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View article: Network governance in low-carbon energy transitions in European cities: A comparative analysis
Network governance in low-carbon energy transitions in European cities: A comparative analysis Open
View article: Corporatization in the Public Sector: Explaining the Growth of Local Government Companies
Corporatization in the Public Sector: Explaining the Growth of Local Government Companies Open
The creation of companies by local governments to provide public services—referred to as “corporatization”—is an example of systemic public entrepreneurship that is popular across the world. To build knowledge of the antecedents of public …
View article: New development: Corporatization of local authorities in England in the wake of austerity 2010–2016
New development: Corporatization of local authorities in England in the wake of austerity 2010–2016 Open
A key institutional driver of current reforms within English local government is ‘alternative service delivery’. Our review of councils’ annual accounts between 2010/11 and 2016/17 suggests ‘corporatization’—the creation of local authority…
View article: The Impact of Societal-Level Institutional Logics on Hybridity: Evidence from Nonprofit Organizations in England and France
The Impact of Societal-Level Institutional Logics on Hybridity: Evidence from Nonprofit Organizations in England and France Open
We examine how societal-level institutional logics impact the way in which hybridity develops in nonprofit organizations using international, comparative and qualitative case studies of community regeneration organizations in England and F…
View article: New development: Performance promises and pitfalls in hybrid organizations—five challenges for managers and researchers
New development: Performance promises and pitfalls in hybrid organizations—five challenges for managers and researchers Open
Public and non-profit organizations can contain apparently irreconcilable institutional logics—such as public service and market survival. These logics can hybridize to frame an organization’s work and the identity of employees, volunteers…
View article: Review: Public service motivation—practical problems, scientific evidence and the role of a research community
Review: Public service motivation—practical problems, scientific evidence and the role of a research community Open
This review article introduces Public Money & Management's theme papers and articles on public service motivation (PSM). PSM has proven to be a promising road in creating public performance and public value and this theme brings it to an e…
View article: Abolishing the Audit Commission: Framing, Discourse Coalitions and Administrative Reform
Abolishing the Audit Commission: Framing, Discourse Coalitions and Administrative Reform Open
The abolition of the Audit Commission in England raises questions about how a major reform was achieved with so little controversy, why the agency lacked the institutional stickiness commonly described in the literature on organisational r…