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Management Responses To Multiple Rationalities In Courts - A Review
Journal
International Journal for Court Administration
ISSN-Digital
2156-7964
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2012-12-17
Author(s)
Abstract
Courts are multirational organizations in that they are characterized by the coexistence of various rationalities, pursuing divergent goals and following different logical patterns, thus posing additional challenges on management. Rationalities define the distinct way actor groups think, speak and act. Multiple rationalities challenge decision makers in courts as they need to respond by developing practices to deal with the complexity they generate.
The objectives of this paper are twofold. First, we intent to critically review and discuss the literature on court management which somehow addresses the phenomenon of multirationality within courts. Second, we draw a nexus between the research fields of court management and New Institutionalism, since the latter is supposed to provide important insights for the former.
It is concluded that, although the concept of multirational court management has implicitly already been indicated by some scholars from the field of court management, it has not yet been explicitly mentioned and discussed in sufficient detail. Two research streams are identified. The first stream of research implicitly focuses on multirationality by analyzing the perceptions, attitudes, and relationships of different court actors. Local legal culture is the second stream, which refers to the presence of competing values within courts. For further research, we suggest four types of practices to structure possible managerial responses in courts.
The objectives of this paper are twofold. First, we intent to critically review and discuss the literature on court management which somehow addresses the phenomenon of multirationality within courts. Second, we draw a nexus between the research fields of court management and New Institutionalism, since the latter is supposed to provide important insights for the former.
It is concluded that, although the concept of multirational court management has implicitly already been indicated by some scholars from the field of court management, it has not yet been explicitly mentioned and discussed in sufficient detail. Two research streams are identified. The first stream of research implicitly focuses on multirationality by analyzing the perceptions, attitudes, and relationships of different court actors. Local legal culture is the second stream, which refers to the presence of competing values within courts. For further research, we suggest four types of practices to structure possible managerial responses in courts.
Language
English
Keywords
multirationality
court management
local legal culture
institutionalism
neo-institutional organization theory
institutional logics
rationalities
institutional complexity
court management
local legal culture
institutionalism
neo-institutional organization theory
institutional logics
rationalities
institutional complexity
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
International Association for Court Administration (IACA)
Publisher place
Arlington, VA
Number
Special Issue
Start page
20
End page
34
Pages
15
Subject(s)
Eprints ID
218794