Abstract
Strategic management, which has been implemented in public administration for nearly 35 years since its transfer from the field of business, offers significant innovations with its technical analysis tools, stakeholder engagement mechanisms, and flexible structure. However, its applicability remains contested due to its conflicting nature with public goals and uncertainties in improving performance. Although various solutions have been proposed in the literature, no permanent resolution has been achieved. This study discusses the applicability of strategic management in the public sector by focusing on the Anglo-Saxon tradition, where the public-private contradiction is less pronounced. It examines the challenges experienced in the United States and the United Kingdom -where strategic management originated in public administration- and explores the relevant body of literature developed to address these challenges.
Keywords
Strategic Management Strategic Planning New Public Management Anglo-Saxon Administrative Tradition
References
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- Johnsen, Age (2015), “Strategic Management Thinking and Practice in the Public Sector: A Strategic Planning for All Seasons?”, Financial Accountability & Management, 31(3), s. 243-268.
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- Poister, Theodore H., & Gregory D. Streib (1999), “Strategic Management in the Public Sector: Concepts, Models, and Processes”, Public Productivity & Management Review, 22(3), s. 308-325.
- Sorkin, Donna L., Nancy B. Ferris & James Hudak (1984), Strategies for Cities and Counties: A Strategic Planning Guide, (Washington: Public Technology Ins.).
- Stewart, Jenny (2004). “The Meaning of Strategy in the Public Sector”, Australian Journal of Public Administration, 63(4), s. 16-21.
- Walker, Richard M. (2013), “Strategic Management and Performance in Public Organizations: Findings from the Miles and Snow Framework”, Public Administration Review, 73(5), s. 675-685.
- Williams, Wil, & Duncan Lewis (2008), “Strategic Management Tools and Public Sector Management”, Public Management Review, 10(5), s. 653-671.
Abstract
İşletme alanından aktarıldığından bu yana yaklaşık 35 yıldır kamu yönetiminde uygulanan stratejik yönetim, teknik analiz, paydaş katılımı ve esnek yapısıyla önemli yenilikler sunmaktadır. Ancak kamusal amaçlarla çelişen doğası ve performans artırmadaki belirsizlikler nedeniyle uygulanabilirliği hâlâ tartışmalıdır. Literatürde çeşitli çözüm önerileri geliştirilmiş olsa da kalıcı çözümler sağlanamamıştır. Bu çalışma, stratejik yönetimin doğduğu ABD ve İngiltere'deki deneyimlerden hareketle, kamu-özel çelişkisine daha az sahip Anglosakson gelenekteki sorunlar ve çözüm arayışları ekseninde stratejik yönetimin kamuda uygulanabilirliğini tartışmaktadır. Çalışma ABD ve İngiltere’deki uygulama sorunları ve bu sorunları aşmak üzere literatürün geliştirdiği yanıtlara odaklanmaktadır.
References
- Barry, Bryan W. (1986), Strategic Planning Workbook for Nonprofit Organization, (Amherst H. Wilder Foundation).
- Berry, Frances S. (1994), “Innovation in Public Management: The Adoption of Strategic Planning”, Public Administration Review, 54(4), s. 322-330.
- Berry, Frances & Barton Wechsler (1995), “State Agencies Experience with Strategic Planning: Findings from a National Survey”, Public Administration Review, 55(2), s. 159-168.
- Boyne, George A., & Richard M Walker (2020), “Strategic Management and Public Service Performance: The Way Ahead”, Public Administration Review, 70, s. 185-192.
- Brudney, Jeffrey L., F. Ted Hebert & Deil S. Wright (1999), “Reinventing Government in the American States: Measuring and Explaining Administrative Reform”, Public Administration Review, 59, s. 19-30.
- Bryson, John (2011). Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations, (New York: Willey).
- Bryson, John, M., Frances S. Berry & Kaifeng Yang (2010), “The State of Public Strategic Management Research: A Selective Literature Review and Set of Future Directions”, The American Review of Public Administration, 20(10), s. 1-27.
