Network organizational development in the public sector: A case study of the federal emergency management administration (FEMA)

Research findings from the organizational theory tend to support the position that management uses Information Technology (IT) to maintain existing organizational hierachy and control. Another body of research from information technology advocates suggests that Information Technology's inherent...

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Published in:	Journal of the American Society for Information Science 2000-09, Vol.51 (11), p.1018-1032
Main Authors:	Ward, Robert, Wamsley, Gary, Schroeder, Aaron, Robins, David B.
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Applications (e.g. Digitizing,...) Case Studies Democracy Emergency management Exact sciences and technology Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal government Government agencies Hierarchies Information and communication sciences Information and communication technologies Information Management Information Networks Information Science Information science. Documentation Information Systems Information technologies: storage media, equipment Information Technology Library and information science Management Organization theory Organizational aspects Organizational Change Organizational Development Organizational Objectives Public administration Public officials Public sector Science Sciences and techniques of general use Society Studies Technology Integration Technology Role
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Summary:	Research findings from the organizational theory tend to support the position that management uses Information Technology (IT) to maintain existing organizational hierachy and control. Another body of research from information technology advocates suggests that Information Technology's inherent capabilities transform organization hierarchy and control outside of management's control. In addition, advocates from governmental change toward a more responsive type of government advocate adoption of IT as a form of change mechanism. This aritcle explores these conflicting positions. The authors examines one instance of the development of a form of network organization within the federal government, and the processes of IT change that have occurred over the past 20 years. The agency selected for study is the Federal Emergency Mangagement Administration.
ISSN:	0002-8231 1097-4571 1532-2890