Blar i SAM - Department of Public Management på forfatter "Johnsen, Åge"
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Auditors' understanding of evidence: A performance audit of an urban development programme
Reichborn-Kjennerud, Kristin; Johnsen, Åge (Evaluation;17 (3), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-07)This article uses a case study to analyse two main dilemmas that performance auditors face when auditing complex interventions in governance. The first dilemma, concerning the performance auditors’ roles as improvement ... -
Ledelsesidealer i Forsvaret
Johnsen, Åge; Lunde, Stig (Magma - Tidsskrift for økonomi og ledelse;14 (1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Ledelsesfaget trenger empiriske studier av ulike teoriers nedslagsfelt i praksis. Denne artikkelen analyserer ledelsesidealene i Forsvaret etter 1945 i forhold til teoriutviklingen i ledelsesfaget. Forsvaret er interessant ... -
The life cycle approach to performance management: Implications for public management and evaluation
van Helden, G. Jan; Johnsen, Åge; Vakkuri, Jarmo (Evaluation;18(2), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-04-22)This article discusses how performance-management systems may be conceptualized as tools with a life cycle consisting of several stages. Studies on public-sector performance management generally concern the question of how ... -
Mål- og resultatstyring i kommunene: Virkninger for produktivitet og effektivitet?
Johnsen, Åge; Larsen, Anna Charlotte (Nordiske Organisasjonsstudier;17(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Mål- og resultatstyring er et viktig verktøy i offentlig sektor, men har blitt kritisert for å bidra til mye kontroll og rapportering, uten at virkningene av dette verktøyet har vært nok dokumentert. Denne analysen utforsker ... -
Performance management and evaluation in Norwegian local government: Complementary or competing tools of management?
Johnsen, Åge (New directions for evaluation;2013(137), Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2013-03-06)Exposure to ambient particulate matter (PM) has been associated with adverse cardiopulmonary effects where inflammation seems to play an important role. Cellular release of inflammatory mediators is therefore commonly ... -
Reforming central government: An evaluation of an accounting innovation
Ezzamel, Mahmoud; Hyndman, Noel; Johnsen, Åge; Lapsley, Irvine (Critical Perspectives on Accounting;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-05-25)This paper examines a significant accounting innovation in central government accounting – the introduction of Resource Accounting and Budgeting (RAB) in the UK. This innovation is studied through the lens of Rogers diffusion ... -
Resultatstyringens mytologi : hvorfor bruker forvaltningen mål- og resultatstyring når dette er så omstridt?
Johnsen, Åge (Nordiske organisasjonsstudier;12 (1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)Mål- og resultatstyring i offentlig sektor har vært omspunnet av mange myter. Denne artikkelen analyserer åtte slike myter og argumenterer for at mange av disse mytene nå står for fall. Til tross for utbredt kritikk og ... -
Strategic management thinking and practice in the public sector: A strategic planning for all seasons?
Johnsen, Åge (Financial Accountability and Management;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-12-08)This paper explores how strategic management thinking manifests itself in strategic management practice in the public sector. Mintzberg’s framework of 10 strategic management schools of thought is chosen for mapping strategic ... -
Strategic planning and management in local government in Norway: Status after three decades
Johnsen, Åge (Journal article; Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-08-19)Strategic planning and management was introduced in the public sector more than three decades ago and has become a core component in many new public management reforms. Although strategy has been widely adopted in the ...