Organizing and Institutionalizing Local Sustainability

Published: Nov. 18, 2022

This Element explores the role of public managers as designers. Drawing from systems-thinking and strategic management, a process-tracing methodology is used to examine three design processes whereby develop strategies for adapting climate change, build requisite capabilities evaluate outcomes. Across cases, findings highlight 'design- oriented' integration agents point areas where additional inquiry warranted. title also available Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Language: Английский

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The Hidden Tier of Social Services

Published: Aug. 1, 2022

What do frontline social service providers during client interactions when they lack adequate formal organizational resources to respond clients' needs? To answer this question, Element presents two large-scale qualitative studies of Israeli services. Drawing on interviews public-sector workers (Study 1, N=214), it introduces a widespread phenomenon, where the vast majority regularly provide large range informal personal (IFRs) clients. Study 2 (N=84) then compares IFR provision between from public, nonprofit and private sectors. The comparative analysis demonstrates how workers' rationale for providing clients is shaped by particular role perceptions embedded in values, norms behavioral expectations that vary employment sector. concludes presenting ramifications phenomenon terms citizens' wellbeing, inequality, gender relations future work public administration.

Language: Английский

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Administrative philosophies in the discourse and decisions of the New Zealand public service: is post-New Public Management still a myth?

International Review of Administrative Sciences, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 89(4), P. 941 - 957

Published: June 22, 2022

New Zealand is frequently cited as the archetypical example of Public Management (NPM), having gone ‘further and faster’ than other jurisdictions in radically reforming their public service late 1980s. These reforms have been credited with significant gains efficiency responsiveness, while introducing new challenges. Successive over past 30 years tinkered model without fundamentally altering underlying paradigm, such that authors refer to ‘myth post-NPM Zealand’. In 2020, repealed replaced its main legislation. By textually analysing government documents, this article explores different theoretical roots Zealand's ongoing administrative debates extent coherence. The Act directly dialogues draws inspiration from recent academic debates, drawing a range sources (such Governance, Digital Era Service). Points for practitioners has long regarded purest (NPM). Legislation passed 2020 saw adopt described literature ‘post-NPM’, also reaffirming features associated Traditional Administration (TPA). While moved away pure NPM adopted Post-NPM, Post-NPM not coherent doctrine it may only be possible identify doctrines retrospectively. We entering period ‘New Complexity’, where are blended layered.

Language: Английский

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Redefining Development

Published: June 9, 2023

In 2015, Old Fadama, the largest informal community in Accra, was a government 'no-go zone.' Armed guards accompanied participatory action research team and stakeholders as they began an empirical project. Their goals: resolve wicked problems, advance collaboration theory, provide direct services to vulnerable beneficiaries. three years, designed intervention based on rigorous evidence, Ghana's culture data from 300 core stakeholders. Sanitation policy change transformed community, collaborate freely. By 2022, replicated Kumasi eleven rural communities, providing health more than 10,000 kayayei (women head porters) addressing complex challenges for 15,000 hundreds of thousands indirect This improved participation, changed policy, redefined development theory practice. title is also available Open Access Cambridge Core.

Language: Английский

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Les philosophies administratives dans le discours et les décisions du service public néo-zélandais : le post-nouveau management public est-il encore un mythe ?

Revue Internationale des Sciences Administratives, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: Vol. 89(4), P. 431 - 448

Published: Nov. 30, 2023

La Nouvelle-Zélande est souvent citée comme l’archétype du nouveau management public (NMP), car elle allée « plus loin et vite » que d’autres pays en réformant radicalement son service à la fin des années 1980. On a attribué ces réformes gains significatifs termes d’efficacité de réactivité, tout introduisant nouveaux défis. Les successives 30 dernières ont retouché le modèle sans modifier fondamentalement paradigme sous-jacent, si bien certains auteurs parlent mythe post-NMP ». En 2020, abrogé remplacé sa principale législation sur public. analysant textuellement documents gouvernementaux, cet article explore les différentes racines théoriques administratives cours examine leur degré cohérence théorique. loi fait directement écho aux récents débats universitaires s’en inspire, s’appuyant une série sources (telles nouvelle gouvernance publique, l’ère numérique public). Remarque l’intention praticiens longtemps été considérée l’exemple pur (NMP). approuvée 2020 permis d’adopter décrites dans littérature », réaffirmant caractéristiques associées l’administration publique traditionnelle (APT). Si s’est éloignée d’un purement NMP adopté au post-NMP, n’est pas doctrine cohérente doctrines ne peuvent peut-être être identifiées rétrospectivement. Nous entrons période complexité où se mélangent superposent.

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