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Rethinking Public Administration Reform: Institutional Layering of Bureaucratic, Managerial and Community Logics Over Time in Nigeria's Tax Administration

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The reform of public institutions has attracted sustained attention in both scholarship and policymaking. Increasingly, however, there is growing recognition that reforms are rarely implemented in an institutional vacuum. Instead, new reforms are layered onto existing arrangements, producing hybrid institutional landscapes shaped by prior ...
Edidiong Bassey
wiley   +1 more source

Factors Affecting the Implementation of Outsourcing in Tehran University of Medical Sciences Hospitals: Hospital Administrators’ Vision

پیاورد سلامت, 2019
Background and Aim: Today, small businesses can be considered as a good strategy for different parts of hospitals in the country. Therefore, the use of any new mechanism in the health system needs to be examined and adapted to local conditions.
Jala Saeidpour, Niloufar Faridfar, Mahsa Ghaziasgar   +2 more
doaj  

Conceptualizing the Street‐Level Bureaucrat Construct

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Differences among street‐level bureaucrats—across professions, institutional settings, regions, and countries—are largely overlooked in research. We propose conceptualizing the street‐level bureaucrat construct as a general variable that varies across institutional settings, professions, cultures, times, and locations. We analyze variations in
Faisal S. Cheema, Euipyo Lee, Rajneesh Gupta, James L. Perry   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

When the Water Stops: Dialysis Service Disruption During Catastrophic Urban Flooding in Southern Thailand. [PDF]

Kidney Int Rep
Parinyasiri U, Kanjanabuch T, Thammathiwat T, Sangthawan P, Jiwakanon S, Pichaiwong W, Ophascharoensuk V.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Drivers of change in human–wildlife relationships: Southern Africa as an example

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Human–wildlife relationships (HWRs) are changing globally in response to shifts in ecological dynamics and societal values, often resulting in contestation. With an increasing need to enable human–wildlife coexistence, it is essential to better understand the drivers of change in HWRs.
Dian Spear
wiley   +1 more source

Shariah non-compliance risks in shared and outsourced services of takaful operators

, 2018
Shared and outsourced services have been generally allowed by the regulator (Bank Negara Malaysia, BNM) for commercial expediency and enhanced competitiveness of takaful companies in Malaysia.
Part Time Nik Zainun binti Nik Mood
core  

Value-based outsourcing is associated with better environmental and economic sustainability metrics while maintaining patient safety: a comparative analysis of electricity use, water use, and prescription costs in public hospitals of Madrid (Spain). [PDF]

Front Health Serv
Del Olmo Rodríguez M, Pfang B, Blanco Rubio Á, Romera D, Horcajo R, Becares J, Arcos J, Álvaro de la Parra JA, Short Apellaniz J.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The X‐Ray Crystal Structure of BorF, the Flavin Reductase Subunit of a Two‐Component Flavin‐Dependent Tryptophan Halogenase

Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT BorF is a short‐chain flavin reductase from a desert soil bacterium that uses NADH to reduce FAD to FADH2, which is used by the tryptophan‐6‐halogenase BorH to chlorinate tryptophan in the biosynthetic pathway of borregomycin A. The X‐ray crystal structure of BorF bound to FAD was solved to 2.37 Å by molecular replacement.
Zheng Ma, Emily W. Rady, Aravinda J. de Silva, John J. Bellizzi III   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Italian regional variation in amenable mortality 2015/2019: impact of outsourcing, expenditures and socio-economic variables. [PDF]

Front Public Health
Conrado F, Minutiello E, Lenzi J, Marraffa P, Gianino MM.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

(In)justice in Smart Cities: Barriers and an Integrative Framework for Solution Pathways From a Global Perspective

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Smart city initiatives aim for sustainability and inclusiveness, but recent evidence shows that they often lead to injustices. Although this contradiction has received growing academic attention, a comprehensive understanding of how justice is addressed within smart city practices remains limited.
Md. Nazmul Haque, Emilio Costales, Dominik Beckers, Ayyoob Sharifi, Samar Aad, Luca Mora   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source