Most cited papers in Public Policy and Administration Research
What are the most cited papers in Public Policy and Administration Research?
The most cited paper in Public Policy and Administration Research is "A PUBLIC MANAGEMENT FOR ALL SEASONS?" (Christopher Hood, 1991), with 9,741 citations. Next come "Collaborative Governance in Theory and Practice" (8,068) and "STRATEGIC RESPONSES TO INSTITUTIONAL PROCESSES" (4,857).
Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 947 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A PUBLIC MANAGEMENT FOR ALL SEASONS? Christopher Hood · Public Administration | Mar 1991 | 9,741 |
| 2 | Collaborative Governance in Theory and Practice Christopher Ansell, Alison L. Gash · Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory | 13 Nov 2007 | 8,068 |
| 3 | STRATEGIC RESPONSES TO INSTITUTIONAL PROCESSES Christine Maree Oliver · Academy of Management Review | 1991 | 4,857 |
| 4 | The New Governance: Governing without Government R. A. W. Rhodes · Political Studies | Sep 1996 | 4,304 |
| 5 | Modes of Network Governance: Structure, Management, and Effectiveness Keith G. Provan, Patrick Kenis · Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory | 29 Jun 2007 | 3,956 |
| 6 | The “new public management” in the 1980s: Variations on a theme Christopher Hood · Accounting Organizations and Society | Feb 1995 | 3,812 |
| 7 | An advocacy coalition framework of policy change and the role of policy-oriented learning therein Paul Sabatier · Policy Sciences | 1988 | 3,569 |
| 8 | An Integrative Framework for Collaborative Governance Kirk Emerson, Tina Nabatchi, Stephen Balogh · Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory | 2 May 2011 | 3,544 |
| 9 | Learning from Abroad: The Role of Policy Transfer in Contemporary Policy‐Making David Peter Dolowitz, David D. Marsh · Governance | 2000 | 3,272 |
| 10 | The Reification of Absorptive Capacity: A Critical Review and Rejuvenation of the Construct Peter J. Lane, Balaji R. Koka, Seemantini Madhukar Pathak · Academy of Management Review | Oct 2006 | 2,865 |
| 11 | Governance as theory: five propositions Gerry Stoker · International Social Science Journal | Mar 1998 | 2,745 |
| 12 | Institutionalization and Structuration: Studying the Links between Action and Institution Stephen R. Barley, Pamela S. Tolbert · Organization Studies | 1997 | 2,608 |
| 13 | New Public Management Is Dead--Long Live Digital-Era Governance Patrick Dunleavy · Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory | 8 Sep 2005 | 2,571 |
| 14 | WHY PEOPLE STAY: USING JOB EMBEDDEDNESS TO PREDICT VOLUNTARY TURNOVER. T. R. Mitchell, Brooks C. Holtom, T. W. Lee et al. · Academy of Management Journal | Dec 2001 | 2,561 |
| 15 | Varieties of Participation in Complex Governance Archon Fung · Public Administration Review | 9 Nov 2006 | 2,406 |
| 16 | The Design and Implementation of Cross‐Sector Collaborations: Propositions from the Literature John M. Bryson, Barbara C. Crosby, Melissa M. Stone · Public Administration Review | 9 Nov 2006 | 2,392 |
| 17 | Inside the Hybrid Organization: Selective Coupling as a Response to Competing Institutional Logics Anne-Claire Pache, Filipe Manuel Simoes Dos Santos · Academy of Management Journal | 30 Sep 2012 | 2,376 |
| 18 | Accounting for the effects of accountability. Jennifer Susan Lerner, Philip E. Tetlock · Psychological Bulletin | 1999 | 2,277 |
| 19 | The Sources of Four Commonly Reported Cutoff Criteria Charles E. Lance, Marcus M. Butts, Lawrence C. Michels · Organizational Research Methods | 10 Mar 2006 | 2,060 |
| 20 | Beyond Engagement and Participation: User and Community Coproduction of Public Services Tony Bovaird · Public Administration Review | Sep 2007 | 1,977 |
| 21 | Measuring Public Service Motivation: An Assessment of Construct Reliability and Validity Jay L. Perry · Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory | 1996 | 1,972 |
| 22 | Citizen Participation in Decision Making: Is It Worth the Effort? Renée A. Irvin, John S. Stansbury · Public Administration Review | 7 Jan 2004 | 1,938 |
| 23 | Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approaches to Implementation Research: a Critical Analysis and Suggested Synthesis Paul Sabatier · Journal of Public Policy | 1986 | 1,874 |
