Organizational pathways for social innovation and societal impacts in disability nonprofits
- Authors: Taylor, Rachel , Torugsa, Nuttaneeya , Arundel, Anthony
- Date: 2020
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Voluntas Vol. 31, no. 5 (2020), p. 995-1012
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- Description: Using data from a sample of 301 Australian disability nonprofit organizations (NPOs), this study applies configurational thinking to identify combinations of organizational capabilities that lead to Nonprofit Social Innovation (NSI)—a new service or process that promotes social inclusion of people with disabilities—and examines whether NSI is a sufficient condition for high societal impacts to be achieved. The conceptualization and components of the NSI framework were developed in our previous research through a two-month researcher-in-residency at disability NPOs. In this study, we employ fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis to identify several “recipes” of capabilities (varying by organizational size and geographical location) for NSI development. The analyses find that high societal impacts from NSI occur when organizations adopt diverse perspectives, and embrace either person-focused approaches or operate in a risk-tolerant environment. These findings provide valuable linkages to managerial practice in nonprofits and advance emerging theoretical understandings of social innovation. © 2019, International Society for Third-Sector Research.
To have and to hold: Modelling the drivers of employee turnover and skill retention in Australian organisations
- Authors: Smith, Andy , Oczkowski, Edward , Smith, Chris Selby
- Date: 2011
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: International Journal of Human Resource Management Vol. 22, no. 2 (2011), p. 395-416
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- Description: This paper examines the determinants of employee turnover and long-term skill retention in Australian organisations. Three new perspectives are examined: the difference between short-run turnover and long-term retention; the role of different high performance work systems philosophies and human resource practices; and an examination of turnover for various groups of employees based on skill level. The results suggest that the role of learning within organisations is of fundamental importance in reducing short-run turnover and improving long-term skills retention. A series of training and human resource practices have also been found to be important for individual-specific skill categories, but general conclusions for all skill categories cannot be readily made. Finally, different drivers to short-term turnover maybe at play when retention is considered from a long-term strategic perspective. © 2011 Taylor & Francis.
Understanding the ABC of University Governance
- Authors: Carnegie, Garry , Tuck, Jacqueline
- Date: 2010
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Australian Journal of Public Administration Vol. 69, no. 4 (2010), p. 431-441
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- Description: University governance is complex and contested. In view of the seemingly unceasing rise of commercial values within public universities, this contribution argues the case for a holistic, mission-related integrated governance approach for the Australian public university sector. The ‘ABC of University Governance’, as proposed for broad-scope governance within the sector, involves an integrated emphasis on the three key components of governance: academic governance, business governance and corporate governance. Respectively, these components of public university governance are concerned with scholarship, performance and conformance. Placing academic governance first in the ABC of university governance reminds us all of the vital role and importance of scholarship, which should never be downplayed or underestimated in public universities.
Globalization and educational change : Bringing about the reshaping and renorming of practice
- Authors: Angus, Lawrence
- Date: 2004
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Journal of Education Policy Vol. 19, no. 1 (Jan 2004), p. 23-41
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- Description: The tendency in education writing on globalization has been to examine the congruence of educational policies in western societies and the international effects of global governance of education by powerful transnational institutions such as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and the European Union. The authors tend to identify massive changes in approaches to educational governance, including the establishment of a broadly common policy and management agenda that is characterized by 'new managerialism', devolution, and rigid accountability structures, entrepreneurialism, and school effectiveness, that have been imposed largely as a result of globalization. These measures are often seen as being directly related to the 'hollowing out' of the state, and the emergence of neo-liberalism as the informing ideology of both international capitalism and residual nation-states. There are few studies, however, of the dynamics of educational life and micro-political activities that enable or challenge or bring about the kinds of educational reshaping and renorming that are typically associated with globalization. This study attempts to analyse such micro-shaping, which, through reporting an ethnographic study in a site of educational practice, examines how school managers and teachers dealt with government policy intervention and, in the process, both willingly and unwillingly implemented significant educational change.
