..., while others may be more one sided (rent seeking). Unlike other theoretical approaches (e.g. transaction cost theory), property rights theory provides guidance for such decision making. To this point we have mainly used PRT to guide our predictions, hence H1 is generalized to all integrated...

..., stimuli and programmes which will lead to desired emergent behaviours, reactions and decision‐making: and yet variations in perception, communication and understanding may cause counter‐intuitive behaviour. Systems thinking demonstrates that the emergent properties of a whole are: more than the sum...

... understanding of the extent to which the influences of the emerging non‐profit industrial complex are offset by traditional grassroots support for non‐profit advocacy. Originality/value This paper adds to the body of research on non‐profit decision making in relation to the balance between programmatic...

... in the healthcare sector. Balanced scorecard Management strategy Health services Canada Decision making Strategic planning The health system in Ontario, Canada, has undergone structural changes over the last few years as part of the government's strategic initiatives to develop “a patient‐focused...

...Peter E.D. Love; Peter R. Davis; David J. Edwards; David Baccarini Purpose Choosing the appropriate procurement system for construction projects is a complex and challenging task for clients particularly when professional advice has not been sought. To assist with the decision‐making process...

...Rusli Ahmad; Nur Azman Ali This article explores raters' understanding on the decision‐making process in the public service performance appraisal system (PAS) by looking at the cognitive processing models (CPM) steps involved. Presents the results of semi‐structured cognitive mapping interviews...

... and Gaebler (1993) , with their discovery of “the third way”, bringing together entrepreneurship and the public sector, though the BV processes themselves felt closer to TQM models. Strategy Partnering Local government Decision making Public sector At a seminar in 2001 on “strategic...

... to a large extent due to the type of arrangements or structures in place in the public sector and the relationships that had emerged during the early post‐independence period. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Public sector Roles Organizational structure Accountability Decision making Trinidad...

... management tool. In particular, through the distinction drawn between strategic and operational decision making it appears to extend the principle of separating conception from execution into the heart of senior management. A realistic account of the political process of change within the local authority...

.... Concludes that the implications of this research are twofold. First, it highlights the issues of “corporate memory” and information management, and their impact upon informed decision making, and secondly it questions the applicability of private sector research to public sector practice. The main...

... whether any benefit will accrue from other parties′ experiences of decision‐making uses of research. A researcher who asks perceptive questions to ease the process of research planning can however be appreciated. The pertinence of this statement depends on two provisos. The first is the clarity...

... comparisons of utility” that are involved in adding up costs and benefits across individuals (or groups) in an arithmetic fashion. However, if applied strictly, this criterion ignores the fact that often other values are more compelling in the decision‐making calculus than least cost or even greatest benefits...

...M.M. Ibrahim Aims to explore the nature of uncertainty in budgetary decision making in three local authorities in the UK (Staffordshire, Shropshire and Derbyshire). Results show that these authorities have been experiencing great uncertainty during the 1980s. The source of such uncertainty...

...M.M. Ibrahim; R.A. Proctor Provides evidence to show the budget‐setting process in local authorities is incremental in nature. Planned programmed budgeting systems and zero based budgeting systems do not appear to have a place in local authority decision making largely because the process...

... it as a technical goal‐setting and decision‐making process, or to approach it in a consensus‐seeking manner. Each of these approaches has potential negative outcomes. Identifies a fourth and much less common approach, namely, regarding strategic planning as an organizational learning process. Explores the benefits...

.... The Singapore system was tested in a pilot exercise. © MCB UP Limited 1991 Decision making Public sector Singapore Methodology for Analysis of Decision Making in Public Enterprises Douglas Sikorski National University of Singapore, Singapore Decision Making in Public Enterprises 21 Introduction...