scholarly journals Quarticciolo

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Minna Kulojärvi
Keyword(s):  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
The Public ◽  
Eastern Periphery ◽  
Study Methodology ◽  
The City

Applying case study methodology, this article addresses problematics related to the identity and origin of the Italian fascist-era residential satellite areas constructed around the capital, Rome. The article focuses on one such suburb, Quarticciolo, built mainly between 1940 and 1943 on the eastern periphery of the city. Three narratives contributing to the formation of the area’s identity are identified and presented: Quarticciolo as (i) an expression of the fascist government’s aspirations, (ii) a significant centre of anti-fascist resistance, and (iii) an example of modern rationalist architecture. The three narratives, along with their constitutive elements, are then compared, and counterarguments to them are presented. It is argued that although all the narratives, in different ways, are connected to historical facts, each one of them on its own offers a one-sided interpretation. The narratives are then connected to the process of the public memorialization of the fascist era and the resistance, and to broader ongoing discussions concerning the architecture of totalitarian and dictatorial regimes as ‘dissonant heritage’.

Making cities more walkable for tourists: a view from Singapore’s streets

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 285-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan Henderson
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
Study Methodology ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Government ◽  
City State ◽  
The City

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the meanings of walkability and relevance for tourism in modern Asian cities, including barriers to its implementation. Particular reference is made to conditions in the city state of Singapore and the manner in which urban planning and transport policies are influencing the tourist walking experience. Design/methodology/approach A case study methodology was selected as most suitable for the exercise accompanied by a literature review. Findings are derived from material in the public arena collected from a range of sources. Findings The government is shown to be actively pursuing policies to encourage both walking and cycling by residents as components of wider strategies directed at improving liveability. Several initiatives which positively affect the comfort and enjoyment of city walking by tourists are identified, but so too are Singapore’s shortcomings as a destination in which to walk. Balancing the demands on public space is a critical challenge for authorities. Originality/value The subject has been neglected within both an urban tourism and Asian city context and this paper illuminates aspects of significance pertaining to the concept and practice of walkability. Insights are afforded into factors which facilitate walkability and impediments to overcome.

scholarly journals Introducing an Organizational Perspective in SDG Implementation in the Public Sector in Spain: The Case of the Former Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Environment

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (23) ◽  
pp. 9959
Author(s):  
Miguel Soberón ◽  
Teresa Sánchez-Chaparro ◽  
Julia Urquijo ◽  
David Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The Public ◽  
Prioritization Process ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Organizational Perspective ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Study Methodology

The public sector has an indisputable role in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, the interrelated nature of the SDGs represents a challenge for the public sector, which has in the last few decades undergone a process of specialization, decentralization and fragmentation. Hence, the establishment of coordination mechanisms within the public sector are needed to ensure implementation. This article introduces an organizational perspective in a participative SDG prioritization process carried out by a public organization: the former Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Environment (MAPAMA). A case study methodology is used to identify internal collaboration needs in order to address the SDGs and to analyze the driving and restraining forces operating within the organization so that the required organizational changes can be initiated. Our findings reveal that the organizational perspective is key in supporting SDG implementation and boosting the transformative capacity that underpins the 2030 Agenda. Public organizations must combine different coordination approaches, according to the demands that each specific SDG target makes upon the organization. Furthermore, engaging internal agents in participative processes for the development of the implementation is essential to reproducing the dynamics of internal collaboration that will be needed in future stages of the adoption of the 2030 Agenda.

scholarly journals The Politics of Activism and Biculturalism: the emergence of bicultural consultancies in New Zealand

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Ethan McKenzie
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Policy Reform ◽  
The State ◽  
Public Servants ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
The Public ◽  
Policy Paper ◽  
State Activism ◽  
Study Methodology

<p>In what many commentators have characterised as a contradictory trajectory, a number of people involved in radical anti-state activism, which defined New Zealand from the late 1960s to the 1980s, became consultants on biculturalism for government agencies by the late 1980s. These consultants ran seminars for Pākehā public servants on the history and contemporary impact of Māori oppression under colonialism; Māori language, culture, and protocol; and the proposed future of the Crown-Māori relationship. This thesis uses genealogy and case study methodology to track the emergence of bicultural consultancies, their ideology and techniques, and their role in Māori policy reform beginning in the late 1980s. It aims to reveal the connections and disjunctions between the goals of anti-state activists active from the late 1960s to the 1980s, and the bicultural consultancies which emerged by the late 1980s.  Māori anti-racist and anti-state activists and their Pākehā allies skilfully leveraged the state by invoking the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi to call for a new partnership between Māori and the state, a partnership that by the 1980s was officially termed biculturalism. The public sector, which was identified as institutionally racist by activists, was an important focus of this activism. Activists demanded that Pākehā-dominated government departments be reformed to better reflect and serve Māori. The state’s response to these demands, beginning in earnest with the 1988 policy paper Te Urupare Rangapu and additionally sustained by the precepts of so-called ‘bicultural’ or ‘Treaty’ issues, created the demand for consultants to assist with reforming Māori policy making and delivery, and by extension, those public servants that would be responsible for the success of these reforms. While bicultural consultants were still working with anti-racist ideas and frameworks, the ascendancy of bicultural and Treaty discourses by the end of the 1980s somewhat obfuscated the ontologies of race and institutional racism in their work.</p>

Digital Innovation in the Public Sector: The Role of Embeddedness in Socio-Technical Transitions

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (07) ◽  
pp. 1950059
Author(s):  
Lakshminarayana Kompella
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Organizational Responses ◽  
Digital Innovation ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
The Public ◽  
Societal Challenges ◽  
The Social ◽  
Study Methodology

Organizations have diverse options to improve their performance. With the advances in ICT, several organizations attempt a technology-based solution by digitizing and automation. Indeed, to begin with, it is appropriate, but there are societal challenges. The theories available in the literature explain the reasons for certain societal challenges and actions, but there is also a constant expansion of the theories. This paper adds to the expansion by considering ICT innovations such as digitalization. The social, political, cultural, and economic entities in which organizations operate influence and get influenced by organizational responses. There are connections between organizations and entities; we can refer to these as embeddedness. The purpose of this paper is in identifying a framework and the types of embeddedness. The phenomenon, organizational embeddedness, requires observing it in its setting and is performed using a case study methodology. E-Governance interacts with various entities and provides diverse analytic and heuristic views; hence the author uses E-Governance cases from India. The developed framework assists organizations in providing inputs towards improving their internal complements. In doing so, organizations can not only better respond to societal challenges but also enable other entities in the environment to coevolve.

scholarly journals Colored Heirloom Corn as a Public Good: The Case of Tlaxcala, Mexico

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 1507
Author(s):  
Marisol Velázquez-Salazar ◽  
Germán Scalzo ◽  
Carmen Byker Shanks
Keyword(s):  
Public Good ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
The Public ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Biocultural Heritage ◽  
Study Methodology ◽  
Diverse Cultures

Valorization of territories with diverse cultures and heritage has multiplied in recent years. This study analyzes the case of colored heirloom corn in Tlaxcala, Mexico, as a potential public good associated with the region’s biocultural heritage. The analysis conducted herein relies on a wide range of literature from relevant theory, including Geographical Indications, Global Value Chains, Community-Based Entrepreneurship, Public Goods, and Sustainable Development, in order to employ case study methodology. We leverage a novel approach to analyze the heirloom corn chain and its publicness. This chain reveals its status as a potential public good that clearly influences biocultural heritage, which has been preserved by several generations. To preserve colored heirloom corn in Tlaxcala, Mexico, a development strategy is needed that links actors and resources, involves the public sector, and furthers expansion of the private sector.

Destination development and transformation: 50 years of tourism after independence in Singapore

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 269-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan C. Henderson
Keyword(s):  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
Cultural Conditions ◽  
Full Independence ◽  
Study Methodology ◽  
City State ◽  
Political Economic

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a case study of the evolution of Singapore as a destination for international tourists, comparing contemporary circumstances with those existing 50 years ago when full independence was attained. Design/methodology/approach – A case study methodology is adopted and findings are derived from the analysis of materials in the public domain. Findings – Function as a tourist destination cannot be understood without an appreciation of a place’s history and evolving general economic, political and socio-cultural conditions. These determine opportunities and constraints and thus the character and image of the destination from a tourism industry perspective. Singapore is shown to have undergone transformation as a country and consequently as a tourist centre under the leadership of a strong government which has brought prosperity to the now highly urbanised and industrialised city state. Achievements are considerable, although the future is one of some uncertainty as the wider context continues to change in ways which pose new challenges. Research limitations/implications – The paper’s core argument is that performance as a destination cannot be separated from broader circumstances demonstrated by comparisons of Singapore’s tourism in 1965 and 2015 and the political, economic, socio-cultural and environmental contexts of the two periods. Originality/value – While possessing many unique attributes related to its defining characteristics, the republic’s experiences afford valuable insights into the dynamics of destination development and especially in nations which are young, small and rapidly modernising.

scholarly journals Public—Private Partnership Governance for Accessible Tourism in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 8455
Author(s):  
Fabio De Matteis ◽  
Giovanni Notaristefano ◽  
Piervito Bianchi
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Marine Protected Areas ◽  
Public Private Partnership ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
Private Partnership ◽  
The Public ◽  
Study Methodology ◽  
Research Questions

