Institutional theory suggests that organizations pursue legitimacy by conforming to
isomorphic pressures in their environment. We extend previous research on institutional …

The purpose of this article is to identify the antecedents of service, organizational process
(organization and marketization), and ancillary innovation types. The drivers of the study are …

This paper presents the first empirical test of innovation type and diffusion in local
government. Five types of innovations–one product, three process and one ancillary–were …

This study presents the first empirical test of the proposition that strategy content is a key
determinant of organizational performance in the public sector. Strategy content comprises …

We present the first empirical assessment of the UK Labour government's program of public
management reform. This reform program is based on rational planning, devolution and …

This article tests the independent effects of strategy formulation and strategy content on
organizational performance. The formulation variables include rational planning, logical …

Purpose–The aim of this paper is to explore the issues involved in developing and applying
performance management approaches within a large UK public sector department using a …

Innovation has become a cornerstone of many government programmes of public
management reform. In this study we provide the first empirical analysis of innovation …

Strategic management makes a difference to the performance of public organizations. This
book demonstrates that the most appropriate response is' it all depends': on which aspects …

Over a number of years in the UK, public service improvement has been at the centre of both
Conservative and Labour policy. Keen to make improvements in public services, the current …