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The Use and Development of Information Systems and Technology in Scottish Local Government
Mike Donnelly, John F. Dalrymple, Ivan P. HollingsworthA survey of Scottish local government IT managers confirms theexistence of systems allowing modern decision support systems (DSS) tobe successfully exploited. Extensive in‐house…
Conflict of Multiple Interests in Cost‐Benefit Analysis
Husain MustafaMost analytical techniques assign no weight to political factorseven though they may have the strongest explanatory power of allvariables considered. As they are generally…
HRM Trends in the 1990s: Should Local Government Buy in?
Phillip C. Wright, Jake J. RudolphMunicipal or local governments worldwide are poorly prepared forthe vast changes taking place in human resource management (HRM). Mostaspects of organizational life are being…
Demystifying Privatization in Developing Countries
Prahlad K. BasuState intervention is needed to dismantle the protective regime of“government failure” and expose the developing economies tothe new rigour of global competition and technological…
The Language of Empowerment
Stephen P. OsborneExamines the concept of “empowerment”, and itsimplications for public sector management. Argues that it is not asingle concept, but rather a cluster of concepts. Offers a typology…
New Developments in Performance Measures of Public Programmes
Allen Faucett, Brian H. KleinerHeadlines on all levels of government speak of the pending crisisin public sector services: expect to pay more for less. Budget deficit,once only a concern of the federal level…
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- Professor Rocco Palumbo