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Key public sector individuals as ICT change agents : An analysis of Australian and German experience
- Authors: Jagodick, Jana , Courvisanos, Jerry , Yearwood, John , Braun, Patrice
- Date: 2009
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: The Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration Vol. 31, no. 2 (2009), p. 197-212
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- Description: The increasing demand for technology-enabled public sector services drives state agencies to launch information and communication technology (ICT) projects. The Australian and German state agencies are taking a proactive role towards technological change by employing so-called ICT change agents. These ICT change agents introduce, diffuse, manage and implement ICT within projects. Despite the mobilisation of change agents, there is scant research on the formal and informal roles of these key individuals within public sector projects. This article bridges that gap by providing valuable insights into the activities of public sector ICT change agents. It is based on empirical research from six case studies in Australian and German state agencies. Findings from these studies indicate that public sector ICT change agents position organisations to take advantage of cutting edge technologies by performing a great variety of formal and informal roles. Formal roles are performed in order to accomplish set formal project tasks, while informal roles help to speed up rapid ICT adoption and innovation through the change agents’ informal networks. The findings are delineated in a framework for future research which shows that formal and informal roles impact on the outcomes of public sector ICT projects.
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The ethics of problem representation in public education policy : From educational disadvantage to individual deficits
- Authors: McInerney, Peter
- Date: 2007
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Policy and Society Vol. 26, no. 3 (2007), p. 83-96
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- Description: This paper explores the ways in which notions of educational disadvantage have been reshaped and redefined in policy discourses during the ascendancy of neo-liberal governance in Australia. Over the past decade there has been a pronounced shift away from social democratic traditions of social justice towards more market-individualistic approaches that have called into question the ethical responsibilities of governments when it comes to challenging inequitable educational policies and practices. Commonwealth policy now leaves little place for socially produced disadvantage, as manifestations of disadvantage are typically described in educational terms and hence to be redressed by schools. What is most disturbing is that the problem is now being constructed around individual deficits, rather than structural inequalities. I conclude with a brief outline of ethical alternatives to current policies.
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Migrant Women Act
- Authors: Bursian, Olga
- Date: 2011
- Type: Text , Book
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- Description: Migrant Women Act shows the creativity and ingenuity of migrant women in shaping their own destinies during resettlement. It also shows the vital role of public services in enabling these competencies to flower. Olga Bursian documents the stories of thirty migrant women from the former USSR, Vietnam, Lebanon, the Philippines and the Horn of Africa, by exploring their socialisation into non-Western understandings of the human being, of normal society and what is worth doing in life. The women speak about how they acted through displacement and resettlement overturning popular stereotypes about their cultures. The stories reveal their generosity, resilience and audacity in the face of multiple layers of unequal social relations and negative representations. The book includes a review of the role of public services in successful resettlement, even for the most resilient women. Open entitlement to these services for new citizens was the hallmark of multiculturalism prior to the reversals begun by the Howard Government in the mid 1990s. Olga Bursian uses wide ranging sources to back a rigorous policy and program analysis, pitched at professionals and decision makers. She has lived and worked across diverse cultures and was inspired to document the unbounded resilience of migrant women.
"Everything effects everything else": Power, perception and hidden forms of restrictive practice in shared supported accommodation
- Authors: Crinall, Karen , Manning, Debra , Glavas, Audra , Feeley, Marie
- Date: 2010
- Type: Text , Technical report
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- Description: Final Report to the Senior Practitioner
Evaluation of the Structured Approach to Students @ Risk Pilot Project : An initiative of the partnership between the Department of Human Services and Department of Education and Early Childhood Development in Gippsland Region
- Authors: Crinall, Karen , Laming, Christopher
- Date: 2008
- Type: Text , Technical report
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- Description: Research report Evaluation report for the Victorian Government's Departments of Human Services and Education and Early Childhood Development
Towards a theory of integrity systems: a configurational approach
- Authors: Six, Frederique , Lawton, Alan
- Date: 2013
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: International Review of Administrative Sciences Vol. 79, no. 4 (2013), p. 639-658
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- Description: The integrity of public officials is considered a key determinant of public trust in government and a central concept in good governance. An integrity system consists of all components, such as policies, practices, institutions and integrity guardians meant to contribute to the integrity of the organization at the heart of the integrity system. In this article we propose a theoretical model for the effectiveness of integrity systems that can be tested empirically. Six conditions are proposed as important for delivering the outcome of high integrity performance. Different configurations are expected to deliver the same outcome, because of varying developmental trajectories. Implications for further research are discussed. Points for practitioners Many countries have in place measures for dealing with corruption and unethical behaviour on the part of public officials. Rarely are these measures considered as part of a whole system. At the same time, there is little research evidence for the effectiveness of individual measures or the system as a whole. This article addresses these issues and is, therefore, important for policy makers who are developing anti-corruption measures.
Exploring barriers, organisational support and demographics as predictors of whistle blowing intentions - an analysis of multi level variables
- Authors: Pillay, Soma , Ramphul, Needesh , Dorasamy, Nirmala , Meyer, Denny
- Date: 2012
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: 5th Biennal Conference of the Academy of World Business, Marketing and Management Development p. 590-615
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Corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting : A study of selected banking companies in Bangladesh
- Authors: Khan, Md Habib-Uz-Zaman , Halabi, Abdel , Samy, Martin
- Date: 2009
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Social Responsibility Journal Vol. 5, no. 3 (2009), p. 344-357
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- Description: Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting by banks in the developing economy of Bangladesh. This paper also aims to examine the users' perceptions relating to CSR disclosures issues. Design/methodology/approach – The study collected two types of data. First the annual reports of 20 selected banking companies, which are listed in Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), were considered. A questionnaire was also used to investigate the level of users' understanding and their perception of CSR reporting. Findings – The principal findings are twofold: first, the study shows that the selected banking companies did some (albeit little) CSR reporting on a voluntary basis. Second, that the user groups are in favor of CSR reporting, and would like to see more disclosure. The current disclosures by the selected banks, however, are not ample at all to measure the social responsiveness of the organizations. Originality/value – The paper provides useful informaiton on users' perceptions relating to CSR disclosures issues.
Improving outcomes for unemployed and homeless young people: Findings of the YP4 clinical controlled trial of joined up case management
- Authors: Grace, Marty , Gill, Peter
- Date: 2014
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Australian Social Work Vol. 67, no. 3 (2014), p. 419-437
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- Description: The YP4 study was a clinical controlled trial (CCT) of joined up services for young people experiencing both homelessness and unemployment in Victoria, Australia. The joined up service delivery (J group, n = 222) participants were offered intensive client-centred case management, involving direct provision of a range of services as well as the brokering of additional services. The standard services (S group, n = 174) participants remained eligible for standard services. Access to the Australian Government income support agency's (Centrelink) administrative data provided a retention rate close to 90% over the three annual data collection points of the study (baseline, 12 months and 24 months). Both groups improved their circumstances over the two years of the trial. The results showed no statistically significant treatment effects. The effect for employment earnings was approaching significance (p =.06) with J group increasing their employment earnings to a greater extent than S group. The findings and their implications for the implementation of joined up case management, future policy and practice, and future homelessness research is discussed. © 2014 Australian Association of Social Workers.
'Right' for publication: Strategies for supporting novice writers across health and medical disciplines
- Authors: Paliadelis, Penny , Parker, Vicki , Parmenter, Glenda , Maple,
- Date: 2014
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Australian Health Review Vol. , no. (2014), p.165-168
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The working world of nursing unit managers
- Authors: Paliadelis, Penny
- Date: 2008
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Australian Health Review Vol. 32, no. 2 (2008), p. 256-264
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- Description: his paper seeks to explore the responsibility and power of the role of nursing unit managers (NUMs) in rural New South Wales using Kanter's theory of organisational power as a framework. Using in-depth individual interviews with twenty NUMs, data were analysed from four perspectives to gain a deep understanding of the NUMs' working world. The findings show that the NUMs' role is substantive, encompassing both clinical and managerial functions. Overall, the findings indicate that the participants lacked power commensurate with their role responsibilities.
Australian conference of economists at 40: The state it's in
- Authors: Millmow, Alex
- Date: 2011
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Agenda Vol. 18, no. 3 (2011), p. 87-110
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- Description: It was 1970. It was the Age of Aquarius. The Boeing 747 was introduced into intercontinental service. In Australia, the Federal Treasurer, Les Bury, began to notice that inflation and unemployment were rising simultaneously. And Australian students began studying economics using a localised adaptation of Samuelson's classic textbook.
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Price setting for local government service delivery : An exploration of key issues
- Authors: Carnegie, Garry , Baxter, Claude
- Date: 2006
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Australian journal of public administration Vol. 65, no. 3 (2006), p. 103-111
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- Description: Local governments in Australia are constantly seeking to raise additional revenue to fund higher service demands. One key revenue source is service fees and charges, including fines. Premised on the notion of user pays, service fees and charges represent a significant proportion of total revenue for many local governments, especially in New South Wales, Queensland and Tasmania. This exploratory essay addresses a number of key issues related to this revenue source in order to stimulate discussion and debate on matters which are presently under-examined in the literature. The article examines the philosophy underpinning price setting, the identification of the principles of price setting, the adoption of applicable price setting models, the need to adhere to National Competition Policy and also the applicability of differential pricing of service delivery within local government. Calls for more open approaches and enhanced disclosure relating to service provision and pricing are made.
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'Give me air not shelter': critical tales of a policy case of student re-engagement from beyond school
- Authors: Smyth, John , Robinson, Janean
- Date: 2015
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Journal of Education Policy Vol. 30, no. 2 (2015), p. 220-236
- Relation: http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP100100045
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- Description: This paper tackles what is arguably one of the most pressing and intractable educational issues confronting western democracies and the disengagement and disconnection from schooling of alarming numbers of young people. The paper looks at the policy response in Victoria, Australia, and through ethnographic interviews with a small number of young people; it finds a significant mismatch between the policy intent of re-engagement programmes, and the experiences of young people themselves. It seems that this is an instance of what might be termed policy deafness, a situation that will likely produce devastating consequences unless corrected.
- Description: This paper tackles what is arguably one of the most pressing and intractable educational issues confronting western democracies – the disengagement and disconnection from schooling of alarming numbers of young people. The paper looks at the policy response in Victoria, Australia, and through ethnographic interviews with a small number of young people; it finds a significant mismatch between the policy intent of re-engagement programmes, and the experiences of young people themselves. It seems that this is an instance of what might be termed policy deafness, a situation that will likely produce devastating consequences unless corrected.
Responding to family violence and preventing homelessness : what is required for effective implementation of 'safe at home' programs?
- Authors: Crinall, Karen , Hurley, Jennifer
- Date: 2009
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Parity Vol. 22, no. 10 (2009), p. 40-41
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- Description: This article is a preliminary summary drawn from a review which searched Australian and international literature on the topic of safe at home initiatives. It offers a summary of the key elements identified for supporting successful implementation. The review arises from the 'SAFER' ARC linkage project, which is currently researching Victoria's integrated family violence reforms, and is being conducted through a partnership between Melbourne and Monash Universities, the Department of Justice, Victoria Police, The Office of Housing, The Department of Planning and Community Development and the Department of Human Services. The literature was drawn from social policy documents; consultancy, evaluation and survey reports; Government and peak body publications, academic research and journal articles.
Self-reported water and drowning risk exposure at surf beaches
- Authors: Morgan, Damian , Ozanne-Smith, Joan , Triggs, Thomas
- Date: 2009
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Vol. 33, no. 2 (2009), p. 180-188
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- Description: OBJECTIVE: To document patterns of water exposure at surf beaches by gender and identify factors that predict bather confidence to return to shore if caught in a rip current. METHOD: Recreational surf beach bathers (N=406) provided self-completed data on water exposure patterns, surf activity behaviours and potential drowning risk and protective factors. RESULTS: Relative to females, males visited surf beaches more frequently, expected to spend longer in the water and in deeper water, and more often bathed after using alcohol (p<0.05). Confidence to return to shore if caught in a rip current was predicted by confidence to identify a rip current, self-rated swimming ability, gender, times visited any beach, and age in a standard linear regression model (adjusted R(2)=0.68). CONCLUSION: The study supports explanations that high male drowning rates result from more frequent exposure to water than females at high situational risk levels. IMPLICATIONS: Controlled studies are required to determine the role in drowning of overconfidence, swimming ability, surf experience, floatation .