The International Academic Conference on Government Performance Management and Leadership is initiated by the School of Management of Lanzhou University/Lanzhou University China Research Center for Government Performance Management, the Hatfield School of Government at Portland State University in the United States, and the Institute of Public Service at Waseda University in Japan, etc., in 2009. It is held biennially. The previous seven conferences have been held in various locations including Lanzhou, China, Portland, USA, Tokyo, Japan, Khon Kaen, Thailand, and Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. The 8th conference, building upon the foundation of the previous seven conferences, will focus on several key issues related to government performance management and leadership, taking into account the latest advances in international public management research and trends in government governance practices worldwide. It aims to contribute wisdom to the improvement and sustainable development of government governance at a global level.

DATE

Dec.15 – 17, 2023

• Dec.15: onsite registration

• Dec.16&17: full-day conference

CONFERENCE MODE

Hybrid conference

• Onsite: domestic participants

• Online: overseas participants (platform to be determined)

THEME

Transformation of Government Performance Management and Leadership Challenges in the Era of Data Intelligence

TOPICS

The conference organizers welcome outstanding scholars and practitioners from around the world who are engaged in relevant research to submit papers on the theme "Transformation of Government Performance Management and Leadership Challenges in the Era of Data Intelligence" for exchange and discussion. Papers should focus on but are not limited to the following topics:

（1）Fundamental theories of government performance governance

（2）Transformation of government performance management under the guidance of public values

（3）Empowering public value creation through new technologies

（4）Measurement methods and improvement pathways for leadership performance

（5） Innovation in Data-Driven Government Performance Evaluation Methods

（6）Big data technology and comprehensive budget performance management

（7）Structure and evaluation of performance leadership

（8）Sustainability assessment of innovation in local government performance management

（9）Methodological innovations in environmental governance performance assessment

（10）Organizational behavior approaches to government performance governance

（11）Theory and practice of public project performance governance

WORKING LANGUAGES

The working language during the conference GPML will be Chinese and English. English abstracts and papers are encouraged.

IMPORTANT DATES (Beijing Time)

December 1     Submission of Abstracts

December 8     Notification of Acceptance

December 10   Confirmation of attendance deadline

Full paper submission deadline: December 10,2023 (Chinese papers should be between 8,000-15,000 words, and English papers should be within 8,000 words)

MATERIALS SUBMISSION & CONTACT

Please submit abstracts, full papers, and confirmation of attendance to the email address: gpm@lzu.edu.cn.

CONFERENCE FEE

Please submit abstracts, full papers, and confirmation of attendance to the email address: gpm@lzu.edu.cn.

CONTACT

Sophy Yan: International Cooperation Office, School of Management, Lanzhou University

Email: yxfwork@163.com

Yiran Bai: Joint Ph.D. student of the Doctoral Program between Lanzhou University and the University of Arizona

Phone: (+1) 520-565-0905

Email: gpm@lzu.edu.cn