Are Public Sector Managers a “Bureaucratic Burden”? The Case of English Public Hospitals
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6294286 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Giulia Veronesi (0000-0001-9956-863X, University of Bristol, corresponding author), Gianluca Veronesi, Ian Kirkpatrick (0000-0002-4105-5548, University of Warwick), Ali Altanlar (University of Leeds) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 193-209 |
| Publication date | 2019-04-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1053-1858 • E-ISSN: 1477-9803 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/jopart/muy072 |
| OpenAlex | W2903315938 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 71 |
Although managers are, globally, a central part of the new public management reform agenda, in recent years policy makers, the media and the general public have raised concerns about their effectiveness and contribution. In some countries, notably the UK and the US, this debate has been heavily influenced by Public Choice Theory (PCT), which depicts ‘bureaucrats’ as rent seeking, self-serving individuals. In this study, focusing on the case of acute care hospital trusts in the English National Health Service, we formally test whether public sector managers represent a ‘bureaucratic burden’. Using a longitudinal database spanning six years (2007-2012) and employing a dynamic panel data model, the findings reveal that, contrary to PCT assumptions, managers do not engage, in the main, in rent seeking behaviour and, crucially, appear to have a positive impact on organisational performance. Implications for theory, policy and practice are discussed
Bureaucracy · Business · Contracting out · Economic growth · Economics · Longitudinal data · New public management · Operations management · Panel data · Political science · Politics · Public economics · Public policy · Public relations · Public sector · Public service · Rent-seeking · Sociology · Test (biology · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Housing Market and Economics · Public Policy and Administration Research · Public Administration
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |