International Journal of Organization Theory & Behavior: Volume 8 Issue 2

The fifth paradigm of public administration? Public organizational theory as a possible solution to the perennial big questions of public administration

P. Edward French, Robert A. Spears, Rodney E. Stanley

This paper addresses the current “big questions” debate in public administration and proposes an appropriate placement for organization theory in the discourse of the discipline…

The impact of rational organizations on public administrators: A structural equation model

Mohamad G. Alkadry, Ronald C. Nyhan

The rational organization has long been an important tool in public administration (Weber, 1968; Simon, 1964; Alkadry, 2003). It is often identified with positive characteristics…

Assessing and improving conflict resolution in multiparty environmental negotiations

Rosemary O℉Leary, Tina Nabatchi, Lisa Bingham

After reviewing the logic and basics of Environmental Conflict Resolution (ECR), this article analyzes the praise for and criticisms of ECR. This article acknowledges the initial…

Multi-party environmental negotiations: perspectives from democratizing nations in latin america

Donna L. Lybecker, Jennifer E. Horan

This research examines environmental negotiations in two countries, Mexico and Ecuador, currently undergoing democratic transition. We examine the ability of democratizing…

Inter-agency collaborative approaches to endangered species act compliance and salmon recovery in the pacific northwest

Nicholas P. Lovrich, Michael J. Gaffney, Edward P. Weber, R. Michael Bireley, Dayna R. Matthews, Bruce Bjork

We assessed attempts by federal and state agencies to utilize a Community Oriented Policing and Problem Solving (COPPS) approach to address endangered species and natural resource…