Alfred Tat-Kei Ho
Biographic Data
| ID | 4385588 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alfred Tat-Kei Ho |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alfred Tat-Kei |
| FAMILY NAME | Ho |
| SIGNATURE | HO A T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Iowa State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 120 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
“Governing the Ungovernable”
Using China Social Survey data matched with city-level data, this study examined the role of “civicness” in the relationship between administrative capacity and COVID-19 governance effectiveness in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. The mediation analyses indicated that administrative capacity is critical for solving wicked problems. More importantly, civicness played a partially mediating role between administrative capacity and COVID-19 governa…
Unpacking the black box
Responding to the Coronavirus Pandemic
This study compares the experiences of Shanghai in China and Los Angeles in the United States to illustrate four tension points in pandemic responses: immediacy versus thoroughness, transparency versus secrecy and security, centralization versus decentralization, and state-driven solutions versus coproduction. Based on the case analysis, strategic management and planning practices in six stages of pandemic response are recommended. The study also…
A path-dependence perspective on the adoption of Internet of Things
Challenges in Building Effective and Competitive Government in Developing Countries
For the past two decades, many developing countries have begun to experiment with results-oriented reforms to make their governments more competitive. However, very few studies explore the question of the applicability and appropriateness of Western-oriented reforms in non-Western contexts. Based on theories of new institutionalism and institutional logics, this article examines some of the organizational, cultural, and political assumptions that…
Accounting for the Value of Performance Measurement from the Perspective of Midwestern Mayors
This article studies the decades-long question, “Does performance measurement matter?” by examining how and why Midwest mayors perceive value in performance measurement. The results show that the tool is perceived positively, but its impact on decision making depends on whether performance measurement is integrated into strategic planning, goal setting, and internal communication between city council members and departmental staff and on whether …
Challenges in e-government development
Explaining the Adoption of E-Government Features
Recently, many studies have emerged to document how the public sector uses the Internet to provide information and services, but very few have analyzed the factors that influence the adoption decision of e-government features. This study proposes a model of innovation adoption that integrates internal organizational factors and external peer influence and empirically tests how these factors influence Iowa county treasurers’ decisions to launch a …
Information Technology Planning and the Y2K Problem in Local Governments
This article examines local responses to the Year 2000 (Y2K) problem in Iowa to analyze how local governments plan for information technology (IT) operations. Many local governments lacked concrete plans and failed to think strategically about the Y2K problem at the beginning of 1999. A logistic analysis shows that the decision to form a concrete Y2K strategy depended on management attitudes and the technological sensitivity of local decision mak…
Accounting for the Value of Performance Measurement from the Perspective of Midwestern Mayors
This article studies the decades-long question, “Does performance measurement matter?” by examining how and why Midwest mayors perceive value in performance measurement. The results show that the tool is perceived positively, but its impact on decision making depends on whether performance measurement is integrated into strategic planning, goal setting, and internal communication between city council members and departmental staff and on whether …
Explaining the Adoption of E-Government Features
Recently, many studies have emerged to document how the public sector uses the Internet to provide information and services, but very few have analyzed the factors that influence the adoption decision of e-government features. This study proposes a model of innovation adoption that integrates internal organizational factors and external peer influence and empirically tests how these factors influence Iowa county treasurers’ decisions to launch a …
Challenges in Building Effective and Competitive Government in Developing Countries
For the past two decades, many developing countries have begun to experiment with results-oriented reforms to make their governments more competitive. However, very few studies explore the question of the applicability and appropriateness of Western-oriented reforms in non-Western contexts. Based on theories of new institutionalism and institutional logics, this article examines some of the organizational, cultural, and political assumptions that…
A path-dependence perspective on the adoption of Internet of Things
Challenges in e-government development
Unpacking the black box
Responding to the Coronavirus Pandemic
This study compares the experiences of Shanghai in China and Los Angeles in the United States to illustrate four tension points in pandemic responses: immediacy versus thoroughness, transparency versus secrecy and security, centralization versus decentralization, and state-driven solutions versus coproduction. Based on the case analysis, strategic management and planning practices in six stages of pandemic response are recommended. The study also…
Information Technology Planning and the Y2K Problem in Local Governments
This article examines local responses to the Year 2000 (Y2K) problem in Iowa to analyze how local governments plan for information technology (IT) operations. Many local governments lacked concrete plans and failed to think strategically about the Y2K problem at the beginning of 1999. A logistic analysis shows that the decision to form a concrete Y2K strategy depended on management attitudes and the technological sensitivity of local decision mak…
Information Technology Planning and the Y2K Problem in Local Governments
This article examines local responses to the Year 2000 (Y2K) problem in Iowa to analyze how local governments plan for information technology (IT) operations. Many local governments lacked concrete plans and failed to think strategically about the Y2K problem at the beginning of 1999. A logistic analysis shows that the decision to form a concrete Y2K strategy depended on management attitudes and the technological sensitivity of local decision mak…
Challenges in e-government development
Explaining the Adoption of E-Government Features
Recently, many studies have emerged to document how the public sector uses the Internet to provide information and services, but very few have analyzed the factors that influence the adoption decision of e-government features. This study proposes a model of innovation adoption that integrates internal organizational factors and external peer influence and empirically tests how these factors influence Iowa county treasurers’ decisions to launch a …
Accounting for the Value of Performance Measurement from the Perspective of Midwestern Mayors
This article studies the decades-long question, “Does performance measurement matter?” by examining how and why Midwest mayors perceive value in performance measurement. The results show that the tool is perceived positively, but its impact on decision making depends on whether performance measurement is integrated into strategic planning, goal setting, and internal communication between city council members and departmental staff and on whether …
Challenges in Building Effective and Competitive Government in Developing Countries
For the past two decades, many developing countries have begun to experiment with results-oriented reforms to make their governments more competitive. However, very few studies explore the question of the applicability and appropriateness of Western-oriented reforms in non-Western contexts. Based on theories of new institutionalism and institutional logics, this article examines some of the organizational, cultural, and political assumptions that…
A path-dependence perspective on the adoption of Internet of Things
Responding to the Coronavirus Pandemic
This study compares the experiences of Shanghai in China and Los Angeles in the United States to illustrate four tension points in pandemic responses: immediacy versus thoroughness, transparency versus secrecy and security, centralization versus decentralization, and state-driven solutions versus coproduction. Based on the case analysis, strategic management and planning practices in six stages of pandemic response are recommended. The study also…
Unpacking the black box
“Governing the Ungovernable”
Using China Social Survey data matched with city-level data, this study examined the role of “civicness” in the relationship between administrative capacity and COVID-19 governance effectiveness in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. The mediation analyses indicated that administrative capacity is critical for solving wicked problems. More importantly, civicness played a partially mediating role between administrative capacity and COVID-19 governa…
Political science (8 works) · Computer Science (6 works) · Business (5 works) · Marketing (5 works) · Public Policy and Administration Research (5 works) · Public relations (5 works) · E-Government and Public Services (4 works) · Government (linguistics (4 works) · Public Administration (4 works) · Public Administration (4 works)