Trouble in paradise: Disintegrated strategic change within a government agency

Abstract

Focusing on one of the “Next Steps” agencies, explores the difficulties which many organizations experience in relation to the process of strategy implementation. States that agentization has created a need for public sector organizations to embark on strategic change. However, adherence to an outmoded set of cultural values and a panic‐crazed obsession with efficiency often lead to a series of ill‐conceived, disjointed initiatives; these may contribute to a disintegrated approach adopted towards strategy formulation. Argues that, to effect successful strategic change, there is a need for organizations to promote integration between the content and the process of strategic management.

Citation

McHugh, M. (1997), "Trouble in paradise: Disintegrated strategic change within a government agency", International Journal of Public Sector Management, Vol. 10 No. 6, pp. 433-443. https://doi.org/10.1108/09513559710190807