{"id":"https://openalex.org/W1542614697","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15236803.2012.12001699","title":"An Executive MPA Program for China: Lessons from the Field","display_name":"An Executive MPA Program for China: Lessons from the Field","publication_year":2012,"publication_date":"2012-09-01","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W1542614697","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15236803.2012.12001699","mag":"1542614697"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1080/15236803.2012.12001699","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15236803.2012.12001699","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15236803.2012.12001699","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S2914543899","display_name":"Journal of Public Affairs Education","issn_l":"1523-6803","issn":["1523-6803","2328-9643"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["anvur-scientific","cwts-core","poland-20","russia-white-list-1"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320547","host_organization_name":"Taylor & Francis","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320547","https://openalex.org/P4310320449"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Taylor & Francis","Informa"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Journal of Public Affairs Education","raw_type":"journal-article"},"volume":null,"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":true,"oa_status":"green","oa_url":"https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Delivery.cfm/SSRN_ID2253748_code1489925.pdf?abstractid=2253748&mirid=4","any_repository_has_fulltext":true},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5053586288","display_name":"Wenxuan Yu","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9395-0678","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9395-0678"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I172675005","display_name":"Nanyang Technological University","ror":"https://ror.org/02e7b5302","country_code":"SG","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I172675005"]}],"countries":["SG"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Wenxuan Yu","raw_affiliation_strings":["Nanyang Technological University, Singapore","Nanyang Technological University (NTU)"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Nanyang Technological University, Singapore","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I172675005"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Nanyang Technological University (NTU)","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I172675005"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5034419207","display_name":"Marilyn Marks Rubin","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5602-6993","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5602-6993"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I174216632","display_name":"City University of New York","ror":"https://ror.org/00453a208","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I174216632"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I92507152","display_name":"John Jay College of Criminal Justice","ror":"https://ror.org/01p9rc392","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I92507152"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Marilyn Rubin","raw_affiliation_strings":["John Jay College, City University of New York","(CUNY), John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Department of Public Management"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"John Jay College, City University of New York","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I174216632","https://openalex.org/I92507152"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"(CUNY), John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Department of Public Management","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I174216632","https://openalex.org/I92507152"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5084038903","display_name":"Wei Guo Wu","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0734-1636","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0734-1636"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I172675005","display_name":"Nanyang Technological University","ror":"https://ror.org/02e7b5302","country_code":"SG","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I172675005"]}],"countries":["SG"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Wei Wu","raw_affiliation_strings":["Nanyang Technological University, Singapore","Nanyang Technological University (NTU)"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Nanyang Technological University, Singapore","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I172675005"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Nanyang Technological University (NTU)","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I172675005"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":2,"institutions_distinct_count":3,"corresponding_author_ids":[],"corresponding_institution_ids":[],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":1.0362,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":9,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.82501549,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":89,"max":98},"biblio":{"volume":"18","issue":"3","first_page":"545","last_page":"564"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10213","display_name":"Public Policy and Administration Research","score":0.3910999894142151,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3321","display_name":"Public Administration"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10213","display_name":"Public Policy and Administration Research","score":0.3910999894142151,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3321","display_name":"Public Administration"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T14263","display_name":"Professional Masters Programs Analysis","score":0.33329999446868896,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1802","display_name":"Information