Article

Patronage Networks and Multitasking Incentives: Evidence from Local Officials’ COVID-19 Responses in China's Centralized Bureaucracy

2023-09-26

Abstract excerpt

Multitasking agency problems are ubiquitous in large organizations. While many organizations give high-level authorities discretion to monitor agents’ multitasking performance, such “top-down” control could foster patronage-based relations throughout hierarchies, compounding multitasking problems. However, little research has examined the relationship between patronage and multitasking. We argue that patronage ind...

Topics

Open a Topic to create a Post that cites this publication.

Identifiers and source

Literature Corpus work: 7ef7dfbb-e01d-5210-bebc-2ee82000bebc
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4572557

Open publication

Related research

Semantic proximity does not establish scientific evidence.

Click a neighbor to travelStep 1 · 12 closest

Patronage Networks and Multitasking Incentives: Evidence from Local Officials’ COVID-19 Responses in China's Centralized BureaucracyDOI 10.2139/ssrn.4572557Read

Making Sense of Algorithms: Relational Perception of Contact Tracing and Risk Assessment during COVID-19Semantic proximity Read

What Are the Characteristics of PhD-holding Government Officials Responsible for Science and Technology Policy in Japan?Semantic proximity Read

Conductance and Influence-Capital: Modeling and Empirically Measuring Online Social InfluenceSemantic proximity Read

A Global Analysis of Cultural Tightness in Non-Industrial Societies.Semantic proximity Read

The Impact of Job Need for Human Proximity and Communication Technologies on Remote Work EfficacySemantic proximity Read

Influence of Personnel Attributes on Revenue Collection Performance in Tanzanian LGAs: A Seemingly Unrelated Regression AnalysisSemantic proximity Read

From Automation-Induced Job Loss to a Supervisory Economy?Semantic proximity Read

Exploring Mayors' Disclosure Patterns on Social Media: Evidence From Twitter ExpressionsSemantic proximity Read

Elevate Before You Eliminate: Firms Should Redesign High-Risk Roles Before Any AI-Attributed LayoffsSemantic proximity Read

The Dynamics of the Largest Cybersecurity Industrial Clusters: San Francisco Bay Area, Washington D.C. And IsraelSemantic proximity Read

Contextualizing Bureaucratic Reform in Madura, Indonesia: Systematic Literature Review of Institutions, Digital Transformation, and Public-Service OutcomesSemantic proximity Read

Contagion and escalation of rule violationsSemantic proximity Read