Bingsheng Liu
Biographic Data
| ID | 3894170 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bingsheng Liu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bingsheng |
| FAMILY NAME | Liu |
| SIGNATURE | LIU B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Chongqing University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8663-8026 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 39 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 71 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 39 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Why prosperity does not always ensure sustainable urban development: The role of land use coordination across 10 innovation demonstration zones in China
A systematic model for enabling neighbourhood renewal sustainability
Unraveling the impact of digital highway projects on economic growth: Regional competitiveness perspective
Highway projects that harness digital technologies during operation (known as digital highway projects; DHPs) can stimulate economic growth, but limited efforts have been made to fully unravel this mechanism. To address this void, this study examined the impact of DHPs on the economic growth. Specifically, under the auspices of the regional competitiveness theory, the development level of DHPs, transportation demand, new factor endowments, and re…
Investigating effects of ICT infrastructure on economic growth: Data flow perspective based on China’s evidence
This study employs a mediating effect model and the Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) approach to examine the direct effect of ICT on the economy and the mediating role of data flow in the ICT – economic growth nexus. The results indicate that ICT significantly enhances data flow intensity, which in turn promotes economic growth. Moreover, both the direct effect of ICT and the mediating role of data flow are more pronounced in developed regions…
Digital Governance Enhancement: Quantifying Smart City Policy Effectiveness in China's Urban Transformation
Within the framework of Digital China, creating effective policies to support the development of smart cities remains a longstanding challenge. Yet, there has been insufficient focus on evaluating and optimizing these policies. To address this knowledge gap, our study advances policy process theory by integrating the multiple streams framework (MSF) with the policy model consistency Index (PMC‐Index) and fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis…
Rethinking government transparency: A meta-analytic review of its effect on citizen satisfaction
Drawing on expectancy disconfirmation theory (EDT), this study utilizes a systematic review and meta-analytic approach to examine the effects of government transparency on citizen satisfaction. By synthesizing findings from 35 studies and 55 effect sizes, this article aims to provide a thorough assessment of the strength and direction of this relationship. Moreover, our study examined the ways in which these relationships are shaped by difference…
An Information Diffusion-Based Consensus Model for Large-Scale Group Decision-Making in a Social Network Environment
Fostering equity in carbon emission mitigation through national sustainable development pilot zones: Evidence from China
Hiding behind the curtain: Performance information and public officials’ policy instrument preferences in visible and invisible domains
This paper examines how performance information affects public officials’ preferences for policy instruments in visible public goods (e.g., above-ground roads and parks) and invisible public goods (e.g., below-ground sewage systems) domains. Using a survey experiment with 1171 Chinese public officials, we find that in the visible domain, regardless of performance information, public officials prefer market-oriented indirect policy instruments (e.…
Peer effects in local government decision-making on new infrastructure investment: Evidence from Chinese 258 cities
Improving infrastructure investment efficiency is critical to address global investment gap and resource constraints, thereby promoting sustainable economic development. This study aims to explore the peer effects in local governments’ new infrastructure investment (NII) decision-making and uncovers the underlying mechanisms driving these effects. Utilizing panel data from 258 Chinese prefecture-level cities (2012–2022), this study employs a spat…
Citizens’ expectations about public services: A systematic literature review
Citizens hold varying expectations and demands regarding the quality, performance, and efficiency of public services. How governments respond to citizens’ expectations about public services (CEPS) to increase trust and satisfaction with government has been a consistently important research topic. However, the existing literature lacks a holistic understanding of CEPS. Following the PRISMA 2020 guidelines, this article presents a systematic review…
Factors influencing urban socioeconomic resilience after the withdrawal of nonpharmaceutical interventions: Evidence from intra-city travel intensity in China
Measuring urban–rural integration through the lenses of sustainability and social equity: Evidence from China
How does policy mix credibility affect citizen participation? Evidence from pilot of household waste sorting policy
