New Public Management in the Era of Cutback: Research Performance with Declining Financial Incentives

IF 2.2 3区管理学 Q2 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Public Performance & Management Review Pub Date : 2022-11-24 DOI:10.1080/15309576.2022.2145569

Hee-Je Bak, Do Han Kim

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Abstract

Abstract To examine empirically whether the effect of the incentives on individual performance lasts even after the incentive cutbacks, this study analyzed the change in journal publications associated with the pay-for-performance incentives in a Korean university in which the trend of performance-based financial incentives took a reversed U-shape. The panel data on the research performance of 310 professors from the humanities and social sciences field collected over 14 years showed that increased financial incentives had a lasting effect on increasing publications in domestic journals, even when the incentives were shrinking. By contrast, following the curtailed incentives, the publications in international journals (SSCI- and A&HCI-listed journals) were reduced at the same rate as they surged when the incentives had increased. In interpreting the different responses resulting from diverse skills required for publications in each type of journal, we proposed that the right combination of performance-based incentives, autonomy-supportive atmosphere, and perceived likelihood of achieving the desired goals would result in longstanding behavioral changes and improved research performance. This study also suggested that a theory of sustainable behavioral change should consider the role of skill development in linking internalizing values and sustaining changing behaviors.

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削减时代的新公共管理:财政激励下降的研究绩效

摘要为了实证检验激励措施对个人绩效的影响是否在激励措施削减后仍能持续，本研究分析了一所韩国大学中与绩效报酬激励措施相关的期刊出版物的变化，在该大学中，绩效财务激励的趋势呈倒U形。来自人文社会科学领域的310名教授的研究表现小组数据收集了超过14位多年来的研究表明，增加财政激励措施对国内期刊出版物的增加有着持久的影响，即使激励措施正在减少。相比之下，在激励措施减少后，国际期刊（SSCI和A&HCI上市期刊）的出版物减少的速度与激励措施增加时的激增速度相同。在解释每种类型的期刊发表所需的不同技能所产生的不同反应时，我们提出，基于绩效的激励、自主支持氛围和实现预期目标的感知可能性的正确组合将导致长期的行为变化和研究绩效的提高。这项研究还建议，可持续行为改变理论应该考虑技能发展在联系内化价值观和维持改变行为方面的作用。

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Public Performance & Management Review PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION-

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期刊介绍： Public Performance & Management Review (PPMR) is a leading peer-reviewed academic journal that addresses a broad array of influential factors on the performance of public and nonprofit organizations. Its objectives are to: Advance theories on public governance, public management, and public performance; Facilitate the development of innovative techniques and to encourage a wider application of those already established; Stimulate research and critical thinking about the relationship between public and private management theories; Present integrated analyses of theories, concepts, strategies, and techniques dealing with performance, measurement, and related questions of organizational efficacy; and Provide a forum for practitioner-academic exchange. Continuing themes include, but are not limited to: managing for results, measuring and evaluating performance, designing accountability systems, improving budget strategies, managing human resources, building partnerships, facilitating citizen participation, applying new technologies, and improving public sector services and outcomes. Published since 1975, Public Performance & Management Review is a highly respected journal, receiving international ranking. Scholars and practitioners recognize it as a leading journal in the field of public administration.