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Understanding Administrative Culture: Some Theoretical and Methodological Remarks

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  • Ishtiaq Jamil
  • Steinar Askvik
  • Farhad Hossain

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The article highlights five aspects of administrative culture. It first describes different ways of conceptualizing administrative culture. The second aspect is the ontology of administrative culture, two views of which are presented. The first of these sees organizational culture as a dependent variable that can be manipulated and altered to reflect management and leadership preferences; the other views organizations as miniature societies reflecting broader societal culture. Change is more path dependent than rationally arranged at will. The third aspect of administrative culture concerns epistemology, focusing on how knowledge about culture is created, how a researcher may carry out inquiry, and what the inquiry is about. The fourth aspect – the axiology of administrative culture – concerns the appropriate administrative norms and ethical standards of public officials. Finally, the methodological aspect points to how to study and capture different aspects of administrative culture.

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  • Ishtiaq Jamil & Steinar Askvik & Farhad Hossain, 2013. "Understanding Administrative Culture: Some Theoretical and Methodological Remarks," International Journal of Public Administration, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 36(13), pages 900-909.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:36:y:2013:i:13:p:900-909
    DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.837728
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    1. Julia Stoffregen & Jan M. Pawlowski & Eric Ras & Snezana Scepanovic & Dragica Zugic, 2016. "Identifying Socio-Cultural Factors That Impact the Use of Open Educational Resources in Local Public Administrations," International Journal of Management, Knowledge and Learning, International School for Social and Business Studies, Celje, Slovenia, vol. 5(2), pages 167-187.
    2. Gedion Onyango, 2019. "Organizational Disciplinary Actions as Socio-Political Processes in Public Organizations," Public Organization Review, Springer, vol. 19(2), pages 227-248, June.
    3. Mario Fernando & Ruwan Bandara, 2020. "Towards virtuous and ethical organisational performance in the context of corruption: A case study in the public sector," Public Administration & Development, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 40(3), pages 196-204, August.

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