A burgeoning collaborative government-citizen public service delivery mode is hindered by insufficient policy mix credibility for boosting citizen participation. One reason is the unclear understanding of systematic pathways linking policy mix credibility and citizen participation. This article focuses on the relationship between policy mix credibility and citizen participation behavior based on the policy feedback theory. It also introduces citi…
Adding sectors or strengthening ties? Adaptive strategies for cross-sector collaboration in disaster governance
This article examines the role of cross-sectoral collaboration in disaster management, specifically in waterlogging mitigation in Tianjin and Chongqing, China. Utilizing complex adaptive systems (CAS) theory, content analysis, and social network analysis (SNA), it finds both cities display hybrid forms of hierarchical and network governance in their collaboration efforts. Tianjin's collaboration is primarily among public sectors, whereas Chongqin…
The Symphony of Evolution: Unraveling Infrastructure Public–Private Partnerships Collaboration Networks Through Participant Characteristics
Using collaborative governance theory and stochastic actor‐oriented models (SAOMs), this study examines the co‐evolution of networks and participant characteristics in 1505 infrastructure PPP projects involving 3225 participants across 35 large and medium‐sized Chinese cities. The results show that collaborative networks are highly structured and exhibit small‐world characteristics. Furthermore, in the evolving landscape of China's PPPs, the coll…
The role of ICT tool interactivity on citizen e-participation in public service provision: A Survey Experiment Based on Self-Determination Theory
Encourage or impede? The relationship between trust in government and coproduction
Coproduction has been widely advocated for, but there are theoretical and empirical disagreements as to whether trust in government can encourage coproduction. This study proposed external and internal efficacy as potential moderators to further understand this relationship. We designed a questionnaire with 537 citizens, and a 2 × 2 × 2 between subjects survey experiment with 375 citizens to test our hypotheses in four urban governance scenarios …
The effects of contractual and relational governance on public‐private partnership sustainability
The study investigates how contractual and relational governance influence partner behaviors and promote sustainability performance of infrastructure public‐private partnerships (PPPs). Survey data from 217 Chinese PPP projects were analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling. This study found that both contractual and relational governance have positive effects on PPP sustainability, with contractual governance having a str…
Impact of supply–demand matching on citizen satisfaction: Analysis Based on Expectancy Disconfirmation Model
In the context of ensuring the well-being of citizens, the energy industry should predominantly adhere to the people-oriented approach. Investigation of citizen satisfaction through the lenses of power supply and societal demand is of utmost importance. This study constructs a satisfaction model based on expectancy disconfirmation theory, employs response surface analysis to explore the impact of matching degree between demand and supply on citiz…
Recentralization and the long-lasting effect of campaign-style enforcement: From the perspective of authority allocation
This paper discusses whether the effect of campaign-style enforcement can surpass the short term from the perspective of authority allocation. Based on the theory of authority allocation, we establish an explanatory framework for the impact of authority allocation on the effect of campaign-style enforcement. We argue that, through authority allocation, the central government has both formal authority and real authority, which helps to extend the …
Using fear appeal theories to understand the effects of location information of patients on citizens during the Covid-19 pandemic
City profile: Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, a water tower city toward sustainability
The effect of psychological bias on public officials’ attitudes towards the implementation of policy instruments: Evidence From Survey Experiments
As implementers, public officials have historically enjoyed substantial influence in the public policy process, but little attention has been paid to the effect of psychological elements on their attitudes towards implementing policy instruments. The authors argue that from a behavioural public administration perspective, public officials’ attitudes towards implementing certain policy instruments are not rational, but instead biased. Using two su…
How usability of policy transparency promotes citizen compliance: Evidence From a Survey Experiment
Although policy transparency is praised highly to promote citizen compliance, it sometimes loses its effect in practice due to the lack of scientific design. To better exploit policy transparency, this study examined how the usability of policy transparency promotes citizen compliance, and the role of perceived benefit and descriptive social norms in this mechanism. The results of an online survey experiment conducted in the urban renewal policy …
The Effects of Governmental and Individual Predictors on Covid ‐19 Protective Behaviors in China: A Path Analysis Model
