Abstract
NPM-doctrines states that ideal-type agencies should have a high level of managerial
autonomy, while being controlled through result-based control instruments, like
performance contracts. In this article, the authors present a first preliminary attempt to
comparatively analyze the autonomy of state agencies in four Nordic countries:
Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. By using survey data from more than 500
state agencies in the four countries, the article analyses whether there is indeed a
Scandinavian style of autonomy and result control and assesses which structural,
cultural, and environmental variables might explain similarities and differences in the
autonomy of agencies.
autonomy, while being controlled through result-based control instruments, like
performance contracts. In this article, the authors present a first preliminary attempt to
comparatively analyze the autonomy of state agencies in four Nordic countries:
Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. By using survey data from more than 500
state agencies in the four countries, the article analyses whether there is indeed a
Scandinavian style of autonomy and result control and assesses which structural,
cultural, and environmental variables might explain similarities and differences in the
autonomy of agencies.
Original language | English |
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Publication date | Sept 2012 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Publication status | Published - Sept 2012 |
Event | the 2012 EGPA Annual Conference in Bergen, September 5-8. - Bergen, Norway Duration: 5 Sept 2012 → 8 Sept 2012 http://egpa-conference2012.org/ |
Conference
Conference | the 2012 EGPA Annual Conference in Bergen, September 5-8. |
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Country/Territory | Norway |
City | Bergen |
Period | 05/09/2012 → 08/09/2012 |
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