...Elaine Yi Lu; Robert Hines; Katherine Willoughby Purpose How performance informs budgeting and budgets is contentious and unclear. Applying punctuated equilibrium theory, this research seeks to understand if performance information once placed on the media and macropolitical agendas can lead...

...Daniela Sorrentino; Pasquale Ruggiero; Alessandro Braga; Riccardo Mussari Purpose This paper delves into a pivotal juncture within the co-production literature, intersecting with the ongoing debate about performance challenges in public sector accounting scholarship. It explores how public...

...Maria Carmen Huian; Marco Bisogno; Marilena Mironiuc Purpose This study was aimed at testing whether the technology transfer performance of Romanian public research institutes—measured as the ability to generate patented technology—was positively related to institutional, human, commercial...

... new research avenues for future studies in a post-COVID-19 era. Methodologically, we rely on the notion of “social construction” of reality Berger and Luckmann (1966) to establish our position on the ways public services can incorporate risk elements into their governance, performance...

...Denita Cepiku; Marco Mastrodascio Purpose The purpose of this research is to highlight the impact of integrative leadership behaviors on network performance in local government networks. Design/methodology/approach The data were retrieved from a survey conducted on 362 local government network...