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Principal & Vice-Chancellor
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- boyne@abdn.ac.uk
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- +44 (0)1224 272135
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- +44 (0)1224 272134
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Biography
Professor George Boyne became Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Aberdeen on 1 August 2018.
Professor Boyne led the creation of the University’s Aberdeen 2040 strategy which was launched in February 2020 to mark the 525th anniversary of the foundation of Kings College in Old Aberdeen. Aberdeen 2040, which builds directly on the university’s foundational purpose to be open to all and dedicated to the pursuit of truth in the service of others, won the Higher Education Strategic Planners Association award for University strategy of the year in 2021.
Professor Boyne is Chair of the University Senate, a member of the University Court and a member of the Board of the University’s Development Trust. His external roles include Chair of Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA), Convenor of Universities Scotland Funding Policy Group, member of the Board of Opportunity North East, and member of the Aberdeen City Deal Joint Committee.
Professor Boyne has published extensively on the performance of public sector organisations and has been a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences since 2010.
Principal's Office Contacts
Julia Garrow - Personal Assistant to Principal and Vice-Chancellor
- Tel: +44 (0)1224 272135
- Email: PrincipalPA@abdn.ac.uk
Fiona Beedie - Admin Assistant (8.30am to 1.45pm)
- Tel: +44 (0)1224 272134
- Email: fiona.beedie@abdn.ac.uk
J Ross Anderson - Governance & Executive Support Officer
- Tel: +44 (0)1224 273881
- Email: ross.anderson@abdn.ac.uk
Latest Publications
What Explains Agency Heads’ Length of Tenure? Testing Managerial Background, Performance, and Political Environment Effects
Public Administration Review, vol. 77, no. 4, pp. 591-602Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.12735
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- [ONLINE] University of Exeter institutional repository
When Bureaucracy Matters for Organizational Performance: Exploring the Benefits of Administrative Intensity in Big and Complex Organizations
Public Administration, vol. 95, no. 1, pp. 115-139Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPublic sector motivation ad fonts: Personality traits as antecedents of the motivation to serve the public interest
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 20-35Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jopart/muw027
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The Politics of Agency Death: Ministers and the Survival of Government Agencies in a Parliamentary System
British Journal of Political Science, vol. 46, no. 4, pp. 763-784Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007123414000477
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Prosocial Behavior and Public Service Motivation
Public Administration Review, vol. 76, no. 1, pp. 177-187Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.12480
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- Research
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Funding and Grants
Housing Grant Policies: An Evaluation (1988-89, £21,000 Welsh Office, with A.Millington).
Local Government in Wales: Its Role and Functions (1990-91, £15,500, Joseph Rowntree Foundation).
Local Government Reform in Scotland and Wales (1993-94, £45,000, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, with Grant Jordan, University of Aberdeen).
Spatial Equity and Local Government Finance: Who Gets What Where? (1995-97, £26,500, Leverhulme Trust, with Martin Powell, University of Bath).
Best Value in Welsh Local Government (1998-2000, £153,333, Welsh Office, with Richard Walker, Cardiff University, and Jennifer Law, University of Glamorgan).
Devolution and Regulation: Political Control of Public Bodies in Scotland and Wales (1999-2000, £44,000, ESRC, with Arthur Midwinter, University of Strathclyde, and Richard Walker, Cardiff University).
Strategy and Performance in Local Government (2001-2004, £163,893, ESRC, with Richard Walker, Cardiff University, and Jennifer Law, University of Glamorgan).
Long Term Evaluation of the Impact of Best Value (2001-2005, £1.1 million, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, with Steve Martin and Richard Walker, Cardiff University).
AIM Public Services Research Fellowship on Organizational Turnaround (2003-4 ESRC, £127k.)
Evaluation of Local Public Service Agreements (2003-7, £1.2 million, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister; with the Office of Public Management).
Designing Outcome Measures For The Second Generation of Local Public Service Agreements (2004-6, £97k, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, with J.Law, University of Glamorgan).
Leadership Change and Public Services: Reinvigorating Performance or Reinforcing Decline? (2006-2008, £253k, ESRC, with P. John, Manchester, and O. James, Exeter)
Local Authority Size and Performance (2006-7, £56k, Department for Communities and Local Government, with R. Andrews, Cardiff University).
