Political parties compete of the leading positions In the public sector political leaders are also in the leading positions of the state's organs. Political parties rival for these positions in the elections and nominations. How the nation or the public institutions are really led, is something the citizens have to estimate. The activities of the state's and municipalities' institutions require, therefore, publicity and transparency in a different way than the activities of business life. And there is even more to it.
Administrative professions are very diverse within the public sector.
For example the head of the ministry, the executive director of some state-owned company, the city mayor and the local museum director all work in quite different management situations and contexts. The dissimilarity presumes also management models and applications that are tailored for different branches of administration. Classical ideas still valid Something could be learned from the history of the organisations. In the beginning of the 20th century management was seen as a universal phenomenon connected with the capacity and efficiency of the organisation. In the discussions concerning organisations in the 1930's and 40's the management policies of a bureau and a production company were started to separate little by little.