Creeping crises and public administration: a time for adaptive governance strategies and cross-sectoral collaboration?
研究基于186个德国卫生机构数据,探讨四种治理策略如何影响公共行政适应潜伏危机的成功程度,发现动态治理策略(数字化与敏捷性)与适应性密切相关,而静态韧性和协作导向策略也能间接提升组织成功。
Public management scholars have long explored how public administrations respond to sudden crises. However, studies of sudden crises rarely contribute to creeping crisis management. Using data from 186 German health authorities, this study explores how four governance strategies affect public administrations’ success in adapting to creeping crises. While dynamic governance strategies entailing digitalization and agility are strongly related to adaptability, public administrations that want to successfully adapt to changing environments also need to demonstrate static resilience and consider collaboration-oriented governance strategies that can indirectly increase organizational success.