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Showing 1 to 20 of 41 for “"public value"”.
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Evaluating Social Housing Sustainability Policies in the Context of Local Government: A Public Value Perspective
… the past to deliver satisfying outcomes for the public; thus, their value to social housing tenants and public value has been largely neglected. The main aim of this research project is to evaluate social housing policies through the lens of public value that drives the decision-making process …
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Public value of e-Government investments in the developing countries: empirical exploration of the public sector in Kenya
In private and public sectors, Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) have become a phenomenal asset of resource in strategic management. In developed countries, ICTs are critical tools in the public sector strategy. In specific, Electronic Government has been identified as one of the major …
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Asymmetrical Information Market Failure Triggered by the Chicago School's Profit Motive Paradigm: A Case Study of Virginia's Public Higher Education Market and Media Identification of Public Value Failure
… examination of the Commonwealth of Virginia\'s public higher education market and the use of asymmetrical information flows between providers and consumers by college and university institutions to intentionally create market failures to maximize brand building through increased revenue …
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The influence of organisational ambidexterity on transformational government in Zimbabwe : Towards a municipal information quality model
… Government projects and constant lack of public value to the detriment of citizens, many governments throughout the world continue to invest large amounts of resources in these government projects. Several issues remain unresolved, for instance, one branch of literature points out that …
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The Value of Cooperative Extension's Public Benefit Explored through Enhancements to Forest Ecosystem Services Provision
Cooperative Extension produces public value through educational programming that benefits the greater community. Forests provide numerous valuable benefits to society through the provision of ecosystem services. Cooperative Extension educational programming positively impacts forest owners, who in …
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No Node Left Behind: Digital Transformation and Cultural Analytics at BanRepCultural
… and cultural analytics frameworks in public sector cultural institutions. This research focuses on how digital transformation, and cultural analytics as a component of it, can support public value creation at BanRepCultural, the cultural arm of Banco de la República, Colombia´s central …
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Enhancing the Social Return on Investment methodology for the evaluation of Social Prescribing interventions in Wales that promote mental health and wellbeing
… experienced by individuals and the broader value created for society.<br/>While SROI has grown in popularity as a tool for measuring Social Value, its limitations particularly around consistency, overclaiming, and stakeholder valuation pose challenges. To address these, the thesis introduces …
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Values Public Managers Hold, Organizational Environments, and Public Service Characteristics in Explaining the Choice of Public Service Delivery Modes: Focused on County and City Governments in Virginia
… several decades, local governments have provided public services through a dynamic process including direct public delivery and market contracts. These public service delivery modes have been influenced by the dominant paradigms in contemporary public administration such as New Public Management …
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Benefits, costs, and trade-offs : strategic and operational decision making in the multi-mission U.S. Coast Guard : a first look
… Conduct of these missions generates significant public value in the form of safe and efficient maritime commerce systems, the security and integrity of our nation's maritime borders, the protection of natural resources, and in lives saved. This thesis evaluates and, where possible, quantifies the …
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From policy to practice: AI integration in Brazilian and German public administration
… Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming public administration, but its implementation is shaped by local contexts. This thesis compares AI adoption in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, and Berlin, Germany, examining how administrative traditions influence results. Belo Horizonte, with a hybrid …
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Open government data publication and use in a developing country: a case of Ghana
… social factors either constrained or enabled the publication and use of OGD in Ghana. The investigation also examined how these social factors were created and sustained over time, influencing OGD institutionalization. The Structuration Theory was used as the primary theoretical lens to aid in …
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The implications of lead firm sourcing strategies and value chain governance on suppliers and sector development: the case of the South African textile and apparel industry
… investigates the sourcing strategies and value chain governance of South African apparel retailers and their impact on the local textile and apparel manufacturing sector. Over the past three decades, value chain research has highlighted the crucial role of lead firms in coordinating …
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Rurality and the people-centric approach to public service delivery in the digital age–a study of South African rurality as a proxy for low- and middle-income country contexts
… design to enhance our understanding of the public value of information and communication technology (ICTs) and the nature of services delivered in low- and middle-income settings. Understanding the intricate relationship between rurality, ICT expansion, and service delivery in low- and …
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Measuring and managing social, economic and environmental outcomes in the English social housing sector
… of tools and approaches to measure the social value generated by such activities. This thesis aims to understand, firstly, the contextual drivers for the recent growth of this practice in the sector; and secondly, the most significant dynamics for successful implementation, from both the …
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Social innovation systems for building resilient communities
… support open decision-making and the creation of public value in communities. Above all, this means leaning on new knowledge from diverse disciplines such as anthropology, system sciences and technology to further a deeper understanding of the dynamics that allow social innovation to thrive in an …
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Investigating Student Academic Achievement, Discipline, and Attendance Outcomes of Nutrition Education Programs Using State Longitudinal Data Systems
… existing school-level data to document the public value of school-based nutrition programs beyond improved food security and dietary intake to include academic achievement, discipline and attendance outcomes.
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Essays on Innovation and Dynamic Capabilities: Evidence from Public Sector Operations and Cybersecurity
The public sector needs the capacity for continual improvement and innovation. Cybersecurity threats against U.S. federal civilian agencies and national critical infrastructure stand out as a major problem area requiring agile and timely responses. Moreover, curbing ransomware attacks directed …
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How can strategic management, influenced by national cultural dimensions, be used to increase the efficiency of the Icelandic public sector? : a case study into Icelandic public procurement
… firms and thus remain largely unexplored in a public sector context. Simultaneously, while public procurement functions across the Western world are receiving increasing attention for their strategic initiatives, it has received little attention in Iceland, despite the consensus regarding its …
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