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Systemy zarządzania projektami i świadczenie usług na poziomie samorządu w Południowej Afryce
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The fundamental function and responsibility of any government, aside the protection of lives and properties, is the provision of qualitative services through projects management and implementation. Conversations on projects management systems and service delivery at the local level of governance with emphasis on the eThekwini municipality of South Africa is still largely sparse. The study addresses this gap by interrogating projects management systems and service delivery at the level of local government with purposive recruitment of 14 units’ managers. The increasing demands for qualitative service has provoked a need to interrogate how projects management systems can be harnessed for the delivery of qualitative service at the local level of governance. The novelty of this study can be unpacked from the scarce conversations on project management systems and service delivery discourse in the eThekwini municipality of South Africa. In other words, this study has been able to provoke a unique and fresh discussions to the literature by examining the responsiveness of the eThekwini municipality to service delivery measures through projects management initiation and implementation. The qualitative research method with the exploratory research design were used to advance the limit of the research knowledge. The NVivo (v.12) qualitative software was used to identify themes and the content analysis employed to make sense of these themes. The study showed the challenge of poor financial allocation and time frame for the release of funds as hindrances to effective project management systems. In addition, the challenge of political interference and the politicization of projects were shown as factors constraining effective service delivery. The study calls for the effective monitoring and inspection of projects and appropriate mechanism for addressing the challenges of political interference and politicization of projects.
Podstawową funkcją i odpowiedzialnością każdego rządu, oprócz ochrony życia i mienia, jest świadczenie wysokiej jakości usług poprzez zarządzanie projektami i ich realizację. Rozmowy na temat systemów zarządzania projektami i świadczenia usług na szczeblu lokalnym, z naciskiem na gminę eThekwini w Republice Południowej Afryki, są nadal w dużej mierze rzadkie. Badanie uzupełnia tę lukę poprzez badanie systemów zarządzania projektami i świadczenia usług na poziomie samorządu przy celowej rekrutacji kierowników 14 jednostek. Rosnące zapotrzebowanie na usługi wysokiej jakości wywołało potrzebę zbadania, w jaki sposób systemy zarządzania projektami mogą być wykorzystane do świadczenia usług wysokiej jakości na lokalnym poziomie zarządzania. Nowość tego badania można wydobyć z nielicznych rozmów na temat systemów zarządzania projektami i dyskursu o świadczeniu usług w gminie eThekwini w RPA. Innymi słowy, badanie to było w stanie wywołać wyjątkową i nową dyskusję na temat literatury poprzez zbadanie reakcji gminy eThekwini na środki świadczenia usług poprzez inicjowanie i wdrażanie zarządzania projektami. Do poszerzenia granicy wiedzy badawczej wykorzystano jakościową metodę badawczą wraz z projektem badań eksploracyjnych. Oprogramowanie jakościowe NVivo (v.12) zostało użyte do identyfikacji tematów i analizy treści zastosowanej w celu zrozumienia tych tematów. Badanie wykazało wyzwanie, jakim jest słaba alokacja środków finansowych i ramy czasowe uwolnienia funduszy, jako przeszkody w skutecznych systemach zarządzania projektami. Ponadto jako czynniki ograniczające efektywne świadczenie usług wskazano wyzwanie, jakim są ingerencje polityczne i upolitycznienie projektów. Badanie wzywa do skutecznego monitorowania i kontroli projektów oraz odpowiedniego mechanizmu reagowania na wyzwania związane z ingerencją polityczną i upolitycznieniem projektów.
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Tom
Strony
9--26
Opis fizyczny
Bibliogr. 41 poz., rys.
Twórcy
autor
- Faculty of Management Sciences; Mangosuthu University of Technology, South Africa
Bibliografia
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Uwagi
PL
Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MEiN, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2022-2023).
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