Journal editors serve a vital, powerful role in academic fields. They set research priorities, se... more Journal editors serve a vital, powerful role in academic fields. They set research priorities, serve as gatekeepers for research, play a critical role in advancing junior scholars as reviewers and eventually into editorial roles, build extensive networks, and gain valuable insight into the behavior and preferences of reviewers and scholars. This article analyzes data collected from leading public administration journals in 2017 to investigate the role of women as gatekeepers of public administration knowledge. The data illustrate a clear underrepresentation of women on editorial boards. Drawing from these data, research on journal editorships, and feminist theory, the authors present a critique of the current state of public administration research and a discussion of a way forward. They conclude with a proposal for how all public administration scholars (junior, senior, men, and women), journal leadership, and academic departments can move toward increasing women's representation in these important positions.
The production of scientific knowledge is an inherently social process making professional networ... more The production of scientific knowledge is an inherently social process making professional networks important for producing science outcomes. Although prior work has demonstrated the connection between collaboration and productivity, most research that examines scientist networks begins from the perspective that structure predicts productivity. Institutional approaches to explaining productivity are useful, but generally ignore the role of individual agency or strategic network behavior. Our study utilizes the dynamic perspective of network churn to assess how professional network composition and structure change overtime via processes of network exploration and exploitation. Using two waves of survey data from a national sample of academic scientists and engineers across six disciplines in the United States, we investigate how network churn affects the quantity and quality of scientific production. Our results suggest that while network exploration generally improves production quality, it can hurt quantity. Network exploitation tends to have the opposite effect, resulting in short term gains but potentially limiting the innovativeness of future research. By recognizing the tradeoffs associated with alternative networking strategies, policy makers in universities and other research organizations can begin focusing on interventions that more effectively target scientists’ strategic network behavior.
Job satisfaction has long proved an elusive construct in public management research. Typically, r... more Job satisfaction has long proved an elusive construct in public management research. Typically, research investigating job satisfaction in the public sector has emphasized a direct link between work environment and individual attitudes. But, some argue that the interaction between work environment and employee attitudes is a more accurate starting point for understanding satisfaction. This analysis investigates the effect that bureaucratic and entrepreneurial work environments have on job satisfaction when employee–organization value congruence is introduced as a mediating factor. The results indicate that job satisfaction has a direct negative relationship with centralized work environments and an indirect positive relationship with entrepreneurial ones, and thus highlight a more complex relationship between work environment and job satisfaction than previously thought. While some environmental reforms may directly influence satisfaction, these findings indicate that value congruence is an important individual-level mechanism that can transform the relationship between the external environment and individual attitudes at work.
Although the rise of big data, open government, and social media imply greater data sharing, expe... more Although the rise of big data, open government, and social media imply greater data sharing, expectations currently do not match reality as many consider data exchange in government to be inadequate. Based on prior research, Additionally, the paper distinguishes technical management capacity and technical engagement capacity effects on agencies' sharing behavior. We test hypotheses predicting sharing behavior of municipal government agencies with other agencies and with non-government organizations using data from a 2012 national survey of U.S. municipal government managers. We find that data sharing with both government and non-government organizations is more strongly determined by persuasive mechanisms and technical engagement capacity, although technical management capacity is also important for sharing with other government agencies. Conclusions provide insights for future research directions and practice.
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 2011
... the first two Minnowbrook conferences occurred) can be characterized as a search for an ... A... more ... the first two Minnowbrook conferences occurred) can be characterized as a search for an ... Although most all fields of scholarly inquiry employ multiple methodological approaches, certain fields ... For example, when writing a study that employs narrative analysis for an audience ...
This research uses survey data and count data of formal rules in a Dutch organization to investig... more This research uses survey data and count data of formal rules in a Dutch organization to investigate the relationships between an objective measure of formalization and subjective measures of formalization and red tape. We find that red tape perceptions are related to perceptions of formalization. Second, we find that perceived formalization is weakly, significantly related to objective measures of formalization but that objective formalization measures do not correspond to higher levels of red tape perceptions. We conclude that red tape and formalization are distinct concepts, but question the claim that formalization is a necessary condition for red tape.
... Mary K. Feeney and Gordon Kingsley ... Still, a bureaucracy defined by political loyalty can ... more ... Mary K. Feeney and Gordon Kingsley ... Still, a bureaucracy defined by political loyalty can result in disastrous outcomes ... 4). But Brown did not mention that his agency had failed at coordination, leaving many federal assets uncalled and waiting passively to respond to local officials ...
