Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to assess the state of performance management within the public sector and suggest areas for further research. Design – This is a theoretical paper based on a literature review. Findings – The expected improvements in performance, accountability,...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose that a redevelopment of Bessant's continuous improvement (CI) model makes a useful contribution to the research and understanding of the development of performance improvement in the public sector. Design/methodology/approach – The paper...