Minnowbrook III: What Was Missing?: Procedural Justice and Backbone
In: Administrative theory & praxis: ATP ; a quarterly journal of dialogue in public administration theory, Band 31, Heft 1, S. 102-105
ISSN: 1949-0461
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In: Administrative theory & praxis: ATP ; a quarterly journal of dialogue in public administration theory, Band 31, Heft 1, S. 102-105
ISSN: 1949-0461
In: Public administration review: PAR, Band 69, Heft 2, S. 271-283
ISSN: 1540-6210
Between 2003 and 2006, researchers facilitated a collaborative learning process with representatives of Los Angeles neighborhood councils and officials from city agencies. In two cases, each involving a large city agency, the quality of responsiveness on the part of agency officials to participating citizens was substantially different. This study considers the reasons why agency officials differed in their responsiveness. Using an inductive qualitative and quantitative content analysis across three sources of data, the study develops theory pertaining to bureaucratic responsiveness to citizens in collaborative processes. Specifically, the case findings are generalized to theory through seven propositions for future study. The study's key finding is that administrator and citizen perceptions of their own and the other party's roles may influence the quality of responsive behavior in collaborative activity. The propositions identify subfactors or contingencies that may allow administrators to be more responsive to citizens in collaborative processes.
In: Administrative theory & praxis: ATP ; a quarterly journal of dialogue in public administration theory, Band 31, Heft 1, S. 102-105
ISSN: 1084-1806
In: Administrative theory & praxis: ATP ; a quarterly journal of dialogue in public administration theory, Band 31, Heft 1, S. 102-105
ISSN: 1084-1806
In: Administrative theory & praxis: ATP ; a quarterly journal of dialogue in public administration theory, Band 32, Heft 1, S. 274-279
ISSN: 1084-1806
In: Public administration review: PAR, Band 68, Heft 3, S. 587-590
ISSN: 0033-3352
In: Public administration review: PAR, Band 68, Heft 3, S. 587-590
ISSN: 1540-6210
In: Journal of public administration research and theory, Band 17, Heft 3, S. 479-500
ISSN: 1477-9803
The relevance of the concept 'bureaucratic responsiveness' has been questioned in recent years. One reason for the questioned relevance is the apparent environmental changes that are occurring in public administration. Globalization and devolution have infiltrated the halls of bureaucracies. Public agencies are being asked to collaborate with actors in other sectors of society, including, and especially, citizens and citizen associations. In addition to these environmental changes, administrators are being confronted with potentially competing ethical obligations that make decisions regarding responsiveness challenging. This article uses these evolving environments and competing ethical obligations to formulate a set of six variants of bureaucratic responsiveness: dictated, constrained, purposive, entrepreneurial, collaborative, and negotiated. It is argued that to be relevant, writers and researchers in public administration need to consider each of these variants and how they potentially collide with each other to shape administrator thought and behavior, particularly in the collaborative context. In conclusion, it is suggested that calls for the abandonment of 'responsiveness' as a central concept in public administration are premature, and emerging research questions are offered. Adapted from the source document.
In: Journal of public administration research and theory, Band 17, Heft 3, S. 479-500
ISSN: 1053-1858
In: American review of public administration: ARPA, Band 35, Heft 3, S. 300-302
ISSN: 1552-3357
In: American review of public administration: ARPA, Band 35, Heft 3, S. 300-301
ISSN: 0275-0740
In: American review of public administration: ARPA, Band 35, Heft 3, S. 300-304
ISSN: 0275-0740
In: The American review of public administration: ARPA, Band 43, Heft 2, S. 179-199
ISSN: 1552-3357
In: American review of public administration: ARPA, Band 43, Heft 2, S. 179-199
ISSN: 0275-0740
In: International journal of public administration, Band 35, Heft 14, S. 925-933
ISSN: 1532-4265