01508pab a2200169 454500 180718b2015 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Ho, Alfred Tat-Kei Challenges in building effective and competitive government in developing countries: an institutional logics perspective 2015 p.263-280. May For the past two decades, many developing countries have begun to experiment with results-oriented reforms to make their governments more competitive. However, very few studies explore the question of the applicability and appropriateness of Western-oriented reforms in non-Western contexts. Based on theories of new institutionalism and institutional logics, this article examines some of the organizational, cultural, and political assumptions that are implicit in Western-styled reforms; how they may conflict with the institutional contexts of many developing countries; and how the conflicts may impact reform strategies and results. The article then recommends how future comparative research can focus more on inter-institutional layering problems. It also suggests a few hypotheses for future empirical works that are interested in exploring further the dynamics between institutional gap, implementation strategies, and leadership characteristics of results-oriented reforms. - Reproduced. Public administration Im, Tobin American Review of Public Administration 108665 108660 108660 0 0 0 0 IIPA IIPA 2018-07-19 Volume no: 45, Issue no: 3 AR109125 2018-07-19 2018-07-19 AR