Emanuele Padovani, David W. Young

Managing Local Governments (eBook, ePUB)

Designing Management Control Systems that Deliver Value

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In a world of increasingly constrained resources, local governments need to be able to enhance the value of the services they provide to their citizens, without putting a greater financial burden on taxpayers. Padovani and Young present out-of-the-box thinking based on solid research and experience to show exactly this can be done. This book is a must-read for students of public administration and management and senior and middle managers in local governments around the world.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 350
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Juni 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136515637
• Artikelnr.: 38404418

Autorenporträt

Emanuele Padovani is Associate Professor of Accounting and Control in the Public Sector at the University of Bologna, Italy. He has done extensive research and consultancy activities on public management with specific reference to management control, outsourcing, and financial and non-financial performance measurement and management

David W. Young is Professor of Management, Emeritus, at the School of Management, Boston University, USA, where he was affiliated with the Public and Nonprofit Management Program. He teaches at Harvard University's School of Public Health, and is a visiting professor at IESE Business School, Reykjavik University, the University of Pisa, and the University of Bologna

Inhaltsangabe

1. The Context for Management Control Systems in Local Governments 2.
Management Control Systems: An Overview 3. Barriers to Effective Management
Control in Local Governments 4. The Structure for Management Control 5.
Programming 6. Budgeting 7. Measuring Full Costs and Setting Prices 8.
Measuring Differential Costs and Assessing Outsourcing Opportunities 9.
Measuring Performance 10. Reporting and Action 11. The Organizational
Context for a LG's Management Control System