Public organizational birth and death: Understanding the exigencies of an African political environment

Eric E. Otenyo

doi:10.1007/s11115-008-0063-6

Public organizational birth and death: Understanding the exigencies of an African political environment

Eric E. Otenyo

Politics and International Affairs

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Abstract

This research examines the application of theories of organizational birth and death in transitional and undemocratic political settings. Through the case study of the birth and death of the Ministry of Supplies and Marketing in Kenya, the author determines that theoretical explanations of organizational formation and demise do not necessarily fit a uniform profile. Under unstable and undemocratic environments, public organizations that are brought to life through decrees may also be unexpectedly vanished without following a logical and predictable cyclical sequence.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	273-290
Number of pages	18
Journal	Public Organization Review
Volume	8
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11115-008-0063-6
State	Published - 2008

Keywords

Kenya
Ministry of supplies and marketing
Organizational birth and death
Organizational environment
Reorganization

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Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)
Law

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