Add to ORKGThis paper contributes to the scarce literature on politicians’ individual characteristics as determinants of their acquaintanceship with New Public Management (NPM) concepts and tools. It focuses on party leaders as the leaders of the political groups consisting of members of the same party in the municipal council. Our sample covers 363 party leaders in Flemish municipalities. Using survey data, we combine individual factors in a regression analysis to reveal which personal characteristics mediate their processes of getting acquainted with NPM principles. Party leaders’ acquaintanceship with 5 concrete NPM concepts is used as a dependent variable. The results reveal that political experience, being majority leader, combination of politic...
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Since about 1985, Dutch municipalities and provinces, i.e. local government, initiated many reforms ...
In political games, a good reputation is an invaluable asset. Hence, this research intends to expand...
Research shows that political parties are not equally responsive to the general public opinion and t...
This paper contributes to the scarce literature on politicians’ individual characteristics as determ...
This study addresses the controversy in the literature regarding the effects of individual factors o...
This paper studies the role of partisanship in the road to the Belgian mayoralty. It confirms the ex...
Is there a link between personality and the electoral and in-office success of politicians? Using th...
Although strategic consensus is a core concept in strategic management research, empirical evidence ...
Three processes (personalization, professionalization and “multilevelization”) affecting local democ...
Political staffers are an overlooked but increasingly relevant area of study. Not only are political...
We examined the relationship between Big Five personality and the political ideology of elected poli...
This paper studies the role of partisanship in the road to the Belgian mayoralty. It confirms the ex...
The leader of the parliamentary party in Belgium occupies a very specific position, which differs fr...
Public Establishments and Enterprises (PEE) in Morocco are a favorable field for the development of ...
Procedures of party leadership selection have attracted considerable scholarly attention in recent y...
Since about 1985, Dutch municipalities and provinces, i.e. local government, initiated many reforms ...
In political games, a good reputation is an invaluable asset. Hence, this research intends to expand...
Research shows that political parties are not equally responsive to the general public opinion and t...