Public Sector Organizations

Renate Meyer; Stephan Leixnering

doi:10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.73056-X

Public Sector Organizations

Renate Meyer, Stephan Leixnering

Department of Organization

Vienna University of Economics and Business

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Abstract

New public management-inspired reforms created numerous autonomous units with many different faces and labels. This variety of organizations and organizational forms precludes a straightforward definition of what constitutes a public sector organization and blurs the boundaries between the public and private sectors as well as the boundaries of single organizations. In addition, the complexity of the interlocking arrangements and relationships in this public organizational landscape has resulted in considerable governance problems with serious implications for coordination and policy coherence.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences
Editors	James D. Wright
Volume	12
Place of Publication	Amsterdam
Publisher	Elsevier
Publication date	2015
Edition	2.
Pages	597-602
ISBN (Print)	9780080970868
ISBN (Electronic)	9780080970875
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.73056-X
Publication status	Published - 2015

Keywords

Agencification
Autonomy
Boundaries
Coordination
Decentralization
Embeddedness
Fragmentation
Functions of PSOs
Groups of organizations
New public management
Organizational forms
Para-government organizations
Public governance
Public sector organizations
Quangos
Reaggregation
Whole-of-Government

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