Strategic Management in Turkey's Public Sector: Reforms and Application Issues

Abstract

Over the last five decades, several reforms have been undertaken in Turkey's Public sector with the goal of achieving efficiency in service delivery. While existing studies have focused on the nature of these reforms, little attention has been drawn to the challenges facing the implementation of strategic management in the public sector. This study seeks to examine the experiences Turkey is facing in the adoption and implementation of strategic management reforms, the challenges as well as application issues that have emerged over the years. The findings help to identify some policy recommendations that Turkey and other developing countries can adopt to overcome challenges in strategic management reforms and applications.