scholarly journals Leading Locally: How New Zealand's mayors get things done

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 80-86
Author(s):  
Seán Mahoney
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Collaborative Leadership ◽  
Leadership Framework ◽  
Policy Direction

New Zealand’s directly elected mayors are considered an example of a weak mayoral model, with mayors having limited legal powers to make decisions or appointments. However, many mayors continue to shape policy direction alongside their councillor colleagues. This article examines how a collaborative leadership approach allows mayors to successfully lead locally even without strong executive powers. Future reforms of local government should consider how to build on this leadership framework.

Policy Direction for Philippine Level 3 Local Government Hospitals based on the Predictors of Quality Patient Care

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 53-63
Author(s):  
Lucille A. Abraham ◽  
Mary Caroline N. Castaño
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Quality Patient Care ◽  
Industry Type ◽  
Government Hospitals ◽  
Level 3 ◽  
Policy Direction

ABSTRACT Objective – The study aims to formulate a policy direction (through a model) among Philippine level 3 local government hospitals based on the predictors of Quality Patient Care (QPC). The predictors are cost-effectiveness, utilization of materials, services by human resources, accessibility, leadership and management and ethical standards as independent variables in relation to the dependent variable which is QPC. Methodology/Technique – Survey questionnaires and interviews were conducted to patients, hospital directors, doctors, nurses, administrative and ancillary officers. The study used descriptive (mean and standard deviation) and inferential (ordinary least squares and multiple regression analysis) statistics. Findings – The study revealed that the utilization of materials has the most influence/effect on QPC wherein an increase in 1% of materials brought about an increase of 0.55 % in QPC. Likewise, accessibility brought about an increase in QPC by 0.42 %; and services rendered by human resources brought about an increase in QPC by 0.05 %. Novelty – This is the first study of Philippine Level 3 local government hospitals which aims to formulate a policy direction (through a model) based on the predictors of QPC. This can be used by the national and local governments in devising policies to improve healthcare, particularly in the hospital industry. Type of Paper: Empirical Keywords: local government hospitals; Philippines; policy direction; quality patient care

scholarly journals The Local Government Strategies in Building Halal Tourism in Bener Meriah Regency

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Rahmat Yanidin ◽  
Muhammad Bin Abubakar ◽  
M Akmal
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
Medium Term ◽  
Policy Direction ◽  
Depth Interviews

This study aims to determine the strategy of the Local Government of Bener Meriah Regency, in this case, what the Tourism Office has done in building halal tourism in Bener Meriah Regency. This research is a descriptive study with the support of qualitative data. Data collection techniques were obtained through in-depth interviews and documentation studies. The determination of informants was obtained by purposive sampling technique. From the research results, it was found that the Regional Government in building halal tourism in Bener Meriah Regency has not been optimal and is fixing everything related to the concept of halal tourism. Qanun Number 06 of 2018 concerning the Medium-Term Regional Government Plan for 2017-2022 through the first mission of the Regent of Bener Meriah Regency has set the policy direction for the development of the concept of halal tourism in Bener Meriah Regency. The sector that is carried out related to the concept of halal tourism has not touched anything in Bener Meriah Regency. The stakeholder understanding of the concept of halal tourism in local government policies is still limited to building tourism objects in Bener Meriah Regency so that in the future there will be evaluations related to policy directions regarding the concept of tourism halal in Bener Meriah Regency.

scholarly journals Pelembagaan norma hukum Islam dalamperaturan daerah di Indonesia

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 97
Author(s):  
M Sirajuddin
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Ethical Values ◽  
The Public ◽  
Political Policy ◽  
The Third ◽  
Middle Way ◽  
Policy Direction

The main problem of this paper is how political policy direction of local government and communityresponse to the institutionalization of norms of Islamic law in Indonesia’s local regulations. This paperuses the theoretical framework of thought which devides three Islamic groups, namely ideologicalIslamic group, moral-ethical Islamic group, and the middle way of Islam. In this paper, the direction ofgovernment policy was oriented towards the third Islamic group’s concept which institutionalizes theShari’a as a rule of formal government, but most of the only aspects of private law only, while theresponse of the majority of the community is oriented in a second Islamic group which requires theinstitutionalization of religious ethical values  which the terms of Shari’ah institutionalized in thenational legal system. Therefore, the results of surveys and responses among Indonesian thinkers moreinquire the existence of the institutionalization of norms of Islamic law than accept it. However, if anyshould be institutionalized, they would prefer the public aspects of Shari’a which should be institution-alized and implemented.

Empowering Academic Stakeholders through Distributive Leadership

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-109
Author(s):  
Cris T. Zita LPT MAEd SMRIEdr
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Educational System ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
Academic Leadership ◽  
Distributive Leadership ◽  
Private Industry ◽  
Discursive Analysis ◽  
Leadership Framework ◽  
Academic School ◽  
Constructivist Education

The Philippine educational system has engaged into an intensive strategic collaborative pedagogical setting in which education is not only mobilized by educators and school administrators; but more so with the participation of all concerned sectors of society. Everyone is an academic stakeholder par excellence – family, community, local government units, religious sectors, and private industry partners. Moreover, the focus of this present paper is to put forward a discursive analysis among various academic stakeholders into a strategic leadership framework as contextualized into local academic school setup. The primary argument of this paper is that constructivist education at least in the Philippine context is interpretatively structured into a distributive type of academic leadership wherein leadership is primarily decentralized yet collaboratively distributed among primary and secondary stakeholders. Hence, this study is advancing a principle of “distributive leadership through stakeholder mobilization”.

scholarly journals Administrative capacity and long-term policy making at the Icelandic local level

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Marín Hlynsdóttir
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Professional Skills ◽  
Daily Work ◽  
Administrative Capacity ◽  
Policy Direction

Leach and Wilson (2002) identified four key tasks of local government leaders. Building on their initiative, this paper examines the task of developing strategic and policy direction at the Icelandic local level from the viewpoint of the Icelandic mayor. In addition, it explores the administrative capacity of Icelandic local governance. Individuals occupying mayoral positions in Iceland always serve as heads of administration. At times, mayors are council members (political mayors), while other times they are hired based on their professional skills (manager-mayors). The findings suggest that mayors of both types play crucial roles in long-term policy making. However, the study shows that the daily work of manager-mayors is often hindered by fragmentation and lack of specialisation within the administration as well as by the laymen rule upon which the council-committee system is based.

Recordkeeping in Local Government in Norway 1950–2000

2003 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-210
Author(s):  
Gudmund Valderhaug
Keyword(s):  
Local Government
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