Sustaining High Performing Public Enterprises

Author : Silver Mugisha
Publisher : IWA Publishing
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2019-02-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781789060249

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Sustaining High Performing Public Enterprises by Silver Mugisha Pdf

Sustaining High Performing Public Enterprises presents steps taken by National Water and Sewerage Corporation of Uganda, a typical public enterprise, to sustain a high performance momentum after over 15 years of successful utility reforms. Specifically, the author pinpoints key achievements during the period 2013–2018 including growth in geographical coverage from 23 to 240 towns, increase in connections from 310,000 to about 600,000; revenues growing more than three times and network growth improving from 80kms per year to over 2000kms per year. The concept of new public management (NPM) is used to set the scene for a case description of various initiatives and innovations implemented. A balanced scorecard framework is used to characterize the various activities. The book highlights a shift from over-emphasis on positive cash-flows alone to a balanced approach to ‘water for all’ citizens. The need to balance technical work and political aspirations is highlighted. Also featured is the nexus between utility operations and environmental protection to ensure sustainable water supply. The cardinal role of aligning staff needs to organizational needs and working for win-win solutions is also highlighted. Sustaining High Performing Public Enterprises presents strong lessons and conclusions for utility leaders and policy makers intending to reform their utilities to create value for citizens. It is also of value to academicians and researchers for scholarly studies in water and sanitation governance and management.

Author : Silver Mugisha
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1789060265

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Author : William T. Muhairwe
Publisher : IWA Publishing
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2009-11-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781843393245

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Making Public Enterprises Work by William T. Muhairwe Pdf

Public enterprises remain the most dominant medium of service provision in both developing and developed countries. During the 1990s and early 2000s, the outcry about poor performance of public enterprises was overwhelming. Nobody at that time and even now has managed to design a ‘blue print’ solution. And yet, the fact that service provision through public enterprises is here to stay is the blunt truth. In Making Public Enterprises Work - From Despair to Promise: A Turn Around Account, Dr. William Muhairwe, the Managing Director of National Water and Sewerage Corporation of Uganda, discusses the approaches used to turnaround an under-performing state enterprise into a remarkable success story. Drawing on decades of experience, taming ‘struggling’ institutions, Dr. Muhairwe enumerates practical steps taken to make a significant difference in service delivery, for the benefit of any form of enterprise. Combined with facts, simplicity and fun, this book presents a unique account of methods used for constructive engagement and dialogue with donors, government officials, workers, suppliers and, indeed, the public/customers. All chapters are interspersed with tested lessons that any enterprise can benchmark to address its service delivery challenges. It is a great handbook for those involved in re-engineering their businesses. Making Public Enterprises Work contains unique home-grown turnaround reform steps that can help to revamp under-performing enterprises. It is the first book to demonstrate that performance contracts combined with incentives can work wonders in public enterprises. The book discusses how incentive rewards can spread to all levels of staff and encourage wholesome teamwork. It also looks at how enterprises can work without industrial unrest in very difficult conditions. In addition the book demonstrates how public enterprises that have been listed for privatisation can provide alternative restructuring steps. Click here to read and share material related to this title on the IWA WaterWiki.

Author : Deborah Blackman
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781789901207

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Handbook on Performance Management in the Public Sector by Deborah Blackman Pdf

This timely Handbook examines performance management research specific to the public sector and its contexts, and provides suggestions for future developments in the field. It demonstrates the need for performance management to be reconceptualized as a core component of business both within and across organizations, and how it must be embedded in both strategic decision-making and as a day-to-day leadership and management practice in order to be effective.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264201651

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Better Policies India: Sustaining High and Inclusive Growth by OECD Pdf

Drawing on the OECD’s expertise in comparing country experiences and identifying best practices, this book tailors the OECD’s policy advice to the specific and timely priorities of India, focusing on how its government can make reform happen.

