Partnership And Productivity In The Public Sector – Summary Report

Partnership And Productivity In The Public Sector - Summary Report

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November 2006

A REPORT COMMISSIONED BY

THE PARTNERSHIP RESOURCE CENTRE

Contents

INTRODUCTION

PRODUCTIVITY IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR

• Concepts of Public Sector Productivity
• Historical Perspective
• Measurement
• The Impact of Measurement on Productivity Itself

WORKPLACE PARTNERSHIP IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR

• Introduction
• Organisational Arrangements and Attitudes in Partnership
• Processes and Purposes of Partnerships

THE IMPACT OF WORKPLACE PARTNERSHIP ON PUBLIC SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY

• Evidence Linking Productivity Gains to Partnership
• Reasons Why Workplace Partnership Should Improve Productivity
• Workplace Relationships as the Foundation of Individual and Organisational Performance

THE CONDITIONS FOR EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIP

• Procedural and Substantive Guarantees
• The Spectrum of Partnership Relationships.
• Mutual Gains: An Uncomfortable Compromise?
• New Public Management as an Obstacle to Partnership

BREAKING OUT OF THE BOX: LINKING PUBLIC VALUE TO PRODUCTIVITY AND PRODUCTIVITY TO WORKPLACE PARTNERSHIP

• Public Value and the Governance Agenda
• Productivity Measurement and Partnership Effectiveness
• Towards a Partnership Model of Public Sector Reform

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