Managing Challenging Organizational Change: Introducing Active Labor Market Policies in Italian Public Employment Agencies

Asquer, Alberto

Abstract

Managing organizational change in the public sector is extremely challenging when adverse conditions hamper the introduction of novel organizational practices. This study builds on the case of the implementation of active labor market policies in in Italy, in an attempt to help explaining the process of managing organizational change in the public sector. The case study shows how, despite contrary conditions that originate from the political context, the interplay between designed policy interventions, initial conditions, and features of the policy process can result in effective change of employment service practices.

Citation

Asquer, A. (2015). Managing Challenging Organizational Change: Introducing Active Labor Market Policies in Italian Public Employment Agencies. Public Management Review, 17(6), 901-921. https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2013.868506

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Dec 24, 2013
• Publication Date: Jun 1, 2015
• Deposit Date: Dec 8, 2014
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 4, 2016
• Journal: Public Management Review
• Print ISSN: 1471-9037
• Electronic ISSN: 1471-9045
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 17
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 901-921
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2013.868506