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Equity Versus Excellence in Organizations

A Substantively Weighted Least Squares Analysis

Texas A&M University

Robert D. Wrinkle

University of Texas-Pan American

J. L. Polinard

University of Texas-Pan American

All public organizations face conflicting goals that in theory require trade-offs. Using data from school systems, this article argues that good organizations may be able to attain more than one goal simultaneously. The research uses a substantively weighted analytical technique ¹ to determine how organizations concerned with equity also meet demands for effectiveness. The best organizations do this through a more efficient translation of inputs into outputs.

The American Review of Public Administration, Vol. 29, No. 1, 5-18 (1999)
DOI: 10.1177/02750749922064247


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