RESCUING PUBLICNESS FROM ORGANIZATION STUDIES

Does publicness still make sense as an issue for further research? Classic organizational sociology (or standard theory) has provided a breakthrough for understanding public administration and management, but has not fully explored the agenda. Publicness is analytically characterized by the ownership of two production functions: efficiency (outputs), effectiveness (societal outcomes). While similarities may exist between public and non-public entities on some aspects of their organizational models, the effectiveness function they are accountable for is quite specific. Such a perspective allows public administration and organizational scholars to explore new perspectives such as organizing and organized (or the agenda of extended theory).Est-ce que la publicitude fait encore sens comme problème pour la recherche? Le texte note que la sociologie classique des organisations s'est arrêtée en route. Il propose de poursuivre le travail en considérant que les organisations publiques sont publiques parce qu'elles sont comptables de deux fonctions de production (l'une en interne, l'autre externe)