Attention Competition Among Local Government Functional Departments:A Multi-case Study
Bottom-up attention competition is a crucial component of the attention allocation process,yet existing literature has predominantly focused on top-down attention allocation,with limited systematic exploration of how local government functional departments compete for leadership attention.Using the"resource dependence-performance drive"analytical framework,this study identifies four distinct modes of attention competition:signaling weakness and complaining,lobbying and inciting,leveraging connections,and striving for excellence.A multi-case study of four functional departments in T County is conducted to analyze the differentiated operational logics and internal dynamics of attention competition.The findings reveal that the varied attention competition strategies employed by functional departments are adaptive responses to specific task contexts.Furthermore,the combinations of resource dependence and performance drive shape the diverse patterns of attention competition.Fundamentally,the targets of attention competition include the bottom line,the weight line,and the high line,with a fixed hierarchical progression among them.This results in a distinctive evolution of attention competition patterns.Understanding attention competition from a typological perspective broadens the theoretical foundation of attention competition and enriches the empirical understanding of this phenomenon within local government departments.
Local GovernmentFunctional DepartmentAttention CompetitionResource DependencePerformance DrivenLocal Governance
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