Are There Still Differences Between the Roles of Private and Public Sector Managers?

E. Abord de Chatillon () and Céline Desmarais
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E. Abord de Chatillon: CERAG - Centre d'études et de recherches appliquées à la gestion - UPMF - Université Pierre Mendès France - Grenoble 2 - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, CERAG - Centre d'études et de recherches appliquées à la gestion - UPMF - Université Pierre Mendès France - Grenoble 2 - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Céline Desmarais: IREGE - Institut de Recherche en Gestion et en Economie - USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry] - Université Savoie Mont Blanc

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Abstract: In France, the differences between public and private organizations seem to have been reduced by the ubiquity of some management tools and approaches, and, at the same time, highlighted by the political environment, stereotypes, and negative perceptions of French public management. Given this confusion, systematic empirical studies are needed to determine the degree of convergence, if any, between management in the public and private sectors. The present study analyzed a survey of 908 managers, in order to determine whether differences in managerial practices still exist. Our results show that some differences do persist, although they are relatively small.

Keywords: Public/private comparison; Public management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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Published in International Public Management Review, 2010, Vol.12, (n°1,), p. 127-147. ⟨10.1080/14719030902817931⟩

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DOI: 10.1080/14719030902817931

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