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Authors:Nhung Thi Hong Nguyen, Diep Nguyen, Nguyen Vo, Luu Trong Tuan Abstract: Administration & Society, Ahead of Print. Although public employees’ innovative behavior is essential for ongoing improvement of public services and thereby development of public organizations, limited research has examined this topic—especially in transition countries. Drawing on social cognitive theory, this study theorizes that servant leadership fosters public sector employees’ innovative behavior through the sequential mediation roles of public service motivation and learning goal orientation. Results from structural equation modelling with multi-source data from Vietnam’s public sector employee and manager surveys support the hypothesized model. Our study sheds light on the drivers of public employees’ innovative behavior in a less researched context. Citation: Administration & Society PubDate: 2022-06-13T11:53:47Z DOI: 10.1177/00953997221100623
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Authors:Margo Trappenburg, Thomas Kampen, Evelien Tonkens Abstract: Administration & Society, Ahead of Print. Since 2015 Dutch street-level bureaucrats have ample discretionary space to determine how to help clients. Simultaneously, resources were reduced. According to Zacka SLBs should avoid three pathological positions: indifference, caregiving, and enforcing. At the individual level SLBs supposedly accomplish that by a gymnastics of the self. We observed SLBs. They avoided the pathological positions by (1) reframing the reigning policy for clients (enforcing caringly) and (2) managing clients’ self-image, bolstering their confidence, or tempering their expectations (caring forcefully). SLBs practice a gymnastics of the client alongside a gymnastics of the self. SLBs thus make the reigning policy palatable for clients. Citation: Administration & Society PubDate: 2022-06-11T10:22:02Z DOI: 10.1177/00953997221104679
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Authors:Jessica Clement, Giovanni Esposito, Nathalie Crutzen Abstract: Administration & Society, Ahead of Print. This paper aims to understand the different resilience pathways local governments may take during moments of crisis, specifically focusing on the COVID-19 pandemic. Through survey responses from local administrations in Wallonia, Belgium, we consider how varied contexts led to different strategic resilience pathways. These pathways range from static (i.e., no strategy) to innovative change. Our findings highlight that digital technology solutions may play a role in supporting resilience across the different pathways. Therefore, we adopt strategic public management literature to suggest propositions for future research to test the specific role that digital technologies play in supporting resilience within local administrations. Citation: Administration & Society PubDate: 2022-06-11T09:58:53Z DOI: 10.1177/00953997221100382
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Authors:Bert de Groot, Wim Leendertse, Jos Arts Abstract: Administration & Society, Ahead of Print. Challenges in infrastructure planning require public infrastructure administrators, responsible for providing adequate infrastructure facilities, to be adaptive. These organizations evolve and interact with other organizations in a complex organizational landscape. This paper explores the contribution of inter-organizational communities of practice (CoPs) to collective learning and co-evolution of organizations in infrastructure planning. We conducted a case study of five inter-organizational CoPs in the domain of a typical public infrastructure administrator. The results suggest that inter-organizational CoPs enable, for example, policy and practice to co-evolve. Inter-organizational CoPs seem to provide a neutral ground where long-term sector benefits can overcome short-term organizational interests. Citation: Administration & Society PubDate: 2022-06-11T09:55:59Z DOI: 10.1177/00953997221100379
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Authors:Michael Blair Thomas, Jamie Levine Daniel Abstract: Administration & Society, Ahead of Print. The start of the 2020s presents a broken American administrative system plagued by state ineptitude in a time of turmoil and government distrust. In their protests, marginalized citizens have seen their voices amplified by integral parts of their communities for whom they have cheered: Athletes. This Perspective draws attention to the idea of super citizens and their ability to influence policy. We argue that Black athlete activism that centers their social reality and legitimizes Black Lives Matter for broader populations is one example of a punctuated equilibrium that work to achieve administrative state change. Citation: Administration & Society PubDate: 2022-06-08T12:31:48Z DOI: 10.1177/00953997221102612
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Authors:Lasse Gerrits, Peter Marks Abstract: Administration & Society, Ahead of Print. We assess to what extent a (co)evolutionary macro level approach enhances our understanding of learning in governance processes. We ask the question: in what ways do actors learn to improve their chances of long-term survival in complex governance processes' We deploy a model of collective decision making moulded upon fitness landscapes to analyze a longitudinal case study of collective (political and administrative) decision making, namely the process of developing and acquiring the F35 Lightning II fighter jet. The study demonstrates that actors learn how to ensure survival over time but create a failing megaproject in the process. Citation: Administration & Society PubDate: 2022-06-08T12:30:36Z DOI: 10.1177/00953997221098776
