We study management practices and performance of public sector organizations in Germany. For a representative sample of … municipalities, we provide survey evidence for substantial heterogeneity in the use of structured management practices. This … positive relationship between the degree of structured management and a diverse set of performance measures capturing …

We study management practices and performance of public sector organizations in Germany. For a representative sample of … municipalities, we provide survey evidence for substantial het-erogeneity in the use of structured management practices. This …-atic positive relationship between the degree of structured management and a diverse set of performance measures capturing …