scholarly journals Role of ICT in Improving Efficiency of Public Administration: A Case Study of Herat Province of Afghanistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Asif Ataee ◽  
Dr. Zainab Farhat
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration

scholarly journals Role of Public Entities in Suitable Provision of Public Services: Case Study from Slovakia

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 143
Author(s):  
Viera Papcunová ◽  
Roman Vavrek ◽  
Marek Dvořák
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
The State ◽  
Main Role ◽  
The Public ◽  
State Administration

Local governments in the Slovak Republic are important in public administration and form an important part of the public sector, as they provide various public services. Until 1990, all public services were provided only by the state. The reform of public administration began in 1990 with the decentralization of competencies. Several competencies were transferred to local governments from the state, and thus municipalities began to provide public services that the state previously provided. Registry offices were the first to be acquired by local governments from the state. This study aimed to characterize the transfer of competencies and their financing from state administration to local government using the example of registry offices in the Slovak Republic. In the paper, we evaluated the financing of this competency from 2007 to 2018 at the level of individual regions of the Slovak Republic. The results of the analysis and testing of hypotheses indicated that a higher number of inhabitants in individual regions did not affect the number of actions at these offices, despite the fact that the main role of the registry office is to keep registry books, in which events, such as births, weddings, and deaths, are registered.

scholarly journals Economic Engagement, Development, and Entrepreneurship: The Role of Applied Public Service Colleges

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Public Affairs ◽  
Land Grant Universities ◽  
Unique Role ◽  
Partnership Model ◽  
Economic Engagement

This article investigates the unique role of applied public service colleges in engaging with communities through economic development and entrepreneurship-related activities. Schools of public administration, affairs, and service are often distinctively tasked with being public facing, connecting and working with outside agencies, nonprofits, and other stakeholders. Using a case study of Ohio University’s Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, which employs a public-private partnership model to find solutions to challenges facing communities, the economy, and the environment, the authors discuss the emerging engagement role of these schools using a typology of strategies brought forth by the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities. The authors outline seven specific programs run by the Voinovich School and discuss the activities, services, and intensity of each. As opposed to other forms of civic or community engagement, this article focuses primarily on economic engagement, such as technical assistance, business development, and related activities that drive regional and rural economic growth. Having a deeper comprehension of how such programs operate to enhance engagement and interaction between academics and outside stakeholders can be an important aspect of growing similar connections in other schools to further pursue regional connectivity and development.

Made in Sweden: The translation of a European evaluation approach

Evaluation ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-206
Author(s):  
Kettil Nordesjö
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Participatory Evaluation ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Institutional Entrepreneurs ◽  
Evaluation Approach ◽  
Evaluation Approaches ◽  
Ongoing Evaluation ◽  
Made In

To understand how evaluation approaches change between contexts, they need to be studied in relation to their social, cultural, organizational and political contexts. The aim of the article is to describe and analyse how the European Union evaluation approach, ongoing evaluation, was translated in Swedish public administration. A case study shows how institutional entrepreneurs promote their evaluation norms of participatory evaluation and attach evaluation to a less dominant governance logic in the Swedish evaluation field. This raises questions about the role of the evaluator, evaluation terminology, and the unclear and weak borders of the evaluation field where evaluation approaches can be launched and translated with relative ease.

scholarly journals The Managerial Apprenticeship of FDR’s Budget Director: Harold D. Smith and the Michigan Municipal League, 1928–1937

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-67
Author(s):  
Mordecai Lee
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Great Depression ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Nonprofit Management ◽  
Historical Case Study ◽  
Historical Case ◽  
The Great Depression ◽  
American Society

Public administration history often notes the seminal role of Harold D. Smith, FDR’s budget director (1939–1945), in the professionalization of the field and his principles for public budgeting. He was a cofounder of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) and its second president (1940–1941). Smith came to Washington after a longer career in nonprofit management. This exploratory historical case study fills in a gap in the literature. Specifically, it examines his nonprofit management record at the Michigan Municipal League (1928–1937). He successfully grew the nonprofit in the teeth of the Great Depression. This success, among others, can be seen as providing two possible applications. First, his record suggests some commonalities between nonprofit management and public administration. Second, leading a nonprofit during the Great Depression may suggest applicable lessons for longer-term problems caused by COVID-19 regarding organizational management strategies during another severe economic contraction.

scholarly journals Mediation as an innovative dispute resolution tool based on the example of public organizations

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (150) ◽  
pp. 169-181
Author(s):  
Elżbieta PAWŁOWSKA ◽  
◽  
Paweł WITKOWSKI ◽  
Paulina TRYBUS ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Dispute Resolution ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Individual Case ◽  
The Public ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
Legislative Amendments ◽  
Administrative Mediation

Purpose: The objective of this article is to identify the context of developing mediation in public administration and also to demonstrate its role in problem-solving in that area. On those grounds, the authors attempted at answering the study question: Is the mediation tool widely used in the public administration area and does it facilitate dispute resolution? Design/methodology/approach: To look for evidence enabling to answer the study question, the case study method was used as it was appropriate for the analysis of qualitative phenomena (Grzegorczyk, 2015). Case study enables to formulate conclusions concerning the causes and results of the actual studied phenomenon course. The study undertaken by the Authors is an individual case study where the authors used various techniques and tools for data collection and analysis, i.e. participant observation, document analysis and Internet sources. Findings: Currently, a growing number of proceedings in administration bodies and administrative courts can be observed, but the role of mediation in their resolution is still negligible. An undoubted problem of the administrative mediation is the absence of trust of the public administration bodies, courts and the general public in this conflict resolution form. This is why it is necessary to introduce legislative amendments, educate in this area and promote it. Originality/value: The presented analysis is important as it indicates the role of administrative mediation and the importance of its popularization

scholarly journals Public officials’ liability: a case study on Poland

2018 ◽  
Vol 86 (1) ◽  
pp. 169-182
Author(s):  
Dawid Chaba
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Legal System ◽  
The State ◽  
Public Official ◽  
Comprehensive Understanding ◽  
Public Officials ◽  
The Law ◽  
Financial Liability

Performing the role of a public official entails the necessity of accepting a certain responsibility. This results from the fact that officials handle various tasks of great significance to both the state and its citizens. The duties should be carried out in a professional, upright and lawful manner. Otherwise, it is essential to hold public officials responsible and bring them to justice. This article will focus on the basic issues concerning one particular type of responsibility, which is a financial liability for a serious breach of the law. A particular emphasis will be put on the specification of the subjective and objective scope of the said responsibility. Points for practitioners The research provides public administration practitioners with a comprehensive understanding of issues related to the liability of administration employees for serious breaches of the law. Officials should be aware that the tasks they perform should be carried out thoroughly and in accordance with the law due to their significance to the state and citizens. Otherwise, it is necessary to hold officials accountable and liable. The article demonstrates how the regulations are practically implemented in the Polish legal system, whether officials are held liable and various relevant issues.

scholarly journals Peran Ombudsman Sebagai Lembaga Pengawasan Pelayanan Publik Di Kabupaten Halmahera Selatan Provinsi Maluku Utara

ARISTO ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sukur Suleman ◽  
Marno Wance
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
The North ◽  
Study Case ◽  
Case Study Data

This research was conducted by looking at the condition of public service in South Halmahera Regency which always expands various problems both public services, public goods and public administration, besides that the role of the ombudsman as an oversight agency for public services is also still weak. Therefore, the task and authority of the Ombudsman in South Halmahera Regency is a study in order to address the existing maladministration issues. This study aims to determine the North Maluku Ombudsman in carrying out its role as a public service supervision institution in South Halmahera Regency, then to examine what are the determinant factors of the North Maluku Ombudsman in carrying out its role as a supervisor in South Halmahera Regency. This research uses a qualitative approach to the type of case study (case study). Data used through observation, interviews and documentation. The results showed that the role of ombudsmna in South Halmahera Regency was not maximal, as seen from the process and stages of receiving reports, clarification, infestigation, mediation and recommendations, then the low level of innovation carried out, both socialization, cooperation, then its human resources, supporting facilities, budget and knowledge Public.

scholarly journals Selected Aspects and Determinants of the Slovak Agro-Food Companies' Innovativeness

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danka Moravčíková ◽  
Filip Tkáč ◽  
Kristína Mušinská
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
Food Sector ◽  
Innovation Activities ◽  
Management Of Innovation ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Policy Agendas ◽  
Research And Policy

Sustainability and innovation are key elements of the economic growth and productivity in the contemporary era. The willingness, ability, and capacity to innovate is a strategic tool for the Slovak agro-food companies that want to maintain and/or to improve their market. The aim of this paper is to discuss the selected aspects and determinants of innovative performance of the Slovak agro-food companies and point out key areas and types in innovations, problems influencing their implementation, and assessing their success. The issue of innovation and the “new” role of the agro-food sector have become crucial in the context of transition of the Slovak economy toward more sustainable approaches. Therefore they have become important topics of both scientific research and policy agendas. Using a case study method, a questionnaire survey among 99 agro-food companies in Slovakia was carried out to obtain empirical data about the way how they manage, implement and evaluate the innovations. The study outlined the selected aspects and key determinants which affect the motivation of agro-food companies to innovate as well as selected factors influencing the processes of implementation and management of innovation. The research findings also point out that substantial changes will be required in regulation and support of innovations in the agro-food sector in Slovakia. The study could contribute to help the agro-food companies' managers to improve the innovation activities and competitiveness of their companies, and it would be also helpful for public administration in the development of policies and instruments supporting innovations in the agro-food sector.

Creating the First Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations (1941-1949) and Subsequent Developments: A Case Study of Thickening in the Federal Bureaucracy

Public Voices ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Mordecai Lee
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
State Department ◽  
The State ◽  
Federal Bureaucracy ◽  
Standard Position ◽  
The Subject

This case study presents historical proofs of the thickening dynamic in federalexecutive branch agencies that Light had conceptualized in 1995. This inquiry focuses on the now-standard position of assistant secretary for Congressional liaison found in most Cabinet departments. The case study traces the incremental creation of the first such assistant secretaryship in the State Department between 1944 and 1949 and then a gradual horizontal thickening as the office spread to most Cabinet departments. The subject of the case study also provides an opportunity to explore the role of legislative relations in public administration, a subject largely neglected in the literature.

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