Kommunernes produktivitet: Hvilken betydning har kommunens administrative organisering og de lokale økonomiske grundvilkår?
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https://doi.org/10.7146/politica.v49i1.131272Resumé
Budgetinstitutioner og organisering har ifølge budgetlitteraturen stor betydning for offentlige organisationers økonomiske resultater. Men kan en bestemt administrativ organisering være med til at styrke en kommunes produktivitet? Empirisk viser analysen, at både kommunernes økonomiske grundvilkår og administrative organisering har betydning for produktiviteten. Produktiviteten er lavere, jo mindre økonomisk presset kommunen er, jo mindre kommunen er, og/eller hvis kommunen er organiseret med en direktionsmodel uden opdelt administrativt ansvar. En direktionsmodel kan ifølge tidligere undersøgelser styrke tværgående, strategiske og overordnede økonomistyringshensyn i form af budgetbalance og udgiftsstyring. Indeværende analyse peger på, at direktionsmodellens – intenderede – afkobling til de faglige miljøer og medarbejdere omvendt ser ud til at svække hensynet til den kommunale produktivitet. Valget af administrativ organisering ser dermed ud til at indebære et trade-off mellem en stærk udgiftsstyring og en høj produktivitet.
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