Systems and Management"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/18","display_name":"Decision Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12671","display_name":"Management and Marketing Education","score":0.10570000112056732,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1405","display_name":"Management of Technology and Innovation"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/14","display_name":"Business, Management and Accounting"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/master-of-public-administration","display_name":"Master of Public Administration","score":0.8460000157356262},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/public-administration-education","display_name":"public administration education","score":0.765999972820282},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/entrance-examinations","display_name":"entrance examinations","score":0.7229999899864197},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/curriculum-development","display_name":"curriculum development","score":0.6119999885559082},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/managerial-competencies","display_name":"managerial competencies","score":0.8330000042915344},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/teaching-modalities","display_name":"teaching modalities","score":0.8920000195503235},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/examination-methods","display_name":"examination methods","score":0.7009999752044678},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/student-demographics","display_name":"student demographics","score":0.5979999899864197},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/joint-degree-programs","display_name":"joint degree programs","score":0.5690000057220459},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/china","display_name":"China","score":0.5910000205039978},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/singapore","display_name":"Singapore","score":0.9959999918937683}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780652884","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5323607","display_name":"EMPA","level":3,"score":0.9138164520263672},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C191935318","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q148","display_name":"China","level":2,"score":0.6148319840431213},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C509550671","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q126945","display_name":"Medical education","level":1,"score":0.577790379524231},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C47177190","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q207137","display_name":"Curriculum","level":2,"score":0.44050663709640503},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780319001","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6500754","display_name":"Work experience","level":3,"score":0.4331303536891937},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C187736073","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2920921","display_name":"Management","level":1,"score":0.41190096735954285},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C71924100","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11190","display_name":"Medicine","level":0,"score":0.4064595103263855},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C15744967","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9418","display_name":"Psychology","level":0,"score":0.4006492793560028},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C17744445","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36442","display_name":"Political science","level":0,"score":0.3662317395210266},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C18762648","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42213","display_name":"Work (physics)","level":2,"score":0.3222368359565735},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C19417346","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7922","display_name":"Pedagogy","level":1,"score":0.23051252961158752},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C127413603","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11023","display_name":"Engineering","level":0,"score":0.22771593928337097},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C185592680","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2329","display_name":"Chemistry","level":0,"score":0.08343350887298584},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199539241","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7748","display_name":"Law","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C138411078","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q911272","display_name":"Electron microprobe","level":2,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C78519656","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q101333","display_name":"Mechanical engineering","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C162324750","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8134","display_name":"Economics","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199289684","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83353","display_name":"Mineralogy","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":3,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1080/15236803.2012.12001699","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15236803.2012.12001699","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15236803.2012.12001699","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S2914543899","display_name":"Journal of Public Affairs Education","issn_l":"1523-6803","issn":["1523-6803","2328-9643"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["anvur-scientific","cwts-core","poland-20","russia-white-list-1"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320547","host_organization_name":"Taylor & Francis","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320547","https://openalex.org/P4310320449"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Taylor & Francis","Informa"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Journal of Public Affairs Education","raw_type":"journal-article"},{"id":"mag:1542614697","doi":null,"is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Delivery.cfm/SSRN_ID2253748_code1489925.pdf?abstractid=2253748&mirid=4","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210172589","display_name":"SSRN Electronic Journal","issn_l":"1556-5068","issn":["1556-5068"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I1318003438","host_organization_name":"RELX Group (Netherlands)","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I1318003438"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"SSRN Electronic Journal","raw_type":null},{"id":"pmh:oai:dr.ntu.edu.sg:10356/107290","doi":null,"is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2253748","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306402609","display_name":"DR-NTU (Nanyang Technological University)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I172675005","host_organization_name":"Nanyang Technological University","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I172675005"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":null,"raw_type":"Journal Article"}],"best_oa_location":{"id":"mag:1542614697","doi":null,"is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Delivery.cfm/SSRN_ID2253748_code1489925.pdf?abstractid=2253748&mirid=4","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210172589","display_name":"SSRN Electronic Journal","issn_l":"1556-5068","issn":["1556-5068"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I1318003438","host_organization_name":"RELX Group (Netherlands)","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I1318003438"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"SSRN Electronic Journal","raw_type":null},"sustainable_development_goals":[{"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/4","score":0.8278999924659729,"display_name":"Quality education"}],"sustainable_development_goals_aurora":[],"study_designs":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/study-designs/observational-study","display_name":"Observational Study"}],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"pdf":false,"grobid_xml":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":22,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1504623588","https://openalex.org/W1567152437","https://openalex.org/W1567278623","https://openalex.org/W1589938925","https://openalex.org/W1972768346","https://openalex.org/W1991297443","https://openalex.org/W2047505604","https://openalex.org/W2075007796","https://openalex.org/W2122201615","https://openalex.org/W2152357407","https://openalex.org/W2181529072","https://openalex.org/W2315345546","https://openalex.org/W2397326141","https://openalex.org/W2514961499","https://openalex.org/W2800467985","https://openalex.org/W2809867334","https://openalex.org/W2810262392","https://openalex.org/W2810296135","https://openalex.org/W2810782763","https://openalex.org/W2811321329","https://openalex.org/W2888983980","https://openalex.org/W4252806892"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2397326141","https://openalex.org/W7137387431","https://openalex.org/W2690073160","https://openalex.org/W2937428734","https://openalex.org/W2185905592","https://openalex.org/W2560304442","https://openalex.org/W1973985864","https://openalex.org/W2371650165","https://openalex.org/W2372168774","https://openalex.org/W7095809147"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Master":[0],"of":[1,37,94,142,154,180],"Public":[2],"Administration":[3],"(MPA)":[4],"programs":[5,101,189],"are":[6,183],"offered":[7],"in":[8,13,25,98,102,107,111,140],"more":[9,73],"than":[10],"100":[11],"universities":[12,162,178],"China.":[14],"All":[15],"require":[16],"applicants":[17],"to":[18,54,166],"pass":[19],"a":[20,78],"competitive":[21],"national":[22],"entrance":[23,75],"exam":[24],"five":[26],"subject":[27],"areas.":[28],"This":[29],"requirement":[30],"significantly":[31,157],"discourages":[32],"senior-level":[33,62],"public":[34,117,137],"administrators,":[35],"many":[36],"whom":[38],"graduated":[39],"from":[40,92],"college":[41],"several":[42],"years":[43],"ago":[44],"and":[45,77,104,129,149],"have":[46],"work":[47],"schedules":[48],"that":[49,163,182],"do":[50],"not":[51,159],"allow":[52],"time":[53],"prepare":[55],"for":[56,81,115,135,173],"an":[57,65,108],"academically":[58],"focused":[59],"examination.":[60],"These":[61],"administrators":[63],"need":[64],"Executive":[66],"MPA":[67,95,100,127,170],"(EMPA)":[68],"or":[69,186,193],"similar":[70],"program":[71,110],"with":[72,83,190],"realistic":[74],"requirements":[76],"curriculum":[79],"designed":[80,114],"people":[82],"significant":[84],"professional":[85,136],"experience.":[86],"Drawing":[87],"on":[88],"the":[89,123,155,168],"data":[90],"collected":[91],"surveys":[93],"students":[96,105,128,131],"enrolled":[97,106],"six":[99],"China":[103,181],"EMPA":[109,130,174,185,188],"Singapore":[112],"specifically":[113],"Chinese":[116,161,191],"servants,":[118],"this":[119],"article":[120],"reports":[121],"how":[122],"demographic":[124],"differences":[125],"between":[126],"affect":[132],"their":[133],"preference":[134],"administration":[138],"education":[139,171,175],"terms":[141],"knowledge":[143],"components,":[144],"managerial":[145],"competencies,":[146],"teaching":[147],"modalities,":[148],"examination":[150],"methods.":[151],"The":[152],"findings":[153],"study":[156],"challenge":[158],"only":[160],"would":[164],"like":[165],"adopt":[167],"existing":[169],"model":[172],"but":[176],"also":[177],"outside":[179],"establishing":[184],"joint":[187],"governments":[192],"universities.":[194]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2022,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2019,"cited_by_count":4},{"year":2018,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2016,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2013,"cited_by_count":1}],"updated_date":"2026-09-27T08:07:27.782135","created_date":"2016-06-24T00:00:00"}