GREGORY A. PORUMBESCU EDUCATION Ph.D. Seoul National University Graduate School of Public Administration, 2013 Major Field: Public Administration B.A. University of Florida, 2006 with Honors Major: Political Science Minor: European Affairs ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE Department of Public Administration, Northern Illinois University (from August 2014) Assistant Professor Courses taught (anticipated): Organizational Theory (graduate level), IT & E-government (graduate level) Department of Public Administration, Florida International University (2013-2014) Visiting Assistant Professor Courses taught: Introduction to Public Administration, Undergraduate Capstone, IT & E-government (undergraduate), IT & E-government (online graduate using blackboard-this course will be submitted for certification by the Quality Matters Program) Department Service: Advisory committee for the bachelors of public administration program, independent study for Junghyun Song (Ph.D. Candidate). Department of Public Administration, Myongji University (2012-2013) Lecturer Courses taught: Introduction to Public Administration, Organizational Theory and Behavior, Introduction to Public Management.
PUBLICATIONS S. Grimmelikhuijsen, G. Porumbescu, B. Hong, T. Im. (2013) Does culture of openness matter? A cross-national comparative experiment on the effect of transparency on trust in government. Public Administration Review, 73(4): 575-586. T. Im, W. Cho, G. Porumbescu, J. Park. (In press). Internet, Trust in Government, and Citizen Compliance. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, in press. -Paper was cited in a presentation during the UNPAN Expert Group Meeting T. Im, G. Porumbescu, and H. Lee (2013). ICT as a buffer to change: A case study of the Seoul Metropolitan Government s Dasan Call Center. Public Performance and Management Review, 36(3), 436-455. G. Porumbescu. Assessing the impact of online mass media use and trust in government: Evidence from Seoul, South Korea. Policy & Internet, 5(4): 418-443. G. Porumbescu and Y. Park. Examining the distinctiveness of antecedents to trust in government: Evidence from South Korea (conditional accept). Journal of Asian and African Studies. Porumbescu, G, J. Park, and P. Oomsels. Building Trust: Communication and Subordinate Trust in Public Organizations. Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences, 38(February): 158-179. G. Porumbescu, C. Vrabie, J. Ahn, and T. Im (2012). Factors Influencing the Success of Participatory Egovernment applications in Romania and South Korea. Korean Journal of Policy Studies, (27(1): 1-21. T. Im, W. Cho, and G. Porumbescu (2011). An Empirical Analysis of the Relation Between Social Spending and Economic Growth in Developing Countries and OECD Members. The Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration, 33(1):1-19. Cho, W., T. Im, G. Porumbescu, and H. Lee (2013). A Cross-Country Study of the Relationship between Weberian Bureaucracy and Government Performance. International Review of Public Administration (18)3: 115-137.
J. Park, and G. Porumbescu. E-governmentization: A panacea for the democratization of developing countries? (In press). Digital Public Administration and E-government in Developing Nations: Policy and Practice, D. Griffen, E. Halpin, L. Dissanayake, and N. Mahtab (eds.). COMPLETED MANUSCRIPTS G. Porumbescu. Placing the effect: Gleaning insights in to the relationship between citizens use of e-government and trust in government. Public Administration Review (revise and resubmit). G. Porumbescu. Untangling the effects of transparency on citizens perceptions of government performance: Evidence from the Seoul Metropolitan government. International Review of Administrative Sciences (revise and resubmit). T. Im, G. Porumbescu, and H. Lee. The impact of different mediums of information dissemination on citizens satisfaction and trust in government. Submitted to Public Performance and Management Review. Revise and resubmit (revise and resubmit). G. Porumbescu, J. Jeong (Ph.D. candidate), S, Cha (Ph.D. candidate). How do good Samaritans feel about government? An analysis of the relationship between trust in government and volunteering in Europe. Manuscript invited to Public Performance and Management Review (revise and resubmit). G. Porumbescu and H. Frank. Non-Profit Accountability in Lest Developed Nations: Lessons Learned from West Africa. Manuscript invited to Public Administration Quarterly. MANUSCRIPTS IN PROGRESS Porumbescu, G. and T. Im. Using Transparency to Reinforce Responsibility and Responsiveness. Invited contribution to The Handbook of Public Administration 3 rd edition, James Perry and Robert Christensen (eds.) P. Oomsels, G. Porumbescu, G. Bouckaert, T. Im. Dimensions of administrative trust in the public sector. A. Kroll and G. Porumbescu. Does Performance Feedback lead to Blame Avoidance Behavior?
