Scientific conference in universities or research centers (Scientific conferences in universities or research centers)
NPM Under Pressure: An Inquiry in Theory
Esposito, Giovanni
2014
 

Files


Full Text
Giovanni Esposito_Atelier Doc_CSM_II.pdf
Author preprint (1.07 MB)
Download

All documents in ORBi are protected by a user license.

Send to



Details



Keywords :
New Public Management; Assumption analysis; Problematization Methodology; Critical Management Studies; CMS
Abstract :
[en] This theoretical inquiry is undertaken on the basis of the problematization methodology proposed by Alvesson et Sandberg (2011) and deriving from a critical approach to management studies. In this paper, problematization is adopted not only to question the fundamental assumptions of New Public Management (NPM) theory, but also to develop alternative assumptions to be explored in order to highlight a new way of approaching the managerial practices of public organizations. Starting from the in-house level of assumptions, NPM theoretical body has been gradually deconstructed by progressively increasing the level of abstraction and reaching the field level of assumption. The assumption’s content at each level of abstraction has been determined thanks to a continuum comparison between NPM and the Public Value Theory (PVT) school of thought. Because of its status of challenging theory, PVT has played the role of a theoretical reagent added to NPM system of thought in order to bring about a theoretical reaction enabling to spotlight problematic assumptions and generate further research questions. Such a “theoretical reaction” has shown that NPM is a functionalist theory based on a rationalistic approach to public organizations which are conceived as machines whose proper functioning depends on efficiency improvements to be achieved by means of a planning mode of management.
Research center :
Laboratoire d'Etudes sur les Nouvelles Technologies de l'Information, la Communication, l'Innovation et le Changement - LENTIC
Disciplines :
General management, entrepreneurship & organizational theory
Author, co-author :
Esposito, Giovanni ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > HEC-Ecole de Gestion de l'Université de Liège - ULiège > LENTIC
Language :
English
Title :
NPM Under Pressure: An Inquiry in Theory
Publication date :
2014
Event name :
3ème Rencontre - Atelier doctoral "Perspectives critiques en management"
Event organizer :
Université Montpellier 1
Université Paris-Dauphine
Université catholique de Louvain
Event place :
Montpellier, France
Event date :
1 - 2 Avril 2014
Audience :
International
Available on ORBi :
since 06 August 2014

Statistics


Number of views
180 (9 by ULiège)
Number of downloads
165 (7 by ULiège)

Bibliography


Similar publications



Contact ORBi