Toward the self-evaluating organization? An empirical test of the Wildavsky model
By: Boyne, George A. et al.
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ArticlePublisher: 2004Description: p.463-73.Subject(s): Organizations | Public administration
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Public Administration ReviewSummary: This article presents the first empirical test of Wildavsky's model of self-evaluation by public organizations. We elucidate wildavsky's arguments and identify six variables that have theoretical effects on self-evaluation. A statistical model that incorporates these variables explains 46 percent of the variation in self-evaluation. The evidence suggests that self-evaluation is positively related to leadership support and employee involvement, and negatively related to the number of organizational sub-units undertaking evaluation at the same time. Refinements to the Wildavsky model are proposed, and conclusions are drawn on the theory and practice of self-evaluation by public organizations. - Reproduced.
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Indian Institute of Public Administration | Volume no: 64, Issue no: 4 | Available | AR62157 |
This article presents the first empirical test of Wildavsky's model of self-evaluation by public organizations. We elucidate wildavsky's arguments and identify six variables that have theoretical effects on self-evaluation. A statistical model that incorporates these variables explains 46 percent of the variation in self-evaluation. The evidence suggests that self-evaluation is positively related to leadership support and employee involvement, and negatively related to the number of organizational sub-units undertaking evaluation at the same time. Refinements to the Wildavsky model are proposed, and conclusions are drawn on the theory and practice of self-evaluation by public organizations. - Reproduced.
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