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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"public sector IT"”.
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Information Technology Implementation Issues: An Analysis
… in this study are addressed in the context of IT implementation processes, especially with regard to the question of the needs and perceptions of administrators from the local government arena. In addition, this study will provide an exploratory look at the problematic issues surrounding IT …
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Challenging Neoliberal Conditionality: Tracing IMF Lending Policies from 2007-2012
The conditionality agreements of the International Monetary Fund have received a significant amount of criticism from the 1980s and 1990s and into the 2000s. Critics have found little reassurance from the IMF\'s attempts to reform conditionality after 2000. The 1980s marked a time where …
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Downtown development as a strategy for revitalization in Providence, Rhode Island
This thesis examines the incidence of benefits resulting from downtown development in Providence, Rhode Island. Despite the acclaim accorded to the recent downtown development, there have been very few assessments of the project. Drawing on the critiques of the corporate center approach, which …
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Evaluating Factors Hindering Implementation of Open Performance Review and Appraisal System in Local Government Authorities in Tanzania
Improving the service provision of the public sector has been the struggle of many developing countries for the past two decades. Tanzania is also in the same endeavor where it aims to improve the performance of the public servants so as to improve service delivery in the public sector. It is with …
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Cycles of Engagement: how public sector clients and their consultants engage on IT projects
The aim of this thesis is to investigate how public sector clients engage with external clients on information technology projects. It does so by gathering documentary and interview information from clients and consultants on five public sector IT projects. The data were analysed using thematic and …
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An exploration into senior managers' effectiveness: the case of the Muscat Municipality, Oman
… there has been a concerted effort to reform the public sector in order to, amongst other things, improve their performance and service delivery to the public. Large scale and capital intensive projects are required, especially within Oman a developing country, for ensuring development and …
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An assessment of the anti-corruption strategies in Namibia's public sector
… the fight against corruption is not simple, but it is an economic and social issue. If allowed to persist, corruption has the potential to reverse the remarkable progress and successes recorded since independence in 1990. Also, it can contribute towards budget deficit, thereby fuelling inflation …
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A Case Study of Corruption and Public Accountability in Nigeria
… surveyed by the Transparency International in its corruption perception index indicating the level of corruption in the country as compared to other countries. Although this came as an improvement from the previous years, it did not result from an improved system of governance, rather it was …
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An evaluation of service delivery at eNdondakusuka local municipality
… delivery at e'Ndondakusuka Local Municipality. This evaluation was done on the delivery of two services which are water and refuse removal in the whole municipal area. This research was necessitated by the fact that different points of view reveal that the present service delivery paradigms …
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Developing shared understandings of multi-agency working with adults who self-neglect
The Care Act 2014 imposes a duty on local authorities to make statutory safeguarding enquiries when they suspect that an adult with care and support needs is self-neglecting. The Act also imposes a duty on local authorities and relevant partners, such as health and housing, to work in partnership. …
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The influence of knowledge sharing on performance among Malaysian public sector managers and the moderating role of individual personality
… research into the sharing of managerial tacit knowledge to enhance individual and organisational performance. This, due to a lack of knowledge of current practices of knowledge sharing, especially in developing countries, has been the motivation behind this research. The study examines the …
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The "Equalizer" Administration: Managerial Strategies in the Public Sector
… is to understand the managerial "action" of public administrators in the management of their organizations within the Brazilian context. The research seeks to understand the relationships between managers and formal management mechanisms by exploring the complementary nature of the effective …
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An Assessment of the integration of Palliative Care in the Health System of the Cape Metro District of South Africa
… yet core component of health care in the public sector. It embodies holistic, people-centred, compassionate care, focussing on vulnerable patients, and their families, with life threatening illness, to enhance their quality of life. Globally and in South Africa (SA), it has been delivered …
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An Assessment of the integration of Palliative Care in the Health System of the Cape Metro District of South Africa
… yet core component of health care in the public sector. It embodies holistic, people-centred, compassionate care, focussing on vulnerable patients, and their families, with life threatening illness, to enhance their quality of life. Globally and in South Africa (SA), it has been delivered …