Forms and effects of shared services: an assessment of local government arrangements in Japan

Noda, Yu

doi:10.1080/23276665.2017.1290903

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“…Another reason why the high‐level government influence is positively associated with IMC in countries where central government involvement is not as strong as the financial incentive to promote collaboration (Kwon et al, 2014; Lubell et al, 2002). Higher‐level government's goal in promoting IMC is to overcome financial difficulties (Giacomini et al, 2018; Noda, 2017).…”

Section: Horizontal and Vertical Relations To Achieve Benefitsmentioning

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“…Boosting the financial health of constituent municipalities facilitates improving the financial efficiency of partner organizations (Bocchino & Padovani, 2021). Municipal finances, however, have become inefficient in areas where the central government's financial incentives have yielded an overabundance of IMC (Noda, 2017). Understanding how vertical and horizontal intergovernmental relations affect fiscal efficiency determines the sustainability of the collective action initiative.…”

Section: Collaborative Benefitsmentioning

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Intermunicipal cooperation, integration forms, and vertical and horizontal effects in Japan

Noda

2022

Public Administration Review

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This article identifies the effects of intergovernmental relations, particularly vertical relations between municipalities and higher levels of government where Institutional Collective Action has traditionally been under‐discussed, on types of collaborative benefits and different integration forms. The analysis was conducted using data from municipalities on the capital‐intensive service of waste management. The findings reveal that favorable horizontal relationships between municipalities enhance their capacity to solve both municipal and regional issues. The study also found that a high level of benefits emerged in contracted services when the horizontal relationship was highly favorable. In addition, vertical relationships with higher‐level governments contributed to improving fiscal efficiency, with greater perceived benefits of collaboration in the case of special district governments. The results suggest that while autonomous horizontal collaboration increases municipal capacity to solve issues, establishing collaborative relations with organizations from outside the municipality has the potential to generate an efficient integration system.

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Section: Horizontal and Vertical Relations To Achieve Benefitsmentioning

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Section: Collaborative Benefitsmentioning

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Intermunicipal cooperation, integration forms, and vertical and horizontal effects in Japan

Noda

2022

Public Administration Review

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“…This study aims to demonstrate that shared tourism products can improve the tourism experience for tourists, and that the acceptance of shared products in tourism behavior can be a way to improve the quality of tourism services. Shared products are now widely used in urban service systems, and their advantages are recognized by many urban service industries, which means that they can also be used in different areas to address the needs of specific consumer groups [55]. This research is an attempt at study in the tourism industry.…”

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An Impact Evaluation of the Application of Sharing Products in Tourism Services

Yang

Yun

2022

Sustainability

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This study is a discussion on the feasibility of, application, and promotion of sharing products in tourism services. The promotion and application of the current sharing concept are mostly aimed at a wide range of urban populations or urban service systems, while research on applications of the concept that target tourism services are few. This study hopes to demonstrate that, with the introduction of the sharing concept into the tourism industry, tourism services will benefit from sharing tourism products. Adopting the TAM model, the study surveyed tourists in the form of a questionnaire and obtained its data from 410 participants. The research investigated tourists’ attitudes towards sharing tourism products and the impact of sharing products in tourism services. In the SEM model test and analysis, we found that: (1) sharing tourism products is acceptable to tourists; (2) sharing tourism products brings tourists good travel experiences and improves the quality of tourism services in scenic spots; and (3) tourists can have their special needs and concerns met by sharing tourism products. These prove that tourist sharing products are a scientific and effective way for the tourism industry to improve the travel experience of tourists and to optimize the tourism service industry, and that the sharing concept is in agreeance with the climate of current economic development and the diversified needs of consumers. This research focuses on the promotion of the sharing concept in seaside tourism services. In future research, we can also try to improve the user experience, assist service management, and build a healthy economic ecological model with the application of the sharing concept in different service models and business venues.

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Municipal population size and the benefits of inter-municipal cooperation: panel data evidence from Japan

Baba

Asami

2019

Local Government Studies

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Forms and effects of shared services: an assessment of local government arrangements in Japan

Cited by 7 publications

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Intermunicipal cooperation, integration forms, and vertical and horizontal effects in Japan

Intermunicipal cooperation, integration forms, and vertical and horizontal effects in Japan

An Impact Evaluation of the Application of Sharing Products in Tourism Services

Municipal population size and the benefits of inter-municipal cooperation: panel data evidence from Japan

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