Governance strategies in local government: a study of the governance of municipal corporations in a Swedish municipality
2010 (Engelska)Ingår i: International Journal of Public Policy, ISSN 1740-0600, E-ISSN 1740-0619, Vol. 5, nr 4, s. 373-389Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat) Published
Abstract [en]
Municipal corporations can be seen as a method of disintegrating municipal operations, but retaining control through those corporations. We assume that the municipal influence of the corporation can be described through the concept of governance strategy. Through a case study of seven corporations in one Swedish municipality, we found that emphasis was put on corporate strategy as a governance mechanism and that the board only retained a latent capacity. Furthermore, financial control and executive compensation were hardly ever used as governance mechanisms, which led us to formulate the ’chamber concert’ hypothesis: the use of governance mechanisms is influenced by traditions, norms, knowledge and governance needs. Copyright © 2010 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
Ort, förlag, år, upplaga, sidor
Olney: InderScience Publishers, 2010. Vol. 5, nr 4, s. 373-389
Nyckelord [en]
corporate governance, municipal corporations, governance strategies, Sweden, local government, latent capacity, financial control, executive compensation, chamber concert hypothesis, tradition, norms, knowledge, Kristianstad, municipalities, public policy
Nationell ämneskategori
Studier av offentlig förvaltning Företagsekonomi
Identifikatorer
URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-37552DOI: 10.1504/IJPP.2010.032303Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-77951460511OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-37552DiVA, id: diva2:1232622
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