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The system of external factors and other organizations with which organization leaders must interact; includes response strategies for external pressures and threats, acquisition of resources essential to core organization functions and programs, and pursuit of opportunities to strengthen overall organizational performance.
Introduction
The study of public organizations includes analysis of what lies beyond their formal structures and internal operations, particularly how organizations are shaped by external factors and how they interact with other organizations and institutions. At the most fundamental level, the core tasks and responsibilities of public organizations are shaped by institutional actors in the political environment. This means that activities such as public policy implementation, government program delivery, and agency regulatory enforcement include principal-agent interactions....
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Wandling, R.A. (2016). Organizational Environment. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_11-1
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