What is it about?

Research suggests that the contemporary public sector is increasingly characterised by a combination of profession specific skills and more generic management/institutional skills. This paper explores the extent to which such changes can be identified within policing and the scope for them to impact on police culture.

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Why is it important?

This paper suggests that the configuration of the public sector might be an increasingly important factor accounting for cultural changes in police organisations.

Perspectives

This paper provides a conceptual discussion on the changing nature of public sector institutions in contemporary society and the scope for these changes to influence organisational culture.

Tom Cockcroft
Leeds Beckett University

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This page is a summary of: Institutional hybridity and cultural isomorphism in contemporary policing, International Journal of Police Science & Management, December 2019, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/1461355719889462.
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