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TY - JOUR
T1 - Improvisation in Public Administration
T2 - An Exploration of Implementation Environments in a Developing Country
AU - Hodgkinson, Ian R.
AU - Hughes, Paul
AU - Leite, Higor
AU - Nascimento, Thiago C.
PY - 2025/8/7
Y1 - 2025/8/7
N2 - Though public management in developing countries is oriented toward an action imperative, dealing with situations in real-time, the improvisation phenomenon has received little scholarly attention in public administration and management. This knowledge gap leads to the study’s research question: how do different implementation environments influence improvisation in public service organizations? Addressing this research question, the article draws on surveyquestionnaire data generated from public managers (n = 208) across different public service organizations in Brazil. Adopting a configurational methodology, the study reveals four implementation environments each with a specific set of characteristics and, through additional analysis, contrasting service performance levels.
AB - Though public management in developing countries is oriented toward an action imperative, dealing with situations in real-time, the improvisation phenomenon has received little scholarly attention in public administration and management. This knowledge gap leads to the study’s research question: how do different implementation environments influence improvisation in public service organizations? Addressing this research question, the article draws on surveyquestionnaire data generated from public managers (n = 208) across different public service organizations in Brazil. Adopting a configurational methodology, the study reveals four implementation environments each with a specific set of characteristics and, through additional analysis, contrasting service performance levels.
KW - Improvisation
KW - Cluster Analysis
KW - Decision-making
KW - Configurational approach
KW - Developing countries
U2 - 10.1080/01900692.2025.2535004
DO - 10.1080/01900692.2025.2535004
M3 - Journal article
SP - 1
EP - 14
JO - International Journal of Public Administration
JF - International Journal of Public Administration
SN - 0190-0692
ER -