Do Rules Breed Rules? Vertical Rule-Making Cascades at the Supranational, National, and Organizational Level
研究了外部规则如何导致组织内部规则滋生和繁文缛节，以荷兰天然气运输组织Gasunie为例，结合档案和访谈数据揭示了多层级政策制定者的共同责任。
Understanding where (ineffective) organizational rules come from is of vital importance for both public administration scholars and practitioners. Yet little is known about the underlying mechanisms that explain why external rules may cause organizational rule breeding and, as a by-product, red tape. Using a combination of archival and interview data, the authors empirically study rule-breeding processes in the case of Gasunie, which is a heavily regulated Dutch gas transport organization. The archival findings indicate that rule stocks have increased substantially over time at every policy level. Furthermore, the interview data support the notion that policymakers at different levels are jointly responsible for excessive rule breeding and, ultimately, organizational red tape.