Management and Performance in the Public Sector: Evidence from German Municipalities

Florian Englmaier, Gerd Muehlheusser, Andreas Roider and Niklas Wallmeier
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Gerd Muehlheusser: University of Hamburg

No 397, Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series from CRC TRR 190 Rationality and Competition

Abstract: We study management practices and performance in a representative sample of German municipalities, which provide the bulk of direct administrative services for citizens and firms in Germany. Surveyed municipalities differ substantially in their use of structured management practices, and this heterogeneity is also pronounced within all federal states, regional types, and population size brackets. Moreover, we document a systematic positive relationship between the degree of structured management and a diverse set of performance measures capturing municipalities' attractiveness for citizens and firms. Topic modelling (LDA) of survey responses suggests that the predominant management style is to use relatively little structured management.

Keywords: management practices; public sector organizations; local government; municipal performance; state capacity; World Management Survey (WMS) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D20 D73 H11 H73 R50 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-05-14
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Working Paper: Management and Performance in the Public Sector: Evidence from German Municipalities (2022)
Working Paper: Management and performance in the public sector: Evidence from German municipalities (2022)
Working Paper: Management and Performance in the Public Sector: Evidence from German Municipalities (2022)
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