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Opportunities in Role Specialization Through Location in Public Sector Services

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  • Markku Kuula
  • Antero Putkiranta
  • Pirjo Tulokas

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The purpose of this paper is to study whether organizations in the public sector have special roles that are similar to those in the private sector. The model used for the analyses is the Ferdows ‘strategic role of the plant’ model. The operations of Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Finland were analyzed for the study. The data used was gathered in interviews and from general sources. The results indicate that special roles can be found and, furthermore, that there are huge possibilities in this area. The idea of roles is important to improve their productivity.

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  • Markku Kuula & Antero Putkiranta & Pirjo Tulokas, 2016. "Opportunities in Role Specialization Through Location in Public Sector Services," International Journal of Public Administration, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 39(7), pages 505-514, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:7:p:505-514
    DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1028635
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