Author : Ole Ingstrup,Paul Crookall
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2000-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0773520619

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The Three Pillars of Public Management by Ole Ingstrup,Paul Crookall Pdf

Written especially for the public sector, but applicable far beyond it, The Three Pillars of Public Management offers government managers insights that, for the first time, speak directly to their situation. Unlike other management books that promote fads and private-sector models or focus on politics, policy, and government-wide reforms, this book offers tangible suggestions to improve public service agencies or individual work sites. Proving that public service excellence is not an oxymoron but an achievable reality, The Three Pillars of Public Management provides a framework, based on the experiences of senior managers and a survey of top-performing public service organizations around the world, for building and sustaining effective public service organizations. The authors find that success in serving the public rests on three pillars: the aim, or mission, of the organization; the character of the people and the institution; and the tools available to achieve the aim. The Three Pillars of Public Management is an important resource for practitioners at all levels of the public service, from central agencies and top national departments to regional, state, or provincial governments and municipalities. With an easy-to-read style, inspiring examples, and a checklist of questions at the end of each chapter the book is a valuable tool for improving the public sector workplace and helping public servants make a difference. The Three Pillars of Public Management makes a significant contribution to the field of public sector management, providing a framework for recognizing and improving effectiveness in public organizations. It clearly fills a gap in the available literature.? Jim McDavid, School of Public Administration, University of Victoria Ole Ingstrup is Commissioner of Corrections, Correctional Service of Canada. He is the co-author of Our Story and the author of numerous articles and reviews. Paul Crookall was senior advisor, Correctional Service of Canada, and is now a consultant in private practice.

Author : Kathy Brittain Richardson,Marcie Hinton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136753800

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Applied Public Relations by Kathy Brittain Richardson,Marcie Hinton Pdf

With its practical orientation and scope, Applied Public Relations is the ideal text for any public relations case studies or public relations management course that places an emphasis on stakeholder groups. Through the presentation of current cases covering a wide variety of industries, locations, and settings, Kathy Richardson and Marcie Hinton examine how real organizations develop and maintain their relationships, offering valuable insights into business and organizational management practices. The book’s organization of case studies allows instructors to use the text in several ways: instructors can focus on specific stakeholders by using the chapters presented; they can focus on particular issues, such as labor relations or crisis management by selecting cases from within several chapters; or they can select cases that contrast campaigns with ongoing programs or managerial behaviors. A focus on ethics and social responsibility underlies the book, and students are challenged to assess the effectiveness of the practices outlined and understand the ethical implications of those choices. This Third Edition features: 25 new and current domestic and international case studies specifically chosen for their relevancy and relatability to students New "Professional Insights" commentaries where practitioners respond to a set of questions relating to their work Increased emphasis on ethics and social responsibility Fully enhanced companion website that is connected with the text, including a test bank and PowerPoint presentations for instructors, and chapter-specific discussion questions and additional readings for students

Author : Awadhesh Prasad
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2018-06-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351273466

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Environmental Performance Auditing in the Public Sector by Awadhesh Prasad Pdf

Environment and sustainable development challenges are a matter of global concern. Trillions of dollars of mostly public money are invested every year in domestic and international policies and programs to address these?challenges. The effectiveness of these policies and programs is critical to environmental sustainability. Performance audits that examine the effectiveness of governmental policies and programs heavily influence their implementation. Despite this, performance auditing in the environment field?has received very little academic attention. This book takes a closer look at performance auditing of public sector environmental policies and programs. It examines trends in global environmental performance auditing; and how it is currently practiced drawing on a global survey and case studies from Canada, India and Australia. In doing so, it identifies issues and challenges faced by Supreme Audit Institutions in undertaking these performance audits. This book will be of interest to students, scholars and practitioners of sustainable development, environmental auditing and public sector auditing as well as to donor organisations engaged in these areas.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264267190

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OECD Public Governance Reviews Engaging Public Employees for a High-Performing Civil Service by OECD Pdf

How can governments reduce workforce costs while ensuring civil servants remain engaged and productive? This report addresses this question, using evidence from the 2014 OECD Survey on Managing Budgeting Constraints: Implications for HRM and Employment in Central Public Administration.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : UNEP/Earthprint
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Finance, Public
ISBN : 9789280725926

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Public Finance Mechanisms to Catalyze Sustainable Energy Sector Growth by Anonim Pdf

Author : Laxmi Narain
Publisher : S. Chand Publishing
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9788121904926

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Public Enterprise Management And Privatisation by Laxmi Narain Pdf

A number of public enterprise (PE) executives have long felt the need for a book which would provide necessary information and analysis of various dimensions of PE management and privatisation. The book provides at one place, a precise and authoritative account of the concept, policy, and analysis of major issues confronting PEs. Public ownership per se does not make PE performance sub-optimal. The operation of the Government system, of which PE is a sub-system, has not been conducive to performance. During the last six decades, inadequate political will and vested interests have come in the way of freeing PEs from excessive and throttling controls, and demoralising accountability. Not letting the managers manage with the freedom required in the liberalised and globalised set-up is the problem. The multifarious and complex managerial problems of PEs, which get compounded by faltering moves towards privatisation, cannot be wished away. These have been considered in the book at some length. The book, first published in 1980, continues to be a standard work on the subject. This latest edition has been revised by Dr. R.K.Mishra, Director, Institute of Public Enterprise,Hyderabad.

