Inter Organizational Policy Systems and Research on Public Organizations
- 1 February 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Administration & Society
- Vol. 13 (4) , 457-478
- https://doi.org/10.1177/009539978201300404
Abstract
This article argues that the basic unit for much of public organization analysis is not the organization as is the convention in organization and management theory. Rather, it is an interorganizational unit—the policy system-which centers on a public policy domain.Keywords
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