Enhancing Public Sector Reform

Public organizations today face critical challenges, such as globalization, rapid technological developments, fiscal adjustments and increased expectations of citizens for efficiency, quality of services, transparency and accountability. Α necessary condition for the public sector's effective response to these challenges, is the implementation of targeted administrative reforms through specific administrative adjustments. These administrative adjustments constitute changes that can be better analyzed in the light of the principles of change management. This analysis, examines in combination the basic theories of change management and organizational restructuring, exploring their interdependence within the framework of the public sector reform process. Emphasis is placed upon the importance of cultivating a strategically focused organizational culture, the role of leadership in coordinating change initiatives, and the integration of performance measurement and monitoring tools to assess progress and consolidate change.