In an international context, public management arrangements differ significantly from country to country, but also regionally and locally. One reason for these differences may be differences in culture resulting in differing views of the state and its institutions. This may sound trivial, but it...

This book is unique in that it explores public sector reform from a strategic management perspective. The authors whose work is represented in the book examine seven strategies for public management reform: (1) increases in accountability, (2) decentralization and delegation of authority and...

Anhand zwei konkreter Fallbeispiele beschreibt der vorliegende Artikel anschaulich wie staatliche Behörden und öffentliche Organisationen die heutigen Potenziale der Digitalisierung und integrierter Sensorsysteme zu nutzen versuchen. Unter dem Stichwort "Smart Government" werden neuartige...

<title/> This article explains why it is impossible to use cost and performance accounting in public administration purely as an instrument for internal management. The authors report on a survey in Switzerland which highlighted the different expectations that politicians and managers have for cost and...