Managing strategy in local governmentInternational Journal of Public Sector Management - - 1998
LesWorrall, ChrisCollinge, TonyBill
Explains the process of strategic management based on the existing literature
and fits these concepts within the domain of local government. Develops a
tentative model of the development of a strategic process for local government
and reviews aspects of current practice. The desire to be more strategic
increases as resources get tighter and politicians insist that priorities are
met.
Managing the Stress of Change in the Public SectorInternational Journal of Public Sector Management - Tập 7 Số 5 - Trang 29-41 - 1994
MarieMcHugh, ShirleyBrennan
Outlines some of the dramatic changes which have had an impact on public sector
organizations in the United Kingdom, and the likely effects for employees.
Argues that enhanced demands which have accompanied these changes create a
cumulative spiral of pressures for organization members, rendering them
susceptible to the adverse effects of work stress. This view is supported by a
case study which ou... hiện toàn bộ
Planning for the impacts of agrobiotechnologiesInternational Journal of Public Sector Management - Tập 8 Số 1 - Trang 35-47 - 1995
Leonie A.Marks, William A.Kerr, K.K.Klein
Biotechnology involves the use of modern biological procedures to enhance
economically desirable traits exhibited by plants, animals and micro‐organisms.
These new technologies are currently reaching the stage of commercial
application in agriculture. Developing countries will face a major challenge
over the next decade as they attempt to develop policies and administrative
structures which will a... hiện toàn bộ
Managerialism, information technology and health reform in New ZealandInternational Journal of Public Sector Management - Tập 10 Số 1/2 - Trang 108-122 - 1997
BillDoolin, StewartLawrence
Recent health reform in New Zealand has transformed public hospitals and related
health services into Crown Health Enterprises (CHEs), which have a statutory
objective to operate as successful and efficient businesses. Examines
managerialist interpretations of a proposed executive information system (EIS)
at one CHE. Arguably, the use of computerized information systems signals
managerial competen... hiện toàn bộ
The future of public sector managementInternational Journal of Public Sector Management - Tập 8 Số 4 - Trang 59-67 - 1995
NormanFlynn
If we try to look at the future of public sector management in the UK, it might
be more useful to think about what is happening in the rest of Europe, rather
than looking at the USA (“reinventing government”, etc.) and especially New
Zealand. There are some common pressures on the public sector in Europe, but not
a unified or convergent approach to management. In the areas of structural
arrangemen... hiện toàn bộ
Transforming patients to consumers: evaluating national healthcare portalsInternational Journal of Public Sector Management - Tập 23 Số 4 - Trang 331-339 - 2010
AgnetaRanerup
PurposeOne prominent translation of patient‐centred care is public sector
consumerism by which patients may influence the services provided by acting like
consumers. The focus of this study is the extent to which technological devices
in national public healthcare portals in the UK and three Nordic countries
transform patients so that they can act as healthcare
consumers.Design/methodology/approac... hiện toàn bộ
Seeking a conceptual explanation of the growth of public sector employment beyond current reform parametersInternational Journal of Public Sector Management - Tập 10 Số 6 - Trang 471-484 - 1997
AbdulRahman bin Idris, DerekEldridge
Argues that the debate concerning the growth of public employment has remained
largely uninformed in a conceptual sense beyond the economic variables. Suggests
that the time is now pertinent to identify the additional parameters affecting
the situation if an enriched understanding is to evolve on the future role and
management of the public sector in the developing state. Reviews the literature
co... hiện toàn bộ
“Staying native”: coproduction in mental health services researchInternational Journal of Public Sector Management - Tập 23 Số 6 - Trang 567-577 - 2010
SteveGillard, KatiTurner, KathleenLovell, KingsleyNorton, TomClarke, RachaelAddicott, GerryMcGivern, EwanFerlie
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to describe a recent experiment in research
coproduction in an evaluation of service planning at a London Mental Health NHS
Trust. The paper aims to consider whether members of the research team who have
themselves been users of mental health services are able to contribute to the
research process as “experts by experience”, or if their experiential knowledge
is... hiện toàn bộ
Targeted criteria performance improvementInternational Journal of Public Sector Management - Tập 24 Số 4 - Trang 356-367 - 2011
HarryBarton, Malcolm J.Beynon
PurposeThe paper is set in the context of the impact of new public management
(NPM) on the police service in the UK. Specifically, it aims to describe a
modelling based approach to targeted police performance improvement within a
specific area of measured operational policing namely sanction detection levels.
It draws upon nationally available crime statistics, which have been utilised in
a novel ... hiện toàn bộ