The Influence of Resistance to Change on Public-Sector Reform Implementation: The Case of Italian Municipalities’ Internal Control System
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Uploaded date: March 15, 2016
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March 08, 2016
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Abstract
The present research tries to contribute to the academic debate on public management reform
adoption, focusing on the reasons for the discrepancies between actual and formal changes and
using resistance to change as theoretical basis. The study hypothesizes that high levels of individual
and organizational resistance to change may be associated to the formal implementation of public
management reforms. The research results allow to confirm the hypothesis when large-size
municipalities are considered, while when considering medium-size entities a definite evidence of
a relation between resistance to change and the formal implementation of the reforms does
not emerge.
adoption, focusing on the reasons for the discrepancies between actual and formal changes and
using resistance to change as theoretical basis. The study hypothesizes that high levels of individual
and organizational resistance to change may be associated to the formal implementation of public
management reforms. The research results allow to confirm the hypothesis when large-size
municipalities are considered, while when considering medium-size entities a definite evidence of
a relation between resistance to change and the formal implementation of the reforms does
not emerge.
Preferred Citation
Elisabetta Reginato, Isabella Fadda & Paola Paglietti (2016): The Influence
of Resistance to Change on Public-Sector Reform Implementation: The Case of Italian
Municipalities’ Internal Control System, International Journal of Public Administration, DOI:
10.1080/01900692.2015.1068325
of Resistance to Change on Public-Sector Reform Implementation: The Case of Italian
Municipalities’ Internal Control System, International Journal of Public Administration, DOI:
10.1080/01900692.2015.1068325
Keywords
Internal controls; Italy; local government; resistance to change
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