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Governance Structures and Mechanisms in Public Service Organizations

Part of the Contributions to Management Science Book Series

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7908-2750-7

ISBN: 978-3-7908-2749-1

Publisher: Physica-Verlag HD - Springer Journals

Aug 2, 2011

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Chapter 1Introduction

Calabrò, Andrea

Pages: 1 –5

[Public services play a central role in the well-being, sustainability and growth of communities, cities and nations. However, globally, public services have emerged from a period of considerable criticism. This period of challenge to public services was generated by the rise of neo-liberal...
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Chapter 2Governing Public Service Organizations: A Review and Research Agenda

Calabrò, Andrea

Pages: 7 –36

[Critical issues and problem areas in governing public service organizations are increasingly discussed and the challenge is to develop good governance systems. However, the concept of governance is monopolizing the debate on Public Administration and Management. As a result, there are often...
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Chapter 3Governance Issues in Local Public Utilities: The Italian Perspective

Calabrò, Andrea

Pages: 37 –66

[Through the lens of agency theory, the paper examines the conflicts of interest arising among the actors (citizens, Local governments, private shareholders, service providers, etc.) that, at various levels, are involved in local public utilities governance systems. The main results of a multiple...
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Chapter 4Partial Privatization and Public Services Accountability: Evidence from Italy and Norway

Calabrò, Andrea

Pages: 67 –91

[Privatization processes have characterized and changed the public sector in many European countries. However, often they ended up with partial privatizations. In these cases, public service providers, organized in the form of joint stock companies, are still owned by the State. Different...
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Chapter 5Boards of Directors and State-Owned Enterprises’ Innovation

Calabrò, Andrea

Pages: 93 –120

[In the wake of the global financial crisis of 2008–2009, many industrialized States have increased their stakes in corporations (State-owned enterprises) worldwide. Therefore, the idea of governments as value-creating institution is increasing and questions concerning innovation are even more...
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Chapter 6Conclusions

Calabrò, Andrea

Pages: 121 –131

[In this book, the debate on public service organizations governance regimes has mainly focused on four main research questions: which governance regimes are needed and should be developed to manage public service organizations? Which is the governance system adopted by Italian local public...

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