Creating a collaborative network for welfare services in public sector. A knowledge-based perspective

Bonomi, Sabrina; Sarti, Daria; Torre, Teresina

doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.11.050

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“…In this regard, public sector innovation cannot be the only means to build smart public administrations that are better suited to the rationale of new place-based development policies (Morgan, 2017). Instead, what is called for is to develop collaborative policy-making approaches that encourage policymakers to become bolder in their approach to innovation (Gonzalez et al, 2013;Lepore & Spigarelli, 2018), to be open to change and knowledge exchange (Bonomi et al, 2020), and to facilitate multi-stakeholder cooperation and collaborative governance in the context of EDPs (Carayannis & Rakhmatullin, 2014;Esparza-Masana, 2021;Müür, 2021).…”

Section: Entrepreneurial Discovery Processes: In Search Of a New Role...mentioning

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Facilitation of Entrepreneurial Discovery Processes by Policymakers: an Actionable Definition of Roles and Challenges

Estensoro

Larrea

2022

J Knowl Econ

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The objective of this paper is to contribute to the academic literature with an actionable framework of the roles of policy makers in entrepreneurial discovery processes (EDP) in the context of smart specialisation strategies (S3). The methodology used to define such roles is action research and, consequently, they are the result of learning and negotiation between policy makers and other territorial stakeholders facilitated by action researchers. The case study is based in the Bilbao Next Lab project (Bilbao, Basque region, Spain) where this methodology was chosen because policy makers wanted to explore EDP through collaborative governance. The key findings have been integrated in a framework named as the six roles of facilitative policymakers in EDPs. Its actionability is visible in the connection of the framework with the dilemmas, difficulties, and problems faced by policy makers when facilitating EDP processes. The framework is presented together with a discussion on the relevance of including tailored capacity development processes for policymakers as part of the EDP. The paper concludes with a final reflection on how the need for a facilitative role of policymakers also requires a transformation of research methodologies by social researchers.

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Section: Entrepreneurial Discovery Processes: In Search Of a New Role...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Facilitation of Entrepreneurial Discovery Processes by Policymakers: an Actionable Definition of Roles and Challenges

Estensoro

Larrea

2022

J Knowl Econ

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“…In the broad field of welfare state policy, NGOs or other nonstate actors, such as think tanks or interest lobbies, might act as partners of the state and have input in the process of designing government policies (Rhodes, 1997). Recently, network governance has been widely applied to the provision of social services by building partnerships between the government and NGOs (Bonomi et al, 2020). In the policy of contracting out social services, well-functioning networks require effective and efficient collaboration between governments (i.e., service funders) and NGOs (i.e., service providers; Renz & Andersson, 2014).…”

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“…While maintaining government control, policy governance needs clear and feasible regulations to ensure that governance activities are carried out in a formal and institutionalized manner (Manna, 2010;Streck, 2002). The government's openness to change and knowledge sharing are necessary and important in all phases of service delivery (Bonomi et al, 2020).…”

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Network governance among actors involved in the government’s contracting out of foster care services: A case study in China

Lü

2021

Int J Soc Welfare

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The government's contracting out of foster care services in Guangzhou, China, introduced the possibility of partnerships between nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and government‐led human services. To understand network governance among actors involved in contracting out foster care services, service funders, service providers, and service users were interviewed. A thematic analysis of interviews combined with a critical review of archival data was conducted. Drawing from the policy network governance analytic framework, we found that network governance conditions in contracting out foster care services were characterized by close interdependence among actors, moderate standardization in work duties, but nonreciprocal patterns of interactions, and low to modest levels of autonomy, along with strong power in the government but limited self‐governance among NGOs and foster families. Our findings indicate that network governance was not fully achieved among actors involved in the contracting out of foster care services. Implications for practice and research are discussed.

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“…fsQCA has become increasingly popular in management research for identifying the causal conditions that contribute to a particular outcome (Fiss, 2011). However, fsQCA is pioneering in public sector research (Bonomi et al, 2020). As SL is a complex concept, the outcome of frequent interrelated factors, an analysis sensitive to this complexity (such as fsQCA) can be beneficial when analyzing self-efficacy and life satisfaction in the public sector.…”

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Servant leadership, self-efficacy and life satisfaction in the public sector of Pakistan: exploratory, symmetric, and asymmetric analyses

Latif

Ahmed

Aamir

2022

IJPL

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PurposeThe objectives of the study are threefold. First, it offers the development and validation of a scale to measure public sector servant leadership. Second, the study assesses the mediating role of self-efficacy in the relationship of servant leadership with life satisfaction. Finally, based on the tenets of complexity theory, fsQCA was utilized to identify the causal recipes that could lead to improved self-efficacy and life satisfaction in public sector employees.Design/methodology/approachFollowing a cross-sectional research design, data were collected from 352 public sector employees in Pakistan. CB-SEM and fsQCA techniques were used for data analysis.FindingsResults revealed that leadership is a multidimensional construct having dimensions: authenticity, behaving ethically, development, emotional healing, humility and wisdom. Furthermore, the results showed a significant inter-relationship of servant leadership with self-efficacy and life satisfaction. Self-efficacy mediated the relationship between servant leadership and life satisfaction. The results showed various configurations of servant leadership dimensions leading to improved self-efficacy and life satisfaction.Originality/valueThis is one of the first studies to conceptualize the SL in the public sector and to develop a multidimensional scale for measuring and assessing its psychometric properties. The research contributes to existing knowledge by examining the role of servant leadership in promoting employee life satisfaction through self-efficacy. As a methodological contribution, the study is one of the first to use fsQCA in SL literature. Due to the greater emphasis on symmetric methods, there is a significant lack of research studies on causal configuration in public sector organizations.

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Creating a collaborative network for welfare services in public sector. A knowledge-based perspective

Cited by 15 publications

References 62 publications

Facilitation of Entrepreneurial Discovery Processes by Policymakers: an Actionable Definition of Roles and Challenges

Facilitation of Entrepreneurial Discovery Processes by Policymakers: an Actionable Definition of Roles and Challenges

Network governance among actors involved in the government’s contracting out of foster care services: A case study in China

Servant leadership, self-efficacy and life satisfaction in the public sector of Pakistan: exploratory, symmetric, and asymmetric analyses

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