Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration

2004 - 2025

Current editor(s): Ian Thynne and Danny Lam

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Volume 47, issue 4, 2025

Reconsidering the gap between theory and practice in public administration pp. 315-320

Faisal S. Cheema and James L. Perry

The crisis of design in American government pp. 321-343

Alasdair Roberts

Symposium introduction: understanding burnout and motivation in public service—new insights from the Asia-Pacific context pp. 344-345

James L. Perry and Wai-Fung (Danny) Lam

A double-edged sword of prosocial motivation: the influence of perceived leader and team prosocial motivation on rescue volunteers’ work engagement and job burnout pp. 346-370

Wisanupong Potipiroon and Kridnawin Tongsongsom

Red tape, role conflict, and organisational injustice in bureaucracies: exploring the interplay of stressors and coping in public sector burnout pp. 371-394

Rajneesh Gupta, Manosi Chaudhuri, Pooja Malik and Shiva Kakkar

Burnout in the Australian public service during COVID-19: A job demands and resources theory perspective pp. 395-414

Assel Mussagulova

Impact of tax administration efficiency on fiscal freedom across Asia: the moderating role of tax rate pp. 415-432

Astri Warih Anjarwi

Exploring the effectiveness of youth outreach programmes: the case of Singapore pp. 433-454

Soojin Kim, Kai Jun Tay, Clare Jing Wen Ong and Assel Mussagulova

Volume 47, issue 3, 2025

Robust governance of the local green co-creation in turbulent times pp. 211-215

Eva Sørensen and Jacob Torfing

En route to “zero bureaucracy and invisible government”: a conjoint analysis of the effects of transforming the state-citizen interface on the favourability of public administration in the digital era pp. 216-240

Naomi Aoki

The role of Confucian values in Korean administrative culture: a cultural-contextual perspective pp. 241-260

Sudhakar Vaddi

Public service motivation mini-symposium: introduction pp. 261-262

James L. Perry and Wai-Fung (Danny) Lam

Religiosity and work motives among public sector employees pp. 263-285

David J. Houston and Patricia K. Freeman

Examining the relationships between ethical leadership and organisational citizenship behaviours in a transitional country: the mediation of public service motivation pp. 286-313

Trang Nguyen Thi Quynh, Tho Alang and Tri D. Le

Volume 47, issue 2, 2025

Government efficiency or administrative backsliding?: warning signs from global experience with administrative decline pp. 91-95

Kohei Suzuki

Dynamic regulatory governance amidst infectious diseases: analyzing agile responses and regulatory shifts in health and welfare policy pp. 96-114

Nara Park

Performance management symposium: introduction pp. 115-116

James L. Perry and Wai-Fung (Danny) Lam

Performance management and political accountability: how local governments respond to performance feedback pp. 117-139

Sounman Hong, Suho Ji and Taek Kyu Kim

Change management, performance feedback, and public service motivation: cultivating change-oriented behaviour in public organisations pp. 140-164

Jesse W. Campbell

When women speak up: investigating how gender influences the effect of workplace incivility on performance via voice behaviour pp. 165-185

Mustainah Mappatoba, Hillman Wirawan, Rudi Salam, Syahruddin Hattab and Daswati Daswati

Does staff gender matter for project performance in international organizations? Evidence from the Asian Development Bank pp. 186-209

Jasleen Kaur

Volume 47, issue 1, 2025

Mission driven bureaucrats & agency performance in difficult times pp. 1-4

Dan Honig and Sarah Thompson

Governance of dependency relationships in mandated networks pp. 5-27

Dayashankar Maurya, M Ramesh and Michael Howlett

It is top-down governance: examining environmental public-private partnerships in China pp. 28-49

Liying Zhang and Xuhong Su

Institutionalized Social Entrepreneurship in Indonesia: A report on the challenges of state-driven social entrepreneurship promotion within the Five Cities' social assistance program pp. 50-66

Tauchid Komara Yuda, Hari Harjanto Setiawan, Habibullah, Badrun Susantyo and Hempri Suyatna

