Smartening urban governance: An evidence‐based perspective

Liberalism, Neoliberalism, and Urban Governance: A State-Theoretical Perspective

IT Governance: An Alignment Maturity Perspective

Aligning Information Technology (IT) and business has been a persistent and pervasive problem for over three decades. Studies show that one of the essential components for organizations seeking to improve their alignment maturity is IT Governance. This paper demonstrates the relationship between IT Governance and business performance. The Strategic Alignment Maturity Assessment (SAM) framework ...

UNDERSTANDING LOCAL GOVERNANCE : an international perspective

Enormous change and innovation in governmental practices are occurring throughout the world. Local governance, in particular, has become a concern in many countries. Processes such as redemocratization and decentralization and imperatives of international lending agencies have focused attention on developing good governance practices. Improvement in local government remains a high priority in m...

Distributed IT Governance: An Organizational-Economic Perspective

Distributed information technology®rD assumes abroaderroleboth within the firm and in interorganizational relationships between firms. With organizations increasinglyseeking relationships with suppliers, custonrrs, and competitors, the impact of the DIT function is a key factor for survival and success in thecompetitivemarketplace (Henderson and Venkatraman 1993). Prior empirical evidence point...

Good Governance and Urban Management

The pattern of governance is a new topic which has found its traces in urban management, and has the features of continuance, decision making, justice, efficiency, effectiveness, clarity, accountability, partnership, and immunity, all of which are interdependent and empowering. According to this pattern, decisions about civil affairs are taken with the cooperation of government, private sectors...