Peter J Robertson
Biographic Data
| ID | 292031 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peter J Robertson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peter J |
| FAMILY NAME | Robertson |
| SIGNATURE | ROBERTSON P J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Southern California |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2152-4618 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 90 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 16 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The impact of accountability systems on public employee well-being and the moderating effects of role clarity and job autonomy
Little research has explored the dark side of accountability systems in terms of their negative effects on public employee well-being. This study uses Job Demand-Resource theory to provide an integrated understanding of how accountability systems reflecting the paradigms of traditional bureaucracy, new public management, and public governance impact public employees’ well-being, with role clarity and job autonomy as moderating factors. Using resp…
Careers work in Scottish state secondary schools
This article examines the delivery of career education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG) to young people in Scottish state secondary schools. It explores the role of guidance teachers, and the influence of national policy initiatives, curriculum guidelines and external agencies on their work. The perspective of teachers is the central focus for this research. Research interviews were conducted with 10 guidance teachers and contextualised …
Improvements in employee performance management over time
This study examines annual changes in U.S. federal employee perceptions of their organization’s performance appraisal process to assess whether improvements in the fairness of the process and the quality of feedback received increase the motivational effects of these employee performance management systems. Analysing ten years of the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey data, we find that employee perceptions of appraisal fairness and feedback quali…
Organizational Culture and Strategic Management in Brazilian Public Organizations
Drawing upon influencing factors in public organizations’ performance, this paper systematizes organizational culture and strategic management factors to improve school management. The team conducted a survey with 407 principals from public schools in Brazil, along with a factorial analysis to explore the cultural and strategic management factors. The results show two factors influencing school management, technical and political. More specifical…
The Oxford Handbook of Career Development
The handbook seeks to provide a state-of-the-art reference point for the field of career development. It engages in a transdisciplinary and international dialogue that explores current ideas and debates from a variety of viewpoints including socio-economic, political, educational, and social justice perspectives. Career development is broadly defined to encompass both individuals’ experience of their own careers, and the full range of support ser…
Oxford Handbook of Career Development
Examining Practice Frameworks – Mapping out the Gains
Most systems of child welfare promote some form of practice framework or practice approach, with inspectorates reinforcing the need for such. Yet the extent to which practice frameworks are sufficiently embedded and therefore driving good and improving practice is not clear or well understood. Practice frameworks can help social workers be more confident with articulating the core purpose of their work and help them to explain how they do it. Soc…
Identifying and Measuring Capabilities for Career Development in Neet Young People
Amartya Sen's Capability Approach offers great potential as a conceptual framework for promoting social justice and well-being through economic and educational engagement. Yet the capability approach presents researchers with formidable difficulties, not least because it is intentionally left incomplete, and little guidance is available on its application. It is therefore necessary to make choices in order to apply the approach to a specific c…
Deliberation and Decision in Collaborative Governance
The purpose of the present research is to contribute to the task of building theory pertinent to collaborative governance through the use of a novel research method—computer simulation using agent-based modeling (ABM). We explore the relationships between a number of characteristics and outcomes of collaborative forums, focusing on the effects of a process of deliberation through which stakeholders build shared understanding of the issue, and of …
Developing networks for community change
This article demonstrates how network analysis can be used to develop a better understanding of a community-based network and steps that might be taken to facilitate network development. The focal network in this study was organized by a local non-profit organization as part of their effort to effect community-level change. The activities of this network were guided by three steering committees, 23 members of which provided data regarding numerou…
Ecological Governance
The significant reforms being implemented in governance systems around the world reflect a broader transition of society from the modern to a new emerging era. This transition is framed in terms of a shift from a mechanistic to an ecological worldview, stimulated by a number of developments during the twentieth century and the last decade. In contrast to the mechanistic orientation toward reductionism, prediction and control, and competition, an …
Money, Mission, or Match
This study explores antecedents of commitment among 1,300 municipal employees in three Chinese cities. Six potential antecedents, drawn from the rational choice and organizational behavior literatures, are investigated. Regression analysis indicates that role fit is the most important antecedent, followed by job challenge and management support. Extrinsic rewards and shared belief in the organization’s mission and values are not as strongly or co…
Accountability Challenges in Networks and Partnerships
The study from which this article is drawn constitutes one of the first attempts to remedy the paucity of research on accountability in the context of interorganizational networks and public–private partnerships. The data for the study were drawn from field research focusing particularly on partnerships formed between K-12 public schools and private and/or non-profit organizations in the United States. The most frequently cited difficulties assoc…
