Strategy Formation and Policy Making in Government

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

   • Jan-Erik Johanson

   Pages 1-17

3. Policy Making in Government

   • Jan-Erik Johanson

   Pages 19-39

4. Strategy Formation in Government

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   Pages 41-72

5. Strategy Formation in Public Agencies

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   Pages 73-100

6. Strategic Design

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   Pages 101-119

7. Internal Strategic Scanning

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   Pages 121-142

8. Strategic Governance

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   Pages 143-161

9. Strategy and Performance

   • Jan-Erik Johanson, Jarmo Vakkuri

   Pages 163-186

10. Conclusions

    • Jan-Erik Johanson

    Pages 187-197

11. Back Matter

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This book explores goal-oriented action and describes the variety of options offered by strategic management in guiding public organisations. The book is based on the idea that planning is only one option in orienting the functioning of public organisations and applies resource-based and network studies to the public sector. Whilst most of the existing literature on strategic management relates to local government, this book examines developments within central governments and public agencies external to government hierarchies. The book also addresses the strategic distinction between politics and administration often neglected by existing research, and illustrates the connection between goal setting and actual performance of government organisations.

• strategic planning
• resource-based view
• governance
• public administration
• market economy
• civil society
• regulation
• administrative reform
• strategic design
• internal strategic scanning
• organisational processes
• caveats of planning
• knowledge-based view
• dynamic capabilities
• public agencies
• inter-organisational networks
• stakeholder management
• performance management
• organisation design
• heuristics

• University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland

  Jan-Erik Johanson

Jan-Erik Johanson is Professor and Chair of Administrative Sciences at the University of Tampere, Finland. As well as strategic management, his recent research interests include hybrid organisations, innovation in regional networks, power relations in pension funds, and the determinants of efficiency in teams in projects funded by the Academy of Finland. He is currently vice-director of a research project studying performance of hybrid organisations.

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