scholarly journals Involvement of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in elaborating and implementing public policies: Study case-Romanian small and medium-sized enterprises

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 550-556
Author(s):  
Ruxandra Popescu ◽  
Stefania Ghiocanu
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Private Companies ◽  
Organizational Policies ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Current Program ◽  
The Government

Abstract Involvement and development of the private sector in boosting the economy nationwide is a main objective of the current program of the government, which means that a good cooperation between small and medium companies, private companies and multinationals and public environment including both public institutions and policies implemented and developed by them, becomes more than necessary. The paper summarizes the findings of a quantitative research based on a self-applied questionnaire which was aimed at Romanian small and medium-sized enterprises and also of a qualitative research that gives an overview of the process of elaborating and implementing a public policy. The involvement of small and medium-sized enterprises in the process of designing and implementing a public policy can become indispensable but it is well know that there is, in fact, a lack of initiative at this level, from both parties. One of the main research questions of this paper is to find out how much do representatives of small and medium-sized enterprises get involved in the process of elaborating a public policy and how much do these actions and measures impact the organizational policies of the companies themselves. A good cooperation between the business environment and the public institutions and a strong correlation of their joint efforts, should become a common practice between both parties, being crucial that this form of cooperation to be initiated from the very beginning. The contribution of this paper is a practical one, given the fact that the paper itself entails the direct responses of small and medium-sized enterprises on the current and future public policies that directly targets them, providing as well an analysis on the effects of public policies on small and medium-sized enterprises. Thus being said, the paper can also be a guide for both small and medium-sized enterprises in providing examples and measures of involvement and favorable public policies development, but also for public institutions by analyzing responses based on practice activities of small and medium-sized enterprises; giving them a solution to correct or continue generating positive results of those policies.

scholarly journals Meio Ambiente e Políticas Públicas de Turismo: reflexões conceituais e questões contemporâneas (Environment and Public Policies of Tourism: conceptual reflections and contemporary issues)

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 1552
Author(s):  
Elton Pereira da Silva ◽  
Claudio Jorge Moura de Castilho
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Cultural Economic ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Institutional Issues ◽  
Politica Publica ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Government

O meio ambiente não é só palco, mas, ao mesmo tempo, reflexo da (in) ação humana ao logo do tempo, compreendido, portanto, a partir da dialética das questões de ordem físico-natural, sociocultural, econômica e político-institucional, sob uma perspectiva transescalar e transdisciplinar. O papel das políticas públicas de turismo deveria ser o de propiciar o desenvolvimento, garantindo a distribuição equitativa dos benefícios gerados com o turismo para todos os atores socioambientais presentes na destinação turística. Acontece, porém, que, na maioria das vezes, tem-se uma visão reducionista sobre os elementos e relações que o compõem, não se tendo muita clareza sobre o que é efetivamente uma política pública de turismo, inclusive dentro dos próprios órgãos governamentais responsáveis pelo planejamento e gestão do turismo. O objetivo deste trabalho consiste na apresentação de conceitos desenvolvidos na nossa pesquisa, buscando elucidar algumas questões relevantes referentes ao tema ora identificado no contexto da pós-modernidade e propondo um novo conceito de meio ambiente e de política pública de turismo. Para a realização deste objetivo foram feitas leituras convergentes dos principais autores que tratam da temática e chegou-se à conclusão de que o meio ambiente e políticas públicas de turismo exigem um tratamento complexo, ultrapassando as visões fragmentadas e limitadas. A B S T R A C TEnvironment is not just a stage, but at the same time a reflection of the human (in) action during the time, understood based on the dialectic of physical-natural, socio-cultural, economic and political-institutional issues, under a trans-transverse and transdisciplinary perspective. The role of tourism’s public policies should promote development, ensuring the equitable distribution of the benefits generated by tourism among all socio-environmental actors in the tourist destinations. However, it occurs, frequently, a reductionist view of the environment as well as there is not a holistic view of tourism’s public policy, including the government agencies responsible for the management of tourism. The objective of this work is to point out some concepts of development, seeking to elucidate some relevant issues related to the subject in the context of postmodernity and propose a new concept of environment and tourism’s public policy. Searching for carrying out this objective, we consulted the main authors who dealt with the theme, and we concluded that the environment and tourism’s public policies require a complex treatment, going beyond fragmented and limited point of view.Keywords: Environment; Tourism; Public Policy 

scholarly journals Public policies of electronic governance and corruption in Mexico

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 133-141
Author(s):  
Martin Cutberto Vera Martinez ◽  
María Concepción Martínez Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Electronic Government ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Information Transparency ◽  
And Control ◽  
Complementary Actions

This article argues that although the electronic governance has been institutionalized as a public policy that promotes access to information, transparency, and control of public institutions by citizens, that does not necessarily imply that such progress has generated a positive impact in the reduction of corruption and that, consequently, other complementary actions are necessary for the execution of the electronic government public policies.

scholarly journals PUBLIC POLICIES, PANDEMIC AND CORRUPTION: THE “VACUNAGATE” CASE IN PERU

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 984
Author(s):  
Manuel Bermúdez Tapia
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
State Policy ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
The State ◽  
State Of Exception ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Government

In the period from March to October 2021, the presidency of the Republic of Peru under Martín Vizcarra Cornejo had developed a series of public policies that sought to address the Covid-19 pandemic, including a process that involved the search and acquisition of vaccines against the virus that had left the country in a situation of national calamity. Upon leaving the government, preliminary inquiries had determined that the negotiation and acquisition of vaccines involved a series of acts that could generate an alleged commission of crimes, until it was certified that the vaccine inoculation process had been carried out on characters of the direction of government and people linked to the scope of the presidency of the country. As a result of this situation, the situation in Peru is analyzed in a text developed under a qualitative hermeneutical methodology, analyzing the negative impact of the alleged crimes committed during the development of public policy that sought to address the pandemic. , as a study problem. The proposed objective is the evaluation of the constitutional and criminal responsibilities and the formulation of a reform of the State policy in Peru for the attention of emergencies in a state of exception is proposed as a hypothesis.

scholarly journals Transparency in public administration as a challenge for a good democratic governance

2021 ◽  
pp. 149-164
Author(s):  
Armenia ANDRONICEANU
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Democratic Governance ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Free Access ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Private Companies ◽  
Public Data ◽  
The Government ◽  
Public Money ◽  
Public Policy Decisions

In democratic societies, the transparency of public institutions is essential. Increasingly, developed or developing countries recognize that free access to information is fundamental to democracy. Whether we are talking about the government or the private companies that manage public services, access to the data held by these organizations means increasing accountability and allows citizens to know what these organizations do and what they use public money for. Access to information develops citizens' trust in public institutions, enabling citizens to understand public policy decisions and monitor their implementation. The purpose of our research is to identify the degree of transparency of the ministries in the Romanian Government. The research was based on public data and information identified on the websites of 18 ministries in the current structure of the Romanian Government, but also on data collected using online questionnaires answered by 45 officials from the Information and Documentation Departments of the ministries. The data and information obtained were processed in excel and SPSS. The database was completed with the evaluation reports on the implementation of Law 52/2003 on decisional transparency in the Romanian public administration, from 2017-2020. The results of our research show that ministries have made progress in ensuring administrative transparency. However, administrative transparency remains a challenge for Romanian government ministries. The results obtained are useful and interesting for both the field of knowledge and for ministries to help them identify ways to increase transparency for better democratic governance.

scholarly journals HUKUM SEBAGAI INSTRUMEN KEBIJAKAN PUBLIK DALAM IZIN USAHA PERTAMBANGAN BATUBARA

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-90
Author(s):  
Radjikan Radjikan
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Coal Mining ◽  
Policy Instrument ◽  
Economic Resource ◽  
Private Companies ◽  
Policy Model ◽  
Criminal Sanctions ◽  
The People ◽  
The Government ◽  
Administrative Sanctions

Indonesia is known as an international coal supplier, as in Borneo. The March 2007 abare report (Australian bureau research for agriculture and economic resource) has placed Indonesia as the world's largest coal supplier (about 25%) in the world, followed by Australia, South Africa, China, the Russian, Colombian, and United States. Massive uncontrolled coal deployment, one day it's going to cause big trouble. On the negative side, this actually encourages both national and foreign private companies to achieve even greater coal extinctions. Therefore, governments should actually be working on the redefinition and reorientation of the mining exploitation to be truly beneficial to the people. There are two problems that appear: 1) How is the law as a public policy instrument in coal mining business license?, 2) How does the institutional public policy model in mining permissions? To answer the issue is used descriptive research method analysis so that it is concluded that: Mining Problems in Indonesia lies in the exploitation of coal mining that is so great to overlook the interests of local communities and the environment. The role of law as a public policy instrument can be poured through coal mining permissions. This permission policy uses an institutional public policy model where the government is legitimizing licensing. The legitimacy has implications in the sanctions of any violations in the field of coal mining both in the form of criminal sanctions and administrative sanctions. This policy is also universal.

