IMPROVEMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICE RELATIONSHIPS: CULTURAL THEORY AND INSTITUTIONAL WORK

IMPROVEMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICE RELATIONSHIPS: CULTURAL THEORY AND INSTITUTIONAL WORK

This article examines the influence of cultural‐institutional factors on user–provider relationships in public services. Using Grid‐Group Cultural Theory (CT) as a way to structure the complexity of public service relationships, the article considers the extent to which public services are attuned t...

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