The COVID‐19 pandemic has plunged the world into a crisis. To contain this crisis, it is essential to build full cooperation between the government and the public. However, it is unclear which governmental and individual factors are determinants and how they interact with protective behaviors against COVID‐19. To resolve this issue, this study builds a multiple mediation model. Findings show that government emergency public information such as de…
Decoupling and decomposition analysis of residential building carbon emissions from residential income: Evidence from the provincial level in China
Do citizen participation programs help citizens feel satisfied with urban redevelopment policy in China
Debates on urban redevelopment policy have emerged and been evolving in China, raising theoretical and practical concerns. Prior researchers have realized that the proactive behavior of government officials can influence satisfaction in urban redevelopment policymaking. However, the internal mechanism is still unclear. Employing the policy implementation process theory, this paper develops a theoretical model to explore how the proactive behavior…
The role of ICT tool interactivity on citizen e-participation in public service provision: A Survey Experiment Based on Self-Determination Theory
Nudge citizen participation by framing mobilization information: A survey experiment in China
Despite many efforts to promote citizen participation, it is necessary to keep exploring more efficient mobilization ways in developing countries. From the bounded rationality perspective, the authors conducted a survey experiment in China to explore the effects of a public–personal interest frame and a gain–loss frame on citizen participation. The results revealed that emphasizing public interests attracted more citizen participation than emphas…
Managing urban citizens' panic levels and preventive behaviours during Covid-19 with pandemic information released by social media
Adding sectors or strengthening ties? Adaptive strategies for cross-sector collaboration in disaster governance
This article examines the role of cross-sectoral collaboration in disaster management, specifically in waterlogging mitigation in Tianjin and Chongqing, China. Utilizing complex adaptive systems (CAS) theory, content analysis, and social network analysis (SNA), it finds both cities display hybrid forms of hierarchical and network governance in their collaboration efforts. Tianjin's collaboration is primarily among public sectors, whereas Chongqin…
The Symphony of Evolution: Unraveling Infrastructure Public–Private Partnerships Collaboration Networks Through Participant Characteristics
Using collaborative governance theory and stochastic actor‐oriented models (SAOMs), this study examines the co‐evolution of networks and participant characteristics in 1505 infrastructure PPP projects involving 3225 participants across 35 large and medium‐sized Chinese cities. The results show that collaborative networks are highly structured and exhibit small‐world characteristics. Furthermore, in the evolving landscape of China's PPPs, the coll…
The effect of psychological bias on public officials’ attitudes towards the implementation of policy instruments: Evidence From Survey Experiments
As implementers, public officials have historically enjoyed substantial influence in the public policy process, but little attention has been paid to the effect of psychological elements on their attitudes towards implementing policy instruments. The authors argue that from a behavioural public administration perspective, public officials’ attitudes towards implementing certain policy instruments are not rational, but instead biased. Using two su…
How usability of policy transparency promotes citizen compliance: Evidence From a Survey Experiment
Although policy transparency is praised highly to promote citizen compliance, it sometimes loses its effect in practice due to the lack of scientific design. To better exploit policy transparency, this study examined how the usability of policy transparency promotes citizen compliance, and the role of perceived benefit and descriptive social norms in this mechanism. The results of an online survey experiment conducted in the urban renewal policy …
Formalizing an evaluation-prediction based roadmap towards urban sustainability: A case study of Chenzhou, China
The effects of contractual and relational governance on public‐private partnership sustainability
The study investigates how contractual and relational governance influence partner behaviors and promote sustainability performance of infrastructure public‐private partnerships (PPPs). Survey data from 217 Chinese PPP projects were analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling. This study found that both contractual and relational governance have positive effects on PPP sustainability, with contractual governance having a str…
Impact of supply–demand matching on citizen satisfaction: Analysis Based on Expectancy Disconfirmation Model
In the context of ensuring the well-being of citizens, the energy industry should predominantly adhere to the people-oriented approach. Investigation of citizen satisfaction through the lenses of power supply and societal demand is of utmost importance. This study constructs a satisfaction model based on expectancy disconfirmation theory, employs response surface analysis to explore the impact of matching degree between demand and supply on citiz…
Recentralization and the long-lasting effect of campaign-style enforcement: From the perspective of authority allocation
