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Using organisational economics theory, the author develops a conceptual framework for analysing the effectiveness and efficiency of public services delivery. In applying the framework to case studies of export support organisations in Germany and the UK , the research establishes the causal links between organisational structures and outputs. The decisive variables are knowledge and incentives of the actors, and adaptability of the organisation. Since there are trade-offs between the variables, the findings help to explain why one organisation may be different from, but equally effective and efficient as another, and why, despite ongoing re-structuring of public and private sector organisations, no panacea for an effective and efficient organisation has been found. The analytical framework also provides a means for examining existing organisations and blueprints of future organisations, allowing for conclusions about improvability and the implications of change.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Effective and Efficient Organisations?
Book Subtitle: Government Export Promotion in Germany and the UK from an Organisational Economics Perspective
Authors: Iris A. Hauswirth
Series Title: Contributions to Economics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-7908-1731-7
Publisher: Physica Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Physica-Verlag Heidelberg 2006
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-7908-1730-0Published: 19 July 2006
eBook ISBN: 978-3-7908-1731-7Published: 22 May 2007
Series ISSN: 1431-1933
Series E-ISSN: 2197-7178
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 252
Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations
Topics: Economic Policy