Performance-oriented management and political appointment: the interaction effect on quality of government

International Review of Public Administration Pub Date : 2023-01-02 DOI:10.1080/12294659.2023.2188626

Hyunjung Kim

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Previous studies suggest that reforms of public personnel administration, especially implemented under the initiatives of New Public Management (NPM), increase government efficiency, while bureaucratic politicization is negatively associated with organizational performance and expertise. Yet, few studies provide empirical evidence about the interaction effect between NPM reforms and bureaucratic politicization on government performance. This study focuses on performance-related pay (PRP) reforms in public personnel administration and examines how the relationship between PRP and quality of government changes depending on political appointment. Using cross-country data analysis, findings show that the adoption of PRP is associated with higher quality of government, but the effect is negatively conditioned on the level of political appointment. Where political appointment is low, countries with PRP reforms are more likely to be impartial, efficient, and responsive to changes, but PRP reforms may not be effective for quality of government, where political appointment is pervasive in the civil service.

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绩效管理与政治任命：对政府质量的互动效应

摘要先前的研究表明，公共人事管理改革，特别是在新公共管理倡议下实施的改革，提高了政府效率，而官僚政治化与组织绩效和专业知识呈负相关。然而，很少有研究提供经验证据来证明NPM改革和官僚政治化对政府绩效的互动效应。本研究的重点是公共人事管理中的绩效薪酬改革，并考察了绩效薪酬与政府质量之间的关系如何随着政治任命而变化。通过跨国数据分析，研究结果表明，采用PRP与更高的政府质量有关，但其影响是以政治任命水平为负面条件的。在政治任命率较低的地方，进行PRP改革的国家更有可能做到公正、高效，并对变化做出反应，但PRP改革可能对政府质量无效，因为政治任命在公务员队伍中普遍存在。

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International Review of Public Administration Social Sciences-Public Administration

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期刊介绍： The International Review of Public Administration (ISSN 1229-4659) is published biannually by the Korean Association for Public Administration (KAPA) to provide a worldwide audience with the opportunity for communication and further understanding on issues of public administration and policy. There will be a triple-blind peer review process for all submissions of articles of general interest. There are no particular limitations on subject areas as long as they are related to the field of public administration and policy or deal with public employees. Articles should be analytic and demonstrate the highest standards of excellence in conceptualization, craftsmanship, and methodology.