An Organizational Approach to Entrepreneurship in the Federal Sector

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dc.contributor.advisorAcs, Zoltan J.
dc.contributor.authorArnold, Aaron M.
dc.creatorArnold, Aaron M.
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-18T01:56:32Z
dc.date.available2014-09-18T01:56:32Z
dc.date.issued2014-05
dc.description.abstractPublic administration research rarely takes an organizational approach to better understanding the boundaries of entrepreneurship within the Federal sector, despite the increasing role that career bureaucrats play in both the implementation and formulation of public policy. This dissertation explores the effects of organizational mission, involvement, consistency, and adaptability--scales reflective of culture, environment, and structure--on Federal employees' perceptions of innovativeness and proactiveness. A multivariate statistical analysis of Federal employee survey data finds that the role of organizational culture, environment, and structure within Federal agencies is mostly consistent with private sector research on organizational entrepreneurship. The results imply that organizational traits are important when considering management reform efforts that rely on entrepreneurial activity among career civil servants.
dc.format.extent180 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1920/8899
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsCopyright 2014 Aaron M. Arnold
dc.subjectPublic administration
dc.subjectEntrepreneurship
dc.subjectOrganizational behavior
dc.subjectBureaucracy
dc.subjectEntrepreneurship
dc.subjectFederal survey
dc.subjectInnovation
dc.subjectOrganizational behavior
dc.subjectPublic administration
dc.titleAn Organizational Approach to Entrepreneurship in the Federal Sector
dc.typeDissertation
thesis.degree.disciplinePublic Policy
thesis.degree.grantorGeorge Mason University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral

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