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This paper describes the development of a generalized agent -based simulation tool for studying manpower and personnel management behaviors. The subject matter of the simulation are complex organizational behaviors found within Uni ted... more
Purpose – To provide an initial assessment of the nature and extent of the involvement of Asian-owned firms in the creative industries in London; to identify and assess any barriers they face; and draw out the implications for policy.... more
Evaluation of academic research plays a significant role in government efforts to steer public universities. The scope of such evaluation is now being extended to include the ‘relevance’ or ‘impact’ of academic research outside the... more
Agri-Environment Schemes (AES) to maintain or promote environmentally-friendly farming practices were implemented on about 25% of all agricultural land in the EU by 2002. This article analyses and discusses the actual and potential use of... more
Over the past few years, there has been growing global interest in the link between food and health. This paper provides a review of some of the recent literature describing these linkages. The first section provides an overview of... more
Design has an increasing role in the development of public services and policies. The implementation of policies is now considered a matter of design, especially in the field of public services. Moreover, design has been slowly entering... more
ABSTRACTPolicy design, whether conceptualized as a verb referring to the process of formulating policy ideas, or as a noun describing the logic through which policy intends to achieve its objectives, remains relatively uncharted... more
This article focuses on the critical role ICT policy design and implementation can play in developing a knowledge-based economy in distressed US communities. Using a multiple case study research design, the study tests three hypotheses:... more
Aim: This article aims to explore how policymakers conceptualise a person suitable for disability income support (DIS) and how this compares across two settings – Australia and Canada. Methods: A constructivist grounded theory approach... more
Between 1984 and 1995 New Zealand changed from a closed and centrally controlled economy to one of the most open countries in the OECD. ...
MIND’s goal is to implement strategies and shared policies so that a single well structured network can present itself on an international level and attract the best talent and capital. The Milano Municipal Councilor’s Office for... more
Over the last two decades, the design practice has been expanding to the public sphere to generate solutions for public challenges. In particular, the reflections on the design practice of public sector innovation (PSI) units, working in... more
Presented at the 6th International Sustainability Transitions (IST) Conference, August, 2015, Sussex. The paper argues that design (and designers) have a key role to play in the emerging fields of transition management and sustainability... more
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The article explores the potential benefits to public policy of combining traditional evaluative inquiry with insights developed dynamically in policy labs. Twenty leading labs from five continents are critically analysed through a... more
This chapter discusses the question of how to design public policies that are informed by gender justice. It looks at the main policies that have been proposed by feminists and whose aim is to achieve a more just distribution of the... more
Across OECD countries, education choice is proliferating as parents seek and governments permit choice both inside and outside public education systems. The movement of students out of the common public school, however, varies... more
This paper reviews the implications of the agreement on Trade- Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) under the World Trade Organization (WTO). It focuses on the national implemention of the TRIPS agreement, technological... more
Governments are increasingly turning to public sector innovation (PSI) labs to take new approaches to policy and service design. This turn towards PSI labs, which has accelerated in more recent years, has been linked to a number of... more
As a novel method for creatively engaging citizens and stakeholders to find solutions to complex problems, co-design holds great promise for policy-makers. It has been vaunted as a way to generate more innovative ideas, ensure policies... more
In this contribution, we bring together two strands of research that have so far existed side by side: the scholarship on policy design and the literature on policy implementation. Designing policies involves identifying goals and... more
Lindblom, who became 100 years old this year, summarized his views in a book, explicitly called “The Policy-Making Process,” with a first edition in 1968, a second one in 1980, and a coauthored (with Edward Woodhouse) last edition in... more
Question: What is Class Size Research Telling Us? Answer: There is A Renewed Need for us to Focus on Instructional This paper was requested by the Government of Alberta to assist in the design of strategic funding for schools ($90... more
Farmers' participation in agricultural projects has a direct bearing on technology awareness, adoption, livelihoods, environment, nutrition, poverty, performance of the agricultural sector and the macro economy. This study therefore... more