An Experimental Study on the Role of the Information Source. S. Park and G. Porumbescu. Whistle blowers and trust in public organizations: An empirical analysis. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND PANELS A. Kroll and G. Porumbescu. Does Performance Feedback lead to Blame Avoidance Behavior? An Experimental Study on the Role of the Information Source. Research Methodologies and Methods in Public Management Session. International Research Society for Public Management, April, 2014. G. Porumbescu. Placing the effect: Gleaning insights in to the relationship between citizens use of e-government and trust in government. 2014 American Society for Public Administration Annual Conference, Washington D.C., March 2014. (Co-panel participants: Michael Ahn, Yu-Che Chen, Lung-Teng Hu, Kuan-Chiu Tseng, Akhlaque Haque) (Panel) T. Im, G. Porumbescu, J. Campbell. South Korean Experiences with Pracademia. Panel 2013 American Society for Public Administration Annual Conference, New Orleans, March 2013.(Co-panel participants: Paul Posner, Geert Bouckaert, Yijia Jing) Y. Park and G. Porumbescu. Trust in government: assessing the relationships. Korean Association for Public Administration (KAPA) Conference, Busan, South Korea, April 2011. T. Im, G. Porumbescu, and H. Lee. The impact of different mediums of information dissemination on citizens satisfaction and trust in government. Presented at European Group of Public Administration Conference, Bucharest, Romania, September 2011. (Paper was selected as one of the best for the ICT workshop). T. Im, W. Cho, G. Porumbescu, and J. Park. Internet, Trust in Government, and Citizen Compliance. Presented at European Group of Public Administration Conference, Toulouse, France, September 2010. (Paper was selected as one of the best for the ICT workgroup).
T. Im, W. Cho, and G. Porumbescu. The relationship between citizens use of internet and trust in government. Presented at Keio University, Tokyo, Japan, March 2010. MEDIA Radio Interview on Federal News Radio (1500AM), September 30 th, 2010. Title of Segment: Does e-government increase trust in government? http://www.federalnewsradio.com/88/2066956/does-e-government-increase-trust-in-government COMMUNITY SERVICE USAID-FIU-GLOWS Project, Burkina Faso. Managing for Results in NGO and Non-profits training session. Lead Instructor. September 26 th -October 5 th 2013. (Highest participant evaluations of any training session held to date) Board of Directors of Taanga Development Assocation, a non-governmental organization focusing on the provision of clean water in rural communities in Ghana. Infrequent pro-bono management consulting for SOS Sahel Burkina Faso Office. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Conference Program Committee for the 2014 Public Management Research Association Seoul Conference (June 29 th, 2014- July 1 st 2014). Held at the Graduate School of Public Administration at Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea Ad hoc reviewer for Public Administration Review Ad hoc reviewer for Applied Research in Quality of Life Ad hoc reviewer for International Review of Administrative Sciences Member of the editorial board for International Journal for Policy Studies (2012-Present) Member of Korean Association of Public Administration Member of Korean Association of Policy Studies Member of the American Society for Public Administration MISCELLANEOUS
Visiting fellow (funded) to the Katholieke University of Leuven (Belgium) by Professor Geert Bouckaert. (January 25 th February 2 nd, 2012) Awarded the Paul Kim Scholarship by the Graduate School of Public Administration at Seoul National University, Fall Semester 2010, Spring semester 2011, and Fall semester 2012 [1,0000,000 KRW]. Member of the IIAS study group on trust in government and public attitudes Selected as a young researcher for the European Group for Public Administration (EGPA) s 35 th Anniversary, September 2010.