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Logics and Agency in Public Management Research

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  • Tony Kinder

    (Tampere University)

  • Jari Stenvall

    (Tampere University)

  • Antti Talonen

    (University of Helsinki)

Abstract

The article analyses the negative effects of the use of logics in public organisation research on active human agency. We build up a new conceptual model with which to approach logics in current research on organising public services; suggesting ways in which current models using logics in public organisation research can be strengthened. Our contribution is two-fold: we argue that Elder-Vass’ approach benefits from close synthesis with social learning theory (including recent thinking on trust, emotions, and distributed learning) and secondly, that grounding all usage of logics in logic-of-practice helps avoid a reification of logics and thirdly that situated learning better suits public organisation problem solving that the application of ‘new’ universal solutions.

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  • Tony Kinder & Jari Stenvall & Antti Talonen, 2023. "Logics and Agency in Public Management Research," Public Organization Review, Springer, vol. 23(1), pages 159-180, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:porgrv:v:23:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1007_s11115-021-00576-8
    DOI: 10.1007/s11115-021-00576-8
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