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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"Government Reform"”.
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A Study of Government Reform (Change) Initiatives in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Region of Pakistan
… in developing countries (Kooskora, 2016). Reform failure rates in such countries are excessive compared with developed countries; a serious issue as such countries typically have limited resources to create public good. In response to this issue, this study aims to investigate key factors …
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From Collaborative Creation to Implementation: The Evolution of a Contract for a Model Program to Finance Child Welfare
Because of on-going reform efforts, rapidly changing business environments, and increasing demands for government services while reducing expenditures, organizations realize government is challenged with social welfare problems that cannot be effectively tackled utilizing our traditional …
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Working "Faster, Better, Cheaper": A Federal Research Agency in Transition
… the theoretical underpinnings of implementing government reform in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), specifically focusing on a management philosophy called Faster, Better, Cheaper (FBC). It is situated within the broader context of Government reform efforts that attempt …
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An autoethnographic account of changes in outpatient nursing practice
… the changes. Legislation, policy making, and government reform have all contributed to changes in nursing practice. The qualitative research design for this thesis was based on autoethnography involving a written narrative describing a thirty-year career with recollections of experiences over …
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Better member outcomes in superannuation through data driven financial literacy prediction
Through a combination of product innovation and government reform the retirement savings system in Australia has become increasingly complex. Everyday Australians are now required to possess sophisticated financial decision making skills in order to safely navigate the many risks and opportunity …
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“Put a crapaud in a suit and people will vote for the PNM”: A critical examination of patronage, loyalty, and the structuring force of party partisanship in Trinidad
… choices against the backdrop of eight local government reform consultations held in the country in 2016. Here I witnessed a disconnect between the political performativity of these events organized and sponsored by the PNM party and the emotional and affective interjections of a disgruntled …
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Democratization of local government in Brazil : decentralisation and people's councils
… of alternative strategies for municipal government reform in Brazil, decentralisation and People's Councils. The aim is to answer the following general question: `Can decentralisation and People's Councils be a means for democratization of municipal government in Brazil?'. The hypothesis …
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Internal dispute resolution: the legal environment of complex public organizations
… the downsizing, reinvention, and re-engineering government reform movement. A phenomenological or naturalistic inquiry perspective frames the research as a methodological philosophy or research mode that focuses on what people experience and how they interpret the world. Thirty-four key …
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Libya : a second opportunity for the oil and gas industry
… to European markets. Furthermore, the Libyan government is welcoming foreign oil companies to invest in the fledging industry. The government’s goal is to raise a minimum of $10 billion by 2010 and restore production to its pre-sanction levels at 3 million barrels per day. However, foreign …
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Supporting Academics’ Full-time Transition from Professional Practice to University. A Qualitative Study
… discourses and practices through determined government reform, such as the Higher Education and Research Act (Great Britain, 2017), blending state and market involvement in the sector.
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What was the political difference made by the introduction of Executive Mayors in England?
… between 2002 and 2005, as part of the Labour Government's wider local government reform, altered local governance in those localities. The 1998 White Paper Modern Local Government identified three key weaknesses in the previous local government system: a lack of leadership, legitimacy and …
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The role of open schools in the process of social change in South Africa
… study considers open schools as a movement for reform and social change. It is argued in this study that the mere act of opening up schools to all race groups is an important step in the road to social change, particularly in a country where government had enacted several pieces of legislation …
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Special Educational Needs And Teachers' Professional Development: A Study Of The Implications For Higher Education In The Light Of National Policy Initiatives
… schools are responding to the demands of the government reform agenda. The particular focus of the research is the professional development required to promote and facilitate delivery of the various initiatives, especially in relation to special needs and the move towards a more inclusive …
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'Mind the gap!' : a study of leadership and trust and the impact of change for clinical and IT staff of the National Health Service in delivering the NHS Information Technology agenda - Connecting for Health
… research whichbegan in 2003 mid way through the Government reform agenda and three years into the CfHprogramme is an ongoing participative action research study involving face to face interviews, apersonal reflection made through the use of a diary, questionnaires and clinical informationsessions …
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Students Placed At-Risk of School Failure In An Era of Educational Reform: Implications for Staff Development
… The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, the latest government reform in education to affect our nation's schools, created additional pressures on educators and students alike. In this climate of increased testing and accountability, educators must be trained to work with today's students. Staff …
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Challenges for Good Government Reformers in California: Shadow Lobbying & Astroturfing
<p>Lobbying reform in California’s capital presents a complex policy problem for good government advocates and policymakers. Lobbyists have a large influence on political and policy matters in the state legislature and executive branch. Reform proponents naturally see the oversized influence of …
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Die Zukunft der Kreise in Deutschland zwischen Aufgabenkooperation und Territorialreform : Rahmenbedingungen, Herausforderungen, Reformstrategien und Personalintegration als Schwerpunkt der Reformumsetzung
… öffentlichen Finanzkrise ergeben. Kreisgebietsreformmodelle und die Ausweitung der Aufgabenkooperation dominieren die Reformdebatte. Neben den verfassungsrechtlichen Anforderungen und der Akzeptanz der Reform bei den Betroffenen ist der Reformerfolg wesentlich von der Qualität der …
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A Study Of Performance Based Budgeting Reforms In The National Park Service And Their Effects On Agency Management And Operations
… a case study of performance-based and budgeting reforms in National Park Service (NPS). The study examines the effects of reform initiatives on the agency’s administration, budgeting, and management. Previous research suggests that current reform initiatives are more effective than those of the …
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Explanation and Critique of the Iranian Reform Movement: Alternative Discourses for a Conservative Regime
… of the possible political ramifications of the reform movement in Iran since the Islamic Revolution. It focuses on religious intellectual discourses in the context of the intellectual trajectory of Islamic thought from the revolutionary period to the post-revolutionary reformist phase. This …