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Managing on the edges
Henry MintzbergManaging in the public sector can be characterized as “managing on the edges”, between politics and administration and between administration and operations, as well as…
Performance information and programme evaluation in the Australian public sector
James Guthrie, Linda EnglishPerformance measurement and programme evaluation have been promoted as a central mechanism of recent Australian public sector (APS) reform. Outlines recent reforms in the…
United Nations development co‐operation as a form of international public service management
Dennis DijkzeulStudies the provision of development co‐operation of two UN funding agencies: UNFPA and UNICEF. Their development co‐operation is carried out in programmes that can be…
The implications of government funding for non‐profit organizations: three propositions
Helmut K. Anheier, Stefan Toepler, S. Wojciech SokolowskiWhile the state dependency thesis seems widely accepted among students of the German non‐profit sector, there is surprisingly little research that has systematically…
Patterns of governance in local public spending bodies
Alan Greer, Paul HoggettPresents initial findings from research undertaken in 1996 for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation into the internal governance of further education corporations, housing…
Administrative reform in Austria: public administration management as an organizational development process
Franz Strehl, Ulrike HuglPresents a theoretically based practical example of an organizational development process in the Austrian public administration from 1987 to 1994/95. Discusses a large…
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