Search for dissertations about: "public sector accountability"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 swedish dissertations containing the words public sector accountability.
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1. Towards a framework for analyzing IT strategy management in public sector : a case for IT organisations in the public sector
Abstract : Small/medium sized public sector IT organisations combine several characteristics that difficult the effective use of an IT strategy. Research has reported small/medium sized organisations as using unstructured and informal IT management initiatives, which frequently leads to inexistent or incipient use of IT strategy. READ MORE
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2. Corruption in Sweden : Exploring Danger Zones and Change
Abstract : In this dissertation I study corruption in the public sector in Sweden, a country which the literature regards as having few corruption problems. Sweden is therefore classified as a “least corrupt” case, and such countries are seldom studied in corruption research. My work is thus an effort to fill a gap in the literature. READ MORE
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3. Objectives, actors and accountability in quasi-markets: Studies of Swedish primary care
Abstract : Following public sector reforms inspired by New Public Management, new structures and processes intended for actors to coordinate their activities have been introduced in the public sectors in Northern Europe since the 1980s. Partly, the focus on structural change has evolved around creating market-like structures. READ MORE
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4. Free to Conform : A Comparative Study of Philanthropists’ Accountability
Abstract : Those who are very wealthy may also be extremely free. Independently wealthy philanthropists epitomize this type of freedom. They seem to be able to act in whichever way they please, as long as they respect the limits of the law. Their freedom also implies that they do not experience as much accountability as other funders. READ MORE
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5. Exploring Responsibility : Public and Private in Human Rights Protection
Abstract : The theory and practice of international relations are replete with dilemmas related to the distribution of responsibility for human rights protection. Institutionalized notions of public and private empower and shape knowledge of what the spheres of responsibility signify for different kinds of actors. READ MORE