| Title |
Budgetary Stewardship, Innovation and Working Culture: Identifying the Missing Ingredient in English and Welsh Local Authorities' Recipes for Austerity Management |
| ID_Doc |
76442 |
| Authors |
Ferry, L; Coombs, H; Eckersley, P |
| Title |
Budgetary Stewardship, Innovation and Working Culture: Identifying the Missing Ingredient in English and Welsh Local Authorities' Recipes for Austerity Management |
| Year |
2017 |
| Published |
Financial Accountability & Management, 33, 2 |
| DOI |
10.1111/faam.12117 |
| Abstract |
Drawing on fieldwork with 70 local authorities in England and Wales, this paper builds on previous studies of austerity management by highlighting the importance of organisational cultures to achieving strategic objectives. It finds that, in line with their prevailing 'belief system' of budgetary stewardship, local authorities in both countries are holding down input costs to deal with austerity. However, the scale of funding cuts means that this strategy is unlikely to be successful over the longer term. Instead, they need greater freedom to generate revenue, in order to facilitate innovation and develop more sustainable business practices and service models. |
| Author Keywords |
local government; austerity; England and Wales; levers of control; management control systems |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000398572700005 |
| WoS Category |
Business, Finance |
| Research Area |
Business & Economics |
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