scholarly journals The Budget as a Basis for Ecological Management of Urbanization Projects. Case Study in Seville, Spain

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 4078
Author(s):  
María Rocío Ruiz-Pérez ◽  
María Desirée Alba-Rodríguez ◽  
Cristina Rivero-Camacho ◽  
Jaime Solís-Guzmán ◽  
Madelyn Marrero
Keyword(s):  
Public Procurement ◽  
Embodied Energy ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Sewer System ◽  
Communication Services ◽  
Concrete Aggregates ◽  
The Public ◽  
Basic Services ◽  
Total Impact

Urbanization projects, understood as those supplying basic services for cities, such as drinking water, sewers, communication services, power, and lighting, are normally short-term extremely scattered actions, and it can be difficult to track their environmental impact. The present article’s main contribution is to employ the project budgets of public urbanization work to provide an instrument for environmental improvement, thereby helping public procurement, including sustainability criteria. Two urban projects in Seville, Spain are studied: the first substitutes existing services, and the second also includes gardens and playgrounds in the street margins. The methodology finds the construction elements that must be controlled in each project from the perspective of three indicators: carbon, water footprints, and embodied energy. The main impacts found are due to only four construction units: concrete, aggregates, asphalt, and ceramic pipes for the sewer system, that represent 70% or more of the total impact in all indicators studied. The public developer can focus procurement on those few elements in order to exert a lower impact and to significantly reduce the environmental burden of urbanization projects.

scholarly journals E-procurement: A Strategic Approach to Public Works Tendering

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Yusuf Lateef Oladimeji ◽  
Folorunso Olusegun
Keyword(s):  
Process Management ◽  
Task Complexity ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Design Feature ◽  
Public Works ◽  
Major Influence ◽  
The Public ◽  
Strategic Approach ◽  
Attention To Task

With the Public demanding efficient and transparent procedures and the clients as well as the vendors seeking lower cost and flexibility in Public Procurement Process (PPP), PPP is becoming more complicated, expensive and fragile. Proper methods of feasible benefits of Public E-Procurement (PEP) are quickly becoming a major influence in the mainstream of Public Procurement Enterprises (PPE). PEP is intended to improve transparency, efficiency, and value for money by exposing various procurement activities as tasks over the internet. Current PEP Procedures lacks an organized framework to capture the essential tasks required for successful Procurement Processes, it also pays little attention to task complexity as an important key design feature that impacts other internal PEP attributes. Although traditional Procurement methods have been with us for sometimes, until now no one has provided a reliable PEP framework. This paper proposed a framework based on Business Process Management and Notation Approach (BPMN) for the implementation of PEP by dealing separately with strategic tasks. The BPMN can help PPE simplify and regulate PEP implementation by explicit identification of PEP specific tasks in the BPMN. We provide an example case study to demonstrate proposed PEP task. Twenty users were engaged, the result showed the tool to be a preferred choice to the traditional method of a bidding process. The benefits of PEP to its adopters were also investigated.

scholarly journals Evaluation of social marketing objectives: A case study of the effectiveness of operation gcin’amanzi in soweto, South Africa

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 517-528
Author(s):  
Maxwell Agabu Phiri ◽  
Degracia Khumalo
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Social Marketing ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
The Public ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
The Social ◽  
Basic Services ◽  
The Impact

This study was aimed at investigating the effectiveness of the social marketing goal in the implementation of Operation Gcin’amanzi (OGM) in Mofolo North, Soweto, South Africa. The paper is based on a quantitative in nature, although qualitative data was collected to confirm and clarify issues identified in the survey questionnaire. A process-based research approach was pursued in order to measure the impact of social marketing as a phenomenon that has been explored in changing consumer behaviour for the public good. Due to unsuccessful telephone calls to the Johannesburg Water’s communication centre (JW) there is a lack of information from them on specific studies or surveys conducted specifically on OGM since its inception. It is anticipated that the findings from this study will add value to the knowledge in the public sector by elevating the significant role of social marketing in the delivery of basic services projects. These projects are complex in nature as issues of equity, access and the impact on development have to be considered, unlike in traditional marketing approaches where it is the benefit and satisfaction of an individual consumer that is key.

scholarly journals The effectiveness of cross-functional sourcing teams - an embedded case study in a large public organization

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cees Johannes Gelderman ◽  
Janjaap Semeijn ◽  
Esther Verweij
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Open Communication ◽  
The Public ◽  
Emergent States ◽  
Task Cohesion

