Challenging Scandinavian employment relations: the effects of new public management reforms

Building on the convergence/divergence approach, this paper examines whether recent new public management (NPM) inspired reforms entailing inter alia cutbacks in the public sector, marketisation and management by performance measures have had significant implications for service provision and employ...

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Published in:International journal of human resource management 2011-06, Vol.22 (11), p.2295-2310
Main Authors: Ibsen, Christian Lyhne, Larsen, Trine Pernille, Madsen, Jørgen Steen, Due, Jesper
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Collective bargaining
Comparative analysis
comparative research
Denmark
employment relations
Human resources
International comparisons
Labor relations
Labour relations
new public management
Norway
Public administration
Public management
Public sector
Reforms
Scandinavia
Social services
Social welfare
Studies
Sweden
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Summary:Building on the convergence/divergence approach, this paper examines whether recent new public management (NPM) inspired reforms entailing inter alia cutbacks in the public sector, marketisation and management by performance measures have had significant implications for service provision and employment relations in the Danish, Norwegian and Swedish public sector. In this paper, we argue that although differences exist across the Scandinavian countries, it is evident that they have managed to adopt and implement NPM-inspired reforms without dismantling their universal welfare services and strong traditions of collective bargaining in the public sector. However, this restructuring is taking its toll on the work environment.
ISSN:0958-5192
1466-4399
DOI:10.1080/09585192.2011.584392