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A Study Examining the Financial Conditions and Collaborative Efforts in the Context of Smart Initiatives among Local Government

Local government in the United States have been collaborating across institutional boundaries, collaborating with other local government to share their resources in the delivery of goods and services in their communities. Although local governments have collaborated for a long time, mixed analysis resulted on which form of government is most effective in the delivery of goods and services based on structure and stability of their financial conditions. This dissertation introduces technology as a key component in the collaborative process in implementing smart initiatives among communities. This dissertation uses surveys conducted from ICMA and Smart City Council, 2016, and a case study comparing two smart cities to test the hypotheses; which structure of government is more effective and whether an increase in financial condition encourages more collaborative efforts. The data reveals that the council-manager form of government is more efficient, however, in contrast, to the case study which indicated that both forms of government were efficient in implementing smart initiatives, however, differences in collaborative efforts were seen based on structure. The results of this analysis provide significant new information for both scholars and practitioners.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1833448
Date08 1900
CreatorsJoseph Stanislaus, Linwyse Donna D
ContributorsAndrew, Simon, Benavides, Abraham, Krueger, Skip
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatvii, 95 pages, Text
RightsPublic, Joseph Stanislaus, Linwyse Donna D, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved.

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