| 24 | Defining digital transformation: Results from expert interviews Ines A. Mergel, Noella Edelmann, Nathalie Haug · Government Information Quarterly | 25 Jun 2019 | 1,866 |
| 25 | The New Public Service: Serving Rather than Steering Robert B. Denhardt, Janet Vinzant Denhardt · Public Administration Review | Nov 2000 | 1,782 |
| 26 | Organizational Life Cycles and Shifting Criteria of Effectiveness: Some Preliminary Evidence Robert E. Quinn, Kim S. Cameron · Management Science | 1983 | 1,759 |
| 27 | Reframing Public Policy: Discursive Politics and Deliberative Practices Frank Fischer · Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University) | 2003 | 1,723 |
| 28 | ‘Accountability’: An Ever‐Expanding Concept? Richard G. Mulgan · Public Administration | 2000 | 1,598 |
| 29 | On the Measurement of Organizational Slack L. J. Bourgeois · Academy of Management Review | 1981 | 1,577 |
| 30 | Reframing public participation: strategies for the 21st century Judith E. Innes, David E. Booher · Planning Theory & Practice | 2004 | 1,575 |
| 31 | Public Value Governance: Moving Beyond Traditional Public Administration and the New Public Management John M. Bryson, Barbara C. Crosby, Laura Bloomberg · Public Administration Review | 12 Jun 2014 | 1,528 |
| 32 | Synthesizing the Implementation Literature: The Ambiguity-Conflict Model of Policy Implementation Richard E. Matland · Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory | Apr 1995 | 1,514 |
| 33 | Wicked Problems Brian William Head, John Alford · Administration & Society | 28 Mar 2013 | 1,501 |
| 34 | Do Networks Really Work? A Framework for Evaluating Public‐Sector Organizational Networks Keith G. Provan, H. Brinton Milward · Public Administration Review | Jul 2001 | 1,497 |
| 35 | Toward a Comparative Sociology of Valuation and Evaluation Michèle Lamont · Annual Review of Sociology | 21 Jun 2012 | 1,489 |
| 36 | From Micro to Meso: Critical Steps in Conceptualizing and Conducting Multilevel Research Katherine J. Klein, Steve W. J. Kozlowski · Organizational Research Methods | Jul 2000 | 1,488 |
| 37 | E‐Government and the Transformation of Service Delivery and Citizen Attitudes Darrell M. West · Public Administration Review | 7 Jan 2004 | 1,471 |
| 38 | Introduction: Understanding Public Policy through Its Instruments—From the Nature of Instruments to the Sociology of Public Policy Instrumentation Pierre Lascoumes, Patrick Le Galès · Governance | 2007 | 1,471 |
| 39 | The Social Processes of Organizational Sensemaking Sally Maitlis · Academy of Management Journal | Feb 2005 | 1,452 |
| 40 | Political Issues and Trust in Government: 1964–1970 Arthur H. Miller · American Political Science Review | Sep 1974 | 1,450 |
| 41 | From old public administration to new public management Patrick Dunleavy, Christopher Hood · Public Money & Management | Jul 1994 | 1,449 |
| 42 | Accountability In Practice: Mechanisms for NGOs Alnoor Ebrahim · World Development | 23 Apr 2003 | 1,448 |
| 43 | PUBLIC DELIBERATION, DISCURSIVE PARTICIPATION, AND CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT: A Review of the Empirical Literature Michael X. Delli Carpini, Fay Lomax Cook, Lawrence R. Jacobs · Annual Review of Political Science | 17 May 2004 | 1,435 |
| 44 | Exploring the reliability of social and environmental disclosures content analysis Markus J. Milne, Ralph W. Adler · Accounting Auditing & Accountability Journal | May 1999 | 1,426 |
| 45 | Why Measure Performance? Different Purposes Require Different Measures Robert D. Behn · Public Administration Review | 14 Aug 2003 | 1,403 |
| 46 | Understanding Governance: Ten Years On R. A. W. Rhodes · Organization Studies | 5 Jul 2007 | 1,387 |
| 47 | Unbundling the Structure of Inertia: Resource Versus Routine Rigidity Clark G. Gilbert · Academy of Management Journal | Oct 2005 | 1,373 |
| 48 | Collaboration Processes: Inside the Black Box Ann Marie Thomson, James L. Perry · Public Administration Review | 9 Nov 2006 | 1,369 |
| 49 | Toward a Theory of Social Judgments of Organizations: The Case of Legitimacy, Reputation, and Status Alex B. Bitektine · Academy of Management Review | 2011 | 1,366 |
| 50 | Toward a General Theory of Strategic Action Fields Neil Fligstein, Doug McAdam · Sociological Theory | 21 Feb 2011 | 1,361 |
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