How Public Management Matters: Strategy, Networking and Local Service Performance (2006-2010, £750k, ESRC, with R. Walker, Hong Kong University, K. Meier, Texas A&M University, and L. O’Toole, University of Georgia).
Local Authority Form and Function: An Evaluation of the Impact of Structural Change (2008-2013, £820k, Department for Communities and Local Government; with the Office of Public Management and Price Waterhouse Coopers).
Chief Executive Succession and the Performance of Central Government Agencies (2010-2014, £216k, ESRC, with Oliver James, Exeter, and Nico Petrovsky, Kentucky).
- Publications
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What Explains Agency Heads’ Length of Tenure? Testing Managerial Background, Performance, and Political Environment Effects
Public Administration Review, vol. 77, no. 4, pp. 591-602Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.12735
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
- [ONLINE] University of Exeter institutional repository
When Bureaucracy Matters for Organizational Performance: Exploring the Benefits of Administrative Intensity in Big and Complex Organizations
Public Administration, vol. 95, no. 1, pp. 115-139Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPublic sector motivation ad fonts: Personality traits as antecedents of the motivation to serve the public interest
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 20-35Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jopart/muw027
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
The Politics of Agency Death: Ministers and the Survival of Government Agencies in a Parliamentary System
British Journal of Political Science, vol. 46, no. 4, pp. 763-784Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007123414000477
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Prosocial Behavior and Public Service Motivation
Public Administration Review, vol. 76, no. 1, pp. 177-187Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.12480
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
The Effects of Public Service Motivation on Collaborative Behavior: Evidence from Three Experimental Games
International Public Management Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 171-189Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10967494.2015.1012573
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New leaders' managerial background and the performance of public organizations: The theory of publicness fit
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 217-236Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jopart/muu008
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Evidence-based modelling of hybrid organizational strategies
Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 1-23Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10588-014-9174-5
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Task complexity, organization size, and administrative intensity: The case of UK universities
Public Administration, vol. 92, no. 3, pp. 656-672Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/padm.12078
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Marching to different drummers? The performance effects of alignment between political and managerial perceptions of performance management
Public Administration Review, vol. 73, no. 6, pp. 833-844Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.12131
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Best value in Welsh Local Government: Progress and prospects
Managing Local Services: From CCT to Best Value. Taylor and Francis Inc., pp. 68-86, 19 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Introduction: Processes, performance and best value in local government
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Forewords and Postscripts- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Managing local services: From CCT to best value
Taylor and Francis Inc.. 142 pagesBooks and Reports: Books- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315039695
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Organizational collaboration in the public sector: Do chief executives make a difference?
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 927-952Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jopart/mus035
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Innovations in structure: Experience from local government in the UK
Handbook of Innovation in Public Services. Osborne, S. P., Brown, L. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., pp. 514-527, 14 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781849809757.00047
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Managing migration? Eu enlargement, local government capacity and performance in England
Public Administration, vol. 91, no. 1, pp. 174-194Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9299.2012.02043.x
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Public choice theory and local government structure: An evaluation of reorganisation in scotland and wales
Local Government Reorganisation: The Review and its Aftermath. Taylor and Francis, pp. 56-72, 17 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315037998-9
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Burdened by Bureaucracy? Determinants of Administrative Intensity in Public Organisations
International Public Management Journal, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 307-327Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10967494.2013.817261
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Party control, party competition and public service performance
British Journal of Political Science, vol. 42, no. 3, pp. 641-660Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007123411000482
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Structural change and public service performance: The impact of the reorganization process in English local government
Public Administration, vol. 90, no. 2, pp. 297-312Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9299.2011.01956.x
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Vertical strategic alignment and public service performance
Public Administration, vol. 90, no. 1, pp. 77-98Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9299.2011.01938.x
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Overspending in Public Organizations: Does Strategic Management Matter?
International Public Management Journal, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 39-61Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10967494.2012.684017
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Managing migration
Public Policy Research, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 207-213Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-540X.2011.00631.x
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Corporate capacity and public service performance
Public Administration, vol. 89, no. 3, pp. 894-908Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9299.2010.01891.x
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Leadership succession and organizational success: When do new chief executives make a difference?
