Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

The following is a message from Public Management Research Association (PMRA)'s JPART editor Ole Helby Petersen!

New article on the relationship between gender and burdens from Pam Herd & I in JPART https://lnkd.in/egxcEWsy

💫 Thank you for your engagement and for following along with the presentation of Volume 34, Issue 4, October 2024. We appreciate your interest and support, and we hope you found the insights valuable. Public Management Research Association (PMRA) Roskilde University Stephan Grimmelikhuijsen Seulki Lee Michael Siciliano Gabriela Lotta Nathan Favero Ana-Maria Dimand, LL.B., Ph.D. Melissa Falkær Olsen Martin B. Carstensen Kim Sass Mikkelsen Ole Helby Petersen

🚨 Volume 34, Issue 4, October 2024 We wrap up with "Emotional capital in citizen agency: contesting administrative burden through anger" by Monrad, Merete. This study addresses the gap in administrative burden literature by introducing "emotional capital" as a resource that influences how citizens navigate and cope with administrative burdens. Ethnographic fieldwork in Danish job centers shows that emotional capital helps citizens manage the benefits and risks of expressing anger in their interactions with the state. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gQBYH3s9 Public Management Research Association (PMRA) Roskilde University Stephan Grimmelikhuijsen Seulki Lee Michael Siciliano Gabriela Lotta Nathan Favero Ana-Maria Dimand, LL.B., Ph.D. Melissa Falkær Olsen Martin B. Carstensen Kim Sass Mikkelsen Ole Helby Petersen

My co-authors Avilton Júnior, Filipe Coelho and I, have recently published a very nice study in the top-tier Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory. Here are some of the highlights of our study: # Building on Social Determination Theory, we found support for the positive relationship between leader trust in the team and team radical creativity in the public sector. Hence, this finding indicates that leaders in public organisations can play an important role in creating an environment that overcomes bureaucratic and formalisation issues to foster more radical creative efforts among civil servants; # In addition, we also showed that the team's perceived organisational support for creativity mediates the effect of leader trust on radical creativity; # Finally, we also found that a collaborative team climate plays an important role in the generation of radical ideas, particularly in strengthening the link between leader trust and radical creativity.

🚨 Volume 34, Issue 4, October 2024 Intraorganizational mobility in public-sector organizations increases employees' breadth of work-related contacts outside their department while reducing the depth of contacts within their new department. The empirical analysis supports this trade-off, showing that these effects are more pronounced for employees with prior intraorganizational moves. Read more in “Intraorganizational mobility and employees’ work-related contact patterns: evidence from panel data in the European Commission” by Francesca Pia Vantaggiato, Zuzana Murdoch, Hussein Kassim, Benny Geys, Sara Connolly. https://lnkd.in/g3K2PCaE Public Management Research Association (PMRA) Roskilde University Stephan Grimmelikhuijsen Seulki Lee Michael Siciliano Gabriela Lotta Nathan Favero Ana-Maria Dimand, LL.B., Ph.D. Melissa Falkær Olsen Martin B. Carstensen Kim Sass Mikkelsen Ole Helby Petersen

🚨 Volume 34, Issue 4, October 2024 We continue with “Performance information and issue prioritization by political and managerial decision-makers: A discrete choice experiment.” by Joris van der Voet and Amandine Lerusse. This study explores issue prioritization in decision-making by examining how characteristics of performance information—such as its source, nature, aspiration level, and cognitive effort—affect prioritization in different policy domains. A discrete choice experiment among local government officials reveals that decision-makers favor objective performance measures linked to coercive aspirations, with varying effects depending on the policy domain and the roles of public managers versus political decision-makers. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/g9CdKTCV Public Management Research Association (PMRA) Roskilde University Stephan Grimmelikhuijsen Seulki Lee Michael Siciliano Gabriela Lotta Nathan Favero Ana-Maria Dimand, LL.B., Ph.D. Melissa Falkær Olsen Martin B. Carstensen Kim Sass Mikkelsen Ole Helby Petersen

🚨 Volume 34, Issue 4, October 2024 Following this, we highlight Ryan Lofaro and Alka Sapat’s work, "Deservingness, Humanness, and Representation Through Lived Experience: Analyzing First Responders’ Attitudes." This study extends representative bureaucracy theory by examining how first responders' lived experiences with substance use disorder influence their views on clients with opioid use disorder. Findings show that personal experiences increase perceptions of deservingness, while on-the-job experiences with overdose responses reduce these perceptions, especially among EMS providers. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/gj2yQKHC Public Management Research Association (PMRA) Roskilde University Stephan Grimmelikhuijsen Seulki Lee Michael Siciliano Gabriela Lotta Nathan Favero Ana-Maria Dimand, LL.B., Ph.D. Melissa Falkær Olsen Martin B. Carstensen Kim Sass Mikkelsen Ole Helby Petersen

🚨 Volume 34, Issue 4, October 2024 Next, we explore “Ebb and flow of network participation: flexibility, stability, and forms of flux in a purpose-oriented network” by Robin H Lemaire, Lauren K McKeague, and Donna Sedgwick. The article explores the tension between flexibility and stability in purpose-oriented networks, highlighting how fluctuating voluntary participation can challenge network effectiveness. Through a four-year study of an early childhood education network, the authors reveal that individual, organizational, and systemic forces driving these fluctuations can support flexibility and stability, underscoring the importance of embracing this dynamic participation. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/ghjVxnG2 Public Management Research Association (PMRA) Roskilde University Stephan Grimmelikhuijsen Seulki Lee Michael Siciliano Gabriela Lotta Nathan Favero Ana-Maria Dimand, LL.B., Ph.D. Melissa Falkær Olsen Martin B. Carstensen Kim Sass Mikkelsen Ole Helby Petersen

🚨 Volume 34, Issue 4, October 2024 🚨 We continue with "Public Service Users’ Responses to Performance Information: Bayesian Learning or Motivated Reasoning?" by Peter Rasmussen Damgaard and Oliver James. This study examines whether public service users' responses to performance information are driven by Bayesian learning or motivated reasoning influenced by their identification with the service provider. Using a pre-registered experiment with parents of public school children, the findings suggest that belief updates largely reflect Bayesian learning rather than motivated reasoning, highlighting that performance reporting can effectively inform users and correct misconceptions. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/gwDU8Tj7 Public Management Research Association (PMRA) Gabriela Lotta Roskilde University Stephan Grimmelikhuijsen Seulki Lee Michael Siciliano Nathan Favero Ana-Maria Dimand, LL.B., Ph.D. Melissa Falkær Olsen Martin B. Carstensen Kim Sass Mikkelsen Ole Helby Petersen