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• Environmental management practices and institutional pressures in Finnish municipalities 

  Pironetti, Mikael (2022)

  Kuntalaki on aiemminkin velvoittanut kunnat huomioimaan kestävän kehityksen toiminnoissaan, mutta kasvava huoli ilmastonmuutoksesta on lisännyt kuntien tarvetta huomioida kestävää kehitystä laajemmin. Kunnat kohtaavat ...

• Motivational strategies used by principals in the management of schools : the case of some selected secondary schools in the Fako Division of the Southwest Region of Cameroon 

  Acheck Timah, Apolline (2015)

  ABSTRACT The study examined the Motivational Strategies of Principals in the Management of selected secondary Schools in Fako Division of the Southwest Region of Cameroon. The study was guided by three research objectives ...

• Shortcomings of New Public Management Ideology from the Power Perspective : Exploration of Power Relations in a Finnish Municipal Organization 

  Kokko, Tuomas; Auvinen, Tommi; Sajasalo, Pasi; Takala, Tuomo (Academy of Economic Studies, 2018)

  New public management (NPM) is perceived as a method for restoring the effectiveness of municipal organizations. In Finland, it is the main motivator for the reconstruction of municipal and state-driven public sectors. ...

• The politics–administration dichotomy in support for national sport guidelines in local government : The views of Finnish municipal top decision-makers on child and youth physical activity guidelines 

  Lee, Anna; Kärkkäinen, Salme; Lämsä, Anna-Maija; Suomi, Kimmo; Vehmas, Hanna; Villberg, Jari (Idrottsvetenskap Malmö högskola, 2023)

  While autonomous municipalities in western societies have become responsible for the implementation of national sport policy, the diversity of local decision-makers’ policy interests presents significant challenges. Building ...

• Does local leadership promote the acquisition and utilisation of sport-related knowledge? : Attitudes of Finnish municipality politicians and administrators in sports decision-making 

  Lee, Anna; Kärkkäinen, Salme; Vehmas, Hanna; Suomi, Kimmo (Taylor & Francis, 2024)

  In their decision-making, municipalities increasingly face the challenge of creating value through the transfer of knowledge resources. While local decision-makers are responsible for sport-related decision-making, a ...