Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the new public management (NPM) literature by investigating how politicians and managers perceive their relationships and respective roles during the accounting cycle and using multiple cases of Italian local government (LGs). Design/methodology/approach – Drawing on public administration and public management literature, the paper depicts models of interaction between managers and politicians through the analysis of the cases of five Departments in three Italian LGs. Findings – Results show that, in contrast with NPM claims, no model of neat separation between politicians and managers can be depicted in the analyzed cases. Rather, alternatively patterns of sequential or reciprocal integration emerge, together with some cases of “confusion”. Research limitations/implications – Further research is needed in order to investigate the factors that can explain the types of interactions and roles. Originality/value – The paper fills the gap in NPM literature that gives scant importance to the political dimension and its relationship with management in public organizations. It addresses the diversity in the perceptions of politicians and managers as to their roles and relationships.

(2009). Politicians vs. managers: roles and interactions in accounting cycles [journal article - articolo]. In THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10446/29689

Politicians vs. managers: roles and interactions in accounting cycles

Sicilia, Mariafrancesca;
2009-01-01

Abstract

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the new public management (NPM) literature by investigating how politicians and managers perceive their relationships and respective roles during the accounting cycle and using multiple cases of Italian local government (LGs). Design/methodology/approach – Drawing on public administration and public management literature, the paper depicts models of interaction between managers and politicians through the analysis of the cases of five Departments in three Italian LGs. Findings – Results show that, in contrast with NPM claims, no model of neat separation between politicians and managers can be depicted in the analyzed cases. Rather, alternatively patterns of sequential or reciprocal integration emerge, together with some cases of “confusion”. Research limitations/implications – Further research is needed in order to investigate the factors that can explain the types of interactions and roles. Originality/value – The paper fills the gap in NPM literature that gives scant importance to the political dimension and its relationship with management in public organizations. It addresses the diversity in the perceptions of politicians and managers as to their roles and relationships.
journal article - articolo
2009
Liguori, Mariannunziata; Sicilia, Mariafrancesca; Steccolini, Ileana
(2009). Politicians vs. managers: roles and interactions in accounting cycles [journal article - articolo]. In THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10446/29689
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