Hal Griffin Rainey (born July 23, 1946) is a professor of public administration and policy at the University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs. He is known for his studies of organizations.
Career
Rainey obtained a bachelor's in English and psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, after which he served as an officer in the United States Navy. He then obtained a master's in psychology and a Ph.D. in public administration from Ohio State University. Between 1977 and 1987 he was on the faculty of Florida State University. Since 1988 he has been a professor at the University of Georgia, and currently holds the title of Alumni Foundation Distinguished Professor.
Selected awards and honors
- Charles Levine Memorial Award, American Society for Public Administration and National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, 1995
- Fellow, National Academy of Public Administration, 2003
- Award for Excellence in Teaching, School of Public and International Affairs, University of Georgia, 2005
- Dwight Waldo Award, American Society for Public Administration, 2009
- John Gaus Award, American Political Science Association, 2011
Selected publications
- Rainey, Hal G.; Backoff, Robert W.; Levine, Charles H. (1976). "Comparing Public and Private Organizations". Public Administration Review. 36 (2): 233–244. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.135.7682. doi:10.2307/975145. JSTOR 975145.
- Rainey, Hal G. (1979). "Perceptions of Incentives in Business and Government: Implications for Civil Service Reform". Public Administration Review. 39 (5): 440–448. doi:10.2307/3109918. JSTOR 3109918.
- Rainey, Hal G. (1982). "Reward Preferences among Public and Private Managers: In Search of the Service Ethic". American Review of Public Administration. 16 (4): 288–302. doi:10.1177/027507408201600402. S2CID 154095194.
- Rainey, Hal G. (1983). "Public Agencies and Private Firms: Incentive Structures, Goals, and Individual Roles". Administration & Society. 15 (2): 207–242. doi:10.1177/009539978301500203. S2CID 145693466.
- Perry, James L.; Rainey, Hal G. (1988). "The Public-Private Distinction in Organization Theory: A Critique and Research Strategy". Academy of Management Review. 13 (2): 182¬201. doi:10.2307/258571. JSTOR 258571.
- Rainey, Hal G.; Pandey, Sanjay; Bozeman, Barry (1995). "Research Note: Public and Private Managers' Perceptions of Red Tape". Public Administration Review. 55 (6): 567–574. doi:10.2307/3110348. JSTOR 3110348.
- Rainey, Hal G.; Steinbauer, Paula (1999). "Galloping Elephants: Developing Elements of a Theory of Effective Government Organizations". Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory. 9 (1): 1–32. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.jpart.a024401. JSTOR 1181850.
- Rainey, Hal G.; Bozeman, Barry (2000). "Comparing Public and Private Organizations: Empirical Research and the Power of the A Priori". Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory. 10 (2): 447–470. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.jpart.a024276. JSTOR 3525651.
- Brudney, Jeffrey L.; O'Toole, Laurence J.; Rainey, Hal G., eds. (2000). Advancing Public Management: New Developments in Theory, Methods, and Practice. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press. ISBN 978-0878407606.
- Fernandez, Sergio; Rainey, Hal G. (2006). "Managing Successful Organizational Change in the Public Sector". Public Administration Review. 66 (2): 168–176. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.461.2900. doi:10.1111/j.1540-6210.2006.00570.x.
- Park, Sung Min; Rainey, Hal G. (2008). "Leadership and Public Service Motivation in U.S. Federal Agencies". International Public Management Journal. 11: 109–142. doi:10.1080/10967490801887954. S2CID 145166308.
- Rainey, Hal G. (2009). Understanding and Managing Public Organizations (4th ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. ISBN 9780470402924.
References
- ^ "Vita. Hal Griffin Rainey". March 11, 2011. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
- American Society for Public Administration (2012). "Charles Levine Award". Archived from the original on July 31, 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
- National Academy of Public Administration (2003). "Fellows Biographies. Hal G. Rainey". Archived from the original on January 8, 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
- Lauth, Thomas P. (Fall 2007). "Message from the Dean" (PDF). The Citizen. School of Public and International Affairs, University of Georgia. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 6, 2012. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
- American Society for Public Administration (2012). "Dwight Waldo". Archived from the original on July 31, 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
- "Hal G. Rainey, John Gaus Award and Lectureship". UGA Today. University of Georgia. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- Holloway, Joy. "Public administration professor to receive John Gaus Award". UGA Today. University of Georgia. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
External links
- Rainey's Official Faculty Directory Page at the Department of Public Administration and Policy, School of Public and International Affairs, University of Georgia
- Biography from the IBM Center for The Business of Government