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Toward public management by enhancing public sector strategic planning : using private sector planning techniques to improve public sector planningWills, Juilinne Anton, n/a January 1999 (has links)
This thesis considers the problems associated with the Australian Public Sector moving
sometimes erratically towards strategic public management following substantial and
wide ranging reforms over the last 20 years. In particular, this study examines public
organizational planning and evaluates the extent to which private sector planning
philosophies and methodologies have already and could be applied more relevantly to the
public sector. The major proposition is that commercial planning methods and techniques
can be used selectively to enhance agency planning and management effectiveness and
efficiency. A specific application at Centrelink is considered for public service providers
delivering high quality government services as part of a purchaser/provider relationship.
Strategic planning and management theory and models are reviewed and a progressivestages
model is developed for the APS. A range of private sector planning techniques and
tools is evaluated and brief but classified case studies on major APS organizations are
also presented. The thesis concludes that a dynamics capabilities approach would enable
public organizations to maximize strategic management and operational effectiveness.
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Construction project partnering in Texas' public universitiesFrancis, Paul 17 September 2007 (has links)
Partnering is a tool used in the construction industry to reduce claims and litigations and
also to deliver a quality product in a cost efficient and timely manner. This research
analyzes the impact of the partnering process on the outcome of construction projects in
Texasâ public universities. For this study project specific data were obtained from 218
buildings built between 1996 and 2006. Parametric and non-parametric statistical tests
were used to measure and explain the project performances of partnered and nonpartnered
projects on four different building types in terms of cost overrun, schedule
change, change orders and claims.
One of the variables that had a significant effect on the outcome of the project
performance parameters was the initial cost of the project. It was found that projects that
utilized partnering were less likely to have claims that non-partnered projects. Partnered
projects also had fewer change orders than non-partnered projects for two of the four
building types that were analyzed. The results of this study can be used in the successful
planning and execution of construction projects by organizations involved in the
construction procurement processes for Texasâ public universities.
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Access to capital in rural Thailand : an estimated model of formal vs. informal credit /Giné, Xavier. January 2001 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, Dept. of Economics, August 2001. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.
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An analysis on the applicability of a private finance initiative to meet USMC engineer equipment needs /Arratia, Juan I. January 2003 (has links) (PDF)
Thesis (M.B.A.)--Naval Postgraduate School, December 2003. / Thesis advisor(s): Marshall Engelbeck, Raymond E. Franck. Includes bibliographical references. Also available online.
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Outputs and Performance Measures: A Case Study of Two New Zealand Public Sector OrganisationsPhang, Meaw-Fong January 2006 (has links)
Measuring performance is a necessary management practice if action is to result in desired outcomes. An important objective of the New Zealand public sector reforms that started in the late 1980s, was to focus the attention of public servants on clear specified results rather than bureaucratic procedures. Based on an implicit assumption that all public sector organisations are of a production nature, the reforms promised greater efficiency within the public sector by holding managers accountable for results while providing them with greater freedom to allocate resources. Consequently, outputs became key performance measures to enhance the accountability structure and to improve efficiency of the public organizations. The development of performance measurements to date appears inadequate in that the most important component of results outcomes is overlooked from the measurement. Currently government departments in New Zealand are implementing the early stage of the Management for Outcomes initiative, with an aim of ensuring all public service departments adopt a more strategic and outcome-focused approach to management and reporting. This thesis studied the latest developments in using outputs as performance measures in two public organisations. The findings demonstrates that outputs do not indicate performance for a procedural or a coping organisation as output information may not be relevant, meaningful or useful. However the most significant risk is that just as in the past, reliance on outputs will continue to lead to the fragmentation of public services and the ineffective delivery of services that the Management for Outcomes initiative aims to overcome.
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Value Creation in Cross-Sector Collaborations : A comparative case study of Swedish collaborationsBacklund, Oscar, Stark, Emelie, Ekelin, Simon January 2015 (has links)
Background Achieving an environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable development is today a key aspect in many businesses. Accordingly, cross-sector collaborations between businesses and NPOs have on an increasing scale been considered a powerful and unavoidable tool for creating environmental, social, and economical value simultaneously. Problem Relatively little is known about how the underlying dynamics of cross-sector collaborations relate to enhanced value creation. Furthermore, the terminology in previous documentation of cross-sector collaborations has been spread out and inconsistent. Purpose The purpose of this thesis is to investigate how business-NPO collaborations increase the potential for enhanced value creation. Method The study has been conducted through a comparative case study of three Swedish cross-sector collaborations. Qualitative data has mainly been obtained through interviews. Conclusions The analysis showed that the potential for enhanced value creation increases as collaboration moves from sole-creation of value toward co-creation of value. The study found that achieving co-creation of value is facilitated by (1) an issue-salient approach to stakeholder engagement, (2) achieving mutual dependency, and (3) having sustainability itself as a central aspect of a business’ purpose, strategy, and operations.
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A sonar based navigation system for underwater vehiclesMcLaren, Neil D. January 1994 (has links)
No description available.
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A study of the foreign investment legislation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia : law & policyAl-Saleh, Mohammed Abdulaziz Abdullah January 1994 (has links)
No description available.
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The social action of the local church : five congregations in an English cityCameron, Helen Elizabeth January 1998 (has links)
No description available.
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Toward public management by enhancing public sector strategic planning : using private sector planning techniques to improve public sector planningWills, Juilinne Anton, n/a January 1999 (has links)
This thesis considers the problems associated with the Australian Public Sector moving
sometimes erratically towards strategic public management following substantial and
wide ranging reforms over the last 20 years. In particular, this study examines public
organizational planning and evaluates the extent to which private sector planning
philosophies and methodologies have already and could be applied more relevantly to the
public sector. The major proposition is that commercial planning methods and techniques
can be used selectively to enhance agency planning and management effectiveness and
efficiency. A specific application at Centrelink is considered for public service providers
delivering high quality government services as part of a purchaser/provider relationship.
Strategic planning and management theory and models are reviewed and a progressivestages
model is developed for the APS. A range of private sector planning techniques and
tools is evaluated and brief but classified case studies on major APS organizations are
also presented. The thesis concludes that a dynamics capabilities approach would enable
public organizations to maximize strategic management and operational effectiveness.
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