Results 41 to 50 of about 131,964 (337)

Dimensions of Discretion: Specifying the Object of Street-Level Bureaucracy Research [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
__Abstract__ At the street level of the state public policies get their final form and substance. This being so, discretion is a key concept.
Hupe, P.L. (Peter)
core   +1 more source

Leading Regenerative Transformation: Cognitive Frame Characteristics Shaping Leaders' Approaches to Organizational Development

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As the urgency to address global crises such as climate change and inequality intensifies, the concept of regenerative development has emerged as a transformative approach going beyond sustainability to actively restore and enhance both ecological and social systems.
Leonie Paul   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Shadow writing and participant observation : a study of criminal justice social work around sentencing [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
The study of decision-making by public officials in administrative settings has been a mainstay of law and society scholarship for decades. The methodological challenges posed by this research agenda are well understood: how can socio-legal researchers ...
Burns, Nicola   +4 more
core   +1 more source

How Can Digital Platforms Resolve Market Failures to Foster a Circular Economy?

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Market failures—such as asymmetric information, incomplete markets, externalities, and market power—present major barriers to a circular economy (CE) transition. Although government intervention is traditionally proposed, this paper examines the potential of digital platforms, particularly software‐as‐a‐service (SaaS) business‐to‐business (B2B)
Ässia Boukhatmi, Wim Van Opstal
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of European Union (EU) Metagovernance in Supporting the Voluntary and Community Sector in Northern Ireland

open access: yesEuropean Policy Analysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article argues that European Union (EU) peacebuilding scholarship can benefit from organizational research on the socio‐spatial dynamics of policy implementation. It introduces a strategic‐relational heuristic to address two key gaps: the marginalization of grassroots agency in spatial analyses and the separation of strategy from ...
Giada Lagana, Sioned Pearce
wiley   +1 more source

Digital and analogical discretion: an exploratory study of Italian street-level bureaucrats [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Innovative Digital Transformation
Purpose – The article examines how street-level bureaucrats (SLBs) manage the digital bureaucratic relationship in dealing with customer needs and the technological innovations introduced into organisations (digital tools).
Rebecca Paraciani, Roberto Rizza
doaj   +1 more source

Mission Impossible? The Moral Discomfort among Swedish and Norwegian Welfare Bureaucrats Encountering Refugees

open access: yesNordisk Välfärdsforskning, 2021
This article builds on qualitative interviews with employees in Norwegian and Swedish welfare state institutions and explores how they experience and make sense of their work with newly arrived refugees.
Nerina Weiss, Nina Gren
doaj   +1 more source

L'administration et le quotidien [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
International audienceLa science politique invite depuis longtemps à s’intéresser à la conduite ordinaire des administrations, avec leurs fonctionnements informels et autres jeux de pouvoir.
Weller, Jean-Marc
core   +2 more sources

Policy Entrepreneurs and the Design of Administrative Reform: A Conceptual Framework and the Israeli Case

open access: yesEuropean Policy Analysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT What is the role of policy entrepreneurs in promoting the design of public administrative reform? We present a conceptual framework for assessing the influence of policy entrepreneurs on public administrative reform. We start by proposing a typology of the various policy entrepreneurs active in the administrative reform arena.
Nissim Cohen
wiley   +1 more source

The Street-Level Bureaucrats – an Analysis on the Future of the Romanian Front-Line Public Services

open access: yesPerspective Politice, 2017
The study focuses on street-level bureaucrats in Romania and on their activity within public services. In this paper we will describe how the issue of discretionary power is tackle in emergency situations and the theoretical framework in the area.
Mihaela Victorita CARAUSAN
doaj  

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy