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Researcher

Bert George

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71 Results

2024

Coping with administrative tasks : a cross-country analysis from a street-level perspective

Maria TiggelaarSandra GroeneveldBert George

A1 Journal Article in PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW

Strategic planning and performance perceptions of managers and citizens : analysing multiple mediations

Laure VandersmissenBert GeorgeJoris Voets

A1 Journal Article in PUBLIC MANAGEMENT REVIEW

2023

Addressing complex and cross-boundary challenges in government : the value of strategy mapping

John M. BrysonBill BarbergAnne CarrollColin EdenBert GeorgeJose Julio GonzalezJessica RochesterLaure VandersmissenBishoy Zaki

Behavioral public strategy

A2 Journal Article in BEHAVIOURAL PUBLIC POLICY

Strategic planning : the way forward

Bert GeorgeRowie HuijbregtsMaria TiggelaarLaure VandersmissenSven VanhengelBishoy Zaki

Bookchapter in Handbook on strategic public management

Strategic planning in a governance network : a life cycle approach

Laure VandersmissenMarianne SchapmansJoris VoetsBert George

Bookchapter in A modern guide to networks

2022

A systematic review of policy learning : tiptoeing through a conceptual minefield

Bishoy ZakiEllen WayenbergBert George

A2 Journal Article in POLICY STUDIES ORGANIZATION YEARBOOK

Inactiviteit onder migranten in België : uitgediept via cijfers en studiewerk

Stijn BaertEva DerousBert GeorgeLouis LippensGreet Van HoyeBrecht NeytSarah Van Hoof

New development : policy learning and public management : a match made in crisis

Bishoy ZakiBert George

A1 Journal Article in PUBLIC MONEY & MANAGEMENT

Policy learning : from conceptualization to measurement

Bishoy ZakiEllen WayenbergBert George

Public values assessment as a practice : integration of evidence and research agenda

Rowie HuijbregtsBert GeorgeVictor Bekkers

A1 Journal Article in PUBLIC MANAGEMENT REVIEW

Valuation tools and politicians’ willingness to sell public real estate : a survey experiment

Rowie HuijbregtsBert GeorgeVictor Bekkers

A1 Journal Article in PUBLIC MANAGEMENT REVIEW

2021

Determinants of non-profit commercialism : resource deficits, institutional pressures or organizational contingencies?

Ben SuykensBert GeorgeFilip De RynckBram Verschuere

A1 Journal Article in PUBLIC MANAGEMENT REVIEW

Het Vlaamse arbeidsmarktbeleid als het aan de Vlaming zelf lag

Stijn BaertEls ClaysEva DerousBert GeorgeBrecht NeytEveline SchollaertBart Wille

A4 Journal Article in OVER.WERK (LEUVEN)

How to foster employee quality of life : the role of employee performance management and authentic leadership

Mieke AudenaertAdelien DecramerBert George

A1 Journal Article in EVALUATION AND PROGRAM PLANNING

Labour market policy if the general public was in charge

Stijn BaertEls ClaysEva DerousBert GeorgeBrecht NeytEveline SchollaertBart Wille

Making public organizations work

Red tape, organizational performance and employee outcomes : meta‐analysis, meta‐regression and research agenda

Bert GeorgeSanjay K. PandeyBram SteijnAdelien DecramerMieke Audenaert

A1 Journal Article in PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW

Steps for specialists : strategic leadership and management : training approach and pilot

Strategic management and leadership in Ukrainian hromadas : a qualitative analysis

Strategy is not something municipalities have, it is something they do

Successful strategic plan implementation in public organizations : connecting People, Process, and Plan (3Ps)

A1 Journal Article in PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW

The effect of the EU‐brand on citizens’ trust in policies : replicating an experiment

Jasper EshuisThijs van de GeestErik Hans KlijnJoris VoetsMagdalena FlorekBert George

A1 Journal Article in PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW

2020

A guide to benchmarking COVID‐19 performance data

Bert GeorgeBram VerschuereEllen WayenbergBishoy Zaki

A1 Journal Article in PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW

Debate : the learning organization : a key construct linking strategic planning and strategic management

Marco KoolsBert George

Editorial material

Developing schools as learning organisations : 'why' and 'how'?

