Context in public management, the missing link

At a time when Brexit negotiations reveal the potential confusion of assuming a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach across Europe, an OU academic described the perils of this approach worldwide.

Edoardo Ongaro, OU Professor of Public Management, highlighted the dangers of assuming that one standard solution can be rolled out across Europe or the world.

In his inaugural lecture, Context in public management, the missing link, which he delivered on 6 February 2018 at the OU in Milton Keynes, Professor Ongaro considered the importance of taking distinctive contexts, such as local culture and practices, into account in public management. He claims that such an approach may be of broader significance for the social sciences at large, rather than adopting a more generic approach.

Watch the video of Professor Ongaro’s inaugural: