Resilience and strategy execution in public organisations / / Lorenzo Gios

• Autore: Gios Lorenzo
• Pubblicazione: Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021]; ©2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (303 pages)
• Disciplina: 320.945
• Soggetto topico: Public administration - Italy
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Equations -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Strategy Execution: A Competitive Advantage -- 1.2 Resilience: The New 'Buzzword' -- 1.3 Importance of the Study and Research Questions -- 1.4 Research Method -- 1.5 Structure of the Thesis -- 2 Theory Regarding Strategy Execution and Resilience -- 2.1 Strategy Execution: Literature Review -- 2.1.1 Models for Strategy Execution -- 2.1.2 Traits of the Different Models -- 2.1.3 Measuring and Steering Execution -- 2.1.4 A Summary Scheme for Measuring and Steering Execution -- 2.1.5 Enablers to Execution -- 2.1.6 Obstacles to Execution -- 2.2 Resilient Organisations: Literature Review -- 2.2.1 Resilience: Context and Definitions -- 2.2.2 Models of Resilient Organisations -- 2.2.3 Characteristics of Resilient Organisations -- 2.2.4 Measuring Organisational Resilience -- 2.3 Execution and Resilience: a Framework for an Effective Organisation -- 2.3.1 Framework for Executing Strategy Effectively -- 2.3.2 Framework for Creating a Resilient Organisation -- 2.3.3 Similarities and Differences in the Frameworks -- 2.4 Execution and Resilience in Public Organisations -- 2.4.1 Public Value Management (PVM) Approach -- 2.4.2 Execute Strategy in Public Organisation -- 2.4.3 Build Resilience in Public Organisation -- 2.4.4 Change Management -- 3 Methods and Techniques Used in the Research -- 3.1 Research Methods: Paradigm, Data Gathering and Data Analysis -- 3.1.1 Philosophical Paradigm and Purpose of the Research -- 3.1.2 Data Gathering Methodology -- 3.1.3 Data Gathering Techniques and Sampling -- 3.1.4 Data Analysis Approach: Deductive -- 3.2 Data Gathering Methodology: Italian Municipalities Case Study -- 3.2.1 An Overview of Municipalities in Italy -- 3.2.2 Small Municipalities: Challenges and Opportunities. ; 3.2.3 Associated Management: Advantages and Risks -- 3.2.4 Municipalities in the Province of Trento -- 3.3 Data Gathering Technique: Questionnaire -- 3.3.1 Structure and Type of Questions in the Questionnaire -- 3.3.2 The Questionnaire Used in the Research -- 3.3.3 Validation and Administration of the Questionnaire -- 3.3.4 Number of Answers to the Questionnaire -- 3.4 Data Gathering Technique: Focus Group and Performance Indicators -- 3.4.1 Focus Group to Define Suitable Performance Indicators -- 3.4.2 Indicators to Evaluate the Achievements of the Municipalities -- 3.4.3 Econometric Models -- 3.5 Data Analysis Approaches: Graphical and Analytical Tools -- 3.5.1 Graphical and Analytical Tools -- 3.5.2 Approach Used in Analysis of Questionnaires and Performance Indicators -- 3.6 Limitations of the Methodology Selected -- 4 Discussion of Research Results -- 4.1 Questionnaire Analysis: Insights on Resilience and Strategy Execution -- 4.1.1 High Level Analysis of Data Collected -- 4.1.2 Insights into Financial Results, Achievements and Changes in Recent Years -- 4.1.3 Insights into Strategy Execution -- 4.1.4 Insights into Resilience -- 4.1.5 Conclusions -- 4.2 Performance Indicators and Econometric Model Analysis -- 4.2.1 Grouping Municipalities using the Indicators Analysed -- 4.2.2 Correlations among Independent Variables of Econometric Models -- 4.2.3 Performance Indicators: Efficiency Model -- 4.2.4 Performance Indicators: Resilience Model -- 4.2.5 Conclusions -- 4.3 Correlation Between Performance Indicators and Questionnaire Results -- 4.3.1 Differences in Resilience and Execution Characteristics Among Groups of Municipalities -- 4.3.2 Correlation of Performance Indicators with Resilience and Execution Characteristics -- 4.4 Theoretical Implication: Implementation of the Frameworks in Municipalities -- 4.4.1 Strategy Execution Framework. ; 4.4.2 Resilience Framework -- 4.5 Practical Implications: Proposals for Improving Resilience and Strategy Execution in Municipalities -- 4.5.1 Relevance of Public Value Management for Italian Municipalities -- 4.5.2 Proposals for Strengthening Strategy Execution Capability -- 4.5.3 Proposals for Strengthening Resilience Characteristics -- 4.5.4 How to Implement the Approach Proposed -- 4.6 Extension of the Research to Different Types of Municipality -- 4.6.1 Extension to Differently-Sized Municipalities in the Province of Trento -- 4.6.2 Extension to Small Municipalities in Italy -- 5 Conclusions and Outlook -- 5.1 Summary of the Approach and Conclusions -- 5.2 Answers to the Research Questions -- 5.3 Limitations of the Research and Future Studies -- Bibliography.
• Titolo autorizzato: Resilience and Strategy Execution in Public Organisations
• ISBN: 3-658-34467-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910488695903321
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