The Role of Commitment in Collective Action
Powerful environmental forces are transforming the way organizations operate. In particular, forces such as innovations in information technology, demographic changes, and globalization (Drucker, 1988; Naisbitt, 1982; Peters, 1990; Toffler, 1990) require organizations to reduce their managerial structure, allow greater discretion and responsibility among their front-line employees, and operate more innovatively if they are to survive (Cleveland, …
Outcomes of Planned Organizational Change in the Public Sector
There is a growing recognition of the need for fundamental changes in the way public organizations are structured and managed (Barzelay, 1992; Johnston, 1993; Osborne and Gaebler, 1992). With the environment becoming more turbulent, organizational boundaries changing or even collapsing, and the number of constituents in the political arena increasing, many public organizations will require implementation of a broad range of proactive changes desi…
Involvement in Boundary-Spanning Activity
While behavior is influenced to a large extent by the situation in which it occurs, it is argued that consequences of engaging in boundary-spanning activity are likely to diminish the impact of the internal work setting on boundary spanners' work behavior. To assess this premise, four hypotheses are proposed regarding the mitigating effects of boundary-spanning activity on the relationship between three work setting features and a set of behavior…
Decision making in school-based management leadership councils
Deliberation and Decision in Collaborative Governance
The purpose of the present research is to contribute to the task of building theory pertinent to collaborative governance through the use of a novel research method—computer simulation using agent-based modeling (ABM). We explore the relationships between a number of characteristics and outcomes of collaborative forums, focusing on the effects of a process of deliberation through which stakeholders build shared understanding of the issue, and of …
The Role of Commitment in Collective Action
Powerful environmental forces are transforming the way organizations operate. In particular, forces such as innovations in information technology, demographic changes, and globalization (Drucker, 1988; Naisbitt, 1982; Peters, 1990; Toffler, 1990) require organizations to reduce their managerial structure, allow greater discretion and responsibility among their front-line employees, and operate more innovatively if they are to survive (Cleveland, …
Involvement in Boundary-Spanning Activity
While behavior is influenced to a large extent by the situation in which it occurs, it is argued that consequences of engaging in boundary-spanning activity are likely to diminish the impact of the internal work setting on boundary spanners' work behavior. To assess this premise, four hypotheses are proposed regarding the mitigating effects of boundary-spanning activity on the relationship between three work setting features and a set of behavior…
Developing networks for community change
This article demonstrates how network analysis can be used to develop a better understanding of a community-based network and steps that might be taken to facilitate network development. The focal network in this study was organized by a local non-profit organization as part of their effort to effect community-level change. The activities of this network were guided by three steering committees, 23 members of which provided data regarding numerou…
Money, Mission, or Match
This study explores antecedents of commitment among 1,300 municipal employees in three Chinese cities. Six potential antecedents, drawn from the rational choice and organizational behavior literatures, are investigated. Regression analysis indicates that role fit is the most important antecedent, followed by job challenge and management support. Extrinsic rewards and shared belief in the organization’s mission and values are not as strongly or co…
Accountability Challenges in Networks and Partnerships
The study from which this article is drawn constitutes one of the first attempts to remedy the paucity of research on accountability in the context of interorganizational networks and public–private partnerships. The data for the study were drawn from field research focusing particularly on partnerships formed between K-12 public schools and private and/or non-profit organizations in the United States. The most frequently cited difficulties assoc…
Identifying and Measuring Capabilities for Career Development in Neet Young People
Amartya Sen's Capability Approach offers great potential as a conceptual framework for promoting social justice and well-being through economic and educational engagement. Yet the capability approach presents researchers with formidable difficulties, not least because it is intentionally left incomplete, and little guidance is available on its application. It is therefore necessary to make choices in order to apply the approach to a specific c…
Decision making in school-based management leadership councils
Decision making in school-based management leadership councils
The Role of Commitment in Collective Action
Powerful environmental forces are transforming the way organizations operate. In particular, forces such as innovations in information technology, demographic changes, and globalization (Drucker, 1988; Naisbitt, 1982; Peters, 1990; Toffler, 1990) require organizations to reduce their managerial structure, allow greater discretion and responsibility among their front-line employees, and operate more innovatively if they are to survive (Cleveland, …
Outcomes of Planned Organizational Change in the Public Sector
There is a growing recognition of the need for fundamental changes in the way public organizations are structured and managed (Barzelay, 1992; Johnston, 1993; Osborne and Gaebler, 1992). With the environment becoming more turbulent, organizational boundaries changing or even collapsing, and the number of constituents in the political arena increasing, many public organizations will require implementation of a broad range of proactive changes desi…
Involvement in Boundary-Spanning Activity
While behavior is influenced to a large extent by the situation in which it occurs, it is argued that consequences of engaging in boundary-spanning activity are likely to diminish the impact of the internal work setting on boundary spanners' work behavior. To assess this premise, four hypotheses are proposed regarding the mitigating effects of boundary-spanning activity on the relationship between three work setting features and a set of behavior…
