Integrating Traditional Leadership Structures with Contemporary Public Administration Machinery for Innovative Governance and Improved Service Delivery

2013 ◽  
pp. 209-222
Author(s):  
Shikha Vyas-Doorgapersad ◽  
Lukamba-Muhiya Tshombe
Keyword(s):  
Service Delivery ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Traditional Leadership

The Moderating Role of Stakeholder Involvement in the Relationship Between Strategic Planning And Service Delivery

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 2451-2464
Author(s):  
Bahati Keranga ◽  
Martin Ogutu ◽  
Zachary Awino ◽  
Winnie Njeru
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Boards Of Directors ◽  
Public Management ◽  
New Public Management ◽  
Stakeholder Involvement ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
New Public ◽  
The Relationship

In keeping with the New Public Management dispensation, state corporations in Kenya have taken up strategic planning with a view to effect reforms for improved service delivery. New Public Management particularly advances a customer-centric approach to public administration for improved service delivery, with the public, who are the recipients of public service, as key stakeholders in public administration. Despite this, service delivery in the Agribusiness sub-sector in the country is riddled with inadequacies highlighted by among other complaints, unpaid produce supplies, dwindling finances, slumped agricultural extension services and low produce prices. Against this backdrop, the study set out to establish the effect of strategic planning on service delivery and assess how stakeholder involvement influences the relationship between strategic planning and service delivery among agribusiness state corporations in Kenya. Grounded on the New Public Management and Stakeholder theories, the study adopted the positivism paradigm and the descriptive cross-sectional research design. Targeting 73 state corporations pertinent to agribusiness in the country, primary data was collected by use of a structured questionnaire with institutional heads as the units of observation. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were then employed in data analysis. It was established that strategic planning has a significant positive influence on service delivery. Stakeholder involvement was however found to not have a significant moderating effect on the relationship between strategic planning and service delivery. This was attributed to the technocratic approach in the formulation of the strategic plans among state corporations and the numerically limited nature of most stakeholders in state corporations represented in the boards of directors. Following a significant direct effect of stakeholder involvement on service delivery among Agribusiness state corporations in the country, state corporations are implored to involve stakeholders in strategic planning and observe meaningful participation, communication and dispute resolution in the engagement.

E-Governance as a Paradigm Shift in Public Administration

2015 ◽  
pp. 103-117
Author(s):  
Muhammad Muinul Islam ◽  
Mohammad Ehsan
Keyword(s):  
Service Delivery ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Structure Functions ◽  
Public Service Delivery ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness

The ICT-blessed e-governance is transforming public administration systems worldwide and forcing a paradigm shift. E-governance renders a new way and style in each and every aspect of public administration. It brings about changes in the structure, functions, and processes of public service delivery, ushering transformation in the system through effectively connecting, engaging, and streamlining the relations among government, businesses, citizens, and other relevant stakeholders. Irrespective of certain obvious limitations and challenges, it not only attempts to ensure economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in service delivery, but also offers unlimited potential for combating corruption and many other bureau-pathologies in public administration. Based on secondary sources, this chapter offers brief theoretical discussions on e-governance, including, among others, its emergence, types of service delivery, and transformation stages.

scholarly journals Citizen-Centric Strategies During Crisis Outbreak: An Overview

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Siti Hajjar Mohd Amin ◽  
Siti Daleela Mohd Wahid ◽  
Abdul Jalil Mohamed Ali ◽  
Aida Abdullah ◽  
Siti Mariam Ali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Service Delivery ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Large Volume ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Exploratory Analysis ◽  
Major Focus ◽  
Profound Impact ◽  
Massive Number ◽  
Shed Light

Citizen-centric has been a major focus area for professionals, managers and scholars for nearly three decades because of its profound impact on policy making and service delivery. A massive number of studies on citizen-centric have been carried out by past scholars which resulted in a large volume of strategies but there has been little examination of these strategies in the crisis context. This study aims to produce a citizen-centric model that can be used during a crisis. There is a need to generalize the strategies that are capable of forming a universal citizen-centric model during crises. This study is an exploratory analysis of previous literatures in the context of public administration that has shed light by examining the indicators of citizen-centric concepts during crisis.

scholarly journals Administrative and Ethical Issues in Ghana’s Public Administration

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 573-594
Author(s):  
Nick Fobih
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
National Development ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Executive Branch ◽  
Government Accountability ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
The Government

This study examines some of the major administrative and ethical challenges facing Ghana’s public administration, with regard to the issues associated with the country’s governance processes and public sector service delivery. The methodology used is based on the qualitative approach with combined sources from primary and secondary data and the case study method. The findings in the study show that whereas Ghana’s democracy has made significant inroads over the years since the 1992 democratic transition, a number of administrative and ethical issues hinder the country’s public administration processes and procedures, which require immediate government attention to address them more appropriately. The study recommends that the government (executive branch) and the bureaucracy (Ministries, Departments and Agencies) should make frantic efforts towards promoting effective and efficient service delivery system and government accountability for accelerated national development. The study’s implication for theory is that it will inform its readers about the different perspectives on the topic discussed. Given the service delivery and corruption challenges in Ghana’s public sector, the recommendations will go a long way to help address some of the problems facing Ghana’s MDAs and the government in general. The significance of the study is that it provides key insights into important issues in Ghana’s public administration, which can serve as useful lessons for the government, public institutions and the bureaucracy. The outlined challenges and recommendations will inform the government, MDAs and other government agencies of the need to improve governance and administration in order to accelerate the country’s political and socio-economic development. This study further contributes towards academic discussions on the administrative and ethical issues hampering the effective delivery of services and public and administration in Ghana and Africa in general.

Understanding E-Governance

2015 ◽  
pp. 1811-1823 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Muinul Islam ◽  
Mohammad Ehsan
Keyword(s):  
Service Delivery ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Public Services ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
New Approach ◽  
The Public ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
The Government ◽  
Structure And Functions

Another new paradigm shift is in the offing and slowly becoming distinct from the amorphous shape of public administration. It is the ICT-blessed governance, or e-Governance. The adoption of ICTs and the new approach to management in symbiosis are e-Governance. E-governance speaks of a new way and style in every beat and pulse of the system of public administration. It brings about changes in the structure and functions of public services, ushering transformation through effectively engaging the government, businesses, and citizens—all stakeholders. It not only ensures efficiency in public service delivery but also offers unlimited potential to combat corruption and many other bureau-pathologies in the public administration system. Based on secondary sources, this chapter offers brief theoretical discussions of e-governance, including its emergence, types of service delivery, transformation stages, and relevant other issues.

Understanding E-Governance

2013 ◽  
pp. 38-49
Author(s):  
Muhammad Muinul Islam ◽  
Mohammad Ehsan
Keyword(s):  
Service Delivery ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Public Services ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
New Approach ◽  
The Public ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
The Government ◽  
Structure And Functions

Another new paradigm shift is in the offing and slowly becoming distinct from the amorphous shape of public administration. It is the ICT-blessed governance, or e-Governance. The adoption of ICTs and the new approach to management in symbiosis are e-Governance. E-governance speaks of a new way and style in every beat and pulse of the system of public administration. It brings about changes in the structure and functions of public services, ushering transformation through effectively engaging the government, businesses, and citizens—all stakeholders. It not only ensures efficiency in public service delivery but also offers unlimited potential to combat corruption and many other bureau-pathologies in the public administration system. Based on secondary sources, this chapter offers brief theoretical discussions of e-governance, including its emergence, types of service delivery, transformation stages, and relevant other issues.

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