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on Project, Program and Portfolio Management |
| By: | Natalie Bau; Sara Lowes; Eduardo Montero |
| Abstract: | Culture shapes how policies are made and how people react to them. This chapter explores how culture and development policy affect each other. First, we provide evidence that cultural mismatch — specifically a mismatch between project manager background and the location of project implementation — is associated with the reduced success of World Bank projects. Second, drawing on historical and ethnographic work, we show that disregarding local cultural norms can undermine well-intentioned development policies. Third, we review economic research demonstrating that cultural practices systematically shape policy effectiveness, often leading to heterogeneous or unintended effects. Fourth, we discuss evidence that policies themselves can reshape cultural norms, sometimes in unexpected ways. Finally, we discuss research on tailoring interventions to the local context and conclude with lessons for future research. |
| JEL: | N0 O10 Z1 |
| Date: | 2025–06 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:nbr:nberwo:33947 |
| By: | Mills, Jackson |
| Abstract: | This report details the process of geospatially mapping every heavy rail, light rail, and bus rapid transit expansion in the United States from the years 2000 to 2024. We outline the protocol that was developed for this project and explain the steps that were taken to produce route and stop shapefiles for 148 transit openings and extensions. We address some of the challenges we encountered. We also produce a series of visualizations to illustrate trends in the geographic and modal distribution of transit projects in the United States over the last 25 years. In mapping these expansions, we hope to provide researchers with the requisite information to be able to conduct a wide range of studies that examine multiple types of effects associated with public transit on a wider scale. Such analysis could be conducted on a transit line- or stop-based level, which are the two shapefiles produced for each transit extension in this project. The shapefiles could be modified with catchment areas to examine a transit system’s impact within a specified geographic area around the transit line or stop(s). Temporally, researchers could analyze the effects of transit expansion on various co-benefits by comparing outcomes before and after the extension opened. By providing the geospatial data, sourcing, and explanations for research practices used in this project, our work serves as a foundation for many types of studies that examine public transit-related outcomes. |
| Keywords: | Social and Behavioral Sciences, Digital mapping, GIS, Public transit, Fixed routes, Transit stops, Transit schedules, Transit data |
| Date: | 2025–07–01 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:cdl:itsrrp:qt1xz8s32t |
| By: | Werner Güth (Max-Planck-Institute for Research on Collective Goods); Ludivine Martin (CREM - Centre de recherche en économie et management - UNICAEN - Université de Caen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université - UR - Université de Rennes - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, LISER - Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research); Tibor Neugebauer (uni.lu - Université du Luxembourg = University of Luxembourg = Universität Luxemburg); Sotiria Xanalatou (uni.lu - Université du Luxembourg = University of Luxembourg = Universität Luxemburg) |
| Abstract: | We present an experimental test of a procedurally fair co-determination mechanism where group members reduce their value uncertainty before submitting bids for a joint project. The results suggest a relatively efficient mechanism, with unprofitable projects being largely rejected and profitable ones accepted. Repeated interactions tended to enhance the efficiency, while uncertain information reduced it. The subjects invested surprisingly little search effort to reduce the uncertainty about the costs and benefits, and appeared to trade off search costs against higher bids. JEL Classification: C92; D70; D81; J52; L20 |
| Keywords: | corporate governance, joint venture, experiment, auction, uncertainty |
| Date: | 2025 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05068612 |
| By: | Mourad Kamhi (ENCGT - École Nationale de Commerce et de Gestion de Tanger); Salahddine My Abdelouhab (ENCGT - École Nationale de Commerce et de Gestion de Tanger) |
| Abstract: | Although the advent of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems dates back to the end of the 20th century, their adoption by Moroccan public administrations and institutions is still in its embryonic stage. This highlights the relevance of this research, which aims to encourage public leaders across all sectors to adopt these systems. Undoubtedly, ERP systems will have a positive impact on the operations of these institutions by introducing best practices and, consequently, improving the public services offered to citizens. To achieve this, we conducted a case study of the Regional Agricultural Development Office of Souss Massa, with the goal of developing the ideal ERP implementation process. This process not only outlines the phases to follow but also identifies all variables that could influence the success of the implementation. This process is the result of both an in-depth literature review of existing theoretical models and the observation of all phases of an implementation project. This has led to the creation of a process structured around seven phases, which provides clarity on all the ambiguities associated with ERP implementation. |
| Abstract: | Nonobstant que l'avènement des progiciels de gestion ‘‘ERP'' remonte à la fin du 20ème siècle, leur adoption par les administrations et établissements publics marocains est encore dans un état embryonnaire, d'où l'intérêt de cette recherche qui a pour objectif d'inciter les dirigeants publics, tous secteurs confondus, à les adopter. Ces progiciels auront, sans aucun doute, un impact positif sur la façon de faire de ces établissements par le biais de l'introduction des best practices, et par conséquent l'amélioration du service public offert aux citoyens. Pour ce faire, nous avons procédé à l'étude du cas de l'Office Régional de Mise en Valeur Agricole du Souss Massa, en vue de produire le processus idéal d'implémentation de l'ERP qui présente non seulement les phases à suivre mais également toute variable susceptible d'impacter la réussite de cette implémentation. Ce processus est le résultat non seulement d'une revue de littérature approfondie des modèles théoriques existants, mais également de l'observation de toutes les phases d'un projet d'implémentation. Chose qui a donné naissance à un processus qui s'articule autour de sept phases et qui apporte des éclaircissements à toutes les zones d'ombre liées à l'implémentation des ERP. |
| Keywords: | Process, Implementation, Acceptance, ERP, SAP, Processus, Implémentation, Acceptation |
| Date: | 2025–04–29 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05052257 |
| By: | Maria Caterina Cicciù |
| Abstract: | In light of increasing institutional and societal expectations for public administrations (PAs) to proactively generate value for citizens and communities, this study investigates whether integrated process mapping and digitalization can be considered enabling factors for Public Value (PV) creation. Grounded in the theoretical frameworks of Public Value Management and Public Value Governance, the research adopts a mixed-methods approach that combines a systematic literature review with an empirical case study conducted at the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Ferrara, Italy. The analysis focuses on the procurement process of consumable goods, employing an integrated process mapping tool that incorporates three analytical dimensions: performance management, risk management, and resource health. Findings demonstrate that this integrated perspective facilitates the identification of inefficiencies, organizational vulnerabilities, and opportunities for improvement, offering a structured basis for strategic and sustainable public value generation. Notably, digital health emerges as a transversal and transformative factor, significantly influencing the organization's ability to innovate, streamline operations, and improve public service delivery. This research contributes to the academic and policy debate on public sector modernization by proposing a holistic and strategic vision of the PA. It emphasizes the need for sustained investment in digital competencies, interoperability, and organizational change culture to enhance the public sector’s capacity to produce shared, sustainable, and multidimensional value. |
| Keywords: | Public Value; Public Administration; integrated process mapping; digitalization; performance management; risk management; resource health; public sector innovation |
| JEL: | M1 M10 |
| Date: | 2025–07–14 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:udf:wpaper:20250114 |
| By: | Zitelmann, Rainer |
| Abstract: | The Space Economy is defined by the OECD as 'activities and use of space resources that create value and benefits for humanity in the course of exploring, researching, understanding, managing and utilizing space.' * The value of the Space Economy in the early 2020s was somewhere between $370 billion and $470 billion (depending on how you count it), with satellite navigation and communication accounting for the lion's share. It employed around 400, 000 people. These figures are projected to grow rapidly. * The Space Economy is no longer primarily about government research and defence projects. Private enterprise and commercial projects now account for the bulk of it. * One of the most important consequences of the growing involvement of private companies has been the dramatic reduction in costs, especially of satellite production and rocket launches. Under the old, state-centric model, there was little incentive for cost-cutting innovation, since government agencies would simply pick up the tab whatever the cost. * The old state-dominated Space Economy was often overtly politicised, with too many contracts awarded on nakedly political grounds (e.g. biased towards swing states and election years), and abrupt swings in priorities after changes in government. * Limited forms of asteroid mining, i.e. the extraction of valuable resources from asteroids, are already technologically 5 feasible, and may become economically feasible too in the future. This might require some legal clarifications, namely, defining some form of private property rights in outer space. * In the West, the Space Economy is being held back by a form of 'Space NIMBYism', where opponents use public consultations to weaponise regulatory constraints. As one publication puts it, 'Opponents of progress understand they can "paper" a project to death in America.' * In the 19th and early 20th centuries, early forms of space exploration, namely, the building of space observatories, were typically privately financed and organised. In a sense, the state-dominated Space Economy of the mid-tolate 20th century was the exception, and the recent rise of private space entrepreneurs can be seen as a return to the historic norm. |
| Keywords: | Space, Space technology, Space science, Space travel |
| Date: | 2025 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:zbw:ieadps:319875 |
| By: | - |
| Date: | 2024–06 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ecr:col093:81372 |