TY  - JOUR
A1  - Bach, Tobias
A1  - Jann, Werner
T1  - Animals in the administrative zoo : organizational change and agency autonomy in Germany
N2  - Although Germany does not figure among the 'forerunners' of managerial reforms of the public sector, it has a long tradition of agencies and non-departmental bodies at the federal level. Over time, the federal administration has developed into a highly differentiated 'administrative zoo' with a large number of species, questioning the image of a well-ordered German bureaucracy. The article addresses organizational changes among non-ministerial agencies during the past 20 years and ministry-agency relations, drawing on data from a comprehensive survey of the federal administration. The structural changes we observe are neither comprehensive nor planned; they are much more evolutionary than revolutionary, driven by sectoral policies and not by any overall agency policy, supported more by regulatory than by managerial reforms, and most of the changes are horizontal mergers or successions of existing organizations, while we find almost no evidence for hiving-off from ministries to agencies. At the same time, federal agencies report a lot of bureaucratic discretion, whereas they perceive substantial levels of 'red tape' due to administrative regulations. We also find that traditional, hierarchical modes of ministerial oversight are still dominating; only few agencies have performance agreements with measurable goals.
Y1  - 2010
UR  - http://ras.sagepub.com/
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1177/0020852310372448
SN  - 0020-8523
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Jann, Werner
A1  - Reichard, Christoph
T1  - Best Practice in Central Government Modernization
Y1  - 2001
SN  - 1516-5973
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Bouckaert, Geert
A1  - Jann, Werner
A1  - Maron, Fabienne
A1  - Ongaro, Edoardo
A1  - Sofiane, Sahraoui
T1  - Conclusion: EGPA, EPPA an the Future of Public Administration in Europa
JF  - Public Administration in Europe : The Contribution of EGPA
N2  - This chapter outlines the strategy of the European Group for Public Administration (EGPA) and reflects on some of its key strengths, and how these may equip the European community of scholars and practitioners of public administration (PA) to contribute to the development of the field. The chapter reviews the key trait of the EGPA organisational model: the Permanent Study Groups, which are communities of scholars centred on the key areas of the administrative sciences in Europe. It also discusses the partnerships that EGPA has developed with key institutions in Europe and beyond, and highlights the significance of the EGPA policy papers on European governance. Finally, it discusses the strategic, forward-looking project European Perspectives on Public Administration, which aims to reflect on the future of the research and teaching of public administration.
Y1  - 2018
SN  - 978-3-319-92855-5
SN  - 978-3-319-92856-2
U6  - https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92856-2_32
SP  - 355
EP  - 361
PB  - Palgrave Macmillan
CY  - Cham
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Jann, Werner
A1  - Reichard, Christoph
T1  - Evaluating best practice in central government modernization
Y1  - 2003
SN  - 1-8437-6160-2
ER  - 
TY  - BOOK
A1  - Naschold, Frieder
A1  - Jann, Werner
A1  - Reichard, Christoph
T1  - Innovativität, Effektivität, Nachhaltigkeit : internationale Erfahrungen zentralstaatlicher Verwaltungsreform
Y1  - 1999
PB  - Sigma
CY  - Berlin
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Jann, Werner
A1  - Laegreid, Per
A1  - Verhoest, Koen
T1  - Introduction
Y1  - 2007
UR  - http://ras.sagepub.com/
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1177/0020852307081143
SN  - 0020-8523
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Jann, Werner
A1  - Reichard, Christoph
A1  - Maaß, Christian
A1  - Wollmann, Hellmut
T1  - Kriterien einer modernen Kommunalverfassung
Y1  - 1997
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Jann, Werner
A1  - Reichard, Christoph
T1  - Managementreformen kommen voran : erste Zwischenbilanz der wissenschaftlichen Bleigtforschung in den Modellkommunen
Y1  - 1997
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Jann, Werner
A1  - Reichard, Christoph
T1  - Melhores práticas na modernizaçao do Estado
Y1  - 2002
ER  - 
TY  - THES
A1  - Jann, Werner
T1  - Moderation
Y1  - 2010
SN  - 978-3-832952-24-2
ER  -