Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.31297/hkju.21.1.3
Social context of administrative organizations: an analysis of participants in e-consultations in Croatia
Petra Đurman
; post-doctoral researcher, Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Social context, which refers to the public / citizens, is a very heterogeneous and dynamic area of administrative organizations’ environment. Its relevance for the functioning of administrative organizations is constantly increasing in contemporary public administration due to expanding requirements for responsiveness towards citizens’ preferences. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the social context of Croatian administrative organizations by analysing the characteristics of participants in e-consultations, i.e., the public involved in the process of policy formulation. Analysed characteristics include the number of participants, their structure (type of stakeholder,) and the type of comments they submit. These characteristics represent indicators of the intensity, organization degree, and the level of competence of the relevant social environment of administrative organizations. Empirical research encompassed quantitative content analysis of e-consultation reports in the period 2016-2018. The research findings suggest that
the characteristics of social context are largely determined by organizational factors - the level of politico-administrative system, the type, and the function of an organization. In addition, it appears that the characteristics of social context (the level of organization and competence) are interrelated, too.
Keywords
social context; administrative organizations; e-consultationscharateristics of e-consultations, empirical research, Croatia
Hrčak ID:
254679
URI
Publication date:
26.3.2021.
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