On Red Tape in the Public Administration Field:A Literature Review

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1007-4074.2012.06.013

Abstract

Abstract: Red tape refers to the rules,regulations,and procedures that are harmful to organizational performance.Asthe bureaucratic pathology,red tape is harmful to public organization and has been studied extensively in the Western Public Administration field.The construction,measurement,antecedents,and consequences of red tape are reviewed in the paper,in which we outline the future research avenues and agenda.

Key words: Red Tape, public organization, bureaucracy, government performance

MA Liang, SUN Xiao-Yan. On Red Tape in the Public Administration Field:A Literature Review[J]. Journal of Jishou University（Social Sciences）, 2012, 33(6): 87-95.

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