Increasing the effectiveness, efficiency, and compliance of public procurement (PP) has
become an ongoing concern for governments. Public administrations at different levels are …

The measurement of research and teaching performance is increasingly common within
universities, driven probably by the rise of New Public Management (NPM). Although …

The purpose of this paper is to review and critique the field of public sector accounting
research. Many nation states deliver essential public services. In recent times, many of these …

How well do governments do in converting the resources they take from us, like taxes, into
services that improve the well-being of individuals, groups, and society as a whole? In other …

In recent decades, many universities have been moving in the direction of a more
hierarchical and centralised structure, with top-down planning and reduced local autonomy …

The performance of public sector organizations, even when they are doing well, is the
subject of critical commentary. No matter what they do, some group will argue that they could …

Following the Thatcher and Major administrations there was an apparent renaissance of
planning under New Labour. After a slow start in which Labour's view of planning owed …

Performance measurement is intended to improve public decision making and
organizational performance. But performance measures are by no means always rational …

Evaluating complex interventions and policies is challenging. This is particularly true for the
identification of unintended consequences, whether negative or positive. This article uses …

A variety of empirical studies have investigated the relationship between management
controls (MCs) and the financial and nonfinancial performance of for-profit firms, but there is …