Strategic management of local governments, public administrations and public utilities. Definition of institutional organization, evolution strategies and strategies for organizational models of public administrations. Analysis of forms of collaboration between private and public organizations. Innovative formulas for management of public institutions. Revision of personnel policies in public administrations and in public utilities. Personnel performance evaluation in public administrations. Control systems on results and quality of public services. Evaluation of the impact of decentralization processes in the public sector. Internationalization processes of public administrations. Modernization of the public sector in European countries.