This paper discusses whether the effect of campaign-style enforcement can surpass the short term from the perspective of authority allocation. Based on the theory of authority allocation, we establish an explanatory framework for the impact of authority allocation on the effect of campaign-style enforcement. We argue that, through authority allocation, the central government has both formal authority and real authority, which helps to extend the …
A heterogeneous decision criteria system evaluating sustainable infrastructure development: From the lens of multidisciplinary stakeholder engagement
The evaluation of urban infrastructure development is a decision‐making process with multidisciplinary stakeholder engagement assessing sustainability metrics in different dimensions. However, there are uncertainties in such an evaluation caused by the heterogeneity between different stakeholders' preferences and the difficulty in differentiating sustainability decision criteria (DC). This study aims to formalize a multidisciplinary DC system to …
To be green or not to be: How environmental regulations shape contractor greenwashing behaviors in construction projects
The Effects of Governmental and Individual Predictors on Covid ‐19 Protective Behaviors in China: A Path Analysis Model
The COVID‐19 pandemic has plunged the world into a crisis. To contain this crisis, it is essential to build full cooperation between the government and the public. However, it is unclear which governmental and individual factors are determinants and how they interact with protective behaviors against COVID‐19. To resolve this issue, this study builds a multiple mediation model. Findings show that government emergency public information such as de…
A heterogeneous decision criteria system evaluating sustainable infrastructure development: From the lens of multidisciplinary stakeholder engagement
The evaluation of urban infrastructure development is a decision‐making process with multidisciplinary stakeholder engagement assessing sustainability metrics in different dimensions. However, there are uncertainties in such an evaluation caused by the heterogeneity between different stakeholders' preferences and the difficulty in differentiating sustainability decision criteria (DC). This study aims to formalize a multidisciplinary DC system to …
Formalizing an evaluation-prediction based roadmap towards urban sustainability: A case study of Chenzhou, China
Decoupling and decomposition analysis of residential building carbon emissions from residential income: Evidence from the provincial level in China
Do citizen participation programs help citizens feel satisfied with urban redevelopment policy in China
Debates on urban redevelopment policy have emerged and been evolving in China, raising theoretical and practical concerns. Prior researchers have realized that the proactive behavior of government officials can influence satisfaction in urban redevelopment policymaking. However, the internal mechanism is still unclear. Employing the policy implementation process theory, this paper develops a theoretical model to explore how the proactive behavior…
Toward dialogue through a holistic measuring framework – the impact of social media on risk communication in the Covid-19
Purpose Despite the huge potential of social media, its functionality and impact for enhanced risk communication remain unclear. Drawing on dialogic theory by integrating both “speak from power” and “speak to power” measurements, the article aims to propose a systematic framework to address this issue. Design/methodology/approach The impact of social media on risk communication is measured by the correlation between “speak from power” and “speak …
Ontologies representing multidisciplinary decision-making rationales for sustainable infrastructure developments
Decision model to optimize long-term subsidy strategy for green building promotion
Formalizing an integrated metric system measuring performance of urban sustainability: Evidence from China
How to garner public support for carbon capture, utilization and storage? Comparing narrative and statistical frames among Chinese citizens
Managing urban citizens' panic levels and preventive behaviours during Covid-19 with pandemic information released by social media
Equity analysis of public service delivery among regions from temporal and spatial perspectives
This study focuses on exploring equity among regions regarding public service delivery. An analytical framework is established to measure the level of public service delivery considering input (resources) and output (results), and an equity analysis is conducted from temporal and spatial perspectives. The results show that there are disparities in the level of public service delivery among regions in China (mainly due to inequality in resources),…
Using fear appeal theories to understand the effects of location information of patients on citizens during the Covid-19 pandemic
City profile: Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, a water tower city toward sustainability
The effect of psychological bias on public officials’ attitudes towards the implementation of policy instruments: Evidence From Survey Experiments
As implementers, public officials have historically enjoyed substantial influence in the public policy process, but little attention has been paid to the effect of psychological elements on their attitudes towards implementing policy instruments. The authors argue that from a behavioural public administration perspective, public officials’ attitudes towards implementing certain policy instruments are not rational, but instead biased. Using two su…
