From the Perspective of Boundary-Spanning Units: Do Public Agencies Become Participatory Structures For Managing the Environmental Uncertainty?

• In Event: JSS SESSION: Public Organizations: Managing the Internal and External Environment

Brief Overview

This research finds that boundary-spanning units of public agencies tend to become participatory structures to manage environmental uncertainties caused by political pressures and media exposures.

Author

• HaeLee Kim, University at Albany, SUNY