Managing for Public Service Performance: How People and Values Make a Difference

Through a comparative overview of public administration performance in twenty-eight EU member states, this book takes a critical, multidisciplinary approach to address how management can make a meaningful contribution to the performance of public services.

Peter Leisink, Professor Emeritus of Public Administration and Organization Science, Utrecht University,Lotte B. Andersen, Professor, Aarhus University,Gene A. Brewer, Professor of Public Administration and Policy, The University of Georgia,Christian B. Jacobsen, Associate Professor, Aarhus University,Eva Knies, Professor of Strategic Human Resource Management, Utrecht University,Wouter Vandenabeele, Associate Professor, Utrecht University

Peter Leisink is Professor Emeritus of Public Administration and Organization Science at the Utrecht University School of Governance, the Netherlands.


Lotte B. Andersen is a professor at the Department of Political Science at Aarhus University, Denmark, and Center Director of the Crown Prince Frederik Center for Public Leadership.


Gene A. Brewer is Professor of Public Administration and Policy at The University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs, USA.


Christian B. Jacobsen is an associate professor at the Department of Political Science, Aarhus University, Denmark.


Eva Knies is Professor of Strategic Human Resource Management at the Utrecht University School of Governance, the Netherlands.


Wouter Vandenabeele is an associate professor at Utrecht University School of Governance, the Netherlands, and a visiting professor at KU Leuven University, Belgium.