The dilemma of "managing for results" in China: won't let go
- 2017
- p.203-216.
- Aug
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 economyï¾—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
Public administration - China Public administration