Public Policy

2018 ◽  
pp. 126-146
Author(s):  
Chi Maher
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Chief Executive Officers ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Chief Executive ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
South Wales ◽  
East Midlands ◽  
The Uk

This chapter explores the influence of public policy on small third sector social enterprises in four UK regions. The importance and contribution of small social enterprises contribution to the economy is well established. They are regarded as an integral part of the delivery of public services in the UK. Public policy, in turn, shapes the environment in which these organisations are developed. Due to limited research on how public policy are impacting on small regional small social enterprises. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) in the: East Midlands, South East, South Wales and Yorkshire and Humber regions to understand how public policy framework poses challenges and/or support small third sector social enterprises. The research finding contributes to the empirical research investigating the insinuation of these regional variations on their development and survival.

scholarly journals Public Policy and the Sustainability of Third Sector Social Enterprises

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chi Maher
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Chief Executive Officers ◽  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Chief Executive ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Services Delivery ◽  
The Uk

This article examines how public policy is shaping and bolstering small social enterprise sustainability in the UK regions. As government interests in social enterprise activities and contribution to public services delivery grows, the need to provide regional qualitative data that informs policy makers of the challenges and sustainability needs of these organisations is paramount. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 26 Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and managers in three UK regions to ascertain how policy framework poses challenges and/or boosts small third-sector social enterprise sustainability. The research findings suggest strategies to improve sustainability will include changes in public policy to help these organisations to develop and sustain appropriate effective services. The research contributes to empirical research investigating the insinuation of regional funding variations on small social enterprise development and sustainability.

scholarly journals Public Policies Impact on Third Sector Social Enterprises in UK Regions

2016 ◽  
pp. 246-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chi Maher
Keyword(s):  
Chief Executive Officers ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Chief Executive ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
East Midlands ◽  
Executive Officers ◽  
Drug And Alcohol

This chapter provides an important perspective on how public policies impact small third sector social enterprises in UK regions. There is limited research that has explored the how government policies are impacting on small regional drug and alcohol social enterprises. The research employed a multiple case study design (Stake, 2006; Yin, 2009).of eight small drug and alcohol third sector social enterprise organisations based in three UK regions (The East Midlands, The South East (including London) and Yorkshire and Humber). Semi-structured interviews were conducted Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of these organisations to ascertain how government policy framework influences their service developments. The research finding contributes to the fairly limited empirical research investigating regional variations of third sector social enterprises. It advocates for changes in government regional funding polices help small third sector social enterprises to develop and sustain appropriate effective services where they are based – at the regional level.

Impact of Public Policy on Small Third Sector Social Enterprises

2017 ◽  
pp. 84-107
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Chief Executive Officers ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Chief Executive ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Hr Managers ◽  
Executive Officers ◽  
The Impact

This chapter provides important perspectives from key informants about their experiences of the impact of public policy on small social enterprises. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with the 10 Chief Executive Officers (CEOs), 8 HR managers, and 46 operational managers working in small third sector social enterprises in four UK regions to ascertain how government policy framework poses challenges and/or encourages small third sector social enterprises growth and success. There is clear evidence that changes in public policy have had some challenging effect on services development and in several regions, with core services, training and employment support and preventative services are showing a net deterioration.

scholarly journals Social Value and Public Services Procurement

2019 ◽  
pp. 293-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chi Maher
Keyword(s):  
Chief Executive Officers ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Chief Executive ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Social Value ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Executive Officers ◽  
Service Procurement

The UK government aims to increase the role of social enterprise as a vehicle to deliver public services directly to citizens and local communities. This chapter explores small social enterprises' experience of public service procurement in the UK including the introduction of the Social Value Act 2012. To understand small third sector social enterprises' experiences of gaining access to public services contracts, face-to-face interviews were conducted with 11 chief executive officers (CEOs) using an interview guide. Empirical evidence obtained suggests that some procurement policies and processes are impacting on these organizations' developments, growth, partnership arrangements and value creation.

Public Services Procurement

2019 ◽  
pp. 352-373
Author(s):  
Chi Maher
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Development ◽  
Chief Executive Officers ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Growth Management ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Chief Executive ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Executive Officers ◽  
Work Education

The chapter examines small third sector social enterprises' (TSSEs) perspective in gaining access to public services contracts. The UK government aims to increase, the role of social enterprise as a vehicle to deliver public services directly to citizens and local communities in areas such as housing, welfare-to-work, education, health, and social care. To understand TSSEs' experiences of gaining access to public services contracts, face-to-face interviews were conducted with managers and chief executive officers (CEOs) using an interview guide. Empirical evidence obtained suggests that some procurement policies and processes are impacting on small TSSEs' organizational development, growth, management, and career development of staff. The qualitative findings of the study add to new knowledge, and help to explain challenges facing small TSSEs in the changing context of public services procurement process.

scholarly journals A Mixed-Methods Investigation into Barriers for Sharing Geospatial and Resilience Flood Data in the UK

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 1235
Author(s):  
Luke Waterman ◽  
Mónica Rivas Casado ◽  
Emma Bergin ◽  
Gary McInally
Keyword(s):  
Data Sharing ◽  
Local Politics ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Average Temperature ◽  
Third Sector Organisations ◽  
Data Points ◽  
The Uk

