Performance‐based management is pervasive in public organizations; countless
governments have implemented performance management systems with the hope that they …

Le management est confronté au défi lancé aux organisations quand elles doivent définir,
mesurer et stimuler la performance des salariés avec pour objectif ultime d'améliorer la …

In the third edition of his award-winning book, Hal G. Rainey provides a comprehensive, up-
to-date analysis of research on public organizations and management. Drawing on a review …

Written by B. Guy Peters, a leading authority in the field, this comprehensive exploration of
the political and policy making roles of public bureaucracies is now available in a fully …

Talk about “blame games” has become pervasive in modern organizations and politics.
Type the term or its variants such as “blame culture” and “teflon politics” into a search engine …

In the 2000s, governments in the UK, particularly in England, developed a system of
governance of public services that combined targets with an element of terror. This has …

Using agency and stewardship theories, this study examines how public administrators
manage contracting relationships with nonprofit organizations. Interviews were conducted …

In recent years, concerns over the effectiveness of public administration have encouraged
the widespread measurement and management of 'performance'. But is performance …

Management innovations (MIs) are widely adopted, but their influences on organizational
performance are little researched in public settings. Positing that the MI-performance …

Experiments in collaborative governance over the last several decades have transformed
the way the public's business is getting done. Despite growing interest, empirical research …