改革国家:公共行政未来管理改革需求的全球性研究

Reforming the nations:a global study of the Need for Future Managerial Reforms in public administration

本文探讨的是全球大学中教授这个群体理念中的公共行政未来管理改革需求(Need for Future Managerial Reforms,NFMR)。我们在新公共管理理论传统原则(如精简政府机构、去官僚化、权力下放、管理主义和私有化)的基础上,探索和验证了一种新的NFMR量表。我们也提出一个全球专业选择(Global Professional Selection,GPS)方法来研究未来管理改革需求,并通过一个理论模型、八个命题和四个假设来验证。根据这个模型,管理水平、对公共服务满意度、对公共服务的信任和未来管理改革需求相互联系,但是这些因素应该在每个国家的文化维度下进行考虑。我们的研究使用的样本数据来自45个国家(地区)的191所重点大学的2995名教授,在理论模型基础上证明了NFMR量表的有效性和若干直接、间接假设的有效性,以及GPS方法控制的中介模型相较于简单的中介模型的优势所在。本文从理论和实践两方面对研究结果进行了讨论,并就其对未来新公共管理改革和现代治理最新趋势的影响进行了探讨。

This study deals with the Need for Future Managerial Reforms(NFMR)in public administration as perceived by university professors from around the globe.We explore and validate a new NFMR scale based on traditional principles of the New Public Management(NPM)doctrine(e.g.downsizing government,debureaucratization,decentralization,managerialism,and privatization).We also propose a global professional selection(GPS)approach to the study of need for future managerial reforms,validating it with a theoretical model,eight propositions,and four hypotheses.According to the model,managerial quality,satisfaction with public services,trust in public services and NFMR are mutually related but should be considered within the cultural dimensions of each nation.Using data from a sample of 2995 faculty members in 191 major universities from 45 nations(regions),we demonstrate the validity of the NFMR scale and of several direct and indirect hypotheses based on the theoretical model,as well as the advantage of the GPS-controlled mediating model over a simple mediating model.The findings are discussed theoretically and practically,with their implications for the study of future NPM-style reforms and the recent trends in modern governance.