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Public Affairs Faculty

Sergio Fernandez
Assistant Professor

Ph.D., University of Georgia, 2004

Professor Fernandez has research interests in the areas of privatization, organizational change, and leadership. His privatization research focuses on performance in contracting for services, the impact of contracting out on the size of the public work force, and public employee opposition to privatization. Professor Fernandez’s research on organizational change looks at the role of public managers in the adoption and implementation of change and innovation. His dissertation was awarded the Leonard D. White Award by the American Political Science Association, the Best Dissertation Award by the Public and Nonprofit Division of the Academy of Management, and the Best Dissertation Award by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration. Professor Fernandez also is a two-time winner of the Herbert Kaufman Award from the American Political Science Association (2004 and 2006). He teaches courses in public management, organization theory, and organizational behavior.

Publications

Fernandez, Sergio. 2008 (forthcoming). "Exploring Why Public Organizations 'Ingest' Innovations." Public Administration (London).

Fernandez, Sergio. 2008 (forthcoming). ‘Understanding Contracting Performance: An Empirical Analysis.” Administration and Society.

Fernandez, Sergio. 2008 (forthcoming). ‘Examining the Effects of Leadership Behavior on Employee Perceptions of Performance and Job Satisfaction.” Public Performance and Management Review.

Fernandez, Sergio, Ryu, Jay Eungha, and Brudney, Jeffrey L. 2008 (forthcoming). “Exploring Variations in Contracting for Services among American Local Governments: Do Politics Still Matter?” American Review of Public Administration.

Fernandez, Sergio. 2007. ‘What Works Best When Contracting for Services? An Analysis of Contracting Performance at the Local Level.” Public Administration (London), 85: 1119-1140.

Fernandez, Sergio and Pitts, David. 2007. “Who are the Change Agents? Modeling Attitude and Behavior about Change among Public Managers.” American Review of Public Administration, 37:324-341.

Fernandez, Sergio, Smith, Craig R., and Wenger, Jeffrey B. 2007. “Employment, Privatization, and Managerial Choice: Does Contracting Out Reduce Public Sector Employment?” Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 26:57-77.

Fernandez, Sergio and Rainey, Hal G. 2006. “Managing Successful Organizational Change in the Public Sector: An Agenda for Research and Practice.” Public Administration Review, 26: 168-176.

Fernandez, Sergio and Smith, Craig C. 2006. “Looking for Evidence of Public Employee Opposition to Privatization: An Empirical Study with Implications for Practice.” Review of Public Personnel Administration, 26:356-381.

Fernandez, Sergio. 2005. “Developing and Testing an Integrative Framework of Public Sector Leadership: Evidence from the Public Education Arena.” Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 15: 197-217.

Brudney, Jeffrey, L., Fernandez, Sergio, Ryu, Jay Eungha, and Wright, Deil S. 2005. “Exploring and Explaining Contracting Out: Patterns among the American States.” Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 15: 393-419.

Fernandez, Sergio and Fabricant, Ross. 2000. “Methodological Pitfalls in Privatization Research: Two Cases from Florida’s Child Support Enforcement Program.” Public Performance and Management Review, 24: 133-144.