The New Technocracy

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anders Esmark
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Performance Management ◽  
Network Governance ◽  
Political Elites ◽  
Existing Problems ◽  
Clear Sign ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Post Industrial ◽  
Governance Risk

Setting a new benchmark for studies of technocracy, the book shows that a solution to the challenge of populism will depend as much on a technocratic retreat as democratic innovation. Esmark examines the development since the 1980s of a new 'post-industrial' technocratic regime and its complicity in the populist backlash against politics and political elites that is visible today. The new technocracy – a combination of network governance, risk management and performance management – has, the author argues, abandoned the overtly anti-democratic sentiments of its industrial predecessor and proclaimed a new partnership with democracy. The rise of populism, however, is a clear sign that the inherent problems of this partnership have been exposed and that technocracy posing as democracy will only serve to exacerbate existing problems.

The Technocratic Regime: Technocracy, Bureaucracy and Democracy

2020 ◽  
pp. 79-110
Author(s):  
Anders Esmark
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Performance Management ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Political Ideology ◽  
Distinct Type ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Governance Risk ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Empirical Analysis

Technocracy is discussed as a distinct type of regime and form of statecraft. The chapter clears up the considerable confusion surrounding the relationship between technocracy, bureaucracy and democracy, which provides the foundation for the empirical analysis of the anti-bureaucratic and pro-democratic nature of contemporary technocracy. The relationship of technocracy to political ideology is discussed, leading to the suggestion that technocracy consistently pursues a position ‘beyond ideology’ while also remaining fully capable of working in lockstep with socialism, liberalism and anything in between. Finally, the chapter moves from the regime level and provides an overall model of the constitutive and intersecting policy paradigms of the New Technocracy: connective governance, risk management and performance management.

Exploratory study on risk management of state-owned construction enterprises in China

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 674-691
Author(s):  
Lamei Hu ◽  
Honghua Wu
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Performance Management ◽  
Empirical Method ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Construction Enterprises ◽  
Risk Appetite ◽  
Language Frequency ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
And Performance

Purpose There is a relatively low risk management (RM) level and maturity in China’s state-owned construction enterprises (CSCEs). The purpose of this paper is to find the main factors impacting RM in practice to promote rapid, sound and sustained development in CSCEs. Design/methodology/approach There are a few state-owned CSCEs in China. Most enterprises know little about RM. Because of the limited number of RM departments in these enterprises, 200 questionnaires were sent to the enterprises to investigate the RM strategies employed by them. The research is quantitative and used a questionnaire survey to determine the important factors influencing RM practice. The collected data were analyzed with the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences to identify the most important factors affecting RM as well as the extent of influence of these factors, in order to facilitate further research. Findings The survey revealed the top eight factors (i.e. leaders’ support, personnel’s responsibility, comprehensiveness of identification, costs and benefits, risk appetite, understanding of language, frequency of training and performance management) that highly impact RM in CSCEs and the extent to which these factors impact RM. The data reveal that the average RM level is low. Some methods have been recommended to improve RM. Research limitations/implications The research lays the foundation for further RM development in CSCEs. The low RM level in CSCEs should encourage researchers to find better ways to improve RM. Some factors in the research will function as valuable guides for China’s private and public-private partnership enterprises. Practical implications A quantitative analysis methodology for RM has been developed for CSCEs that can reflect their RM level. In addition, the degree of impact of key factors on RM has been shown. The results can act as a reference to improve RM quantitatively, making the RM system more explicit in dealing with risks more accurately and instructively. Originality/value Structural RM research is utilized to evaluate RM in CSCEs by following an empirical method. With the continuous improvement in RM, CSCEs can cooperate well with construction enterprises of other countries for infrastructure projects and gain more benefits.

scholarly journals Risk and performance management: are they easy partners?

2014 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 152-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marika Arena ◽  
Michela Arnaboldi
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Performance Management ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Professional Literature ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Two Systems ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
And Performance

Purpose – This paper aims to provide a critical assessment of existing links between risk management systems (RMS) and performance management systems (PMS) through a general review of the literature. Design/methodology/approach – The research approach consists of a literature review, aimed at highlighting the “points of contact” between RMS and PMS along three main dimensions: scope of the system, measurement and ownership. Findings – Key papers and books published in the field are examined. Based on this review, an assessment of similarities and potential synergies between RMS and PMS is offered. In addition, possible avenues for future research are discussed. Practical implications – The paper provides managers with useful insights on pros and cons of integrating RMS and PMS. It highlights possible instruments and organizational arrangements that could be exploited by practitioners to connect the two systems and discusses the implications of different possible configurations. Originality/value – Whilst the professional literature is loaded with illustrations of RMS and PMS as “integrated” solutions, this issue has been only partially addressed by the academic literature that generally focuses on one of the two systems. Hence, the study overall contributes to enrich the knowledge of the relationship between performance and risk management by mapping how and where the two systems are linked.

scholarly journals School Governance, Accountability and Performance Management

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela M. Salvioni ◽  
Raffaella Cassano
Keyword(s):  
Performance Management ◽  
School System ◽  
Network Governance ◽  
Governance System ◽  
Accountability System ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Public Resources ◽  
And Performance

Limited resources, recent reforms of educational system that impose rapid changes in the governance system, high demand for managerial skill and operational autonomy, impose the capability to optimize performance, transparency of behaviour, dialogue with stakeholder to grow results in the school system. It therefore draws attention to the importance of activate long-term positive relations between schools, students, families, governmental authority and other structures of public Administration to improve quality and performance in school management. So is critical an effectiveness accountability system as starting point to develop the quality of relations between the schools and their stakeholders. In this regard, this article proposes the Network Governance as lever to improve an effectiveness stakeholder engagement and to optimize performance in the School System. This study represents a dissertation that aims to raise awareness about the cycle of performance management in schools and for the optimization of the use of public resources.

scholarly journals GOVERNANCE PRACTICES GOVERNMENT, OF ACCOUNTABILITY PERFORMANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION OF RISK MANAGEMENT AND IMPLICATIONS FOR FRAUD DETECTION AND PREVENTION

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 77
Author(s):  
David - Pangaribuan
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Provincial Government ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Accountability System ◽  
Performance Accountability ◽  
Financial Governance ◽  
Government Governance ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Governance Risk

<p><strong><em>The development of science, information and communication technology triggered a growing public awareness of intelligent, critical and realistic demand the rights and involvement in the governance of government that is clean, orderly and trustworthy. This study aims to explore the influence of government governance, risk management and performance accountability system to the detection and prevention of fraud in local government Banten Province. Population Research is working units in the Banten Provincial Government as much as 23 units. The sampling method using purposive sampling, the type of research is quantitative with primary data types. Methods of data collection using a questionnaire distributed directly to the respondents as much as 4-5 questionnaires at each work unit. Respondents are structural official echelon II, III and IV in each unit and the respondents as many as 94 people. The data were processed using SPSS version 22, which is used to test the research hypothesis. Results revealed that the implementation of government governance, risk management and performance accountability system has positive influence on the detection and prevention of fraud in the financial governance of the regional government of Banten Province. Results reinforce the theory that the detection and prevention of fraud need to be committed to implementing government governance, risk management and performance accountability system. Implications The study provides guidelines and principles of governance and financial governance system is orderly, disciplined and trustworthy. Foster awareness of government officials the importance of risk culture within the organization in order to avoid conflict of interest and focus on achieving the main objectives of the government. Encourage synergy among units in order to achieve a system of planning, budgeting, measurement and performance evaluation in an integrated and sustainable. The next study used a qualitative approach in the prevention of fraud.</em></strong></p>

From Information Governance to IT Governance

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-47
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Performance Management ◽  
Current Literature ◽  
It Governance ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Current Information ◽  
The Past ◽  
Information Governance ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
And Performance

Information governance is more established in organizations. While the need to manage information is not new, new challenges have emerged over the past decade and have grown and become more complex with the opportunities offered by emerging technologies. This chapter provides a deep overview of current information governance literature across five key focus areas defined by COBIT 5: business strategic alignment, delivery of value, risk management, management, and performance management. The chapter focuses on synthesizing the current literature on information governance definitions and issues. The purpose of this chapter is to present a detailed overview of research across information governance definitions in the last two decades. The chapter aims to guide future research in each of the focus areas of information governance.

scholarly journals Editorial: From agency problem to the recent challenging issues in the corporate governance research

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 4-6
Author(s):  
Doriana Cucinelli
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Performance Management ◽  
Agency Problem ◽  
Debt Financing ◽  
Corporate Ownership ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Corporate Social

We are pleased to present the second issue of 2021. This volume of the journal Corporate Ownership & Control is focused on corporate governance, corporate social responsibility, earning and performance management, risk management, debt financing and others.

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