Linda Höglund
Mälardalen University College
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Archive | 2015
Linda Höglund; Mikael Holmgren Caicedo; Maria Mårtensson
Abstract Purpose Taking a micro-perspective of governance that includes problem-solving and stakeholder involvement capabilities as part of the strategic steering role, we wish to contribute to the understanding of the human side of governance. Thus we have studied the relationships between the board and its management and stakeholders, and in so doing we recognize internal and external actors as well as the board itself, and how they all contribute to the implementation of the governance function. Methodology/approach Based on an interpretative approach that focuses on change over time, we performed a qualitative empirical study of the governance of Robotdalen, a small non-profit public organization in Sweden that is a joint public and private collaboration. This chapter forms part of a longitudinal study that has been carried out since 2009. It is based primarily on interviews with board members, management and other stakeholders, and complemented by document studies and observations. Findings Governance practice entails multiple and multilevel tasks, and the tensions between representativeness/professional boards, conformance/performance, and controlling/partnering up with management, are prevalent in both small non-profit and public organizations. According to our results the apparent choice between the extremes of each tension is, however, not a choice at all but rather a balancing act. In trying to balance tensions through collaboration between managers, board, financiers, and the hosting university, new governance structures and practices emerge at the organizational level. Originality/value By following the process of the emergence of a new board, we illustrate how various actors work together to co-produce governance functions in practice. In the past little or no effort has been made to take into account contextual factors such as organizational size – an aspect that may influence or shape board characteristics and work methodology. We therefore attempt to do so in our chapter, by studying the emergence of a new board in a small public organization, what possible paradoxes and tensions are involved in such work, and how such tensions are managed.
International Public Management Journal | 2018
Linda Höglund; Mikael Holmgren Caicedo; Maria Mårtensson; Fredrik Svärdsten
ABSTRACT Strategic management (SM) has become prominent on the agenda in several public organizations due to new public management (NPM) reforms. Nevertheless, there are few studies investigating how public organizations apply SM in practice and what tools are used. As a result, calls have been made for such studies. This article can be seen as an attempt to meet this call by presenting a qualitative case study of how SM has been applied in the Swedish Transport Administration (STA), a central government agency in Sweden, and what tools it used in strategy making. By analyzing the micro processes of strategizing at STA, our results indicate that public organizations need to be aware of at least three specific tensions that can enable or constrain strategy making. These tensions are: short v. long-term, parts v. whole, and reactivity v. proactivity.
Archive | 2018
Karin Axelsson; Linda Höglund; Maria Mårtensson
The chapter takes a discourse approach drawing upon governmentality and the concepts of programme and technology. It focuses on how a programmatic initiative – a strategy for implementing entrepren ...
Scandinavian Journal of Management | 2018
Linda Höglund; Fredrik Svärdsten
Journal of Management & Governance | 2018
Linda Höglund; Maria Mårtensson; Aswo Safari
International Journal of Public Sector Management | 2018
Linda Höglund; Maria Mårtensson; Aswo Safari
Financial Accountability and Management | 2018
Linda Höglund; Mikael Holmgren Caicedo; Maria Mårtensson
the 9TH INTERNATIONAL EIASM PUBLIC SECTOR CONFERENCE, held in LISBON, PORTUGAL, SEPTEMBER 6-8, 2016. | 2016
Linda Höglund; Mikael Holmgren Caicedo; Maria Mårtensson; Fredrik Svärdsten
The New Public Sector Seminar (NPSS) 2016, Edinburgh, 3-4th November 2016. | 2016
Linda Höglund; Mikael Holmgren Caicedo; Maria Mårtensson
Archive | 2016
Mikael Holmgren Caicedo; Linda Höglund; Maria Mårtensson; Fredrik Svärdsten Nymans