Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2006
Journal or Book Title
Development Policy Review
Volume
24
Issue
6
First Page
675
Last Page
687
DOI
10.1111/j.1467-7679.2006.00354.x
Abstract
This paper uses survey data from Ghana to examine whether there are significant differences in the characteristics of poor and good performing public organizations. The analysis show that good and poor public organizations differ in two respects: remuneration and hiring criteria. We argue that transforming poor performing organizations is more complex than simply addressing these differences – it requires fundamental changes in the cultures of the organization. We make recommendations for designing comprehensive public sector reform strategies that focus on changing organizational cultures of poor performing institutions. !
Copyright Owner
Wiley
Copyright Date
2006
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Owusu, Francis Y., "Differences in the Performance of Public Organizations in Ghana: Implications for Public Sector Reform Policy" (2006). Community and Regional Planning Publications. 13.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/communityplanning_pubs/13
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Organization Development Commons, Other Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration Commons, Urban, Community and Regional Planning Commons
Comments
This is a manuscript of an article from Development Policy Review, 24(6) 2006, 675-687. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-7679.2006.00354.x. Posted with permission