Advances and innovations are crucial for a sustainable electricity system that includes smart
grid technologies, renewable energy sources, and greater energy efficiency. These …

We respond to the call for more research on the institutional forces that shape global
megaprojects. We therefore address megaprojects as elaborate, temporally bracketed social …

Public colleges and universities depend heavily on state appropriations and legislatures
must decide how much to fund higher education. This study applies punctuated equilibrium …

STRATEGIC PLANNING AND PUBLIC MANAGEMENT 51 desirable outcomes are to be
achieved (Johnson et al., 2007; Mintzberg et al., 2009). Poister and Streib (1999), in a …

In this article, we contrast the long‐term consequences of incrementalism and punctuated
equilibrium. We test what the impact of each of these types of policy change is on long‐term …

Because the American states operate under balanced budget requirements, increases in
spending in one area typically entail equal and opposite budget cuts in other programs. The …

Government support and commitment are of particular importance for renewable energy
technology innovation activities, which are highly contingent on policy and market …

This paper addresses the determinants of public expenditure policies, by reviewing theories
and empirical investigations of what features explain the budget process and how the …

In this paper, we employ Punctuated Equilibrium Theory to consider institutions' shifting
goals, priorities, and constraints, and to explore the nature of change at colleges and …

Now in its third edition, Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy remains the
definitive source for article-length presentations spanning the fields of public administration …