1. Introduction -- 2. Agency Rulemaking -- 3. Informal rulemaking in practice : BPT standards -- 4. Rulemaking theories and hypotheses -- 5. Methodological issues -- 6. Analysis and findings -- 7. Further implications of the research findings.

"Mechanism design is an analytical framework for thinking clearly and carefully about what exactly a given institution can achieve when the information necessary to make decisions is dispersed and privately held. This analysis provides an account of the underlying mathematics of mechanism design...

This volume elaborates on the intrinsic perspectives on ambiguity as an inherent part of organizational decision-making processes and the more recent strategic perspectives on discursively constructed strategic ambiguity. It helps illuminate the path ahead of organizational scholars and offers...