Since the late 1980s, public administration has moved to a more businesslike approach, commonly referred to as New Public Management or NPM. Output budgeting, privatization, competition and commercialization receive more attention. The question has been raised if too much identification with the style of the private sector might not generate undesired effect, for instance in the area of public integrity.
In this paper a theory, based on existing knowledge is provided about the possible negative, as well as the positive, effects on public integrity of the introduction of businesslike methods in the public service.
The overall conclusion of the paper is that the effect of introducing businesslike methods in the public sector depends more on the establishment of practical principles to ensure that these methods are exercised in an effective and ethical manner, than the introduction of businesslike methods as such.
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