TY - JOUR
T1 - Taking Context More Seriously
T2 - Managerial Networking and Performance in American and Korean Hospitals
AU - Song, Miyeon
AU - Cheon, Ohbet
AU - Chun, Young Han
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank Kenneth J. Meier and four anonymous reviewers for helpful comments and suggestions. We are also grateful to the participants of the Public Management Conference, Texas A&M University, May 20–21, 2016.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - While extensive literature on public management has suggested that management matters for performance, the role of national context in this mechanism has been significantly understudied. This article examines whether and how the impact of management on performance varies across national settings by conducting a comparative analysis of U.S. and Korean hospitals. Based on a parallel hospital manager survey and archival database in the two countries, we find that managerial networking contributes to performance in both U.S. and Korean hospitals, but its functional form varies between the two countries. These findings imply that management is the key to enhancing performance, but the effective strategy can vary depending on the national context. This study highlights the role of national context and advances the field of comparative public administration.
AB - While extensive literature on public management has suggested that management matters for performance, the role of national context in this mechanism has been significantly understudied. This article examines whether and how the impact of management on performance varies across national settings by conducting a comparative analysis of U.S. and Korean hospitals. Based on a parallel hospital manager survey and archival database in the two countries, we find that managerial networking contributes to performance in both U.S. and Korean hospitals, but its functional form varies between the two countries. These findings imply that management is the key to enhancing performance, but the effective strategy can vary depending on the national context. This study highlights the role of national context and advances the field of comparative public administration.
KW - comparative public administration
KW - healthcare
KW - managerial context
KW - managerial networking
KW - organizational performance
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U2 - 10.1080/15309576.2020.1818589
DO - 10.1080/15309576.2020.1818589
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85092128834
VL - 44
SP - 899
EP - 928
JO - Public Performance and Management Review
JF - Public Performance and Management Review
SN - 1530-9576
IS - 4
ER -