Public Value Creation in a Smart City Context: An Analysis Framework

AbstractIn recent years, public administration has been targeted by multiple reform efforts. In multiple instances, such initiatives have been ideologically couched in public-choice perspectives and entrenched beliefs that government is the problem. One unavoidable consequence of this continued bout of criticism is the fact that government currently has a noticeably decreased capacity of boosting creation of public value. Within this context, there certainly is an important need for approaches that would counterbalance the loss of public value induced by market fundamentalism. This article suggests that leadership, as a concept of theory and practice, due to its partial immunity to the private-public dichotomy, can provide a pragmatic avenue for nurturing public interest and public value within the devolution of governance, a declining trust in government and a diminished governmental capacity to propagate the creation of public value. While this article critically examines and assesses the capacity of different leadership perspectives in terms of creating and maximizing public value, its primary scope is not the provision of definite answers but rather the instigation of a much necessary discussion.

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Digital Government: Business Model Development For Public Value Creation - A Dynamic Capabilities Based Framework

10.37808/paq.45.3.2 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 45 (3) ◽

pp. 232-255

Author(s):

Bernd Wirtz ◽

Paul Langer ◽

Florian Schmidt

Keyword(s):

Public Sector ◽

Business Model ◽

Value Creation ◽

Dynamic Capabilities ◽

Business Models ◽

Model Development ◽

Digital Government ◽

Public Value ◽

The Public ◽

Business Model Development

Rapid advances and the spread of digital technologies have changed the expectations of citizens, firms and organizations towards government services, which increasingly receive the call to transform services and structures according to changed needs and preferences. The concept of business model development provides a suitable approach for public institutions aiming at adjusting their services and operations. Since government institutions increasingly develop new services and products, this study provides a theoretic foundation to operational readiness as well as a guideline how to set up digital business models in a public sector context. Therefore, a framework is derived from conceptual studies in the field as well as related theoretical concepts such as business model theory in the public sector context, dynamic capacities and public value creation. Building on this foundation this study conceptualizes a process of business model development to create user oriented digital services in the public sector.

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Systematic Review of Public Value

Journal of Public Value and Administration Insights ◽

10.31580/jpvai.v1i1.131 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 1-6 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Abdul Sami ◽

Ahmad Jusoh ◽

Khalil Md Nor ◽

Asmara Irfan ◽

Muhammad Imran Qureshi

Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Public Administration ◽

Systematic Literature Review ◽

Value Creation ◽

Public Management ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Main Concern ◽

Public Value ◽

Public Managers ◽

Public Sector Organizations

Public value is a new and important concept in the field of public administration. A large number of researchers has focused on the concept of public value during the last 10 years or so. This concept gives a new idea of public management with the theme of peopleâ€™s first approach to facilitate them. Public value creation is the main concern of public managers in todayâ€™s public sector organizations. This paper presents a systematic literature review of 413 articles published on the topic of public value in Scopus index journals from 1995 to 2018. A large number of articles on public value shows the importance of the concept of public value. This systematic literature review reveals that most of the work on public value has been done in developed countries like USA, UK, Australia, and Netherland and developing countries are far behind on the research of public value.

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Transparency and Public Value—Analyzing the Transparency Practices and Value Creation of Public Utilities

International Journal of Public Administration ◽

10.1080/01900692.2015.1064133 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 39 (12) ◽

pp. 940-951 ◽

Cited By ~ 27

Author(s):

Scott Douglas ◽

Albert Meijer

Keyword(s):

Value Creation ◽

Public Utilities ◽

Public Value

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Il Public Value Creation e il ruolo delle Universitŕ

ECONOMIA E DIRITTO DEL TERZIARIO ◽

10.3280/ed2012-002005 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 255-272

Author(s):

Vincenzo Formisano ◽

Giuseppe Russo ◽

Rosa Lombardi

Keyword(s):

Value Creation ◽

Public Management ◽

New Public Management ◽

Public Value ◽

Public Governance ◽

New Public ◽

New Public Governance

Nell'attuale scenario economico-competitivo, lo studio delle reti d'impresa (Bastia, 1989; D'Alessio, 2008; Cafaggi, 2004; Lipparini, 2002; Lorenzoni, 1992) consente di enfatizzare il ruolo svolto dalla cooperazione tra piů organizzazioni sia pubbliche, sia private. In questa direzione, con l'avvento dell'economia della conoscenza, le imprese creano valore collettivo per effetto dell'azione di gruppo e degli interessi coinvolti nel sistema organizzativo a rete. Le opportunitŕ che si presentano alle aziende coinvolte nella rete sono molteplici: l'investimento relazionale favorisce l'interdipendenza tra i differenti sistemi aziendali e ne rafforza la loro complementarietŕ; ogni processo cooperativo influenza ciascuna impresa della rete. Nelle aziende pubbliche, tale fenomeno č noto come New Public Governance (Bovaird, 2002; Lynn et al., 2007): all'interno di una rete locale si trovano aziende pubbliche e private la cui azione č protesa alla realizzazione del bene comune (Zamagni,2008). In questo senso, il passaggio dal New Public Management al New Public Governance ha permesso di valorizzare il concetto di network indagandolo quale rete di soggetti o entitŕ interagenti tra loro, in grado di guidare le loro relazioni verso il raggiungimento di un obiettivo comune: il public value creation (Moore, 2005). In questa direzione, il presente contributo si propone di analizzare il concetto di rete, con particolare riferimento alle possibili configurazioni che possono assumere i network pubblici locali. Nel caso di specie, lo studio si concentra sui network all'interno dei quali esiste la presenza dell'istituzione universitaria quale catalizzatrice del sapere e fonte della creazione di valore pubblico locale. Mediante l'esperienza dell'Universitŕ di Cassino, lo studio si propone di definire il ruolo dell'universitŕ rispetto al contesto territoriale di riferimento e quale impatto economico-sociale genera la sua azione. La domanda di ricerca č la seguente: Che cosa sono i network? Nell'ottica della New Public Governance, qual č il ruolo svolto dalle universitŕ nel sistema di rete? Č possibile individuare, in tal caso, un modello di rete?

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Still Watching Other People’s Programmes?

E-Business Applications for Product Development and Competitive Growth ◽

10.4018/978-1-60960-132-4.ch019 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 378-390

Author(s):

Theodoulos Theodoulou ◽

Savvas Papagiannidis

Keyword(s):

Value Creation ◽

Value Chain ◽

Music Industry ◽

Analysis Framework ◽

Value Chain Analysis ◽

Television Industry ◽

A Value ◽

Chain Analysis

In this paper, the authors adapt a value chain analysis framework used in the music industry and apply it to the television industry, in order to probe the television value creation and distribution mechanisms and examine how they were affected by technology. More specifically, they examine how viewers can effectively become producers by repositioning themselves in the value chain and the implications of such a shift. Their discussion takes place in the context of a case study, that of Current TV, in order to illustrate in practice the opportunities and implications for the content producers, the broadcasters, and the viewers themselves.

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