Organizational environments and public-service failure: an empirical analysis

Andrews, Rhys William ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1904-9819 and Boyne, George Alexaner 2008. Organizational environments and public-service failure: an empirical analysis. Environment and Planning C, Government and Policy 26 (4) , pp. 788-807. 10.1068/c69m

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Abstract

Abstract. Organizational failure in the public sector is an increasingly topical issue. Media attention to high-profile cases of dysfunction has been matched by vigorous government determination to identify and remedy perceived weaknesses in the provision of public services. Research on organizational environments suggests that poor public-service performance may be the result of external pressures. However, few studies have systematically investigated the effects of the environment on public-service failure. We formalize and test a comprehensive model of the impact of environmental constraints on organizational failure across the public sector in England between 2002 and 2004. The results show that the munificence, complexity, and dynamism of organizational environments are significant predictors of the extent of public-service failure.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management H Social Sciences > HJ Public Finance J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain J Political Science > JS Local government Municipal government
Publisher:	Pion
ISSN:	0263-774X
Last Modified:	19 Oct 2022 09:00
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/19711

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