International Journal of Public Sector Management: Volume 13 Issue 7

The commercialisation of public sector information within UK government departments

Zakaria Abd Hadi, Neil McBride

Reports that there are increasing trends towards the commercialisation of public sector information. Explains the concepts of information trading and discusses the role of the…

Market orientation applied to police service strategies

Graeme Drummond, John Ensor, Andrew Laing, Neil Richardson

The complexity of modern policing requires an accountable police service to operate in a diverse society, where support/trust must be earned by action and deed. The article…

Managing projects in fast track – A case of public sector organization in India

Prasanta Kumar Dey

Completing projects faster than the normal duration is always a challenge to the management of any project, as it often demands many paradigm shifts. Opportunities of…

Japan’s administrative counselling – Maintaining public sector relevance?

Mark J. Christensen

Administrative counselling (AC) is a unique feature of Japan’s public sector. Comparable to a decentralised “shop front” ombudsman function, AC may serve to lift public confidence…

Best value: changing roles and activities for human resource managers in Scottish local government

Alison Jaconelli, James Sheffield

This article aims to examine the effects of the best value policy initiative on the human resource function in Scottish local government. The article examines whether best value…