TY - JOUR
T1 - An Experimental Assessment of Public Ownership and Performance
T2 - Comparing perceptions in East Asia and the United States
AU - Walker, Richard M.
AU - Brewer, Gene A.
AU - Bozeman, Barry
AU - Moon, M. Jae
AU - Wu, Jiannan
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea Grant funded by the Korean Government (NRF-2011-330-B00194) and Hong Kong SAR Government GRF (#CityU 151012).
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - An experimental research design is adopted to explore the potential impact of cultural differences in East Asia and the United States on perceptions of public ownership and governmental performance (efficiency, equity, and probity). While passionate debate has influenced governments on the merits of public or private organizations' delivery of public services, the empirical evidence remains ambivalent. Similarly, argument on societal and regional cultures suggests differences within East Asia as compared to the United States, but evidence is scant. Masters of Public Administration students in China, Hong Kong, South Korea, and the United States rated vignettes of organizations classified as public, private, or unknown ownership against key dimensions of performance. Findings indicate few public ownership and limited country differences, but a consistency in the rating of vignettes, suggesting convergence. The implications of these findings for the study of public management are considered in conclusion.
AB - An experimental research design is adopted to explore the potential impact of cultural differences in East Asia and the United States on perceptions of public ownership and governmental performance (efficiency, equity, and probity). While passionate debate has influenced governments on the merits of public or private organizations' delivery of public services, the empirical evidence remains ambivalent. Similarly, argument on societal and regional cultures suggests differences within East Asia as compared to the United States, but evidence is scant. Masters of Public Administration students in China, Hong Kong, South Korea, and the United States rated vignettes of organizations classified as public, private, or unknown ownership against key dimensions of performance. Findings indicate few public ownership and limited country differences, but a consistency in the rating of vignettes, suggesting convergence. The implications of these findings for the study of public management are considered in conclusion.
KW - East-West differences
KW - Public ownership
KW - experimental methods
KW - performance
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U2 - 10.1080/14719037.2013.825480
DO - 10.1080/14719037.2013.825480
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84890429539
SN - 1471-9037
VL - 15
SP - 1208
EP - 1228
JO - Public Management Review
JF - Public Management Review
IS - 8
ER -