Byråkrati og geografi – Geografisk relokalisering av norsk sentralforvaltning
Original version
Trondal, J. & Kiland, C. (2009). Byråkrati og geografi – Geografisk relokalisering av norsk sentralforvaltning. Norsk statsvitenskapelig tidsskrift, 25(4), 331-355. https://doi.org/10.18261/ISSN1504-2936-2009-04-02Abstract
This study suggests one organisational theory approach to explain the geographical relocation of agencies in Norway. The question posed is how the Government succeeded in geographical relocation of a package of domestic agencies. The argument advocated is that the formal organisation of the decision-making process in Government largely explains the success of the proposal. The Government worked against several odds: Physical relocation of institutions tends to mobilise attention and resistance from affected stakeholders, earlier attempts on physical relocation of agencies had largely failed, and the current Government had no parliamentary majority. Studies demonstrate that large-scale reform processes tend to be characterised by medium degrees of hierarchical control. Instrumental leadership tends to be more present in minor institutional reforms than in large-scale reforms. This study suggests that a large-scale physical relocation of agencies was completed largely through the formal design of the reform process, safeguarding hierarchical leadership from the government.
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Author's accepted manuscript.