14th Annual Conference of the International Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM)

Prof. Stephen Osborne, University of Edinburgh Business School, UK, President of the Board

The global financial crisis has had a tremendous impact: Billions of tax dollars are being spent around the world. The consequences of these major government actions will take some years to be fully visible. One thing is for certain: The role of government will be reshaped. Can public management cope with this degree of change? What instruments are being implemented and what will be their consequences? Two panels will focus on this main topic of the conference. In addition the Berne conference will host a number of other panels and tracks covering a wide variety of public management topics.

Prof. Reto Steiner, Head local organizing comittee,

We are very pleased to welcome you to the 14th annual IRSPM Conference in Berne, the Swiss Capital. We will be offering you a broad choice of up-to-date papers and debates focused on the conference’s main topic: The Crisis: Challenges for Public Management. In addition to the academic content of the conference we have arranged a rich social program in order to ensure you a most enjoyable stay in Switzerland.

1

Actor Network Theory applied to Public Sector Reform

2

Civil Servants in the 21st Century: Motivations, Identities and Ethical Behaviour

3

Future Issues for Network Research

4

Global Finance, Public Ownership and Regulation

5

How do we know what we know? Evaluating and Developing Research Methods in Public Management

6

If leadership is the answer what is the problem?

7

International Policy Learning and Transfer in Public Administration

8

Local Governance

9

Managing e-Government in Times of Crisis

10

New Public Financial Management

11

New Researchers Panel (Doctoral Panel)

12

Organizing Professionalism

13

PMRA-sponsored Panel: Management and Organizational Performance

14

Political Lessons for Management

15

Politicians versus Managers: The Long-standing Dilemma in Public Management Literature

16

Prelude to Public Administration: Essential early European Authors on Administration

17

Public Administration and Sustainable Communities: The Role of the Public Sector in Facilitating Social, Environmental and Economic Sustainability through Community-based Organising

18

Public Branding: Forms, Functions and Effects

19

Public Corpororate Governance: Steering and Control of State Owned Enterprises in Times of Financial Crisis

20

Public Management Education and Training

21

Public Management in Developing Countries: Current Challenges and Future Perspectives

22

Public Private Partnerships

23

Public Service Motivation

24

Researching Public Management and Public Service Delivery: Taking Stock of the Methodological Repertoire

25

Risk and Crisis Management in the Public Sector

26

The Crisis of Risk Management in Public Infrastructure

27

Sport, Leisure and the Public Management of People, Places and Practices

28

The State of Public Governance in Transitional and Developing Countries

29

Third Sector Panel

30

Transition Governance

31

Transparency and Accountability

32

Working across Boundaries: Barriers, Enablers, Tensions and Puzzles

A

Accountability of the Public and Non-Profit Sector

B

Citizen Engagement

C

Crisis, Security and Infrastructure Management

D

Ethical and Cultural Aspects of Public Management

E

Evaluation and Performance Measurement

F

HR Management and Leadership

G

Innovation in the Public Sector

H

Managing Partnerships between Public, Private and Non-Profit Organizations

I

Policy Making, Implementation and Regulation

J

Reforms

K

Strategic Management

L

The Financial Crisis: Impacts and possible Responses

M

The Health Care Sector

N

Theoretical and Conceptual Approaches towards Public Management