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Publication date: 22 February 2013

Rod Erakovich and Trisha Anderson

The purpose of this paper is to examine critically private (for profit), public and not‐for‐profit sector management strategies with a focus to assess and enhance organizational…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to examine critically private (for profit), public and not‐for‐profit sector management strategies with a focus to assess and enhance organizational capacity building through cross‐sector collaboration. This topic is considered from both a contemporary and an evolutionary perspective.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper is based on research from secondary sources.

Findings

This paper identifies barriers to collaboration and measures for effectively creating organizational change to build cross‐sector capacity.

Research limitations/implications

While considerable literature exists on organizational change, none includes the need for cross‐sector collaboration to increase management capability to move beyond current economic, social and market development capacity. This study addresses this gap.

Practical implications

The adoption of management practices to understand values across sectors will improve effectiveness of organizations across sectors. These recommendations will also facilitate economic development reform efforts of policy makers.

Originality/value

The paper, based on original research, makes a significant contribution to the ability to understand managing in a cross‐sector collaborative manner.

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International Journal of Public Sector Management, vol. 26 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0951-3558

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Publication date: 1 May 1999

Rod Hart, Darren Morgan and Hai Tran

Defines and categorizes the types of intrusions that can be made on information systems. Characterizes a good intrusion detection system and examines and compares commercial…

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Defines and categorizes the types of intrusions that can be made on information systems. Characterizes a good intrusion detection system and examines and compares commercial intrusion detection products. Reports on continuing intrusion detection.

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Information Management & Computer Security, vol. 7 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0968-5227

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Publication date: 22 February 2013

Rod Erakovich, Dusan Sipovac and Sandra Hart

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International Journal of Public Sector Management, vol. 26 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0951-3558

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Publication date: 24 June 2011

E. Lisa Panayotidis and Paul Stortz

In 1937, a pictorial fine art map of the University of Toronto was designed and painted by artist Alexander Scott Carter. The map was commissioned by Vincent Massey, then High…

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Purpose

In 1937, a pictorial fine art map of the University of Toronto was designed and painted by artist Alexander Scott Carter. The map was commissioned by Vincent Massey, then High Commissioner for Canada in Britain, and given as a gift to Hart House. As a vibrantly visual rendition of the university's historical lineage, the map depicts the evolution of the university's various colleges along with its founders, contemporary geographical boundaries, and lush and verdant landscapes. The purpose of this paper is to inquire into its cultural and historical importance.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper analyses, and provides a viewpoint on, A. Scott Carter's map.

Findings

Carter's map reveals the discursive and visual interpretive frameworks in which the map was situated and the narratives and myths that it sanctioned. The map performs an important function in authorizing the collective identity of the university and its actual and imagined communities. It provides a cultural expression of shared values, ideals, and particular historical traditions. The university's place in the hierarchy and tradition of Canadian higher education in the British Commonwealth is embodied in the map at a time when such ideas were under scrutiny by professors and intellectuals who were arguing for the extrication of Canada from colonial inheritances.

Originality/value

Carter's map highlights the university and its integral cultural artifacts, spaces, and practices as being replete with contested meanings, experiences, and symbolism. Through dynamic cartography, new approaches in deciphering the official and informal campus emerge to produce a nuanced and multifaceted historical picture of university and academic cultures.

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History of Education Review, vol. 40 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0819-8691

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Publication date: 1 March 1953

A NEW type of lubricating oil pump which fills the need for a small, compact, rotary or ratchet driven mechanical lubricator, is now available in this country. A modified form of…

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A NEW type of lubricating oil pump which fills the need for a small, compact, rotary or ratchet driven mechanical lubricator, is now available in this country. A modified form of this pump is also available as a self‐contained mechanical lubricator with oil reservoir. In both cases, up to eight feeds are provided. These are the Hart lubricators, manu‐factured by W. C. 't Hart & Zn., of Rotterdam, and marketed in Great Britain by the Grease Appliance Company, Green Lane, Romiley, Stockport, Cheshire.

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Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, vol. 5 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0036-8792

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Publication date: 22 February 2013

Sangeeta Sharma and Sabyasachi Nayak

The purpose of this paper is to explore how, as a multiple‐stakeholder partnership, public‐private community partnerships emerge as a holistic solution to address issues of water…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to explore how, as a multiple‐stakeholder partnership, public‐private community partnerships emerge as a holistic solution to address issues of water management.

Design/methodology/approach

A pilot study was conducted to gain insight into the dimensions pertinent to implementing a public‐private community partnership water project in Rajasthan, India.

Findings

Public‐private community partnerships are effective in ensuring the availability and management of water at the grassroots level. The approach introduces isodynamics, incorporating sustainability, technology, innovation and accountability.

Research limitations/implications

Limited literature is available concerning water resource management incorporating a public‐private community partnership, making future research a must for further insights into this method of solving water issues.

Practical implications

The model proposed provides a framework that takes a broad view of public‐private community partnerships for wider replication in accord with local conditions to ensure water security for various stakeholders.

Originality/value

The model proposed is based on research that should be explored further to address the issue of water management holistically.

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International Journal of Public Sector Management, vol. 26 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0951-3558

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Publication date: 22 February 2013

Raymond R. Bruce

The purpose of this organization research project was to focus on finding effective methods for the stakeholder group of private firms in the apparel and textile industry in Sri…

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Purpose

The purpose of this organization research project was to focus on finding effective methods for the stakeholder group of private firms in the apparel and textile industry in Sri Lanka to work together as partners with government and academic institution stakeholder groups to raise the level of human resource development in education, training and technology innovation resources in the apparel and textile industry.

Design/methodology/approach

Organization development, action research and training methods were used to help the various groups examine their needs and issues, and the consultant's gap analysis was used to identify any dysfunctional barriers along three levels of realm, scale, and transform that formed a wicked problem situation that kept the stakeholder groups from organizing themselves to work together on the common cause.

Findings

The three stakeholder groups were able to make use of a variation of the public private partnership model in developing a virtual college of apparel and textiles.

Practical implications

The three stakeholder groups were able to use formal and creative informal forms of a partnership of partnerships approach by cross sharing of board members. Sri Lanka's apparel and textile industry was able to successfully upgrade its human resource development efforts to retain its strong position in the following years of global market change.

Originality/value

Using organization development's wicked problem resolution methods can be useful in any country that needs to bring large diverse groups of public and private organizations together to work on common interests while assuring that their differing missions can be pursued effectively.

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International Journal of Public Sector Management, vol. 26 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0951-3558

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Publication date: 22 February 2013

Srdjan Vladetic

Serbian communal services sector reform is of vital significance for reform of the entire public sector. Toward such reform, 2010 saw two drafts of the Law on Communal Services…

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Purpose

Serbian communal services sector reform is of vital significance for reform of the entire public sector. Toward such reform, 2010 saw two drafts of the Law on Communal Services that include creation of a Republic Directorate with the goal of promoting and developing communal services. The author aims to analyze the solutions from the draft regarding the status of this Directorate and its powers essential for effective operation.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper analyzes the draft of the Law on Communal Services, as well as the comments provided by management of utility companies and wider professional public concerning drafts of the law. The paper also analyzes other legal acts connected to communal services, such as the current Law on Communal Services, Law on Public Enterprises and Services of Common Interest, Law on Companies and Law on Public Property.

Findings

This paper points out consequences resulting from extensive but inefficient power of the Republic Directorate for Communal Services, concerned primarily with prices of communal services and entrusting communal services to such a position.

Research limitations/implications

No literature exists concerning the Serbian Republic Directorate for Communal Services. The author was limited in research sources so the result of the paper is prediction of possible outcomes of establishing the Republic Directorate for Communal Services in the Republic of Serbia.

Practical implications

If while drafting a new Law on Communal Services the view is accepted that directorates have authority, it achieves the purpose for which it was established, economic regulation.

Originality/value

The author in this paper provides insight into some directions in which communal sector reform goes. Given the fact that the draft of the Law on Communal Services foresees the establishment of the Republic Directorate for Communal Services as an entirely new regulatory body, this article focuses on the problems that this body might face in the process of fulfilling its major objectives, predominantly in the economic sphere.

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International Journal of Public Sector Management, vol. 26 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0951-3558

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Publication date: 22 February 2013

Emilija Stankovic

Analyzing the memorandum of cooperation conducted between Coca‐Cola HBC Serbia AD Zemun and the Faculty of Organizational Sciences (FOS), University of Belgrade, the purpose of…

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Purpose

Analyzing the memorandum of cooperation conducted between Coca‐Cola HBC Serbia AD Zemun and the Faculty of Organizational Sciences (FOS), University of Belgrade, the purpose of this paper is to demonstrate which multinational companies invest in education. The importance of cooperation is emphasized, since cooperation has indirect effects on corporate social responsibility and the external positioning of the Faculty of Organizational Sciences and Coca‐Cola, promoting direct cooperation between institutions and education.

Design/methodology/approach

The analyses are based primarily on analysis of a memorandum of cooperation signed between Coca‐Cola Hellenic and the FOS in the presence of Serbian government representatives. Other Serbian legislative acts are discussed that allow the operation of multinational companies in Serbia, providing cooperation process transparency related to higher education.

Findings

This article points out which forms of cooperation exist between Coca‐Cola and educational institutions in Serbia, the effects of such cooperation, and the benefits to local staff development, especially community development.

Originality/value

The article is based on a special memorandum on cooperation that enables familiarity development with concrete investments by multinational companies in education in Serbia. Positive outcomes of such an investment are discussed.

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International Journal of Public Sector Management, vol. 26 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0951-3558

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Publication date: 22 February 2013

Nina Planojević

In a 2011 law, Serbia included the private sector in enforcement procedures implemented by private bailiffs in addition to those appointed by the court. The purpose of this paper…

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Purpose

In a 2011 law, Serbia included the private sector in enforcement procedures implemented by private bailiffs in addition to those appointed by the court. The purpose of this paper is to determine whether this situation is a form of public‐private partnership. Analyzing the causes of court enforcement crises, this paper establishes whether this step was necessary.

Design/methodology/approach

In the development of this paper, normative, sociological, dogmatic and axiological methodologies have been used.

Findings

The introduction of private bailiffs into civil enforcement is a unique public‐private partnership, necessary and justified since it removes all causes of crises in the Serbian system of enforcement.

Practical implications

It is more likely that Serbian citizens will entrust enforcement to private bailiffs.

Social implications

This paper contributes to understanding private bailiffs' roles in Serbian society and builds a positive attitude toward this public‐private partnership.

Originality/value

In this paper, public‐private partnership is examined from a new viewpoint and expands cases where the private sector is included from court sanctions. The paper contributes to a better understanding of the institution of private bailiffs, explains its role in the settlement of Serbian enforcement crises and suggests connections between the institution and strengthening the economy.

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International Journal of Public Sector Management, vol. 26 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0951-3558

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