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D-Index
40
Citations
19431
World Ranking
1622
National Ranking
680

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - H. George Frederickson Award, Public Management Research Association
  • 2011 - John Gaus Award, American Political Science Association (APSA)
  • Fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration
  • Fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration
  • Fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration

Overview

Hal G. Rainey is affiliated with the University of Georgia in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Social Sciences, Business, Management and Accounting, with subfields including Public Administration, Management Information Systems, and Sociology and Political Science.

The recent scholarly output includes a paper titled The Importance of Merit Principles for Civil Service Systems: Evidence from the U.S. Federal Sector, published in 2021 in the Review of Public Personnel Administration. This publication has received 17 citations as of now.

Rainey has collaborated with several frequent coauthors, notably:

  • Gene A. Brewer
  • J. Edward Kellough

The main publication venue associated with Rainey's work is the Review of Public Personnel Administration.

The primary areas of study and research topics explored include:

  • Social Sciences
  • Business, Management and Accounting

In terms of subfields, Rainey's work covers:

  • Public Administration
  • Management Information Systems
  • Sociology and Political Science

The main topics featured in their research are:

  • Public Policy and Administration Research
  • Accounting and Organizational Management
  • Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering

Rainey has been recognized with several awards in the realm of public management and political science, including:

  • H. George Frederickson Award, Public Management Research Association (2016)
  • John Gaus Award, American Political Science Association (APSA) (2011)
  • Fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration

Best Publications

  • Understanding and Managing Public Organizations

    Hal G. Rainey

  • Galloping Elephants: Developing Elements of a Theory of Effective Government Organizations

    Hal G. Rainey;Paula Steinbauer

  • Managing Successful Organizational Change in the Public Sector

    Sergio Fernandez;Hal G. Rainey

  • Comparing Public and Private Organizations

    Hal G. Rainey;Robert W. Backoff;Charles H. Levine

  • The Public-Private Distinction in Organization Theory: A Critique and Research Strategy

    James L. Perry;Hal G. Rainey

  • Comparing Public and Private Organizations: Empirical Research and the Power of the A Priori

    Hal G. Rainey;Barry Bozeman

  • Reward Preferences among Public and Private Managers: In Search of the Service Ethic

    Hal G. Rainey

  • Public Agencies and Private Firms: Incentive Structures, Goals, and Individual Roles

    Hal G. Rainey

  • Goal Ambiguity and Organizational Performance in U.S. Federal Agencies

    Young Han Chun;Hal G. Rainey

  • Research Note: Public and Private Managers' Perceptions of Red Tape

    Hal G. Rainey;Sanjay Pandey;Barry Bozeman

  • Goal Ambiguity in U.S. Federal Agencies

    Young Han Chun;Hal G. Rainey

  • Antecedents, Mediators, and Consequences of Affective, Normative, and Continuance Commitment: Empirical Tests of Commitment Effects in Federal Agencies

    Sung Min Park;Hal G. Rainey

  • Managing Diversity in U.S. Federal Agencies: Effects of Diversity and Diversity Management on Employee Perceptions of Organizational Performance

    Sungjoo Choi;Hal G. Rainey

  • Leadership and Public Service Motivation in U.S. Federal Agencies

    Sung Min Park;Hal G. Rainey

  • Public and Private Management Compared

    Hal G. Rainey;Young Han Chun

  • Goals, Rules, and Effectiveness in Public, Private, and Hybrid Organizations: More Evidence on Frequent Assertions About Differences

    Zhiyong Lan;Hal G. Rainey

  • Public Management: Recent Research on the Political Context and Managerial Roles, Structures, and Behaviors

    Hal G. Rainey

  • Perceptions of Incentives in Business and Government: Implications for Civil Service Reform

    Hal G. Rainey

  • International Comparison of Public and Private Employees’ Work Motives, Attitudes, and Perceived Rewards

    Justin B. Bullock;Justin M. Stritch;Hal G. Rainey

  • Organizational Fairness and Diversity Management in Public Organizations Does Fairness Matter in Managing Diversity

    Sungjoo Choi;Hal G. Rainey

  • Organizational Rules and the "Bureaucratic Personality"

    Barry Bozeman;Hal G. Rainey

  • The Public-Private Distinction in Organization Theory: A Critique and Research Strategy

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Frequent Co-Authors

Barry Bozeman
Barry Bozeman Arizona State University
Sanjay K. Pandey
Sanjay K. Pandey George Washington University
Jeffrey L. Brudney
Jeffrey L. Brudney University of North Carolina Wilmington
Laurence J. O'Toole
Laurence J. O'Toole University of Georgia
Sergio Fernandez
Sergio Fernandez Indiana University
Mary K. Feeney
Mary K. Feeney Arizona State University
Bradley E. Wright
Bradley E. Wright University of Georgia
Marc Holzer
Marc Holzer Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Christopher Hood
Christopher Hood University of Oxford
James L. Perry
James L. Perry Indiana University

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