Public Sector Role in Sustainable Development

2018 ◽  
pp. 149-159
Author(s):  
Onesmus Gichuru
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Institutional Reforms ◽  
Unequal Distribution ◽  
The Public ◽  
Progressive Development ◽  
Social Structural ◽  
The Reformation ◽  
Attitudinal Changes

Being at a global development crossroad under an era plagued by major global challenges including financial crisis, poor governance, economic inequalities, climate change, food insecurity, human rights injustices, among others calls for a concerted effort from all the stakeholders to play a critical role in development. These roles are to be embraced through market-driven and people-centered modalities that seek to address inefficiency in service delivery and unequal distribution of economic gains. To foster this, the public sector is at the central point in driving institutional reforms in safeguarding progressive development-oriented norms and practices within an economy. In this regard, strategic reforms ought to be upheld as multifaceted processes that involve social structural changes, attitudinal changes, national institutions reforms, economic growth acceleration, reduction of inequalities, and poverty eradication. Restructuring, participation, public-private partnership, accountability, human-resource issues are some of the reformation strategies identified in this chapter.

scholarly journals ACCOUNTINGS AND FINANCIAL REPORTINGS REFORM IN THE GEORGIAN PUBLIC SECTOR

InterConf ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 58-62
Author(s):  
Levan Grigalashvili ◽  
Bidzina Grigalashvili
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Retrospective Review ◽  
Modern State ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Reformation

The paper includes a retrospective review of the reformation of accounting and financial reporting of the public sector of Georgia. The modern state of regulation of this particular field is analyzed and existing disadvantages are emphasized. Also, based on the analysis, proposals in regards to perfecting the accounting and the financial reporting in the public sector are developed.

scholarly journals Reasons for Ethical Problems in the Health Sector

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Filiz Tepecik ◽  
Ayla Yazıcı
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Efficient Production ◽  
Health Care Market ◽  
Unequal Distribution ◽  
Ethical Problems ◽  
The Public ◽  
Private Entrepreneurs ◽  
Effective Use

There are two main reasons of public interventions in the health market. First, the health care market cannot make efficient production on market conditions because of its attributes such as the unequal distribution of knowledge, being a public good, the presence of positive and negative externalities. Second, the public authority has also the aim to achieve justice. These qualities are also the source of ethical problems in the health sector, whether the service is generated, by the public or the private sector. Almost in all countries the health sector is usually provided by the public sector because of externalities. But because the side effects of the production of health services by the public sector emerged in recent years, the participation of the private sector was ensured to minimize these effects. For developing countries such as Turkey and Eurasian countries, a more effective use of the funds used for the health sector is recommended, and the space these expenditures cover in the budget are said can be scaled down with the opening of some areas for private entrepreneurs. However, the unique characteristics of the health sector seem to cause problems regardless whether it is produced by the public or the private sector. In this study it is attempted to give the attributes of the health sector in detail and to establish a relationship with ethical problems in the light of experiences in Turkey.

scholarly journals Driving improved value for money in the New Zealand public sector

2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Len Cook ◽  
Robert Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Economic Transformation ◽  
Budget Cuts ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
The Public ◽  
Sector Performance ◽  
Education Science ◽  
Back Office

The new, National-led government is seeking a significant lift in productivity and economic growth. Raising the performance of the public sector is central to achieving such an objective. In our view, improving public sector performance is unlikely if we rely solely on the management tools and approaches introduced some 20 years ago. Nor will periodic budget cuts and reductions in ‘back office’ resources result in the level of improvement desired (Cook and Hughes, 2009). Rather, the focus should be on how the public sector can stimulate innovation and economic transformation through its critical role as the leader of several large, pervasive value chains,  such as health, education, science, justice and social services.

Nigeria finance bill will modestly increase revenue

2022 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
State Level ◽  
Consumer Spending ◽  
Institutional Reforms ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Limited Impact ◽  
The Public ◽  
Consumption Taxes

Significance The bill aims to expand the accruable revenue for the federal government, crucial for meeting the government’s 2022 fiscal targets. In particular it looks to close existing tax loopholes rather than raising consumption taxes which could inhibit economic growth. Impacts Increased taxes will only have a limited impact on consumer spending and inflation. The bill will not appreciably increase state-level revenues. Broader institutional reforms in the public sector are unlikely due to powerful patronage networks.

HOW AND WHEN DOES JOB CHALLENGE PROMOTE THE INNOVATIVE BEHAVIOUR OF PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES?

2021 ◽  
pp. 2150069
Author(s):  
SHAKER BANI-MELHEM ◽  
RAWAN ABUKHAIT ◽  
FARIDAHWATI MOHD. SHAMSUDIN ◽  
MOHD AHMAD AL-HAWARI
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Intrinsic Motivation ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
The Public ◽  
Moderated Mediation Model ◽  
Public Sector Employees ◽  
Innovative Behaviour ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Time Lagged

Previous research is inconclusive about when and how job challenge affects innovative behaviour. To address this inconsistency, we primarily draw on the job characteristics theory (JCT) and job demands–resources model (JD–R model) to examine the effect of job challenge on intrinsic motivation and employee innovative behaviour as well as the moderating role of supervisor coaching behaviour. We employ a time-lagged research design to collect data from 318 public sector employees in the UAE. Our finding offers support for a moderated mediation model in which job challenge has a positive and significant effect on innovative behaviour. The study also shows that the association between job challenge and innovative behaviour via intrinsic motivation is stronger under high supervisor coaching behaviour. The findings provide prescriptive insights into the critical role that supervisor coaching behaviours play in clarifying when and how job challenge affects innovative behaviour and indicate relevant managerial implications aimed at encouraging innovative behaviour in the public sector.

