• Evaluering av Kvalitetskommuneprogrammet - en undervegsrapport 

      Hovik, Sissel; Stigen, Inger Marie; Blekensaune, Morten; Opedal, Ståle (Research report, 2009)
      Kvalitetskommuneprogrammet gjennomføres som et samarbeid mellom staten, KS og hovedsammenslutningene. Målet er å øke kvaliteten i overleveringen av kommunale tjenester og å redusere sykefraværet i kommunal sektor, gjennom ...
    • The Norwegian Hospital Reform - Balancing Political Control and Enterprise Autonomy 

      Lægreid, Per; Opedal, Ståle; Stigen, Inger Marie (23-2003, Working paper, 2003-12)
      This paper focuses on the balance between superior governmental control and enterprise autonomy by examining the Norwegian Hospital Reform. We describe the enterprise model and give a description of the policy instruments ...
    • Performance Management and Public Sector Reform: The Norwegian Hospital Reform 

      Christensen, Tom; Lægreid, Per; Stigen, Inger Marie (17-2004, Working paper, 2004-12)
      When New Public Management (NPM) reforms are introduced in various countries, one central element in the balance between political control and institutional and professional autonomy is the development of new performance ...