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Understanding the influence of values in complex systems-based approaches to public policy and management

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Attempts to apply complexity theory to public management have focused on the dynamic systems environment. This accepts that in public systems there are many externalities, unstable processes, and indeterminate outcomes. Resulting practices have focused on system resilience, patterns of practice, and adaptability. This article revisits complex systems and theorizes public organizations as dynamic systems of public values. The rigour of such an original approach requires a juxtaposition of values with complexity theory. Theorizing value systems in public policy implies they are a key element of complexity and provides a significant development for understanding stable and unstable dynamics in public organizations.

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  • Philip Haynes, 2018. "Understanding the influence of values in complex systems-based approaches to public policy and management," Public Management Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 20(7), pages 980-996, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rpxmxx:v:20:y:2018:i:7:p:980-996
    DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2017.1364411
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    1. Giovanni Esposito & Andrea Terlizzi, 2023. "Governing wickedness in megaprojects: discursive and institutional perspectives," Policy and Society, Darryl S. Jarvis and M. Ramesh, vol. 42(2), pages 131-147.
    2. Darren Nel & Araz Taeihagh, 2024. "The soft underbelly of complexity science adoption in policymaking: towards addressing frequently overlooked non-technical challenges," Policy Sciences, Springer;Society of Policy Sciences, vol. 57(2), pages 403-436, June.
    3. Jeroen van der Heijden, 2022. "The Value of Systems Thinking for and in Regulatory Governance: An Evidence Synthesis," SAGE Open, , vol. 12(2), pages 21582440221, June.

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