ADAPTIVE AND MALADAPTIVE RESPONSES OF MANAGERS TO CHANGING ENVIRONMENTS : A STUDY OF AUSTRALIAN PUBLIC SECTOR SENIOR EXECUTIVES

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ADAPTIVE AND MALADAPTIVE RESPONSES OF MANAGERS TO CHANGING ENVIRONMENTS : A STUDY OF AUSTRALIAN PUBLIC SECTOR SENIOR EXECUTIVES

MATTHEWS, JUDY - Personal Name; RYAN, NEAL - Personal Name; WILLIAMS, TREVOR - Personal Name;

This paper examines data collected from senior executives in two Australian government agencies to identify patterns of adaptive and maladaptive responses to change in public sector environments. The conceptual categories of passive maladaptive, active maladaptive and active adaptive responses are all supported by the interview data, with half of the executives expressing predominantly active adaptive responses to external change and uncertainty and half displaying various kinds of passive and active maladaptive responses. The implications of the findings for managers as agents of organizational learning and adaptation in public sector environments are discussed.

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Series Title: Public Administration
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Publisher: Hoboken, United States : Wiley-Blackwell., 2011
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Language: English
ISBN/ISSN: 00333298
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Edition: Volume 89, Issue 2, June 2011, pages 345–360
Subject(s): ADAPTIVE AND MALADAPTIVE RESPONSES
AUSTRALIAN PUBLIC SECTOR
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