G Jan Van Helden
Biographic Data
| ID | 1657144 |
|---|---|
| NAME | G Jan Van Helden |
| GIVEN NAMES | G Jan |
| FAMILY NAME | Van Helden |
| SIGNATURE | VAN HELDEN G J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Groningen, the Netherlands, |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The life-cycle approach to performance management
This article discusses how performance-management systems may be conceptualized as tools with a life cycle consisting of several stages. Studies on public-sector performance management generally concern the question of how management can design these systems or address dysfunctional effects when they are used. This article, however, argues that the research in this field should cover the entire life cycle of performance-management systems: it sho…
Water sector reform in Italy and in the Netherlands
This article aims at analysing the commonalities and differences in recent water sector reforms in Italy and in the Netherlands. The reforms in both countries are characterized by similar goals of achieving greater transparency and efficiency, and comparable governance ideas regarding the establishment of integrated water companies. However, there appears to be a gap between the reforms as initially intended and the way in which they were realize…
New Public Management in Dutch Local Government
This article investigates the adoption of New Public Management (NPM) in Dutch local government. According to Hood's concept of NPM, it will show the extent to which Dutch municipalities have adopted businesslike instruments and styles. Following Pollitt's framework on studying public management changes, a distinction will be made between changes in ideology, instruments, practices and impacts. The article concludes that, unlike ideological and i…
Cost allocation and product costing in Dutch local government
The importance of cost allocation and product costing in Dutch local government organizations is increasing for two reasons: first, due to a switch from centralized to decentralized control, which implies a stronger responsibility by divisional managers for the transformation of inputs into outputs; second, because of growing pressure to deliver more value for money, which may lead to incentives for cost conscious behaviour. This paper looks at g…
New Public Management in Dutch Local Government
This article investigates the adoption of New Public Management (NPM) in Dutch local government. According to Hood's concept of NPM, it will show the extent to which Dutch municipalities have adopted businesslike instruments and styles. Following Pollitt's framework on studying public management changes, a distinction will be made between changes in ideology, instruments, practices and impacts. The article concludes that, unlike ideological and i…
The life-cycle approach to performance management
This article discusses how performance-management systems may be conceptualized as tools with a life cycle consisting of several stages. Studies on public-sector performance management generally concern the question of how management can design these systems or address dysfunctional effects when they are used. This article, however, argues that the research in this field should cover the entire life cycle of performance-management systems: it sho…
Cost allocation and product costing in Dutch local government
The importance of cost allocation and product costing in Dutch local government organizations is increasing for two reasons: first, due to a switch from centralized to decentralized control, which implies a stronger responsibility by divisional managers for the transformation of inputs into outputs; second, because of growing pressure to deliver more value for money, which may lead to incentives for cost conscious behaviour. This paper looks at g…
New Public Management in Dutch Local Government
This article investigates the adoption of New Public Management (NPM) in Dutch local government. According to Hood's concept of NPM, it will show the extent to which Dutch municipalities have adopted businesslike instruments and styles. Following Pollitt's framework on studying public management changes, a distinction will be made between changes in ideology, instruments, practices and impacts. The article concludes that, unlike ideological and i…
Water sector reform in Italy and in the Netherlands
This article aims at analysing the commonalities and differences in recent water sector reforms in Italy and in the Netherlands. The reforms in both countries are characterized by similar goals of achieving greater transparency and efficiency, and comparable governance ideas regarding the establishment of integrated water companies. However, there appears to be a gap between the reforms as initially intended and the way in which they were realize…
The life-cycle approach to performance management
This article discusses how performance-management systems may be conceptualized as tools with a life cycle consisting of several stages. Studies on public-sector performance management generally concern the question of how management can design these systems or address dysfunctional effects when they are used. This article, however, argues that the research in this field should cover the entire life cycle of performance-management systems: it sho…
Public Policy and Administration Research (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Accounting (2 works) · Accounting and Organizational Management (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Local government (2 works) · Local Government Finance and Decentralization (2 works) · Public management (2 works)