To what extent do work environment and personality matter? Impact of political climate and employee personality on employee’s behavioural outcomes pp. 67-89

Asma Gul and Tasneem Fatima

Volume 46, issue 4, 2024

Introduction to the special issue: digital transformation of government and the Asia Pacific region pp. 315-320

Yu-Che Chen and Soonhee Kim

The brave new world of AI: implications for public sector agents, organisations, and governance pp. 321-325

Justin B. Bullock and Yu-Che Chen

Digital transformation in a large democracy: the case of India pp. 326-359

Pallavi Awasthi, Sukumar Ganapati and Kuang Ting Tai

Crisis and choice in digital transformation: COVID-19 and the punctuated politics of government DX in Japan pp. 360-391

Matthew Brummer and Hiroko Ueno

Driving Urban Digitalisation through a National Mission– a multilevel governance perspective of India’s data smart cities strategy pp. 392-421

Tathagata Chatterji and Aravindan R Mukkai

Digitally vulnerable populations’ use of e-government services: inclusivity and access pp. 422-446

Yeonkyung Kim and Jooho Lee

Fear of nothing to hide? How do Chinese people feel about privacy when facing facial recognition cameras? pp. 447-470

Ziteng Fan and Jason Wu

Current auditor expertise and future relevance of innovative audit technology: evidence from Indonesia public sector auditor pp. 471-487

M. Rizal Yahya, Jalaluddin and Gamal Batara

Chatbot applications in government frontline services: leveraging artificial intelligence and data governance to reduce problems and increase effectiveness pp. 488-511

Chian-Wen Wang, Bo-Ya Hsu and Don-Yun Chen

Volume 46, issue 3, 2024

Jon Quah Siew Tien: an appreciation pp. 211-212

John P Burns

Public administration in authoritarian regimes: propositions for comparative research pp. 213-235

Kwan Nok Chan

A systematic review of the link between public service motivation and ethical outcomes pp. 236-263

Euipyo Lee, Tinganxu Lewis-Liu, Shaun Khurana and Ming Lu

Linking public service motivation, perceived external career barriers, and public-sector attraction pp. 264-290

Thi Quynh Trang Nguyen and Tu Phuoc Truong

Why and how are millennials sensitive to unfairness? Focusing on the moderated mediating role of generation on turnover intention pp. 291-314

Kyuwoong Kyeong and Minjai Kim

Volume 46, issue 2, 2024

Improving adaptability in democratic systems pp. 109-112

Alasdair Roberts

To what extent does corruption erode trust? evidence of reputational spillovers from ten countries in the Southern African development community pp. 113-137

Sergio Fernandez, Lianne P Malan, Natasja Holtzhausen and Michel M Tshiyoyo

Public leadership symposium: co-editors’ introduction pp. 138-138

James L. Perry and Wai-Fung Lam

Local government managers’ change-oriented leadership and employees’ change-supportive behaviour during COVID-19: utilizing the theory of planned behaviour pp. 139-158

Wisanupong Potipiroon and Worasan Thawornprasert

Leaders need to be led: complementary followership in the context of community-driven development program pp. 159-183

Junesoo Lee, Jongwoo Chung and Booyuel Kim

Abusive supervision in public service organisations: investigating the moderating effect of attribution styles pp. 184-209

Abdul Kadir, Hillman Wirawan, Rudi Salam, Syahruddin Hattab and Daswati Daswati

Volume 46, issue 1, 2024

In Defense of the deep state pp. 1-12

Francis Fukuyama

The changing traditions of Islamic public administration: observing processes of collision, absorption and adaptation pp. 13-30

Adrian Kay

Public performance symposium: co-editors’ introduction pp. 31-31

James L. Perry and Wai-Fung Lam

Organizational size and public service performance: a meta-analysis and an agenda for future research pp. 32-65

Richard M. Walker, Rhys Andrews, Bert George and Xuan Tu

COVID-19 and employee productivity in the public sector pp. 66-89

Hyesong Ha, Aarthi Raghavan and Mehmet Akif Demircioglu

Open or shut case? Exploring the role of openness in public sector innovation pp. 90-108

Shaleen Khanal