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...

Die in der laufenden Modernisierungsdiskussion geforderte Neuausrichtung der öffentlichen Verwaltung zieht tiefgreifende Veränderungen in den Strukturen und Abläufen dieser Organisation nach sich. Die Verwaltung bewegt sich in einem äußeren Spannungsfeld von Markt, Politik und Gesellschaft....

Most scholars in public administration and management research would agree that there is a connection between the culture of a nation or region and the way management in public administration is structured and working (“public management arrangements”). However, to be incorporated into...