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Homogeneous National Management Policies or Autonomous Choices by Administrative Units ? Inter- and Intra-Country Management Tools Use Variations in European Central Government Administration

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© 2018, © 2018 Taylor & Francis. This article presents an original research on the use of management tools in central government departments and agencies in 16 European countries. It is based on a survey conducted among senior managers (n = 5,998). The analysis shows that the use of management tools results from a combination of top-down implementation of a list of management tools at the national level, combined with a bottom-up independent selection of tools by administrative units. The variation in management tool use depends on the type of tool. While the uses of a HRM tool, such as performance-related pay, or a financial tool, such as risk management, are heavily influenced by national public management policies, service quality-type tools, such as user surveys or quality management systems, tend to be chosen in a more autonomous manner by different administrative units, especially agencies.
Journal: Public Performance & Management Review
ISSN: 1530-9576
Issue: 3
Volume: 41
Pages: 497 - 518
Publication year:2018
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CSS-citation score:1
Authors:International
Authors from:Higher Education
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