Functioneering in a Time of Global Disruption: Idealism, Realism, and Pragmatism

• In Event: COVID-19, Crisis Management, and Administrative Reform

Brief Overview

We explore the tension between functioneering (ad hoc crisis response) and muddling through (adaptive decision-making) in public procurement during COVID-19, linking these approaches to philosophical debates on idealism, realism, and pragmatism.

Authors

• Eric W Prier, Florida Atlantic University

• Clifford P McCue, Florida Atlantic University