Tourism is a relevant sector in terms of social development, considering its contribution to the quality of life for people with special needs. Accessible tourism, by virtue of its complexity, requires the development of studies on the collaboration among different actors. This leads to this article’s research interest in the public—private partnership (PPP) as a managerial tool that allows cooperation and that can support the development of accessible tourism objectives in marine protected areas (MPAs). Applying the case study methodology, we investigate certain aspects characterizing PPPs governance. Answering the two proposed research questions, we conclude that (1) sharing similar moral values facilitates trust between the partners and (2) differing skills of the partners represent advantages in facing the complexity related to accessible tourism objectives.

scholarly journals A IMPLANTAÇÃO DA ESTRATÉGIA POR MEIO DE PROJETO: O CASO CARANDIRU

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-216
Author(s):  
Roque Rabechini Jr. ◽  
Michelle Stefane Sabino
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Contingency Theory ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
High Complexity ◽  
Traditional Management ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
Study Methodology ◽  
Strategic Transformation ◽  
The City

This paper presents one case study about strategic transformation with project. It was built a theoretical frame literature on the project management contingency theory. The case study methodology was used in the creation project of Parque da Juventude, the former Carandiru prison complex in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. As a result it was found the adoption of a traditional management practice with emphasis variables of high intensity and high complexity. Therefore, it was possible to give a practical contribution to understanding the contingency theory applied in the project management.

scholarly journals The Politics of Activism and Biculturalism: the emergence of bicultural consultancies in New Zealand

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Ethan McKenzie
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Policy Reform ◽  
The State ◽  
Public Servants ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
The Public ◽  
Policy Paper ◽  
State Activism ◽  
Study Methodology

<p>In what many commentators have characterised as a contradictory trajectory, a number of people involved in radical anti-state activism, which defined New Zealand from the late 1960s to the 1980s, became consultants on biculturalism for government agencies by the late 1980s. These consultants ran seminars for Pākehā public servants on the history and contemporary impact of Māori oppression under colonialism; Māori language, culture, and protocol; and the proposed future of the Crown-Māori relationship. This thesis uses genealogy and case study methodology to track the emergence of bicultural consultancies, their ideology and techniques, and their role in Māori policy reform beginning in the late 1980s. It aims to reveal the connections and disjunctions between the goals of anti-state activists active from the late 1960s to the 1980s, and the bicultural consultancies which emerged by the late 1980s.  Māori anti-racist and anti-state activists and their Pākehā allies skilfully leveraged the state by invoking the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi to call for a new partnership between Māori and the state, a partnership that by the 1980s was officially termed biculturalism. The public sector, which was identified as institutionally racist by activists, was an important focus of this activism. Activists demanded that Pākehā-dominated government departments be reformed to better reflect and serve Māori. The state’s response to these demands, beginning in earnest with the 1988 policy paper Te Urupare Rangapu and additionally sustained by the precepts of so-called ‘bicultural’ or ‘Treaty’ issues, created the demand for consultants to assist with reforming Māori policy making and delivery, and by extension, those public servants that would be responsible for the success of these reforms. While bicultural consultants were still working with anti-racist ideas and frameworks, the ascendancy of bicultural and Treaty discourses by the end of the 1980s somewhat obfuscated the ontologies of race and institutional racism in their work.</p>

Gauging underdog entrepreneurship for disabled entrepreneurs

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siddhartha Satish Saxena ◽  
Rushi Sanat Kumar Pandya
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Speech Impairment ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
Study Methodology ◽  
The City ◽  
Depth Interviews

Purpose In the past decade, entrepreneurship research has evolved with the contribution of different scholars, but there is a lack of studies available that focused on entrepreneurship with disabilities. The objective of the research is understanding differently abled entrepreneurs and their entrepreneurial journey. How challenges caused by disability contribute to motivate them to pursue entrepreneurship as a career. This study is based on “Underdog entrepreneurs: Challenge-based entrepreneurship model” theoretical model proposed by Miller and Breton-Miller (2017). Design/methodology/approach This qualitative research includes case study methodology to study eight differently abled entrepreneurs. All the identified cases are located in the city of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. In-depth interviews and multiple visits were scheduled to collect the data. Transcripts of the interview and observation notes were developed for the analysis of the content according to the adopted theoretical model. Findings Differently abled entrepreneurs show similar traits as the non-disabled entrepreneurs. They are also found to be more resilient and persistent while dealing with the challenges of failure, stress and uncertainty. Difficult conditions and experiences of discrimination indirectly prepare them for tackling challenges while pursuing entrepreneurship. People close to differently abled entrepreneurs play a critical role in shaping and supporting their ventures. Research limitations/implications Owing to the lack of authentic information available on disabled entrepreneurs, the study does not include different entrepreneurs with more disabilities such as hearing impairment, speech impairment and mental illness. The study also focuses on the entrepreneurs of Ahmedabad City, Gujarat because of the similar reason. Originality/value This paper is an original submission and contributes towards understanding the differently abled entrepreneurs.

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