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I’ve Seen Fire and I’ve Seen Rain: Public Management and Performance After a Natural Disaster

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	Abstract

Public organizations operate as open systems in settings that can be a source of difficulties for managers and for program performance. The unexpected arrival of two major hurricanes in 2005 caused widespread havoc, and some of the consequences constituted major shocks to public agencies—in particular, to public educational systems. This article assesses whether such shocks caused drops in performance, and whether organization and management contributed to a mitigation of these deleterious effects. Evidence indicates that shocks do disrupt performance but also that staff capacity and stability in street-level personnel of the organizations can reduce or eliminate these negative consequences.

First published on November 4, 2009
Administration & Society 2009, doi:10.1177/0095399709349027


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