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The interaction of administrative tradition and organisational characteristics : the case of agency personnel management autonomy
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Abstract
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| Comparative scholars emphasise that public administration should be understood in terms of context-bound patterns of organising and decision-making. Agencies in the same context will display more commonalities than those in another. At the same time, there is good empirical evidence for organisational-level variation in decision-making. For instance, not all agencies in one country are delegated similar levels of personnel management autonomy. This article develops a theoretical argument about how administrative tradition moderates the effect of organisational drivers of personnel management autonomy. We identify the degree of uniformity embedded in administrative tradition as a key explanatory factor for this relationship. In empirical terms, the article compares the perceived personnel management autonomy of agencies in 10 European countries nested in three country clusters (Scandinavian, Latin-Napoleonic and Continental). The analysis confirms theoretical expectations about the context-specific effects of organisational characteristics on personnel management autonomy in agencies. |
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Language
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English
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Source (journal)
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International review of administrative sciences. - Brussel
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Publication
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London
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Sage publications ltd
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2020
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ISSN
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0020-8523
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DOI
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10.1177/0020852319889674
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Volume/pages
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p. 1-19
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Article Reference
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UNSP 0020852319889674
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ISI
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000510425600001
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Medium
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E-only publicatie
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Full text (Publisher's DOI)
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Full text (open access)
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Full text (publisher's version - intranet only)
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