Gordon Abner
Biographic Data
| ID | 4401296 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gordon Abner |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gordon |
| FAMILY NAME | Abner |
| SIGNATURE | ABNER G |
| AFFILIATIONS | LBJ School of Public Affairs University of Texas at Austin Austin Texas USA |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4005-2214 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Measuring Reputational Signals Regarding Public Sector Professions: Validation of a Scale and a Research Agenda
Public administration scholars are devoting increasing attention to the concept of reputation. The emphasis reflects a long-standing concern in the field with the sources of power and influence on administrative processes. This study extends the investigation of reputation from organizational reputation to reputational signals regarding public sector professions. We begin with a definition of reputational signals. We then develop a survey instrum…
The Effects of Organizational Scandals on the Desirability of Public Organizations as Places to Work: Evidence From the VA Waitlist Scandal
Public administration scholars have extensively explored organizational scandals through two lenses: (1) inside stories of organizational scandals examining the main causes of scandals and (2) the effects of scandals on trust in government, trust in governmental officials, and public financing. Yet, we know little about how organizational scandals affect government employees’ work attitudes. Understanding how public employees react to organizatio…
What does the evidence tell us about merit principles and government performance
In October 2020, President Donald Trump sought to convert many US federal civil servants to at‐will employees by executive order. Trump's initiative, referred to as Schedule F, has stimulated a partisan debate about dismantling the merit system in the US federal government. A substantial international body of evidence has developed during the last three decades about the effects of administrative practices associated with meritocracy and the like…
What makes public employees want to leave their job? A meta‐analysis of turnover intention predictors among public sector employees
Despite the growing literature that examines the determinants of turnover intention in the public sector, little effort has been made to systematize the findings from this scholarship. To address this research gap, this study conducts the first meta‐analysis of the literature on turnover intention among public sector employees. The meta‐analysis includes 249 effect sizes from 59 studies concerning the relationship between individual demographic v…
What is necessary for high employee engagement and satisfaction? A look at the best places to work in the Federal Government Index
Governments around the world, including the US federal government, are seeking ways to improve employee engagement, given that it has a positive impact on job performance and organizational performance. Unfortunately, scholars and practitioners have struggled to provide specific and actionable insights for fostering high employee engagement. We describe how data from the Best Places to Work in the Federal Government Index combined with Necessary …
Elevating the Case for Leadership Development Programs: Return on Investment Evaluations
Competent leadership is essential to helping achieve agency missions. While governments around the globe invest in leadership development, most struggle to calculate the return on their investment (ROI). The lack of ROI evaluations makes it difficult to maintain leadership development budgets during financial crises and political changes. In this article we outline three methods for assessing ROI for leadership development
Evaluating a Product Donation Program: Challenges for Charitable Capacity
This article offers one of the first efforts at describing the impact of a national product donation program. Despite the importance of in‐kind giving to the corporate and charitable sectors, little research has explained how in‐kind gifts are used effectively once they leave the donor's hands. In this study we examine outcomes and impacts associated with a product donation program, including numbers served, a faith‐based mission, the ability to …
What does the evidence tell us about merit principles and government performance
In October 2020, President Donald Trump sought to convert many US federal civil servants to at‐will employees by executive order. Trump's initiative, referred to as Schedule F, has stimulated a partisan debate about dismantling the merit system in the US federal government. A substantial international body of evidence has developed during the last three decades about the effects of administrative practices associated with meritocracy and the like…
Evaluating a Product Donation Program: Challenges for Charitable Capacity
This article offers one of the first efforts at describing the impact of a national product donation program. Despite the importance of in‐kind giving to the corporate and charitable sectors, little research has explained how in‐kind gifts are used effectively once they leave the donor's hands. In this study we examine outcomes and impacts associated with a product donation program, including numbers served, a faith‐based mission, the ability to …
Elevating the Case for Leadership Development Programs: Return on Investment Evaluations
Competent leadership is essential to helping achieve agency missions. While governments around the globe invest in leadership development, most struggle to calculate the return on their investment (ROI). The lack of ROI evaluations makes it difficult to maintain leadership development budgets during financial crises and political changes. In this article we outline three methods for assessing ROI for leadership development
What is necessary for high employee engagement and satisfaction? A look at the best places to work in the Federal Government Index
Governments around the world, including the US federal government, are seeking ways to improve employee engagement, given that it has a positive impact on job performance and organizational performance. Unfortunately, scholars and practitioners have struggled to provide specific and actionable insights for fostering high employee engagement. We describe how data from the Best Places to Work in the Federal Government Index combined with Necessary …
The Effects of Organizational Scandals on the Desirability of Public Organizations as Places to Work: Evidence From the VA Waitlist Scandal
Public administration scholars have extensively explored organizational scandals through two lenses: (1) inside stories of organizational scandals examining the main causes of scandals and (2) the effects of scandals on trust in government, trust in governmental officials, and public financing. Yet, we know little about how organizational scandals affect government employees’ work attitudes. Understanding how public employees react to organizatio…
What does the evidence tell us about merit principles and government performance
In October 2020, President Donald Trump sought to convert many US federal civil servants to at‐will employees by executive order. Trump's initiative, referred to as Schedule F, has stimulated a partisan debate about dismantling the merit system in the US federal government. A substantial international body of evidence has developed during the last three decades about the effects of administrative practices associated with meritocracy and the like…
What makes public employees want to leave their job? A meta‐analysis of turnover intention predictors among public sector employees
Despite the growing literature that examines the determinants of turnover intention in the public sector, little effort has been made to systematize the findings from this scholarship. To address this research gap, this study conducts the first meta‐analysis of the literature on turnover intention among public sector employees. The meta‐analysis includes 249 effect sizes from 59 studies concerning the relationship between individual demographic v…
Measuring Reputational Signals Regarding Public Sector Professions: Validation of a Scale and a Research Agenda
Public administration scholars are devoting increasing attention to the concept of reputation. The emphasis reflects a long-standing concern in the field with the sources of power and influence on administrative processes. This study extends the investigation of reputation from organizational reputation to reputational signals regarding public sector professions. We begin with a definition of reputational signals. We then develop a survey instrum…
Political science (7 works) · Public relations (7 works) · Business (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Public Policy and Administration Research (4 works) · Engineering (3 works) · Government (linguistics (3 works) · Job satisfaction (3 works)