Can The State Act As A Strategic Manager In Public Sector Reform? And How?

Abstract

This article aims to discuss the role of state in a globalizing world in line with the discussions around the transformations on the role of state In this context there are several issues to be taken into account in analyzing this transformation process and the public sector reforms going along with it A recent article by Barber 2007 presented three paradigms of public sector reform with reference to possible methodologies to be used and the place of strategic management in the reform process This article builds on these three paradigms and based on this analytical framework further discusses whether the state can act as a strategic manager in the process of public sector reform in a globalizing world and if so how? Keywords: globalization public sector reform strategic management state Özet Makalede küreselleşen dünyada devletin rolünün dönüşüm süreci tartışılmaktadır Bu kapsamda Barber 2007 tarafından yazılmış olan makalede kamu yönetimi reformuna yönelik paradigmalar temel alınarak bu dönüşüm sürecinde stratejik yönetim yaklaşımının yeri ve önemi vurgulanmaktadır Çalışmada ana çıkış noktası devletin stratejik bir yönetici gibi kamu reform sürecini yönetip yönetemeyeceği ve eğer bunu yapabilecekse sürecin nasıl yönetilmesi gerektiği tartışılacaktır Anahtar Kelimeler: küreselleşme kamu sektörü reformu stratejik yönetim devlet

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Can The State Act As A Strategic Manager In Public Sector Reform? And How?

Abstract

Makalede, küreselleşen dünyada devletin rolünün dönüşüm süreci tartışılmaktadır. Bu kapsamda, Barber (2007) tarafından yazılmış olan makalede, kamu yönetimi reformuna yönelik paradigmalar temel alınarak bu dönüşüm sürecinde stratejik yönetim yaklaşımının yeri ve önemi vurgulanmaktadır. Çalışmada, ana çıkış noktası devletin stratejik bir yönetici gibi kamu reform sürecini yönetip yönetemeyeceği, ve eğer bunu yapabilecekse sürecin nasıl yönetilmesi gerektiği tartışılacaktır

Keywords

• küreselleşme, kamu sektörü reformu, stratejik yönetim, devlet

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