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The spirit of management reforms

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  • György Hajnal

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The article reports on a comparative case study of the administrative cultures of the Australian (Queensland) and the Hungarian governmental administration. The basic finding of the study is that the culture profiles of the two administrative (sub-)systems are surprisingly similar. This finding is used to conclude that the organizational level of administrative culture is unlikely to play a significant role in shaping New Public Management (NPM) reforms. Moreover, this conclusion sheds a cloud of doubt onto the claim frequently found in NPM literature that NPM reforms involve a replacement of ‘outmoded, bureaucratic thinking’ with a ‘culture of efficiency and entrepreneurship’.

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  • György Hajnal, 2005. "The spirit of management reforms," Public Management Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 7(4), pages 495-513, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:pubmgr:v:7:y:2005:i:4:p:495-513
    DOI: 10.1080/14719030500362314
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