Soyez en tête de la compétition mondiale mais coordonnez-vous à l'échelon territorial! Telle
est l'injonction contradictoire adressée aux universités françaises depuis les deux grandes …

This paper presents findings from a study of the context and processes of provider mergers
in the NHS in England. Mergers are an example of organisational restructuring, a key lever …

Based on an extensive literature review, this article explores the impact of strategic renewal
in the public sector on the roles and skills of public professionals. Findings show that …

Based on the merger of two Swedish university hospitals, this paper examines top
management's work in implementing radical change initiatives. Our case confirms the …

Cet article explore la manière dont les gouvernants n'ont cessé de modifier, par création
d'agences ou par fusions, les périmètres des bureaucraties et la division du travail étatique …

Performance is seemingly an obsession with governments around the world. As
Frederickson and Smith (2003: 208) point out,'[a] ccountability for conducting the public's …

Forms of large‐scale change, such as the regiona l re‐distribution of clinical services, are an
enduring reform orthodoxy in health systems of high‐income countries. The topic is of …

OBJECTIVES: Acute hospital reconfiguration is often presented as a problem to be solved
by calculations of optimal design, a rational process amenable to influence by open and …

The aim of this study is to investigate whether the features characterizing the modern public
administrations, their organizational models, and the activities carried out, are still rooted in …

Interagency collaboration in human services production, it has been claimed, contributes to
improved quality and/or reduced costs, but previous research on effectiveness from …