Aim – This study aims to explore the intricate interplay between organizational culture, policies, and productivity within a major public institution in Ghana. The primary purpose is to investigate ...the relationships between organizational policies, characteristics of organizational culture, and non-financial indicators of organizational productivity. Design/methodology/approach – This study utilizes a descriptive survey design, using a sample of 119 respondents randomly selected from a population of 1489 employees. Advanced statistical techniques, including Pearson Correlation and Multiple Linear Regression, are employed to identify relationships and test hypotheses. Findings – The results indicate positive and statistically significant relationships between organizational policies, cultural characteristics, and productivity. Multiple linear regression analysis supported the hypothesis, demonstrating a substantial influence of these factors on productivity. Notably, a moderate to strong positive correlation was found, highlighting the critical role of organizational culture in fostering improved performance. Limitations – Reliance on self-reported data raises concerns about social desirability bias. Additionally, the descriptive survey design allows for the identification of correlations, but causal relationships between variables cannot be established. Practical implications – This research highlights the importance of strategic policies and a supportive culture for public sector productivity. Clear policy implementation, leadership fostering a positive work environment, and engagement in policymaking likely enhance performance, particularly within diverse workforces. However, future research should explore causal relationships between these factors and productivity for deeper understanding and continuous optimization. Originality/value – This study investigates the combined effects of organizational culture, policy clarity, and employee participation on productivity in a Ghanaian public institution. It contributes to the literature by confirming the positive influence of a supportive culture and well-defined policies, while emphasizing the importance of employee involvement in policy development. These findings offer practical insights for leaders seeking to enhance productivity in similar contexts.
The paper provides a perspective on the public institution as an organization, its financial management including principles and funding mechanisms helping to form a picture from the point of view of ...the person involved in its management. From the scientific perspective, the paper has an economic approach. This means that the public organization is valued in terms of efficiency, effectiveness and cost. In view of the entity of interest, as well as the adopted scientific perspective, a description of the functional elements of the public organization in a manner similar to that of the management studies resulted, always being analyzed from the perspective of comparisons with private organizations.
The study aims at defining communication relations between a project team, a project manager and a wider project environment within a public institution. Individual in-depth interviews were chosen as ...the research method. On the basis of the collected material, five main issues related to the communication processes in the studied project were specified: a hierarchical structure, professional dependence, understanding of one’s mutual duties, relations between members of the project team and communication with the steering committee. On the basis of the findings, a scheme of project management in the studied public institution was identified. Communication and organizational weaknesses have been indicated, which may be eliminated or may not occur if they are spotted early on.
In this article we present the problem of the financial management of the preuniversitary education institutions in Romania in the context of the microeconomic approach of schools, describing the ...economical metaphor -school as an enterprise with the basic elements of the microeconomic theory. Ifwe speak strictly of educational institutions, it is compulsory to consider the relationship established between the concepts of "ideal education –educational goal -educational objectives", taking into account different levels of generality.Theaim to obtain better solutions for the financial management of the pre-university school institutions by describing the basic concepts in the field, its dynamic components as well as the structural-systemic ones, of the practices used at this level. The article follows the conceptual, perspective aspects of managing the financially difficult situations which the school organizations are confronted with.We also calledinto questionthe educational policies that exist not only at national level, as well as the actions and practices of developing and implementing educational policies which can be lowered to local public administration or school management. Even if prior expertise is essential in using concepts and rules of inference, this "art" can become routine if an effort is made to linearize, standardize analysis processes, problem-solving, and decision-making.
The management of national parks (NPs) is a challenge because it is necessary
to en?sure the conservation, improvement, sustainable use of natural and
other values at NP area, as well as the ...management of NPs? visitors. This
paper aims to study the NPs? management models in Serbia, as well as to
compare them with selected countries of the Southeast Europe region
(Slovenia, Croatia and Montenegro). In the paper were considered the
possibilities of improving the NPs management model (institutional framework
and organisation of NP management) in Serbia, based on best practice
examples from the region and the views of NPs? managers and stakeholders in
Serbia. The research used primary data, collected through interviews with
representatives of NPs? managers and stakeholders, as well as secondary
data, which were used for the analysis of organizational models of NPs?
management in selected countries. The management of NPs, as the most
important protected areas in Serbia, is entrusted to public enterprises (PE
NP). In Slovenia and Croatia, NPs are managed by public institutions, as
public services established by the Government. In Montenegro, all NPs are
managed by the Public enterprise for national parks of Montenegro, which was
established by the Government as a single business entity. Respondents agree
that the existing NPs management system in Serbia can be improved by
strengthening the institutional framework and establishing a model of public
institutions.
