ADMINISTRATIVE STYLES AND THE LIMITS OF ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM: A NEO-INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS OF ADMINISTRATIVE CULTURE.

MICHAEL HOWLETT

CANADIAN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, n.º 4/2003, pág. 471 a 494

I.PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE - UNDERSTANDING LATE 20TH-CENTURY REFORM EFFORTS. II.PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION THEORY AND THE CONCEPT OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE STYLE: PROMISING AND PROBLEMATIC ASPECTS FOR ANALYSING PUBLIC-SERVICE REFORMS. III.THE DYNAMICS OF ADMINISTRATIVE STYLES:UNDERSTANDING CHANGE IN ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES. IV.CONCLUSION: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE STUDY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFORM.