Im Rahmen eines Forschungsprojektes zur Reform einer öffentlichen Verwaltung thematisiert der Beitrag die Übertragung personalwirtschaftlicher Praktiken des privaten Sektors auf öffentliche Verwaltungen. Ausgehend von dem Ansatz eines New Public Management implizieren die Annahmen des...

In Britain, substantial cuts in police budgets alongside controversial handling of incidents such as politically sensitive enquiries, public disorder and relations with the media have recently triggered much debate about public knowledge and trust in the police. To date, however, little academic...

This paper explores the concepts of new pay and total reward from a theoretical and empirical perspective. The context is one of a UK public sector executive government agency tasked with delivering best value and modernising government agendas. The paper explores the theoretical framework...

Die Wirkung der Governance im New Public Management (NPM) auf das Erleben der Mitarbeiter wird am Beispiel der Taetigkeit in Jobcentern auf der Basis von Befragungsdaten untersucht. Die Einstellung der Mitarbeiter wird stresstheoretisch auf Grundlage des Modells der beruflichen...

This paper reports on a survey of performance measurement practices within a sample of Canadian government departments. The empirical findings indicate that performance measures were frequently used in the sample organisations and that these measures were, mainly, used to enhance programme...

This paper reports on a survey of performance measurement practices within a sample of Canadian government departments. The empirical findings indicate that performance measures were frequently used in the sample organisations and that these measures were, mainly, used to enhance programme...

New Public Management held the promise of changing traditional bureaucracies into a results-oriented and transparent form of government. Though many of the principles of NPM are being implemented as a way of thinking about government it has been largely discredited. This paper gives examples...

This paper aims to examine the role of management accounting practices and the factors affecting the implementation of these practices within public sector in developing countries. This paper analyses current and previous studies of management accounting techniques and the New Public Management...