Introduction to the special issue ‘Towards a Multi-Level Understanding of Agile in Government
Macro, Meso and Micro Perspectives
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7297192 |
|---|---|
| Editors | Caroline Fischer (0000-0001-5870-4498), Oliver Neumann (0000-0002-0988-9729) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 123-136 |
| Publication date | 2024-06-11 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Information Polity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1875-8754 • E-ISSN: 1570-1255 |
| Publisher | IOS Press (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.3233/ip-249007 |
| OpenAlex | W4399535295 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 52 |
As public organizations increasingly adopt agile practices, understanding their opportunities, challenges, and transformative potentials is important. This article introduces the special issue on ‘The Future of Agile in Public Service Organizations: Macro, Meso and Micro Perspectives’ and explores the evolving landscape of agile in public service, drawing from diverse scholarly perspectives. To that end, we discuss various definitions of agile in the context of government and outline the potential benefits and drawbacks of the concept. We then delve into the macro-level characteristics and impacts of agile on institutions and society, its meso-level implications regarding organizational structures, processes, and outcomes, and micro-level determinants and effects on managers, employees, and teams. Referring to theoretical streams building the basis for agile on these different analytical levels, we build a conceptual framework of multi-level agile government. We introduce the six research studies and a book review included in this special issue and position them within this framework to highlight their contributions to understanding agile at each of the three levels
Agile software development · Business · Conceptual framework · Context (archaeology · Government (linguistics · Knowledge management · Macro · Management science · Process management · Social science · Sociology · Transformative learning · Computer Science · Engineering · Information Technology Governance and Strategy · Public Policy and Administration Research · Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management
The Dynamic Capability View in Strategic Management
Self-determination theory
Organizations in Action
The value of institutional logics
Adopting agile in government
Microbrook, Mesobrook, Macrobrook
Customer agility and responsiveness through big data analytics for public value creation
Agile local governments
Institutional challenges in agile adoption
Agile innovation management in government
Adaptive governance
Digital service teams in government
Agile government
Fighting Covid ‐19 with Agility, Transparency, and Participation
Public management, agility and innovation
The Management of Innovation
Agile
Social affordances of agile governance
What Makes a Concept Good? A Criterial Framework for Understanding Concept Formation in the Social Sciences
Digital Government, Open Architecture, and Innovation
The Necessity of Discretion
Modern talking
Incorporating agile practices in public sector IT management
Making governance agile
The Iron Cage Revisited
| Citations per year | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |