Applying organizational density to local public service performance: separating homeless service outcomes from outputs
- 30 August 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Public Management Review
- Vol. 25 (2), 262-285
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2021.1972682
Abstract
What happens to local services’ performance when service-provider density increases in a community? The answer is difficult. To explore how density relates to multiple aspects of performance, this study aims to examine the effects of service-providers’ density on service outputs and policy outcomes. Using a panel dataset of local homeless service planning bodies, the Continuum of Care Programme, we found that service outputs improved; however, the prevalence of homelessness did not decrease. Drawing upon organizational density theory, our findings contribute to the extant knowledge on public management by exploring how service-provider density relates to service outputs and policy outcomes separately.Keywords
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