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Abstract
What is the difference between public and private management? This contested
question has implications for why and how to study public management
and for how to manage public organizations. Therefore, we conduct
the first systematic review of the empirical literature of perceptual and
behavioral differences between public and private managers since Boyne
(2002a). We review 41 studies related to five theoretical expectations:
Public managers experience a more complex stakeholder environment,
stricter accountability demands, more ambiguous goals, less autonomy,
and different values than their private sector counterparts do. The findings
from the reviewed studies provide evidence of differences related to all
five themes. However, as a field, we need a more refined understanding
and operationalization of what it means to be a public versus a private
organization. Additionally, we argue it is time to move beyond the dichotomous
difference/no-difference discussion and focus on substantive, contextual
factors and behavioral effects.
question has implications for why and how to study public management
and for how to manage public organizations. Therefore, we conduct
the first systematic review of the empirical literature of perceptual and
behavioral differences between public and private managers since Boyne
(2002a). We review 41 studies related to five theoretical expectations:
Public managers experience a more complex stakeholder environment,
stricter accountability demands, more ambiguous goals, less autonomy,
and different values than their private sector counterparts do. The findings
from the reviewed studies provide evidence of differences related to all
five themes. However, as a field, we need a more refined understanding
and operationalization of what it means to be a public versus a private
organization. Additionally, we argue it is time to move beyond the dichotomous
difference/no-difference discussion and focus on substantive, contextual
factors and behavioral effects.
| Originalsprog | Engelsk |
|---|---|
| Tidsskrift | International Public Management Journal |
| Vol/bind | 27 |
| Nummer | 2 |
| Sider (fra-til) | 109-142 |
| Antal sider | 34 |
| ISSN | 1096-7494 |
| DOI | |
| Status | Udgivet - 2024 |
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Andersen, L. B. (Deltager), Jakobsen, M. L. (Deltager), Jacobsen, C. B. (Deltager), Grøn, C. H. (Deltager), Hall, E. (Deltager), Bundgaard, L. (Deltager), Gregersen, D. S. (Deltager), Graversen, M. S. (Deltager), Kjær Hargraves, E. (Deltager), Hansen, A.-K. L. (Deltager), Højberg, N. (Deltager), Kjeldsen, A. M. (Deltager), Nielsen, P. A. (Deltager), Lund, C. S. (Deltager), Tangsgaard, E. R. (Deltager), Keppeler, F. (Deltager), Gøtzsche-Astrup, O. (Deltager), Østergaard-Nielsen, M. R. (Deltager), Jensen, U. T. (Deltager), Winsløw, M. A. (Deltager), van Luttervelt, M. P. (Deltager), Grøn, A. B. (Deltager), Andresen, R. M. (Deltager), Henriksen, J. (Deltager), Haunstrup, J. K. S. (Deltager) & Grøn, R. T. (Deltager)
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