{"title":"Does Negative Performance Feedback Cause Managerial Turnover? The Moderating Role of Race","authors":"Xin Chen, Jinhai Yu","doi":"10.1177/0734371x251343327","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0734371x251343327","url":null,"abstract":"While many governments have adopted performance-based accountability systems, how negative performance feedback affects managerial outcomes remains underexplored. We examine the impact of negative performance feedback on managerial turnover and the moderating role of race. We expect negative performance feedback to increase managerial turnover, with a greater impact for minority managers than their white counterparts. Using data from the Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas, we employ a regression discontinuity design with close performance scores. The results show that lower performance ratings cause an increase in the turnover of school district superintendents. This effect is larger for Hispanic superintendents, particularly when there is a higher degree of racial congruence between the school boards and Hispanic superintendents. The findings provide causal evidence for the impact of negative organizational performance on managerial turnover and indicate differential impact by the race of public managers.","PeriodicalId":47609,"journal":{"name":"Review of Public Personnel Administration","volume":"91 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144335021","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Book Review: Public Personnel Management: Current Concerns, Future Challenges RiccucciN. M. (2024). Public personnel management: Current concerns, future challenges (7 th ed). New York: Routledge. 250 pp. ISBN-10:1032516674; ISBN-13:978-1032516677.","authors":"Ying Liu","doi":"10.1177/0734371x251348691","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0734371x251348691","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47609,"journal":{"name":"Review of Public Personnel Administration","volume":"42 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144290118","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Symbolic Effect of Bureaucratic Representation Under Labor Shortage","authors":"Fangda Ding","doi":"10.1177/0734371x251337430","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0734371x251337430","url":null,"abstract":"The idea of symbolic representation suggests bureaucratic representativeness can enhance citizens’ willingness to coproduce public services, though this effect is not always observed in real settings. While scholars have explored boundary conditions for limited effects of symbolic representation on coproduction, they typically assume fully staffed bureaucracies. How personnel status variations within representative bureaucracy affect represented citizens’ perceptions and their willingness to engage in coproduction is still unknown. This study examines how labor shortage in representative bureaucracy may shape the effect of symbolic representation on coproduction. Using rational choice and compassion theories, it develops competing hypotheses regarding the interaction between labor shortage and symbolic representation in shaping citizen coproduction and tests them through a survey experiment in the context of female bureaucratic representation and domestic violence. The perceived labor shortage is found to mitigate the positive effect of symbolic representation on women’s coproduction willingness, but only for the simplest coproduction activity.","PeriodicalId":47609,"journal":{"name":"Review of Public Personnel Administration","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144193038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Moderating role of Organizational Culture in the Relationship Between Job Autonomy and Innovative Behavior","authors":"Euipyo Lee","doi":"10.1177/0734371x251342001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0734371x251342001","url":null,"abstract":"As modern governments face increasing pressure to meet citizens’ rising expectations, innovation has become a central focus for public organizations. While job autonomy is a well-established antecedent of individual innovative behavior, the moderating role of organizational culture in shaping this relationship remains underexplored. Public organizations often embody different types of culture, such as performance-oriented culture that emphasizes efficiency and adherence to predefined indicators, and innovation culture that encourages the generation and promotion of new ideas. Using data from the South Korean government and a competing values framework theory, this study examines the differential impacts of innovation culture versus performance-oriented culture on innovative behavior and assesses how these cultural orientations moderate the effect of job autonomy. Innovation culture not only directly fosters innovative behavior but also enhances the beneficial influence of job autonomy on such behavior. Conversely, a strong performance-oriented culture diminishes the positive relationship between job autonomy and innovative behavior.","PeriodicalId":47609,"journal":{"name":"Review of Public Personnel Administration","volume":"37 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144193202","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Meghna Sabharwal, Imane Hijal-Moghrabi, Sean McCandless
{"title":"A Case for Public Service: Why Cutting the Federal Workforce is Not Efficient?","authors":"Meghna Sabharwal, Imane Hijal-Moghrabi, Sean McCandless","doi":"10.1177/0734371x251344822","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0734371x251344822","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47609,"journal":{"name":"Review of Public Personnel Administration","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144133688","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion—Essentials of Democracy","authors":"Susan T. Gooden","doi":"10.1177/0734371x251341656","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0734371x251341656","url":null,"abstract":"Safeguarding democracy in the United States requires aggressive reinforcement of diversity, equity, and inclusion which are neither Democratic nor Republican values. They are essential values of our democracy and are deeply embedded in core democratic principles. Government has a responsibility to provide public services in a fair and just manner to all.","PeriodicalId":47609,"journal":{"name":"Review of Public Personnel Administration","volume":"47 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144133693","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"When Destruction is the Goal","authors":"Mary E. Guy","doi":"10.1177/0734371x251337418","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0734371x251337418","url":null,"abstract":"The U.S. federal civil service has been rocked to its core since January 20, 2025. Random, unplanned, unannounced firings are leaving every agency in doubt. I argue that those who care about good government, and public sector human resource scholars in particular, should advocate for merit principles and explain how they ensure government performance. Bolstered by lessons from the past, this is an easy case to make.","PeriodicalId":47609,"journal":{"name":"Review of Public Personnel Administration","volume":"34 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144133686","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Crisis in the U.S. Federal Workforce, the Parallel State, and Ways to Rebuild","authors":"William Resh","doi":"10.1177/0734371x251337414","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0734371x251337414","url":null,"abstract":"This essay analyzes a watershed moment in the history of the U.S. federal civil service, driven by politically motivated reforms under the Trump administration. I explore how workforce reductions might affect key public services, the legal controversies surrounding Trump’s mass layoffs, and I project a rapid expansion of privatization. I posit how these factors might undermine responsiveness to vulnerable populations and erode oversight capacities essential to democratic governance. I argue that political economy, administrative, and constitutional law frameworks are the intellectual ballasts that most cogently support a response to these actions. I argue that a “parallel state” is being developed that undermines democratic responsiveness and accountability. Ultimately, I argue for rebuilding the federal workforce through reinvestment in (1) civil service protections that are attuned to emerging technologies and new economies, (2) programs that attract top talent, (3) institutional knowledge, and (4) merit-based hiring principles that are flexible to public needs.","PeriodicalId":47609,"journal":{"name":"Review of Public Personnel Administration","volume":"4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144133694","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Budget Guardians: Financial Administrators’ Compensation and Budget Overruns","authors":"Mikhail Ivonchyk","doi":"10.1177/0734371x251337415","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0734371x251337415","url":null,"abstract":"This study examines the relationship between employee compensation and bureaucratic performance within the context of state budgeting. It hypothesizes that better-compensated rank-and-file employees within state financial administration are more effective at preventing budget overruns. Using data from all 50 U.S. states from 2006 to 2020, the findings reveal that higher compensation levels for rank-and-file employees are significantly and inversely associated with overspending, while the pay of senior financial administrators shows no significant effect. Additionally, gubernatorial spending preferences are identified as a contributing factor to overspending. This study contributes to the public management and HRM literature by emphasizing the role of compensation in enhancing fiscal discipline and provides practical insights for policymakers seeking to reduce budget variance.","PeriodicalId":47609,"journal":{"name":"Review of Public Personnel Administration","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144133690","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Trump’s Politicization of the Civil Service: Taking the Unitary Executive Seriously","authors":"Donald P. Moynihan","doi":"10.1177/0734371x251337407","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0734371x251337407","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47609,"journal":{"name":"Review of Public Personnel Administration","volume":"133 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144133692","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}