Blar i NORCE vitenarkiv på forfatter "Christensen, Tom"
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Welfare reform and «wicked issues» – from coupling to de-coupling?
Christensen, Tom; Lægreid, Per (Working Paper, Working paper, 2012-04)This paper seeks to identify trans-boundary innovative coordination practices and related modes of specialization and steering instruments in welfare administration reforms. We describe how the 2005 reform of the welfare ... -
The Whole-of-Government Approach – Regulation, Performance, and Public-Sector Reform
Christensen, Tom; Lægreid, Per (6-2006, Working paper, 2006-08)In this paper we first discuss «whole-of-government» initiatives as a reaction to the negative effects of NPM reforms such as structural devolution, performance management, and «single-purpose organizations». Second, we ... -
Working across boundaries: Collegial administration in central government – scope, variation and effects
Christensen, Dag Arne; Christensen, Tom; Lægreid, Per; Midtbø, Tor (Working Paper, Working paper, 2010-05)In this paper we address the problems of working across boundaries in central government by focusing on the case of Norway. The main research questions are: a) How common is the use of working or project groups inside the ...