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on Project, Program and Portfolio Management |
| By: | Shokry, Nada; Jovanovic, Nina; Kurdi, Sikandra; Hamdy, Adham; Elkaramany, Mohamed |
| Abstract: | Effective targeting strategies are vital for almost all development programs. Universal approaches which provide aid to all individuals regardless of need are not always feasible given limited budgets and varying development priorities. Conversely, targeting directs resources to those in greatest need, ensures efficient allocation while upholding principles of social justice, equality, and the right to assistance. This policy note summarizes the outcomes of a workshop held in Cairo on October 20, 2023, which brought together researchers, development practitioners, and policymakers. The high-level dialogue was part of the “Bridging Evidence and Policy” (BEP) seminar series, a collaborative initiative by the Egyptian Food Bank (EFB), the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), and the Sawiris Foundation for Social Development (SFSD). The BEP series serves as a platform for knowledge exchange and collaborative learning among donors, local and international implementers, and government representatives, with a focus on improving targeting in development projects. This note highlights the key discussions, offering insights into best practices and recommendations to enhance the effectiveness of program targeting. |
| Keywords: | targeting; development projects; Egypt; Africa; Northern Africa |
| Date: | 2024–12–30 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:fpr:masprn:168420 |
| By: | Schuhmacher, Monika C. |
| Abstract: | This DFG project addressed the research question of how specific decision errors in innovation endeavors occur and subsequently influence individual and organizational behavior. The phenomena under scrutiny comprise innovation failure and missing out on an innovation opportunity. While the former results from pursuing an inherently bad project, the latter results from not pursuing an inherently good project further. Focusing on these distinct decision errors, particularly the latter, three empirical subprojects fill relevant research gaps and help to formulate implications for scholars and practitioners. |
| Keywords: | Decision Errors |
| Date: | 2025 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:zbw:esrepo:318550 |
| By: | Meier, Andre Klaus; Kock, Alexander |
| Abstract: | Firms increasingly apply agile approaches in their development processes, and therefore researchers started investigating how agility affects innovation performance. However, previous research on agility often only considers software development or approaches the concept only from an outcome perspective (i.e. increased adaptability to changes) instead of from a capability perspective (i.e. how to organise for adaptability to be successful). Consequently, research failed to investigate how the organisation of agile research and development (R&D) units in physical new product development (NPD) affects innovation performance. We apply structural equation modelling on 162 R&D units in a large industrial firm and analyse the interplay of agile R&D units' organisation, the resulting agility, front‐end success and NPD success. Moreover, we consider contingency factors of environmental turbulence. The study extends research on agility's neglected capability perspective in innovation management, thus providing a better understanding of agility's relationship with innovation performance and showing managers how to increase their unit's NPD success. |
| Date: | 2025–05–12 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:dar:wpaper:154762 |
| By: | Fiegenbaum, Hanna; Azegele, Bradley; Seider, Stephan |
| Abstract: | Decentralized IoT-networks are part of a broader class of decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePIN), which use blockchain to decentralize, incentivize, and reward the operation and maintenance of technical infrastructure. This study examines how decentralized IoT-networks can address challenges in the design and governance of environmental data streams, drawing on a community-based urban restoration project in Nairobi, Kenya. IoT sensors were deployed on the blockchain-based Helium Network to monitor regulating urban ecosystem services. The paper discusses technical features and presents observations on network reliability and community participation. The findings suggest that decentralized IoT systems hold promise for distributed environmental data collection and transparent governance, particularly in low-resource settings. However, purpose-built architectures may help enhance the effectiveness and deployment of community-based environmental monitoring efforts. |
| Date: | 2025–05–27 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:osf:osfxxx:djgba_v1 |
| By: | Casas, Pablo; Christou, Tryfonas; Ferreira, Valeria; García Rodríguez, Abián; Lazarou, Nicholas Joseph; Pedauga, Luis Enrique; Rueda Cantuche, José Manuel; Bernard, Hannah; Volpe, Roberto; Neicu, Daniel; Salotti, Simone |
| Abstract: | This paper presents a macroeconomic evaluation of the impact of the Horizon Europe Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, for which projects have been signed between 2021 and 1 July 2024, using the general equilibrium models RHOMOLO (Regional Holistic Model) and FIDELIO (Fully Interregional Dynamic Econometric Long-term Input-Output). The RHOMOLO model simulations suggest that the GDP gains in 2024 for the European Union would be up to 0.10% compared to GDP in 2020. The GDP gains are also expected to be significant in the medium term, with a cumulative GDP multiplier of more than 4, ten years after the end of the injection. The impact then gradually diminishes due to the obsolescence of the new knowledge and innovations generated by the policy intervention. The model results also show significant interregional spillovers in some, but not all, countries of the European Union. The FIDELIO model is used to disaggregate the impact of Horizon Europe funds on EU R&D expenditure and by sector, complementing the analysis of the RHOMOLO model. The results indicate that the positive effects on innovation gains, with business investment contributing to substantial GDP gains after the four-year intervention period, are mainly directed towards business R&D in manufacturing. Within manufacturing, the most important sub-sectors are the manufacture of machinery and equipment; computer, electronic and optical products; motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers; and fabricated metal products. |
| Keywords: | Innovation policy, regional growth, industry impact, general equilibrium. |
| JEL: | C68 O30 R13 |
| Date: | 2025–05–06 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pra:mprapa:124687 |
| By: | Jean-Claude Berthélemy (FERDI - Fondation pour les Etudes et Recherches sur le Développement International, CES - Centre d'économie de la Sorbonne - UP1 - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique); Vincent Nossek (FERDI - Fondation pour les Etudes et Recherches sur le Développement International); Victor Béguerie (FERDI - Fondation pour les Etudes et Recherches sur le Développement International) |
| Abstract: | This paper evaluates the impact of the Café Lumière project launched by the NGO Électriciens sans frontières to address the lack of reliable electricity access in rural Madagascar. The project integrates solar-powered micro-grids and energy platforms to provide affordable electricity and basic electricity services for households, businesses, and public services. The study employs a randomized control design, with data collected through two waves of household surveys in 2017-2018 and 2023, complemented by locality data. The experimental dimension of the paper is based on a treatment implemented at the locality level. A dozen of comparable localities had been initially selected as suitable after a pre-feasibility study across the Vakinankaratra and Itasy highland regions, and the project has been randomly implemented in only half of them. Findings reveal notable improvements in household access to electricity, particularly in the use of modern energy services like lighting and phone charging. [...] |
| Keywords: | Rural electrification, Randomized controlled trial (RCT), Impact evaluation, Multiservice energy platforms, Electricity access, Renewable energy, Micro-grids, Mini-grids |
| Date: | 2025–05–14 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:cesptp:hal-05067186 |
| By: | Yamada, Sho; Keeni, Minakshi; Fuyuki, Katsuhito |
| Abstract: | Since the Second World War, conflicts in developing countries have led to the displacement of rural residents. In Sri Lanka, an internal conflict between 1989 and 2009 displaced many rural residents. Muthur residents were forced to evacuate in 2006 and returned in 2014 on average after prolonged displacement. In this study, we aim to identify the constraints on agriculture in post-conflict settings and the roles of governments and aid donors in enhancing the recovery of their livelihoods. Through semi-structured interviews with Muthur farmers, we found conflict-induced constraints, such as deterioration in human capital, destruction of storage facilities, confusion of land ownership, constrained paddy cultivation, along with other agricultural constraints. Addressing land ownership issues and providing financial compensation are crucial for enhancing livelihood recovery in such cases. However, in intrastate conflicts, the role of the government in leading reconstruction is problematic. If land ownership issues are not resolved, development projects can harm their livelihoods. |
| Date: | 2025–05–20 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:osf:socarx:3zcwu_v1 |
| By: | François-Charles Wolff (LEMNA - Laboratoire d'économie et de management de Nantes Atlantique - Nantes Univ - IAE Nantes - Nantes Université - Institut d'Administration des Entreprises - Nantes - Nantes Université - pôle Sociétés - Nantes Univ - Nantes Université); Pierre-Alexandre Mahieu (LEMNA - Laboratoire d'économie et de management de Nantes Atlantique - Nantes Univ - IAE Nantes - Nantes Université - Institut d'Administration des Entreprises - Nantes - Nantes Université - pôle Sociétés - Nantes Univ - Nantes Université); Brice Trouillet (LETG - Nantes - Littoral, Environnement, Télédétection, Géomatique - UBO - Université de Brest - UR2 - Université de Rennes 2 - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - LETG - Littoral, Environnement, Télédétection, Géomatique UMR 6554 - UBO - Université de Brest - UR2 - Université de Rennes 2 - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - Nantes Univ - IGARUN - Institut de Géographie et d'Aménagement Régional de l'Université de Nantes - Nantes Université - pôle Humanités - Nantes Univ - Nantes Université); Alexia Pigeault (LETG - Nantes - Littoral, Environnement, Télédétection, Géomatique - UBO - Université de Brest - UR2 - Université de Rennes 2 - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - LETG - Littoral, Environnement, Télédétection, Géomatique UMR 6554 - UBO - Université de Brest - UR2 - Université de Rennes 2 - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - Nantes Univ - IGARUN - Institut de Géographie et d'Aménagement Régional de l'Université de Nantes - Nantes Université - pôle Humanités - Nantes Univ - Nantes Université, CAPACITÉS SAS - Nantes Univ - Nantes Université); Nicolas Rollo (LETG - Nantes - Littoral, Environnement, Télédétection, Géomatique - UBO - Université de Brest - UR2 - Université de Rennes 2 - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - LETG - Littoral, Environnement, Télédétection, Géomatique UMR 6554 - UBO - Université de Brest - UR2 - Université de Rennes 2 - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - Nantes Univ - IGARUN - Institut de Géographie et d'Aménagement Régional de l'Université de Nantes - Nantes Université - pôle Humanités - Nantes Univ - Nantes Université) |
| Abstract: | To achieve its renewable energy production targets, France is aiming to create 50 new offshore wind farms by 2050. In line with the debate on maritime planning organised by the Commission nationale du débat public, (CNDP – French National Commission for Public Debate), a mixed survey combining economics and geography was conducted to study the spatial preferences of French households in terms of the location of these future offshore wind farms. The results of this discrete choice experiment show that respondents prefer the offshore wind farms to be located far from the coasts without overlapping with marine protected areas or fishing grounds, and are opposed to wind farms that have an insufficiently local link to the land. Support for the project, consisting of 50 offshore wind farms, however, remains mixed, with almost 30% of respondents opposed. Nevertheless, the level of support for the project does not change people's preferences in terms of the location of the offshore wind farms. |
| Abstract: | La France a des objectifs ambitieux pour augmenter la part d'énergies renouvelables dans sa consommation d'énergie, notamment en ce qui concerne le développement de l'éolien offshore. Une enquête réalisée en mars 2024 auprès de 2400 personnes, combinant la méthode des programmes et des classements d'attributs et de leurs modalités, révèle les préférences spatiales des Français à l'égard de cette technologie. Les répondants préfèrent que les parcs éoliens soient situés à une distance suffisante pour ne pas être visibles depuis les côtes et qu'ils n'interfèrent pas avec les espaces naturels protégés ou les zones de pêche. Ils s'opposent aux parcs ayant des liens éloignés avec le territoire et favorisent une concentration faible des installations, même si les préférences sont moins tranchées pour ce dernier attribut. Moins de la moitié des enquêtés se déclarent favorables à l'installation de 50 parcs éoliens offshore en France d'ici 2050, mais ce soutien modéré n'affecte pas les tendances générales pour les préférences spatiales. |
| Keywords: | Offshore wind farm, Spatial preference, Renewable energies, Discrete choice experiment DCE, Eoliennes en mer, Préférence spatiale, Energies renouvelables, Expérience de choix discret |
| Date: | 2025–04–23 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04615741 |