Introduction
Although public and private sector organizations differ in a variety of ways, there are strong similarities in key values such as: accountability, expertise, reliability, efficiency, and effectiveness (Van der Wal et al. 2008). In some areas, public and private sector organizations may compete and must rely on organizational and team performance (Rao and Bullayya 2017). According to the Blanchard Institute (2014), there are five common elements in both the public and private sector. These include: communication, cultivating creativity, removing obstacles, support, and providing resources, contributing to high-performance work...
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Flood, F., Klausner, M. (2018). High-Performance Work Teams and Organizations. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3526-1
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