THE IMPACT OF GREATER AUTONOMY ON EFFICIENCY OF WORK AND QUALITY OF SERVICES IN PUBLIC SERVICE PROVIDERS: A CASE OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

2011 ◽  
Vol 82 (4) ◽  
pp. 475-494 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eugenija Golubova
Author(s):  
Usman D Umaru

The study examined the impact of the New Public Management Paradigm on the operation of Federal establishments in Borno State, Nigeria. To achieve this objective, the collected data were analysed using Chi-square, Correlation and ANOVA. The study revealed that there is a significant improvement in the performance of the staff and the quality of service delivery in the Federal establishments under study. The study concluded that the outsourcing of services has improved the quality of service delivery. However, the policy was not being properly implemented because in some of the Federal establishments under study, the same services outsourced were being carried out by very few retained staff. They were not enough to do the job and the outsource firms given the contract, did not provide enough qualified staff to augment the short-fall. The study recommended that qualified service providers (outsourcing firms) in the relevant cadres be allowed to do the job or as an alternative, the Federal government can encourage the setting up of Independent Units in all its establishments to compete with the outsourcing firms in carrying out outsourcing services at a fee, in order to attain qualitaty service delivery.   Keywords: New Public Management, Public service, Outsourcing and Service delivery.


There is a strong growth potential in the India’s Life Insurance Industry. The annual growth of the industry is estimated at 12 to 15 percent for the upcoming years. This study investigates the impact that service quality has on customer satisfaction in India’s Life Insurance Industry. Moreover, the study attempts to identify the variation in perception of service quality among respondents in relation to demographic profiles. The study also postulates the best approach to evaluate the quality of services in the life insurance industry through an indepth review of literature on the various model pertaining to the current times to measure service quality. The sample consist of policy holders who receive services from life insurance companies in Durg region, Chhattisgarh. The study employs the various attributes as stated in the SERVPERF model like tangibility, reliability, assurance/safety, empathy, responsiveness along with an additional component of technology to evaluate the perception of policy holders in relation to service quality. Results of the study confirms that quality of services has a significant impact on satisfaction of the customer in life insurance industry. Age and occupation are the two most important demographic variable, which have significant effect on the overall service quality perception. From a managerial perspective, the research work gives a better understanding of how customers assess the service quality and the parameters which the service providers need to take care of while delivering services.


2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-71
Author(s):  
Firman .

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mereformasi birokrasi dalam aspek pelayanan publik dan kebebasan informasi. Rendahnya kualitas pelayanan dan kebebasan informasi yang telah diselenggarakan di birokrasi membuat beberapa masalah dalam mencapai kualitas pelayanan yang baik. Peraturan tentang pelayanan publik harus menjadi acuan yang dapat dimaksimalkan dengan baik oleh regulator ketika diimplementasikan. Hal ini membuat pelayanan publik menjadi rumit, panjang dan mahal, Hal ini juga yg menjadi pemicu penyalahgunaan dan korupsi di berbagai tingkat pemerintahan. Ditambah dengan cara berpikir birokrasi yang tidak membuat masyarakat sebagai aktor yang harus dilayani. Agenda reformasi birokrasi juga cenderung tidak memiliki orientasi yang jelas dalam berbagai masalah birokrasi terutama dalam kinerja birokrasi Kata Kunci :  Birokrasi, Pelayanan Publik, Keterbukaan Informasi Publik.This study purposes to bureaucratic reform in terms of aspects of public services and freedom of information. Low quality of services and freedom of information that has been held in the bureaucracy make some troubles in attaining a good quality service. The regulations concerning public services should become a reference that can be maximized well by the regulator in the execution. This made public services being complicated, long and expensive, this also triggers an abuse and corruption in various levels of government. Coupled with the manner of thinking of the bureaucracy that does not make the community as an actor that must be served. Bureaucracy reform agenda also tends to not have orientation that clearly in complete various bureaucratic problems primarily in the performance of bureaucracy Keywords :   Bureaucracy, Public Service, Transparency of Public Information.


2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-84
Author(s):  
Warjiyono Warjiyono ◽  
Sopian Aji ◽  
Tri Indah Permesti

Public service is an activity of service for every citizen and resident for goods, services, and / or administrative services provided by public service providers, namely the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Brebes Regency. The quality of public services must have the principle of openness or transparency, easily accessible, accountability and cling to the principles of efficiency and effectiveness. But in fact the current information and reporting of disasters is still conventional. This study aims to reflect and build a Web-Based Disaster Geographic Information System using Extreme Programming method. The research method uses qualitative methods with descriptive data analysis techniques. Data obtained by observation and interviews. The benefit of this application is to improve services to the Brebes Regional Disaster Management Agency also useful for internal from the Implementing Party or Admin who can manage Disaster Area data online, accurately, and quickly. As well as greatly helping the community to obtain maps of information on disaster-prone areas, the latest disaster information and the community can report directly on disaster events so that the Regional Government can directly handle the disaster.