Aim: To investigate the relationships between team characteristics and their impact on cross-functional sourcing team effectiveness in a public procurement environment.Design/research methods: In an embedded single case study, three cross-functional sourcing teams of diverse divisions and departments of the Dutch Province of South Holland are analyzed by means of a comparative analysis.Conclusions/findings: Teams with greater interpersonal cohesiveness showed more personal and open communication and greater informal frequency of within-team communication. Apparently, task work communication has a positive impact on task cohesion, and interpersonal cohesion has a positive impact on interpersonal communication. A stable team with no changes in roles and membership is likely to show strong task cohesion. Office space for regular meetings and dedicated time for team activities contribute to team effectiveness.Originality/value of the article: Making sourcing decisions is a complex process, particularly in cross-functional sourcing teams with divergent views, objectives, and priorities of the various members of different disciplines. Few studies have examined sourcing teams in the public sector. The study is based on the Input-Mediation-Output-Input model which recognizes mediational factors (processes and emergent states) that transform inputs to outputs. The study contributes to current understanding of the nonlinear linkages between process and emergent states of cross-functional teams in the public sector. The results are useful for public organizations to create more effective cross-functional sourcing teams.

The Benefits and Barriers of Electronic Public Procurement System

2013 ◽  
pp. 131-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tolga Demirbas ◽  
Erdal Eroglu ◽  
Özhan Çetinkaya
Keyword(s):  
Public Procurement ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Administrative Authority ◽  
The Public ◽  
Electronic Procurement ◽  
Public Money ◽  
Pilot Implementation ◽  
Procurement System

In almost every country, public procurements are the primary issue which citizens are the most sensitive to in terms of how public money is spent. Electronic procurement systems in the public sector have been adopted as a solution in order to respond to the sensitivity of citizens because of the benefits promised. In the early 2000s, Turkey both made the public procurement legislation approximate to the European Union standards and began to develop an e-procurement system within the scope of e-transformation Turkey project. As a result of the works carried out under the leadership of the Public Procurement Authority, which is an independent administrative authority, the e-procurement system started to be used in some stages of the procurement process. Four public hospitals were determined as pilot administrations in order to improve the implementation and it was aimed to make the implementation common in all sectors according to the experiences gained in this field. The objective of this chapter is to reveal benefits gained and barriers faced during the development process of the e-procurement by focusing on the above mentioned pilot implementation field. In order to attain this objective, the method of case study was adopted in this research, and guiding experiences were tried to be gained for the e-procurement implementations in the future.

scholarly journals Public involvement in research about environmental change and health: A case study

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 215-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kath Maguire ◽  
Ruth Garside ◽  
Jo Poland ◽  
Lora E Fleming ◽  
Ian Alcock ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Change ◽  
Public Engagement ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Public Involvement ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Research Issues ◽  
The Public

Involving and engaging the public are crucial for effective prioritisation, dissemination and implementation of research about the complex interactions between environments and health. Involvement is also important to funders and policy makers who often see it as vital for building trust and justifying the investment of public money. In public health research, ‘the public’ can seem an amorphous target for researchers to engage with, and the short-term nature of research projects can be a challenge. Technocratic and pedagogical approaches have frequently met with resistance, so public involvement needs to be seen in the context of a history which includes contested truths, power inequalities and political activism. It is therefore vital for researchers and policy makers, as well as public contributors, to share best practice and to explore the challenges encountered in public involvement and engagement. This article presents a theoretically informed case study of the contributions made by the Health and Environment Public Engagement Group to the work of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Protection Research Unit in Environmental Change and Health (HPRU-ECH). We describe how Health and Environment Public Engagement Group has provided researchers in the HPRU-ECH with a vehicle to support access to public views on multiple aspects of the research work across three workshops, discussion of ongoing research issues at meetings and supporting dissemination to local government partners, as well as public representation on the HPRU-ECH Advisory Board. We conclude that institutional support for standing public involvement groups can provide conduits for connecting public with policy makers and academic institutions. This can enable public involvement and engagement, which would be difficult, if not impossible, to achieve in individual short-term and unconnected research projects.

scholarly journals International and European experience of avoiding corruption risks during public procurement

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
pp. 62-73
Author(s):  
O. V. Altsyvanovych ◽  
Y. Y. Tsymbalenko
Keyword(s):  
Public Procurement ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Competitive Bidding ◽  
Short Term ◽  
The Public ◽  
Regulatory Documents ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
European Experience ◽  
Procurement Procedure ◽  
Procurement System

