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Coordination Quality in Central Government – the Case of Norway

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  • Tom Christensen

    (University of Oslo)

  • Per Lægreid

    (University of Bergen)

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This article focuses on perceived coordination quality among Norwegian civil servants. It explains how they assess the quality of coordination in their own field of work along different dimensions. To what degree have such perceptions changed over the past 10 years and what can explain the variations in perceived coordination quality from a structural and a cultural perspective? The data base is a comprehensive survey in ministries and central agencies. The civil servants perceive coordination as better within their own policy area than across administrative levels and policy areas. The perceptions are rather stable over time. The most important factors for understanding variations in coordination quality are coordination capacity, mutual trust and administrative level.

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  • Tom Christensen & Per Lægreid, 2020. "Coordination Quality in Central Government – the Case of Norway," Public Organization Review, Springer, vol. 20(1), pages 145-162, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:porgrv:v:20:y:2020:i:1:d:10.1007_s11115-018-00434-0
    DOI: 10.1007/s11115-018-00434-0
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