Hybrid organization
Encyclopedia
A hybrid organization is an organization that mixes elements, value systems and action logics of various sectors of society, i.e. the public sector
, the private sector
and the voluntary sector
. Examples include organizations employed in the provision of public services
that were originally established by societal actors, such as (in the European context) most social housing providers, public schools and hospitals. Other examples are public sector organizations that, due to the New Public Management
revolution, behave in a more business-like way and organizations as the state-owned enterprise that also compete on the market place.
As hybrid organizations combine essentially incongruous elements, tensions can arise. These tensions can have positive and negative economic, performance related, cultural and governance related effects for the organization, her principals and customers.
Public sector
The public sector, sometimes referred to as the state sector, is a part of the state that deals with either the production, delivery and allocation of goods and services by and for the government or its citizens, whether national, regional or local/municipal.Examples of public sector activity range...
, the private sector
Private sector
In economics, the private sector is that part of the economy, sometimes referred to as the citizen sector, which is run by private individuals or groups, usually as a means of enterprise for profit, and is not controlled by the state...
and the voluntary sector
Voluntary sector
The voluntary sector or community sector is the sphere of social activity undertaken by organizations that are for non-profit and non-governmental. This sector is also called the third sector, in reference to the public sector and the private sector...
. Examples include organizations employed in the provision of public services
Public services
Public services is a term usually used to mean services provided by government to its citizens, either directly or by financing private provision of services. The term is associated with a social consensus that certain services should be available to all, regardless of income...
that were originally established by societal actors, such as (in the European context) most social housing providers, public schools and hospitals. Other examples are public sector organizations that, due to the New Public Management
New Public Management
New public management is a management philosophy used by governments since the 1980s to modernise the public sector. New public management is a broad and very complex term used to describe the wave of public sector reforms throughout the world since the 1980s...
revolution, behave in a more business-like way and organizations as the state-owned enterprise that also compete on the market place.
As hybrid organizations combine essentially incongruous elements, tensions can arise. These tensions can have positive and negative economic, performance related, cultural and governance related effects for the organization, her principals and customers.