scholarly journals Empirical Success Ratios in USDA Agricultural Utilization Research

1975 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harold B. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Research Program ◽  
Return On Investment ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Scientific Field ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
The Public ◽  
Probability Of Success ◽  
Potential Impact

In assessing the prospective utility or value of a research program there are three important considerations: (1) potential impact the research will have on the scientific field involved, (2) probable benefits to industry or the public sector and (3) probability of success of projects in achieving these goals. Various studies have been made that emphasize the first and second objectives, i.e., trying to determine both scientific merit and economic value or return on investment in research projects and programs. This paper will be concerned with the latter objective; estimating the probable success of projects which were part of an organized agricultural research program conducted by USDA over a 25 year period.

Subjectivism of Information

2018 ◽  
pp. 212-226
Author(s):  
Antonio Juan Briones Penalver
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Theoretical Foundation ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Comprehensive Approach ◽  
The Public ◽  
Private Organizations ◽  
Knowledge Communication ◽  
Information And Knowledge Management

Objectivism has given the domain, rationality, definition, and purpose that are commonly attributed to information and knowledge management, as well as the definitions of the concepts of information, knowledge, communication, and learning. Objectivism does not provide a theoretical foundation to information management; the question that arises is whether subjectivism may or may not offer a compelling alternative. Finally, the answer is no because the subjectivist rarely pays attention to what the fundamental lines of private organizations are and pays attention increasingly to the public sector, in the realization of economic value. Thus, there is no other way but to combine objectivism with subjectivism in a comprehensive approach of integrated information management. However, this chapter illustrates the differences between the philosophical principles of thought.

scholarly journals Modern paradigms for evaluation and measurement of public administration performance

2021 ◽  
pp. 126-134
Author(s):  
Tatiana Furculita ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Performance Measurement ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Scientific Field ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
The Public ◽  
Complex Problems ◽  
Public Sector Performance ◽  
Sector Performance ◽  
The Way

Performance measurement is a concept whose definition cannot be made precisely because it goes beyond the scope of a particular scientific field. In the public sector, performance is extremely difficult to identify, as no clear and concrete criteria are set to accurately reflect the purpose of the work of public institutions. The concern for measuring performance in public institutions has arisen as a result of the increasing difficulty of solving the increasingly complex problems that citizens face. The relevance of measuring performance in PA is provided by the way in which this process influences the entire activity of an organization, in all internal managerial directions.

Mapping potential impact areas of Blockchain use in the public sector

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 359-378
Author(s):  
Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Bolívar ◽  
Hans Jochen Scholl
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
The Public ◽  
Potential Impact

The Experience of Person-Role Conflict in Doctors Expected to Terminate Pregnancies in the South African Public Sector

2003 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-18
Author(s):  
Patricia Caldas da Costa ◽  
Fiona Donald
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Service ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
South African ◽  
Role Conflict ◽  
The Public ◽  
On Demand ◽  
Obstetrics And Gynaecology ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
Potential Impact

This study examines the experiences of person-role conflict amongst doctors working in obstetrics and gynaecology with regard to the provision of abortion services in the public sector. Fifteen doctors were interviewed in order to assess their personal experiences and the role forces that were evident, especially in situations where doctors were confronted with the expectation that they terminate pregnancies either on demand or for social reasons. This study explores the role forces that are operating, attitudes towards abortion versus willingness to perform abortions, the potential impact on the quality of service provided, and the personal implications of person-role conflict for the doctors.

scholarly journals Sustainability Accounting and Reporting in the Public Sector: Towards Public Value Co-Creation?

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1909 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aurelio Tommasetti ◽  
Riccardo Mussari ◽  
Gennaro Maione ◽  
Daniela Sorrentino
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Significant Contribution ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Public Value ◽  
The Public ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Public Sector Organizations ◽  
Sustainability Accounting

The economic, social, and environmental contingencies of the last two decades have called into question the need for public sector organizations to align accounting practices with sustainable concerns. Sustainability refers to the ability of organizations to co-create economic value in the long run, involving all stakeholders, safeguarding the environment, and generating well-being for the community. While this topic attracts increasing interests from several perspectives, there is a lack of a comprehensive assessment of how academia is debating it. Therefore, this paper reviews the field of sustainability, accounting, and reporting (SAR) in the public sector in order to develop insights into how the literature is developing the theme of public value (PV) co-creation, offer a critique of the state-of-the-art to date, and outline future research opportunities. The study is based on a structured literature review (SLR) methodology that enables studying the corpus of scholarly literature, developing insights, critical reflections, and future research paths. The results highlight that, although the involvement of stakeholders appears as crucial for developing SAR practices in the public sector, scholars have not yet adopted a PV co-creation perspective to this phenomenon, since, at best, previous studies only focused on the stakeholders’ involvement, without considering other aspects such as synergistic integration of resources and alignment of purposes. Therefore, academics should rethink their research setting and implications to provide a significant contribution by conducting studies capable of leading future development of SA in the public sector.

The Organizational Forms of Counterpublic Knowledge

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J. Hess
Keyword(s):  
Citizen Science ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Science And Technology Studies ◽  
Scientific Field ◽  
Organizational Forms ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Political Field ◽  
Field Science ◽  
The Public ◽  
Intellectual Movements

The chapter reviews literature in social movement studies on resource mobilization, mobilizing structures, and organizations, then it examines a parallel literature in science and technology studies on networks. It suggests a way to build on these literatures by analyzing the organizational dimension of counterpublic knowledge, and it argues that three are four main types of organizational forms. Scientific and intellectual movements involve attempts to reform research agendas within the scientific field; science associations and public interest science organizations involve means by which scientists communicate with the public and political field; citizen-science alliances involve collaborative projects between citizen groups and scientists; and citizen science involves research projects by lay communities.

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