Structural change and public service performance: the impact of the reorganization process in English Local Government

Andrews, Rhys William ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1904-9819 and Boyne, George Alexander 2012. Structural change and public service performance: the impact of the reorganization process in English Local Government. Public Administration 90 (2) , pp. 297-312. 10.1111/j.1467-9299.2011.01956.x

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Abstract

Organization theory suggests that structural change has disruptive effects on managerial behaviour and organizational outcomes, and that these effects are likely to emerge in the period between the announcement and the commencement of the new structure. We evaluate the validity of this argument by analysing the performance of English county councils in the transition period before the voluntary restructuring of a sub-set of these organizations. Disruptive effects are tested while controlling for a range of other variables, including the relative prosperity of the local population and the diversity of their service needs. The empirical results indicate that the performance of local authorities facing reorganization deteriorated prior to the onset of the new structures, and support the view that structural change has disruptive effects on organizational outcomes.

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:	Wiley Blackwell
ISSN:	0033-3298
Last Modified:	19 Oct 2022 09:09
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/20131

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