TY - BOOK ID - 15906682 TI - Experiments in public management research : challenges and contributions AU - James, Oliver AU - Jilke, Sebastian R. AU - Van Ryzin, Gregg G. PY - 2017 SN - 9781107162051 110716205X 9781316614235 1316614239 9781316676912 1108216668 1108207219 1316676919 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Public administration KW - Research. KW - #SBIB:35H200 KW - Overheidsmanagement: algemene werken KW - Public administration. KW - Research KW - Public administration - Research UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:15906682 AB - Interest in experimental research in public management is on the rise, yet the field still lacks a broad understanding of its role in producing substantive findings and theoretical advances. Written by a team of leading international researchers, this book sets out the advantages of experiments in public management and showcases their rapidly developing contribution to research and practice. The book offers a comprehensive overview of the relationship between experiments and public management theory, and the benefits for examining causal effects. It will appeal to researchers and graduate-level students in public administration, public management, government, politics and policy studies. The key topics addressed are the distinct logic of experimental methods in the laboratory, in the field, and in survey experiments; how leading researchers are using different kinds of experiment to build knowledge about theory and practice across many areas of public management; and the research agendas for experimental work in public management. ER -