EGPA - European Group of Public Administration
Study Group 2: Performance in the Public Sector

Ljubljana meeting (2004)

Call for papers: Performance measurement and public management reform (.pdf)

The programme

The list of discussants

The papers and presentations for the conference are available for download.

Presentations (pdf)

1. Askim, Jostein (2004) Benchmarking as a catalyst for innovation in service delivery: local government benchmarking as a national programme in Norway.
2. Brun, Mathias E. and Siegel, John Phillipp (2004). What does appropriate performance reporting for political decisionmaking require? Empirical Evidence from Switzerland.
3. De Kool, Dennis (2004) Monitoring and Utilization; surveillance, struggle, symbol or source of inspiration? Presentation 1 - Presentation 2
4. Harrinvirta, Markku and Kekkonen, Sirpa (2004) Evaluating effectiveness of the horizontal policy programmes of the Finnish Government.
5. Ho, Alfred and Coates, Paul (2004) Citizen involvement in performance measurement. Experience from the Iowa citizen initiated performance assessment project.
6. Johnsen, Aage (2004). The politics of performance measurement: What does 25 years of experience tell us about the state of performance measurement in public management.
7. Kampen, Jarl, Van De Walle, Steven, and Bouckaert, Geert (2004). Interpreting Soft Indicators of Performance in the Public Sector: The Impact of the Predisposition of Citizens Towards Government.
8. Loveday, Barry (2004). Performance Management: challenges and opportunities within the BCU structure.
9. Sterck, Miekatrien and van Dooren, Wouter (2004) The Use of Performance Information: taxonomy and international comparison.
10. Tõnnisson, Kristiina (2004). Impact of public sector reform initiatives on performance measurement: the perspective of Estonian local governments.
11. Uusikylä, Petri and Valovirta, Ville (2004) Three Spheres of Performance Governance: Spanning the Boundaries from single-arganisation Focus towards a Partnership Network.

Papers (pdf)

1. Askim, Jostein (2004) Benchmarking as a catalyst for innovation in service delivery: local government benchmarking as a national programme in Norway.
2. Bjornholt, Bente (2004) Quality assessment, Reforms and public service areas.
3. Brun, Mathias E. and Siegel, John Phillipp (2004). What does appropriate performance reporting for political decisionmaking require? Empirical Evidence from Switzerland.
4. Christensen, Tom, Laegreid, Per and Stigen, Inger Marie (2004) Performance Manegement and Public Sector Reform; the Norwegian Hospital Reform.
5. De Kool, Dennis (2004) Monitoring and Utilization; surveillance, struggle, symbol or source of inspiration?
6. Flynn, Norman (2004) Performance Measurement and governance in the public sector in the United Kingdom.
7. Game, Chris (2004) Comprehensive Performance Assessment: local government performanc management as only the British could do it.
8. Harrinvirta, Markku and Kekkonen, Sirpa (2004) Evaluating effectiveness of the horizontal policy programmes of the Finnish Government.
9. Ho, Alfred and Coates, Paul (2004) Citizen involvement in performance measurement. Experience from the Iowa citizen initiated performance assessment project.
10. Johnsen, Aage (2004). The politics of performance measurement: What does 25 years of experience tell us about the state of performance measurement in public management.
11. Kampen, Jarl, Van De Walle, Steven, and Bouckaert, Geert (2004). Interpreting Soft Indicators of Performance in the Public Sector: The Impact of the Predisposition of Citizens Towards Government.
12. Levy, Roger (2004) Measuring management reform: the case of the Kinnock Reforms in the European Commission.
13. Loveday, Barry (2004). Performance Management: challenges and opportunities within the BCU structure.
14. Schwabsky, Nitza, Vigoda-Gadot, Eran, Shoham, Aviv, and Ruvio, Ayalla (2004) Towards a performance orientation measurement grid: the impact of innovativeness and organizational learning on organizational perforamnce in the public sector.
15. Sterck, Miekatrien and van Dooren, Wouter (2004) The Use of Performance Information: taxonomy and international comparison.
16. Sundstrom, Goran (2004) Management by measurement: its origin and development in the case of Sweden.
17. Tõnnisson, Kristiina (2004). Impact of public sector reform initiatives on performance measurement: the perspective of Estonian local governments.
18. Uusikylä, Petri and Valovirta, Ville (2004) Three Spheres of Performance Governance: Spanning the Boundaries from single-arganisation Focus towards a Partnership Network.
19. Waintrop, Françoise et al. (2004). France: le pari d'une réforme systémique: les enjeux de la réforme budgétaire.
20. Wilcox, Marc and Bugaj, Monika (2004) Evaluating Performance in Local Government: a comparison of Polish and UK councils.
21. Williams, Daniel W. (2004) Performance measurement and performance budgeting in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s.