Abstract
Through long stretches of its history, Austria’s administration was deeply embedded in an imperial-royal tradition which is an essential element of the sociocultural and administrative landscape even today. In the eighteenth century, it was the concern for the welfare of her subjects that motivated Empress Maria Theresa to form a centrally administered bureaucratic state from the former feudal construct. With this imperial reform, not only did the state take on the responsibility for the welfare of its citizens, but the role of “servants of the public” was created. An administrative system, the rule of law. and the civil service became the guarantors of the welfare state.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Biegelbauer, P., and Grießler, E. (2009). “Politische Praktiken von MinisterialbeamtInnen im österreichischen Gesetz.ebungsprozess.” Österreichische Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft (ÖZP) 38(1), 61–78.
Blöndal, J. R., and Bergvall, D. (2007). “Budgeting in Austria.” OECD Journal on Budgeting 7, 1–37. http://www.oecd.org/austria/seniorbudgetofficialcountryreviewsofbudgetingsystems. htm.
BMF (2011). Ausgliederungen und Beteiligungen des Bundes. Bericht gemäß § 35a BHG (Oktober 2011). Bundesministerium für Finanzen. https://www.bmf.gv.at/budget/das-budget/Ausgliederungsbericht_2012.pdf?3vtkfo.
Bundeskanzleramt (2011). “Administration in Austria.” Federal Ministry for Women and Public Service in the Federal Chancellery Austria, Vienna. http://www.bka.gv.at/DocView.axd?CobId=42553.
Bundeskanzleramt (2012a). “The Austrian Federal Civil Service Facts and Figures 2011.” The Federal Chancellery, Vienna. http://www.bka.gv.at/DocView. axd?CobId=49012.
Bundeskanzleramt (2012b). Das Personal des Bundes 2012. Daten und Fakten. Bundeskanzleramt, Bundesministerin für Frauen und Öffentlichen Dienst, Vienna. http://www.bka.gv.at/DocView.axd?CobId=48965.
Demmke, C., Hammerschmid, G., and Meyer, R. E. (2006). “Decentralisation and Accountability as a Focus of Public Administration Modernisation: Challenges and Consequences for Human Resource Management.” EIPA, European Institute of Public Administration, Maastricht/Brussels.
Dunleavy, P., Margetts, H., Bastow, S., and Tinkler, J. (2006). “New Public Management Is Dead: Long Live Digital-Era Governance.” In Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory16(3), 467–494. doi:10.1093/jopart/mui057
Egger-Peitler, I., and Polzer, T. (forthcoming). “Open Data: European Ambitions and Local Efforts. Experiences from Austria.” In Gasco, Mila, ed., Open Government: Opportunities and Challenges for Public Governance. New York: Springer.
European Commission (2010). “Digitizing Public Services in Europe: Putting Ambition into Action.” 9th Benchmark Measurement (prepared by Capgemini, IDC, Rand Europe, Sogeti and DTi). European Commission, Directorate General for Information Society and Media, Brussels. https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/sites/digital-agenda/files/egov-report.pdf.
Gratz, W. (2012). “Die Organisation eines Systems ist die Organisation der Unterschiede.” Zur Ausgestaltung der Nahtstellen zwischen Politik und Bundesverwaltung in Österreich (Studie). http://members.aon.at/wolfganggratz/Nahtstelleno/o20Politik%20Verwaltung%20 Gratz%20Langfassung.pdf.
Hammerschmid, G., Krischok, A., and Steigenberger, K. (2012). “Austria.” In Verhoest, Koen, Van Thiel, Sandra, Bouckaert, Geert, and Lægreid, Per, eds., Government Agencies. Practices and Lessons from 30 Countries. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 156–165.
Hammerschmid, G., and Meyer, R. E. (2005a). “Public Management Reform and Staff Participation and Involvement. The Austrian Experiences.” In Hondeghem, Annie, Farnham, David, and Horton, Sylvia, eds., Public Management Reform and Staff Participation and Involvement in the Public Services: International Comparisons. Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan, 83–99.
Hammerschmid, G., and Meyer, R. E. (2005b). “New Public Management in Austria: Local Variation on a Global Theme? In Public Administration 83(3), 709–733.
Hammerschmid, Gerhard, and Meyer, Renate E. (2005c). “Public Management Dynamics in a Federal Legalistic Rechtsstaat System: Results from an Executive Survey in Austria.” International Journal of Public Sector Management 18 (6/7), 629–640.