How usability of policy transparency promotes citizen compliance: Evidence From a Survey Experiment
Although policy transparency is praised highly to promote citizen compliance, it sometimes loses its effect in practice due to the lack of scientific design. To better exploit policy transparency, this study examined how the usability of policy transparency promotes citizen compliance, and the role of perceived benefit and descriptive social norms in this mechanism. The results of an online survey experiment conducted in the urban renewal policy …
Nudge citizen participation by framing mobilization information: A survey experiment in China
Despite many efforts to promote citizen participation, it is necessary to keep exploring more efficient mobilization ways in developing countries. From the bounded rationality perspective, the authors conducted a survey experiment in China to explore the effects of a public–personal interest frame and a gain–loss frame on citizen participation. The results revealed that emphasizing public interests attracted more citizen participation than emphas…
Encourage or impede? The relationship between trust in government and coproduction
Coproduction has been widely advocated for, but there are theoretical and empirical disagreements as to whether trust in government can encourage coproduction. This study proposed external and internal efficacy as potential moderators to further understand this relationship. We designed a questionnaire with 537 citizens, and a 2 × 2 × 2 between subjects survey experiment with 375 citizens to test our hypotheses in four urban governance scenarios …
The effects of contractual and relational governance on public‐private partnership sustainability
The study investigates how contractual and relational governance influence partner behaviors and promote sustainability performance of infrastructure public‐private partnerships (PPPs). Survey data from 217 Chinese PPP projects were analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling. This study found that both contractual and relational governance have positive effects on PPP sustainability, with contractual governance having a str…
Impact of supply–demand matching on citizen satisfaction: Analysis Based on Expectancy Disconfirmation Model
In the context of ensuring the well-being of citizens, the energy industry should predominantly adhere to the people-oriented approach. Investigation of citizen satisfaction through the lenses of power supply and societal demand is of utmost importance. This study constructs a satisfaction model based on expectancy disconfirmation theory, employs response surface analysis to explore the impact of matching degree between demand and supply on citiz…
Recentralization and the long-lasting effect of campaign-style enforcement: From the perspective of authority allocation
This paper discusses whether the effect of campaign-style enforcement can surpass the short term from the perspective of authority allocation. Based on the theory of authority allocation, we establish an explanatory framework for the impact of authority allocation on the effect of campaign-style enforcement. We argue that, through authority allocation, the central government has both formal authority and real authority, which helps to extend the …
Hiding behind the curtain: Performance information and public officials’ policy instrument preferences in visible and invisible domains
This paper examines how performance information affects public officials’ preferences for policy instruments in visible public goods (e.g., above-ground roads and parks) and invisible public goods (e.g., below-ground sewage systems) domains. Using a survey experiment with 1171 Chinese public officials, we find that in the visible domain, regardless of performance information, public officials prefer market-oriented indirect policy instruments (e.…
Peer effects in local government decision-making on new infrastructure investment: Evidence from Chinese 258 cities
Improving infrastructure investment efficiency is critical to address global investment gap and resource constraints, thereby promoting sustainable economic development. This study aims to explore the peer effects in local governments’ new infrastructure investment (NII) decision-making and uncovers the underlying mechanisms driving these effects. Utilizing panel data from 258 Chinese prefecture-level cities (2012–2022), this study employs a spat…
Citizens’ expectations about public services: A systematic literature review
Citizens hold varying expectations and demands regarding the quality, performance, and efficiency of public services. How governments respond to citizens’ expectations about public services (CEPS) to increase trust and satisfaction with government has been a consistently important research topic. However, the existing literature lacks a holistic understanding of CEPS. Following the PRISMA 2020 guidelines, this article presents a systematic review…
Political science (22 works) · Business (18 works) · Economics (16 works) · Psychology (13 works) · China (12 works) · Public relations (12 works) · Sustainability (10 works) · Computer Science (9 works) · Public Policy and Administration Research (9 works) · Social Psychology (8 works)