While there is agreement among scholars that people‐work requires emotional labor, there
is still some uncertainty about the consequences of emotional labor for employees. This …

Feminist criminologists were pioneers in highlighting that academics' standpoints (ie, their
social and societal positionalities) influence which “objective” truth they tell. Testimonies, the …

Administrative discretion can range from benign to troubling, and law enforcement officers
possess the power to use physical violence in the discharge of their duties. Body‐worn …

This article examines the consequences of stereotypical beliefs regarding gender, traits, and
leadership styles for manager preferences in public organizational contexts that differ as to …

Many governments across the globe enacted mandatory stay-at-home orders to slow the
spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the many consequences of these governmental …

Drawing on the literature from critical gender studies and feminist critiques of bureaucracy,
we explore the demands for gender work created when women occupy traditionally …

Women are underrepresented in public sector leadership positions, including municipal
management. We examine one explanation that may contribute to gender inequity in the …

Max Weber is an important figure in Public Administration. Nearly all foundational texts in the
field include his theory of bureaucracy. Yet, although the field teaches the core tenets of an …

The critical significance of the Discourse Movement in Public Administration was and
continues to be its willingness to challenge the field's beliefs, use interpretivist …

By introducing the concept of “structural advocacy organizations,” this study theorizes and
tests the boundary conditions within which organizations designed to protect the rights of …