Rethinking Organizational Reforms in Human Service Organizations: Lessons, Dilemmas, and Insights

被引:7
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作者
Schmid, Hillel [1 ]
机构
[1] Hebrew Univ Jerusalem, Paul Baerwald Sch Social Work & Social Serv, IL-91905 Jerusalem, Israel
关键词
driving and restraining forces; implementation; incremental changes; organizational reforms; success and failure; PUBLIC-SERVICE; PERFORMANCE; MANAGEMENT; COPRODUCTION; GOVERNMENT;
D O I
10.1080/23303131.2019.1593907
中图分类号
C93 [管理学]; D035 [国家行政管理]; D523 [行政管理]; D63 [国家行政管理];
学科分类号
12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ; 1204 ; 120401 ;
摘要
The paper presents organizational reforms in human service organizations.It analyzes the driving and restraining forces, barriers, difficulties, and dilemmas in implementing comprehensive reforms in organizations in general and in human service organizations in particular.The paper analyses the reasons for the partial success and failure in implementing reforms and call for rethinking comprehensive organizational reforms vs.implementing incremental changes. Implications for research, theory, policy, and practice are presented and discussed.
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页码:54 / 66
页数:13
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