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Professionals, discretion and public sector reform in the UK: re‐visiting Lipsky
Ian Taylor, Josie KellySeeks to examine how far Michael Lipsky's theory of discretion as it relates to public sector professionals as “street‐level bureaucrats” is still applicable in the light of…
Common law – common mistakes?: Protecting whistleblowers in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and the United Kingdom
William De MariaThe paper aims to respond conceptually, rather then empirically, to policy ignorance. It seeks to examine certain aspects of whistleblower protection offered in the common law…
Consuming work: front‐line workers and their customers in Jobcentre Plus
Patrice Rosenthal, Riccardo PecceiThe purpose of this paper is to present a conceptual and empirical analysis of the rationale and enactment of consumer discourses in reformed British welfare administration…
Learning across borders: the case of Danish local government
Dorte Salskov‐IversenThis paper sets out to chart the transnational activities of Danish local government, with a specific view to examining the perceived relevance of these activities for public…
Determinants of pay satisfaction of senior managers in the Nigerian Civil Service
Ogenyi Ejye Omar, Victoria Odu OgenyiThe purpose of this paper is to investigate senior managers' satisfaction with pay in the Nigerian Civil Service.
Public procurement and EU tendering directives – explaining non‐compliance
Cees J. Gelderman, Paul W. Th. Ghijsen, Marc J. BrugmanThe purpose of this paper is to make a contribution to categorising explanations of non‐compliance of EU tendering directives and to report on a survey study to the impact of…
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