Academic rankings today are the backbone of research governance, which seem to fit the aims of “new public management” on the one side and the idea of the “republic of science” on the other side. Nevertheless rankings recently came under scrutiny. We discuss advantages and disadvantages...

Nigeria is regarded as the giant of Africa because of its huge oil resource wealth. For years the country has been restoring peace in troubled countries. It also has the support of world leaders because of its strong advocacy against corruption and terrorism. This achievement in the global...

The last quarter of the nineteenth century undoubtedly marks a watershed in human resource management in public organizations. Indeed, those organizations undergo deep changes which bring with them a number of challenges. Now, at the time when many aspects of public organization management are...

Das New Public Management sucht die öffentliche Verwaltung mittels bewährter Managementinstrumente effektiver und effizienter zu gestalten und gleichzeitig wachsenden Budgetproblemen und gestiegenen Ansprüchen der Bürger an öffentliche Dienstleistungen gerecht zu werden. Bisherige...