scholarly journals Commissioners, Public Services and Social Impact Bonds - the Missing Link?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
P Jas ◽  
Barbara Allen
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Missing Link ◽  
The Public ◽  
Future Needs ◽  
Social Impact Bonds ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Future Demand

Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) attract global interest as tool for financing welfare services using investment from outside the public sector. They aim to incentivise innovative services that prevent future needs, reducing the future demand on services, and thus make savings. The literature on the practice of SIBs is still scarce and this paper provides new insights into the role of commissioners, based on in-depth interviews. It concludes that although the prevention of future needs through innovative approaches are welcome, commissioners are cautious about this leading to cashable savings.

scholarly journals Commissioners, Public Services and Social Impact Bonds - the Missing Link?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
P Jas ◽  
Barbara Allen
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Missing Link ◽  
The Public ◽  
Future Needs ◽  
Social Impact Bonds ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Future Demand

Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) attract global interest as tool for financing welfare services using investment from outside the public sector. They aim to incentivise innovative services that prevent future needs, reducing the future demand on services, and thus make savings. The literature on the practice of SIBs is still scarce and this paper provides new insights into the role of commissioners, based on in-depth interviews. It concludes that although the prevention of future needs through innovative approaches are welcome, commissioners are cautious about this leading to cashable savings.

scholarly journals Exploring the role of Biradari in career growth: Evidence from public sector organizations of Islamabad

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 13-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noreen Saher ◽  
Tasmia Matloob ◽  
Malik Shahzad Shabbir
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Sector Organization ◽  
Job Selection ◽  
Career Growth ◽  
Qualitative Research Methodology ◽  
Depth Interviews

Biradari (Brotherhood) is one of the most important principles of Pakistani culture. The Biradari (Brotherhood) ties are considered very strong among south Asian communities, especially in Pakistan. It is an important cultural element of Punjabi cultural setup, considered as the strong binder in making group alliances and performs a significant role in daily life. The major objective of this research is to study the crucial role of Biradari relations in organizations and how does it affect the career growth of an individual. Academic researchers have highlighted different indicators and factors which contribute to career growth. Social networks, sifarish, and favoritism are deeply embedded dimensions of Pakistani culture. This research significantly contributes to the literature by giving the holistic view of Biradari and the importance of Biradari based networks in job selection and promotion. The research is conducted in the public sector organization of Islamabad (PIMS). The qualitative research methodology was used for this study and data was collected from fifteen (15) employees through in-depth interviews. The results of the study reveal that Biradari significantly influences the career growth of individual and it is considered as strong support for individual career growth. The results have further highlighted that in today's competitive environment individuals cannot able to achieve a successful career without using his/her networks.

scholarly journals Gender Equality at the Agriculture Office in Kabupaten Enrekang

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 100-105
Author(s):  
Suparman Suparman
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Public Services ◽  
The Public ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
People’S Perceptions

Gender Equality in Enrekang District (Case Study of Agricultural Service Personnel). This study aims to determine how people's perceptions of gender equality in the Agriculture Office of Enrekang District; and to find out the extent of gender equality in the Agriculture Office of Enrekang District. This type of research is a descriptive qualitative method; data collection is used by observation, in-depth interviews, documentation techniques from the results of photographs and archives owned by the local government. In this study, the target of the study was the first employee of the Agriculture Office of Enrekang District, the second community considered to be able to provide information or data in accordance with the research. The results of this study indicate that gender equality in public services, especially the Agriculture Office of Enrekang District, has not yet become a reality. This is evidenced that the number of employees with a ratio of the number of men is 89 (66%) people and the number of women is 45 (34%) people. The results of interviews with the community showed that support for gender equality, women's freedom to express opinions and work outside, especially working at the Agriculture Office in Enrekang District. The implication of the study were expected to provide knowledge about gender equality in the profession and provided understanding to the public about the role of women in the community.

Inflationary Financing of Government Expenditure in an Endogenous Growth Model

2003 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-137
Author(s):  
Tapio Palokangas
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Endogenous Growth ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Inflation Rate ◽  
Government Expenditure ◽  
Currency Union ◽  
Policy Rules ◽  
The Public ◽  
Endogenous Growth Model

Abstract This paper analyses the role of inflation in economies with endogenous growth and congestion in public services. Optimal policy rules are derived for public services and investment. The other findings are as follows. Monetary policy should maximize economic growth. The more inefficient the public sector is, the higher the growth-maximizing inflation rate is. If a currency union accepts a new member with an inefficient public sector, this will boost inflation in the union and decrease growth and welfare in all member economies of the union.

Strengthening competitiveness of local public service providers in Germany

2006 ◽  
Vol 72 (4) ◽  
pp. 473-492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christoph Reichard
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Market Mechanisms ◽  
The Public ◽  
Local Public Services ◽  
Government Sector

This article discusses the challenges for providers of local public services to adapt to increasing marketization and competition in the public sector. Based on some empirical evidence from local government in Germany, the article describes different adaptive measures in the past and shows the legal restrictions to strengthening performance and particularly competitiveness. Furthermore, the article presents some findings from good practice cases of local service providers in Germany who have successfully exposed themselves to market mechanisms. Finally, the article discusses observed results of increased competitiveness in the local government sector, with special regard to quality, efficiency and public employment. The article concludes with describing necessary elements of a competitive regime for public services and with some general reflections about the role of competition in the public sector.

IoT as societal transformer: improving citizens' continuous usage intention in digital society through perceived public value

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sohail Raza Chohan ◽  
Guangwei Hu ◽  
Asad Ullah Khan ◽  
Ahmed Tisman Pasha ◽  
Fizzah Saleem ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Public Value ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Digital Society ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Government ◽  
Continuous Usage Intention

PurposeThe public sector use of the internet of Things (IoT) technology is an emerging field with a potential for a variety of institutional applications in the fields of information gathering and policy implementation to establish resilience for modern society. In this context, we aim to investigate the success factors which can positively influence the continuous usage intention of IoT service with the mediation effect of perceived public value.Design/methodology/approachA conceptual model based on the strong literature and theoretical background is tailored to provide factors for IoT services success in the public sector. A quantitative survey was conducted through 381 citizens using IoT services to validate the proposed conceptual model using structural equation modeling approach in order to examine the influence of identified constructs on the continuous usage intention.FindingsThe results highlighted that the proposed model successfully accounted for about 59% perceived variance in public value creation and 63% perceived variance in citizens' continuous usage intention. IoT services success is best dignified by the perceptions of citizens who use the services, therefore, this study identifies the positive role of digital society affinity in context of social sustainability and it climaxes that the real value of IoT in public sector comes from establishment of services on top of the service delivery and that's where the public value is going to be created.Practical implicationsThe use of IoT technology in public services will fetch much benefit to the citizens as well as to the government. The study findings are significant in identifying good practices for generating public value in digital society affinity.Originality/valueThe integrated conceptual model explores the driving factors of citizens' inclination towards IoT technology in a social context. Through this study, we can analyze the role of perceived public value in enhancing the citizens' engagement with IoT services. The government policymakers and ICT managers take help from this study to designing IoT public services with making the government more responsive to citizens.

The gender dimension of the 2020 Belarusian protest: Does female engagement contribute to the establishment of gender equality?

2021 ◽  
pp. 2336825X2110291
Author(s):  
Vasil Navumau ◽  
Olga Matveieva
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Presidential Elections ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
Depth Interviews

One of the distinctive traits of the Belarusian ‘revolution-in-the-making’, sparked by alleged falsifications during the presidential elections and brutal repressions of protest afterwards, has been a highly visible gender dimension. This article is devoted to the analysis of this gender-related consequences of protest activism in Belarus. Within this research, the authors analyse the role of the female movement in the Belarusian uprising and examine, and to which extent this involvement expands the public sphere and contributes to the changes in gender-related policies. To do this, the authors conducted seven semi-structured in-depth interviews with the gender experts and activists – four before and four after the protests.

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