Using multiple informants in public administration: revisiting the managerial values and actions debate

Walker, Richard Mark and Enticott, Gareth Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5510-9597 2004. Using multiple informants in public administration: revisiting the managerial values and actions debate. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory 14 (3) , pp. 417-434. 10.1093/jopart/muh022

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Abstract

Evidence is presented from a large-n longitudinal survey of multiple informants to address some of the weaknesses of the extant literature, namely the use of "elite," recall, and snapshot surveys together with the direction of causality in statistical models. These weaknesses are illustrated through a first time analysis of variations in management reform values and actions in local government. The empirical results indicate that management reform values and actions are contingent and vary between organizational members. In particular, service managers (first-line supervisors) responsible for implementing management reform actions offer more multifaceted explanations than senior executives. Prior research drawing evidence from single senior executive informants was unable to identify such variations; consequently, it is suggested that the results of this work need to be treated with caution. This study concludes that the empirical reality of management reform research is in need of further and more sophisticated methodologies.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Geography and Planning (GEOPL)
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
ISSN:	1053-1858
Last Modified:	17 Oct 2022 09:11
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/2343

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