... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Public procurement France Supplier selection Spatial proximity Relationships between customers (public contractors or procurers) and suppliers on public markets are governed by precise rules. Inviting suppliers to reply to calls for tenders...

..., a stakeholder who is playing the role of translator and whose role is accepted by all involved, becomes a critical actor. We will argue that, in the case of French public hospitals, this translator is the clinical manager. Leadership France Professionals Doctors Hospitals Hospital management...

... produced in Europe. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 France Public administration Public sector organizations Public sector reform Public management French public sector management Management innovations Human resource management Citizen/customer relations Comparative...

...Edoardo Ongaro; Luc Rouban Purpose This paper aims to give an overview of the public management process in France and tries to explain why it is specific as compared to other countries. Design/methodology/approach The paper is based upon a sociological and comparative methodology. It reports...

... Organizational change Hospitals Public sector organizations France Until recently, the mission of the French public hospitals (FPHs) was clearly defined by the regulating authorities and their activities were quasi‐automatically funded by the latter (de Kervasdoué, 1996). This situation fundamentally...

... for the strategic renewal of the organisation through enabling new business opportunities to be exploited and the expansion of the core business into new areas of activity. Public sector reform Public administration France The 1989‐92 Public Service Renewal and the 1995‐97 Reform of the State...

... or a procedure to follow in cases of conflict of interests. Yet it is profound in that this participation relates to the service philosophy, i.e. its “values”, “missions” and “goals”. Employees participation Employees involvement France “The civil service will be its own salvation...

...Quentin T. Wodon There is increasing recognition of the importance of dealing with material hardship rather than just income poverty. This paper deals with electricity disconnection and shows how Electricité de France (EDF), the French monopoly provider of electricity, has been testing a number...