Public Money and Management, vol. 31, no. 5, pp. 339-346Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2011.598345
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Market Orientation and Public Service Performance: New Public Management Gone Mad?
Public Administration Review, vol. 71, no. 5, pp. 707-717Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6210.2011.02410.x
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Strategy implementation and public service performance
Administration and Society, vol. 43, no. 6, pp. 643-671Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0095399711412730
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Dimensions of publicness and organizational performance: A review of the evidence
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, vol. 21, no. Suppl. 3, pp. i301-i319Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jopart/mur026
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Environmental and organizational determinants of external networking
American Review of Public Administration, vol. 41, no. 4, pp. 355-374Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0275074010382036
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Top management turnover and organizational performance: A test of a contingency model
Public Administration Review, vol. 71, no. 4, pp. 572-581Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6210.2011.02389.x
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The impact of management on administrative and survey measures of organizational performance
Public Management Review, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 227-255Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2010.532968
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Strategic management and public service performance
Palgrave Macmillan. 212 pagesBooks and Reports: Books- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230349438
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Evidence-based modelling of strategic fit: An introduction to RCaRBS
European Journal of Operational Research, vol. 207, no. 2, pp. 886-896Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2010.05.024
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Strategic management and public service performance: The way ahead
Public Administration Review, vol. 70, no. SUPPL. 1, pp. 185-192Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6210.2010.02271.x
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Conclusion: Enriching the field
Public Management and Performance: Research Directions. Walker, R. M., Boyne, G. A., Brewer, G. A. (eds.). Cambridge University Press, pp. 268-281, 14 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511760587.012
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Introduction: Public Management and Performance: Research Directions
Public Management and Performance: Research Directions. Walker, R. M., Boyne, G. A., Brewer, G. A. (eds.). Cambridge University Press, pp. 1-33, 33 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511760587.001
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Performance management: Does it work?
Public Management and Performance: Research Directions. Walker, R. M., Boyne, G. A., Brewer, G. A. (eds.). Cambridge University Press, pp. 207-226, 20 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511760587.009
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Public management and performance: Research directions
Cambridge University Press. 288 pagesBooks and Reports: Books- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511760587
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What if Public Management Reform Actually Works?
Paradoxes of Modernization: Unintended Consequences of Public Policy Reform. Oxford University PressChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199573547.003.0011
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Wakeup call: Strategic management, network alarms, and performance
Public Administration Review, vol. 70, no. 5, pp. 731-741Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6210.2010.02201.x
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Does public service performance affect top management turnover?
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, vol. 20, no. SUPPL. 2Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jopart/muq024
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Incentives: New research on an old problem
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, vol. 20, no. SUPPL. 2Contributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jopart/muq023
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Capacity, leadership, and organizational performance: Testing the black box model of public management
Public Administration Review, vol. 70, no. 3, pp. 443-454Contributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6210.2010.02158.x
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Debate better public services: The moral purpose of public management research?
Public Management Review, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 307-316Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14719030903286656
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Alignment and results: Testing the interaction effects of strategy, structure, and environment from miles and snow
Administration and Society, vol. 42, no. 2, pp. 160-192Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0095399710362717
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Assessing organizational performance: Exploring differences between internal and external measures
International Public Management Journal, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 105-129Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10967491003766533
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Does political change affect senior management turnover? An empirical analysis of top-tier local authorities in England
Public Administration, vol. 88, no. 1, pp. 136-153Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9299.2009.01751.x
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How far has market orientation penetrated public organizations?: An empirical test on customer satisfaction
Reasserting the Public in Public Services: New Public Management Reforms. Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, pp. 63-78, 16 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203858523
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Change at the top: Connecting political and managerial transitions with performance
Connecting Knowledge and Performance in Public Services: From Knowing to Doing. Cambridge University Press, pp. 128-144, 17 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511762000.008
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Strategy, structure and process in the public sector: A test of the miles and snow model
Public Administration, vol. 87, no. 4, pp. 732-749Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9299.2009.01760.x
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