Presidential Appointments and Public Trust

Hollibaugh, Gary E.

doi:10.1111/psq.12298

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“…Regarding national elections, the influence of social media platforms has shifted public trust from a traditional media preference to one in favour of learning from peers or experts whom they have self-selected to ‘follow’ (Cacciatore et al, 2016; Edelman, 2019). The 2016 US presidential election is a recent, significant example of this emerging phenomenon (Hollibaugh, 2016; Torabi Asr, 2019). The public is reorienting their trust to more local sources who they perceive as more reliable, with the employer emerging as the most trusted entity (Biddle and Reddy, 2019; Edelman, 2019).…”

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The effect of employee affective and cognitive trust in leadership on organisational citizenship behaviour and organisational commitment: Meta-analytic findings and implications for trust research

Fischer

Hyder²,

Walker

2020

Australian Journal of Management

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Trust is a contemporary topic, as society is losing trust in prominent institutions. Understanding trust in the workplace is critical, yet, a consensus around trust as unidimensional or multidimensional has not emerged in the literature. Some measure trust globally, while others measure its dimensions. This article builds on organisational trust research by exploring the relationships between a model of trust multidimensionality and organisational citizenship behaviour, organisational commitment and its facets. Findings from this meta-analysis of 11 studies indicated that trust dimensions have different strengths of relationship with organisational citizenship behaviour and commitment. Although the number of studies included is small, similar meta-analyses are considered valuable and worth exploring for the purpose of theory development. In the context of inconsistent trust definition and measurement, these findings support confirmation that trust is a multidimensional construct. JEL Classification: L2

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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The effect of employee affective and cognitive trust in leadership on organisational citizenship behaviour and organisational commitment: Meta-analytic findings and implications for trust research

Fischer

Hyder²,

Walker

2020

Australian Journal of Management

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“…While some research suggests partisanship can influence support for institutions such as the U.S. Supreme Court (Armaly & Enders, 2021; Bartels & Johnston, 2020; Nicholson & Howard, 2003), the evidence is more modest when it comes to other non-electoral institutions. With respect to the federal bureaucracy, recent studies find that competence, rather than partisan and ideological considerations, conditions public evaluations (Hollibaugh, 2016; Rogowski, 2020). In a similar vein, the procedural justice literature finds that perceptions of fair and unbiased decision-making processes play a preeminent role in fostering support for rule of law institutions (Tyler, 2006).…”

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The Rule of Law in Red and Blue: Affective Polarization and Support for Legal Institutions in the United States

Masood,

Strickler,

Zilis

2024

American Politics Research

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A defining feature of democracies is an independent legal system, where elites and the public alike accept the broader legitimacy of its actions, even if they run counter to political preferences. Existing scholarship suggests that public support for rule of law institutions is rooted in perceptions of procedural fairness. However, amid increasing levels of affective polarization, we posit a partisan presidential heuristic wherein citizens’ views of legal institutions are influenced by their partisanship and signals from the president. Through multiple experiments, we demonstrate that support for two key institutions—the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Justice—is substantially derived from the intersection of one’s partisan identity and their partisan proximity to the president. These effects are strongest among respondents exhibiting high levels of affective partisanship. Our results suggest that in forming perceptions of the rule of law, partisan politics is increasingly competing with perceptions of procedural fairness, thereby subverting support for legal institutions in the United States.

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“…Some studies point out that appointees based on political criteria are usually allocated to bodies with less independence, due to dismissal restrictions, which would prevent the replacement of incompetent appointees (Hollibaugh and Rothenberg, 2018). Political appointments are also related to society's perception of government priorities: the population associates competency-based appointments with priority and successful government policies, which also reflects popular support for government decisions (Hollibaugh, 2016). In summary, the literature points out that in both paths adopted for appointments, whether based on patronage or meritocracy, there will be advantages and disadvantages, as shown in Table 2.…”

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Between politics and bureaucracy: a systematic literature review on the dynamics of public appointments

Lopes

Vieira

2023

IJPSM

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PurposeThe purpose of this article is to explain the dynamics of public appointments and present new possibilities for research in this field.Design/methodology/approachThe article is based on a systematic literature review from 2012 to 2021, identified in Web of Science, Scopus and SciELO, in English, Spanish or Portuguese. To explain the dynamics of public appointments, the following were analyzed: the nomination process; the motivations, objectives and criteria used; the results and impacts of appointments; and the profile of the nominees. The study focused only on discretionary appointments to fully public bodies and agencies.FindingsThe literature offers a limited explanation for the dynamics of appointments, by focusing on the dichotomy between loyalty and competence. Despite this, studies suggest that different contextual factors, such as administrative tradition or strategic choices, for example, determine the dynamics of appointments, indicating that it is a complex process that goes beyond the simple discussion of merit or clientelism.Originality/valueThe article presents an unprecedented analysis of the literature on the dynamics of public appointments and proposes an explanatory model that indicates that other factors, in addition to merit and loyalty, should be considered relevant for the selection criteria, the nomination process and the profile of who will be appointed. This model is useful both for the practical management of appointments and for the advancement of theory in this field and should receive improvements and future empirical evaluations.

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Presidential Appointments and Public Trust

Cited by 10 publications

References 92 publications

The effect of employee affective and cognitive trust in leadership on organisational citizenship behaviour and organisational commitment: Meta-analytic findings and implications for trust research

The effect of employee affective and cognitive trust in leadership on organisational citizenship behaviour and organisational commitment: Meta-analytic findings and implications for trust research

The Rule of Law in Red and Blue: Affective Polarization and Support for Legal Institutions in the United States

Between politics and bureaucracy: a systematic literature review on the dynamics of public appointments

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