The international and European experience of avoiding corruption risks in public procurement has been investigated. An analysis of the functioning of the public procurement system in various countries led to the conclusion that the authorized authorities use various mechanisms to ensure the effectiveness of its organization. This applies, in particular, to the requirements for competitive bidding, disclosure of information by their participants, establishing the responsibility of officials for compliance with the procedures and rules established by law, etc.Along with the regulatory documents governing the procurement procedure in foreign countries directly, the important role is played by declarations and standards relating to the direct regulation of the procedures and principles of public finance FC.The main approaches used in international practice to avoid corruption risks in the implementation of public procurement are identified, namely: psychological methods, technical methods, regulation of processes, repressive means.It was concluded that, limited to individual branches of influence or the methods indicated above, only a short-term effect can be obtained, because after a certain period of time, the structure and mechanism for releasing illegal income will change, moving into industries not covered by instruments of control and opposition. As a result, the total corruption losses will return to their previous size or even exceed them. Consequently, it is possible to get tangible results of indicators of reducing corruption only by applying an integrated approach, that is, a balanced use of all methods of counteraction at each stage of the public procurement process.

scholarly journals An analysis of the effect of procurement practices on public institutions: an examination of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (mmdas) in the Ashanti region of Ghana

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 083-092
Author(s):  
Moisob Adamu ◽  
Kelvin Gyamfi ◽  
Graham Billa
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Probit Regression ◽  
The Public ◽  
Ashanti Region ◽  
Data Collection Process ◽  
Procurement Strategies

Governments in both affluent and developing countries employ procurement strategies to decrease costs, resulting in large cash outflows that have a substantial influence on their economy. However, especially in the public sector, public procurement practices are usually disregarded in terms of their impact on an organization's success. As a result, utilizing Metropolitan, Municipal, and Distract Assemblies (MMDAs) in Ghana's Ashanti Region as case study institutions, it is unavoidable to investigate public sector procurement practices and their impact on organizational performance. The survey study design was used to map out the data collection process. A purposively sampled cohort of 113 people was used to administer the questionnaire. Using the Probit Regression Model, the study claims that procurement practices such as planning, sourcing, and contract management have a substantial positive link with organizational success. Given the interdependence of all dimensions of procurement practices, procurement practitioners are urged to give each factor proportionate attention to improve organizational performance.

scholarly journals Green and Sustainable Public Procurement—An Instrument for Nudging Consumer Behavior. A Case Study on Romanian Green Public Agriculture across Different Sectors of Activity

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Rocsana Bucea-Manea-Țoniș ◽  
Oliva Maria Dourado Martins ◽  
Dragan Ilic ◽  
Mădălina Belous ◽  
Radu Bucea-Manea-Țoniș ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Web Of Science ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
The Public ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
Complex Process ◽  
Green Public Procurement

Green Public Procurement (GPP) became an efficient instrument to achieve the objectives of environmental policy expressed by the European Commission in its Communications. At the same time, it must be addressed by the public authorities as a complex process, in which all purchased goods and services must integrate perfectly into an entire puzzle-like system of legislation, the construction field, innovation, healthcare, food, and education. Scientific references published in the Web of Science (WoS) mainly between 2017 and 2020 were investigated, and they analyze the implications of green public procurement in various fields, as presented by scientific communities. This article brings as a novelty in this context the identification of some barriers in the adoption of these processes, so that they can be overcome. Based on good practices and international standards and trends, the article shows how aspects related to the implementation of green procurement in society can be taken into account. In the second stage, we added a case study on Romanian green agriculture and discussions regarding inter-correlation between different fields and GPP.

The Public Hearing as an Effective Citizen Participation Mechanism: A Case Study of the General Revenue Sharing Program

1984 ◽  
Vol 78 (2) ◽  
pp. 404-416 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard L. Cole ◽  
David A. Caputo
Keyword(s):  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Revenue Sharing ◽  
Public Affairs ◽  
Citizen Involvement ◽  
Public Hearing ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Short Term ◽  
The Public ◽  
General Revenue

Students of citizen participation in public affairs disagree as to the effectiveness of such citizen involvement. Using the General Revenue Sharing program as a case study and applying techniques of both cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis, this article examines the effectiveness of one form of citizen participation, the public hearing. It is found that in the revenue-sharing program, the public hearing did have an immediate, but only short-term, impact on levels of public interest and citizen involvement. Evidence to support some short-term and some long-term effects on reported expenditure decisions is presented; however, these impacts generally are found to be inconsequential and not statistically significant. It is concluded that, as a form of citizen participation, the public hearing—at least as demonstrated in the General Revenue Sharing program—has not had much of an impact on citizen behavior or policy choices.

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