Algorithmic performance control and knowledge hiding in public organizations: the roles of evaluation anxiety and public service motivation

Wei Zhang is based at School of Public Administration, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. Wei Zhang, a professor and doctoral supervisor at the School of Public Administration, Sichuan University, earned his doctoral degree from the joint doctoral program of Harbin Institute of Technology and the University of Missouri (Kansas City). He serves as an executive editor, guest editor and editorial board member for more than ten international journals, including Technological Forecasting and Social Change. He is also a technical committee member for international conferences such as IEEE TEMSCON, ICTMOD and TEMAN, as well as a member of the academic committee for the China Annual Conference on Science, Technology Policy and Management. His research interests include knowledge management, public policy and governance. Zhang has published more than 100 academic papers in high-impact peer-reviewed journals such as IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Public Management Review, Technovation, Governance, Academy of Management Learning and Education, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Journal of Business Research, Journal of Knowledge Management, Government Information Quarterly, Transportation Research Part D, Annals of Operations Research, Management and Organization Review, Energy Economics and International Journal of Production Economics.

Jinqiu Wang is based at School of Public Administration, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. Jinqiu Wang is a doctoral candidate at the School of Public Administration, Sichuan University. She received her bachelor’s degree from Northeastern University. Her research interests include digital public governance and public policy. She has participated in and completed several research projects funded by the National Social Science Fund of China and other research funding programs.

Chu Qin is based at School of Public Administration, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. Chu Qin is now a Ph.d candidate in Public Administration at the School of Public Administration, Sichuan University. She received her Master’s degree from Central China Normal University in 2023. Her research interests are green technology innovation and public policy. She has published several academic papers in Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Urban Climate and other journals.

Xuling Lan is based at School of Public Administration, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. Xuling Lan is an Associate Professor at the School of Public Administration, Sichuan University, where she also serves as a master’s supervisor and an MPA supervisor. She holds a PhD in Management and completed postdoctoral research in Public Administration. Her research interests include government reform and community governance, public service and quality management and organizational development and human resource policy. She has led a National Social Science Fund of China project and a subproject under a major National Social Science Fund initiative and has led or contributed to more than 20 commissioned research projects for local governments and enterprises. She has published more than ten articles in CSSCI-indexed journals, including Chinese Public Administration, Chinese Socialist Studies and Administration Tribune and has authored or coauthored four academic books and textbooks.