Hammerschmid, Gerhard creator Meyer, Renate E. text xu| 2005 continuing ng p.709-33. This article tracks public sector reform in Austria with a focus on the influence of New Public Management (NPM) both as label and as specific set of reform ideas. We analyse to what degree current reforms have bene influenced and shaped by this widely acclaimed international trend. In this empirical study we combine the different data sources of media coverage, reform documents and public sector executive survey to cover different levels of analysis. Although the reforms include NPM-features, we see no evidence so far for an archetype change in the Austrian public sector. - Reproduced. Public administration - Australia Public administration Public Administration 180718