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Decentralisation, also referred to as administrative decentralisation, has gained wide recognition as a governance model associated with efficient use of resources and innovative public service delivery. Thus, it is no surprise that many unitary countries and transnational governments have embraced this public governance model. Most recently, the discourse on decentralisation of public governance has become intertwined with digital transformation within the public sector. The rationale is that digital transformation was found to support the decentralisation of public governance, improving overall organisational efficiency and the creation of added public value for citizens. Based on a systematic literature review and fifteen semi-structured interviews with public sector experts, the paper discusses how digital transformation enables the decentralisation of public governance. Digital transformation supports public organisations' efforts to gain the most out of public governance decentralisation as it improves the efficiency of local and federal governments, citizen participation, citizen empowerment, public trust, and continuance of public administration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The goal of intervention design is to deliver services that are wanted, that work and that will scale. If people do not need what you are delivering or don't respond in the way you expect, then your intervention will fail. If you are not delivering the change that is expected by government, then your intervention is wasting public money. If your intervention can't practically be delivered or scaled up, then it is not delivering public value. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Public archival repositories house records of value to society. Even though such records are essential, these institutions remain largely unknown and underutilised. For this reason, public programming initiatives have become a necessary function in public archives. The Limpopo Provincial Archives was officially opened in 2015, but recent records show that only a few people engage with the records at this repository. The repository has conducted various public programming initiatives to raise awareness about the archives since its establishment. However, since 2015 there has been no effort to evaluate the effectiveness of these initiatives. This study, therefore, aimed to assess the effectiveness of these public programming initiatives at this repository starting from 2015 up to 2020. A mixed-method approach to data collection was applied to gain information to address the objectives of this study. Participants in the study included 14 archivists and 100 community members. The study's findings revealed that though the archivists had engaged in various public programming initiatives, more people did not engage with the archives. Challenges such as budget constraints and government red tape further complicated the archivists' efforts. The study recommends measures such as collaboration, perfecting advocacy skills, and soft power to strengthen the repository's public programming strategy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article discusses the concept of administrative burdens and their impact on individuals' interactions with the state. Administrative burdens refer to the learning, compliance, and psychological costs that people experience when dealing with government policies. These burdens can hinder access to benefits and rights and shape public perceptions of government. The article explores different perspectives and settings related to administrative burdens, including the role of citizen capacities, the impact of digitalization, and the influence of bureaucratic personality on burden tolerance. The authors also discuss the legitimacy of burdens and the need for better measurement strategies. [Extracted from the article]

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Very little has been published reporting on long-term outcomes experienced by young adults (aged 19 to 34 years old) who participated in 4-H youth development programs. We adopted Gambone et al.'s (2002) framework advancing three long-term outcomes for early adulthood: economic stability, health and well-being, and community involvement. With cross-sectional survey methods, we compared long-term impacts between 693 California 4-H young adult alumni and 373 young adults in a U.S. general population sample who had not participated in 4-H. The results demonstrated that 4-H alumni report more positive long-term outcomes than the U.S. general population sample. The study contributes to the dearth of research around long-term outcomes, may be useful for marketing and funding, and will help better understanding the public value of Extension. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Smart Cities are complex systems where digital innovations are applied to design enhanced city services and enable public value creation across various domains (e.g., mobility, energy and infrastructure, environment, and so). Such complexity challenges the alignment between city strategies with city services and underlying information systems, leading to providing services that may fail to achieve city goals and meet the needs of citizens. This paper defines a set of design principles to ensure strategic alignment in Smart City Enterprise Architectures (SCEA). The design principles were derived from the literature and validated by smart city domain experts, following a design-oriented research approach. The main contribution of this paper is the formulated design principles that deepen the knowledge of Enterprise Architecture design in the smart cities field. These design principles can be used by researchers and practitioners to guide the design of innovative digital services aligned with urban strategies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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While social and cultural core values have been increasingly recognised in marine biosecurity risk assessment, biosecurity decision-making generally rely upon data derived from institutional led (top-down) practices, with societal perception and values that are hazard- or threat-focused rarely addressed in the same context. Working on a collectively rich dataset with 2469 value statements from 1001 survey respondents (the general citizens, or the 'novices'), and 72 values statements from 14 scientists and managers (the 'experts'), we aim to identify and compare aspects of marine, beach, and coastal areas that were personally important to general citizens, who are unfamiliar with the marine biosecurity and value concepts, and those perceived by experts, who have a strong scientific background and are involved actively in marine biosecurity activities, either in research or policymaking. Our findings reflect a considerable schism in value perceptions between experts and general citizens in terms of communication linguistics, and value conceptualisation and scales. Our comparative study highlights the risks of subjective biases in policy-relevant expert judgement elicitations regarding social and cultural values, and the potential of unawareness (or ignorance) of citizens' values, which may lead to overlooking hidden but real concerns of citizens in biosecurity policymaking in a dynamic context like marine and coastal areas. To this end, we suggest a collective approach where a general public's value system is incorporated with experts' knowledge and judgements for (marine) biosecurity risk assessment and management. • Top-down approaches using expert judgements may risk excluding citizens' values. • Experts' and novices' values of beach and coastal areas are identified and compared. • There is a considerable schism in value perceptions between experts and citizens. • Discrepancies are found in value discourses, conceptualisation, and scales. • A collective approach using both expert and novice values can improve policymaking. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Unlike carbon emissions trading based on end-of-pipe regulation, the Energy Quota Trading (EQT) policy represents a market-oriented environmental regulation rooted in source control. However, its effectiveness on energy efficiency remains to be scrutinized. Using the panel data of 269 cities in China from 2011 to 2021, we employ the difference-in-differences method to examine whether and how the EQT policy impacts energy efficiency. Our results reveal that the EQT policy can significantly enhance green total factor energy efficiency. Mechanism analysis indicates that this promotion is primarily achieved by fostering green technology innovation and facilitating industrial structure upgrading. Further investigations explore the moderating role of external supervision, demonstrating that government supervision and public participation can amplify the EQT policy's efficacy in promoting energy efficiency. This underscores the complementary role of governmental and public in bolstering the utility of market-oriented incentives. Additionally, we identify significant heterogeneity in EQT policy effects across cities with varying geographical locations and development strategies. Our research offers critical insights into the adoption of source-control environmental regulations for developing countries. • We explore the impact of the Energy Quota Trading (EQT) policy on energy efficiency in Chinese cities. • The EQT policy can significantly enhance green total factor energy efficiency. • The EQT policy promotes energy efficiency through green technology innovation and industrial structure upgrading. • Government supervision and public participation can amplify the EQT policy's efficacy in promoting energy efficiency • The effect of EQT policy across cities with different geographical locations and development strategies may vary. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The rise of the Digital Economy (DE) in green development, particularly within the construction sector, necessitates deeper understanding. This study, analyzing panel data from 30 Chinese provinces between 2004 and 2020, investigates DE's influence on Green Total Factor Productivity (GTFP) using a super-SBM model for GTFP estimation and a Global GML index for dynamic evaluation. Results reveal a U-shaped relationship between DE and GTFP, with southern and coastal provinces experiencing more significant benefits compared to their northern and inland counterparts. Notably, non-resource-based provinces witness substantial GTFP improvements due to DE, whereas resource-afflicted regions see limited effects. Moreover, the study underscores the important roles of green technology innovation and environmental regulations in mediating DE's impact. Consequently, policy recommendations are made, advocating for government support in industry digitalization, green technology research, and localized digitalization efforts to foster green growth within the construction sector, thereby advancing broader green development objectives. • Panel data analysis explores digital economy's impact on GTFP in China's construction industry (2004–2020). • Significant U-shaped relationship found between digital economy and GTFP with regional differences. • Greater impact on GTFP in non-resource-based provinces. • Digital economy influences GTFP via green technology innovation and environmental regulation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Acknowledging the contemporary relevance of Environmental Sustainability to the SDG agenda, this study explores the role of Economic Governance (ECOGOV) and E-Government (EGOV) in contributing to the global Environmental Performance. Drawing rich insights from goal framing theory, public value theory, and the sustainability transition scholarship, we conceive a framework outlining the distinct ways in which ECOGOV and EGOV can combine to engender unique socio-technical systems. We reflect on the predispositions of these socio-technical systems towards Environmental Sustainability and subsequently employ a multi-method approach to (i) investigate their Environmental Performance levels, (ii) understand their tendency to transition towards alternative value configurations, (iii) identify their dominant transition paths, and (iv) forecast the relative composition of these systems for 2030 (the target SDG year) while deliberating its implications for global Environmental Performance achievement. Our findings reveal an unequivocal tendency towards incremental transition pathways, with a vast majority of the countries forecasted to underperform on their Environmental Performance obligations. We draw implications for theory and practice while identifying future research avenues. • Explores the influence of Economic Governance (ECOGOV) and E-Government (EGOV) on Environmental Performance • Employs Goal Framing Theory, and Public Values Theory as theoretical frames • Identifies nine socio-technical systems (STS) at the ECOGOV-EGOV nexus • Uncovers the inherent tendency of STS for incremental transition pathways • Identifies possible niches for transitioning to greener policy environment [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Understanding values of coastal areas that the public hold, and which values would potentially be impacted by non-indigenous marine species (NIMS) and subsequent management actions, are necessary to predict social responses to marine biosecurity interventions. With that in mind, we used survey data from a representative sample of the New Zealand population (n = 1001) to spatially identify the public's values of coastal areas, and societal 'hotspots', which are either value-rich or vulnerable to the impacts of NIMS and/or management actions, and examined socio-demographic patterns in the public's valuation of beaches and coastal areas. We used three different value categorisations to capture the large spectrum of public values in this dynamic context. Three value indices (i.e., intensity, richness, and diversity of values) were adopted for each categorisation. Our findings highlight the highly multidimensional characteristics of the values people held for marine and coastal areas; a large part of which were unrepresented using ecosystem service approaches. Moreover, the identified societal 'hotspots' were spatially different using different value categorisations and different value indices. These outcomes suggest a need for a comprehensive societal value typology that ensures that the public is heard, and that the identified values are accurate and meaningful. The public valuation of beach and coastal areas was different among gender, educational backgrounds, respondents' residential city sizes, and the relative location between respondents' hometown and their favourite beaches. The recognition of these demographic patterns can inform marine biosecurity risk and intervention communication strategies. • Identifying public values can inform biosecurity risk assessment and communication. • Predefined value typology could not capture salient public values of coastal areas. • Different value typologies and indices showed differed results on social 'hotspots'. • Demographic influences on public valuation of marine and coastal areas are evident. • A comprehensive value typology for marine and coastal settings is needed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

At first glance, Public Sector Innovation (PSI) Labs are gaining prominence within academic literature, the European Union (EU) and beyond. However, because of the relative newness and conceptual ambiguity of this concept, the exact contribution of these labs to theory and practice is still unclear. In addition, most research has been looking at case studies. This publication breaks new ground by elaborating on the concept and also by looking at the perception of these labs in different contexts, by comparing multiple labs in multiple countries. In doing so, we raised the question: 'What is the perceived added value of Public Sector Innovation labs for further developing theory as well as for society?' In order to answer this question, by way of an experiment, we combined theoretical research together with focus groups with members of the EU funded project Multi Disciplinary Innovation for Social Change (SHIINE) in combination with questionnaires to selected PSI labs, thus providing us with rich data. Our experimental methodology uncovered a conceptual bias that is probably existent in similar studies and needs to be acknowledged more. In addition, we found that PSI labs have developed over time into an amalgam of two competing concepts. To conclude, we believe that the specific potential of PSI labs as an internal space for innovation within institutions is underutilised. We believe this could be improved by acknowledging the specific aim of PSI labs in a co-creative setting between relevant stakeholders, such as Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The maximisation of market efficiency has been a traditional justifcation for financial regulation. This approach has recently been challenged by a more public value approach. This article sets ola how the concept of public vahle could provide a useful. framework for financial regulation and how it could be applied in practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Mission statements and public statements of values are widely recognized as important for educational improvement, even if often ignored. The mission statements and supporting documents of Utah's 41 school districts were analyzed to locate prominent themes and significant omissions. An unexpected and disturbing neglect of democratic citizenship aims was found. Recognizing democracy is a complex educational ideal, the author argues for refocusing mission aims on the distinctive qualities of democracy as a way of life to be lived in schools by identifying for both modeling and practice across the curriculum the distinctive manners of democracy beginning with but moving beyond voice and listening. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Public policy in democratic societies aims to create public value by providing quality public services, regulations and state-organized activities with the ultimate goal of creating a better service towards its citizens. Since policy failure has always been a concern for various scientists and researchers, this paper aims to contribute to improving the quality and efficiency of public policies by providing expertise to state institutions to ensure effectiveness, transparency, inclusiveness and accountability of the entire process. The health system is one of the main pillars of public policy of every country today, and this is especially noticeable after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the world, a problem which radically changed public policies and how are they percept. Kosovo as a new state faces various political and state-building challenges. The functioning of the health system is one of those challenges, which bared the main responsibility in dealing with pandemic. Therefore, the main focus of this paper will be to analyze the public policies introduced by health institutions and government bodies as response to the COVID 19 pandemic. In this regard we will try to answer some questions which are going to be raised within the paper such as how satisfied were the citizens with health policies in Kosovo, the readiness of the institutions and the professional staff engaged, knowledge and use of best practices. In order to obtain the information needed to justify the main objectives of the thesis, beside the content analysis and comparative methods, we are going to conduct a survey with officials and various institutional experts that were engaged in planning and implementation of the policies in time of Covid19 pandemic, as well as with people from private sector and that of civil society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The widespread application of new-generation technologies into the commercial field has accelerated high-tech enterprises' independent innovation and possibly triggered potential innovation risk. The heterogeneous perception of innovation risk of high-tech products by the public is directly related to the realization of the commercial value of the independent innovation on the background of digital economy development. Therefore, in this article, a theoretical framework of high-tech products' value chain system and the corresponding evolving heterogeneous perception of innovation risk by the public is designed and explored. Based on the framework, a set of cognitive bias models in line with the high-tech product value chain is constructed on heterogeneous perception of innovation risk by the Public, which includes the bias model of usage value on the public's knowledge, the bias model of customer value on the public individual's interest, and the bias model of social value on the whole public-oriented social welfare. Through theoretical and numerical analysis, how the cognitive bias on innovative risk evolving by the public's heterogeneous perception on high-tech products' value is systemically analysed, and some interesting and implicit conclusions are drawn, which could be supplement for future academic exploration and management practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Healthcare 4.0, the digital transformation of the healthcare sector through Industry 4.0 technologies, promises to improve patient outcomes, enhance access to healthcare services, improve operational efficiency, empower patients, and even improve the health of nations. This paper contributes to the understanding of the economic and public value creation potential of Healthcare 4.0 technologies. A qualitative content analysis of 21 innovator interviews provides rich data on the value proposition of Healthcare 4.0 technologies for different stakeholders. The findings highlight previously under-researched stakeholder perspectives, the existence of new types of value creation, the relevance of technology in promoting foundational public values and the interconnectedness of the different value elements. • Among other efficiencies Healthcare 4.0 can reduce administrative burdens. • Healthcare 4.0 technologies enable new value-added services to increase revenue. • Collaborative data sharing promises value for multiple stakeholders. • Healthcare 4.0 promotes transparency, reliability, trust and professionalism. • Healthcare 4.0 impacts form an interconnected, interdependent value network. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

THE TRANSITION TOWARDS A FULLY-DIGITAL ERA CHANGES THE ACCESS TO PUBLIC SERVICES AND HAS A STRONG IMPACT ON THE PURPOSE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION - SATISFYING THE GENERAL INTEREST - AND THEREFORE ON THE PUBLIC VALUE CREATED BY THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION THROUGH THE USE OF IT&C. THE CURRENT REFORM OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION VIA "DEMATERIALIZATION", AS AN EFFECT OF DIGITALISATION, PRESUMES THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE QUALITY OF PUBLIC SERVICES PROVIDED TO CITIZENS, BUT, IN THE DYNAMICS OF CHANGE, EQUITY IN PUBLIC SERVICE PROVISION IS NOT ONE OF THE PUBLIC VALUES INFLUENCED FOR THE BETTER, BECAUSE THE CONCEPT OF E-GOVERNMENT IS NOT SUFFICIENTLY FOCUSED ON THE SOCIAL CATEGORIES THAT ARE VULNERABLE WHEN FACED WITH THE NEW GOVERNING TRENDS. SOCIAL EXCLUSION, A CONCEPT WHICH IS AS OLD AS SOCIETY ITSELF, IS NOT ERADICATED THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF IT&C, BUT TURNED INTO DIGITAL EXCLUSION, WHICH IS BASED ON A DIVERSE DIGITAL GAP GENERATED THROUGH EDUCATION, STANDARD OF LIVING, AGE, AND INTERNET ACCESS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Government executives continue to face challenges in bringing forth creativity and innovative solutions to create value in the public domain for U.S. citizens. Information Technology (IT) is at the core of new or improved solutions in the public sector. The "wisdom of the crowd" can be a low investment approach to solve even the most complex IT problems for federal agencies. This paper discusses the opportunities and critical success factors associated with the executive decision to undertake crowdsourcing for information technology innovation in the U.S. Federal government. Crowdsourcing can be an integral component of a government agency's IT innovative strategy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Social equity is embedded in the public service values of the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA). Yet social inequity persists in the facilitation of unpaid governmental internships by some of its accredited programs. This research explores social equity, reviews the service learning pedagogical benefits of internships, explicates the contrasting U.S. legal paradigms permitting unpaid service, and discloses the prevailing pay practice for domestic internships. It then examines the governmental internship paradigm in light of model guidelines. It normatively contends unpaid governmental internships create an access barrier for prospective interns due to their associated socioeconomic opportunity costs. Beyond the normative perspective, using national evidence from paid interns across all majors, research documents (1) more early job offers, (2) more job offers, and (3) higher first position salaries for paid interns. These findings suggest paid governmental interns likely benefit from better outcomes than unpaid interns underscoring the urgency for remedial action from the NASPAA leadership. The article proposes that reconceptualizing governmental internships to a paid only standard yields more good than harm. This pivotal innovation could rectify a long-standing, critical social equity inconsistency within some NASPAA accredited programs. Institutionalizing a paid-only standard is achievable through accreditation modifications and federal reform. Additionally, the proposed national tracking of governmental interns could better inform service-learning pedagogy. Such a data set can spur research regarding paid internships as a pipeline for increasing the representation of the socioeconomically disadvantaged in governmental agencies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article explores public value and public management through the lens of economic factors -- an unusual stance since public management research mostly features the economy as background rather than foreground. Responding to calls for deeper investigations into public value, it argues that public value is not confined to the formal public sector and should also include use-values created and distributed by households, the third-sector and informal associations. Arguing that economic context is paid insufficient attention in public management research, the paper shows how alternative models are possible based on social reproduction, Regulation Theory, and Modern Monetary Theory as an alternative to traditional Keynesianism -- favouring a balanced economy above balanced budget. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Cultural Heritage is increasingly threatened by natural and human-induced hazards. This article focuses on risk governance of cultural heritage and proposes a method, namely the Heritage Resilience Scorecard, for measuring risk governance performance of organisations and agencies that work to protect cultural heritage. The measurement system is based on the concept of Mark Moore's Public Value Scorecard and consists of three elements: public value, legitimacy and support, and operational capacity. In line with the internationally accepted principles of disaster risk management of cultural heritage, specific and measurable indicators are developed for each element of the measurement system. A performance measurement framework allows organisations to conceive a sustainable value-creating strategy in terms of heritage risk governance and building resilience. Besides, it enables them to assess their risk governance performance, track progress, and identify the governance gaps. The Heritage Resilience Scorecard was tested by examining the risk governance performance of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey. This approach provides the premise of applicability across a range of cultural settings. Moreover, international organisations can utilise this approach to understand the areas on which they can focus their attention to support capacity building of the State parties. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Conviction rates for rape and serious sexual offences (RASSO) in England and Wales are at an all-time low, with 1.6% of cases resulting in conviction. Whilst officers value victim care, their ability to support victims is compromised by organisational expectations aimed at regaining legitimacy. The authors argue that strategies employed to re-establish legitimacy may conflict with wider public value delivery. They question the application of New Public Management and target setting approaches to evaluate good policing. The paper offers suggestions as to why internal and external legitimacy is required to achieve transformational change and wider legitimacy in RASSO investigations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Getting out of the dilemma of incompatibility between efficiency and equity is an important goal of local government to modernize their environmental governance. Based on the theory of public value management, this paper constructs an analytical framework for digital technology enabled government environmental governance under the perspectives of efficiency, equity and coupling of the two, then empirically examines the impact and mechanism. The results show that digital technology can enhance efficiency and equity of local government environmental governance. Meanwhile, digital technology is an effective way to solve conflict between efficiency and equity values, but its green effect may be weakened in the short term due to uncertainty risks of internet. Education can strengthen green effect of digital technology, and digital dividend is especially beneficial when years of education has reached a certain threshold. In addition, there are heterogeneity and spatial correlation in digital technology to improve local government environmental governance. Finally, the results of mechanism test show that digital technology realizes enabling effect through three paths: industrial structure optimization effect, social public participation effect and innovation and entrepreneurship effect. The findings of this paper enrich research literatures on government environmental governance empowered by digital technology, and also provide useful references for formulation and implementation of government environmental policies under the new development pattern. • Explore the contradiction between "efficiency" and "equity" in local governments' environmental governance. • Digital technology is an effective way to overcome the dilemma of "efficiency" and "equity". • Education has a positive moderating effect on digital technology empowering local government environmental governance. • Education has dual threshold effect on digital technology empowering local government environmental governance. • Industrial structural upgrading, public participation, incentives for innovation and entrepreneurship are mechanisms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The phenomenon of return migration is on the rise in China as more young rural women are returning to their home communities for entrepreneurship and small business development, reshaping power structures and social identities in rural areas. This study explores the strategies of rural women entrepreneurs (RWE) in inventing and transforming themselves through personal training, professional education, capacity building, gaining individual success, and building confidence. The study draws on data collected in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province, Southwestern China in June 2019 and August 2021. Specifically, the study examines how RWE strategically network with various resources, skills, knowledge, and social capital to negotiate multiple heterogeneous actors in terms of resistance, resilience, and adaptation. Additionally, the study showcases the crucial influence RWE have on maintaining family households, economic benefits, cultural inheritance, and community development. The study provides a case study to understand the life experience, capabilities, and network strategies of rural return migrant women in a fiercely competitive market and complex society, exploring the leadership of women entrepreneurs and the process of how they actively create social value and facilitate social change. This research enriches the scholarship of women's entrepreneurship in China, advancing broader debates including rural renaissance, women's competence, ability construction, gender equality, and social harnessing. It highlights how Chinese rural women use their political and social skills to network multiple actors, reflecting the dramatic social change and cultural shifts in China. The study's ethnographic findings suggest that new paths are needed for entrepreneurship to support these emerging social and economic changes in rural communities. • Entrepreneurship is not only related to job creation, income generation and economic opportunities and market matters, but also is connected to a way of feeling in the world with self-making and life stories. • Entrepreneurship epitomizes the individual development, public value, civic progress, economic efficiency, social development as well as ethics ideology. • In rural studies, women's entrepreneurship is referred to in discourses of resistance to patriarchy and gender norms, thus contributing to the transformation of institutions and social ideologies. • The enterprising self involves empowerment and action learning with self-exploration, self-initiatives, and self-obligation. • Rural women entrepreneurship in the Danzhai case reflects that woman use their agency, as an alternative approach, to create and control their lives as a resistance to a masculine lens and to gender inequality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Background: Effective supply chain management (SCM) processes across all South Africa's three spheres of government has become critical in view of increasing demand for public services amidst scarcity of resources. Objectives: This article provides an assessment of the implementation of reverse logistics within the supply chain management (SCM) system of the South African Police Service (SAPS), in order to produce public value. Method: The article utilised a qualitative desktop approach, drawing from an extensive review of literature, in particular, SAPS reports, policy documents relevant to journal and online articles on SCM, and reverse logistics. Results: It is hoped that through the implementation of reverse logistics in SAPS SCM processes, public value is enhanced; there is better financial performance, legislative compliance, employment and preservation of resources. It was found that a shortage of resources, lack of skills, institutional capacity, inadequate control systems and corruption are all detrimental to public value. In order to optimise the efficiency of reverse logistics in enhancing public value, SCM managers must develop policies to manage procurement and resource management processes, as well as implement information systems and automation for the entire reverse flow. Conclusion: In order to mitigate the reverse logistics challenges and enhance public value in SAPS, there is a need for redesigning the institutional budget priorities, implementation of adequate control measures, recycling of resources, reskilling of SCM personnel, automation and review of the SCM processes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

While the importance of islands has recently emphasized in regards to the upholding of marine sovereignty, there is no research which evaluates the proper value of islands. Thus, this study was conducted to evaluate the non-market values of islands, as well as the estimated interest by the public in Korean islands with fewer than 10 residents, using CVM. To estimate the non-market value, a survey was conducted on 500 respondents randomly selected from the Korean population. They were asked to tell how much they would pay to buy an island. The median value of the responses was 2,011. It was evaluated to be 40.182 billion Won. 74% of respondents said they would pay the offered price, and, among the reasons for willing to pay the price, 41.9% or the largest proportion of respondents, noted that 'even if it is unclear how to make use of the island in the future, it needs to be preserved'. The findings of this study which quantified the values of islands with fewer than 10 residents, can be used as objective data to secure the project to prevent those islands from being uninhabited. The findings of this study will be useful quantitative information for decision-making on policies regarding islands with fewer than 10 residents. In particular, this study expects that, by suggesting public interest in these islands, the findings of this study can be used to strengthen national awareness on the importance of islands with fewer than 10 residents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This article examines the question of how to engage with the value generated by large sport events by reviewing valuation studies on sports events and explaining the need to differentiate the valuing of events in the short and long run. It is argued that the latter, measured by the notion of public value, is a relevant concept to consider in addition to social valuation defined here as a short-run concept. The Arctic Winter Games, a youth sports event, was used to shed light on these valuation concepts by showcasing how the event spurred a large range of outcomes. Based on fieldwork in the preparation phases of the event to identify relevant outcomes and using the contingent valuation method, it was found that the social value of the Games (although it was free to attend), estimated at US$10.5 million in the short run, outweighed the cost of US$9.4 million. Some suggestions for measuring the public value of sports events and a dynamic approach of sequentially refining the process of exploring and measuring long-lasting effects as they vanish or unfold is proposed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Leveraging e-government development to improve all aspects of governance has become a shared vision of governments in the digital age. However, the internal mechanism for e-government development to promote governance is ambiguous, and the extent to which e-government affects governance remains uncertain. Drawing on public value theory, this study analyzes the internal mechanism behind global e-government promoting governance improvement. To determine the realistic effects of e-government in governance improvement, empirical test included 170 countries and covered observations from 2010 to 2018. Results of the linear panel data analysis showed that the development of e-government promoted governance improvement as a whole. Specifically, the effects of e-government on different dimensions of governance were heterogeneous: E-government performs strong positive effects on the four governance dimensions of voice and accountability, government effectiveness, regulatory quality and rule of law, but relatively weak effects on political stability and absence of violence/terrorism and the control of corruption. These results indicate a certain gap remains between the vision and the reality of using e-government to comprehensively improve governance. This study provided insights into the future trends and priorities of global e-government. • The theoretical explanation behind global e-government promoting governance improvement is determined. • Panel data from 170 countries for 2010–2018 were adopted to evaluate the effect of e-government on governance. • The effects of e-government on different dimensions of governance were heterogeneous. • A certain gap exists between vision and reality in terms of governance improvement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Land valuation—the normative and socio-political process through which land is assigned a value—is a highly contested procedure, as the value of land strongly affects how land is used and distributed and ultimately affects who can live where, how, and why. We argue that it is thus important to gain a better understanding of land valuation processes through examining (1) how the process of land valuation functions in a context of urban land scarcity and densification; (2) how involved actors' strategies of land valuation vary in such a context. To answer these research questions, we introduce an actor-centered new institutionalism approach for the qualitative case study analysis of the Rohr/Platten densification area in the city of Opfikon within the Zurich metropolitan area. We find that the diverse goals of the involved stakeholders (i.e., the profit-orientation of private actors versus the socio-environmentally sustainable spatial development of public planning authorities), in combination with the existing rules, can explain actors' land valuation strategies. The current planning paradigm of densification and the strong legal protection of land titleholders support the strategies applied by for-profit developers and landowners. Local planning authorities must find ways to deal with the power and the profit-oriented logic of titleholders by means of active land policy to create more ecological and socially inclusive outcomes. • This article systematically addresses institutional landowners' and municipal planning authorities' land use interests, goals, strategic behaviors, and sustainability trade-offs in land valuation in densifying cities. • It marks the process of land valuation as key for understanding how urban development in dense city environments takes place. Involved actors in land valuation—particularly municipalities and institutional landowners—decide based on specific and individual interests, and inherent goals. • Results show that while municipal planning authorities often fail in effectively implementing their land use goals and valuation strategies (e.g., in regard to social sustainability aspects), institutional landowners primarily focus on their private individual plots—even though with a an often-long-term appreciation strategy. • Local planning authorities, therefore, must find ways to deal with the power and the profit-oriented logic of titleholders by means of active land policy to create more ecological and socially inclusive outcomes (e.g., strategic use of public value capturing, building leases, or targeted purchase of land). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Municipalities in Sweden use public land development to engage public and private actors in collaborative urban experimentation and innovation to create public value. This points to a wider scope of potential and current utility for public land development than previously theorised. The aim of this paper is to investigate municipalities' use of public land development to enable and structure public value co-creation, and to provide suggestions for enhancing public value. Findings are based on a multiple case study of five flagship urban development projects located in different municipalities in Sweden. We illustrate how municipalities co-design public value propositions with different public and private actors, which aretranslated into criteria for choosing developers to allocate land to and project-specific requirements for housing development. When co-designing public value propositions and subsequent requirements, the main role of the municipality is to form arenas where relevant actors can collaboratively find creative solutions to emerging problems rooted in value conflicts. Findings align with previous research on public value co-creation in other contexts, demonstrating an appropriate application of the theory and potential for further theoretical development across research fields. • A multiple case study of flagship developments is used to investigate public value co-creation in public land development. • Municipal land allocations are interpreted as co-design processes with property developers. • Public land development is used to organise and structure public value co-creation in flagship developments. • Municipalities form arenas for collaborative and creative value conflict resolution, and platforms for knowledge transfer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The publication of a far-reaching public value framework for central government in the UK presents an opportunity to consider how this or a similar framework could be a useful tool for public management in Ireland and Northern Ireland. The concept of public value represents an evolution beyond some of the weaknesses of New Public Management, as it goes further to measure the holistic public benefit compared with pure monetary valuation. Examination of the current programmes for government in Ireland and Northern Ireland leads to the conclusion that a public value framework could be useful to advance their agendas. Lessons from social value legislation in England, Scotland and Wales indicate how a more comprehensive public value framework might be implemented in Northern Ireland and Ireland. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We shall propose two verifiable multi-secret sharing schemes based on novel nonhomogeneous linear recursions. In the initial phase, the secret shadow of each participant is selected by himself. In the construction phase, the dealer puts the information of shared secrets in the initialization vector of non-homogeneous linear recursions of degree t - 1. In the verification phase, verification algorithms based on elliptic curve are designed to resist a variety of cheating actions or attacks. In the recovery phase, each participant just needs to provide secret share instead of secret shadow. The proposed schemes have the following features: verifiability, the reuse of secret shadows and shared secrets is possible, only public channels are needed. Compared with previous schemes, they have better performance, fewer public values, lower computation complexity, shorter key length and less running time [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Students enrolled in programs accredited by the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) are increasingly seeking careers outside of classic government organizations. Considering the diversity of job placements with respect to sector (i.e., government, private for-profit, nonprofit), public affairs students may benefit from in-course instruction that aims to develop management competencies that are applicable to any sector. Educating students on publicness theory, specifically managing to achieve public outcomes (i.e., managing publicness), may position these current and future organizational leaders to identify and effectively manage certain structures and institutions in their organization and the external environment. Accordingly, this study provides a conceptual framework in the form of a research-intensive assignment that will equip public affairs students with a working view of how publicness applies to their organizations. By engaging in this research, students acquire practical tools that allow them to consider publicness in their management strategies and decisions regardless of their sector of employment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The public perception of an organization's contribution to society is of importance not only for society but also for the organization itself, e.g., in terms of customer satisfaction or standing in society. This research uses a multi-dimensional Public Value (PV) approach according to Meynhardt to explore the public perceptions of the airport system Frankfurt. In a two-step approach PV components were first collected by using an expert interview and a literature review and then evaluated by means of an online questionnaire that was answered by N = 577 residents. The highest perceived values were achieved in the dimensions economic value and task fulfilment. However, the results revealed significant differences between the current and the desired state of all five PV dimensions that also included ethics, social cohesion and quality of life . The results are discussed in relation to other findings in the literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In the past decades, public bodies made growing attempts to ensure urban developers financed public urban infrastructure. These attempts have led to debates in international urban planning literature addressing the legitimacy of public value capture. However, the relevance of jurisprudence remains underreported. This paper aims to partially fill this gap by exploring, in four countries, the relevance of jurisprudence for the legitimacy (which contributions are legal, when and why) of a specific public value capture tool: Developer Obligations (DOs). In the case of Dutch and English courts, their decisions supported the legitimacy of gradual enlargement of the scope of obligations. The Spanish courts focus on the equal share of contributions among all landowners instead. In these three countries, the legality of contributions might be addressed in different ways while it is not fundamentally disputed. In Colombia it was—and jurisprudence ended the discussion. • In the last few decades, public bodies made growing attempts to ensure urban developers finance public urban infrastructure. • These attempts have led to debates in international urban planning literature addressing the legitimacy of public value capture. However, the relevance of jurisprudence remains underreported. • This paper aims to explore the relevance of court decisions for the legitimacy of a specific public value capture tool: developer obligations (DOs). • In the case of Dutch and English courts, their decisions enabled the gradual enlargement of obligations. The Spanish courts focus on guaranteeing the equal share of contributions made by all of landowners instead. The legality of contributions is not disputed in these three countries—but it is in Colombia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]