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Governance Structures and Mechanisms in Public Service Organizations

Theories, Evidence and Future Directions

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  • © 2011

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Authors:
  1. Andrea Calabrò

    1. , Department of Business Studies, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy

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  • It provides an interesting analysis on the current debate on governance structures and mechanisms in public service organizations
  • It uses different theories and methods in order to understand the main issues of governance mechanisms in public sector
  • It offers an interesting cross-countries comparisons

Part of the book series: Contributions to Management Science (MANAGEMENT SC.)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction

    • Andrea Calabrò
    Pages 1-5

  3. Governing Public Service Organizations: A Review and Research Agenda

    • Andrea Calabrò
    Pages 7-36

  4. Governance Issues in Local Public Utilities: The Italian Perspective

    • Andrea Calabrò
    Pages 37-66

  5. Partial Privatization and Public Services Accountability: Evidence from Italy and Norway

    • Andrea Calabrò
    Pages 67-91

  6. Boards of Directors and State-Owned Enterprises’ Innovation

    • Andrea Calabrò
    Pages 93-120

  7. Conclusions

    • Andrea Calabrò
    Pages 121-131
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This book addresses the nexus of issues exploring governance structures and mechanisms in public service organizations, thus contributing to the development of disciplines that focus on public management. It goes beyond the state of the art by addressing a number of specific issues in a more systematic fashion. The book’s interdisciplinary focus is a particularly valuable asset, as its topic is situated at the crossroads of a number of fields, including public management, business administration, corporate governance, policy studies, political science, sociology, and third sector studies, all of which offer important perspectives and are important for the development of public management and public services. The book covers more than Italy and Norway and focuses specifically on public service organizations, addressing more aspects of their governance structures and mechanisms than any other book available today. The unique presentation of features related to the governance and management of different actors (state-owned enterprises, local public utilities, ministries, municipalities, citizens, etc.), involved at different levels in the production and provision of public services, makes it possible to compare and contrast these different perspectives and opens new avenues of theoretical collaboration and development.

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  • , Department of Business Studies, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy

    Andrea Calabrò

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