• Autonomy and Control in the Norwegian Civil Service: Does Agency Form Matter? 

      Lægreid, Per; Roness, Paul G.; Rubecksen, Kristin (Working paper, Working paper, 2005-09)
      This paper describes the degree of perceived autonomy and control in Norwegian state agencies, examines the relationships between different dimensions of autonomy, and analyzes the variations in perceived autonomy and ...
    • Modern Management Tools in Norwegian State Agencies: Regulation Inside Government or Shopping Basket? 

      Lægreid, Per; Rubecksen, Kristin; Roness, Paul G. (13-2006, Working paper, 2006-12)
      This paper focuses on the broad package of modern management tools that are used by Norwegian state organizations. These tools are regarded as forms of regulation inside government as well as a shopping basket. We describe ...
    • Performance Management In Practice – the Norwegian Way 

      Lægreid, Per; Roness, Paul G.; Rubecksen, Kristin (8-2005, Working paper, 2005-11)
      This paper examines how the Norwegian system of performance management, Management-By-Objectives-And-Results (MBOR), works in practice in civil service organizations. To do this it focuses on the formulation of goals and ...
    • Regulating Regulatory Organizations: Controlling Norwegian Civil Service Organizations 

      Lægreid, Per; Roness, Paul G.; Rubecksen, Kristin (5-2005, Working paper, 2005-09)
      This paper describes the regulatory agencies in Norway as part of the population of Norwegian state agencies by focusing on who controls and on what is controlled and how. We analyze whether regulatory agencies are regulated ...
    • The Structural Anatomy of the Norwegian State 1947-2003 

      Lægreid, Per; Rolland, Vidar W.; Roness, Paul G.; Ågotnes, John-Erik (21-2003, Working paper, 2003-12)
      This paper describes and analyses the development of the Norwegian state apparatus in the post World War II period based on a broad institutional perspective and a comprehensive database. The Norwegian reform context is ...