Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Advance Access originally published online on January 4, 2007
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory 2007 17(4):553-566; doi:10.1093/jopart/mul027
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Intraorganizational Implementation Research: Theory and Method
Binghamton University
Address correspondence to the author at pmischen{at}binghamton.edu.
The article presents a process by which qualitative case study implementation research may be cumulated. Using the concept of the hermeneutic spiral, an iterative process is employed in order to increase understanding of welfare implementation since the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act. This process involves a review of recent welfare reform literature, the use of the knowing organization model (KOM) as a research frame for understanding the existing literature and the application of the KOM to primary data collected from county welfare offices in Pennsylvania.