International Journal of Public Sector Management: Volume 29 Issue 6

Political governance and (account)ability of private universities in developing countries

Mohammad Nurunnabi

Due to scarcity of research in governance and accountability in private higher education in developing countries, the purpose of this paper is to explore the tensions surrounding…

Procurement contract management in the local government authorities (LGAs) in Tanzania: A transaction cost approach

Geraldine Arbogast Rasheli

The purpose of this paper is to examine the transaction costs involved in managing procurement contracts in the public sector, particularly at the lower and higher level of local…

Autonomy of public agencies in Pakistan: does structure matter?

Abiha Zahra, Muhammad Zafar Iqbal Jadoon

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between structural arrangements of public agencies of Pakistan and their autonomy.

The agreeable bureaucrat: personality and PSM

Madinah F. Hamidullah, Gregg G. Van Ryzin, Huafang Li

The purpose of this paper is to explore the extent to which public service motivation (PSM) can be explained by the big five personality factors.

Coproduction as a structural transformation of the public sector

Albert Meijer

Coproduction fundamentally changes the roles of citizens and governments. The purpose of this paper is to enhance the theoretical understanding of the transformative changes in…

Public entrepreneurship and sub-clinical psychopaths: a conceptual frame and implications

Anne Fennimore, Arthur Sementelli

The purpose of this paper is to adapt the research conducted on subclinical psychopaths in the private sector and applies it to the public sector to build a conceptual frame for…