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作者：Theakston, K
作者单位：University of Leeds
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作者：Poole, Michael; Mansfield, Roger; Gould-Williams, Julian
作者单位：Cardiff University
摘要：This paper sets out to test the 'convergence thesis' in respect of managers in the public and private sectors in Britain. New Public Management (NPM) initiatives have had the objective of making managerial behaviour in public sector organizations more similar to that in the private sector. Based on unique national surveys undertaken in 1980, 1990 and 2000, using quite large random samples of fellows and members of the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), comparisons are made to investigate wh...
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作者：Dahl, Poul Skov; Hansen, Kasper M.
作者单位：University of Southern Denmark; University of Copenhagen
摘要：Organizational standards or guidelines, although commonly applied in public sector organizations, are rarely studied systematically. We report insights gained here into the circumstances present when organizations adopt standards by studying the diffusion of the Common Language Standard (CLS). Neo-institutional organization theory constitutes the theoretical framework, which highlights the empirical phenomenon that standards occasionally spread extremely rapidly to some - but not all - organiz...
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作者：Kelly, Josie
作者单位：Aston University
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作者：Bovaird, T
作者单位：University of West England
摘要：This article provides a conceptual framework for understanding the key differences between newly emerging 'market' relationships and more traditional forms of procurement by public sector organizations. It highlights how multiple relationships between service clients in the public sector and other stakeholders mean that service clients may often co-produce welfare changes in their communities in ways which professional and commercial providers cannot easily control and may not fully understand...
