The influence of management practices on school districts' performance KU Leuven
In the search for economies of scale and driven by New Public Management theories which focus on professionalism and optimization, there is growing tendency to increase the scale of operations in public sector entities (Alonso et al., 2013). This results in mergers, acquisitions and joint-ventures. The trend is spreading towards education (e.g. Jarl et al., 2012). The Flemish government, for example, is looking for opportunities to implement ...