Simplification as a New Tool in Strategic Management and Performance Management in the Public Sector the Case of EU Cohesion Policy

Abstract

Public sector and in particular EU Cohesion Policy creates complex organisational structures, activities and processes to deliver and implement specific policy objectives. Therefore, a theoretical approach for simplification is highly demanded by both beneficiaries, managements and stakeholders.  While organisations tend to create complexity in the absence of a strategic management and strategic performance management approach there is a growing interest to identify tools which top managers can use to deliver the simplification in their organisations in the public sector. The scope of the research presented in this paper is to identify a method to simplify the complex system of  EU Cohesion Policy in order to increase its efficiency, effectiveness and impact.