Gordon Kingsley
Biographic Data
| ID | 4127835 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gordon Kingsley |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gordon |
| FAMILY NAME | Kingsley |
| SIGNATURE | KINGSLEY G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1829-7434 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 162 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Blending the two communities
The evidence-based paradigm is one way to ensure public resources are put to effective use. But the uptake of scientific evidence has been limited. We analyse US state reports on autonomous vehicles and the opioid crisis response to explore how evidence is used in state-level processes. We find evidence of three knowledge types -scientific, practice, and political - visible in the reports and extend existing work on knowledge types in use to illu…
Technology readiness levels for policy making
Emerging technologies arrive accompanied by promotional hype that can distort policy responses, prompting governments to pursue premature regulatory action or inappropriate interventions. This study proposes that policy advisers use Technology Readiness Levels to cut through technological hype and calibrate policy recommendations to technological maturity. We develop a framework that pairs four stages of technology development (research, developm…
Steering the future
The anticipated arrival of autonomous vehicles has created considerable uncertainty for US states because they govern roads. In response, states activated their policy advisory systems. While policy advising at the national level has been studied, less is known about the sub-national level. Similarly, more is known about the use of scientific knowledge by policymakers than about the full range of knowledge deployed in policy advising. This study …
When cities take control
Cities face substantial risks of economic and physical losses from repeated exposure to climate hazards exacerbated by climate change. Drawing from the climate action and policy mix literatures, this study conceptualizes "climate action mix" defined as the diverse policy actions adopted by city governments to adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate hazards. This study makes a key contribution by analyzing the relation between the variety of …
Understanding renewable energy policy adoption and evolution in Europe
Searching for contracting patterns over time
This paper compares over a 12‐year period (1) patterns of contracting between a state transportation agency and its prime contractors providing engineering design services with (2) patterns between these prime contractors and their subcontractors. We find evidence of different contracting patterns at each level that emerge over time and coexist in the same contracting context. While patterns at the agency–prime level are characterized by repeated…
A Systematic Approach to Institutional Analysis
In 1995, Crawford and Ostrom proposed a grammatical syntax for examining institutional statements (i.e., rules, norms, and strategies) as part of the institutional analysis and development framework. This article constitutes the first attempt at applying the grammatical syntax to code institutional statements using two pieces of U.S. legislation. The authors illustrate how the grammatical syntax can serve as a basis for collecting, presenting, an…
The Rebirth of Patronage
Current trends in the U.S. political system threaten an increase in patronage and a return to the political problems of the 1800s. Modern-day patronage is strongly related to two popular efforts to reform government: the rollback of the civil service system and the privatization of government services. These reforms, aimed at reducing the negative outcomes of bureaucracy, have had the unfortunate outcome of eliminating policies designed to protec…
Effects of Contracting Out Engineering Services Over Time in a State Department of Transportation
Perhaps the most prevalent form of privatization, in terms of incidents of its use, is contracting out for services. This is especially true in state departments of transportation (DOTs), which have seen a rapidly growing reliance on contracted professional services in recent years. With this growth has come a variety of managerial issues that speak to the efficacy of this mode of service production. In this article we identify and analyze these …
Networking for Competitiveness
Locating Critical Components of Regional Human Capital
Enormous attention has been devoted recently to the contributions of human capital in the strategic and competitive success of different regions. These advances by macroeconomists and trade theorists have important implications for understanding the influence of economic development programs in a rural environment. Drawing upon this research we argue that human capital concepts may offer a more effective basis for assessment of strategic resource…
Examining Red Tape in Public and Private Organizations
Anumber of recent empirical studies have examined red tape in public and private organizations. Consistent with the heavy emphasis in the public administration literature on the distinctive institutional context of public organizations, most of these studies focus on the system rather than the individual. In this study we seek to uncover the blind spot regarding individual differences in extant theoretical models for explaining red tape. We devel…
Risk Culture in Public and Private Organizations
Compared to private managers, are public managers more afraid to take risks' If so, why? These questions have permeated much of the recent discussion of bureaucratic reform, especially the work of the National Performance Review (Gore, 1993). The familiar view is that public sector managers are risk averse, that the risk aversion results in managerial ineffectiveness and that incentives should be provided to embolden public managers. Interestingl…