Accountability Challenges in Networks and Partnerships
The study from which this article is drawn constitutes one of the first attempts to remedy the paucity of research on accountability in the context of interorganizational networks and public–private partnerships. The data for the study were drawn from field research focusing particularly on partnerships formed between K-12 public schools and private and/or non-profit organizations in the United States. The most frequently cited difficulties assoc…
Money, Mission, or Match
This study explores antecedents of commitment among 1,300 municipal employees in three Chinese cities. Six potential antecedents, drawn from the rational choice and organizational behavior literatures, are investigated. Regression analysis indicates that role fit is the most important antecedent, followed by job challenge and management support. Extrinsic rewards and shared belief in the organization’s mission and values are not as strongly or co…
Ecological Governance
The significant reforms being implemented in governance systems around the world reflect a broader transition of society from the modern to a new emerging era. This transition is framed in terms of a shift from a mechanistic to an ecological worldview, stimulated by a number of developments during the twentieth century and the last decade. In contrast to the mechanistic orientation toward reductionism, prediction and control, and competition, an …
Developing networks for community change
This article demonstrates how network analysis can be used to develop a better understanding of a community-based network and steps that might be taken to facilitate network development. The focal network in this study was organized by a local non-profit organization as part of their effort to effect community-level change. The activities of this network were guided by three steering committees, 23 members of which provided data regarding numerou…
Deliberation and Decision in Collaborative Governance
The purpose of the present research is to contribute to the task of building theory pertinent to collaborative governance through the use of a novel research method—computer simulation using agent-based modeling (ABM). We explore the relationships between a number of characteristics and outcomes of collaborative forums, focusing on the effects of a process of deliberation through which stakeholders build shared understanding of the issue, and of …
Identifying and Measuring Capabilities for Career Development in Neet Young People
Amartya Sen's Capability Approach offers great potential as a conceptual framework for promoting social justice and well-being through economic and educational engagement. Yet the capability approach presents researchers with formidable difficulties, not least because it is intentionally left incomplete, and little guidance is available on its application. It is therefore necessary to make choices in order to apply the approach to a specific c…
Examining Practice Frameworks – Mapping out the Gains
Most systems of child welfare promote some form of practice framework or practice approach, with inspectorates reinforcing the need for such. Yet the extent to which practice frameworks are sufficiently embedded and therefore driving good and improving practice is not clear or well understood. Practice frameworks can help social workers be more confident with articulating the core purpose of their work and help them to explain how they do it. Soc…
The Oxford Handbook of Career Development
The handbook seeks to provide a state-of-the-art reference point for the field of career development. It engages in a transdisciplinary and international dialogue that explores current ideas and debates from a variety of viewpoints including socio-economic, political, educational, and social justice perspectives. Career development is broadly defined to encompass both individuals’ experience of their own careers, and the full range of support ser…
Oxford Handbook of Career Development
Organizational Culture and Strategic Management in Brazilian Public Organizations
Drawing upon influencing factors in public organizations’ performance, this paper systematizes organizational culture and strategic management factors to improve school management. The team conducted a survey with 407 principals from public schools in Brazil, along with a factorial analysis to explore the cultural and strategic management factors. The results show two factors influencing school management, technical and political. More specifical…
Careers work in Scottish state secondary schools
This article examines the delivery of career education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG) to young people in Scottish state secondary schools. It explores the role of guidance teachers, and the influence of national policy initiatives, curriculum guidelines and external agencies on their work. The perspective of teachers is the central focus for this research. Research interviews were conducted with 10 guidance teachers and contextualised …
Improvements in employee performance management over time
This study examines annual changes in U.S. federal employee perceptions of their organization’s performance appraisal process to assess whether improvements in the fairness of the process and the quality of feedback received increase the motivational effects of these employee performance management systems. Analysing ten years of the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey data, we find that employee perceptions of appraisal fairness and feedback quali…
The impact of accountability systems on public employee well-being and the moderating effects of role clarity and job autonomy
Little research has explored the dark side of accountability systems in terms of their negative effects on public employee well-being. This study uses Job Demand-Resource theory to provide an integrated understanding of how accountability systems reflecting the paradigms of traditional bureaucracy, new public management, and public governance impact public employees’ well-being, with role clarity and job autonomy as moderating factors. Using resp…
Political science (13 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Public Policy and Administration Research (9 works) · Public relations (9 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Business (6 works) · Computer Science (6 works) · Economics (5 works) · Knowledge management (5 works) · Engineering (4 works)