A change management perspective on public sector cutback management: towards a framework for analysis

Eduard Schmidt, Sandra Groeneveld and Steven Van de Walle

Public Management Review, 2017, vol. 19, issue 10, 1538-1555

Abstract: The financial crisis forces public managers to implement cutbacks within their organization. We argue that adopting a change management perspective contributes to our understanding of cutback management by adding a focus on managerial behaviour regarding cutback-related organizational changes. Relying on change management literature, this paper develops a framework for the analysis of cutback management connecting the context, content, process, outcomes and leadership of cutback-related change. From this it follows that managers can be positioned at the intersection of various imperatives, both externally and internally, such as their political leaders and their own subordinates. A research agenda is proposed.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2017.1296488

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