Excellence in the Public Service Sector

This research area of AIM is intended to prepare for a significant investment by the Research Councils beyond the initial Fellowships. Unlike the other three main AIM themes, Fellowships in this area are for up to one year in duration rather than the three years to be supported under the other themes.

Delivering better public services is a focus of domestic policy debate. Contributions from UK research on management can and should make an important contribution to identification and exploitation of opportunities for increased productivity and enhanced performance - while at the same time identifying issues that must be addressed in further research.

The sense of 'public services' to be used in this area of AIM is the provision of publicly funded services, whether delivered by the public, private or voluntary sectors - independently or in combination. A long-term investment in research on the public services is required, not least because of difficult methodological and data collection issues, especially for research involving international comparisons. AIM Fellowships can provide a timely vehicle to help identify the agenda and capacity building requirements for the longer-term investment, while also providing for substantive contributions to current debates. There is a need to address in the shorter-term, both the developments of theoretical and conceptual approaches and empirical work within and across particular domains.

To view the AIM Fellows Excellence in the Public Service Sector projects please view the current list .

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