The ‘dual carbon’ goals are China's long-term development strategy for low greenhouse gas emissions in the mid-21st century, and energy conservation and emission reduction are major decisions and ...plans made by the Chinese government to achieve the ‘dual carbon’ goals. Energy conservation in public institutions is the focus of China's 14th Five-Year Plan, the accurate evaluation of energy efficiency is a prerequisite for energy conservation in public institutions and an important element in achieving China's dual carbon goals. Therefore, we propose the Slacks Based Measure-Data Envelopment Analysis (SBM-DEA) model considering carbon emissions to evaluate the energy-environmental efficiency of urban public institutions in subtropical regions of China and apply the Gini coefficient to measure the unbalanced development of energy-environmental efficiency in similar institutions. The results demonstrate that: (1) The current energy-environmental efficiency of urban public institutions is 0.83, and there are significant differences in the energy-environmental efficiency of different types of public institutions; (2) The average value of institutional scale efficiency is close to the optimal level, and the main factor currently limiting the energy-environmental efficiency of urban public institutions is pure technical efficiency; (3) The average energy-environmental efficiency of the model considering the unexpected carbon emission indicators of public institutions is 1.82% higher than the model without carbon emission. Due to its non-parametric nature, this method shows good applicability for multi-input and multi-output energy-environmental efficiency assessment, which could be a guideline for quantifying the energy-saving potential of public institutions.
•SBM-DEA method is proposed to evaluate the energy efficiency of public institutions.•Differences of energy efficiency among kinds of public institutions is significant.•The SBM-DEA model with CO2 can better evaluate the energy-environmental efficiency.•Institutions with Increasing RTS can improve energy efficiency by consolidation.
Background Cardiovascular disease is the world’s leading killer, accounting for 16.7 million deaths, or 29.2%, of the total number of global deaths in 2003. In India, in the past five decades, rates ...of coronary disease among the urban population have risen from 4% to 11%. Most of the deaths due to CVD at a young age are preventable by early identification of the risk factors and adapting healthy lifestyles.
Background Cardiovascular disease is the world’s leading killer, accounting for 16.7 million deaths, or 29.2%, of the total number of global deaths in 2003. In India, in the past five decades, rates ...of coronary disease among the urban population have risen from 4% to 11%. Most of the deaths due to CVD at a young age are preventable by early identification of the risk factors and adapting healthy lifestyles.
•The application effect of key energy-saving technologies were explored.•The characteristics of key energy-saving technologies were deepened.•Advice of system operation optimization was provided by ...the evaluation result.
The energy systems of public institutions experience unsatisfactory actual operation and improper operation management, and the level of building energy consumption is increasing annually. Research on the application of key energy-saving technologies in public institutions is an effective method to improve building energy efficiency and reduce energy wastage. In this study, the aperformance of key energy-saving technologies in public institutions were considered as the research object. Combined with the characteristics of different energy-saving technologies and relevant national standards, the evaluation indices were selected from four aspects: comprehensive energy efficiency, economy, environment, and operation management. According to the results of expert investigations and measured data, the index weight was determined using the artificial neural network and expert scoring methods, and a complete evaluation system of indices was built. There were 4 first-level, 10 second-level, and 11 third-level evaluation indices in the evaluation system. The evaluation indices of each level with the largest weights were the comprehensive energy efficiency of the buildings (0.532), technical energy efficiency (0.331), and water pump power consumption to heat (cold) transmission ratio (0.167). The evaluation system for key energy-saving technologies in public institutions is useful for operation managers to identify the weak points of system operations and formulate timely optimisation schemes. This evaluation system can be used as a valuable reference for improving the energy-saving levels of public institutions.
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