nuari Harmawan
Published in International Public Management Journal (Vol. 26, No. 6, 2023)
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Choir of believers? Experimental and longitudinal evidence on survey participation, response bias, and public service motivation International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2023-02-22 Morten Hjortskov, Christian Bøtcher Jacobsen, Anne Mette Kjeldsen
Abstract Collecting data through surveys are a vital method in public administration research, but an overseen challenge for the validity of survey research is response bias, which is when response behavior correlates with study outcomes. Response bias can be particularly threatening in motivation research because motivation is an important determinant for behavior and most likely also for survey participation
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Through the mist: how institution-knowledge bricoleurs make sense of a crisis International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2023-01-19 Changkun Cai, Zifan Yu
Abstract As society faces more crises, it is critical for leaders, especially at the local level, to make decisions and intervene before reaching the tipping point. This often requires collective sensemaking across boundaries, but most studies focus on the challenges. This article asks how decision makers make timely decisions. It presents an institutions-process framework and analyzes the process
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In search of innovation capability and its sources in local government organizations: a critical interpretative synthesis of the literature International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2023-01-05 Petter Gullmark, Tommy Høyvarde Clausen
Abstract Empirical research has identified a long list of antecedents that promote innovation in local government organizations. However, less is known about how and why diverse antecedents—as well as their interplay—stimulate local government organizations to innovate and create public value. We address this gap through a systematic and critical interpretive synthesis of the empirical literature on
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Rule bending on the frontlines of public service delivery: how and why caseworkers favor the strong International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2022-11-03 Paw Hansen
Abstract When facing a disobedient client, caseworkers are often required to impose sanctions. Even when sanctions are explicitly required by law, however, research shows that caseworkers may turn a blind eye. Why so? This study asks how certain clients can merit themselves to avoid sanctioning. Theorizing from the notion of client deservingness, we develop a theoretical account of how certain client
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Public and private management: now, is there a difference? A systematic review International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2022-11-03 Emily Rose Tangsgaard, Stefan Boye, Rebecca Risbjerg Nørgaard, Mathilde Andreassen Winsløw, Mathias Rask Østergaard-Nielsen
Abstract What is the difference between public and private management? This contested question has implications for why and how to study public management and for how to manage public organizations. Therefore, we conduct the first systematic review of the empirical literature of perceptual and behavioral differences between public and private managers since Boyne (2002a). We review 41 studies related
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What makes networks innovative? A configurational analysis of 18 collaborative innovation cases International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2022-11-03 Yanwei Li, Cheng Chen
Abstract Collaborative innovation has received substantial scholarly attention, but we still know little about its underlying mechanisms. Using qualitative comparative analysis (QCA), this study examines how four conditions, namely, network initiation by key stakeholders, high network diversity, extensive network prehistory, and highly engaged network process, combine with one another to lead to a
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Managerial networking: a systematic literature review and research agenda International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2022-11-03 Lorenz Schönherr, Julia Thaler
Abstract Scholars and practitioners agree that networking is a necessity in managers’ daily work, particularly in the domain of public and nonprofit management, in which service provision through networks has become the rule rather than the exception. However, the plethora of studies published on this topic has resulted in a highly fragmented body of literature. Such fragmentation calls for a systematic
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When Norway met co-creation: the import, diffusion, and onboarding of a magic concept in public administration International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2022-11-03 Jacob Torfing, Eva Sørensen, Janne Paulsen Breimo
Transformations of public governance, organization, and leadership are often propelled by the import, diffusion, and onboarding of new magic concepts promising to cure existing problems and to pave...
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Sit it out or dance: representative bureaucracy contagion effects in health care International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2022-11-01 Kenneth J. Meier, Austin M. McCrea
Abstract The study of representative bureaucracy traces out multiple organizational and individual-level pathways through which identity-based representation contributes to improvements in bureaucratic processes, outcomes, and legitimacy. Leveraging a multi-level dataset of Florida emergency room visits, we simultaneously model aggregate (indirect) and individual (direct) forms of representation to
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The efficacy of protection: the effects of the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012 on the Transportation Security Administration International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2022-10-03 Minsung Michael Kang, Ellen V. Rubin
Over five decades, US civil service laws institutionalized federal employees’ whistleblower rights through a series of reforms since 1978. In 2012, the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act exte...
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Crisis severity, fiscal capacity, and COVID-19 spending: a cross-country analysis International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2022-09-27 Ping Zhang, Can Chen, Yu Shi
Abstract The COVID-19 global pandemic has prompted a variety of fiscal policy responses from national governments around the world. This research constructs a panel data set of 170 countries to investigate the impact of fiscal capacity and COVID-19 crisis severity on government spending during the pandemic, after controlling for socio-economic, political, and institutional factors. Using cluster analysis
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De-stereotyping public performance evaluation International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2022-09-09 Yixin Liu, Chengxin Xu
Abstract Experimental evidence suggests that citizens’ judgments of service quality often rely on prior beliefs about providers’ characteristics, such as racial stereotypes. Such a biased judgment process prevents the public from understanding performance information accurately and choosing high-quality service providers. To address this, we studied the relation between performance information and
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The dynamics of governance capacity and legitimacy: the case of a digital tracing technology during the COVID-19 pandemic International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2022-09-09 Jonas Lund-Tønnesen, Tom Christensen
Abstract Input, throughput, and output legitimacy of government measures are considered to be essential for governance capacity in crisis. During the COVID-19 crisis, governments around the world developed digital contact-tracing applications to support their crisis management—with varying degrees of success. While Norway is seen as a high performer in the crisis, the contact-tracing app called Smittestopp
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Karma chameleon: Exploring the leadership complexities of middle managers in the public sector International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2022-08-10 Daniel Tyskbo, Alexander Styhre
Abstract While leadership is one of the most discussed concepts in the social sciences, there is a need for more scholarly research that examines the ambiguous leadership position of middle managers, and how their leadership work is perceived in practice. In this article, we follow the recent research turn of adopting a social constructionist view of leadership, and make use of metaphors to answer
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Contested Social Impact Bonds: welfare conventions, conflicts and compromises in five European Active-Labor Market Programs International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2022-07-15 Alec Fraser, Lisa Knoll, Debra Hevenstone
Abstract Over the past decade Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) have attracted much public policy and management research interest and debate. This article draws on the Welfare Conventions Approach to explore the diversity of five SIB-financed Active Labor Market Programs in four European countries using comparative case study methods. We identify a tension between the requirement to align civic and financial
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Social impact bonds and the tactics of feasibility: experience from Chile, Colombia and France International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2022-07-14 Mathilde Pellizzari, Fabian Muniesa
Abstract Public policy innovations such as social impact bonds (SIBs) have prompted critical attention in recent literature. Yet, little is known about the operations they require and the shapes they take. This study contributes to this research agenda through a focus on the problem of ‘feasibility’. We consider this notion as a vernacular preoccupation put forward by SIB practitioners. We theorize
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Representative bureaucracy and disabled employees in the British public sector International Public Management Journal (IF 2.951) Pub Date : 2022-07-08 Laura William, Birgit Pauksztat, Susan Corby
Abstract Disabled employees in the British public sector lodge more claims of discrimination at Employment Tribunals than their private sector counterparts, yet their claims are more likely to fail. We argue that this is because disabled employees in the British public sector are more aware of equality issues than their private sector counterparts, subjectively perceiving discrimination. Yet the policies