作者:Rhodes, R. A. W.; Wanna, John
作者单位:University of Tasmania; Australian National University
摘要:We challenge the usefulness of the 'public value' approach in Westminster systems with their dominant hierarchies of control, strong roles for ministers, and tight authorizing regimes underpinned by disciplined two-party systems. We identify two key confusions: about public value as theory, and in defining who are 'public managers'. We identify five linked core assumptions in public value: the benign view of large-scale organizations; the primacy of management; the relevance of private sector ...
作者:Foley, Paul; Alfonso, Ximena
作者单位:De Montfort University
摘要:Government policy-making emphasis worldwide is moving increasingly to how ICT can be used to achieve efficiency savings (Gershon 2004) or to transform activities (Cabinet Office; Transformational Government 2005). The role of ICT in achieving efficiency benefits or supporting transformational change is almost universally accepted by policy-makers, despite the fact that little robust evidence exists. eGovernment evaluation methodologies are reviewed and evidence is provided in this paper to dem...