Explaining the Willingness of Public Professionals to Implement Public Policies: Content, Context, and Personality Characteristics
Year: 2012
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The willingness of public professionals to implement policy programmes is important for achieving policy performance. However, few scholars have developed and tested systematic frameworks to analyze this issue. In this study, we address this by building and testing an appropriate framework. The aims have been: (1) to build a three‐factor model (policy content, organizational context, and personality characteristics) for explaining willingness to implement policies; and (2) to quantitatively test the model through a survey of Dutch professionals. The results show that policy content is the most important factor in explaining willingness. Nevertheless, organizational context and the personality characteristics of implementers also have a significant effect and should be considered when studying the attitudes of professionals towards policies. This research helps in understanding the willingness or resistance of professionals when it comes to implementing policies.
Source: Public Administration
Authors: LARS TUMMERS, BRAM STEIJN, VICTOR BEKKERS
Institutions: Utrecht University, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Language: English
Subfield: Public Administration
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2113891533