Many news organizations have recognized the potential of social media as a journalistic tool and have used social media marketing to attract online audiences. The aim of this study is to understand the implications of news organizations’ adoption of social media sites through (1) an...

This paper puts forth a simple model explaining the manner in which news aggregators such as Google News or Yahoo! News build herd behavior through information cascades. The model suggests that (1) an increase in the number of Internet users will make herding more significant over the Internet,...

Many researchers have assumed that social media will reduce inequalities between elite politicians and those outside the political mainstream and that it will thus benefit democracy, as it circumvents the traditional media that focus too much on a few elite politicians. I test this assumption by...

Using both large-sample regressions and a case study with a synthetic control method, we show that local governments’ contracting-out of public services is associated with improved efficiency but lowered citizen satisfaction. As local governments are subject to elections whereas the...

With the outbreak of the COVID pandemic, many governments around the world face serious fiscal difficulties. The deteriorating fiscal condition is a critical concern, as it suggests that governments will have limited resources to address important issues of our time. Greater fiscal transparency...

This study has examined tripartite PPPs, a new form of partnership among the government, business, and nonprofit sectors. Partly funded by firms' CSR budgets, this approach lessens the financial burden faced by governments. Based on a case study of H-JUMP School, a recently formed tripartite PPP...

We examine whether a public-private partnership (PPP) improved the operational cost efficiency of Korea's urban rail system. Results suggest that private participation did not reduce service operation costs. We explain how the absent cost advantage may be connected to the two characteristics...

This study examines whether a public-private partnership (PPP) arrangement improved operational cost efficiency in Korea's urban rail transit system. Overall, evidence suggests that private participation has not contributed to cost reduction in service operation. The study also explains how the...

Political-institutional factors — such as the political composition of state legislatures, and interstate variations in public sector labor environments, such as union strength, and collective bargaining rights — can explain a significant proportion of interstate variation in bankruptcy...

This study aims to advance understanding of the distinctive areas of competence for central and local governments. In doing so, we focus on the relative impacts of two accountability mechanisms — elections and management approaches — on the bureaucratic attitudes and behaviors exhibited...