Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory articles from April 2002

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory archives from April 2002

Errata.(Correction Notice)
April 1, 2002... In the article by David C. Nixon, Robert M. Howard, and Jeff R. Davis, "With Friends Like These: Rule-Making Comment Submissions to the Securities and Exchange Commission," on pages 59-76 of Volume 12, Number 1, January, 2002, the symbol...

Intergovernmental organizations and garbage can theory. (Tribute to Johan P. Olsen).
April 1, 2002... Since Jim March (1981) has praised "organizational foolishness," I hope that I will be indulged if I engage today in some foolishness of my own. My intention is to foster the "culture of implicit altruism" that he ascribes to some...

Policy tools theory and implementation networks: understanding state enterprise zone partnerships. (Articles).
April 1, 2002... Before the 1970s public administration theory and practice minimized the significance of implementation research (Nakamura and Smallwood 1980, 8), rarely focusing on the mechanics or the process of public-service delivery. Program...

Fuzzy control.(public administration in Israel)
April 1, 2002... This article originated as an attempt to explain an intriguing phenomenon in Israel's system of intergovernmental relations. For more than twenty years, most local authorities have consistently engaged in deficit financing, defying budgetary...

Why style matters: a comparison of two administrative reform initiatives in the Israeli public sector, 1989-1998.
April 1, 2002... During the 1990s, the Israeli public sector underwent two starkly different reform initiatives. Led by scholars inspired by a comparative study of foreign new public management (NPM) reforms, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) launched an open...

Administrative agents of democracy? a structural equation modeling of the relationship between public-sector performance and citizenship involvement.(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2002... The need continuously to foster democratic values of citizenship participation and involvement is a prominent issue in contemporary political science literature (e.g., Box 1998 and 1999; Frederickson 1982 and 1997; King, Feltey, and Susel 1998;...

Does the perception of red tape constrain IT innovativeness in organizations? unexpected results from a simultaneous equation model and implications.(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2002... Information technology (IT) is currently considered to be a panacea for improving managerial efficiency not only in private organizations but also in public organizations. The Clinton administration emphasized information technology as one of...

Improving governance.(Improving Governance: A New Logic for Empirical Research)
April 1, 2002... Laurence E. Lynn, Jr., Carolyn J. Heinrich, and Carolyn J. Hill. 2001. Improving Governance: A New Logic for Empirical Research. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press. Cloth $60.00; ISBN: 0-87840-852-5, 212 pp. Improving...

Response to Professor Lowery.(models of public administration)
April 1, 2002... We expected our book to generate controversy, and Professor Lowery has not disappointed us. He takes us to task, moreover, for exactly what we propose: a systematic logic for framing the study of governance and a priority on empirical research...

What motivates bureaucrats?(What Motivates Bureaucrats?: Politics and Administration During the Reagan Years)
April 1, 2002... Marissa Martino Golden. 2001. What Motivates Bureaucrats? Politics and Administration During the Reagan Years. New York: Columbia University Press. Cloth, ISBN: 0-231-10696-3, $49.50. Paper, ISBN: 0-231-10697-1, $19.50. 320 pp. Marisa...