Torfing, Jacob; Bentzen, Tina Øllgaard - In: Administrative Sciences : open access journal 10 (2020) 4/86, pp. 1-19
Stewardship theory provides an interesting alternative to agency theory, which in the recent New Public Management era supported the introduction of rigorous performance management systems based on generalized mistrust in and control of public employees. However, we lack empirical validation of...
