Forfatter

Christensen, Tom og Per Lægreid.

Årstall

2001

Utgiver

Bergen: LOS-senteret. Notat 0107

Publikasjonstype:

Notat

Fulltekst:

http://los.rokkan.uib.no/losforsk/PDF/2001/Notat/N0107.pdf

Omtale:

http://los.rokkan.uib.no/DiaInfo.cfm?info=2388

Antall sider:

33

ISSN-nummer:

0802-3646

Publiseringsspråk:

Engelsk

Land publikasjonen kommer fra:

Norge

NSD-referanse:

1831

Disse opplysningene er sist endret:

20/8 2007

Sammendrag
Inspired by New Public Management, many countries have changed their central public apparatus from an integrated to a more segregated structural model. A central element in this process is structural devolution and the establishment of new or reorganized state-owned companies with increased business autonomy and new formal control systems. This paper focuses on how this development, as exemplified by state-owned companies in Norway, is affecting the role of central political and administrative leaders. The study, based on elite interviews, shows that corporatization has made the role of central leaders more complex and ambiguous and undermined political control. We interpret this development from a transformative perspective, underlining how structural devolution is filtered through the dynamic context of environmental pressure and internal structural and cultural factors.