Multilevel governance and organizational performance: Investigating the political-bureaucratic labyrinth

@article{citeulike:1820899, abstract = {Research on governance has extensively explored the complex interactions of governmental, nongovernmental, andfor-profit entities in the execution of public policy. It has consistently failed, however, to modelempirically the joint effects of political and bureaucratic actors in governance systems. To address this issue, atheory of multilevel governance built upon the foundation of representative bureaucracy was developed and tested.Results from an analysis of Texas school districts suggest that Latinos at all levels of the governance system,political and managerial, influence representation at other levels. Findings also indicate that Latinos at eachlevel of governance have positive effects, directly and indirectly, on outcomes for Latino students. The influenceof both political and managerial actors at times extends beyond the immediately adjoining level; the effectsof such actors cascade through the governance system. The results show that a priority for systematic researchshould be the identification of approaches and settings for examining the multilevel aspect of governance. {\copyright}2004 by the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management.}, address = {George Bush School of Government, Texas A\&M University, College Station; Department of Public Administration and Policy, School of Public and International Affairs, University of Georgia, Athens; Department of Political Science, Texas A\&M University, College Station}, author = {Meier, Kenneth J. and O'Toole, Laurence J. and Nicholson-Crotty, Sean }, citeulike-article-id = {1820899}, doi = {10.1002/pam.10177}, journal = {Journal of Policy Analysis and Management}, keywords = {governance, multilevel}, number = {1}, pages = {31--47}, posted-at = {2007-10-25 13:38:27}, priority = {2}, title = {Multilevel governance and organizational performance: Investigating the political-bureaucratic labyrinth}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pam.10177}, volume = {23}, year = {2004} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1820899 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1820899 TI - Multilevel governance and organizational performance: Investigating the political-bureaucratic labyrinth JF - Journal of Policy Analysis and Management VL - 23 IS - 1 SP - 31 EP - 47 AD - George Bush School of Government, Texas A&M University, College Station; Department of Public Administration and Policy, School of Public and International Affairs, University of Georgia, Athens; Department of Political Science, Texas A&M University, College Station N2 - Research on governance has extensively explored the complex interactions of governmental, nongovernmental, andfor-profit entities in the execution of public policy. It has consistently failed, however, to modelempirically the joint effects of political and bureaucratic actors in governance systems. To address this issue, atheory of multilevel governance built upon the foundation of representative bureaucracy was developed and tested.Results from an analysis of Texas school districts suggest that Latinos at all levels of the governance system,political and managerial, influence representation at other levels. Findings also indicate that Latinos at eachlevel of governance have positive effects, directly and indirectly, on outcomes for Latino students. The influenceof both political and managerial actors at times extends beyond the immediately adjoining level; the effectsof such actors cascade through the governance system. The results show that a priority for systematic researchshould be the identification of approaches and settings for examining the multilevel aspect of governance. ©2004 by the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management. KW - governance KW - multilevel AU - Meier, Kenneth AU - O'Toole, Laurence AU - Nicholson-Crotty, Sean PY - 2004/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pam.10177 ER -