Supplementary information files for "Improvisation in public administration: an exploration of implementation environments in a developing country"

Supplementary files for article "Improvisation in public administration: an exploration of implementation environments in a developing country"<br><br>Though public management in developing countries is oriented toward an action imperative, dealing with situations in real-time, the improvisation phenomenon has received little scholarly attention in public administration and management. This knowledge gap leads to the study’s research question: how do different implementation environments influence improvisation in public service organizations? Addressing this research question, the article draws on survey questionnaire data generated from public managers (<i>n</i> = 208) across different public service organizations in Brazil. Adopting a configurational methodology, the study reveals four implementation environments each with a specific set of characteristics and, through additional analysis, contrasting service performance levels.<br><br>© The Author(s), CC BY-NC-ND 4.0