Together we measure: Improving public service outcomes via the co-production of performance measurement

Not-for-profit organizations (NFPs) aim to deliver public services and achieve outcomes for their beneficiaries. However, little attention has been given to how NFP professionals engage with beneficiaries to develop the performance measures that inform service improvement and accountability. Our findings illustrate how a co-production approach to performance measurement can enhance the meaningfulness of outcome measures, hence supporting service improvement and facilitating ‘collaborations for accountability’ between NFPs and their beneficiaries.     

在中部崛起中率先发展——安徽省发展的机遇、挑战与对策

"中部崛起"的政策内涵和战略意义不仅仅强调板块发展的整体性,更注重区域内部及外部各因素的优势发展和协调发展。中部崛起带来的机遇和挑战表明,加快安徽发展对于中部崛起具有重要意义。在统筹区域发展的思路下,依据本省实际,安徽应在中部崛起的战略机遇中,乘势而上,实现自身较快发展。     

重庆市“一事一议”财政奖补制度试点的总体分析

重庆市“一事一议”财政奖补试点工作取得了显著成效,主要在于建设了公益设施,改善了农村生产生活条件;带动了多方投入,突破了“决难行”问题;拉动了农村内需,助推了农村经济多面开花;调动了农民积极性,提高了农民民主管理能力。实践证明：“一事一议”财政奖补制度比传统的公共品供给制度更加显著地提高了供给效率,更加充分地调动了各方面的积极性。更加有效地促进了党群干群关系的融洽。     

“金保工程”为南宁社保事业保驾护航

实施金保工程是提高社保经办能力的有力保障。目前,南宁市社保经办机构正在全力推行实施金保工程,对此社保经办机构具体业务的实施者要高度重视金保工程实施的意义,深刻认识效率信息工程在工作中的重要性,用科学发展观对待金保工程,使之为南宁社保事业保驾护航。     

温州非公有制经济组织社会管理创新——康奈集团建立“情感交流站”的实践

非公有制经济组织的社会管理创新是社会管理的重要组成部分。温州市90％以上的企业为非公有制企业,如何管理好数量庞大的外来务工人员,促进企业和谐发展是温州市社会管理面临的新挑战。文章介绍了温州康奈集团建立“情感交流站”的社会管理创新做法和经验,以期为其他非公有制企业提供思考和有益借鉴。     

家庭承包制下的农村投资低效率及其自救机制

自农村实行家庭承包制以来,家庭分工模式与季节性农业生产之间的冲突导致农民对机械总动力的过度投资及其低效率。对此,一种可行的自救机制是构筑基于专业化合作组织而非分散农户的新分工体系。但是,通过应用1952年～1956年的合作化数据发现,专业化合作组织的规模并不是越大越好,而是存在一个最优规模水平。     

林区小额信贷实践与理论探索——中欧天然林管理项目小额信贷示范全析

论述了什么是小额信贷,中国小额信贷的发展轨迹,为什么要在中国林区发展小额信贷,并且以中欧天然林管理项目小额信贷专项基金试点实践为例,介绍了三种运作模式,即NGO模式、国有森工企业模式和村社区天然林管理协会模式。实践证明,小额信贷对于提高林区居民的环保意识、增加森林保护型生计项目、拓宽收入来源和增加林区居民收入、扶贫济困、减少林区居民对天然林的依赖和破坏起到了积极作用,实现了保护天然林的目标;在分析和总结中欧天然林管理项目小额信贷试点运行成果和经验的基础上,对在全国天然林保护工程区内推广中欧天然林管理项目小额信贷工作提出了政策措施;建议。     

集中设置行政许可管理机构的构想与职能界定

行政审批制度改革涉及面广、协调难度大。任务艰巨。近年来的各地审改工作实践表明，改革到位绝非一日之功，需常抓不懈。但目前承担审改管理工作的部门呈现出临时性、分散化、协调难等特点，不能保障审批制度改革长效机制的确立。为此。应在借鉴发达国家经验基础上。根据党的十七届二中全会提出的进一步优化政府组织结构、规范机构设置的要求。集中设置行政许可管理机构并对其组织定位和职能设置进行科学界定。     

Corporate Ownership and Environmental Proactivity

The present paper advances knowledge of the drivers of firms' proactive environmental strategies. In particular, it explores the relationship between different corporate ownership structures and firms' green proactivity, in order to see whether some types of shareholder act as a stimulating driver for firms' proactive environmental behaviors. The study examines the explanatory power of corporate governance issues, such as a firm's ownership structure, as potential determinants of companies' environmental proactivity. Attention is focused on the European firms included into the Carbon Disclosure Project questionnaire 2012. The results show that ownership structure matters in firms' environmental proactivity. In particular, firms with a higher percentage of state ownership present superior green proactivity, while ownership concentration appears negatively related to proactive environmental strategy. The paper offers theoretical and practical implications. It focuses attention on a still underdeveloped research area, namely organizations and their relationship with the natural environment, including corporate ownership as a driver of a company's proactive environmental strategy. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment     

Benchmarking As a Learning Tool In Voluntary Non-Profit Organizations

This paper explores the benefits of benchmarking in voluntary non-profit organizations. The principal benefit is argued to be that of serving as a management tool to promote organizational learning. A case study illustrating some of the key issues associated with the adoption of benchmarking at the Royal Blind Society of New South Wales is presented to illustrate how the technique enhances organizational learning.