section 1. Strategic management in practice : varieties and different contexts -- section 2. Key roles in the strategic process : political and administrative leaders, and don't forget the citizens -- section 3. Does it work? -- section 4. Reforms, developments and challenges.

Purpose – The aim of this contribution is to propose a first overview of the strategic plans in the Belgian Federal Administration and to analyse the process of strategic planning itself. Design/methodology/approach – In the first part, the strategic plans are analysed in order to understand...

In this article, we focus on the implementation and development of ICT in the education sector, challenging and developing the traditional learning environment whilst introducing new educational tools including e-learning. The paper investigates ICT as a tool empowering and developing learners...

On s’intéresse ici à la mise en œuvre et au développement des TIC dans le secteur de l’enseignement, qui remettent en cause tout en le développant l’environnement traditionnel de l’apprentissage et introduisent de nouveaux outils, dont la cyberformation. La contribution examine les...

This paper investigates the consequence of the private sector's involvement in the realisation of transport infrastructure projects, since 1992, when the UK government launched the Private Finance Initiative (PFI). This new form of providing infrastructure services is based on a concession...

CAPRON H. and DEBANDE O. (1997) The role of the manufacturing base in the development of private and public services, Reg. Studies 31, 683-695. Although industrial employment has been going down over the last two decades, it is argued in this paper that a solid manufacturing base remains a vital...