Public Organizational Integration and Successor Appointment:An Empirical Study Based on the Merger of Agencies of China's National Taxation and Local Taxation
The motivations,processes,and consequences of public organizational integration have received substantial scholarly attention,but fewer studies have focused on the issue of succession configuration during this process.This study delves into the factors influencing decision-makers in the selection of successors for new entities arising from the 2018 amalgamation of China's municipal-level national and local tax agencies.The successor appointment in this context can be regarded as two simultaneous stages:first,candidates'working experiences,personal vigor,and organizational affiliations impact decision-makers'preliminary choices in alignment with integration objectives;then,in accordance with the central authority's directive to prioritize stability and impartiality,decision-makers recalibrate outcomes based on candidates'political affiliations and central-level attention.Focusing on the merger of China's municipal-level national and local tax agencies,this research contributes to understanding the specific procedural intricacies of successor appointments within the sphere of public organizational integration.Moreover,it elucidates the precise mechanisms guiding decision-makers'selection of successors,and also helps to reveal the general attributes of successor appointments within China's bureaucratic framework.
public organizational integrationsuccessor appointmenttax agency reform
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