Although managers are, globally, a central part of the new public management reform
agenda, in recent years, policy makers and the media have raised concerns about their …

New public management is a topical phrase to describe how management techniques from
the private sector are now being applied to public services. This book provides a completely …

Corporatization is a trend in local public service delivery. However, research into how public
values can be preserved after corporatization has lacked. This study analyses what factors …

According to public management literature, trust has a positive influence on behaviour. Why,
then, do street-level bureaucrats (SLBs) appear to favour clients whom they do not trust, and …

Students of public management often argue that imposing market‐based logic on public
sector organizations can undermine the altruistic motives of public employees. Focusing on …

The article addresses the issue of public sector work motivation, particular the notion of
bureaucratic 'shirking'. Although a popular theoretical model among public choice scholars …

The celebration of the thirtieth anniversary for this journal is a good opportunity to reflect on
the development of public administration research during this time period. This brief essay …

Across the Western world, governments are today struggling to reduce red tape and cut
administrative spending in order to redirect these resources to core operations. Over recent …

What is the difference between public and private management? This contested question
has implications for why and how to study public management and for how to manage public …

The idea of privatizing or corporatizing public enterprises to improve organizational
performance is a central tenet of the new public management movement. Yet while …