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A Natural Experiment on Media Attention and Public Enterprise Accountability

Author: Tobias Krause

Published in: Public Organization Review | Issue 2/2015

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In recent years many municipal governments have been delegating services to autonomous municipally owned enterprises. Notions of accountability alter the autonomy of these entities which are governed by private law. The single case study of the City of Potsdam (Germany) serves as a longitudinal comparison that isolates the effect of media attention on prevailing accountability systems over time. The case findings support agenda- setting theory. Media attention to compliance failure was related to a change of board structures, and new guidelines on compliance and sponsorship.

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Title: A Natural Experiment on Media Attention and Public Enterprise Accountability
Author: Tobias Krause
Publication date: 01-06-2015
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Public Organization Review / Issue 2/2015
Print ISSN: 1566-7170
Electronic ISSN: 1573-7098
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11115-014-0270-2

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