Performance management by co-operating and participating. Lessons learned from transfering service responsibiliy from state to municipal level

Learning from decentralization of services from state to municipal level: The transfer of services from state to municipality level in the past 15 years has created an environment for learning and provides opportunities for development and innovation. This article is mainly based on findings from a...

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Main Author: Ólafsson, Óskar Dýrmundur
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Icelandic
Published: Stjórnsýslustofnun 2011
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Online Access:https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/irpa/article/view/a.2011.7.2.10
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spelling fticelandunivojs:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/1146 2023-08-20T03:59:14+02:00 Performance management by co-operating and participating. Lessons learned from transfering service responsibiliy from state to municipal level Árangursstjórnun með samstarfi og þátttöku: Lærdómur af yfirfærslu verkefna frá ríki til sveitarfélaga Ólafsson, Óskar Dýrmundur 2011-12-15 application/pdf https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/irpa/article/view/a.2011.7.2.10 isl ice Stjórnsýslustofnun https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/irpa/article/view/a.2011.7.2.10/pdf_236 https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/irpa/article/view/a.2011.7.2.10 Icelandic Review of Politics & Administration; Vol. 7 No. 2 (2011); 405-416 Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla; Bnd. 7 Nr. 2 (2011); 405-416 1670-679X 1670-6803 Participation co-operation public management empowerment user involvement team work Þátttaka samstarf stjórnsýsla valdefling notendastýrð þjónusta teymi info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article 2011 fticelandunivojs 2023-08-01T12:28:51Z Learning from decentralization of services from state to municipal level: The transfer of services from state to municipality level in the past 15 years has created an environment for learning and provides opportunities for development and innovation. This article is mainly based on findings from a case study in Akureyri, a municipality in north Iceland, which did implement services from the state to the municipal level and has been called the Akureyri model. The change was made possible by a legislative change in 1994. The case study is based on qualitative interviews with management personel about their management methods during implementation and data collection from previous sources. Findings show that cross-professional methods, wholistic solutions and a service orientated approach matter for performance. The organizational structure of the municipality support these methods and can improve performance. When managing municipalities it is recommended to put more emphasize on empowerment, learning and enable possibilities to increase efficiency by systems thinking. Yfrfærsla á þjónustu frá ríki til sveitarfélaga sem hefur átt sér stað síðastliðinn 15 ár hefur stuðlað að þróun og nýsköpun hjá sveitarfélögunum. Því er gagnlegt að líta til reynslu þeirra og draga fram lærdóm um slíkar breytingar. Þessi grein byggir meðal annars á niðurstöðum tilviksrannsóknar um stjórnun Akureyrarbæjar við yfirfærslu þjónustu frá ríki til sveitarfélaga. Hófust breytingarnar með lögum frá 1994 og gengu undir heitinu Akureyrarlíkanið. Tekin voru sex viðtöl við stjórnendur bæjarins og reynsla þeirra af yfirfærslunni sem og aðferðir við stjórnun skoðuð. Fram kom að árangur þeirra byggðist meðal annars á þverfaglegu samstarfi, heildstæðum lausnum og þjónustu sem byggist fyrst og fremst á þörfum íbúa. Skipulag sveitarfélaga hentaði vel til þess að ná þessum árangri. Fram kemur að við stjórnun þeirra er heppilegt að líta í ríkari mæli til valdeflingar, lærdóms og möguleika til aukinnar skilvirkni með kerfishugsun. Article in Journal/Newspaper Akureyri Akureyri Akureyri Iceland University of Iceland: Peer Reviewed Journals Akureyri Draga ENVELOPE(7.900,7.900,63.004,63.004)
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language Icelandic
topic Participation
co-operation
public management
empowerment
user involvement
team work
Þátttaka
samstarf
stjórnsýsla
valdefling
notendastýrð þjónusta
teymi
spellingShingle Participation
co-operation
public management
empowerment
user involvement
team work
Þátttaka
samstarf
stjórnsýsla
valdefling
notendastýrð þjónusta
teymi
Ólafsson, Óskar Dýrmundur
Performance management by co-operating and participating. Lessons learned from transfering service responsibiliy from state to municipal level
topic_facet Participation
co-operation
public management
empowerment
user involvement
team work
Þátttaka
samstarf
stjórnsýsla
valdefling
notendastýrð þjónusta
teymi
description Learning from decentralization of services from state to municipal level: The transfer of services from state to municipality level in the past 15 years has created an environment for learning and provides opportunities for development and innovation. This article is mainly based on findings from a case study in Akureyri, a municipality in north Iceland, which did implement services from the state to the municipal level and has been called the Akureyri model. The change was made possible by a legislative change in 1994. The case study is based on qualitative interviews with management personel about their management methods during implementation and data collection from previous sources. Findings show that cross-professional methods, wholistic solutions and a service orientated approach matter for performance. The organizational structure of the municipality support these methods and can improve performance. When managing municipalities it is recommended to put more emphasize on empowerment, learning and enable possibilities to increase efficiency by systems thinking. Yfrfærsla á þjónustu frá ríki til sveitarfélaga sem hefur átt sér stað síðastliðinn 15 ár hefur stuðlað að þróun og nýsköpun hjá sveitarfélögunum. Því er gagnlegt að líta til reynslu þeirra og draga fram lærdóm um slíkar breytingar. Þessi grein byggir meðal annars á niðurstöðum tilviksrannsóknar um stjórnun Akureyrarbæjar við yfirfærslu þjónustu frá ríki til sveitarfélaga. Hófust breytingarnar með lögum frá 1994 og gengu undir heitinu Akureyrarlíkanið. Tekin voru sex viðtöl við stjórnendur bæjarins og reynsla þeirra af yfirfærslunni sem og aðferðir við stjórnun skoðuð. Fram kom að árangur þeirra byggðist meðal annars á þverfaglegu samstarfi, heildstæðum lausnum og þjónustu sem byggist fyrst og fremst á þörfum íbúa. Skipulag sveitarfélaga hentaði vel til þess að ná þessum árangri. Fram kemur að við stjórnun þeirra er heppilegt að líta í ríkari mæli til valdeflingar, lærdóms og möguleika til aukinnar skilvirkni með kerfishugsun.
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Ólafsson, Óskar Dýrmundur
author_facet Ólafsson, Óskar Dýrmundur
author_sort Ólafsson, Óskar Dýrmundur
title Performance management by co-operating and participating. Lessons learned from transfering service responsibiliy from state to municipal level
title_short Performance management by co-operating and participating. Lessons learned from transfering service responsibiliy from state to municipal level
title_full Performance management by co-operating and participating. Lessons learned from transfering service responsibiliy from state to municipal level
title_fullStr Performance management by co-operating and participating. Lessons learned from transfering service responsibiliy from state to municipal level
title_full_unstemmed Performance management by co-operating and participating. Lessons learned from transfering service responsibiliy from state to municipal level
title_sort performance management by co-operating and participating. lessons learned from transfering service responsibiliy from state to municipal level
publisher Stjórnsýslustofnun
publishDate 2011
url https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/irpa/article/view/a.2011.7.2.10
long_lat ENVELOPE(7.900,7.900,63.004,63.004)
geographic Akureyri
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op_source Icelandic Review of Politics & Administration; Vol. 7 No. 2 (2011); 405-416
Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla; Bnd. 7 Nr. 2 (2011); 405-416
1670-679X
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