Local government projectification in practice – a multiple institutional logic perspective

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ID6304002
AuthorsMorris Fred (0000-0002-2108-0973, Malmö University, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume46
Issue3
Pages351-370
Publication date2020-05-03
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLocal Government Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0300-3930 • E-ISSN: 1743-9388
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03003930.2019.1606799
OpenAlexW2944025524
LanguageEN
Citations received21
References cited44

During the last couple of decades, we have witnessed a proliferation of the project as an organizational solution in sectors as diverse as IT, housing, social services, education and culture. Despite a growing interest in the phenomenon, we know surprisingly little of how processes of public sector projectification unfold in practice, especially at local government level. This article uses an institutional logic perspective to illustrate and argue that public sector projectification can be understood and conceptualized as the enactment of multiple, co-existing institutional logics, but where one particular logic is of growing importance – the project logic. It is argued that even though the project form is often perceived as more flexible than that of the bureaucracy, the practical outcome seldom represents a radical break with traditional, bureaucratic management models. Rather, it appears to aid a rediscovery and reuse of central bureaucratic practices and procedures such as reporting, documentation and standardization

Bureaucracy · Business · Documentation · Epistemology · Government (linguistics · Institutional logic · Perspective (graphical · Phenomenon · Political science · Public relations · Public sector · Social science · Sociology · Standardization · Computer Science · Construction Project Management and Performance · Law · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research · Public-Private Partnership Projects

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