- Bryson, John M., Barbara C. Crosby & John K. Bryson (2009), “Understanding Strategic Planning and the Formulation and Implementation of Strategic Plans as Way of Knowing: The Contributions of Actor- Network Theory”, Public Management Journal, 12(2), s. 172-207.
- Bryson, John M., R. Edward Freeman & William D. Roering (1986), “Strategic Planning in the Public Sector: Approaches and Directions”, Strategic Perspectives on Planning Practice, (Der: Barry Checkoway), (Lexington: MA Lexington Books): 65-85.
- Elbannaa, Said, Rhys Andrews & Raili Pollanenc (2015), “Strategic Planning and Implementation Success in Public Service Organizations: Evidence from Canada”, Public Management Review, s. 1-26.
- Höglund, Linda, Mikael H. Caicedo, Maria Mårtensson & Fredrik Svärdsten (2018), “Strategic Management in the Public Sector: How Tools Enable and Constrain Strategy Making”, International Public Management Journal, s. 822-849.
- Hansen, J. R., & E. Ferlie (2014), “Applying Strategic Management Theories in Public Sector Organizations: Developing a Typology”, Public Management Review, 18(1), s. 1-19.
- Hansen, Jesper R., & Christian Jacobsen (2016), “Changing Strategy Processes and Strategy Content in Public Sector Organizations? A Longitudinal Case Study of NPM Reforms’ Influence on Strategic Management”, British Journal of Management, 27, s. 373-389.
- Johanson, Jan Erik (2009), “Strategy Formation in Public Agencies”, Public Administration, 87(4), s. 872-891.
- Johnsen, Age (2015), “Strategic Management Thinking and Practice in the Public Sector: A Strategic Planning for All Seasons?”, Financial Accountability & Management, 31(3), s. 243-268.
- Llewellyn, Sue, & Emma Tappin (2003), “Strategy in the Public Sector: Management in the Wilderness”, Journal of Management Studies, 40(4), s. 955-982.
- “National Partnership for Reinventing Government”, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Partnership_for_Reinventing_Government#:~:text=In%20March%201993%2C%20President%20Bill,entitlement%20toward%20initiative%20and%20empowerment.%22, (20.04.2024).
- Olsen, John B., & Douglas Eadie (1982). The Game Plan: Governance with Foresight, (Washington: Council of State Planning Agencies).
- Poister, Theodore H. (2010), “The Future of Strategic Planning in the Public Sector: Linking Strategic Management and Performance”, Public Administration Review, 70(1), s. 246-254.
- Poister, Theodore H., & Gregory D. Streib (2005), “Elements of Strategic Planning and Management in Municipal Government: Status after Two Decades”, Public Administration Review, 65(1), s. 45-56.
- Poister, Theodore H., & Gregory D. Streib (1999), “Strategic Management in the Public Sector: Concepts, Models, and Processes”, Public Productivity & Management Review, 22(3), s. 308-325.
- Sorkin, Donna L., Nancy B. Ferris & James Hudak (1984), Strategies for Cities and Counties: A Strategic Planning Guide, (Washington: Public Technology Ins.).
- Stewart, Jenny (2004). “The Meaning of Strategy in the Public Sector”, Australian Journal of Public Administration, 63(4), s. 16-21.
- Walker, Richard M. (2013), “Strategic Management and Performance in Public Organizations: Findings from the Miles and Snow Framework”, Public Administration Review, 73(5), s. 675-685.
- Williams, Wil, & Duncan Lewis (2008), “Strategic Management Tools and Public Sector Management”, Public Management Review, 10(5), s. 653-671.
Details
| Primary Language | Turkish |
|---|---|
| Subjects | Public Administration |
| Journal Section | Research Articles |
| Authors | |
| Publication Date | June 25, 2025 |
| Submission Date | May 1, 2024 |
| Acceptance Date | January 25, 2025 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2025 Volume: 20 Issue: 44 |
