Are standardized EMSs useful in local authorities? A study of how a tool from the private sector is used in the public sector | Zendy

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Are standardized EMSs useful in local authorities? A study of how a tool from the private sector is used in the public sector

Author(s) -

Norén Hanna,

Malmborg Fredrik von

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

business strategy and the environment

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.123

H-Index - 105

eISSN - 1099-0836

pISSN - 0964-4733

DOI - 10.1002/bse.403

Subject(s) - public sector , private sector , business , public administration , service (business) , public relations , tertiary sector of the economy , new public management , accounting , marketing , economics , political science , economic growth , economy

Following the trend in the private sector, standardized environmental management systems (EMSs) have been introduced in several local authorities around the world. When the tool is transferred from the private sector to the public, one can ask how useful the tool is in the new environment, since the private and the public sectors are two different types of social sphere, with different institutional logics. Taking a closer look at the situation in Sweden, this paper aims to investigate the applicability of standardized EMSs in local authorities and the public sector in general. Based on qualitative interviews with public officers in two municipalities in Sweden, it is argued that EMSs are useful in municipalities. However, the study also reveals that an EMS seems to be more suitable for technical service administrations and municipally owned companies than social service administrations. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.

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