Public policies in a regulated entrepreneurial setting

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 221-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfred A. Marcus ◽  
Susan K. Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Qualitative Research Methods ◽  
Business Sector

The existing literature in public policy has commented mostly on mature and established businesses, leaving the relationships between entrepreneurial businesses and public policies less explored. Relying on qualitative research methods and quantitative surveys, we examine how managers in an intensively regulated entrepreneurial setting assessed the desirability of public policies. We show that managers in the regulated energy efficiency and renewable (EERE) business sector in the 1990s tended to view public policies favorably only if they lacked control over the business environment. The less control they perceived they had over the business environment, the more favorably they tended to view public policies. Our findings suggest that managers in a regulated entrepreneurial setting tend to view public policies as substitutes for their efforts to control their business environment, not as complements, as studies of mature and established companies in regulated settings commonly find. However, we also find some evidence to suggest these perceptions may evolve, as a business experiences greater success attracting customers.

Public policies in a regulated entrepreneurial setting

2015 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfred A. Marcus ◽  
Susan K. Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Qualitative Research Methods ◽  
Business Sector

AbstractThe existing literature in public policy has commented mostly on mature and established businesses, leaving the relationships between entrepreneurial businesses and public policies less explored. Relying on qualitative research methods and quantitative surveys, we examine how managers in an intensively regulated entrepreneurial setting assessed the desirability of public policies. We show that managers in the regulated energy efficiency and renewable (EERE) business sector in the 1990s tended to view public policies favorably only if they lacked control over the business environment. The less control they perceived they had over the business environment, the more favorably they tended to view public policies. Our findings suggest that managers in a regulated entrepreneurial setting tend to view public policies as substitutes for their efforts to control their business environment, not as complements, as studies of mature and established companies in regulated settings commonly find. However, we also find some evidence to suggest these perceptions may evolve, as a business experiences greater success attracting customers.

Tanzanian ruling party tightens its grip with new laws

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Political Freedoms ◽  
The Government ◽  
Civic Space ◽  
Ruling Party ◽  
Do So

Subject Political freedoms in Tanzania. Significance Tanzania’s parliament passed a bill in late June to amend eight laws under the Written Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act No. 3. Despite their innocuous title, these amendments, once signed into law, will further solidify the government’s control over the economy and civil society, contributing to a deteriorating business environment and increasingly restricted civic space for religious and civil organisations. Impacts Some NGOs required to re-register may miss the two-month deadline to do so under the amended law. Potential investors may be put off by additional bureaucracy and increased risk. Civil society’s influence on public policy will be constrained by fear of being targeted under the legislation. The government will gain more leverage to put pressure on NGOs on policies, sources of income and spending.

scholarly journals The role of the non-farm sector in rural development in Lesotho

2016 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 317-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tšepiso A. Rantšo
Keyword(s):  
Rural Development ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Farm Sector ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Poor Countries ◽  
The Government

ABSTRACTThis paper assesses the role of the non-farm sector in rural development in Lesotho. Evidence from studies in developing countries indicates that agriculture was formerly used as the main source of livelihood for many people in poor countries. However, due to the decline in agricultural productivity (which results in poverty and food insecurity) caused by unfavourable agro-climatic conditions, many people are turning to non-farm activities as a means of making a living. Therefore, non-farm incomes are used to provide the means of sustenance for many people. However, little attention has hitherto been paid to improving the rural non-farm sector as an alternative or complementary rural development strategy in Lesotho. This research paper uses quantitative research methods to analyse the available data. The main research findings suggest that many people make a living out of non-farm incomes. As a result, this paper proposes that the rural non-farm sector should be given more priority by the government in rural development in Lesotho.

Role of public policies in promoting CSR: empirical evidence from business and civil society of UAE

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 1107-1123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saeed Almatrooshi ◽  
Matloub Hussain ◽  
Mian Ajmal ◽  
Muhammad Tehsin
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Important Approach ◽  
The Government ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Hierarchy Process

PurposeThis paper aims to explore the intermediary roles that public policies play in stimulating government agencies, businesses and civil society to engage in a corporate social responsibility (CSR) agenda.Design/methodology/approachIssues related to decision-making of public policies are increasingly complex. Therefore, analytical hierarchy process has been used to prioritize public policy practices for CSR in the UAE. Data were collected from experts working in businesses and civil society organizations.FindingsFindings suggest that businesses and the civil society confirm the importance of standardization and law enforcement public policy practices in issues related to CSR in developing countries. The endorsing style of public policies was the least important approach to encouraging CSR implementation in the UAE.Research limitations/implicationsResults are derived from a limited amount of empirical data only in one country; therefore, these cannot be generalized. Future research from other countries is needed.Practical implicationsOutcomes from this study will help the government enhance its role as mediator among all agents and help with designing public policies that encourage adoption of CSR by business firms while maintaining competitiveness in the economy.Originality/valueA framework consisting of five public policy categories – mandating, facilitating, partnering, endorsing and empowering roles – and 29 sub-policy practices is introduced. This study provides an important technique for analyzing the importance of public policies in promoting CSR. It offers insights into a population that shapes a CSR agenda.

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