Riccardo Mussari
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 4379495 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Riccardo Mussari |
| PRENOMES | Riccardo |
| SOBRENOME | Mussari |
| ASSINATURA | MUSSARI R |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Siena |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8305-2532 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 9 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 28 |
| OBRAS COMO AUTOR | 8 |
| OBRAS COMO EDITOR | 1 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2004 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Politician–manager relationship, procurement decisions, and corruption risk in local governments
This study combines agency and patronage theories to explore how the nature of local governing bodies–elected politicians or centrally appointed commissioners–influences managerial decisions and related corruption risks in public procurement. Agency theory suggests that discretion and weak oversight allow managers to exploit their expertise for personal gain, while patronage theory highlights how political actors may pressure managers to favour l…
Conceptualising performance in public services co-production
Purpose This paper delves into a pivotal juncture within the co-production literature, intersecting with the ongoing debate about performance challenges in public sector accounting scholarship. It explores how public managers conceive and measure the performance of co-produced public services. Design/methodology/approach A case study is conducted on three instances of neighbourhood watching – that is, a type of collective co-production – in a hom…
Agents and logics in community policing
Community policing (CP) is a proactive approach to policing that relies on the involvement of community members. In this paper, we address relevant managerial issues pertaining to CP by resorting to the performance measurement construct, exploring the logics at play in CP and how they affect the design of CP performance measures. A longitudinal case study was conducted in a local police department in Italy. Findings reveal three logics, the co-ex…
Governmental accounting reforms at a time of crisis
Purpose Acknowledging fiscal crises as critical junctures for policy makers, this paper investigates how the recent fiscal crisis has affected the paradigmatic approach to the design of an ongoing governmental accounting (GA) reform. Design/methodology/approach This paper analyses the Italian GA harmonization as a peculiar instance of an ongoing GA reform at the crisis outbreak. A longitudinal narrative analysis of official documents is complemen…
Local Governments Managing Austerity
The global financial and economic crisis that hit Western countries between 2007 and 2008 has generated an extensive literature. Several policy responses are now recognized, based on the way governments reallocate scarce public resources across budget categories; these approaches have a differential impact on the sustainability of cuts and on performance and trust. What determines the choice of one approach over another is a relevant, yet unexplo…
Public Management Reform and Modernization
On the Adoption of Accrual Accounting in the Public Sector
In this brief foreword, we comment on the nature and extent of the adoption of accrual accounting throughout the public sector of economies internationally, by focusing on two facets of this reform: (1) its self-evident nature and (2) the problematic nature of its implementation
Public administration reform in transition
This article investigates the contribution of public administration (PA) reforms to sustainable development, with particular reference to countries in transition. The case study of Albania is analysed with a specific focus on the scope, contents and sequence of reforms as well as on the role of international institutions. The Albanian transition clearly demonstrates how development achieved without paying attention to public administration and ma…
Strategies for Public Management Reform
This book is unique in that it explores public sector reform from a strategic management perspective. The authors whose work is represented in the book examine seven strategies for public management reform: (1) increases in accountability, (2) decentralization and delegation of authority and responsibility for decision making and management, (3) application of information technology to improve management and responsiveness of governments to citiz…
Local Governments Managing Austerity
The global financial and economic crisis that hit Western countries between 2007 and 2008 has generated an extensive literature. Several policy responses are now recognized, based on the way governments reallocate scarce public resources across budget categories; these approaches have a differential impact on the sustainability of cuts and on performance and trust. What determines the choice of one approach over another is a relevant, yet unexplo…
Strategies for Public Management Reform
This book is unique in that it explores public sector reform from a strategic management perspective. The authors whose work is represented in the book examine seven strategies for public management reform: (1) increases in accountability, (2) decentralization and delegation of authority and responsibility for decision making and management, (3) application of information technology to improve management and responsiveness of governments to citiz…
Public administration reform in transition
This article investigates the contribution of public administration (PA) reforms to sustainable development, with particular reference to countries in transition. The case study of Albania is analysed with a specific focus on the scope, contents and sequence of reforms as well as on the role of international institutions. The Albanian transition clearly demonstrates how development achieved without paying attention to public administration and ma…
On the Adoption of Accrual Accounting in the Public Sector
In this brief foreword, we comment on the nature and extent of the adoption of accrual accounting throughout the public sector of economies internationally, by focusing on two facets of this reform: (1) its self-evident nature and (2) the problematic nature of its implementation
Public Management Reform and Modernization
Local Governments Managing Austerity
The global financial and economic crisis that hit Western countries between 2007 and 2008 has generated an extensive literature. Several policy responses are now recognized, based on the way governments reallocate scarce public resources across budget categories; these approaches have a differential impact on the sustainability of cuts and on performance and trust. What determines the choice of one approach over another is a relevant, yet unexplo…
Governmental accounting reforms at a time of crisis
Purpose Acknowledging fiscal crises as critical junctures for policy makers, this paper investigates how the recent fiscal crisis has affected the paradigmatic approach to the design of an ongoing governmental accounting (GA) reform. Design/methodology/approach This paper analyses the Italian GA harmonization as a peculiar instance of an ongoing GA reform at the crisis outbreak. A longitudinal narrative analysis of official documents is complemen…
Agents and logics in community policing
Community policing (CP) is a proactive approach to policing that relies on the involvement of community members. In this paper, we address relevant managerial issues pertaining to CP by resorting to the performance measurement construct, exploring the logics at play in CP and how they affect the design of CP performance measures. A longitudinal case study was conducted in a local police department in Italy. Findings reveal three logics, the co-ex…
Conceptualising performance in public services co-production
Purpose This paper delves into a pivotal juncture within the co-production literature, intersecting with the ongoing debate about performance challenges in public sector accounting scholarship. It explores how public managers conceive and measure the performance of co-produced public services. Design/methodology/approach A case study is conducted on three instances of neighbourhood watching – that is, a type of collective co-production – in a hom…
Politician–manager relationship, procurement decisions, and corruption risk in local governments
This study combines agency and patronage theories to explore how the nature of local governing bodies–elected politicians or centrally appointed commissioners–influences managerial decisions and related corruption risks in public procurement. Agency theory suggests that discretion and weak oversight allow managers to exploit their expertise for personal gain, while patronage theory highlights how political actors may pressure managers to favour l…
Political science (7 obras) · Business (6 obras) · Public Policy and Administration Research (6 obras) · Economics (5 obras) · Local Government Finance and Decentralization (4 obras) · Public Administration (4 obras) · Accounting (3 obras) · Computer Science (3 obras) · Social Policy and Reform Studies (3 obras) · Corruption and Economic Development (2 obras)