scholarly journals NEW HARVESTER OF CABBAGE

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 102-107
Author(s):  
Сергей Алатырев ◽  
Sergey Alatyrev ◽  
Петр Мишин ◽  
Petr Mishin ◽  
Алексей Алатырев ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
The Body ◽  
Vegetable Crops ◽  
The Public ◽  
Multivariate Technique ◽  
Spontaneous Migration ◽  
Harvesting Process ◽  
State Agricultural Academy

In recent years, significant structural changes have taken place in agricultural production, small forms of management have developed substantially. A spontaneous migration of a significant part of the vegetable crops from the public sector to personal subsidiary and farming enterprises occurred. In this situation, the concept of creating for the current consumer a multivariate technique that adapts to changing production and agro-technical conditions has become relevant. In order to implement the above-mentioned concept, a multivariate cabbage harvester was developed in the Chuvash State Agricultural Academy together with JSC “TechMA” of “Tekhmashholding” group of companies, equipped with radically new working units: a cutting device, a separating device, a bulk transporter, a copying mechanism, cabbage in a sparing regime. The harvester allows to organize the harvesting process of cabbage in three technological schemes: shipment of cabbage in bulk to a universal vehicle device; shipment of cabbage to the containers, installed in the body of the vehicle; by shipping the cabbage first to a flexible floor of a trough-like shape, and then manually shifted to containers.

scholarly journals Analyzing complexities in the Brazilian soybean supply chain: a systems thinking and modeling approach

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Monique Filassi ◽  
Andréa Leda Ramos de Oliveira ◽  
Arun Abraham Elias ◽  
Karina Braga Marsola
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Systems Thinking ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Loop Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public

Purpose This study aims to analyze the complexities of the Brazilian soybean supply chain (SSC) and develop strategic interventions to improve the origin system’s performance. Design/methodology/approach This study used stakeholder interviews to identify the SSC bottlenecks and determine and assess drivers of competitiveness. A methodological framework based on the systems thinking approach for developing long-term structural changes was used. The problem was structured using behavior over time graph and causal loop modeling to propose three investment strategies to solve the logistics problem in SSC. Findings This study highlights the gaps in coordination between stakeholders and the public sector regarding the public policy for infrastructure investment. Three strategic interventions were developed to address the agro-industrial logistical problem, namely, investment in storage, multimodal transport systems and improvements in existing transport infrastructure. To overcome transport and storage logistics limitations, the authors suggest different forms of partnerships, including public-private partnerships. Research limitations/implications This research is limited to evaluating an agricultural commodity (soybean) and does not include its by-products. The sample of stakeholders was limited and the boundary of analysis was Brazil. Nevertheless, the study showed how strategic interventions could be developed following a holistic analysis. Practical implications The proposed integrated approach illustrates the development of three strategic initiatives. It can be implemented by stakeholders, including the public sector, which is the basis for providing assertive long-term investments in Brazilian logistics. Social implications The SSC analysis could promote the implementation of systemically determined interventions and strategies. It could significantly improve the performance of agricultural systems and help the formulation of public policies aimed at rural development. Originality/value The use of system dynamics to identify intervention points is an essential contribution to mitigating the SSC’s hindrances. Moreover, the combining methodologies resulted in comprehensive intervention strategies.

Administrative Flexibility and Knowledge in Policy Delivery

2013 ◽  
pp. 260-276
Author(s):  
Nick Letch
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Information And Communications Technologies ◽  
The Public ◽  
Communications Technologies

Information and communications technologies are emerging as important drivers of reform in the public sector. This chapter explores both enabling and constraining aspects of the role that ICTs can play in transforming the development and delivery of public policy. Two issues are explored: the reduction in flexibility of decision making that frequently accompanies ICT-based initiatives, and the critical role of knowledge embedded in networks of stakeholders in policy development and delivery. A case study, which traces the knowledge embedded in networks of relationships of actors involved in developing and implementing operational policy in an Australian public sector agency, is presented to illustrate the unintended constraints on knowledge activities. A framework for analyzing socio-technical networks involved in integrating ICTs into the cycle of public policy is presented.

Fiscally driven compensation reform and threats to human capital capacity in the public sector

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jared J. Llorens
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Human Resources Management ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Economic Downturn ◽  
Retirement Benefits ◽  
The Public ◽  
Strategic Human Resources ◽  
State And Local

Compensation systems serve a critical role in strategic human resources management, and over the past twenty-five years, there have been an increasing number of public sector reform efforts aimed at better aligning compensation practices with institutional workforce needs. While many past reforms have been performance driven, the nationʼs most recent economic downturn has served as potent catalyst for a renewed focus on public sector compensation, particularly reforms to public sector retirement benefits. However, given the traditional importance of public sector retirement benefits within broader bureaucratic structures, these new reforms hold the potential to substantially alter human capital capacity in the public sector. Using wage and retirement benefit data from the U.S. Census Bureauʼs Current Population Survey and National Compensation Survey, this paper finds that state and local governments face significant threats to their long-term human capital capacity in light of potential benefit reforms that place a disproportionate emphasis upon competitive wage rates.

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