In an attempt to address the turbulence which characterises their operating environment, many public sector organisations have been seduced by the concept of teamworking. Often this is perceived as offering an organisational solution to the problems presented by government demands for enhanced...

Purpose – This article identifies current performance measurement practice within state, territory and federal government departments in Australia with a particular emphasis on the importance of sustainability performance measures. Whilst voluntary sustainability reporting by private sector...

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine how social disclosures are influenced by the adoption of integrated reporting (IR), focusing on the three social capitals in the international IR framework, namely, intellectual, human and social and relationship capital....

Purpose This paper aims to evaluate responses to the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board’s proposed conceptual framework for evidence of support of new public management doctrines by key stakeholders, namely, accounting professionals, government agencies and international...

Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore how preparers of non-financial information in the public sector report on the integrated thinking (IT) concept proposed in the integrated reporting (IR) initiative. This concept has not been sufficiently examined, and there is no consensus...

David Lebond, executive director of employee‐benefits provider p&mm, worked with Nottingham City Council in the UK to introduce its first ever employee‐benefits package.

Purpose This paper aims to assess the level of compliance of the Integrated Management Reports of four Brazilian public universities with the International Integrated Reporting Framework. Design/methodology/approach The authors carried out documentary research on the management reports of four...

Declares the effort involved in scenario creation means organizations are loath to publicize them. Depicts corporate scenarios in the public domain as: Statoil; Digital Equipment Corporation; US Defence Industry; and an unnamed US IT company; plus the European Commission. Lists generic scenarios...

PRELIMINARY -- INTRODUCTION -- A.ORGANISATIONAL COMMITMENT -- B.FACILITATING REPORTING -- C.ASSESSMENT AND INVESTIGATION OF REPORTS -- D.INTERNAL WITNESS SUPPORTAND PROTECTION -- E. AN INTEGRATED ORGANISATIONAL APPROACH -- APPENDIX 1 -- APPENDIX 2 -- REFERENCES

UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGING PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS, FIFTH EDITION "This is the definitive place for all serious students of public administration to start. It is the most comprehensive book in the field. It is required reading for MPA students, Ph.D. students, and all scholars in the field."...