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The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the understanding of public service quality in its relationship with citizen-customers satisfaction. The methodological choice consists of a synthesis of public service theories, a conceptual... more
أعمال مؤتمر مصر والتنمية المستدامة في أفريقيا: الرؤى وآليات التفعيل في ضوء أجندة الاتحاد الأفريقي 2063 تهدف هذه الدراسة إلى التعريف بما هو المقصود بالخدمة العامة وإصلاحها وأهميتها ، مع استعراض نموذج خصخصة قطاع المياه في كينيا كآلية من... more
***Description of this Reading***: This is chapter six of my dissertation with only eleven pages available for preview here on Academia.edu. It chronicles the beginning of Bethune's NCNW. Readers gain a sense of her organizing... more
What happens to informal institutions and practices when political actors decide to implement democratic institutional reforms aimed at relieving formal institutions of informal constraints? Does informality disappear, or do the elites... more
SEBASTIAN FITZEK SIMONA MARIA STĂNESCU n acest articol ne-am propus să analizăm principalele teme de reformă şi dezvoltare a programelor politice aflate la guvernare în perioada de tranziţie, pe două dimensiuni: a. stabilirea unor... more
Abstract Undergoing a myriad of regime changes, occupied by different empires and states throughout the history, Kosovo has never had a particular administrative experience. With the creation of the Socialist Federative Republic of... more
Since his ascension in 1999, King Abdullah II has halted Jordan’s decade-long experiment with political liberalization. However, the new royal incumbent has preserved authoritarian power not through highly visible tools of domination,... more
In this paper, I present an intensive case study of the development of the National Flood Insurance Program to advance two key arguments. First, the conventional model of adoption of general interest reform neglects an important aspect of... more
تقدم هذه الوثيقة تصورا لأهم المبادئ التي تعمل بمقتضاها أجهزة الشرطة في المجتمع الديمقراطي من واقع قراءة وثائق ومدّونات وتشريعات دول الاتحاد الأوروبي فيما تطرحه من مقوّمات عمل الشرطة. وتعرض الوثيقة خمسة مبادئ أساسية تحدد الإطار الديمقراطي... more
Velika uloga lokalnih vlasti u pružanju lokalnih javnih i socijalnih službi u Europi se u suvremeno doba gotovo podrazumijeva, dok je u drugim dijelovima svijeta situacija raznolika. I u razvijenim zemljama, naročito u velikim gradovima,... more
Power is present in each individual and in every relationship. It is defined as the ability of a group to get another group to take some form of desired action, usually by consensual power and sometimes by force (Holmes, Hughes & Julian,... more
Decades of political backroom deals of a small political cast has resulted in a political system vulnerable to abuse of office, a weak legal system as well as a very frail anti-corruption framework. Numerous corruption scandals, including... more
This article examines five common misunderstandings about case-study research: (a) theoretical knowledge is more valuable than practical knowledge; (b) one cannot generalize from a single case, therefore, the single-case study cannot... more
In Tanzania, Human Resource Management (HRM) decentralization and reforms were initiated as an effort to address non-transparent and patronizing Human Resource (HR) practices so as to improve public sector governance. However, HRM of the... more
This book addresses the critical knowledge gaps of mergers involving higher education institutions. It is based on a comparative research project (spring 2013-spring 2015) investigating the phenomena of mergers involving higher education... more
This chapter covers the steps you must consider when crafting a strategy for exposing corruption and mismanagement through social media. Along with practical advice and thought-provoking questions, it examines several case studies which... more
Участники обсуждения: Д. Байрау (Тюбингенский университет Эберхарда и Карла, Германия), Н.И. Горская (Смоленский государственный университет), М.Д. Долбилов (Университет штата Мэриленд, США), В.А. Китаев (Нижегородский государственный... more
Phronetic organizational research is an approach to the study of management and organizations focusing on ethics and power. It is based on a contemporary interpretation of the Aristotelian concept phronesis, usually as ‘prudence’.... more
ÖZET AB'ye üye olmak isteyen ülkelerin AB kurallarını kabul etmesi ve müktesebata uyum sağlamaları beklenmektedir. Söz konusu AB uyum politikaları ve aday ülkelerin Avrupalılaşması sürecinde bazı etki mekanizmaları ortaya çıkmaktadır. Bu... more
Монография издана под грифом Санкт-Петербургского Института истории РАН, в качестве ее рецензента выступил д.и.н., проф. М.Ф.Флоринский (СПбГУ). На основании широкого круга источников как отечественных, так и зарубежных архивов в ней... more
The Aalborg Project may be interpreted as a metaphor of modern politics, modern administration and planning, and of modernity itself. The basic idea of the project was comprehensive, coherent, and innovative, and it was based on rational... more
At the same time that case studies are widely used and have produced canonical texts, it may be observed that the case study as a methodology is generally held in low regard, or is simply ignored, within the academy. For example, only 2... more
The Bay of Pigs fiasco was doomed from the start. From President Eisenhower's obsession with the threat of Communist rule and his impatient and aggressive drive to eliminate Fidel Castro to the unrealistic expectations of maintaining... more
This paper compares and contrasts the corporate governance Models of Germany, the UK, France and Italy, and weighs their individual strengths and weaknesses.
Delhi is a metropolitan city growing at a tremendous pace in terms of population and its need for efficient and sustainable water services. Singapore is considered to be a successful water management model. It started its transformation... more
PELAYANAN PUBLIK DI ERA REFORMASI. MANAJEMEN PELAYANAN PUBLIK Manajemen pelayanan publik sebagai salah satu isu penting dalam reformasi birokrasi menjadi sesuatu yang terus berkembang dan penuh kritik. Ide awal pelayanan publik memang... more
In this paper we argue that the use of the communicative theory of Jürgen Habermas in planning theory is problematic because it hampers an understanding of how power shapes planning. We posit an alternative approach based on the power... more
This research, conducted by the author when a Senior Researcher at Newcastle University, UK, was funded by a UK governance organisation to help them assess, integrate and improve their understanding of the governed population.... more
India being a developing country and more-so-ever an ‘emerging economy’ as tagged by most of the economic analysts and economic rating agencies needs its energy demand met at every step of its development path. In any scenario it cannot... more
This article presents results from the first statistically significant study of cost escalation in transportation infrastructure projects. Based on a sample of 258 transportation infrastructure projects worth US$90 billion and... more
The Nigerian Oil and Gas Sector evolved, over the years following the discovery of crude oil in commercial quantity in Oloibiri, from just Miscellaneous to the Main stay of the economy. Unfortunately, Nigeria missed great opportunities to... more
This paper expands on recent debates over the merits of online crowdfunding platforms (CFPs) by looking at the extent to which these sorts of funding sites have the potential to contribute to the development of civic society ideals in... more
The phrase decentralization leads to development means the decentralized government leads the particular country towards growth in terms of economic conditions, foreign relations, good health condition of its people, high literacy rates,... more