The dilemma of "managing for results" in China: won't let go
By: Mei, Ciqi.
Contributor(s): Pearson, Margaret M.
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ArticlePublisher: 2017Description: p.203-216.Subject(s): Public administration - China | Public administration
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Public Administration and DevelopmentSummary: While China is not often thought of as a prime location for implementation of "managing for results" mechanisms of New Public Management, in fact, the reform era leadership-consistent with implementation of many market mechanisms in the economyﾗinitiated cadre management principles imbued with results-based techniques. This article discusses how dilemmas inherent in MFR principles play out in China's institutional context. It examines an understudied "punishing for results" technique employed in China, the "hold-to-account" system, and demonstrates how this punishment technique reveals inherent dilemmas that also can be expected if applied in other state-centric developing countries. - Reproduce
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Indian Institute of Public Administration | Volume no: 37, Issue no: 3 | Available | AR116209 |
While China is not often thought of as a prime location for implementation of "managing for results" mechanisms of New Public Management, in fact, the reform era leadership-consistent with implementation of many market mechanisms in the economyﾗinitiated cadre management principles imbued with results-based techniques. This article discusses how dilemmas inherent in MFR principles play out in China's institutional context. It examines an understudied "punishing for results" technique employed in China, the "hold-to-account" system, and demonstrates how this punishment technique reveals inherent dilemmas that also can be expected if applied in other state-centric developing countries. - Reproduce
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