Stephen Peter Osborne

Curriculum Vitae

SDA Professor

B.A. (Hons.) in History, First Class, University of Sussex (1975)
M.Sc. In Applied Social Studies (distinction), University of Bath (1982)
M.Soc.Sci. in Public Services Management, University of Birmingham (1990)
PhD. in Public Management, University of Ashton (1996)
Honorary PhD., Corvinus University, Budapest (2015)

Academic position and/or Professional activities

Professor of International Public Management, University of Edinburgh
Deputy Dean of the University of Edinburgh Business School
Director of the Centre for Public Services Research, University of Edinburgh Business School
Visiting Professor in Public Management, Università Bocconi
Editor of Public Management Review and member of the editorial boards of Public Money & Management, International Public Managment Journal, Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis, Korean Social Science Journal, Review of Public Personnel Administration and Local Governance; Guest Editor for editions of the International Journal of Public Sector Management and of the International Journal of Public Administration

Research interests

• Social innovation and public management reform
• A "public service-dominant" theory of public management
• The New Public Governance paradigm
• Co-production and services management
• The role of the third sector in delivering public services and their management

Publications

Books 

• A Bovaird, S Martin, S Osborne, M Tricker & P Waterston, Managing Socialand Community Development Programmes in Rural Areas Birmingham: Aston University, 1991
• S Nutley & S Osborne, The Public Sector Management Handbook London:Longman, 1994
• L Hems, A McCabe S Osborne & P Waterston, Training for the Voluntary Sector London: NCVO Publications, 1996
• S Osborne, Voluntary Organizations and Innovation in Public Services (Routledge, London), 1998
• S Osborne 1999. Promoting Local Voluntary and Community Action (YPS, York), 1999
• S Osborne, R Beattie & A Williamson, Community Involvement in Rural, 2002
• S Osborne & K Brown, Managing Change and Innovation in Public Service Organizations (Routledge, London), 2005
  

Edited Books

• S Osborne, Managing in the Voluntary Sector (International Thomson Business Press, London), 1996
• S Osborne, Public - Private Partnerships. Theory and Practice in International Perspective (Routledge, London), 2000
• K McLaughlin, S Osborne & E Ferlie, New Public Management. Current Trends and Future Prospects (Routledge, London, 2002)
• S Osborne, Public Services Management. Critical Perspectives (five volumes: I - The foundation of contemporary public management, II – The plural state, III – Reforming public management, IV – Expanding the scope of public management, V – Policy making, ethics and accountability in public management ) (Taylor & Francis, London), 2002
• S Osborne, The Voluntary and Nonprofit Sector in Japan: the Challenge of Change (Routledge, London), 2003
• G Jenei, K McLaughlin, K Mike & S Osborne, Challenges of Public Management Reforms. Theoretical Perspectives and Recommendations (BUESPA, Budapest), 2004
• S Osborne, Public - Private Partnerships. Theory and Practice in International Perspective (Routledge, London), 2007
• S Osborne, The Third Sector in Europe (Routledge, London), 2008
• S Osborne, The New Public Governance? (Routledge, London), 2010
• A Ball & S Osborne, Social Accounting and Public Management. Accountability for the Common Good (Routledge, London), 2010
• S Osborne & L Brown, The Handbook of Innovation in Public Services (Edward Elgar, Cheltenham), 2013
• S Osborne, Voluntary and Non-profit Management: Major Work {three volumes} (Sage, London), 2013 

Book Chapters (last ten years)

• S Osborne & K McLaughlin 2008 ‘The study of public management in Great Britain. Public services delivery and its management’ in (ed) W Kickert The Study of Public Management in Europe and the US (Routledge, London) pp 70-98
• S Osborne K McLaughlin & C Chew 2008 ‘The innovative capacity of voluntary organizations: four causal hypotheses explored’ in (ed) S Osborne The Third Sector in Europe (Routledge, London) pp. 134-156
• V Pestoff, S Osborne & T Brandsen (2008) ‘Patterns of co-production in public services’ in (eds) V Pestoff & T Brandsen Co-production. The Third Sector and the Delivery of Public Services (Routledge, London) pp. 99-104
• S Osborne (2010) ‘The New Public Governance?’ in (ed) S Osborne – The New Public Governance? (Routledge, London)
• S Osborne (2010) ‘Towards a sustainable public management’ in ibid.
• S Osborne (2010) ‘Perspectives for the future’ in (eds) G Bouckaert & W Van de Donk (2010) EGPA (1975-2010) – Perspectives for the Future (Bruylant, Brussels)
• A Ball & S Osborne (2010) ‘Accounting – for the common good?’ in (eds) A Ball & S Osborne Social Accounting and Public Management (Routledge, London) pp. 1- 10
• S Osborne (2011) ‘From the New Public Management to Public Governance’ in (eds) P Legreid & T Christensen Handbook of Public Management (Edward Elgar, Cheltenham)
• S Osborne & T Jung (2012) ‘Public-private partnerships in (eds) H Anheier & M Juergensmeyer Encyclopaedia of Global Studies (Sage, London)
• S Osborne (2012) ‘A prestacao de servicos publicos: e o momento para uma nova teoria?’ in (eds) H Silvestre & J Araujo Administracao Publica (Escolar Editora, Brasilia) {in Portugese}
• S Osborne, G Nasi & Z Radnor (2013) ‘The service-dominant context of public management: a suitable case for treatment?’ in (ed) C Pollitt Context in Public Policy and Management (Edward Elgar, Cheltenham) pp. 178-191
• S Osborne & Z Radnor (2014) ‘A public service-dominant framework for innovation in public services’ in (ed) J Torfing International Perspectives on Public Governance’ (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge) [in press]
• Z Radnor & s Osborne (2014) ‘Managing service processes within public service organisations; a public service-dominant perspective’ in (ed) Z Radnor Public Services Operations Management (Routledge, London)

