Date of Award

1-1-2015

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

Department of Public Administration and Policy

Content Description

1 online resource (x, 283 pages) : illustrations

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Judith R Saidel

Committee Members

David P McCaffrey, Erzsébet Fazekas

Keywords

contract management process, contract negotiation and monitoring, contracting relationships, inter-organizational relationships, Social service, Human services, Public welfare administration, Nonprofit organizations, Contracting out

Subject Categories

Public Administration | Public Policy

Abstract

This dissertation is an exploratory analysis of a government policy tool− contracting out social welfare services with nonprofit organizations− that aims to identify how contracting relationships between public and nonprofit managers influence the contract management process. The theoretical framework draws on the government-nonprofit relationship literature, especially studies that rely on resource dependence theory and agency theory. Using data gathered from interviews conducted with public officials in district governments and workers in social welfare centers in Korea, this dissertation examines the contract management process, particularly negotiation, monitoring, and evaluation through five critical dimensions of the contracting relationship: power, resources, communication, information sharing, and past experiences of contracting.

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