Governing hybrid organisations – Exploring diversity of institutional life
Jan-Erik Johanson & Jarmo Vakkuri
Intuitively, organisations can easily be categorised as ‘public’ or ‘private’. However, this book questions such a black and white dichotomy between public and private, and seeks a deeper understanding of hybrid organisations. These organisations can be found at micro, meso and macro levels of societal activity, consisting of networks between companies, public agencies and other entities. The line between these two realms is increasingly blurred ― giving rise to hybrid organisations.
Governing Hybrid Organisations presents an engaging discussion around hybrid organisations, highlighting them as important and fascinating examples of modern institutional diversity. Chapters examine the changing landscape of service delivery and the nature and governance of hybrid organisations, using international examples and cases from different service contexts. The authors put forward a clear analytical framework for understanding hybrid governance, looking at strategy and performance management.
This text will be valuable for students of public management, public administration, business management and organisational studies, and will also be illuminating for practising managers.
Hybrid Governance, Organisations and Society Value Creation Perspectives
Edited by Jarmo Vakkuri & Jan-Erik Johanson
The rise of hybrid governance marks a shift where organizations increasingly straddle the realms of public and private ownership, creating value through unique governance structures. Governments are seeking to infuse business principles into their administrative systems, while private enterprises are embracing public interests in their corporate social responsibility efforts. This book examines how hybrid organizations generate value, analyzing drivers, challenges, and complexities across various contexts such as state-owned enterprises, urban policy-making, universities, and non-profits worldwide. It explores diverse forms of value, including financial, social, and public, and introduces innovative perspectives on value creation mechanisms like mixing, compromising, and legitimizing.
Targeting researchers and students in fields like public management, business, corporate social responsibility, and governance, the book offers a theoretical, conceptual, and empirical understanding of value creation in hybrid organizations. Additionally, it serves as a valuable resource on performance evaluation and measurement practices in hybrid governance structures.
The Handbook of Accounting and Public Governance – Exploring Hybridizations
Edited by Giuseppe Grossi & Jarmo Vakkuri
Expertly navigating the complex relationships between accounting and the development of hybridized public governance, this erudite Handbook critically analyses the most pressing challenges and limitations currently facing accounting and public governance research. Comprehensively drawing intricate links between accounting, public governance and hybridization, it conceptualizes the role of accounting by looking at the current and prospective needs of hybridized public governance.
Featuring contributions from renowned scholars, it covers vital accounting themes such as performance measurement, accountability, budgeting, and reporting across various forms of public governance. Each chapter offers unique insights into accounting within different public governance contexts, emphasizing the perspective of hybridization. The Handbook also suggests future research directions.