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Jie Gao
Researcher at National University of Singapore
Publications - 21
Citations - 531
Jie Gao is an academic researcher from National University of Singapore. The author has contributed to research in topics: Performance management & China. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 21 publications receiving 430 citations. Previous affiliations of Jie Gao include City University of Hong Kong.
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Governing by goals and numbers: A case study in the use of performance measurement to build state capacity in China
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine why performance measurement has been designed and implemented as an instrument for building state capacity and for ensuring policy compliance in China and argue that performance measurement accrues significant political benefits to its users.
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Pernicious Manipulation of Performance Measures in China's Cadre Evaluation System*
TL;DR: It is found that the distinct design of the measurement system – the combination of result-oriented targets imposed from above and high-powered incentives for target fulfilment – induces pernicious gaming.
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Performance Measurement and Management in the Public Sector: Some Lessons from Research Evidence
TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide an overview of the major themes, strategies, challenges, and outcomes of performance measurement and management reforms by reviewing the literature produced during the past decade and show that useful strategies and tools have been developed for public sector organizational performance improvement.
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Putting the Cart before the Horse: Accountability or Performance?
Hon S. Chan,Jie Gao +1 more
TL;DR: Wang et al. as discussed by the authors showed that the assumed relationship between performance and accountability is more rhetoric than real, and that the implementation of performance measurement in local China leads to an accountability paradox, in which enhanced accountability tends to hinder the improvement of government productivity.
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Hitting the Target but Missing the Point The Rise of Non-Mission-Based Targets in Performance Measurement of Chinese Local Governments
TL;DR: Li et al. as mentioned in this paper examined the causes, dynamics, and consequences of the rise of non-mission-based targets in local China and argued that the widespread use of such targets may create daunting challenges that jeopardize the basis of governance.