Strategy implementation style and public service effectiveness, efficiency, and equity

Artikel

Strategic decision-making theories suggest that organizations that combine rational and incremental strategy implementation styles are likely to perform better than those that emphasize a single style. To assess whether these arguments apply to the public sector; we explore the strategy implementation style and perceived service effectiveness, efficiency and equity of Turkish municipal government departments. Using fuzzy cluster analysis, we identify four distinctive though inter-related styles of strategy implementation in our sample organizations: logical-incremental; mostly rational; mostly incremental; and no clear approach. A logical-incremental and mostly rational style of implementation are associated with better effectiveness, efficiency and equity; with the absence of an implementation style associated with worse performance. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal: Administrative Sciences ; ISSN: 2076-3387 ; Volume: 7 ; Year: 2017 ; Issue: 1 ; Pages: 1-19 ; Basel: MDPI

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Öffentliche Verwaltung
• Subject: strategy ; implementation ; performance ; public sector ; quantitative analysis ; fuzzy clustering

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Andrews, Rhys ; Beynon, Malcolm J. ; Genc, Elif
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): MDPI
• (where): Basel
• (when): 2017

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.3390/admsci7010004
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/239782
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET