This study explored how citizens’ perceptions on their ‘give and take’ in society (i.e., identity frames) would be associated with their dis-/trust in government. Data were collected via a nationwide survey in South Korea in 2019. The analyses of data showed several significant patterns: (1) citizens’ self-perceptions of ‘give and take’ can be transformed into four identity frames (contributing, offending, benefited, and victimized); (2) the combinations of the four identity frames can be used as predictors for citizens’ dis-/trust in government; (3) each of various predictors (absolute and relative measures) can work for different types of dis-/trust in government.
Hybrid work has become a durable organizational practice, yet its effects on employee engagement and performance remain contested. This study presents a systematic review of empirical research examining how hybrid work influences engagement and performance outcomes. Integrating Job Demands–Resources theory, Self-Determination Theory, and Social Exchange Theory, the review develops a unified conceptual framework explaining heterogeneous outcomes across cognitive, emotional, and behavioral engagement and across task, contextual, and innovative performance. The findings demonstrate that hybrid work can sustain task performance while creating engagement risks when coordination, fairness, and social connection are poorly designed, highlighting hybrid work as a contingent organizational design challenge.
A systematic literature review was conducted to identify key enablers of interagency collaboration. This review examined four databases to find studies on interagency collaboration across various public services. The process resulted in 2,984 papers, from which 49 refined papers were selected for data extraction. The findings indicate that macro and meso factors emerged as the most significant enablers of interagency collaboration, overshadowing the foundational micro-level principles, which include inclusiveness, reciprocal relationships, rules, regulations, power sharing, and authority distribution. Improving these micro-level factors, upon which sustainable collaborations are built, will enhance future collaborations for effective public service delivery in Uganda.
This study examines how federal versus municipal practice site status influences engagement in Russian public sector HR Communities of Practice (CoPs) from 2018 to 2020. Grounded in polycentric governance, institutional and resource-based theories, it tests the hypothesis that federal sites (FOIV) attract more participants due to greater expertise and authority. Regression and correlation analyses of nationwide project data reveal that both FOIV and municipal (OMS) sites significantly and comparably drive participation. The findings highlight the complementary roles of multi-level governance in innovation diffusion, contributing to public administration theory by empirically validating polycentric dynamics within CoPs.
This study examines ethical resistance within American public administration, focusing on how career civil servants navigate conflicts between hierarchical authority and professional ethical obligations. Building upon O'Leary's conceptualization of "guerrilla government," this research addresses the critical question: How do public servants in the United States use resistance strategies to oppose immoral or illegal directives? Through systematic analysis of documented cases across multiple federal agencies and administrations, this paper develops a comprehensive typology of strategies to confront unethical directives.
