The Motivations for the Adoption of Management Innovation by Local Governments and its Performance Effects
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6366708 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rhys Andrews (0000-0003-1904-9819, Cardiff University, corresponding author), Benedetta Bello (Cardiff University), James Downe (0000-0003-0772-3183, Wales Centre for Public Policy), Steve Martins (0000-0002-1883-5837, Wales Centre for Public Policy), Richard M Walker (0000-0003-1503-1814, City University of Hong Kong) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 81 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 625-637 |
| Publication date | 2021-03-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Administration Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-3352 • E-ISSN: 1540-6210 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/puar.13375 |
| OpenAlex | W3135144279 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 73 |
This article analyses the economic, political, and institutional antecedents and performance effects of the adoption of shared Senior Management Teams (SMTs)—a management innovation (MI) that occurs when a team of senior managers oversees two or more public organizations. Findings from statistical analysis of 201 English local governments and interviews with organizational leaders reveal that shared SMTs are adopted to develop organizational capacity in resource‐challenged, politically risk‐averse governments, and in response to coercive and mimetic institutional pressures. Importantly, sharing SMTs may reduce rather than enhance efficiency and effectiveness due to redundancy costs and the political transaction costs associated with diverting resources away from a high‐performing partner to support their lower‐performing counterpart
Business · Industrial organization · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Senior management · Transaction cost · Finance · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Marketing · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Public Policy and Administration Research
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| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |