Thesis (M.P.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1993.

Thesis (M.P.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1993. / Also available in print.

Thesis (M.P.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1995. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 103-106). Also available in print.

Thesis: M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Civil Engineering, 1978 / Includes bibliographical references. / M.S. / M.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Civil Engineering

The aim of this thesis is to assist industry leaders in Australia understand the nature of employee empowerment by identifying the characteristics of employee empowerment, the leadership strategies required to guide employee behaviour changes and the interaction between the two concepts. This thesis argues that in the 1990's the role of leadership needs to change in order to address the threat of increasing competition. The role of leadership needs to focus on employee development and enhancing their ability to adapt to change, be innovative, creative and committed to achieving the goals of the organisation. Effective leadership is therefore reflected in the behaviour of employees. A characteristic identified as employee empowerment. The research for this study had two components. First was the development of the model to investigate the relationship between leadership strategies and employee empowerment behaviour in a workplace setting. The second research component of the study was testing the model. Testing required the development of a multi-component workplace survey instrument. A range of validation methodologies supported the survey instrument. The case study site was a government organisation. Results provided answers to each of the research questions. Among other findings, it was found that factors other than leadership could also moderate empowerment behaviours. The results of the study, if replicated, have important significance to Australian industry. Serious questions are raised concerning the direction of previous leadership research. Furthermore a new focus is provided to explain why TQM fails in organisations. Another key point highlighted in the study was the importance of using practical models that can be tested in the workplace. / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

published_or_final_version / Public Administration / Master / Master of Public Administration

published_or_final_version / Public Administration / Master / Master of Public Administration

Auditing has evolved from the basic third party verification of business accounts to broader checks on behalf of stakeholders of the three imperatives of conduct, these being the social, environmental as well as the economic activities of organisations. Auditing is not just about accounting anymore, and may focus on completely different fields such as social and environmental management systems. In this triangulation study, experienced auditors from eight different countries were interviewed and asked to share their perspectives and some experiences from their auditing work. The auditing standards encountered in the interviews covered areas including environmental management systems, corporate social responsibility and social compliance. The interviews revealed that time issues were generally the greatest challenge to most auditors, but that there were also many other issues over and above the issues related to the three imperatives of conduct.

Thesis (Ph.D.(Biokinetics, Sport and Leisure Sciences))--University of Pretoria, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references.

A cobrança exercida pelos cidadãos quanto às atividades realizadas por seus representantes e organizações públicas tem requerido maior necessidade de aprimoramento das atividades de auditoria interna que possam auxiliar no controle e fiscalização de processos e atividades das organizações. Dentre as práticas usuais para avaliação governamental está a Auditoria de Gestão alterando o foco anterior da conformidade para o foco na gestão e melhorias de processos das entidades. Enquanto alguns autores defendem a sua importância e validade, outros autores questionam a validade deste tipo de auditoria e sua contribuição para a melhoria dos processos gerenciais das organizações públicas. Neste trabalho, investiga-se os procedimentos adotados pela Marinha do Brasil nas atividades de Auditoria de Gestão em três de suas Unidades Jurisdicionadas e quais os resultados dos processos de auditorias. Buscou-se verificar se as recomendações constantes nas Auditorias de Gestão contribuem para a solução de melhores práticas de gestão das Unidades Jurisdicionadas da Marinha do Brasil. Para a consecução dos objetivos propostos foram analisadas as recomendações elencadas nos Relatórios de Auditoria de Gestão das unidades auditadas no exercício de 2013 e comparados com os relatórios dos exercícios de 2009, 2010, 2011 e 2012. Após a compilação dos dados foi efetuada uma avaliação de resultados baseada em um referencial de análise desenvolvido para a pesquisa. Nas Unidades Jurisdicionadas estudadas observou-se que dos critérios de avaliação utilizados nos processos de auditoria houve melhoria em 55% destes na UJ-1, 88% na UJ-2 e 64% na UJ-3. Os resultados mostraram que a Marinha do Brasil vem aperfeiçoando seus critérios de avaliação de gestão e que as Unidades Jurisdicionadas da Marinha do Brasil que passaram por mais de um processo de Auditoria de Gestão tiveram melhorias em seu desempenho comprovado na auditoria de 2013. / The fact that citizens have been claiming results as to the activities carried out by their representatives and public organizations has required greater need for improvement of internal audit activities which may assist in the control and supervision of processes and activities of organizations. Among the usual practices for government evaluation is the Management Audit, changing the previous focus of conformity to focus on management and improvements of the entities processes. While some authors argue its validity and importance, other authors have questioned the validity of such type of audit and its contribution to the improvement of management processes of public organizations. In this paper, we investigate the procedures adopted by Brazilian Navy in the Management Audit activities in three of its jurisdictional units and the results of the audit processes. We sought to determine whether the recommendations contained in the Management Audits contribute to the solution of best management practices of the Jurisdictional Units of Brazilian Navy. In order to achieve the proposed goals, we analyzed the recommendations listed in the Management Audit Reports of the audited units in 2013 and compared to the reports of 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. After the data was compiled, an evaluation of results was done based on an analysis framework developed for research. In the studied jurisdictional units, it was observed that the evaluation criteria used in the audit process have improved 55% in UJ-1, 88% in UJ-2 and 64% in UJ-3. The results showed that Brazilian Navy has improved its management evaluation criteria and the jurisdictional units of Brazilian Navy which have been through more than one Management Audit process improved their performance as evidenced in the audit of 2013.