Reflecting on Reform and the Scope of Public Administration
During the 1996 State of the Union address, President Clinton announced the end of the era of big government. Legislators from both sides of the political aisle leapt to their feet in celebration. Pundits, and lesser forms of commentators, pronounced the moment poignant, a declaration marking the convergence of reform philosophies from across the political spectrum. In the days that followed the president's address, the reactions of colleagues te…
Using Technology Absorption as an Evaluation Criterion
State agencies sponsoring local research and development projects often finance the development of technologies in partnership with other organizations. These contracting partners develop and demonstrate the new technology. This study distinguishes between two types of outcomes from such projects. Technology absorption is the adoption of a technology by an organization participating in the project. Technology transfer is the process by which outc…
U.S. Energy Conservation Policy
Examining Red Tape in Public and Private Organizations
Anumber of recent empirical studies have examined red tape in public and private organizations. Consistent with the heavy emphasis in the public administration literature on the distinctive institutional context of public organizations, most of these studies focus on the system rather than the individual. In this study we seek to uncover the blind spot regarding individual differences in extant theoretical models for explaining red tape. We devel…
A Systematic Approach to Institutional Analysis
In 1995, Crawford and Ostrom proposed a grammatical syntax for examining institutional statements (i.e., rules, norms, and strategies) as part of the institutional analysis and development framework. This article constitutes the first attempt at applying the grammatical syntax to code institutional statements using two pieces of U.S. legislation. The authors illustrate how the grammatical syntax can serve as a basis for collecting, presenting, an…
Understanding renewable energy policy adoption and evolution in Europe
The Rebirth of Patronage
Current trends in the U.S. political system threaten an increase in patronage and a return to the political problems of the 1800s. Modern-day patronage is strongly related to two popular efforts to reform government: the rollback of the civil service system and the privatization of government services. These reforms, aimed at reducing the negative outcomes of bureaucracy, have had the unfortunate outcome of eliminating policies designed to protec…
When cities take control
Cities face substantial risks of economic and physical losses from repeated exposure to climate hazards exacerbated by climate change. Drawing from the climate action and policy mix literatures, this study conceptualizes "climate action mix" defined as the diverse policy actions adopted by city governments to adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate hazards. This study makes a key contribution by analyzing the relation between the variety of …
Effects of Contracting Out Engineering Services Over Time in a State Department of Transportation
Perhaps the most prevalent form of privatization, in terms of incidents of its use, is contracting out for services. This is especially true in state departments of transportation (DOTs), which have seen a rapidly growing reliance on contracted professional services in recent years. With this growth has come a variety of managerial issues that speak to the efficacy of this mode of service production. In this article we identify and analyze these …
Using Technology Absorption as an Evaluation Criterion
State agencies sponsoring local research and development projects often finance the development of technologies in partnership with other organizations. These contracting partners develop and demonstrate the new technology. This study distinguishes between two types of outcomes from such projects. Technology absorption is the adoption of a technology by an organization participating in the project. Technology transfer is the process by which outc…
Searching for contracting patterns over time
This paper compares over a 12‐year period (1) patterns of contracting between a state transportation agency and its prime contractors providing engineering design services with (2) patterns between these prime contractors and their subcontractors. We find evidence of different contracting patterns at each level that emerge over time and coexist in the same contracting context. While patterns at the agency–prime level are characterized by repeated…
U.S. Energy Conservation Policy
U.S. Energy Conservation Policy
Reflecting on Reform and the Scope of Public Administration
During the 1996 State of the Union address, President Clinton announced the end of the era of big government. Legislators from both sides of the political aisle leapt to their feet in celebration. Pundits, and lesser forms of commentators, pronounced the moment poignant, a declaration marking the convergence of reform philosophies from across the political spectrum. In the days that followed the president's address, the reactions of colleagues te…
Using Technology Absorption as an Evaluation Criterion
State agencies sponsoring local research and development projects often finance the development of technologies in partnership with other organizations. These contracting partners develop and demonstrate the new technology. This study distinguishes between two types of outcomes from such projects. Technology absorption is the adoption of a technology by an organization participating in the project. Technology transfer is the process by which outc…
Risk Culture in Public and Private Organizations
Compared to private managers, are public managers more afraid to take risks' If so, why? These questions have permeated much of the recent discussion of bureaucratic reform, especially the work of the National Performance Review (Gore, 1993). The familiar view is that public sector managers are risk averse, that the risk aversion results in managerial ineffectiveness and that incentives should be provided to embolden public managers. Interestingl…
Examining Red Tape in Public and Private Organizations
Anumber of recent empirical studies have examined red tape in public and private organizations. Consistent with the heavy emphasis in the public administration literature on the distinctive institutional context of public organizations, most of these studies focus on the system rather than the individual. In this study we seek to uncover the blind spot regarding individual differences in extant theoretical models for explaining red tape. We devel…
Locating Critical Components of Regional Human Capital
Enormous attention has been devoted recently to the contributions of human capital in the strategic and competitive success of different regions. These advances by macroeconomists and trade theorists have important implications for understanding the influence of economic development programs in a rural environment. Drawing upon this research we argue that human capital concepts may offer a more effective basis for assessment of strategic resource…
Networking for Competitiveness
Effects of Contracting Out Engineering Services Over Time in a State Department of Transportation
Perhaps the most prevalent form of privatization, in terms of incidents of its use, is contracting out for services. This is especially true in state departments of transportation (DOTs), which have seen a rapidly growing reliance on contracted professional services in recent years. With this growth has come a variety of managerial issues that speak to the efficacy of this mode of service production. In this article we identify and analyze these …
The Rebirth of Patronage
Current trends in the U.S. political system threaten an increase in patronage and a return to the political problems of the 1800s. Modern-day patronage is strongly related to two popular efforts to reform government: the rollback of the civil service system and the privatization of government services. These reforms, aimed at reducing the negative outcomes of bureaucracy, have had the unfortunate outcome of eliminating policies designed to protec…
A Systematic Approach to Institutional Analysis
In 1995, Crawford and Ostrom proposed a grammatical syntax for examining institutional statements (i.e., rules, norms, and strategies) as part of the institutional analysis and development framework. This article constitutes the first attempt at applying the grammatical syntax to code institutional statements using two pieces of U.S. legislation. The authors illustrate how the grammatical syntax can serve as a basis for collecting, presenting, an…
Searching for contracting patterns over time
This paper compares over a 12‐year period (1) patterns of contracting between a state transportation agency and its prime contractors providing engineering design services with (2) patterns between these prime contractors and their subcontractors. We find evidence of different contracting patterns at each level that emerge over time and coexist in the same contracting context. While patterns at the agency–prime level are characterized by repeated…
Understanding renewable energy policy adoption and evolution in Europe
When cities take control
Cities face substantial risks of economic and physical losses from repeated exposure to climate hazards exacerbated by climate change. Drawing from the climate action and policy mix literatures, this study conceptualizes "climate action mix" defined as the diverse policy actions adopted by city governments to adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate hazards. This study makes a key contribution by analyzing the relation between the variety of …
Steering the future
The anticipated arrival of autonomous vehicles has created considerable uncertainty for US states because they govern roads. In response, states activated their policy advisory systems. While policy advising at the national level has been studied, less is known about the sub-national level. Similarly, more is known about the use of scientific knowledge by policymakers than about the full range of knowledge deployed in policy advising. This study …
Blending the two communities
The evidence-based paradigm is one way to ensure public resources are put to effective use. But the uptake of scientific evidence has been limited. We analyse US state reports on autonomous vehicles and the opioid crisis response to explore how evidence is used in state-level processes. We find evidence of three knowledge types -scientific, practice, and political - visible in the reports and extend existing work on knowledge types in use to illu…
Technology readiness levels for policy making
Emerging technologies arrive accompanied by promotional hype that can distort policy responses, prompting governments to pursue premature regulatory action or inappropriate interventions. This study proposes that policy advisers use Technology Readiness Levels to cut through technological hype and calibrate policy recommendations to technological maturity. We develop a framework that pairs four stages of technology development (research, developm…
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