Sector bias in public programs: US nonprofit hospitals

Authors

  • Kenneth J. Meier American University
  • Seung-ho An University of Arizona

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30636/jbpa.31.107

Keywords:

Sectoral differences, Sector bias, Performance management, Replication, Nonprofit organization

Abstract

This study investigates whether the public perceives nonprofit organizations as different from private for-profit and public organizations and whether introducing new performance management systems would provide positive credits to the organization. Using two randomized survey experiments on US hospitals (one with an adult sample and the other with a student sample), we replicate the study of Hvidman & Andersen (2016) in Denmark with an extension of adding a nonprofit organization cue. The results show no sectoral differences among the hospitals and no positive feedback for adopting a new performance management system.

Author Biography

  • Seung-ho An, University of Arizona

    Seung-Ho An is assistant professor of public administration in the School of Public Affairs, University of Arizona. His research and teaching interests span management and diversity issues in public and nonprofit organizations and research methods. His research has been published in the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Public Administration Review, International Public Management Journal, Public Management Review, Review of Public Personnel Administration, and Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

Additional Files

Published

2020-02-28

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2020)

Section

Research Letters

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How to Cite

Sector bias in public programs: US nonprofit hospitals. (2020). Journal of Behavioral Public Administration, 3(1). https://doi.org/10.30636/jbpa.31.107

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