The authors develop a longitudinal case study on 100 years of administrative history of the International Museum of Ceramics in Faenza, Italy (MIC). The case history is based on an archive analysis of the minutes, reports, and financial accounts of the meetings of the Museum’s Board of...

Purpose: Decentralization is a widespread and international phenomenon in public administration. Despite the interest of public management scholars, an in-depth analysis of the interrelationship between two of its forms − deconcentration and devolution – and their impact on policy and...

History of management and stratigraphy of organizing / Luca Zan -- From manufacturing to industry: the turn in the late 19th century / Pasquale Ventrice -- The recovery of the Arsenal: the process from 1980 until today / Claudio Menichelli -- The role of the Agenzia del Demanio (State Property...