scholarly journals The Dilemma of “Managing for Results” in China: Won't Let Go

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 203-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ciqi Mei ◽  
Margaret M. Pearson
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Author(s):  
V. Venkatakrishnan

New public management (NPM) conceptualised public administration as a business, to be managed with business-like techniques. Since services had to be assessed by the criteria of quality, efficiency, and satisfaction of citizens, the public sector had to reorganize its processes. As strong emphasis was on the services, improving their delivery was expected to facilitate achieving the above criteria. The terms of the NPM approach such as “customer focus, managing for results, and performance management” have become part of the standard language of public administration (Ali, 2001; Bekkers & Zouridis, 1999; Crossing Boundaries, 2005; Spicer, 2004).


2005 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 270-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brendan F. Burke ◽  
Bernadette C. Costello

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