The collection of papers in this special issue has primarily been drawn from the papers
representing the “Corporate Governance and accountability in the Public Sector” stream of …

Purpose–The aim of this paper is to debate various critical issues in the implementation and
use of the balanced scorecard (BSC) as a management control tool. Because there is no self …

Historically, European churches have played a large part in the provision of welfare.
Responsibility, however, has gradually shifted to the state-a shift that forms an integral part …

Nordic countries are known for their service‐based welfare states, which include basic
health and social care for all older adults who have been formally assessed and found to …

Avhandlingen baserer seg på to casestudier fra hjemmetjenesten gjennomført i 1994/95 og i
1999/2000, henholdsvis før og etter reformer inspirert av New Public Management (NPM) …

In Norway, eldercare forms a part of the comprehensive social infrastructure of statutory
services provided through local authorities; that is, through 429 municipalities of varying size …

Previous research has made three parallel but incompatible observations on the
contemporary development of welfare professions: loss of professional autonomy …

The purpose of this paper is to explore and discuss the solutions municipal organizations
employ to achieve financial sustainability. The paper thus aims at providing a theoretical …

Purpose–This paper aims to present an empirical case where fundamental changes in the
environment have forced an organization to re‐evaluate its management control systems …

Studies of measurement and accountability are leading public sector transformation. By
examining military work, this paper addresses the relationship between measurements and …