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Lægreid, Per, Paul G. Roness & Kristin Rubecksen (2007):

Modern Management Tools in State Agencies: The Case of Norway

International Public Management Journal Volume 10, Issue 4, 2007

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Type of publication:

Tidsskriftsartikkel

Link to publication:

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10967490701683586

Link to review:

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10967490701683586

Comment:

Jf. Spørreundersøkelse om statlig autonomi; se også
- Dokumenatsjon:
http://www.nsd.uib.no/polsys/index.cfm?urlname=forvaltning&lan=&institusjonsnr=4&arkivnr=24&MenuItem=N1_4&ChildItem=&State=collapse
- Spørreskjema m/følgebrev:
http://www.nsd.uib.no/polsys/StatiskeDokument/SpSkjemaForvAuto2004.html

Number of pages:

26

ISSN:

1096-7494

Language of publication:

Engelsk

Country of publication:

Norge

NSD-reference:

3040

This page was last updated:

19/5 2014

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Summary:

This article focuses on the broad package of modern management tools that are used by Norwegian state agencies. These tools are regarded as forms of regulation inside government as well as a “shopping basket.” We describe the range of different tools and look at how intensively they are used and how they are interrelated. We also examine variations in use of these tools by different agencies. The empirical basis is a survey addressed to all organizations in the Norwegian civil service, apart from the ministries, in 2004. Our theoretical approach is primarily based on neo-institutional organization theory. Our main empirical findings are that the use of modern management tools is widespread; that some are very common while others are more marginal; that there are different families of tools that supplement each other; that there is significant variation in the use of different tools; and that size is the most important independent variable in explaining the use of different tools. Neo-institutional considerations, particularly normative isomorphism as a source of legitimacy, do not appear to be a major explanation for tool adoption.