Dr Rhys Andrews

Qualifications

BA (Hons) Government (Essex) 1994
MA Political Theory (University of Wales) 1996
PhD Politics (University of Wales) 2005

Teaching profile

Rhys teaches on Managing Public Services, a Year 2 Business Management optional undergraduate module and supervises doctoral work in public management.

Research interests

2011-2014 - Coordinating for Cohesion in the Public Sector of the Future coordinated by Erasmus University, funded through the European Commission Framework 7 programme.

Recent research

2010 - Long Term Evaluation of LAAs and LSPs - quantitative analysis, funded by the Department for Communities and Local Government.

2008- Form and Function - A Comparative Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Unitaries and Two Tier Pathfinders with George Boyne, funded by the Department for Communities and Local Government.

2006- How Public Management Matters: Strategy, Networking and Local Service Standards with George Boyne, Kenneth J. Meier, Laurence O’Toole Jr. and Richard Walker, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.

2005-2006 Population Size and Local Authority Performance with George Boyne, Alex Chen and Steve Martin, Richard Walker, funded by the Office for the Deputy Prime Minister
- Strategic management
- Citizenship and democracy

Selected publications

Andrews, R. and G.A. Boyne (2011) ‘Corporate Capacity and Public Service Performance’, Public Administration, 89, 3.

Andrews, R. (2011) ‘Exploring the Impact of Arson Reduction Strategies: Panel Data Evidence from England’, British Journal of Criminology, 51, 5, 839-855.

Andrews, R., G.A. Boyne and R.M. Walker (2011) ‘Dimensions of Publicness and Organizational Performance: A Review of the Evidence’, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 21, 3, i301-i319.

Andrews, R., G.A. Boyne, K.J. Meier, L.J. O’Toole and R.M. Walker (2011) ‘Environmental and Organizational Determinants of External Networking’, American Review of Public Administration, 41, 4, 355-374.

Andrews, R., R.J. Cowell and J. Downe (2011) ‘Promoting Civic Culture by Supporting Citizenship: What Difference can Local Government Make?’, Public Administration, 89, 2, 595-610.

Andrews, R. (2010) ‘The Impact of Modernisation on Fire Authority Performance: An Empirical Evaluation’, Policy & Politics, 38, 4, 599-619.

Andrews, R. and S. Martin (2010) ‘Regional Variations in Public Service Outcomes: The Impact of Policy Divergence in England, Scotland and Wales’ Regional Studies, 44, 8, 919-34.

Andrews, R. and T. Entwistle (2010) ‘Does Cross-sectoral Partnership Deliver: An Empirical Exploration of Public Service Effectiveness, Efficiency and Equity’, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 20, 3, 679-701.

Andrews, R. and G.A. Boyne (2010) ‘Capacity, Leadership and Organizational Performance: Testing the Black Box Model of Public Management’, Public Administration Review, 70, 3, 443-454.

Andrews, R. (2010) ‘Organizational Social Capital, Structure and Performance’. Human Relations, 63, 5, 583-608.

Andrews, R., G.A. Boyne, J. Law and R.M. Walker (2009) ‘Strategy, Structure and Process in the Public Sector: A Test of the Miles and Snow model’, Public Administration, 87, 4, 732-749.

Andrews, R. and G.A. Boyne (2009) ‘Size, Structure and Administrative Overheads: An Empirical Analysis of English Local Authorities’, Urban Studies, 46, 4, 739-759.

Andrews, R., G.A. Boyne, K.J. Meier, L.J. O’Toole and R.M. Walker (2009) ‘EU Accession and Public Service Performance’, Policy & Politics, 37, 1, 19-37.

Andrews, R., G.A. Boyne, J. Law and R.M. Walker (2009) ‘Centralization, Organizational Strategy and Public Service Performance’, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 19, 1, 57-80.

Andrews, R. (2009) ‘Civic Engagement, Ethnic Heterogeneity and Social Capital in Urban Areas: Evidence from England’, Urban Affairs Review, 44, 3, 428-440.

Andrews, R. (2008) ‘An Institutionalist Approach to Spatial Variations in Public Service Failure: Evidence from England’, European Urban and Regional Studies, 15, 4, 349-362.

