Human Service Reorganization and Its Effects
A Preliminary Assessment of Florida's Services Integration 'Experiment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10401112 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Larry Polivka, Allen W Imershein, John W White (0000-0002-2588-5787), Lawrence E Stivers |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 359-359 |
| Publication date | 1981-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Administration Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-3352 • E-ISSN: 1540-6210 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.2307/975796 |
| PMID | 10251865 |
| OpenAlex | W2324795368 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 1 |
The present discussion reports on some of the first statewide data gathering and analysis to assess the consequences of the 1975 reorganization of the Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services. Two major concepts guiding the reorganization were: (1) integration of services in order to cover more adequately the needs of clients, including "multi-problem" clients, and (2) decentralization of administrative authority of all programs under a single, district-wide management structure. Despite widespread interest in the Florida system, and two previous studies, no systematic, detailed study of the impact of reorganization at the service delivery level has been conducted until now. The results of this study indicate that departmental employees perceive substantial decentralization of authority and progress toward integration of services since the 1975 reorganization. Perceived improvement in client services is also indicated. Major factors cited as influential in the change are the move toward collocation of services, the establishment of administratively interlinked service networks, and to a lesser extent, the development of generalist managers
Business · Decentralization · Economic growth · Economics · Human services · Order (exchange · Political science · Process management · Public relations · Service (business · Service delivery framework · Finance · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Healthcare innovation and challenges · Healthcare Policy and Management · Marketing · Public Administration
Administrative Offices of Aging in State Bureaucracies
Service Networks in Florida
Linking Local Services
Linking Policy Intention and Policy Implementation
System service provision and client service utilization in public sector, human service organizations
Employing Transaction Costs Analysis as a Theory of Public Sector Implementation1
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 1984 - 1991 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |