Publication
Title
Why public organizations contribute to crosscutting policy programs : the role of structure, culture, and ministerial control
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Abstract
The extent to which public organizations contribute to crosscutting policy programs is a question of organizational commitment, resource allocation, and monitoring. In this paper, we triangulate survey and interview data to study the explanatory power of organizational factors to understand the extent of organizational adaptation. In line with the hypotheses, the organizational task, culture, and the portfolio minister's level of control seem to explain the extent of adaptation. Policy development as a task has a positive effect on organizational adaptation. However, this effect disappears if we add cultural variables. The second model indicates that a customer-oriented culture has a negative effect on organizational adaptation, and an innovation-oriented culture has a positive one. The portfolio minister's level of control has a strong positive effect on organizational adaptation. Apparently, incentives are needed to hold organizations accountable and provide them clear direction regarding their contribution to crosscutting objectives.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Policy sciences. - Amsterdam, 1970, currens
Publication
Dordrecht : Springer , 2020
ISSN
0032-2687 [print]
1573-0891 [online]
DOI
10.1007/S11077-020-09379-Y
Volume/pages
p. 1-31
ISI
000531338700001
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UAntwerpen
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Subject
Law 
Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
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Web of Science
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Creation 20.05.2020
Last edited 02.10.2024
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