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作者：Andrews, R; Boyne, GA; Walker, RM
作者单位：Cardiff University; Cardiff University
摘要：This study presents the first empirical test of the proposition that strategy content is a key determinant of organizational performance in the public sector. Strategy content comprises two dimensions: strategic stance (the extent to which an organization is a prospector defender, or reactor) and strategic actions (the relative emphasis on changes in markets, services, revenues, external relationships, and internal characteristics). Data were drawn from a multiple-informant survey of 119 Engli...
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作者：Nicholson-Crotty, S; Theobald, NA; Nicholson-Crotty, J
作者单位：University of Missouri System; University of Missouri Columbia; University of Kansas; University of Missouri System; University of Missouri Columbia
摘要：Over the past two decades, many studies have investigated the scope and significance of performance measurement in public organizations. Nonetheless, there is more to learn about the challenges facing public managers who want to measure organizational outputs and use the feedback to improve performance. Specifically, managers are often faced with redundant measures of the same output each of which may be preferred by a different political principal or stakeholder. Furthermore, a managers choic...
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作者：Minvielle, Etienne
摘要：In 1996, French authorities-committed to developing an innovative, decentralized style of public intervention in a country with a reputation for administrative conservatism and a historical bias toward centralization-created the Regional Hospital Agencies. The author asks whether these agencies exemplify the modernization of French public administration. A survey of all 26 such agencies indicates that they did introduce novel management practices and do, in fact, illustrate New Public Manageme...
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作者：Khademian, Anne M.
作者单位：Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
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作者：Khademian, Anne M.
作者单位：Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
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作者：Argyriades, D
作者单位：New York University
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作者：Hou, Yilin
作者单位：University System of Georgia; University of Georgia
摘要：This essay is a theoretical exploration of a new budgetary system to cope with fiscal uncertainty and instability.(1) It examines policies requiring positive year-end balances and infers that annual budget cycles lead to a mismatch between the budget cycle and the continuity of public service provision. The author considers a multiyear perspective on budgeting as a potential solution, with countercyclical fiscal reserves to help ensure stability during fluctuating economic conditions. By adopt...
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作者：Etzioni, Amitai
作者单位：George Washington University
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作者：Callahan, K
作者单位：Rutgers University System; Rutgers University New Brunswick; Rutgers University Newark
摘要：After more than a quarter-century of service at the Bureau of the Budget, Dr. Elmer Swats accepted a 15-year appointment as head of the General Accounting Office. Prior to his retirement in 1981, Swats oversaw an expansion and modernization of the GAO. He introduced sophisticated data processing, program evaluation beyond mere efficiency, as well as a more diverse work-force. Improving relationships with Congress and agency clients significantly advanced public accountability throughout govern...
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作者：Meyers, RT
作者单位：University System of Maryland; University of Maryland Baltimore County
