Yeonkyung Kim
- Doctoral Candidate
- CPACS 041
Additional Information
Bio
Yeonkyung Kim is a doctoral candidate in the School of Public Administration at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. Her research interests encompass public management, digital government, citizen participation, and ICT in the public sector. Recently, her focus has extended to include co-creation, crowdsourcing, digital inclusion, and digital equity.
For several years, she has been working in the Digital Governance and Analytics Lab, specifically contributing to the technology team of Advance, a project jointly developed by the Nebraska Department of Transportation and the University of Nebraska.
Currently, Yeonkyung is working on her dissertation, which aims at broadening the comprehension of the government's endeavors to influence citizen usage of digital government. Her primary objective is to explore whether governmental promotional efforts can impact citizens' behavior within the context of digital government.
Yeonkyung received two GRACA awards ($5,000 each) for her research. The topics of her awarded research are as follows: (1) "What Shapes the Public Manager's Use of Performance Information: The Case of City Managers in NE" (2) "Crowdsourcing in Governments: Lessons from Challenge.gov and Challenge Korea"
Specialization: Information & Technology Management, Public Policy
Personal Website: Yeonkyungkim.org
Education
MA, Public Administration, Ewha Womans University
BA, Public Administration, Ewha Womans University
Selected Publications
Lee, D., Kim, Y., & Lee, J. (2024). Do monetary or nonmonetary incentives promote citizens' use of a government crowdsourcing: A case of the City of Omaha's 311-type of crowdsourcing platform. Public Administration. [Online First] https://doi.org/10.1111/padm.12985
Kim, Y., & Lee, J. (2024). Digitally vulnerable populations’ use of e-government services: inclusivity and access. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration. [Online First] https://doi.org/10.1080/23276665.2024.2321569
Zhao, B., Cheng, S., Schiff, K. J., & Kim, Y. (2023). Digital transparency and citizen participation: Evidence from the online crowdsourcing platform of the City of Sacramento. Government Information Quarterly, 40(4), 101868. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.giq.2023.101868
Heckler, N., & Kim, Y. (2020). Crypto-governance: The ethical implications of block chain in public service. Public Integrity. 24:1, 66-81. https://doi.org/10.1080/10999922.2020.1848106
Additional Information
Bio
Yeonkyung Kim is a doctoral candidate in the School of Public Administration at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. Her research interests encompass public management, digital government, citizen participation, and ICT in the public sector. Recently, her focus has extended to include co-creation, crowdsourcing, digital inclusion, and digital equity.
For several years, she has been working in the Digital Governance and Analytics Lab, specifically contributing to the technology team of Advance, a project jointly developed by the Nebraska Department of Transportation and the University of Nebraska.
Currently, Yeonkyung is working on her dissertation, which aims at broadening the comprehension of the government's endeavors to influence citizen usage of digital government. Her primary objective is to explore whether governmental promotional efforts can impact citizens' behavior within the context of digital government.
Yeonkyung received two GRACA awards ($5,000 each) for her research. The topics of her awarded research are as follows: (1) "What Shapes the Public Manager's Use of Performance Information: The Case of City Managers in NE" (2) "Crowdsourcing in Governments: Lessons from Challenge.gov and Challenge Korea"
Specialization: Information & Technology Management, Public Policy
Personal Website: Yeonkyungkim.org
Education
MA, Public Administration, Ewha Womans University
BA, Public Administration, Ewha Womans University
Selected Publications
Lee, D., Kim, Y., & Lee, J. (2024). Do monetary or nonmonetary incentives promote citizens' use of a government crowdsourcing: A case of the City of Omaha's 311-type of crowdsourcing platform. Public Administration. [Online First] https://doi.org/10.1111/padm.12985
Kim, Y., & Lee, J. (2024). Digitally vulnerable populations’ use of e-government services: inclusivity and access. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration. [Online First] https://doi.org/10.1080/23276665.2024.2321569
Zhao, B., Cheng, S., Schiff, K. J., & Kim, Y. (2023). Digital transparency and citizen participation: Evidence from the online crowdsourcing platform of the City of Sacramento. Government Information Quarterly, 40(4), 101868. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.giq.2023.101868
Heckler, N., & Kim, Y. (2020). Crypto-governance: The ethical implications of block chain in public service. Public Integrity. 24:1, 66-81. https://doi.org/10.1080/10999922.2020.1848106