01740nam a2200157Ia 4500008004100000100002000041245007000061260000900131300001500140504000800155520130900163650002601472650002101498650001801519773004501537181130s2018    xx            000 0 und d  aFlink, Carla M.  aOrdering chaos:bthe performance consequences of budetary changes  c2018  ap.291-300.  dMay  aLiterature on punctuated equilibrium theory has aimed to explain the causes of policy punctuations. What remain unknown are the consequences of those punctuations (and other size changes) for organizations. Specifically, this study analyzes how budgetary changes affect organizational performance. While the connection between financial resources and organization outcomes has been examined before, the analyses here expand upon previous work by considering the full spectrum of budgetary changes from negative punctuations to positive punctuations. This topic is important given today�s fiscal uncertainty. For managers and bureaucrats, they are expected to stabilize organization outputs no matter what policy inputs are established in the organization. At times, inputs can be erratic and unstable�successful organizations can find a way to maintain performance despite these obstacles. In the context of school districts, this study examines the performance consequences (measured by annual changes in the statewide standardized test pass rate) of different size alterations in instructional expenditures. Results indicate that, generally, organizations are able to dampen the impact of negative financial changes and improve upon budgetary increases in the translation to outcomes. - Reproduced.  aPublic administration  aPublic budgeting  aPublic policy  aAmerican Review of Public Administration