Decentralisation and Accountability as Focus of Public Adminsitration Modernisation

Type Research Project

Funding Bodies
  • Federal Chancellery

Duration Nov. 1, 2005 - June 30, 2009

  • Department of Public Management AE (Former organization)
  • Institute for Public Management and Governance IN (Details)
  • Institute for Organization Studies IN (Details)

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  • Hammerschmid, Gerhard (Former researcher) Project Head
  • Meyer, Renate (Details)
 

Abstract (German)

The research is based on a study within the work of the European Public Administration network under coordination of the Austrian EU-presidency.
The focus lies on the practical relevance and experiences throughout Europe in the area of HRM regarding two major themes of public administration modernisation over the last two decades:
1) decentralisation of competencies to increase management autonomy
2) efforts to strengthen accountability
We are especially interested in the relationship and alignment of these two major reforms as well as national variations in HR governance structures and implementing public sector modernisation

Abstract (English)

The research is based on a study within the work of the European Public Administration network under coordination of the Austrian EU-presidency.

The focus lies on the practical relevance and experiences throughout Europe in the area of HRM regarding two major themes of public administration modernisation over the last two decades:

1) decentralisation of competencies to increase management autonomy

2) efforts to strengthen accountability

We are especially interested in the relationship and alignment of these two major reforms.

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Publications

Book (monograph)

2007 Demmke, Christoph, Hammerschmid, Gerhard, Meyer, Renate. 2007. Dezentralisierung und Verantwortlichkeit als Schwerpunkt der öffentlichen Verwaltung: Herausforderungen und Folgen für das Personal-Management. Maastricht: EIPA, European Institute of Public Administration. (Details)
2006 Demmke, Christoph, Hammerschmid, Gerhard, Meyer, Renate. 2006. Decentralisation and accountability as a focus of Public Administration Modernisation: Challenges and consequences for Human Resource Management. Maastricht: EIPA, European Institute of Public Administration. (Details)

Journal article

2010 Meyer, Renate, Hammerschmid, Gerhard. 2010. The Degree of Decentralization and Individual Decision-Making in Central Government HRM. A European Comparative Perspective. Public Administration 88 (2): 455-478. (Details)
2007 Demmke, Christoph, Hammerschmid, Gerhard, Meyer, Renate. 2007. Aktuelle Trends des Personalmanagements in den öffentlichen Verwaltungen Europas. Personalmanager (4): 51-53. (Details)

Chapter in edited volume

2007 Hammerschmid, Gerhard, Meyer, Renate, Demmke, Christoph. 2007. Public Administration Modernization: Common reform trends or different paths and national understandings in the EU countries. In Cultural Aspects of Public Management Reform. Research in Public Policy Analysis and Management. Volume 16, Hrsg. Schedler, Kuno; Proeller, Isabella, 145-169. Amsterdam et al.: Elsevier. (Details)
  Hammerschmid, Gerhard. 2007. Decentralisation and Accountability as Focus of Public Administration Modernisation: A Comparative European Perspective. In Modernizing Government in Europe, Hrsg. Hill Hermmann, 250-270. Baden-Baden: Nomos. (Details)

Paper presented at an academic conference or symposium

2007 Hammerschmid, Gerhard, Meyer, Renate. 2007. The relevance of management educators and topics in public executive education and training in Austria. IRSPM Conference, Potsdam, Deutschland, April. (Details)
2006 Hammerschmid, Gerhard, Meyer, Renate, Demmke, Christoph. 2006. Balancing decentralisation and accountability. Different paths and national understandings in EU countries. 22nd EGOS Colloquium: The Organizing Society, Bergen, Norwegen, July 2006. (Details)
  Hammerschmid, Gerhard, Meyer, Renate, Demmke, Christoph. 2006. Balancing decentralisation and accountability. Different paths and national understandings in EU countries. IPMN Conference, St. Gallen, Schweiz, June 2006. (Details)
  Hammerschmid, Gerhard. 2006. Decentralisation and accountability as focus of Public Administration Modernisation. A comparative European perspective. 1st European Summit on Modernizing Government, Speyer, Deutschland, 23.08.-25.08.. (Details)
  Hammerschmid, Gerhard, Meyer, Renate, Demmke, Christoph. 2006. Decentralisation of HR practices - European comparative perspective. EGPA Conference 2006, Study Group III - Personnel Policies, Milano, Italien, September. (Details)
  Hammerschmid, Gerhard. 2006. Dezentralisierung und Stärkung der Verantwortlichkeit als Themen der Verwaltungsmodernisierung. Herbsttagung der Wissenschaftlichen Kommission Öffentliche BWL, Badenweiler, Deutschland, Oktober 2006. (Details)
  Hammerschmid, Gerhard, Meyer, Renate, Demmke, Christoph. 2006. Dezentralisierung und Verantwortung - Veränderungen und Konsequenzen für das Personalmanagement. Dezentralisierung: Mehr Entscheidungsfreiheit und Verantwortung für das Management, Wien, Österreich, 12. Oktober 2006. (Details)

Research report, expert opinion

2006 Demmke, Christoph, Hammerschmid, Gerhard, Meyer, Renate. 2006. Decentralisation and Accountability as Focus of Public Administration Modernisation. Vienna: Report published by the Austrian Federal Chancellery for the European Public Adminstration Network. (Details)

Unpublished lecture

2006 Hammerschmid, Gerhard, Meyer, Renate, Christoph, Demmke. 2006. Decentralisation and Accountability as Focus of Public Administration Modernisation. A Comparative European Perspective. 46th Meeting of Directors General responsible for Public Administration, Vienna, 14.05. (Details)

Classification

Expertise

  • public management reform; comparative study; HRM; accountability; decentralisation