Marco KoolsBert GeorgeBram Steijn

Editorial material

Bert GeorgeAnne DrumauxPaul JoyceFrancesco Longo

Editorial material

Empowering leadership, social support, and job crafting in public organizations : a multilevel study

Mieke AudenaertBert GeorgeRobin BauwensAnouk DecuypereAnne-Marie DescampsJolien MuylaertRufei MaAdelien Decramer

A1 Journal Article in PUBLIC PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

Innovating and optimizing in public organizations : does more become less?

Hanneke GieskeBert GeorgeIngmar van MeerkerkArwin van Buuren

A1 Journal Article in PUBLIC MANAGEMENT REVIEW

Institutional isomorphism, negativity bias and performance information use by politicians : a survey experiment

Bert GeorgeMartin BaekgaardAdelien DecramerMieke AudenaertStijn Goeminne

A1 Journal Article in PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Pandemie en strategische planning : betekent covid-19 het failliet?

A2 Journal Article in TH&MA (DEN HAAG)

Revisiting public management as a design science

Strategic management in public administration

John BrysonBert George

Bookchapter in Oxford research encyclopedia : politics

The school as a learning organisation : the concept and its measurement

Marco KoolsLouise StollBert GeorgeBram SteijnVictor BekkersPierre Gouëdard

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATION

2019

Does strategic planning improve organizational performance? A meta‐analysis

Bert GeorgeRichard M. WalkerJoost Monster

A1 Journal Article in PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW

Een gedeelde strategische visie in Vlaamse gemeenteraden : de relevantie van politieke en demografische groepskarakteristieken

Kenn MeyfroodtSebastian DesmidtKevin Meersman LipsBert George

A2 Journal Article in VLAAMS TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR OVERHEIDSMANAGEMENT

How a demanding employment relationship relates to affective commitment in public organizations : a multilevel analysis

Mieke AudenaertBert GeorgeAdelien Decramer

A1 Journal Article in PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Institutions or contingencies? A cross‐country analysis of management tool use by public sector executives

Bert GeorgeSteven Van de WalleGerhard Hammerschmid

A1 Journal Article in PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW

New development : determinants of financial performance in public organisations

Stijn GoeminneBert George

A1 Journal Article in PUBLIC MONEY & MANAGEMENT

OECD reviews of evaluation and assessment in education : Georgia

Richard Ruochen LiHannah KitchenBert GeorgeMary RichardsonElizabeth Fordham

PISA is een middel, geen doel op zich

Shared strategic cognition in Flemish city councils : the relevance of political and demographic group characteristics

Sebastian DesmidtKenn MeyfroodtBert George

A1 Journal Article in PUBLIC MANAGEMENT REVIEW

Strategische planning en fusies in Vlaamse gemeenten : een essay over Vlaamse ervaringen met New Public Management-hervormingen

A2 Journal Article in BESTUURSKUNDE ('S-GRAVENHAGE)

The relationship between the school as a learning organisation and staff outcomes : a case study of Wales

Marco KoolsPierre GouëdardBert GeorgeBram SteijnVictor BekkersLouise Stoll

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATION

When employee performance management affects individual innovation in public organizations : the role of consistency and LMX

Mieke AudenaertAdelien DecramerBert GeorgeBram VerschuereThomas Van Waeyenberg

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

2018

Cognitive styles, user acceptance and commitment to strategic plans in public organizations : an empirical analysis

Bert GeorgeSebastian DesmidtEva CoolsAnita Prinzie

A1 Journal Article in PUBLIC MANAGEMENT REVIEW

Developing schools as learning organisations in Wales

Marco KoolsPierre GouëdardBeatriz PontThiffanie RodriguezLouise StollBert George

Equal access to the top? Representative bureaucracy and politicians' recruitment preferences for top administrative staff

