Domenig, Claudio; Sager, Fritz (2024). How do street-level organisations adapt to a new policy framework?: Evidence from a Swiss canton Australian Journal of Public Administration Wiley 10.1111/1467-8500.12646
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This article examines how street-level organisations (SLO) respond to new legal framework conditions after regulatory reform.Organisational response to a changed legal framework is key to understand implementation resilience as established organisational practice may collide with new legal obligations. Our cases are four family support and child protection organisations in a Swiss canton facing new legislation. These SLO and their personnel are strongly committed to their clientele and thus cannot simply adapt to new legislation. The study shows how the organisations perceive their discretion in the implementation of the new policy framework, the accountabilities they are bound by, and the way they cope with divergent requirements and conflicting priorities given their dependence on the regulator as commissioner of their work. SLO differ in their strategies for dealing with the new legal framework depending on the economic context in which they operate, in particular if they act as mainly privately run organisations.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
School of Social Work > Institute for Childhood, Youth and Family School of Social Work |
Name: |
Domenig, Claudio![]() Sager, Fritz ![]() |
Subjects: |
H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) J Political Science > J General legislative and executive papers |
ISSN: |
0313-6647 |
Publisher: |
Wiley |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Claudio Domenig |
Date Deposited: |
24 May 2024 11:24 |
Last Modified: |
24 May 2024 11:24 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1111/1467-8500.12646 |
ARBOR DOI: |
10.24451/arbor.21910 |
URI: |
https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/21910 |