Supporting and advancing women’s science careers continues to be of interest to researchers, scie... more Supporting and advancing women’s science careers continues to be of interest to researchers, scientists, science funders, and universities. Similarly, professional advice and support networks are important to understanding the advancement of scientific careers. This research aims to marry these two lines of research to investigate and compare the ways in which men and women scientists seek advice and support from women in their networks. Using a sample of academic scientists in nonmedical biology, chemistry, computer science, earth and atmospheric sciences, electrical engineering, and physics we assess the extent to which women and men scientists seek advice and support from women in their networks. We find that field of science is the primary predictor for the presence of women in scientists’ advice and support networks. We also find that citizenship, rank, age, and friendship are significantly related to the proportion of women in women’s networks, but are not consistently significantly related to the proportion of women in men’s networks. We conclude with a discussion of the findings and the distinctions between men and women scientists’ advice and support networks.
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 2010
... values and the public good (Bozeman and Bretschneider 1994; Feeney and Bozeman ... Specifical... more ... values and the public good (Bozeman and Bretschneider 1994; Feeney and Bozeman ... Specifically, research on street-level bureaucracy argues that the delivery of public ... real-estate agents, housing counselors, other nonprofit organizations, local government agencies, private ...
International Journal of Learning and Change, 2006
Abstract: Though many government agencies use mentoring programmes to advance women, there is a l... more Abstract: Though many government agencies use mentoring programmes to advance women, there is a little research investigating whether mentoring produces significantly different results for women than men in the public sector. This paper investigates the role of ...
This article contributes to an important literature on the determinants of academic patenting. We... more This article contributes to an important literature on the determinants of academic patenting. We develop and test a model that predicts how individual characteristics and organizational factors affect individual patenting production. The analysis uses zero-inflated negative binomial regression on data from a 2010 national survey of 1,379 US-based university scientists and engineers, 624 of which hold no patents assigned to
US local governments are under increasing pressure to adopt electronic participation technologies... more US local governments are under increasing pressure to adopt electronic participation technologies to engage stakeholders in decision-making. The choice set of technologies and the ease with which they can be applied, has potentially increased the complexity of the context within which managers operate. Using data from a national survey of 850 government managers in 500 cities, we investigate whether different channels of e-participation technology and the intensity of e-participation technology use are associated with managers' perceptions of outcomes. We find that the relationships between complexity of e-participation technology and perceived outcomes depend upon the type of external stakeholder group considered.
Journal editors serve a vital, powerful role in academic fields. They set research priorities, se... more Journal editors serve a vital, powerful role in academic fields. They set research priorities, serve as gatekeepers for research, play a critical role in advancing junior scholars as reviewers and eventually into editorial roles, build extensive networks, and gain valuable insight into the behavior and preferences of reviewers and scholars. This article analyzes data collected from leading public administration journals in 2017 to investigate the role of women as gatekeepers of public administration knowledge. The data illustrate a clear underrepresentation of women on editorial boards. Drawing from these data, research on journal editorships, and feminist theory, the authors present a critique of the current state of public administration research and a discussion of a way forward. They conclude with a proposal for how all public administration scholars (junior, senior, men, and women), journal leadership, and academic departments can move toward increasing women's representation in these important positions.
The production of scientific knowledge is an inherently social process making professional networ... more The production of scientific knowledge is an inherently social process making professional networks important for producing science outcomes. Although prior work has demonstrated the connection between collaboration and productivity, most research that examines scientist networks begins from the perspective that structure predicts productivity. Institutional approaches to explaining productivity are useful, but generally ignore the role of individual agency or strategic network behavior. Our study utilizes the dynamic perspective of network churn to assess how professional network composition and structure change overtime via processes of network exploration and exploitation. Using two waves of survey data from a national sample of academic scientists and engineers across six disciplines in the United States, we investigate how network churn affects the quantity and quality of scientific production. Our results suggest that while network exploration generally improves production quality, it can hurt quantity. Network exploitation tends to have the opposite effect, resulting in short term gains but potentially limiting the innovativeness of future research. By recognizing the tradeoffs associated with alternative networking strategies, policy makers in universities and other research organizations can begin focusing on interventions that more effectively target scientists’ strategic network behavior.
Job satisfaction has long proved an elusive construct in public management research. Typically, r... more Job satisfaction has long proved an elusive construct in public management research. Typically, research investigating job satisfaction in the public sector has emphasized a direct link between work environment and individual attitudes. But, some argue that the interaction between work environment and employee attitudes is a more accurate starting point for understanding satisfaction. This analysis investigates the effect that bureaucratic and entrepreneurial work environments have on job satisfaction when employee–organization value congruence is introduced as a mediating factor. The results indicate that job satisfaction has a direct negative relationship with centralized work environments and an indirect positive relationship with entrepreneurial ones, and thus highlight a more complex relationship between work environment and job satisfaction than previously thought. While some environmental reforms may directly influence satisfaction, these findings indicate that value congruence is an important individual-level mechanism that can transform the relationship between the external environment and individual attitudes at work.
