Governing Hybrid Organisations: Exploring Diversity of Institutional Life

Jan-Erik Johanson · Jarmo Vakkuri

Aug 2017 · Routledge

About this ebook

Intuitively, organisations can easily be categorised as ‘public’ or ‘private’. However, this book questions such a black and white dichotomy between public and private, and seeks a deeper understanding of hybrid organisations. These organisations can be found at micro, meso and macro levels of societal activity, consisting of networks between companies, public agencies and other entities. The line between these two realms is increasingly blurred — giving rise to hybrid organisations.

Governing Hybrid Organisations presents an engaging discussion around hybrid organisations, highlighting them as important and fascinating examples of modern institutional diversity. Chapters examine the changing landscape of service delivery and the nature and governance of hybrid organisations, using international examples and cases from different service contexts. The authors put forward a clear analytical framework for understanding hybrid governance, looking at strategy and performance management.

This text will be valuable for students of public management, public administration, business management and organisational studies, and will also be illuminating for practising managers.

About the author

Jan-Erik Johanson is a Professor of Administrative Science at the Faculty of Management, University of Tampere, Finland, and the Director of the research group on Administrative Science.

Jarmo Vakkuri is a Professor of Local Public Economics at the Faculty of Management, University of Tampere, Finland, and the Director of the research group on Public Financial Management.