Pub Date : 2021-04-27DOI: 10.1080/12294659.2021.1916143
Hyojin Jang, Hye-yeon Ahn
ABSTRACT Korea’s low birth rate raises the issue of work-life balance (WLB) in the country. Given this context, this study aims to explore the factors that contribute to the adoption and use of family-friendly policies (FFPs) as a result of companies’ adaptive responses to internal and external pressures. This study explores these factors by focusing on the organizational slack and internal constituents based on organizational adaptation theory. The findings indicate that internal constituents (i.e., labor unions and the proportion of female, older and professional employees) have an impact on the adoption and use of FFPs, while the impact of organizational slack is limited. The results suggest strengthening policies to facilitate communications between employees and employers as well as among employees to enhance the effectiveness of WLB policies.
{"title":"Organizational responses to work-life balance issues: The adoption and use of family-friendly policies in Korean organizations","authors":"Hyojin Jang, Hye-yeon Ahn","doi":"10.1080/12294659.2021.1916143","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/12294659.2021.1916143","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Korea’s low birth rate raises the issue of work-life balance (WLB) in the country. Given this context, this study aims to explore the factors that contribute to the adoption and use of family-friendly policies (FFPs) as a result of companies’ adaptive responses to internal and external pressures. This study explores these factors by focusing on the organizational slack and internal constituents based on organizational adaptation theory. The findings indicate that internal constituents (i.e., labor unions and the proportion of female, older and professional employees) have an impact on the adoption and use of FFPs, while the impact of organizational slack is limited. The results suggest strengthening policies to facilitate communications between employees and employers as well as among employees to enhance the effectiveness of WLB policies.","PeriodicalId":39993,"journal":{"name":"International Review of Public Administration","volume":"26 1","pages":"238 - 253"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/12294659.2021.1916143","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47263980","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-04-01DOI: 10.1080/12294659.2021.1904604
Hasan Yousef Aljuhmani, Okechukwu Lawrence Emeagwali, B. Ababneh
ABSTRACT This study aims to reexamine the Miles and Snow strategy stance framework by uncovering the interrelationships between strategy content, strategic decision-making, and public organizational performance. The data for this study were collected from 224 respondents in senior management across public organizations in the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC). Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to analyze the data collected. The study found that the most important predictor of the three types of Miles and Snow typologies of strategy stances to be the prospector one followed by the reactor stance, while defenders have no significant effect on the use of performance information for both strategy implementation and reporting decision-making alongside public organizational performance. Our empirical analysis examines the question of whether the strategy content approaches adopted by public organizations in the TRNC and the use of performance information for strategic decision-making are conducive to enhanced and improved public organizational performance.
{"title":"Revisiting the Miles and Snow typology of organizational strategy: uncovering interrelationships between strategic decision-making and public organizational performance","authors":"Hasan Yousef Aljuhmani, Okechukwu Lawrence Emeagwali, B. Ababneh","doi":"10.1080/12294659.2021.1904604","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/12294659.2021.1904604","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This study aims to reexamine the Miles and Snow strategy stance framework by uncovering the interrelationships between strategy content, strategic decision-making, and public organizational performance. The data for this study were collected from 224 respondents in senior management across public organizations in the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC). Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to analyze the data collected. The study found that the most important predictor of the three types of Miles and Snow typologies of strategy stances to be the prospector one followed by the reactor stance, while defenders have no significant effect on the use of performance information for both strategy implementation and reporting decision-making alongside public organizational performance. Our empirical analysis examines the question of whether the strategy content approaches adopted by public organizations in the TRNC and the use of performance information for strategic decision-making are conducive to enhanced and improved public organizational performance.","PeriodicalId":39993,"journal":{"name":"International Review of Public Administration","volume":"26 1","pages":"209 - 229"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/12294659.2021.1904604","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41704518","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-03-08DOI: 10.1080/12294659.2021.1892929
Young-gon Kim, Hosung Sohn
ABSTRACT This study examines whether the performance level of community childcare centers that receive financial subsidy from governments can be improved by incorporating the insight from behavioral economics. Specifically, we test empirically whether incorporating the ‘last-place aversion’ and ‘first-place seeking’ theory into the performance evaluation system is beneficial for promoting the performance level of these governmentally funded facilities. Using a regression discontinuity design, we find that the facilities are sensitive to being placed in the lowest and first rank. The effect of being placed in the former is, however, stronger than the latter. We argue that incorporating the two theories is beneficial for making the facilities accountable for their performance.