Although the rise of big data, open government, and social media imply greater data sharing, expe... more Although the rise of big data, open government, and social media imply greater data sharing, expectations currently do not match reality as many consider data exchange in government to be inadequate. Based on prior research, Additionally, the paper distinguishes technical management capacity and technical engagement capacity effects on agencies' sharing behavior. We test hypotheses predicting sharing behavior of municipal government agencies with other agencies and with non-government organizations using data from a 2012 national survey of U.S. municipal government managers. We find that data sharing with both government and non-government organizations is more strongly determined by persuasive mechanisms and technical engagement capacity, although technical management capacity is also important for sharing with other government agencies. Conclusions provide insights for future research directions and practice.
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 2011
... the first two Minnowbrook conferences occurred) can be characterized as a search for an ... A... more ... the first two Minnowbrook conferences occurred) can be characterized as a search for an ... Although most all fields of scholarly inquiry employ multiple methodological approaches, certain fields ... For example, when writing a study that employs narrative analysis for an audience ...
This research uses survey data and count data of formal rules in a Dutch organization to investig... more This research uses survey data and count data of formal rules in a Dutch organization to investigate the relationships between an objective measure of formalization and subjective measures of formalization and red tape. We find that red tape perceptions are related to perceptions of formalization. Second, we find that perceived formalization is weakly, significantly related to objective measures of formalization but that objective formalization measures do not correspond to higher levels of red tape perceptions. We conclude that red tape and formalization are distinct concepts, but question the claim that formalization is a necessary condition for red tape.
... Mary K. Feeney and Gordon Kingsley ... Still, a bureaucracy defined by political loyalty can ... more ... Mary K. Feeney and Gordon Kingsley ... Still, a bureaucracy defined by political loyalty can result in disastrous outcomes ... 4). But Brown did not mention that his agency had failed at coordination, leaving many federal assets uncalled and waiting passively to respond to local officials ...
Supporting and advancing women’s science careers continues to be of interest to researchers, scie... more Supporting and advancing women’s science careers continues to be of interest to researchers, scientists, science funders, and universities. Similarly, professional advice and support networks are important to understanding the advancement of scientific careers. This research aims to marry these two lines of research to investigate and compare the ways in which men and women scientists seek advice and support from women in their networks. Using a sample of academic scientists in nonmedical biology, chemistry, computer science, earth and atmospheric sciences, electrical engineering, and physics we assess the extent to which women and men scientists seek advice and support from women in their networks. We find that field of science is the primary predictor for the presence of women in scientists’ advice and support networks. We also find that citizenship, rank, age, and friendship are significantly related to the proportion of women in women’s networks, but are not consistently significantly related to the proportion of women in men’s networks. We conclude with a discussion of the findings and the distinctions between men and women scientists’ advice and support networks.
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 2010
... values and the public good (Bozeman and Bretschneider 1994; Feeney and Bozeman ... Specifical... more ... values and the public good (Bozeman and Bretschneider 1994; Feeney and Bozeman ... Specifically, research on street-level bureaucracy argues that the delivery of public ... real-estate agents, housing counselors, other nonprofit organizations, local government agencies, private ...
International Journal of Learning and Change, 2006
Abstract: Though many government agencies use mentoring programmes to advance women, there is a l... more Abstract: Though many government agencies use mentoring programmes to advance women, there is a little research investigating whether mentoring produces significantly different results for women than men in the public sector. This paper investigates the role of ...
This article contributes to an important literature on the determinants of academic patenting. We... more This article contributes to an important literature on the determinants of academic patenting. We develop and test a model that predicts how individual characteristics and organizational factors affect individual patenting production. The analysis uses zero-inflated negative binomial regression on data from a 2010 national survey of 1,379 US-based university scientists and engineers, 624 of which hold no patents assigned to
US local governments are under increasing pressure to adopt electronic participation technologies... more US local governments are under increasing pressure to adopt electronic participation technologies to engage stakeholders in decision-making. The choice set of technologies and the ease with which they can be applied, has potentially increased the complexity of the context within which managers operate. Using data from a national survey of 850 government managers in 500 cities, we investigate whether different channels of e-participation technology and the intensity of e-participation technology use are associated with managers' perceptions of outcomes. We find that the relationships between complexity of e-participation technology and perceived outcomes depend upon the type of external stakeholder group considered.
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