Dynamics of agency governance: Evidence from the Nuclear safety sector
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Author
Kjøndal, Kjerstin Lianes; Trondal, Jarle
Year
2021
Publisher
Sage Publications
Type of publication:
Tidsskriftsartikkel
Link to publication:
https://uia.brage.unit.no/uia-xmlui/bitstream/handle/11250/2991875/Article.pdf?sequence=4&isAllowed=y
Link to review:
https://uia.brage.unit.no/uia-xmlui/handle/11250/2991875
Number of pages:
23
ISSN:
1749-4192
Language of publication:
Engelsk
Country of publication:
Norge
NSD-reference:
5065
This page was last updated:
2024-07-11 13:16:11.56804
Summary
Public organizations are compound bodies characterized by competing endogenous
dynamics of governance. This study makes two main contributions. First, it contributes
to an organizational approach to studies of public policy and administration by conceptualizing compound agency governance. Second, by determining how variation in agency
governance reflects endogenous organizational factors. Based on a study of the
Norwegian Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (DSA), two observations are
highlighted: Firstly, DSA staff are torn between two competing behavioural logics: A
governmental and a transnational logic. Moreover, portfolios of core state powers are
more closely monitored by parent ministries than portfolios that relate to non-core
state powers. Secondly, the study suggests that organizational factors are vital determents in balancing behavioral logics in agency governance.