Hal G. Rainey Explained

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.^[1] He then obtained a master's in psychology and a Ph.D. in public administration from Ohio State University.^[1] Between 1977 and 1987 he was on the faculty of Florida State University.^[1] Since 1988 he has been a professor at the University of Georgia, and currently holds the title of Alumni Foundation Distinguished Professor.^[1]

Selected awards and honors

• Charles Levine Memorial Award, American Society for Public Administration and National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, 1995^[2]
• Fellow, National Academy of Public Administration, 2003^[3]
• Award for Excellence in Teaching, School of Public and International Affairs, University of Georgia, 2005^[4]
• Dwight Waldo Award, American Society for Public Administration, 2009^[5]
• John Gaus Award, American Political Science Association, 2011^{[6] [7]}

Selected publications

• Rainey . Hal G. . Backoff . Robert W. . Levine. Charles H. . Comparing Public and Private Organizations . 10.2307/975145 . Public Administration Review . 36 . 2 . 233–244 . 1976 . 975145 . 10.1.1.135.7682 .
• Rainey . Hal G. . Perceptions of Incentives in Business and Government: Implications for Civil Service Reform . 10.2307/3109918 . Public Administration Review . 39 . 5 . 440–448 . 1979 . 3109918 .
• Rainey . Hal G. . Reward Preferences among Public and Private Managers: In Search of the Service Ethic . 10.1177/027507408201600402 . American Review of Public Administration . 16 . 4 . 288–302. 1982 . 154095194 .
• Rainey . Hal G. . Public Agencies and Private Firms: Incentive Structures, Goals, and Individual Roles . 10.1177/009539978301500203 . Administration & Society . 15 . 2 . 207–242 . 1983 . 145693466 .
• Perry . James L. . James L. Perry. Rainey . Hal G. . The Public-Private Distinction in Organization Theory: A Critique and Research Strategy . 10.2307/258571 . Academy of Management Review . 13 . 2 . 182¬201 . 1988 . 258571 .
• Rainey . Hal G. . Pandey . Sanjay . Bozeman . Barry . Research Note: Public and Private Managers' Perceptions of Red Tape . 10.2307/3110348 . Public Administration Review . 55 . 6 . 567–574 . 1995 . 3110348 .
• Rainey . Hal G. . Steinbauer . Paula . Galloping Elephants: Developing Elements of a Theory of Effective Government Organizations . Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory . 9 . 1 . 1–32 . 1999 . 1181850 . 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jpart.a024401. free .
• Rainey . Hal G. . Bozeman . Barry . 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 . 2000 . 3525651 . 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jpart.a024276.
• Book: Brudney . Jeffrey L. . O'Toole . Laurence J. . Rainey . Hal G. . Advancing Public Management: New Developments in Theory, Methods, and Practice . 2000 . Georgetown University Press . Washington, DC . 978-0878407606 .
• Fernandez . Sergio . Rainey . Hal G. . 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2006.00570.x . Managing Successful Organizational Change in the Public Sector . Public Administration Review . 66 . 2 . 168–176 . 2006 . 10.1.1.461.2900 .
• Park . Sung Min . Rainey . Hal G. . 10.1080/10967490801887954 . Leadership and Public Service Motivation in U.S. Federal Agencies . International Public Management Journal . 11 . 109–142. 2008 . Public Service Motivation . 145166308 .
• Book: Rainey, Hal G.. Understanding and Managing Public Organizations . Jossey-Bass. San Francisco. 2009 . 4th. 9780470402924 .

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vita. Hal Griffin Rainey . March 11, 2011 . April 23, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304033149/http://padp.uga.edu/forms/RAINEYVITA07262011.docx . March 4, 2016 . dead .
2. Web site: Charles Levine Award. American Society for Public Administration. 2012. April 23, 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130731091616/http://www.aspanet.org/public/ASPA/Opportunities/Awards/Charles_Levine_Award.aspx. July 31, 2013.
3. Web site: Fellows Biographies. Hal G. Rainey . National Academy of Public Administration . 2003 . April 23, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130108052548/http://www.napawash.org/fellows/fellows-biographies/hal-g-rainey/ . January 8, 2013 .
4. Web site: Message from the Dean . Lauth . Thomas P. . Fall 2007 . The Citizen . School of Public and International Affairs, University of Georgia . April 23, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120606031618/http://spia.uga.edu/publications/citizen/fall07.pdf . June 6, 2012 . dead .
5. Web site: Dwight Waldo . American Society for Public Administration . 2012 . April 23, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130731091110/http://www.aspanet.org/public/ASPA/Opportunities/Awards/Dwight_Waldo.aspx . July 31, 2013 .
6. News: Hal G. Rainey, John Gaus Award and Lectureship . October 25, 2020 . UGA Today . University of Georgia.
7. News: Holloway . Joy . Public administration professor to receive John Gaus Award . October 25, 2020 . UGA Today . University of Georgia.