181 research outputs found
When separate organizations merge their back office functions
No full textShared services can deliver efficiencies but carry hidden costs, write Muiris MacCarthaigh and Thomas Elsto
Understanding how austerity makes public sector organisations collaborate
Full text linkAlthough collaboration between public sector organisations is often understood as a response to cross-cutting policy needs that cannot be met individually, collaboration can also reduce costs, write Muiris MacCarthaigh, Thomas Elston, and Koen Verhoest
Book review: public sector reform in Ireland: countering crisis by Muiris MacCarthaigh
Full text linkIn Public Sector Reform in Ireland: Countering Crisis, Muiris MacCarthaigh focuses on the unprecedented public sector reform agenda of the Irish government introduced to counter the impact of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). This book provides a valuable, ‘thick’ academic analysis of cutback management by studying the case of Ireland, one of the most badly affected states. Yao Han appreciated its contribution to research on state retrenchment and reform from the perspective of the reformers
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