Andrews, R. and G.A. Boyne (2008) ‘Organizational Environments and Public Service Failure: An Empirical Analysis’, Environment and Planning C - Government and Policy, 26, 4, 788-807.

Andrews, R., R. Cowell, J. Downe, S. Martin and D. Turner (2008) ‘Supporting Effective Citizenship in Local Government: Engaging, Educating and Empowering Local Citizens’, Local Government Studies, 34, 4, 489-507.

Andrews, R., R.J. Cowell and J. Downe (2008) ‘Supporting Active Citizenship and Public Service Performance: An Empirical Analysis of English Local Authorities’, Policy & Politics, 36, 2, 225-43.

Andrews, R., G.A. Boyne, J. Law and R.M. Walker (2008) ‘Organizational Strategy, Regulation and Public Service Performance’, Public Administration, 86, 1, 185-204.

Recent Conference Presentations

Andrews, R. ‘Determinants of Gender and Minority Representation in UK Government’, American Political Science Association, Seattle, September 2011.

Andrews, R. and T. Entwistle, ‘The Four Faces of Public Service Efficiency’, International Research Symposium on Public Management, Dublin, April 2011.

Andrews, R. and R. Ashworth, ‘Enablers and Barriers to Representation: An Empirical Assessment of the UK Civil Service’, International Research Symposium on Public Management, Dublin, April 2011.

Andrews, R., T. Entwistle and V. Guarneros-Meza, ‘Local Authority Size and Public Participation: Evidence from Wales’, International Research Symposium on Public Management, Dublin, April 2011.

Andrews, R. ‘Comparing Policy Outcomes’, Policy Styles, Public Service Delivery and Devolution in the United Kingdom and Beyond, Scottish Policy Innovation Forum Seminar, Edinburgh, October 2010.

Andrews, R., Boyne, G.A. and Walker, R.M. ‘Strategic Management and Local Authority Overspend’, British Academy of Management Conference, Sheffield, September 2010.

Andrews, R. Representative Bureaucracy in the UK, ‘Towards a Representative Bureaucracy? Multi-cultural Europe and Diversity in the Public Sector Workforce’, Zeppelin University, Friedrichshafen, July 2010

Bradbury, J. and R. Andrews. The Politics of Welshness and Britishness in Wales’, Plenary Debate, ‘Knowing Wales: People, Place and Policy’, Welsh Institute of Social and Economic Research Summer Conference, Cardiff University, June 2010.

Andrews, R. New Public Management and the Search for Efficiency, International Research Symposium on Public Management, University of Berne, April 2010.

Andrews, R. and R. Ashworth. Workforce Diversity and Fire Service Performance: An Exploratory Study, British Academy of Management Conference, Brighton, September 2009.

Andrews, R. Social Capital and Public Service Performance: A Literature Review and Research Agenda, UK Public Administration Committee Conference, University of Glamorgan, September 2009.

Beynon, M.J., R. Andrews and G.A. Boyne, Evidence-Based Modeling of Hybrid Organizational Strategies: An Introduction to NCaRBS. Academy of Management Conference, Chicago, Illinois, August 2009.

Andrews, R. and R. Ashworth, Feeling the Heat: An Empirical Assessment of HR Reform and Workforce Diversity in the Fire Service, British Universities Industrial Relations Association Conference, Cardiff, July 2009.

Andrews, R. and G. Brewer, Social Capital, Management Capacity and Public Service Performance: Evidence from the U.S. States, International Research Symposium on Public Management, Copenhagen Business School, April 2009.

Andrews, R., G.A. Boyne, K.J. Meier, L.J. O’Toole and R.M. Walker, Organizing for Performance: Is Structure the Missing Link between Strategic Alignment and Organizational Outcomes? International Research Symposium on Public Management, Copenhagen Business School, April 2009.

Activities

Rhys is co-editor of the International Public Management Journal, a Member of the Measurement Group in the Welsh Assembly Government Efficiency and Innovation Programme, academic advisor to the Board of the Local Government Data Unit Wales and Chair of the Public Management & Governance track of the British Academy of Management Conference.