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Performance In Public Management. A Research Agenda With Bibliometric Approach

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  • Claudiu CICEA

    (Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania)

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In the current context of increasingly limited resources and of constantly multiplying and diversifying needs, the issue of performance (in any form of its manifestation) is becoming increasingly important. This desideratum is even more important in the field of public management, because this sector is a large consumer of resources, of any nature (material, financial, human and informational). The main objective of this paper is to perform a bibliometric analysis in the field of performance within the public management, based on the analysis of scientific production, in order to discover significant aspects and trends. The present research analyzes 3309 documents (articles) from the Web of Science database, using two specific analysis software (VOSViewer and CiteSpace). The conducted research identified three clusters, based on the analysis of titles, abstracts and keywords, which take into account the economic aspects of the analyzed field, concrete ways of evaluating performance in the field of public management and particularities of the public sector in general. Finally, the present paper analyzes which are the main papers in the field (based on citation burst), highlighting the trends in this scientific field in the last 20 years. The novelty of this paper is the bibliometric analysis (combined with a text mining approach), being the first of its kind in the field of performance for public management.

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  • Claudiu CICEA, 2020. "Performance In Public Management. A Research Agenda With Bibliometric Approach," REVISTA ADMINISTRATIE SI MANAGEMENT PUBLIC, Faculty of Administration and Public Management, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania, vol. 2020(35), pages 109-123, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:rom:rampas:v:2020:y:2020:i:35:p:109-123
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    1. Ewa Cichowicz & Ewa Rollnik-Sadowska & Monika Dędys & Maria Ekes, 2021. "The DEA Method and Its Application Possibilities for Measuring Efficiency in the Public Sector—The Case of Local Public Employment Services," Economies, MDPI, vol. 9(2), pages 1-13, May.
    2. Nguyen Thi Hoai TRINH & Claudiu CICEA, 2021. "Green Space and Its Role to Improve Social and Economic Development for a Better Quality of Life," Management and Economics Review, Faculty of Management, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania, vol. 6(1), pages 49-61, June.

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    Keywords

    performance; public management; policy; bibliometric research; text mining; VOSViewer;
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    JEL classification:

    • H11 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Structure and Scope of Government
    • H80 - Public Economics - - Miscellaneous Issues - - - General
    • H83 - Public Economics - - Miscellaneous Issues - - - Public Administration

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