{"title":"Promoting the performance of community childcare centers using the insight from behavioral economics: application of the last-place aversion and first-place seeking theory","authors":"Young-gon Kim, Hosung Sohn","doi":"10.1080/12294659.2021.1892929","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/12294659.2021.1892929","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This study examines whether the performance level of community childcare centers that receive financial subsidy from governments can be improved by incorporating the insight from behavioral economics. Specifically, we test empirically whether incorporating the ‘last-place aversion’ and ‘first-place seeking’ theory into the performance evaluation system is beneficial for promoting the performance level of these governmentally funded facilities. Using a regression discontinuity design, we find that the facilities are sensitive to being placed in the lowest and first rank. The effect of being placed in the former is, however, stronger than the latter. We argue that incorporating the two theories is beneficial for making the facilities accountable for their performance.","PeriodicalId":39993,"journal":{"name":"International Review of Public Administration","volume":"26 1","pages":"192 - 208"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/12294659.2021.1892929","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42376960","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-02-22DOI: 10.1080/12294659.2020.1866272
Naon Min, Namhoon Ki, Taewon Yoon
ABSTRACT Public service motivation (PSM) literature suggests that PSM has a positive effect on employees’ job satisfaction. Using meta-analysis, this study examines the aggregate effect of PSM on job satisfaction. In addition, this study investigates whether sector affiliation moderates the relationship between PSM and employee job satisfaction. Based on reported correlations between PSM and job satisfaction from 46 studies, this study finds compelling evidence for a positive relationship between PSM and job satisfaction. Furthermore, a subsequent analysis reveals that this relationship is stronger for individuals who work in the government sector.
{"title":"Public service motivation, job satisfaction, and the moderating effect of employment sector: a meta-analysis","authors":"Naon Min, Namhoon Ki, Taewon Yoon","doi":"10.1080/12294659.2020.1866272","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/12294659.2020.1866272","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Public service motivation (PSM) literature suggests that PSM has a positive effect on employees’ job satisfaction. Using meta-analysis, this study examines the aggregate effect of PSM on job satisfaction. In addition, this study investigates whether sector affiliation moderates the relationship between PSM and employee job satisfaction. Based on reported correlations between PSM and job satisfaction from 46 studies, this study finds compelling evidence for a positive relationship between PSM and job satisfaction. Furthermore, a subsequent analysis reveals that this relationship is stronger for individuals who work in the government sector.","PeriodicalId":39993,"journal":{"name":"International Review of Public Administration","volume":"26 1","pages":"135 - 155"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/12294659.2020.1866272","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46060997","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-02-22DOI: 10.1080/12294659.2021.1889102
Jungbu Kim
ABSTRACT Public administration as a field of study (PA) has long suffered from a chronic identity crisis. Against such a background, by adopting Michel Foucault’s governmentality perspective, this paper critically examines the key assumptions and orientations of public administration and its relationship with the state. The basic arguments are that PA’s silence about the nature of the state has led to the chronic identity crisis and that PA has yet to offer a coherent vision for redefining itself in the context of governing the state and for constituting and engaging the citizens, especially in their counter-conducts amid the governing practices of public administration. Based upon such arguments, it proposes to redirect our attention to the exercise of power across the administrative encounters and explores a future direction for rethinking administrative practices.
