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 complexity of delivering public services under dynamically changing operating
conditions causes uncertainty in those processes. Economic and social crises, pandemics …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore if and how informal governance mechanisms
are used for coordinating actors of digitalized supply networks. Design/methodology …

Contracts are increasingly used in government as a way to insert competition into public
agencies and policy implementation. Competition among contractors is theorized to drive …

For emerging economies lacking public budgets, continuous improvement of urban
wastewater treatment efficiency (UWTE) requires effective government supervision of …

In this study, we argue that contract design is a predominant strategy to set contractual
expectations among supply chain partners to manage risk. We draw upon resource …

Contract incentives are designed to motivate contractor performance and to provide public
managers with a powerful tool to achieve contract accountability. Our knowledge of contract …

The article analyzes a number of Russian institutions that influence the development of the
conceptual framework for public sector reporting and provides recommendations on …

Sustainably managing regional‐scale common pool resources and providing for
environmental public goods often requires the cooperation of multiple governments in the …

Financial incentives are used throughout the public and private sectors to control costs,
expedite projects, maximize quality, and encourage performance. Although federal agencies …