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Authors:Andreas Hagedorn Krogh, Svante Aasbjerg Thygesen Abstract: Administration & Society, Ahead of Print. Western governments increasingly use public-private partnerships (PPPs) to solve complex social problems. This article examines how public managers handle conflicting demands for classical project management and collaborative process management in PPPs for preventing negative social control. Building on theories of public governance, PPP management, and paradox management, it develops an analytical framework for studying managerial tensions in PPPs. Applying the framework in a case study of three Danish PPPs, it shows how partnership managers handle managerial tensions through strategies of opposition, separation, and synthesis. The study demonstrates a promising path of integrating paradox management theory in public governance hybridity research. Citation: Administration & Society PubDate: 2022-06-06T06:25:31Z DOI: 10.1177/00953997221100393
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Authors:Donavon Johnson Abstract: Administration & Society, Ahead of Print. Administrative burdens have consequences for entrepreneurial outcomes, and entrepreneurial outcomes have consequences for people’s quality of life. Public administrators should be concerned since they are the gatekeepers of democracy. Using data from 40 countries, this paper investigates the intersection between burdens and entrepreneurship by examining the relationship between burdens and entrepreneurial activity and entrepreneurial culture. The extent to which this relationship is conditioned by entrepreneurial motivation is also explored. The findings indicate that burdens suppress entrepreneurial culture by reducing entrepreneurial activity. Further, entrepreneurial motivation can enable entrepreneurs to be more resilient against burdens. Citation: Administration & Society PubDate: 2022-06-06T06:12:46Z DOI: 10.1177/00953997221100373
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Authors:Kristof Van Assche, Raoul Beunen, Stefan Verweij, Joshua Evans, Monica Gruezmacher Abstract: Administration & Society, Ahead of Print. This essay introduces and frames the contributions to the special issue on learning and co-evolution in governance. It develops the argument that learning, dark learning and non-learning are necessarily entwined in governance, moreover, entwined in a pattern unique to each governance configuration and path. What can be learned collectively for the common good, what kind of knowledge and learning can be strategically used and shamelessly abused, and which forms of knowledge remain invisible, intentionally and unintentionally, emerges in a history of co-evolution of actors and institutions, power and knowledge, in governance. Learning becomes possible in a particular form of management of observation, of transparency and opacity, where contingency is precariously mastered by governance systems expected to provide certainty for communities. Citation: Administration & Society PubDate: 2022-06-06T05:47:52Z DOI: 10.1177/00953997221093695
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Authors:Farid Asey Abstract: Administration & Society, Ahead of Print. This paper qualitatively examines “privation of inclusion” at work in the lived experiences of racialized participants hired in publicly funded places of employment. Taking the position that the dualistic inclusion-exclusion paradigm fails to capture their lived realities with inclusive exclusions and exclusive inclusions, it presents privative inclusion as a third space, between inclusion and exclusion, for a more robust framework in understanding how racialized bodies were marked and targeted for differential treatment. The paper then outlines and discusses findings as key indicators of privative mechanisms that had undermined life chances by limiting career mobility of racialized participants of this study. It concludes by emphasizing the need for additional research in this area given the salience of racism at work as well as the demographic changes that Canada is currently experiencing. Citation: Administration & Society PubDate: 2022-02-28T07:03:25Z DOI: 10.1177/00953997211073742
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Authors:Carolyn Barnes, Virginia Riel Abstract: Administration & Society, Ahead of Print. Scholars have focused on administrative burden or the costs of claiming public benefits. These costs, such as learning, psychological, and compliance costs can discourage program participation and benefit redemption. Using 60 in-depth qualitative interviews with participants of the SNAP and WIC programs, we offer thick descriptions of how beneficiaries experience compliance, learning, and redemption costs—a subset of learning costs regarding how to redeem benefits—amidst COVID-19 policy changes. Although policy changes were poised to reduce compliance costs and ease conditions that create redemption costs in each program, the learning costs of policy changes prevented many program participants from experiencing the benefits of these policy transformations. Citation: Administration & Society PubDate: 2022-02-24T12:05:03Z DOI: 10.1177/00953997211073948
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Citation: Administration & Society PubDate: 2022-02-16T12:45:59Z DOI: 10.1177/00953997221077856
