What is the role of interorganizational competition in motivating street-level bureaucrats to adopt policy entrepreneurship strategies? What are their main goals in adopting such strategies? We argue that in the wake of New Public Management, interorganizational competition encourages street-level bureaucrats to adopt policy entrepreneurship strategies. We further suggest that three competition-oriented elements motivate entrepreneurial initiatives at the street level: (a) personal, (b) organizational (interorganizational and intraorganizational), and (c) cultural demographic. In addition, we argue that the goal of street-level bureaucrats as policy entrepreneurs is to influence public policy results for their own benefit. They do so because they and their organizations are rewarded financially as their clients’ satisfaction with the services provided increases. Using in-depth interviews, online questionnaires, and textual analysis, we test these claims by analyzing the case of Israeli rabbis in government hospitals. We demonstrate how their goal in entrepreneurship is mainly to attract patients to their organization.

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组织间竞争在激励基层官僚采取政策创业战略方面的作用：以色列拉比在政府医院的案例

组织间竞争在激励基层官僚采取政策性创业战略方面的作用是什么？他们采用这些策略的主要目标是什么？我们认为，在新公共管理之后，组织间竞争鼓励街头官僚采取政策创业策略。我们进一步建议，三个以竞争为导向的要素会激发街道层面的创业举措：（a）个人，（b）组织（组织间和组织内），以及（c）文化人口。此外，我们认为街头官僚作为政策企业家的目标是为了他们自己的利益影响公共政策结果。他们这样做是因为随着客户对所提供服务的满意度提高，他们和他们的组织会得到经济回报。通过深入访谈、在线问卷调查和文本分析，我们通过分析以色列拉比在政府医院的案例来检验这些说法。我们展示了他们的创业目标主要是为了吸引患者加入他们的组织。