Taking context and strategy seriously : the contracting out decision in the U.S. public education
This study examines how contracting decisions can be influenced by organizational contexts, managerial strategies, and the interaction between the environment and strategies, building on Miles and Snow’s strategy typology—prospectors, defenders, and reactors. Our empirical evidence shows that the fr...
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| author | Rho, Eunju Kim, Soojin Han, Sumin |
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| description | This study examines how contracting decisions can be influenced by organizational contexts, managerial strategies, and the interaction between the environment and strategies, building on Miles and Snow’s strategy typology—prospectors, defenders, and reactors. Our empirical evidence shows that the fragmented political context affects contracting decisions and only the reactor strategy leads to less contracting. Moreover, the impact of top-level managers’ particular strategic stances on contracting decisions becomes greater as fiscal power is centralized within a relatively simpler intergovernmental political setting. Likewise, a higher level of financial deficiency can ameliorate the negative effect of a defender strategy on contracting decisions. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1526752023-03-05T15:31:37Z Taking context and strategy seriously : the contracting out decision in the U.S. public education Rho, Eunju Kim, Soojin Han, Sumin School of Social Sciences Social sciences::Political science Contracting Decision Managerial Strategy This study examines how contracting decisions can be influenced by organizational contexts, managerial strategies, and the interaction between the environment and strategies, building on Miles and Snow’s strategy typology—prospectors, defenders, and reactors. Our empirical evidence shows that the fragmented political context affects contracting decisions and only the reactor strategy leads to less contracting. Moreover, the impact of top-level managers’ particular strategic stances on contracting decisions becomes greater as fiscal power is centralized within a relatively simpler intergovernmental political setting. Likewise, a higher level of financial deficiency can ameliorate the negative effect of a defender strategy on contracting decisions. Accepted version 2021-09-10T01:23:43Z 2021-09-10T01:23:43Z 2020 Journal Article Rho, E., Kim, S. & Han, S. (2020). Taking context and strategy seriously : the contracting out decision in the U.S. public education. Public Management Review, 23(9), 1398-1422. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2020.1763073 1471-9037 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/152675 10.1080/14719037.2020.1763073 9 23 1398 1422 en Public Management Review This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Public Management Review on 01 Jun 2020, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/14719037.2020.1763073. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Social sciences::Political science Contracting Decision Managerial Strategy Rho, Eunju Kim, Soojin Han, Sumin Taking context and strategy seriously : the contracting out decision in the U.S. public education |
| title | Taking context and strategy seriously : the contracting out decision in the U.S. public education |
| title_full | Taking context and strategy seriously : the contracting out decision in the U.S. public education |
| title_fullStr | Taking context and strategy seriously : the contracting out decision in the U.S. public education |
| title_full_unstemmed | Taking context and strategy seriously : the contracting out decision in the U.S. public education |
| title_short | Taking context and strategy seriously : the contracting out decision in the U.S. public education |
| title_sort | taking context and strategy seriously the contracting out decision in the u s public education |
| topic | Social sciences::Political science Contracting Decision Managerial Strategy |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/152675 |
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