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Article: Centralization, organizational strategy, and public service performance

TitleCentralization, organizational strategy, and public service performance
Authors
Issue Date2009
PublisherOxford University Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://jpart.oxfordjournals.org/
Citation
Journal Of Public Administration Research And Theory, 2009, v. 19 n. 1, p. 57-80 How to Cite?
AbstractWe test the separate and joint effects of centralization and organizational strategy on the performance of 53 UK public service organizations. Centralization is measured as both the hierarchy of authority and the degree of participation in decision making, whereas strategy is measured as the extent to which service providers are prospectors, defenders, and reactors. We find that centralization has no independent effect on service performance, even when controlling for prior performance, service expenditure, and external constraints. However, the impact of centralization is contingent on the strategic orientation of organizations. Centralized decision making works best in conjunction with defending, and decentralized decision making works best in organizations that emphasize prospecting.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/60934
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2023 Impact Factor: 5.2
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 2.981
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dc.contributor.authorAndrews, Ren_HK
dc.contributor.authorBoyne, GAen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLaw, Jen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWalker, RMen_HK
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dc.description.abstractWe test the separate and joint effects of centralization and organizational strategy on the performance of 53 UK public service organizations. Centralization is measured as both the hierarchy of authority and the degree of participation in decision making, whereas strategy is measured as the extent to which service providers are prospectors, defenders, and reactors. We find that centralization has no independent effect on service performance, even when controlling for prior performance, service expenditure, and external constraints. However, the impact of centralization is contingent on the strategic orientation of organizations. Centralized decision making works best in conjunction with defending, and decentralized decision making works best in organizations that emphasize prospecting.en_HK
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dc.publisherOxford University Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://jpart.oxfordjournals.org/en_HK
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