1991 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerald J. Gorn ◽  
David K. Tse ◽  
Charles B. Weinberg

1999 ◽  
Vol 91 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
David B. Soothill

The Asia-Pacific is the world's largest region and it has a huge range of potential radio uses that analogue terrestrial broadcasting simply cannot meet. This article explores the impact that digital radio transmission will have on the region, and the importance of satellite broadcasting and multichannel broadcasting for better coverage and quality of services.


Author(s):  
Mohamed El Amrani ◽  
Hamid Garmani ◽  
Mohamed Baslam ◽  
Rachid El Ayachi

<p>In this work, we present an economic model of computer networks that describes the in-teraction between Internet Service Providers (ISP ), customers and content provider. The competition between ISP s may be translated by the prices they require and the qualities of service (QoS) they offer. The customer demand for service from an ISP does not only de-pend on the price and quality of service (QoS) of the ISP , but it is influenced by all those offered by its competitors. This behavior has been extensively analyzed using game the-ory as a decision support tool. We interpret a non-neutral network when a content provider privileges ISP s by offering them more bandwidth to ensure proper QoS to support ap-plications that require more data transport capacity (voice over internet protocol (V OIP ) the live video streaming, online gaming). In addition, our work focuses on the price game analysis and QoS between ISP s in two cases: neutral network and non-neutral network. After showing the existence and uniqueness of equilibrium in terms of quality of service, we analyzed the impact of net neutrality on competition between ISP s. We also validated our theoretical study with numerical results, which show that the game has an equilibrium point which depends on all the parameters of the system.</p>


2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 229-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia O. Vail ◽  
Rebecca G. Lieberman-Betz ◽  
Laura S. McCorkle

The purpose of this study was to examine the characteristics of Part C programs and how funding has impacted the quality of services for children and families given ongoing budgetary concerns. Perceptions of State Early Intervention Coordinators (EICs) regarding their state Part C systems were obtained through an online survey. Using survey research methods to collect and analyze data, two primary questions were addressed in the current study: (a) What are the general characteristics of Part C programs that may be related to fiscal issues? and (b) What is the perceived impact of funding on the quality of services for children and families? A majority of respondents indicated their state program implements a primary service provider model, relies heavily on medical funding streams such as Medicaid, and is experiencing provider shortages. In addition, respondents commented on quality, trends, and funding of their state Part C programs. The findings of this study provide insight about the general characteristics of Part C programs, along with the perceived impact of funding on Part C services at the national level for policy makers, administrators, professionals, and families.


2017 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 192-201
Author(s):  
Mandeep Kaur ◽  
Tina Vohra

Purpose The paper aims to attempt to identify the attributes that women look for in their financial advisor and to examine if the choice of attributes of a financial advisor among women investors in Punjab is the same across demographics. The understanding of the attributes that women want in their financial advisor will help the financial advisors to be mindful of the opportunities and the challenges they have to face while working with women investors. Studying the impact of demographics on the choice of the investment advisor would enable the service providers to provide women with services relevant to their unique and individual situations. Design/methodology/approach A pre-tested, well-structured questionnaire was constructed and administered personally, and the responses of 200 women investors were analyzed. The sum of the ranks assigned by women to various attributes determining the choice of a financial advisor was used to find out the most preferred attribute on the basis of which women choose their financial advisor. The Kruskal Wallis test was used to analyze the impact of demographics on the choice of the respondents. Findings The results of the study brought out that the friendliness of the financial advisor, and the quality of advice provided by them are preferred attributes determining the choice of a financial advisor. Along with this, the results also state that the preference for the attribute friendliness and quality of advice is not the same across age groups. The choice of attributes also varies according to the marital status of the respondents. Practical implications The current study will contribute toward a greater understanding of the attributes which are considered important by women while choosing their financial advisor. The study will help the financial advisors to cater to the needs of their women clients. Moreover, the study will also benefit women by bringing about a positive change in the attitude of the financial advisors in favor of them. The greater sensitization of the financial advisors toward their women clients would lead to greater stock market participation among women, thereby benefitting the society. Originality/value The paper is an attempt to identify the attributes that women look for in their financial advisor and to examine if the choice of attributes of a financial advisor among women investors in Punjab is the same across demographics or not. Therefore, the study contributes to the understanding of the investment behavior of women.


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