Understanding Administrative Culture: Some Theoretical and Methodological Remarks

REFERENCES

• Alvesson , M. 2012 . Understanding organizational culture , London : Sage .
   Google Scholar
• Cheung , A.B.I. 2011 . “ NPM in Asian countries ” . In The Ashgate research companion to new public management , Edited by: Christensen , T. and Lægreid , P. 131 – 144 . London : Ashgate . InEds.pp.
   Google Scholar
• Christensen , T. and Lægreid , P. 1998 . Administrative reform policy: The case of Norway . International Review of Administrative Sciences , 64 : 457 – 475 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Christensen , T. and Lægreid , P. 2008 . NPM and beyond: Structure, culture and demography . International Review of Administrative Sciences , 74 ( 1 ) : 7 – 23 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Christensen , T. and Lægreid , P. 2011 . “ Introduction ” . In The Ashgate research companion to new public management , Edited by: Christensen , T. and Lægreid , P. 1 – 16 . London : Ashgate . InEds.pp.
   Google Scholar
• Christensen , T. , Lægreid , P. , Roness , P. and Røvik , K.A. 2007 . Organization theory and public sector: Instrument, culture and myth , London : Routledge .
   Google Scholar
• Creswell , J.W. 2003 . Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches , 2nd , Thousand Oaks , CA : Sage Publications . edition
   Google Scholar
• Denison , D.R. and Mishra , A.K. 1995 . Toward a theory of organizational culture and effectiveness . Organization Science , 6 : 204 – 223 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Dwivedi , O.P and Gow , J.I. 1999 . From bureaucracy to public management: The administrative culture of the government of Canada , Peterborough, ON , Canada : Broadview .
   Google Scholar
• Farazmand, A.1999Globalization and public administration. Public Administration Review, 59, 509–522. http://www.jstor.org/stable/3110299 (http://www.jstor.org/stable/3110299)
   Google Scholar
• Farazmand , A. 2012 . The future of public administration: Challenges and opportunities . Administration and Society , 44 : 487 – 517 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Gaventa , J. 2004 . Strengthening participatory approaches to local governance: Learning the lessons from abroad . National Civic Review , 93 : 16 – 27 .
   Google Scholar
• Gilje , N. and Grimen , H. 1993 . Samfunnsvitenskapenes forutsetninger: Innføring i samfunnsvitenskapenes vitenskapsfilosofi [Assumptions in the social sciences: Introduction to philosophy of science in the social sciences] , Oslo : Universitetetsforlaget .
   Google Scholar
• Hall , P.A. and Taylor , R.C.R. 1996 . Political science and the three new institutionalisms . Political Studies , 44 : 936 – 957 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Haque, A.S., & Zafarullah, H.M. (2001). Public management for good governance: Reforms, regimes, and reality in Bangladesh. International Journal of Public Administration, 24, 1379–1403. http://pactu.edu.np/downloads/njpg/june-2011/4_muhammad-azizuddin_bangladesh_administrative-reform-in-bangladesh--an-overview-of-political-dynamics.pdf (http://pactu.edu.np/downloads/njpg/june-2011/4_muhammad-azizuddin_bangladesh_administrative-reform-in-bangladesh--an-overview-of-political-dynamics.pdf)
   Google Scholar
• Hatch, M.J.1993The dynamics of organizational culture. The Academy of Management Review, 18, 657–693. http://www.jstor.org/stable/258594 (http://www.jstor.org/stable/258594)
   Google Scholar
• Hatch , M.J. 1997 . Organization theory: Modern, symbolic and post-modern perspectives , Oxford : Oxford University Press .
   Google Scholar
• Henderson , K.M. 2004 . “ Characterizing American public administration: The concept of administrative culture ” . In International Journal of Public Sector Management , Edited by: Hofstede , G. Vol. 17 , 234 – 250 . New York : McGraw Hill . 1991Cultures and organizations, software of the mind: Intercultural cooperation and its importance for survival
   Google Scholar
• Hofstede , G. , Hofstede , G.J. and Minkov , M. 2010 . Cultures and organizations: Software of the mind , 3rd , New York : McGraw Hill .
   Google Scholar
• Hyden , G. 2012 . African politics in comparative perspective , 2nd , Cambridge : Cambridge University Press . edition
   Google Scholar
• Islam , N. 2004 . “ Sifarish, sycophants, power and collectivism: Administrative culture in Pakistan ” . In International Review of Administrative Sciences Vol. 70 , 311 – 330 .
   Google Scholar
• Jabbra , J.G. and Dwivedi , O.P. 2004 . Globalization, governance, and administrative culture . International Journal of Public Administration , 27 : 1101 – 1127 .
   Google Scholar
• Jahan , F. and Shahan , A.M. 2008 . “ Politics-bureaucracy relationship in Bangladesh ” . In Consequences for the Public Service Commission , Vol. 8 , 307 – 328 . Public Organization Review .
   Google Scholar
• Jamil , I. 1994 . “ Administrative culture: A mode of understanding public administration across cultures ” . In Coyle, C. (ed.) Research in Urban Policy , Vol. 5 , 275 – 294 . Greenwich , CT : JAI Press .
