Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/282089 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
Discussion Paper No. 397
Publisher: 
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München und Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Collaborative Research Center Transregio 190 - Rationality and Competition, München und Berlin
Abstract: 
We study management practices and performance in a representative sample of German municipalities, which provide the bulk of direct administrative services for citizens and firms in Germany. Surveyed municipalities differ substantially in their use of structured management practices, and this heterogeneity is also pronounced within all federal states, regional types, and population size brackets. Moreover, we document a systematic positive relationship between the degree of structured management and a diverse set of performance measures capturing municipalities' attractiveness for citizens and firms. Topic modelling (LDA) of survey responses suggests that the predominant management style is to use relatively little structured management.
Subjects: 
management practices
public sector organizations
local government
municipal performance
state capacity
World Management Survey (WMS)
JEL: 
D20
D73
H11
H73
R50
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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