Governance as a Catalyst for Public Sector Sustainability

Neeta Baporikar (Independent Researcher and Consultant, SP Pune University, India)

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ISBN13: 9781668469668

ISBN13 Softcover: 9781668469705

EISBN13: 9781668469675

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-6966-8

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Proper implementation and the practice of governance in the public sector improve organizational performance through increased efficiency, productivity, quality, and innovation. Ultimately, governance helps organizations make better decisions, streamline processes, and reduce re-work, whilst also increasing integrity by bringing transparency and greater collaboration among stakeholders.

Governance as a Catalyst for Public Sector Sustainability examines the concepts that have powerfully influenced development policy and investigates the role of governance in these institutions and how they have affected current development discourse. Covering topics such as public health sector sustainability, institutional participatory governance, and human resource information systems, this premier reference source is an excellent resource for government officials, policymakers, students and educators of higher education, librarians, researchers, and academicians.

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The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:

Accountability
Agency Theory
Contingency Frameworks
Human Resource Information Systems
Improved Governance
Institutional Participatory Governance
Leadership and Motivation
Public Health Sector Sustainability
Public Participation Spaces
Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs)

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Neeta Baporikar is currently Professor/Director (Business Management) at Harold Pupkewitz Graduate School of Business (HP-GSB), Namibia University of Science and Technology, Namibia. Prior to this, she was Head-Scientific Research, with the Ministry of Higher Education CAS-Salalah, Sultanate of Oman, Professor (Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship) at IIIT Pune and BITS India. With more than a decade of experience in the industry, consultancy, and training, she made a lateral switch to research and academics in 1995. Prof Baporikar holds D.Sc. (Management Studies) USA, Ph.D. in Management, the SP Pune University, INDIA with MBA (Distinction) and Law (Hons.) degrees. Apart from this, she is an external reviewer, Oman Academic Accreditation Authority, Accredited Management Teacher, Qualified Trainer, FDP from EDII, Doctoral Guide, and Board Member of Academic and Advisory Committee in accredited B-Schools. She has to her credit many conferred doctorates, is a member of the international and editorial advisory board, reviewer for Emerald, IGI, Inderscience, etc, and authored more than 350 scientific refereed papers and 30 plus books in the area of entrepreneurship, strategy, management, and higher education.

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