In the field of knowledge acquisition, dissemination, and utilization/impact, few studies have
examined the appropriateness of rational actor theories as a theoretical framework. Rather …

In recent years, scholars have attempted to understand the role of information in
policymaking by developing several models of information utilization and have tested them …

Previous efforts to explain policymakers' limited are of policy rescarch gerieraly have not
considered the opportunities and constraints presented by specific decision-making …

This article has called past studies into question as they relate to describing and explaining
the impact of information on policy-making. More specifically, it attempts to empirically …

Even though the amount of empirical data on social science utilization in policy formulation
is limited, the literature abounds with social scientists speculation about why the information …

This article reviews and synthesizes the uses of expert‐based information in policy
subsystems. The review begins by summarizing the different uses of information in the …

The use of social science knowledge by policymakers has fallen short of what many social
scientists would prefer. Research that supports this conclusion may be flawed by a …

The goal of this study was to examine how policymakers at the local community level use
social science information in making decisions The assumption which guided the study is …

Since we are living in the" age of information,'information acquisition, dissemination, and
utilization have emerged as a major focus for research on bureaucratic behavior (Oh, 1996) …

This article presents a research synthesis of 162 studies focusing on information use for
decision‐making in public administration, management, and policy. The findings reveal that …