Definition
Institutional governance is a simplified conceptual framework that can aptly explain how the behavior of public sector organizations is influenced by their interaction with those actors taking part to social life, meaning citizens and institutions.
Introduction
Since the 1970s, an international reform movement called New Public Management (NPM) started criticizing the inefficiencies of the public sector and arguing that public organizations were managed without taking into account citizen benefits and resource consumption. The approaches implemented in the private sector were considered more efficient and effective (Hood 1991). Consequently, the reform processes resulting from this movement aimed to move those economic activities that were managed by public institutions back on the market and competition. Moreover, the adoption of management and accounting instruments and approaches commonly implemented by private...
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Pavan, A., Reginato, E., Landis, C. (2018). Institutional Governance. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_2032-1
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