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Authors:Jan Wynen, Sophie Op de Beeck, Koen Verhoest, Monika Glavina, Frédérique Six, Pierre Van Damme, Phillipe Beutels, Greet Hendrickx, Koen Pepermans Abstract: Administration & Society, Ahead of Print. Governments worldwide are relying on the COVID-19 vaccines as the solution for ending the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting crisis. Although scientific progress in the development of a vaccine has been astonishing, policymakers are facing an extra hurdle as increasingly more people appear to be hesitant in their intention to take such a vaccine. Based on a large Corona survey in Belgium, this study aims to explain the vaccination intention by linking it to trust in government and experts, while accounting for individuals’ risk perceptions and prosocialness. Citation: Administration & Society PubDate: 2022-02-15T06:20:04Z DOI: 10.1177/00953997211073459
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Authors:Svein Jentoft, Ratana Chuenpagdee Abstract: Administration & Society, Ahead of Print. In the “Future We Want,” states and non-state actors are invited to contribute to achieving sustainable development goals through various means and mechanisms. This includes securing justice for the most marginalized and disadvantaged sectors like small-scale fisheries, whose rights and access to resources are threatened by Blue Economy/Growth initiatives. While strong and just institutions are imperative to securing sustainable small-scale fisheries, they are not sufficient conditions for obtaining justice. As illustrated in this paper, justice must be secured in the daily interactions between small-scale fisheries actors and other stakeholders, including governments, by means of interactive learning and involving governance transformation. Citation: Administration & Society PubDate: 2022-02-09T06:40:34Z DOI: 10.1177/00953997211073947
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Authors:Aditya Alta, Farhad Mukhtarov Abstract: Administration & Society, Ahead of Print. Policy has been mostly approached as a rational project of setting goals and establishing rules and roles to achieve them. Alternative approaches to policy have been referred to as post-positivist, critical-reflexive and relational. They all emphasize emergent, co-evolutionary and relational aspects of policy work that cannot be reduced to rational choice and reasoning-based models alone. A shared element of such frameworks is the focus on relationships, which are seen not just in a narrow sense of the “logic of appropriateness,” but as a force that shapes actors’ identities, interests and power. Following relational analytical approaches, we analyze a triangular development cooperation project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Government of Indonesia in order to strengthen gender mainstreaming (SGM) of Fijian government. Through attention to relationality as it shapes actors’ identities and narratives, we demonstrate how a different form of learning employed by each actor facilitated harmony in the project. A key mediating factor in the smooth project co-evolution that we observed, was the ambiguous project design and vaguely articulated goals, supported by fragmented project setup and reporting. Such ambiguity allowed formulation of multiple versions of the project’s outcomes for multiple audiences. However, it also resulted in little impact on the ground in Fiji. Our findings support persistent criticism of development aid projects in small island states for rarely addressing problems of target populations. Citation: Administration & Society PubDate: 2022-01-27T05:13:57Z DOI: 10.1177/00953997211073527
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Authors:Jitske van Popering-Verkerk, Astrid Molenveld, Michael Duijn, Corniel van Leeuwen, Arwin van Buuren Abstract: Administration & Society, Ahead of Print. In the network society, the capacity to deal with societal issues is spread among interacting actors in governance networks. Knowledge about this capacity, often called “governance capacity,” is still fragmented and quite incoherent. The aim of this study is therefore to gain an integrated understanding of governance capacity. To do this, we conducted a literature review and organized focus groups. This resulted in the selection of five elements of governance capacity: (1) collective action, (2) coordination, (3) resilience, (4) learning, and (5) resources. We used these elements to form the first contours of a governance capacity framework. Citation: Administration & Society PubDate: 2022-01-19T10:12:24Z DOI: 10.1177/00953997211069932
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Authors:Tracey Bark Abstract: Administration & Society, Ahead of Print. Bureaucracies often provide information to legislatures in an effort to influence the agenda. This paper assesses whether data affects this influence, arguing quantitative support can increase the likelihood of legislative discussion and passage of bills related to a given topic. I also assess the impact of centralization on an agency’s ability to provide information and shape legislative agendas. I find including data in bureaucratic reports can significantly increase an agency’s influence on the legislature, but this effect is only present in a centralized setting. These results suggest centralized agencies are better equipped to marshal quantitative support for arguments to legislatures. Citation: Administration & Society PubDate: 2022-01-13T10:56:12Z DOI: 10.1177/00953997211069924