With increases in average temperature and rainfall predicted, more households are expected to be at risk of flooding in the UK by 2050. Data and technologies are increasingly playing a critical role across public-, private- and third-sector organisations. However, barriers and constraints exist across organisations and industries that limit the sharing of data. We examine the international context for data sharing and variations between data-rich and data-sparse countries. We find that local politics and organisational structures influence data sharing. We focus on the case study of the UK, and on geospatial and flood resilience data in particular. We use a series of semi-structured interviews to evaluate data sharing limitations, with particular reference to geospatial and flood resilience data. We identify barriers and constraints when sharing data between organisations. We find technological, security, privacy, cultural and commercial barriers across different use cases and data points. Finally, we provide three long-term recommendations to improve the overall accessibility to flood data and enhance outcomes for organisations and communities.

An Exploratory Study of Knowledge Management for Enhanced Efficiency and Effectiveness: The Transformation of the Planning System in the UK Local Government

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (01) ◽  
pp. 1550011
Author(s):  
Nasrullah K. Khilji ◽  
Stephen A. Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Organisational Change ◽  
Planning System ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Model Framework ◽  
East Midlands ◽  
Model Control ◽  
Government Planning ◽  
The Uk

This paper explores the theoretical and conceptual frameworks, which are informing discussions about how the local government planning system in the UK can embrace the potential of knowledge management to deliver a smart and sustainable approach to physical and urban planning. The general environment of UK planning is contextualized. A number of frameworks are identified: Planning performance agreements (PPAs model); national planning policy framework (NPPF model); Killian pretty review (KPR model); planning portal (PP model); control shift framework (CSF model); framework for communities and local government (FCLG model); and the Nonaka and Takeuchi knowledge framework (SECI model). The authors propose a pragmatic framework (CMT model) and set this in the context of fieldwork being carried out over a period in five planning authorities in the South East Midlands of the UK. The implementation of such a framework will require a recognition of both social factors and technologies, including the key supportive and preventive factors. The growing availability of technology platforms, familiarity with the digital environment and factors pushing market and organisational change provide opportunities to realise necessary and important changes.

Public Policy Propelling the Development of UK Third Sector Social Enterprises

2017 ◽  
pp. 25-51
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
National Audit ◽  
Enterprise Development ◽  
Third Way ◽  
Political Values ◽  
Development Agenda

This chapter provides an overview of political developments and public policies which enabled the development of UK third sector social enterprises. The chapter adopts a chronological framework in tracing the development of UK third sector social enterprises from the co-operative movement to the influence of the ‘Third Way' doctrine (Giddens, 1998). This expression of New Labour political values had a significant impact on shaping public policy and for third sector social enterprise development. This also included a policy solution to a range of identified social, health, environmental, community and economic problems particularly at the local and regional levels (National Audit Office, 2007), including Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. This was subsequently supported by European Commission's social enterprise development agenda.

Bridging the learning divide: the role of institutional WOM in stimulating emerging countries’ SMEs internationalization

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Meqbel Aliedan
Keyword(s):  
Chief Executive Officers ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Chief Executive ◽  
Emerging Countries ◽  
Experiential Knowledge ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Foreign Markets ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Executive Officers

Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between experiential knowledge of foreign markets, institutional word of mouth (WOM) and small and medium enterprises’ (SMEs’) internationalization. Specifically, it aims to provide explanations of what and how cross-border experiential knowledge can be institutionally transmitted for SMEs’ internationalization purposes via WOM. Design/methodology/approach An exploratory approach was adopted within the phenomenological/qualitative research tradition. The data collection process was conducted through 23 semi-structured interviews with founders and chief executive officers of Saudi international SMEs. Findings The study’s findings confirm that SMEs seeking productive opportunities in the international market could improve their internationalization experience if they made proper use of institutional WOM as a catalyst for inter-firm learning. This concerns SMEs from emerging countries in particular as they are usually in a bid to legitimatize their presence in foreign markets. Originality/value The triadic relationship between experiential knowledge, institutional WOM and internationalization has not been previously researched. The current study, therefore, clearly adds value to the concept of WOM from three dimensions: institutionalization, cross-borderity and SMEs’ internationalization.

scholarly journals The Australian Year of Women in Local Government: 2010 and beyond

1970 ◽  
pp. 221-229
Author(s):  
Karen Purser ◽  
Helen Diggerson
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Chief Executive Officers ◽  
Chief Executive ◽  
Current Data ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Senior Managers ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Executive Officers ◽  
Elected Representatives

2010 was the Australian Year of Women in Local Government. This paper provides some background information on the Year, an outline of the activities undertaken and some thoughts on how to take the agenda forward beyond 2010.The most recent Equality and Human Rights Commission's (UK) report, Sex and Power 2008 Index was damning about the future prospects for women being equally represented in the UK Parliament. It looked at women in top positions of power and influence across the public and private sectors over the past five years, and suggests a worrying trend of reversal or stalled progress. Current data suggests the situation is not any better in Australia. Although half the population, women in local government account for only 30% of elected representatives and only 20% of senior managers in local government. Moreover, only seven percent of women are chief executive officers.

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