Are Changes Effective in Performance Management? An Analysis of Japanese Agencies

Ana Yetano and Takami Matsuo

International Journal of Public Administration, 2015, vol. 38, issue 8, 573-585

Abstract: Agencies are key organizations for implementing and studying performance measurement and management (PMM). This article explores the implementation and effect of PMM in Japanese agencies. In Japan, design of the agency system included New Public Management elements, such as independence and delegation of powers, but also traditional ones, with a strong system of controls. The discourse about the soundness and ambitions of the PMM system permeated the agencies but not so much their effort toward PMM. The performance improvement attained by agencies depends on their agency characteristics, organizational culture, and organizational factors, with a remarkable influence of the organizational culture.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.949752

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