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Applying organizational density to local public service performance: separating homeless service outcomes from outputs

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  • Andrew Sullivan
  • Saerim Kim
  • David Lee

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What happens to local services’ performance when service-provider density increases in a community? The answer is difficult. To explore how density relates to multiple aspects of performance, this study aims to examine the effects of service-providers’ density on service outputs and policy outcomes. Using a panel dataset of local homeless service planning bodies, the Continuum of Care Programme, we found that service outputs improved; however, the prevalence of homelessness did not decrease. Drawing upon organizational density theory, our findings contribute to the extant knowledge on public management by exploring how service-provider density relates to service outputs and policy outcomes separately.

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  • Andrew Sullivan & Saerim Kim & David Lee, 2023. "Applying organizational density to local public service performance: separating homeless service outcomes from outputs," Public Management Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 25(2), pages 262-285, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rpxmxx:v:25:y:2023:i:2:p:262-285
    DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2021.1972682
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    1. Andrew Sullivan & Changwe Park, 2022. "Do Federal Grants for Medication-Assisted Opioid Treatment Reduce Homelessness?," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 703(1), pages 285-302, September.

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