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Co-creation is on the rise in Danish municipalities as a strategy for solving societal problems as well as problems related to governance in the public sector. In this article, a theoretical framework for co-creating governance is developed and used to analyze potentials and challenges in co-creating a pedagogical supervision system in Roskilde Municipality. The results show that co-creating governance strengthens ownership of supervision solutions, employees' motivation to work with supervision as well as a perception of supervision as more supportive of task quality and efficiency. However, the results also show that co-creating governance systems demands substantial resources and requires facilitation and support throughout the chain of command. In addition, concerns about accountability and risks of de-coupling relevant actors may arise in the complex co-creation processes.

Samskabelse er kommet på dagsordenen som en strategi til at løse ikke blot komplekse samfundsproblemer, men også genstridige styringsproblemer i den offentlige sektor. I denne artikel udvikles en teoretisk ramme for samskabt styring, som bruges som afsæt til at analysere potentialer og udfordringer ved at samskabe et pædagogisk tilsynskoncept i Roskilde Kommune. Resultaterne viser, at samskabt styring bidrager til ejerskab til og motivation for at arbejde med tilsynet samt til en oplevelse af, at tilsynet understøtter kvaliteten og effektiviteten i opgaveløsningen. Derudover styrker processen samarbejdskulturen i organisationen. Resultaterne viser dog også, at samskabt styring kræver ressourcer, omfattende facililtering, opbakning i ledelseskæden og kan skabe ledelsesdilemmaer og bekymringer om ansvarlighed, når magten deles. Derudover kan risikoen for dekobling af relevante aktører opstå i højkomplekse samskabelsesprocesser.

PurposeThis study aims to examine the diffusion and implementation of trust-based management (TBM) in Scandinavian countries (Denmark, Norway and Sweden). TBM is a novel "anti-New Public Management (NPM)" innovation within the realm of New Public Governance (NPG), which asserts that leadership and control in public sector organizations should be practiced and designed based on the assumption that civil servants and employees in general are trustworthy. The research questions are as follows: How has TBM been diffused and implemented in Scandinavia? To what extent can the institutional logics framework increase understanding of similarities and differences between the Scandinavian countries (Denmark, Norway and Sweden)?Design/methodology/approachThe authors designed and submitted surveys to the municipal directors of the three Scandinavian municipal populations, thereby producing a unique cross-country dataset on TBM diffusion and implementation in Scandinavia (Denmark, Norway and Sweden).FindingsThe authors' study shows that TBM has diffused widely among Scandinavian municipalities and has developed into a municipal-level concept across policy fields and sectors. While Denmark stands out as an earlier and more decisive TBM reformer, the results show that similarities in the diffusion and implementation of TBM in Scandinavian countries are more apparent than the differences.Originality/valueThis study contributes to the public management literature and research on anti-NPM and NPG concepts by being the first wide-scale empirical study of TBM diffusion and implementation in the Scandinavian municipal sectors.