Articles (last ten years)

• S Osborne, G Jenei, G Fabian & E Kuti 2005 ‘Government/non-profit partnerships, pblic services delivery and civil society in the transitional nations of Eastern Europe: lessons from the Hungarian experience’s in International Journal of Public Administration (28, 9/10) pp. 767-786
• V Pestoff; S Osborne & T Brandsen 2006 ‘Patterns of co-production in public services’ in Public Management Review (8, 4) pp. 591-595
• S Osborne, R Beattie & A Williamson 2006 ‘Community involvement in rural regeneration partnerships: evaluating the impact of voluntary sector intermediary bodies’ in Public Money & Management (26, 4) pp. 235-243
• S Osborne 2006 ‘The New Public Governance?’ in Public Management Review (8,3) pp. 377-388
• S Osborne, K McLaughlin & C Chew 2008 ‘The innovative capacity of voluntary organizations: a longitudinal perspective’ in Public Management Review (special issue) (10, 1) pp. 51-70
• C Chew & S Osborne 2008. ‘A model of strategic positioning activity by UK charities: what are its implications for practice?’ in Public Money & Management (28, 5) pp. 283-290
• S Osborne, G Jenei & G Fabian 2008 ‘Whispering at the back-door: the voluntary and community sector and local policy making in Hungary’ in Public Policy and Administration (23, 4) pp. 331-350
• S Osborne, K McLaughlin & C Chew 2009 ‘Developing the marketing function in UK Public Service Organizations: the contribution of theory and practice’ in Public Money & Management (29, 1) pp. 35-42
• S Osborne 2009 ‘Delivering public services: are we asking the right questions?’ in Public Money & Management (29, 1) pp. 5-7
• S Osborne & C Chew 2009 ‘Towards a model of strategic positioning activity by charitable bodies: developing theory’ in Non-profit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly (38, 1) pp. 29-50
• C Chew & S Osborne 2009 ‘Strategic positioning activity in UK charities’ in British Journal of Management (20, 1) pp. 90-105
• S Osborne, K McLaughlin, C Chew & M Tricker 2009 ‘Good dog SPOT? An evaluation of Single Pot funding of local voluntary groups’ in Local Economy
• S Osborne 2010 ‘Public management. Time for a new theory?’ in Public Management Review {special issue guest edited} (12, 1)
• S Osborne & l Brown 2011 ‘Innovation in public services: engaging with risk’ in Public Money & Management (31, 1) pp. 4-6
• S Osborne & T Kinder 2011 ‘”Want doesn’t get?” Public management responses to the recession in Public Money & Management (31, 20) pp. 85-89
• S Osborne & L Brown 2011 ‘’Innovation, public policy and public services: the word that would be king?’ in Public Administration (89, 4) pp. 1335-1350
• S Osborne 2012 ‘can the third sector survive the recession? Evidence from Scotland?’ In Public Money & Management (32, 4) pp. 245-247
• S Osborne & L Brown 2013 ‘Innovation and risk in public services: towards a new theoretical framework in Public Management Review special issue guest edited 
• S Osborne, Z Radnor & G Nasi 2013 ‘A services-dominant theory of public management’ in American Journal of Public Administration (43, 2)
• Z Radnor & S Osborne 2013 ‘Lean: a failed theory for public services reform?’ in Public Management Review special issue guest edited
• S Osborne & K Strokosch 2013 ‘The co-production of public services: integrating the services management and public administration perspectives’ in British Journal of Management (24, S1) pp S31 – S47
• S Osborne, Z Radnor, I Vidal & T Kinder 2014 ‘A sustainable business model for public service organisations?’ in Public Management Review (16, 2) pp. 165-172
• C Lindsay, S Osborne & S Bond 2014 The New Public Governance and employability services in an era of crisis: challenges for third sector organisations in Scotland in Public Administration (92, 1) pp. 192-207
• Z Radnor, S Osborne, T Kinder & J Mutton 2014 ‘Operationalising co-production in public services delivery: the contribution of service blueprinting in Public Management Review special issue guest edited pp. 402-424
• S Osborne, Z Radnor & T Kinder (2014) ‘A sustainable business model for public services: the SERVICE framework’ – currently under second review with the British Journal Management

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