Administration & Society articles from August 1994

Administration & Society archives from August 1994

Farewell to Norton. (social scientist Norton Long) (Obituary)
August 1, 1994... What does one say in memory of Norton Long? Surely he was one of the most unforgettable persons that have populated my life. By all accounts, this was true for others as well. Some found him outrageous, others found him sweet. Some found him...

Transference in organizational research.
August 1, 1994... In the positivist view of organizational research, organizations are "out there" to be observed, and the research act need not affect the organization or the researcher's observations.(1) In contrast, the subjectivist orientation regards both...

A portfolio theory of policy subsystems.
August 1, 1994... During the Reagan period, the resilience and adaptability of the policy subsystems involved in the wide array of domestic policy were subjected to the most severe test in recent history. In 1981 and 1982, 188 domestic programs were terminated,...

Ethics management in municipal governments and large firms: exploring similarities and differences.
August 1, 1994... In recent years, concern with ethics has increased in both the public and private sectors. This issue, thought by many to be a passing phenomenon in the 1980s, is now a salient, strategic issue for public and private organizations in the...

Shared regulation in the United States securities industry.
August 1, 1994... Leblebici, P., & Salancik, G. (1982). Stability in interorganizational exchanges: Rulemaking processes at the Chicago Board of Trade. Administrative Science Quarterly, 27, 227-242. Lewis, M. (1989). Liar's poker. New York: W. W. Norton....

Public-institutional processes: beyond conventional wisdom about management processes.
August 1, 1994... Administration may be thought of as the major invention and device by which civilized men in complex societies try to control their culture, by which they seek simultaneously to achieve--within the limitations of their wit and knowledge--the...

A comparative assessment of public administration journal publications.
August 1, 1994... The nature of the research tradition in public administration has been the focus of debate for many years. Over the past decade, however, the intensity of this controversy has escalated among both scholars and practitioners. The ongoing...