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100			_aJoaquian, M. Ernita
245			_aBureaucratic adaptation and the politics of multiple principals in policy implementation
260			_c2009
300			_ap.246-68.
362			_aMay
520			_aThe phenomenon of competitive sourcing (A-76) recently tested the federal agencies ability to adapt to a fluid environment. The Bush administration policy of regularized job competitions between government employees and contractors threatened not just agency staffing levels but also the foundation of civil service. As many agencies were neither equipped for competition nor functionally suited to A-76, policy implementation for them became not just a matter of compliance but also management of uncertainties and defending their organizations. Through the lens of organization theory and bureaucratic politics, this article tries to capture the responses of two federal agencies to A-76. Taking the focus away from e fficiency of privatization initiatives to the dynamics of agency response to a threatening mandate, this study finds support for previous theories of policy implementation. It likewise contributes to theory by demonstrating the mechanisms of adaptation and compliance given the different organizational attributes and multiple political interests that agencies had to balance in competitive sourcing. - Reproduced.
650			_aOutsourcing
650			_aCulture
650			_aLeadership
650			_aBureaucracy
773			_aAmerican Review of Public Administration
908			_aN
909			_a82893
999			_c82893 _d82893