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Implementing Key Performance Indicators in a government agency: A typical story? (2015)
Journal Article
Ferry, L., Murphy, P., & Zakaria, Z. (2015). Implementing Key Performance Indicators in a government agency: A typical story?. Journal of finance & management in public services, 14(2),

The main objective of this study is to provide insight into the implementation of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in public sector organisations. Drawing on a case study of a government agency that is responsible for providing training and financia... Read More about Implementing Key Performance Indicators in a government agency: A typical story?.

An era of governance through performance management – New Labour's National Health Service from 1997 to 2010 (2015)
Journal Article
Ferry, L., & Scarparo, S. (2015). An era of governance through performance management – New Labour's National Health Service from 1997 to 2010. Accounting History Review, 25(3), 219-238. https://doi.org/10.1080/21552851.2015.1091673

In 1997, the New Labour government inherited a ‘crisis’ in the UK National Health Service from the outgoing Conservative government. To address this perceived crisis, New Labour offered investment and, contrary to expectations, further neo-liberal he... Read More about An era of governance through performance management – New Labour's National Health Service from 1997 to 2010.

Newcastle City Council and the grassroots: Accountability and budgeting under austerity (2015)
Journal Article
Ahrens, T., & Ferry, L. (2015). Newcastle City Council and the grassroots: Accountability and budgeting under austerity. Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, 28(6), 909-933. https://doi.org/10.1108/aaaj-03-2014-1658

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to shed light on new accountability relationships between Newcastle City Council (NCC) and its citizens and stakeholders in the wake of the British government’s austerity politics and its budget cuts for local a... Read More about Newcastle City Council and the grassroots: Accountability and budgeting under austerity.

Accountability and transparency in English local government: Moving from ‘matching parts’ to ‘awkward couple’? (2015)
Journal Article
Ferry, L., Eckersley, P., & Zakaria, Z. (2015). Accountability and transparency in English local government: Moving from ‘matching parts’ to ‘awkward couple’?. Financial Accountability and Management, 31(3), 345-361. https://doi.org/10.1111/faam.12060

Although excessive transparency and accountability demands can have a counterproductive effect on organisational performance (Bovens, 2005), longstanding hierarchical accountability structures to ensure financial conformance in English local governme... Read More about Accountability and transparency in English local government: Moving from ‘matching parts’ to ‘awkward couple’?.

Budgeting and governing for deficit reduction in the UK public sector: act three ‘accountability and audit arrangements’ (2015)
Journal Article
Ferry, L., & Eckersley, P. (2015). Budgeting and governing for deficit reduction in the UK public sector: act three ‘accountability and audit arrangements’. Public Money & Management, 35(3), 203-210. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2015.1027496

This paper explains how the UK central government has changed accountability and audit arrangements for local government in England, while retaining its approach to setting annual budgets within the context of multi-year spending reviews. It highligh... Read More about Budgeting and governing for deficit reduction in the UK public sector: act three ‘accountability and audit arrangements’.

The role of budget speech: A Malaysian government study (2014)
Journal Article
Ferry, L., Zakaria, Z., & Eckersley, P. (2014). The role of budget speech: A Malaysian government study. International Journal of Public Sector Management, 27(7), 564-580. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijpsm-01-2014-0010

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study the role of budget speech in the Malaysian Government as a “hybrid” for governing both the economy and social cohesion. Design/methodology/approach – Through archival research, a governmentality framewo... Read More about The role of budget speech: A Malaysian government study.