Public Management
Should It Strive to be Art, Science, or Engineering
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6295449 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert D Behn (Duke University, corresponding author), R Behn |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 91-123 |
| Publication date | 1996-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1053-1858 • E-ISSN: 1477-9803 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jpart.a024305 |
| OpenAlex | W2323936297 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 12 |
The study of public management ought not to attempt to imitate—as do many disciplines in the social sciences—the research paradigm of the natural sciences. But neither should public management be dismissed as merely an unscientific art. Rather, public management is, in many ways, a combination of science and art similar to engineering
Dissemination · Engineering ethics · Field (mathematics · Political science · Process (computing · Public relations · Science and engineering · Science communication · Science education · Sociology · Complex Systems and Decision Making · Computer Science · Engineering · Law · Management and Organizational Studies · Management Theory and Practice · Mathematics
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,42 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2024 (25) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |