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作者：Lenferink, Sander; Tillema, Taede; Arts, Jos
作者单位：University of Groningen
摘要：The competitive dialogue (CD) procurement procedure aims to structure and facilitate public-private interaction in procurement. In this article we examine the CD procedures of four complex Dutch road infrastructure projects and explore how the mix in public-private interaction between the three governance strategies of cooperation, competition, and coordination is conditioned by various external influences. We found that public authorities' strict legal coordination can structure the CD proces...
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作者：Weick, Karl E.
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作者：Reichborn-Kjennerud, Kristin
作者单位：University of Bergen
摘要：Performance audit is widely used in public administration, but, at present, little empirical evidence exists on its usefulness and contribution to accountability. Based on survey data from 353 civil servants in Norway, this article analyzes the auditees' perceptions of the audit. Performance audit was seen as useful by a majority of the auditees. If auditees agreed to audit criteria and assessments, were allowed to influence the process, had favourable opinions of the reports, and believed tha...
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作者：Benavides, Abraham David
作者单位：University of North Texas System; University of North Texas Denton
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作者：Clark, Cal
作者单位：Auburn University System; Auburn University
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作者：Barbosa, Alexandre Fernandes; Pozzebon, Marlei; Diniz, Eduardo Henrique
作者单位：Universite de Montreal; HEC Montreal; Getulio Vargas Foundation
摘要：The use of information and communication technology (ICT), particularly that related to the consolidation of the internet as a social and business networking medium, has impelled governments towards enabling e-government (e-gov) programs to transform the future of the delivery of public services. E-gov has a clear economic, social, and political impact that should be monitored in order to steer the design of effective public policies. In this article, we argue that evaluating the impact of e-g...
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作者：'t Hart, Paul
作者单位：Utrecht University; Utrecht University
摘要：Triggered by the recent inquiries into the Fukushima nuclear disaster, this article reflects on the challenges of developing and operating risk regulation and crisis management regimes in an era of highly complex and tightly interconnected socio-technical systems. These challenges are not just technical and professional but fundamentally institutional and cultural. The article identifies three key paradoxes and challenges of contemporary risk and crisis management, signals a range of recurrent...
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作者：Baggetta, Matthew
作者单位：Indiana University System; Indiana University Bloomington
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作者：Daviter, Falk
作者单位：University of Potsdam
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作者：Luis Zafra-Gomez, Jose; Prior, Diego; Plata Diaz, Ana Maria; Lopez-Hernandez, Antonio M.
作者单位：University of Granada; Autonomous University of Barcelona
摘要：The current economic crisis is increasingly affecting the public sector, requiring stricter control of deficits, and local administrations are not exempt from these requirements. Therefore, it is essential to consider management forms that may produce cost savings in the provision of public services. In this article we propose an evaluation of municipal waste collection and disposal services to determine whether single/joint or public/private municipal service provision, together with other fa...
