International Journal of Organization Theory & Behavior: Volume 17 Issue 3

Understanding parallel structures in public administration

Stefan Mann

This paper addresses the question of the underlying causes for persistent parallel structures in public administration. Frames like bounded rationality, the budget-maximizing…

Examining absenteeism in the public and non-profit sectors

Vickie L. Edwards

Using the Steers and Rhodes (1978) model of absenteeism behavior, this paper examines ability to attend and attendance motivation factors for public and non-profit managers…

Roles of instrumental and noninstrumental voice in members' reactions toward interorganizational committees

Nace Magner, A. Blair Staley

Interorganizational committees make decisions that apply to various organizations and their members are representatives of these organizations. This paper examines how…

is government (un)dead?: What apocalyptic fiction tells us about our view of public administration

Aaron Smith-Walter, Fatima Sparger Sharif

The zombie-plague apocalypse is a powerful social imaginary that focuses attention on the border between legitimate citizens and zombie “others.” The surge in the number of zombie…

Public service in popular culture: the administrative discretion of commissioner gordon and harvey dent

Sharon Mastracci

To examine how public servants are depicted in film, I discuss the changes over time of Batmanʼs Commissioner Gordon, particularly his character arc in the contemporary The Dark…