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Authors:Petr Houdek Abstract: Administration & Society, Ahead of Print. This perspective shows how neurodiversity can increase public organizations’ innovations and output quality. Studies from business and entrepreneurship fields are used to argue that public organizations may prosper if they recruit neurologically atypical individuals. Their unique thinking styles, coping strategies, and life experiences can lead to public services innovation. The management of public organizations through neurodiversity programs may gain competencies benefiting all employees. However, the promotion of neurodiversity cannot be achieved without demanding changes in organizational culture. The article also illustrates the benefits of neurodiversity using the example of a neurogenerative disease (toxoplasmosis). Citation: Administration & Society PubDate: 2022-01-13T10:53:45Z DOI: 10.1177/00953997211069915
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Authors:Kaisu Sahamies, Arto Haveri, Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko Abstract: Administration & Society, Ahead of Print. This article analyses the dynamics of local platform governance with special regard to the roles and relations of city governments, citizens, and local businesses. We approach the subject through five Finnish platforms in which city governments are actively involved. This multiple case study shows that city governments tend to adopt a facilitative and enabling role on the platforms. They seek to create value by utilizing skills, knowledge, and resources of local communities in different kinds of co-creation processes. Local platform governance brings added value to innovation and urban vitality by utilizing multiple roles of citizens, businesses, and other local stakeholders. Citation: Administration & Society PubDate: 2022-01-12T06:42:30Z DOI: 10.1177/00953997211072531
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Authors:Yongjin Ahn, Jesse W. Campbell Abstract: Administration & Society, Ahead of Print. While legitimacy plays a key role in determining if a public sector rule or process objectively qualifies as red tape, it is unclear if legitimacy shapes subjective red tape judgments. We use a sample of South Korean citizens and a vignette-based survey experiment describing applying for a small business COVID-19 relief fund to test the relevance of rule legitimacy for perceived red tape. We find that obtaining a favorable outcome (receiving the fund) reduces perceived red tape, but that neither input nor output legitimacy plays a consistent role. Second, we find that public service motivation moderates the role of both input and output legitimacy on perceived red tape, though in different directions. For those with high levels of public service motivation, output legitimacy reduces perceived red tape. However, for the same group, input legitimacy increases it. We provide a detailed discussion of the contributions of our study. Citation: Administration & Society PubDate: 2022-01-08T07:04:29Z DOI: 10.1177/00953997211069046
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Authors:Lieke Oldenhof, Rik Wehrens, Roland Bal Abstract: Administration & Society, Ahead of Print. Despite the “turn to values” in Public Administration, there is still a lack of empirical research in situ that investigates how various stakeholders in interaction develop strategies to deal with conflicting values over time. By using a new pragmatist approach, this article fills in this gap by investigating policy experiments in Dutch healthcare. The results show how professionals, citizens, and policymakers differently valued the worth of policy experiments, which manifested itself in multiple value conflicts. To deal with these conflicts, stakeholders adopted different strategies: colonization, compromising, prioritization, short-cutting, organizational enmeshing, and pilotification. The results show a shift from exclusive top-down strategies to inclusive multi-value strategies over time. Citation: Administration & Society PubDate: 2022-01-08T06:11:09Z DOI: 10.1177/00953997211069326
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Authors:Josh Shirk Abstract: Administration & Society, Ahead of Print. This essay brings together Karl Marx’s alienation critique with Michel Foucault’s theoretical work on technologies of power to examine the demand for self-actualizing work. I argue that many of the themes in Marx’s writings appear frequently in the human relations management literature and are later incorporated by New Public Management. However, Foucault’s work is shown to complement and extend Marx’s initial alienation analysis, and then to highlight the reliance of human relations management on disciplinary technologies. Lost in the demand for better work is a more radical vision of harnessing machinery to bring about a post-work society. Citation: Administration & Society PubDate: 2022-01-04T10:44:36Z DOI: 10.1177/00953997211069049
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Authors:Stephen M. Utych, Luke Fowler Abstract: Administration & Society, Ahead of Print. Dehumanizing language, language that compares human beings to animals or machines, is typically thought of in problematic cases, where it is designed to denigrate individuals or entire groups in society. But, this language can also be used to praise—describing an employee as a machine can be done to signify super-human characteristics. We find that positive dehumanizing language has no effect on evaluations of a public employee’s competence, but do have an effect on evaluations of warmth. Contrary to expectations, we find no differences in these effects based on the gender of the employee. Citation: Administration & Society PubDate: 2022-01-04T10:40:39Z DOI: 10.1177/00953997211069047
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