Hybridity in the Governance and Delivery of Public Services

Andrea Bonomi Savignon is Assistant Professor in Public and Non-Profit Management at the Department of Management and Law, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy.  Luca Gnan is Full Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Department of Management and Law, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy. He is past President of the European Academy of Management (EURAM). Alessandro Hinna is Associate Professor of Organization Theory and Public Management at the Department of Management and Law, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy.  Fabio Monteduro is Associate Professor of Business Management and Public Management at the Department of Management and Law, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy.

• Introduction 1. How History Challenges Current Thinking On Hybridity: The Effects of Hybridity on London’s Transport 1933-1948; James Fowler  2. Transparency, Accountability and Control in Hybrid Organizations: The Case of Enterprises Owned by Local Government; Gissur Ó. Erlingsson, Anna Thomasson and Richard Öhrvall 3. The Role of Boards of Directors in Transparency and Integrity in State-Owned Enterprises; Ilenia Cecchetti, Veronica Allegrini and Fabio Monteduro 4. The Influence of Human Resources Practices On Corruption Behavior in Humanitarian Aid; Soha Bou Chabke and Gloria Haddad 5. Adapting to Person-Centred Care: Changes in Caring Organizations in The Australian Disability Sector; Bruce Gurd, Cheryll Lim and Ellen Schuler 6. New Public Management and Hybridity in Healthcare: The Solution or The Problem?; Roman Andrzej Lewandowski and Łukasz Sułkowski 7. The Institutional Governance of Global Hybrid Bodies: The Case of the World Anti-Doping Agency; Jean-Loup Chappelet and Nicolien Van Luijk 8. Strategic Philanthropy in Foundations: The Board Members' Perspective; Giacomo Boesso and Fabrizio Cerbioni 9. Collaboration Between For-Profit and Non-Profit Organizations: Some Insights into The Social Doctrine of the Church; Paolo Andrei, Federica Balluchi and Katia Furlotti 10. Boundary-Spanning Leadership in Hybrid Networks: A Case Study of English Local Safeguarding Children Boards; Adina Dudau, Alvise Favotto and Georgios Kominis

This work unites international contributors in management law, organizational behavior, public management, business administration, economics, and accounting. They address issues and unresolved questions related to hybrid organizations that mix public and private elements to deliver public goods and services. Hybrid organizations are defined as organizations that combine managerial features, value systems, and institutional logics of different sectors, such as market, state, and civil society. Themes of the book include accountability and transparency, sector-specific challenges, and nonprofit governance. Examples and cases are presented from different national contexts and policy sectors. Some specific topics include the influence of human resources practices on corruption behavior in humanitarian aid, public management and hybridity in healthcare, strategic philanthropy in foundations, and collaboration between for-profit and non-profit organizations.