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J. Edward Kellough
Researcher at University of Georgia
Publications - 52
Citations - 2561
J. Edward Kellough is an academic researcher from University of Georgia. The author has contributed to research in topics: Public sector & Government. The author has an hindex of 24, co-authored 51 publications receiving 2395 citations.
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Bureaucracy as a Representative Institution: Toward a Reconciliation of Bureaucratic Government and Democratic Theory
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explored the potential for "representative bureaucracy" by examining how minority employment or passive representation is translated into active representation of minority interests in the decisions of public agencies.
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The Paradox of Merit Pay in the Public Sector Persistence of a Problematic Procedure
J. Edward Kellough,Haoran Lu +1 more
TL;DR: A growing consensus among administrators and academic researchers is that merit pay based on individual performance has failed in the public sector as mentioned in this paper. At the same time, however, governments continue to reward individuals based on their individual performance.
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Representative Bureaucracy: Assessing the Evidence on Active Representation
TL;DR: The theory of representative bureaucracy suggests that a public workforce representative of the people in terms of race, ethnicity, and sex will help ensure that the interests of all groups are considered in bureaucratic decision-making processes as mentioned in this paper.
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Representative Bureaucracy: Exploring the Potential for Active Representation in Local Government
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the attitudes of citizens and administrators on a series of survey items focused on the responsibilities of local government administrators to advocate for the interests of the African-American community.
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Pay for Performance in Georgia State Government Employee Perspectives on GeorgiaGain After 5 Years
TL;DR: In the mid-1990s, the State of Georgia launched a major reform of its personnel system, which included the establishment of a state-of-the-art performance management system, implementing performance measurement and evaluation procedures that supervisors and subordinates alike trusted, setting up a competitive compensation plan, and streamlining the state position description and classification system.