Hock, G., Klimmer, M., Leitl-Staudinger, B., Meyer, R. E., Pfeil, W., and Sladecek, E. (2011). “Perspektiven des öffentlichen Dienstes. 7 Thesen—50 Empfehlungen.” Beiratsbericht im Auftrag der Bundesministerin für Frauen und öffentlichen Dienst (BKA), Vienna. http://www.bka.gv.at/DocView.axd?Cobld=44129.
Holzinger, G., Oberndorfer, P., and Raschauer, B. (2006). Österreichische Verwaltungslehre. Vienna: Verlag Österreich.
Hyndman, N., Liguori, M., Meyer, R. E., Polzer, T., Rota, S., and Seiwald, J. (2013). “The Translation and Sedimentation of Accounting Reforms: A Comparison of the UK, Austrian and Italian Experiences.” In Critical Perspectives on Accounting 25(4–5), 388–408. doi: 10.1016/j.cpa.2013.05.008
Knassmüller, M., and Meyer, R. E. (2013). “What Kind of Reflection Do We Need in Public Management? Teaching Public Administration 31(1), 81–95. doi:10.117 7/01447394134 79199.
Marcelo, J., and Müller, W. C. (2010). “From the Europeanization of Lawmaking to the Europeanization of National Legal Orders: The Case of Austria.” Public Administration 88 (1), 36–56. doi:10.1111/j.1467–9299.2010.01815.x
Meyer, R. E., Egger-Peitler, I., Höllerer, M. A., and Hammerschmid, G. (2013). “Of Bureaucrats and Passionate Managers; Institutional Logics, Executive Identities, and Public Service Motivation.” Public Administration. doi:10.1111 /j.1467–9299.2012.02105.x.
Meyer, R. E., and Hammerschmid, G. (2006a). “Changing Institutional Logics and Executive Identities: A Managerial Challenge to Public Administration in Austria.” American Behavioral Scientist 49(7), 1000–1014.
Meyer, R. E., and Hammerschmid, G. (2006b). “Public management reform: An identity project.” Public Policy and Administration 21(1), 99–115.
Naschold, F. (1996). “New Frontiers in Public Sector Management: Trends and Issues in State and Local Government in Europe.” Berlin: De Gruyter.
OECD (2011). “Government at a Glance 2011—Country Note: AUSTRIA.” June 24, 2011. http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/59/62/47875865.pdf.
OECD (2012). “Human Resources Management Country Profiles: Austria.” http://www.oecd.org/gov/pem/OECD%2OHRM%20Profile%20-%20Austria.pdf.
Pollitt, C., and Bouckaert, G. (2011). Public Management Reform. A Comparative Analysis: New Public Management, Governance, and the Neo-Weberian State, 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Reynolds, M. (1999). “Grasping the Nettle: Possibilities and Pitfalls of a Critical Management Pedagogy.” British Journal of Management 10(2), 171–184. doi/1467–8551.00118.
Ritz, A., and Weissleder, M. (2009). “Management Development in der öffentlichen Verwaltung.” In Thom, Norbert, and Zaugg, Robert J., eds., Moderne Personalentwicklung. Wiesbaden: Gabler, 371–394. doi,10.1007/978–3-8349–8097-7_22.
Seiwald, J., Meyer, R. E., Hammerschmid, G., Egger-Peitler, I., and Höllerer, M. (2013). Neue Wege des Haushaltsmanagements, Internationale Erfahrungen, Herausforderungen und Trends. Berlin: edition sigma. Tálos, Emmerich (2008), Sozialpartnerschaft. Ein zentraler politischer Gestaltungsfaktor in der Zweiten Republik. Innsbruck: Studienverlag.
Thom, N., and Ritz, A. (2008). Public Management: Innovative Konzepte zur Führung im öffentlichen Sektor. Wiesbaden: Gabler.
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Copyright information
© 2015 Isabell Egger-Peitler, Monika Knassmüller, and Renate Meyer
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Egger-Peitler, I., Knassmüller, M., Meyer, R. (2015). Austria. In: Van Wart, M., Hondeghem, A., Schwella, E., Suino, P. (eds) Leadership and Culture. Governance and Public Management Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137454133_8
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137454133_8
Publisher Name: Palgrave Macmillan, London
Print ISBN: 978-1-349-49787-4
Online ISBN: 978-1-137-45413-3
eBook Packages: Palgrave Political Science CollectionPolitical Science and International Studies (R0)