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Kuno Schedler
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Prof. Dr.
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Schedler
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Kuno
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kuno.schedler@unisg.ch
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PublicationManagerial challenges and tasks in multirational organizationsThis paper explores multirationality of public organizations from the perspective of systems theory. In the tradition of this theoretical approach, it focuses on how communication may be used in explaining and understanding the hybridity of these organizations. It argues that faced with a variety of different rationalities of function systems in their environment, public organizations are responding, inter alia, by becoming more complex internally. In other words, they import different rationalities from their environment into their own house. Classifying public organizations as being comprised of highly autonomous subsystems, where each subsystem uses a specific type of specialized communication to process a subsystem specific rationality, this paper sheds light on associated tensions and conflicts within public organizations. It discusses managerial challenges and tasks deriving from multirationality within public organizations. The paper finally concludes that proper communication requires greater theoretical and practical consideration when explaining and dealing with conflicts stemming from the hybridity of public organizations.Type: journal articleJournal: The International Public Management ReviewVolume: 15Issue: 2
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PublicationRedesigning Political Governance: Reforms in Parliamentary Committees' Work in SwitzerlandIn the course of a major reform wave following the"new public management" as a model, Swiss parliaments at the state and local level have undergone a far-reaching change process. Most of the intellectual and preparatory work was done in specialized parliamentary committees. We found significant differences in the way parliamentary committees in Switzerland organized the specific contexts to change their governance systems, and these differences had a visible impact on the success of the reforms. Our data show that parliamentary committees' process designs were important to their functioning, especially in a change process. A constructive collaboration culture between the parliament and the cabinet was key to successful reforming of these two respective bodies.Type: journal articleJournal: Policy Studies JournalVolume: 33Issue: 2
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PublicationUnderstanding management innovation in the public sector : Path dependent and random decisions in accounting reformsPublic management reforms have been described as focused on internal change, inter alia. Changing control structures and management techniques can be labelled management innovation in the public sector. Many countries have gone through a process of management innovation, e.g. in the financial management system. Although goals and arguments of the reforms look alike, reforms differ regarding content and processes. We assume that such differences in management innovation between countries are results of a mixture of path dependencies and randomness in the reform process. Reconstructing the accounting reform process in Switzerland, this paper detects both path dependent and random decisions. The article shows that the evolution of the federal accounting system has been path dependent up until the year 2000, resisting attempts to change from cash- to an accrual-based system. The roots for this path dependence have been detected in technology, sociological and organisational factors. When technology changes significantly, this is a conjunctural event that gives rise to relevant reconsiderations of the existing system. The empty concept of 'contingent initial situation' that is used in the new institutionalisms is filled with a decision model that allows for a certain degree of randomness, the Garbage Can Model. By this, we are able to explain the full process of management innovation within the case of Switzerland.Type: conference paper
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PublicationCultural Aspects of Public Management ReformIn an international context, public management arrangements differ significantly from country to country, but also regionally and locally. One reason for these differences may be differences in culture resulting in differing views of the state and its institutions. This may sound trivial, but it becomes highly important when public management reform models are proposed and transferred from one country to others such as was (and still is) the case with, for example, the new public management. Scholars in public management as well as internationally acting practitioners should be aware of the impact culture has on the possibilities and limits of concept transfers between different jurisdictions. Having said this, one precondition for a better consideration of cultural elements in public management reforms is a better understanding of culture itself. Among the public management community, cultural theory has gained considerable attention. There are, however, other concepts for the analysis of cultural facts that may be of interest to the subject, too. In the book, cultural (including organizational culture of public organizations) influences on public management and its reform are explored. Articles address definitions and conceptualizations of culture in the context of public management, cultural artifacts in public management and gives examples of cultural elements in public management from various countries. The volume helps to structure the discussion of cultural elements and points out approaches to study and incorporate cultural aspects in public management research and debate.
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