Austerity, staff inadequacy, and contracting-out social services: How many government inquiries does it take to improve social policy outcomes in aged care?
Abstract
This study examines policy implementation as it unfolds from policy, to the contractors and then to its impact on employees delivering the social service. Multilevel statistical analysis is used to examine survey data from 36 contractors and 542 employees. The use of multilevel analysis provides a methodological tool and subsequent analysis new to the discipline of public administration. The results indicate a strong positive association between resource (in)adequacy decision-making at the contractor level and employee outcomes. The contribution of the paper is new evidence to support the widening of existing quality care indicators to include organisational support metrics for contractors.
RAS ID
36014
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of Publication
12-1-2021
Volume
80
Issue
4
School
School of Business and Law
Copyright
subscription content
Publisher
Wiley
Recommended Citation
Farr-Wharton, B., Brunetto, Y., & Xerri, M. (2021). Austerity, staff inadequacy, and contracting-out social services: How many government inquiries does it take to improve social policy outcomes in aged care?. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8500.12463
Comments
Farr‐Wharton, B., Brunetto, Y., & Xerri, M. (2021). Austerity, staff inadequacy, and contracting‐out social services: How many government inquiries does it take to improve social policy outcomes in aged care?. Australian Journal of Public Administration, 80(4), 790-808.
https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8500.12463