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MANAGERIAL STRATEGIES IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Author(s) -
GREENWOOD ROYSTON
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
public administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.313
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1467-9299
pISSN - 0033-3298
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9299.1987.tb00663.x
Subject(s) - local government , style (visual arts) , contingency theory , contingency , perspective (graphical) , set (abstract data type) , variation (astronomy) , strategic planning , business , strategic management , political science , public administration , management , economics , marketing , computer science , epistemology , geography , astrophysics , philosophy , physics , archaeology , artificial intelligence , programming language
The organizational arrangements of local authorities are known to vary. Explanations of the variation observed have usually been set within the contingency theory perspective. The present paper utilizes a different approach, examining how far structural variations are a consequence of differences in strategic style. The concept of strategic style is discussed and applied to data from English local authorities. Results indicate that strategic style does influence local authority structural arrangements.