{"title":"Rethinking public administration and the state: a Foucauldian governmentality perspective","authors":"Jungbu Kim","doi":"10.1080/12294659.2021.1889102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/12294659.2021.1889102","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Public administration as a field of study (PA) has long suffered from a chronic identity crisis. Against such a background, by adopting Michel Foucault’s governmentality perspective, this paper critically examines the key assumptions and orientations of public administration and its relationship with the state. The basic arguments are that PA’s silence about the nature of the state has led to the chronic identity crisis and that PA has yet to offer a coherent vision for redefining itself in the context of governing the state and for constituting and engaging the citizens, especially in their counter-conducts amid the governing practices of public administration. Based upon such arguments, it proposes to redirect our attention to the exercise of power across the administrative encounters and explores a future direction for rethinking administrative practices.","PeriodicalId":39993,"journal":{"name":"International Review of Public Administration","volume":"26 1","pages":"175 - 191"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/12294659.2021.1889102","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46454456","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-02-11DOI: 10.1080/12294659.2021.1884342
Chongmyoung Lee
ABSTRACT Whereas a lot of resources have been devoted to performance measurement in the nonprofit sector, the measurement efforts have been hindered by the concerns over credibility of measurement. In this study, the author uses path analysis to investigate the direct and indirect influences of six predictors on the credibility of performance measurement in nonprofits. Research findings indicate that stakeholder involvement, developmental culture, level of performance measurement adoption, professionalism, and financial stability significantly affect the measurement credibility. By understanding the catalysts for measurement credibility, nonprofit leaders can promote the effectiveness of performance measurement.
{"title":"Factors influencing the credibility of performance measurement in nonprofits","authors":"Chongmyoung Lee","doi":"10.1080/12294659.2021.1884342","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/12294659.2021.1884342","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Whereas a lot of resources have been devoted to performance measurement in the nonprofit sector, the measurement efforts have been hindered by the concerns over credibility of measurement. In this study, the author uses path analysis to investigate the direct and indirect influences of six predictors on the credibility of performance measurement in nonprofits. Research findings indicate that stakeholder involvement, developmental culture, level of performance measurement adoption, professionalism, and financial stability significantly affect the measurement credibility. By understanding the catalysts for measurement credibility, nonprofit leaders can promote the effectiveness of performance measurement.","PeriodicalId":39993,"journal":{"name":"International Review of Public Administration","volume":"26 1","pages":"156 - 174"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/12294659.2021.1884342","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42069832","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-01-26DOI: 10.1080/12294659.2020.1866273
Sung-Hun Noh, S. Choi, M. Tomita, T. Kubota
ABSTRACT This paper aims to discover the extent to which university members in Japan support the National University Corporation (NUC) system, a higher educational reform introduced in 2004. In particular, it analyzes the perception of university members, as institutional key actors, on the performances of NUCs at the institutional, socio-economic and national levels. Our approach, informed by new science perspective, draws upon two questionnaire surveys which, in contrast to positive assessments from the government, NUC presidents, and media reports, show that many key actors found NUC performance to be unsatisfactory. The results will be of concern not only to subsequent education reforms in Japan but to East Asian countries as well.
{"title":"Japanese educational innovation and its impact on institutional, socio-economic and national aspect – A review of university members for the national university corporation system","authors":"Sung-Hun Noh, S. Choi, M. Tomita, T. Kubota","doi":"10.1080/12294659.2020.1866273","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/12294659.2020.1866273","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This paper aims to discover the extent to which university members in Japan support the National University Corporation (NUC) system, a higher educational reform introduced in 2004. In particular, it analyzes the perception of university members, as institutional key actors, on the performances of NUCs at the institutional, socio-economic and national levels. Our approach, informed by new science perspective, draws upon two questionnaire surveys which, in contrast to positive assessments from the government, NUC presidents, and media reports, show that many key actors found NUC performance to be unsatisfactory. The results will be of concern not only to subsequent education reforms in Japan but to East Asian countries as well.","PeriodicalId":39993,"journal":{"name":"International Review of Public Administration","volume":"26 1","pages":"113 - 134"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/12294659.2020.1866273","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47939481","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-01-02DOI: 10.1080/12294659.2021.1881213
Sabinne Lee
ABSTRACT In this study, we analyze the impact of eased surveillance on recipients’ unintended payment error rates and fraud related to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). With the adoption of SIMPLIFIED REPORTING as part of the innovative reform of public service, recipients of SNAP only have to report their economic status over an extended period and in a simplified form to reduce the administrative burden of SNAP clients. But reducing administrative burden in the social security policy field faces the criticism that it can increase the possibility of fraud. Despite myths that reduced administrative burden can cause fraudulent behavior, there is no empirical evidence. By running several empirical models including a panel fixed effect model using 11-year state panel data, we conclude that an eased Simplified Reporting does not increase fraudulent behavior, but rather it helps clients to receive relevant benefits from the government.
