The Politics of Evaluation in Performance Management Regimes in English Local Government

2017 ◽  
pp. 49-64
Author(s):  
Martin Laffin
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Performance Management ◽  
Management Regimes

scholarly journals KINERJA PENGELOLAAN KEUANGAN DAERAH DALAM MENINGKATKAN ANGGARAN PENDAPATAN DAN BELANJA DAERAH KOTA PALEMBANG PROVINSI SUMATERA SELATAN

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 383
Author(s):  
Krisnawati Arum Kusuma Wardhani
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Performance Management ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Financial Management ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Regional Income ◽  
Regional Finance ◽  
Fact Finding ◽  
Personnel Expenditure

This research is aimed to find out how the performance of regional financial management of Palembang City in increasing APBD of Palembang City, and how to proportion of revenue and expenditure target of APBD Kota Palembang. The theory used in this study is the concept of performance analysis of regional finances according to Mahmudi (2010), which examines the performance of management of regional keunagan based on the financial performance indicators of regional income and financial performance of Regional Expenditure during the period of 2010 to 2015. In accordance with the focus, Qualitative design, to describe the state of subject / object of research based on facts that appear or as it is (fact finding). Data collection was done by observation, interview, and documentation technique. The result of research shows that the growth of APBD from the side of regional income shows that there is a trend of revenue increase from PAD post, but in general the balancing fund positions still dominate the regional income, so that the high rate of regional dependency is balanced fund. While from the side of regional expenditure, it is envisaged that every year the Local Government of Palembang City always allocates a larger budget to the indirect spending group. This indicates that the Local Government of Palembang City still allocates more budget for things that are not directly related to the implementation of the program such as personnel expenditure in the form of salaries and allowances regulated in law, interest expenditure, grant expenditure, social assistance expenditure, Results to provinces / districts / municipalities and village governments, unexpected financial aid and shopping expenditures.Keywords: Performance, Management, Regional Finance.

scholarly journals Trust and organisational performance: A grounded theory approach for a South African district municipality

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zwelinzima J. Ndevu
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Performance Management ◽  
South African ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Organisational Performance ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Value Add

Orientation: A key role of local government in providing transparent, honest, accountable, efficient and effective service delivery to the communities they serve is determined by a number of plans, designs, actions and implementation. Trust among communities in the organisational set up is key in the success or failure of the efforts of the municipal entity and affects their individual and group performance.Research purpose: This study examines the relationship between trust and performance within a municipal environment and its effect on service delivery.Motivation for the study: The lack of sufficient and usable knowledge and information on the issue created the need for this research project that is an on-going effort dissecting and analysing key human resources challenges in the public sector.Research approach/design and method: Following a brief outline of the legislation, rules and regulations that determine the responsibilities of local government in South Africa and the context of the study, the qualitative method and design of focus groups as the key instrument of data collection was identified and analysed.Main findings: The results of the study pointed to the lack of trust among leadership and employees at all organisational levels.Practical/managerial implications: The existence of mistrust and problems identified in the process of performance management and evaluation has negative consequences on employee performance in the municipality.Contribution/value-add: The study findings have opened new doors to understanding key elements of organisational performance as the topic has received very scant attention in South African research literature.

scholarly journals Performance Management as an Alternative Tool for Local Governance: Evidence from Ghanaian Local Government Sector

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliana Abagsonema Abane ◽  
Boon-Anan Phinaitrup
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Performance Management ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
Performance Culture ◽  
Government Sector ◽  
Improvement Programs ◽  
Secondary Data Sources

The benefit of performance management is to have value for money and make local authorities more responsive to the needs of the grassroots. Therefore, the study addresses the perceived challenges which have been taken-for-granted in institutionalising performance culture at the local level in the context of sub-Sharan Africa. The purpose of this research is to investigate the progress and challenges affecting the institutionalisation of performance management in local government authorities to understand how these impediments impacts on performance culture in local governance. Using two major secondary data sources from Local Government Service, the study analyzes the contents of four key performance areas and the performance rating of local government authorities in Ghana . The study finds evidence to support that performance management may be an alternative tool to enhance the performance of local authorities. However , insufficient resource allocation, the absence of performance improvement programs and involvement of employees remains a challenge.

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