Journal article
Sharing services, saving money? Five risks to cost saving when organizations share administrative services
- Abstract:
- Shared services are a popular reform for governments under financial pressure. The hope is to reduce overheads and increase efficiency by providing support services like HR, finance and procurement once to multiple agencies. Drawing on insights from organization theory and political science, we identify five risks that shared services won’t live up to current expectations. We illustrate each with empirical evidence from the UK, Ireland and further afield, and conclude with suggestions on how to manage these risks.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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(Preview, Accepted manuscript, pdf, 258.5KB, Terms of use)
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1080/09540962.2016.1194081
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- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis (Routledge)
- Journal:
- Public Money and Management More from this journal
- Volume:
- 36
- Issue:
- 5
- Pages:
- 349-356
- Publication date:
- 2016-06-10
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-03-21
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1467-9302
- ISSN:
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0954-0962
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611234
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2016-03-21
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- Copyright holder:
- Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy
- Copyright date:
- 2016
- Notes:
- © 2016 CIPFA. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Taylor and Francis (Routledge) at: 10.1080/09540962.2016.1194081
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