This study examines how minority representation in state protective services agencies impacts hate crimes, with a focus on the influence of racial contexts. It explores dynamics effects by examining both and non-minority police officers citizens, including potential perpetrators victims across various groups. Using two datasets over 15 years (2005–2019), we analyze influences disparities among crime offenders as well victims' identification such crimes. Our findings support positive impact...

This article investigates gender representation in the public bureaucracy context of South Korea and its substantial effects on governmental performance. The past decades have seen a growing body research theory representative bureaucracy, yet conceptual linkages remains unclear. study, first, identifies three missing links existing bureaucracy. Second, we investigate whether presence women affects consequences activities. Using an unbalanced time-series data set for 25 years with gaps...

Abstract This article explores the role of bureaucratic representation and distributional equity in implementation environmental policy , which has been shaped by politics identity administrative discretion a contested discourse on redistribution public resources . The authors examine whether minority fosters outputs for race‐related disadvantaged communities behavior administrators reflects Linking representative bureaucracy to justice this research contributes understanding social...

Abstract This article examines whether gender representation of government leadership in the legislative and executive branches improves social equity related to women's outcomes how this effect is moderated by status democracy. Using a panel data set on 135 OECD non‐OECD countries from 2005 2015, analysis shows that countries, political has significant, positive impact female educational attainment overall equality, while bureaucratic significant for only. For consistent attainment, labor...

This article investigates whether and how gendered leadership makes a difference in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. The country-level variances initial trajectories provide unique comparative setting that allows us to examine link between performance, moderated by institutional contexts – democracy representation. Using daily panel data over first half of year 2020 across OECD countries, I find women-led countries show epidemiologic patterns different from male-led countries. effect was...

This study examines the variations among empirical findings of gender effects on performance public organizations; and identifies avenues for future efforts in scholarship administration. The meta-analysis using 72 studies published between 1999 2017 demonstrates that reporting statistical significance female leadership representation workforce tend to find a positive impact performance. Study characteristics such as policy types/areas, time scopes, geographical context consistently affect...

ABSTRACT This study explores the determinants of structural changes and continuities public sector organizations in Korea using longitudinal data. Focusing on political costs termination, we examine external internal factors that are closely linked to incentives terminate quangos. article primarily addresses following question: What determines termination organizations? The model suggests survivability largely depends such as political, institutional, social changes. Specifically, quangos...

This study examines the diversity-performance link by focusing on two types of diversity—gender and functional—in context governing boards 24 quasi-government agencies in Korea over 16 years (2000–2015). Although public management scholarship contains evidence regarding importance diversity organizations, there is little consensus what constitutes how it affects sector performance. expands scope dialogues highlighting multidimensional characteristics contingent nature effects. Multiplicative...

The compatibility of merit principles and diversity management is particularly intriguing in theory practice. Although theoretical arguments for merit-based practices are well established, the effect their dynamics on governmental performance remains an empirical issue. This article examines principles, workforce diversity, government performance, inquires about whether efforts moderate practices. Analyzing a combined data set federal agencies, this study finds that have independent positive...

Abstract Despite a voluminous literature on resource availability and the implications for organizational performance, little is known about how changes in government agencies' resources impact their policy implementation activities goal prioritization. This article explores affect regulatory enforcement by types of activities, whether cutbacks prompt tradeoff effectiveness‐equity goals. Using block‐group level data Clean Air Act (CAA) from 2012 to 2019, we find that state environmental...

Abstract This research explores the impact of gender representation at state and local levels on redistributive choices. also examines whether female officeholders moderate economy institution welfare spending. Hypotheses are tested across 58 counties in California over ten years, between 2001 2010. According to fixed effect models, women legislature had a positive spending, while county boards no significant effect. However, moderating during economic hardship was found. Three categories...

This study explores the financial sustainability of subnational governments in four different countries. Scholars argue that fiscal capacity helps local deliver better public services and provide goods, which turn to promote economic growth. While administrative control by central contributes reducing moral hazard from soft budget constraints, bottom-up strategies manage profligacy also need attention. The first provides understanding about characteristics central-local governance management...

This article investigates the effects of staffing and employee cutbacks in public safety agencies context county governments California, Texas, Florida (2002–2014). Although resources have been regarded as one most important determinants performance, we argue that potential endogeneity autoregressive nature service performance should be considered to clarify relationship between performance. study provides evidence inverted-U shape implying initial benefit is subject diminishing returns,...

Purpose This study explains the variation of government responses to pandemic by focusing on how centralization/decentralization in politics and administration creates conflicts coordination problems. Specifically, authors make comparisons between U.S. South Korea reveal differences macro-level structures associated responses. One key points comparison is centralized, hierarchical governance system, which may thwart or facilitate a coordinated response. Design/methodology/approach an...

This article investigates how a worsening economy affects local revenue structure, and whether the impact is moderated by fiscal relationship within higher levels of government. The potential nontax sources – fees/charges fines/forfeitures considerable for governments under economic hardship. With panel data from California counties over period 11 years (2000–2010), this shows that reliance on largely depends factors vary across counties, effect contingent dependence intergovernmental...

This research explores the determinants of organizational performance, focusing on executive selection factors. Despite growth public sector organizations in various policy fields, there have been few empirical studies relationship between and performance. Using panel data from 1999 to 2007 13 quasi-governmental Korean classified as government corporations, this examines how politicization boards, chief succession, insider/outsider origin executives affect performance measured by two...

Abstract This study examines whether and where bureaucratic representation occurs within the hierarchy how intergovernmental contributes to government efforts reduce social disparities improve gender‐related outcomes. The context is national/central, ministerial, regional governments of United Republic Tanzania for 14 years (2006–2019). findings reveal that gender at upper level plays a primary role in reducing poverty, but its impact on women's socioeconomic status, i.e., education...

This study analyzed the homepages of 250 cosmetic surgeons' websites by focusing on representation surgery providers, recipients, and practice itself. Based a literature review, some common elements webpages were preidentified as indicators professionalism or commercialism. Subsequently, each homepage was scrutinized for their presence salience. Overall, high in low commercialism service providers. In depicting moderate both The Implications these findings doctors, regulators, consumer...