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Institutional logics in inter‐departmental coordination: Why actors agree on a joint policy output
Author(s) -
Hustedt Thurid,
Danken Thomas
Publication year - 2017
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/padm.12331
Subject(s) - joint (building) , government (linguistics) , process (computing) , politics , german , economic system , business , political science , public administration , process management , economics , computer science , engineering , law , architectural engineering , philosophy , linguistics , archaeology , history , operating system
By investigating two German inter‐departmental committees, this article shows that the policy output of these coordination bodies depends on the specific institutional logic evoked throughout the coordination process. While in one of the groups a policy logic prevailed and a joint coordination output was achieved, the other was dominated by a political logic and proved unable to achieve agreement. The article contributes to research on government coordination by showing that actor orientations are crucial for explaining inter‐organizational coordination. The results direct attention to the behavioural implications of coordination structures.