Public Administration and Organizational Theory: Prescribing the Proper Dose

• Published in: Public organization review Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 63 - 78
• Main Authors: Charbonneau, Étienne, Bromberg, Daniel, Henderson, Alexander C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.03.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Economic Policy; Management; Political Science; Political Science and International Relations; Political Science and International Studies; Public Administration; Public Finance; Organization studies; Organization theory; Generic management; Discipline; Public administration

Since the founding of the field of public administration, scholars have struggled with questions related to the “publicness” of public organizations (Bozeman 1987 ). In this article, the extent of this “publicness” in organizational studies research is investigated by examining articles published in...