Public value performance: What does it mean to create value in the public sector?

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Authors

  • Timo Meynhardt
  • Steven A. Brieger
  • Pepe Strathoff
  • Stefan Anderer
  • Anne Bäro
  • Carolin Hermann
  • Jana Kollat
  • Paul Neumann
  • Steffen Bartholomes
  • Peter Gomez
Public administrations are required by law to contribute to society, thus obliged to shape the common good. What value they have to society is uncovered by their public value. This chapter provides an approach to public value management that is relevant for organizations, NGOs, and governmental institutions, in order to systematically investigate their contributions to society. Previous work on public value serves as a good starting point, providing significant public value perspectives. We follow this by a conceptual delineation of the public value concept according to Timo Meynhardt, who roots the notion of value in psychological needs theory and thereby links public value directly to a conditio humana. As cases in point, we identify and discuss two management tools, the Public Value Scorecard (PVSC) and the Public Value Atlas. We conclude with a short reflection on how public value can advance public sector management.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPublic Sector Management in a Globalized World
EditorsRené Andeßner, Dorothea Greiling , Rick Vogel
Number of pages26
Place of PublicationWiesbaden
PublisherGabler Verlag
Publication date2017
Pages135-160
ISBN (print)978-3-658-16111-8
ISBN (electronic)978-3-658-16112-5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017

    Research areas

  • Management studies - Public Value, Public Sector Management, Public Value Atlas, GemeinwohlAtlas, Public Value Scorecard, Common Good