From New Public Management to Public Value: Paradigmatic Change and Managerial Implications

Australian Journal of Public Administration, Vol. 66, No. 3, pp. 353-366, 2007

14 Pages Posted: 16 Sep 2011

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Janine L. O'Flynn

University of Melbourne - School of Social and Political Sciences; Australia and New Zealand School of Government

Date Written: 2007

Abstract

Both practitioners and scholars are increasingly interested in the idea of public value as a way of understanding government activity, informing policy-making and constructing service delivery. In part this represents a response to the concerns about ‘new public management’, but it also provides an interesting way of viewing what public sector organisations and public managers actually do. The purpose of this article is to examine this emerging approach by reviewing new public management and contrasting this with a public value paradigm. This provides the basis for a conceptual discussion of differences in approach, but also for pointing to some practical implications for both public sector management and public sector managers.

Keywords: new public management, public value, role of managers, public administration, public management

Suggested Citation

O'Flynn, Janine L. and O'Flynn, Janine L., From New Public Management to Public Value: Paradigmatic Change and Managerial Implications (2007). Australian Journal of Public Administration, Vol. 66, No. 3, pp. 353-366, 2007, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1927677

Janine L. O'Flynn (Contact Author)

Australia and New Zealand School of Government ( email )

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Carlton, Vic 3053
Australia

University of Melbourne - School of Social and Political Sciences ( email )

185 Pelham Street
Carlton, Victoria 3053
Australia

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