   Google Scholar
• Jamil , I. 2007 . Administrative culture in Bangladesh , Dhaka : A.H. Development Publishing House .
   Google Scholar
• Jamil , I. and Haque , M. 2005 . “ The culture of Tadbir: The “building block” of decision-making in the civil service of Bangladesh ” . In Globalization and good governance: Pressure for constructive reforms , Edited by: Jain , R.B. 175 – 203 . New Delhi : Deep and Deep Publications . InEd.
   Google Scholar
• Lam, J.T.M.1994Administrative culture and democracy in Hong Kong. Asian Affairs, 21, 166–181. http://www.jstor.org/stable/301722 (http://www.jstor.org/stable/301722)
   Google Scholar
• Lægreid , P. and Verhoest , K. 2010 . “ Introduction ” . In Governance of public sector organizations: Proliferation, autonomy and performance , Edited by: Lægreid , P. and Verhoest , K. 1 – 18 . Basingstoke , UK : Palgrave Macmillan . InEds.pp.
   Google Scholar
• Manning , N. 2001 . The legacy of the new public management in developing countries . International Review of Administrative Sciences , 67 : 297 – 312 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• March , J.G. and Olsen , J.P. 1989 . Rediscovering institutions: The organizational basis of politics , New York : The Free Press .
   Google Scholar
• March , J.G. and Olsen , J.P. 1995 . Democratic governance , New York : The Free Press .
   Google Scholar
• Martin , J. 2001 . Organizational culture: Mapping the terrain , London : Sage .
   Google Scholar
• Ott , S.J. 1989 . Organizational culture perspective , Belmont , CA : Dorsey Press .
   Google Scholar
• Peters , G.B. 1999 . Institutional theory in political science: The “new institutionalism.” , London : Pinter .
   Google Scholar
• Putnam , R.D. 1993 . Making democracy work: Civic traditions in modern Italy , Princeton , NJ : Princeton University Press .
   Google Scholar
• Riggs , F.W. 1964 . Administration in developing countries: The theory of prismatic society , Boston : Houghton Mifflin .
   Google Scholar
• Samaratunge , R. , Alam , Q. and Teicher , J. 2008 . The new public management reforms in Asia: A comparison of South and Southeast Asian countries . International Review of Administrative Sciences , 74 : 25 – 46 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Schedler, K.Proeller, I.2007Public management as a cultural phenomenon: Revitalizing societal culture in international public management research. International Public Management Review, 8, 186–194. http://www.ipmr.net (http://www.ipmr.net)
   Google Scholar
• Schein , E.H. 1992 . Organizational culture and leadership , 2nd , San Francisco : Jossey-Bass Publishers .
   Google Scholar
• Schick, A.1998Why most developing countries should not try New Zealand's reforms. In The World Bank research observer, 13, 123–131. http://www1.worldbank.org/publicsector/pe/befa05/NZReforms.pdf (http://www1.worldbank.org/publicsector/pe/befa05/NZReforms.pdf)
   Google Scholar
• Schwartz, S.H.1992Universals in the content and structure of values: Theory and empirical tests in 20 countries. Advances in experimental social psychologyvol. 25New York: Academic Press http://lepo.it.da.ut.ee/~cect/teoreetiline%20seminar%2023.04.2013/Schwartz%201992.pdf (http://lepo.it.da.ut.ee/~cect/teoreetiline%20seminar%2023.04.2013/Schwartz%201992.pdf)
   Google Scholar
• Scott , W.R. 1995 . Institutions and organizations , London : Sage .
   Google Scholar
• Selznick , P. 1984 . Leadership in administration: A sociological interpretation , Berkeley : University of California Press .
   Google Scholar
• Sharma , R.D. 2002 . Conceptual foundations of administrative culture: An attempt at analysis of some variables . International Review of Sociology: Revue Internationale de Sociologie , 12 : 65 – 75. .
   Google Scholar
• Silverman , D. 2005 . Doing qualitative research , 2nd , London: Sage . edition
   Google Scholar
• Smircich, L.1983Concepts of culture and organizational analysis. Administrative Science Quarterly, 283339–358. http:www.jstor.org/stable/2392246 (http://http:www.jstor.org/stable/2392246)
   Google Scholar
• Symon , G. and Casell , C. 1998 . Qualitative methods and analysis in organizational research: A practical guide , London : Sage .
   Google Scholar
• Tayeb , M.H. 1998 . Organizations and national culture: A comparative analysis , London: Sage .
   Google Scholar
• Verhoest , K. 2011 . “ The relevance of culture for NPM ” . In The Ashgate research companion to new public management , Edited by: Christensen , T. and Lægreid , P. 47 – 64 . London : Ashgate .
   Google Scholar
• Weinberg, A.M.1970The axiology of science: The urgent question of scientific priorities has helped to promote a growing concern with value in science, American Scientist, 58, 612–617. http://www.jstor.org/stable/27829310 (http://www.jstor.org/stable/27829310) (Accessed: 19 December 2012 ).
   Google Scholar
• World Values Survey1990–2012 http://www.worldvaluessurvey.org/index_surveys (http://www.worldvaluessurvey.org/index_surveys)
   Google Scholar