{"title":"Impact of administrative burden on inappropriate payment error: a blessing or a curse?","authors":"Sabinne Lee","doi":"10.1080/12294659.2021.1881213","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/12294659.2021.1881213","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT In this study, we analyze the impact of eased surveillance on recipients’ unintended payment error rates and fraud related to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). With the adoption of SIMPLIFIED REPORTING as part of the innovative reform of public service, recipients of SNAP only have to report their economic status over an extended period and in a simplified form to reduce the administrative burden of SNAP clients. But reducing administrative burden in the social security policy field faces the criticism that it can increase the possibility of fraud. Despite myths that reduced administrative burden can cause fraudulent behavior, there is no empirical evidence. By running several empirical models including a panel fixed effect model using 11-year state panel data, we conclude that an eased Simplified Reporting does not increase fraudulent behavior, but rather it helps clients to receive relevant benefits from the government.","PeriodicalId":39993,"journal":{"name":"International Review of Public Administration","volume":"26 1","pages":"18 - 40"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/12294659.2021.1881213","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42454426","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-01-02DOI: 10.1080/12294659.2021.1902693
Reyna L. Reyes-Núñez
{"title":"Exploring the world of social policy: an international approach","authors":"Reyna L. Reyes-Núñez","doi":"10.1080/12294659.2021.1902693","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/12294659.2021.1902693","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39993,"journal":{"name":"International Review of Public Administration","volume":"26 1","pages":"110 - 111"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/12294659.2021.1902693","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43463634","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-12-17DOI: 10.1080/12294659.2020.1853880
H. Lee
ABSTRACT This study empirically tested the premise of working-hour reduction policies, which is that ‘if working hours are reduced, the life satisfaction of employees will increase,’ and whether the effects of working hours on life satisfaction would differ according to employees’ socioeconomic status, using longitudinal data from the Korean Labor and Income Panel Study for the period 2009–2017. We found that when working hours were reduced, work and leisure satisfaction increased significantly, but there was no significant increase in family or overall life satisfaction. In addition, when working hours decreased, the overall life, work, and leisure satisfaction of employees with higher socioeconomic status showed a significantly sharper increase than that of workers with lower socioeconomic status. These results imply that, in addition to current working-hour policies, additional efforts should be concentrated on employees who are not enjoying the policies’ benefits sufficiently due to lack of resources other than time.
{"title":"Working hours and life satisfaction: finding blind spots from Korean panel data","authors":"H. Lee","doi":"10.1080/12294659.2020.1853880","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/12294659.2020.1853880","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This study empirically tested the premise of working-hour reduction policies, which is that ‘if working hours are reduced, the life satisfaction of employees will increase,’ and whether the effects of working hours on life satisfaction would differ according to employees’ socioeconomic status, using longitudinal data from the Korean Labor and Income Panel Study for the period 2009–2017. We found that when working hours were reduced, work and leisure satisfaction increased significantly, but there was no significant increase in family or overall life satisfaction. In addition, when working hours decreased, the overall life, work, and leisure satisfaction of employees with higher socioeconomic status showed a significantly sharper increase than that of workers with lower socioeconomic status. These results imply that, in addition to current working-hour policies, additional efforts should be concentrated on employees who are not enjoying the policies’ benefits sufficiently due to lack of resources other than time.","PeriodicalId":39993,"journal":{"name":"International Review of Public Administration","volume":"26 1","pages":"92 - 109"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/12294659.2020.1853880","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49288837","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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