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Public Organizations Between Old Public Administration, New Public Management and Public Governance: the Case of the Tuscany Region

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  • Nicola Mario Iacovino

    (Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna)

  • Sara Barsanti

    (Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna)

  • Lino Cinquini

    (Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna)

Abstract

This paper analyzes the presence of different managerial approaches in a public organization, the Tuscany Region of Italy. In particular, it highlights the phenomenon of the plurality of frameworks working in the organization, namely Old Public Administration (OPA), New Public Management (NPM) and Public Governance (PG). The transformation and coexistence of the above-mentioned models is tested with a content analysis based on the perspectives of policy makers and top-level managers expressed in interviews and on the context of administration planning and control systems found in documents. Each managerial logic has a different relevance in the organization.

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  • Nicola Mario Iacovino & Sara Barsanti & Lino Cinquini, 2017. "Public Organizations Between Old Public Administration, New Public Management and Public Governance: the Case of the Tuscany Region," Public Organization Review, Springer, vol. 17(1), pages 61-82, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:porgrv:v:17:y:2017:i:1:d:10.1007_s11115-015-0327-x
    DOI: 10.1007/s11115-015-0327-x
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