Public Value Dimensions: Developing and Testing a Multi-Dimensional Classification

TY - JOUR

T1 - Public Value Dimensions

T2 - Developing and Testing a Multi-Dimensional Classification

AU - Andersen, lotte bøgh

AU - Beck Jørgensen, Torben

AU - Kjeldsen, Anne-Mette

AU - Pedersen, Lene Holm

AU - Vrangbæk, Karsten

PY - 2012/9

Y1 - 2012/9

N2 - Further integration of the public value literature with other strands of literature within Public Administration necessitates a more specific classification of public values. This article applies a typology linked to organizational design principles, because this is useful for empirical public administration studies. Based on an existing typology of modes of governance, we develop a classification and test it empirically, using survey data from a study of the values of 501 public managers. We distinguish among seven value dimensions (the public at large, rule abidance, balancing interests, budget keeping, efficient supply, professionalism, and user focus), and we find systematic differences between organizations at different levels and with different tasks, indicating that the classification is fruitful. Our goal is to enable more precise analyses of value conflicts and improve the integration between the public value literature and other parts of the Public Administration discipline.

AB - Further integration of the public value literature with other strands of literature within Public Administration necessitates a more specific classification of public values. This article applies a typology linked to organizational design principles, because this is useful for empirical public administration studies. Based on an existing typology of modes of governance, we develop a classification and test it empirically, using survey data from a study of the values of 501 public managers. We distinguish among seven value dimensions (the public at large, rule abidance, balancing interests, budget keeping, efficient supply, professionalism, and user focus), and we find systematic differences between organizations at different levels and with different tasks, indicating that the classification is fruitful. Our goal is to enable more precise analyses of value conflicts and improve the integration between the public value literature and other parts of the Public Administration discipline.

U2 - 10.1080/01900692.2012.670843

DO - 10.1080/01900692.2012.670843

M3 - Journal article

SN - 0190-0692

VL - 35

SP - 715

EP - 728

JO - International Journal of Public Administration

JF - International Journal of Public Administration

IS - 11

ER -