abstract Scholars in management and economics widely share the assumption that
business firms focus on profits only, while it is the task of the state system to provide public …

This essay addresses how the Norwegian government has handled the coronavirus
pandemic. Compared with many other countries, Norway has performed well in handling the …

The study of accountability in public administration has developed largely in parallel to the
study of accountability in the behavioral sciences. In an effort to bridge this divide, we …

This article addresses the Norwegian government's meaning-making, crises communication
and reputation management during the Corona pandemic crisis. It argues that reputation …

Governance Networks in the Public Sector presents a comprehensive study of governance
networks and the management of complexities in network settings. Public, private and non …

This book describes and compares how semi-autonomous agencies are created and
governed by 30 governments. It leads practitioners and researchers through the crowded …

This article proposes ways to assess the public value that cross‐sector collaborations
produce. It introduces a framework featuring three dimensions of public value–democratic …

This new in paperback edition provides a comprehensive, state-of-the art review of current
research in the field of New Public Management (NPM) reform. Aimed primarily at a student …

This book is about political organization and organizing. It is about the role of formally
organized political institutions in contemporary democracies and the democratic …

I finished writing this book during a five-week research leave in New York. The apartment we
stayed in was located in a 'not so gentrified'part of Brooklyn. Being confronted with the raw …