Martin BaekgaardBert George

A1 Journal Article in J. Publ. Adm. Res. Theory

Strategic-decision quality in public organizations : an information processing perspective

Bert GeorgeSebastian Desmidt

A1 Journal Article in ADMINISTRATION & SOCIETY

2017

Does strategic planning ‘work’ in public organizations? Insights from Flemish municipalities

A1 Journal Article in PUBLIC MONEY & MANAGEMENT

Examining non-linear relationships in strategic planning, performance measurement and public service performance

Bert GeorgeStijn GoeminneRichard M. Walker

Institutional isomorphism, negativity bias and performance information use by politicians : a survey experiment

Bert GeorgeAdelien DecramerMieke AudenaertStijn GoeminneMartin Baekgaard

Rational planning and politicians’ preferences for spending and reform : replication and extension of a survey experiment

Bert GeorgeSebastian DesmidtPoul Aaes NielsenMartin Baekgaard

A1 Journal Article in PUBLIC MANAGEMENT REVIEW

We know the Yin but where is the Yang? Toward a balanced approach on common source bias in public administration scholarship

Bert GeorgeSanjay K. Pandey

A1 Journal Article in REVIEW OF PUBLIC PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION

2016

Cognitive styles, user acceptance and commitment to strategic plans in public organizations: an empirical analysis

Bert GeorgeKenn MeyfroodtSebastian DesmidtEva Cools

Do we see eye to eye? The relationship between internal communication and between-group strategic consensus: aA case analysis

Sebastian DesmidtBert George

A1 Journal Article in MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATION QUARTERLY

Establishing a mission-based culture: analysing the relationship between intra-organizational socialization agents, mission valence, goal clarity, work impact and public service motivation.

Sebastian DesmidtBert George

Onderzoeksrapport: gebruik, nut en impact van performantie-informatie in Vlaamse steden en gemeenten: een onderzoek bij 1.484 lokale politici

Bert GeorgeSebastian Desmidt

Rational planning and politicians' attitudes to spending and reform: replication and extension of a survey experiment

Bert GeorgeSebastian DesmidtPoul NielsenMartin Baekgaard

Strategic-decision quality in Flemish municipalities: the importance of formal and participatory strategic planning

Bert GeorgeSebastian DesmidtJulie De Moyer

A1 Journal Article in PUBLIC MONEY & MANAGEMENT

Terrorisme aanpakken vraagt strategisch staatsmodel

Bert GeorgeKenn Meyfroodt

Unravelling the determinants of strategic planning effectiveness in public organizations : a strategic decision-making perspective at the individual and organizational level

Bert GeorgeSebastian Desmidt

2015

Onderzoeksrapport: strategisch management in de Vlaamse centra voor leerlingenbegeleiding

Bert GeorgeSebastian Desmidt

2014

'Under my umbrella' in Hong Kong: ongelijkheid en sociale immobiliteit als vruchtbare protestakkers

A state of research on strategic management in the public sector: an analysis of the empirical evidence

Bert GeorgeSebastian Desmidt

Bookchapter in Strategic management in public organizations : European practices and perspectives

2013

De essentie van strategisch management

Sebastian DesmidtBert George

A4 Journal Article in OCMW Visies

Het planlastendecreet

Ellen WayenbergTess Poppe

A4 Journal Article in OCMW visies

Het strategisch meerjarenplan

Bert GeorgeSebastian Desmidt

A4 Journal Article in OCMW Visies

Linking the characteristics and outcomes of formal strategic planning processes: a systematic literature review of the empirical evidence within the public sector

Bert GeorgeSebastian Desmidt

Linking the characteristics and outcomes of formal strategic planning processes: an empirical investigation within a sample of Flemish municipalities

Bert GeorgeSebastian Desmidt

Strategische planning als dominante benadering van strategisch management

Bert GeorgeSebastian Desmidt

Bookchapter in Strategisch management : een handboek voor de publieke sector