EXPLAINING VARIATION IN PERCEPTIONS OF RED TAPE: A PROFESSIONALISM-MARKETIZATION MODEL

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Brewer, Gene A.; Walker, Richard M.
• 署名单位: University System of Georgia; University of Georgia; University of Hong Kong; University of Hong Kong
• 刊物名称: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0033-3298
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9299.2010.01827.x
• 发表日期: 2010
• 页码: 418-438
• 关键词: local-government; management; performance; CORRUPTION; services; REFORM

摘要

In the public administration literature, ways in which perceptions of red tape vary between different parts of the public sector remains relatively unexplored. In this article we define organizational red tape as a subject-dependent concept; that is, we expect to see variations in the level and type of red tape between different internal stakeholder groups. We then explain variations with two organizational-based variables, professionalization and marketization. The empirical analysis is undertaken on nearly 800 English local government services. The framework correctly predicts that officials in highly professionalized andmarketized services perceive higher levels of red tape, while those in less professionalized and marketized services report lower levels. We then summarize our findings and comment on their theoretical and practical significance.