The Performance Information Demand Dataset: Swedish Governments’ Request for Performance Information from Central Government Agencies 1993 – 2017
https://doi.org/10.5878/hhp6-ah69
The data in this database has been collected mainly from appropriation directives issued by the Swedish government to 188 central government agencies 1993 to 2017. It contains variables that describe the formal steering tools applied by governments, such as choice of management model, financial steering, organizational steering, performance information demands, etc. It also contains information about agency characteristics and the governments in office.
Data files
Data files
Documentation files
Documentation files
Citation and access
Citation and access
Data access level:
Creator/Principal investigator(s):
Research principal:
Data contains personal data:
Yes
Type of personal data:
Names of ministers included in variables V16a and V16b
Citation:
Method and outcome
Method and outcome
Unit of analysis:
Population:
Formal steering of Swedish central government agencies, agency and government characteristics.
Time method:
Sampling procedure:
Description of sampling:
Strategic sampling.
Time period(s) investigated:
Variables:
54
Data collection - Content coding
Data collection - Content coding
Mode of collection:
Content coding
Sample size:
1939
Source of the data:
- Registers/Records/Accounts
Geographic coverage
Geographic coverage
Geographic location:
Administrative information
Administrative information
Responsible department/unit:
Department of Government
Funding
Funding
Funding agency:
- The Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation
Award number:
P16-0496
Award title:
A Swedish Model of Administration? State Level Agency Autonomy from a Multi-Dimensional Perspective [Finns det en svensk förvaltningsmodell? Förvaltningsmyndigheternas självständighet studerad ur ett multi-dimensionellt perspektiv]
Funding agency:
- The Swedish Research Council
Award number:
Dnr 2011-01364
Award title:
The Politics of Public Management Policy: Explaining and Evaluating Public Performance Management in Sweden [Kampen om byråkratin – varför blev effektivitet och styrbarhet förvaltningspolitisk överideologi?]
Topic and keywords
Topic and keywords
CESSDA Topic Classification:
Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2025:
Publications
Publications
Citation:
Ahlbäck Öberg, S., & Wockelberg, H. (2021). Agency Control or Autonomy? : Government Steering of Swedish Government Agencies 2003–2017. In International Public Management Journal (Vol. 24, Issue 3, pp. 330–349). https://doi.org/10.1080/10967494.2020.1799889Opens in a new tab
Citation:
Wockelberg, H., & Ahlbäck Öberg, S. (2021). Explaining the Dynamics of Management by Objectives and Results Post-NPM : The Case of the Swedish National Executive. In Scandinavian Journal of Public Administration (Vol. 25, Issue 2, pp. 43–72). http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-445708Opens in a new tab