Author : Mr. Amgad Hegazy,Arturo Navarro
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2022-03-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9798400202612

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The Nexus Between Public Enterprise Governance, Financial Performance, and Macroeconomic Vulnerabilities: An Application to Moldova by Mr. Amgad Hegazy,Arturo Navarro Pdf

Strong governance frameworks for public enterprises have long been an anchor of stability and efficiency underpinning their financial operations and performance. Cross-country experiences with the adoption of robust legal, regulatory and institutional arrangements—in line with international best practices— proved critical in reducing well-known risks and vulnerabilities from such companies, clarifying the role of the state, improving the management of state assets, and ensuring a level playing field for the private sector to prosper. Moldova’s large public enterprise sector of over 900 companies faces elevated risks that amplify fiscal and macroeconomic vulnerabilities and undermine market competition, productivity, and private investment. Moldova stands to greatly benefit from strengthening its public corporate governance regime to put its public enterprises on a stronger footing, address vulnerabilities, and improve market structure.

Author : Cary Krosinsky,Sophie Purdom
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317192855

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Sustainable Investing by Cary Krosinsky,Sophie Purdom Pdf

A seminal shift has taken place in the world of investing. A clear and overarching reality has emerged which must be solved: financial considerations must factor in sustainability considerations for ongoing societal success, while sustainability issues equally need to be driven by a business case. As a result, investment practices are evolving, especially towards more positive philosophies and frameworks. Sustainable Investing brings the reader up to speed on trends playing out in each region and asset class, drawing on contributions from leading practitioners across the globe. Implications abound for financial professionals and other interested investors, as well as corporations seeking to understand future investment trends that will affect their shareholders’ thinking. Policymakers and other stakeholders also need to be aware of what is happening in order to understand how they can be most effective at helping implement and enable the changes arguably now required for economic and financial success. Sustainable Investing represents an essential overview of sustainable investment practices that will be a valuable resource for students and scholars of sustainable banking and finance, as well as professionals and policymakers with an interest in this fast-moving field.

Author : Wouter Van Dooren,Geert Bouckaert,Professor of Public Management Director of Public Management Center and Academic Secretary of the Faculty of Social Sciences Geert Bouckaert,John Halligan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2010-06-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134197026

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Performance Management in the Public Sector by Wouter Van Dooren,Geert Bouckaert,Professor of Public Management Director of Public Management Center and Academic Secretary of the Faculty of Social Sciences Geert Bouckaert,John Halligan Pdf

Tackling the key topics of reform and modernization, this important new book systematically examines performance in public management systems. The authors present this seminal subject in an informative and accessible manner, tackling some of the most important themes. Performance Management in the Public Sector takes as its point of departure a broad definition of performance to redefine major and basic mechanisms in public administration, both theoretically and in practice. The book: situates performance in some of the current public management debates; discusses the many definitions of ‘performance’ and how it has become one of the contested agendas of public management; examines measurement, incorporation and use of performance information; and explores the challenges and future directions of performance management. A must-read for any student or practitioner of public management, this core text will prove invaluable to anyone wanting to improve their understanding of performance management in the public sector.

Author : Tobias Knedlik,Samia Satti Osman Mohamed Nour,Anthony Ifeanyi Ugulu,Karl Wohlmuth
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783643914040

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Sustainable Development Goal Nine and African Development by Tobias Knedlik,Samia Satti Osman Mohamed Nour,Anthony Ifeanyi Ugulu,Karl Wohlmuth Pdf

This issue of the African Development Perspectives Yearbook focusses on the relevance of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 9 ("Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and foster innovation") for Africa's development. Issues are analysed at the continental level and in country case studies. Unit 1 presents in four essays the African continental perspectives and achievements. Unit 2 presents six essays, which are focussing on aspects of the eight targets of SDG 9 in country cases. Unit 3 presents book reviews and book notes in the context of SDG 9.