Abstract
Based on the three-dimensional ‘organizational goal – organizational field – organizational incentive’ analysis framework, this paper attempts to conduct a comparative and diachronic analysis of the behavioral logic of Chinese local governments’ early-warning information release in major epidemic outbreaks. The results of the research show that the organizational goal, field and incentive are highly relevant to different strategic choices of whether local governments should, will and are willing to perform their governance function; additionally, different combinations of these elements trigger different local government behaviors. The organizational goal, field and incentive are the starting point, turning point, and end point of local governments’ behavioral logic, respectively, while the organizational field is prerequisite for the organizational incentive to work. The organizational goal – organizational field – organizational incentive sequence reflects the sequence and interactive relationship of local governments’ behavioral logic.
Highlights
In China, the governance of major epidemics falls under the responsibility of local governments
By exploring the local government’s early-warning information release in the three phases of the COVID-19 outbreak, which was caused by different combinations of the organizational goal being clear or unclear, the organizational field being appropriate or inappropriate, and the organizational incentive being strong or weak, we can explore the behavioral logic followed by the local government
Based on the whole organizational analysis process, we find that the organizational goal-organizational field-organizational incentive sequence reflects the sequence and interactive relationship of the behavioral logic of early-warning information release regarding major epidemic outbreaks
Summary
In China, the governance of major epidemics falls under the responsibility of local governments. This phenomenon has aroused the strong interest of scholars around the world in exploring the key variables that caused the sudden change in the behavioral pattern of Chinese local governments On this basis, this research proposes a three-dimensional organizational analysis framework of ‘organizational goals — organizational field — organizational incentives’ based on the disclosure of warning information by local governments. Referencing organizational theory, Zhou and Lian (2012) proposed a three-dimensional ‘control rights’ theory that included the goal-setting right, inspection right, and incentive right This theoretical model has been recognized as a unified theoretical framework for analyzing the governance structure, authority relationship, and behavioral types of the Chinese government and their changing process. Three-dimensional organizational analysis and theoretical hypotheses on the behavioral logic of early-warning information release
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