This article argues that (1) the clarity of a policy intention depends upon the appropriateness
of the organizational form to implement it, and (2) the assumptions held by policymakers …

" Human services integration" has many possible operational meanings, including structural
changes-whether involving some further centralization of authority or not-and changes in the …

This study examines how administrative, budgetary, and service delivery practices are
conducted under an" integrated" organizational arrangement. It focuses on the organization …

Integrating human services is often portrayed as an unattainable goal by theoreticians and
practitioners alike. Reducing fragmentation through integration, while at the same time …

Initiatives for reorganizing the human services organizational structures can and have
occurred at all levels of American government, federal, state and local (Fishman & Dolson …

The present discussion reports on some of the first statewide data gathering and analysis to
assess the consequences of the 1975 reorganization of the Florida Department of Health …

In recent years the most popular strategy of reform in the human services arena has been to
foster coordination among agencies serving the same populations. The certainty of …

This is a study of organizational change strategies employed in seven county human service
agencies to improve the coordination of services through the structural integration of …

Recent public policy initiatives including deinstitutionalization, deregulation,
decentralization, and privatization have resulted in:(a) rapid growth in the number of private …

Organization development in the public sector needs further development, especially in two
areas:(1) the integration of structural change with other development strategies and (2) …