Sponsor
Portland State University. Hatfield School of Government
First Advisor
Craig W. Shinn
Term of Graduation
Spring 2008
Date of Publication
3-18-2008
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Public Administration and Policy
Department
Public Administration
Language
English
Subjects
Hybrid power, Local government, Drug courts, Intergovernmental cooperation, Organizational sociology
DOI
10.15760/etd.7824
Physical Description
1 online resource (v, 358 pages)
Abstract
Organizational complexity is a distinguishing characteristic of local governance in America's urban areas. Organizationally complex arrangements among jurisdictions, agencies, and private for-profit and not-for-profit organizations are frequently involved in the production and delivery of local public goods and services in the United States. In this dissertation study the author seeks useful explanations regarding emergence, operation and consequences of organizational complexity found in local public economies in the United States. The study draws on the author's professional practice and researcher experience and organizational theory to develop a conceptual platform for better understanding local public sector organizational complexity. The conceptual platform is operationalized through an analytic framework designed for study of hybrid organization in local governance. The study uses drug courts in a multi-site empirical test application of the analytic framework. Finally, the results of the study, conclusions drawn and implications for public administration and policy theory, research, education and practice are offered.
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Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/37649
Recommended Citation
Crumpton, Charles David, "Organizational Complexity in American Local Governance: Deploying an Organizational Perspective in Concept and Analytic Framework Development" (2008). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 5954.
https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.7824
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