Abstract
Functional Integration in recently amalgamated/de-amalgamated councils
19th Asia-Pacific Decision Sciences Institute Conference (APDSI), 8th International Conference on Operations and Supply Chain Management (ICOSCM) 4th International Symposium on Operations Management and Strategy (ISOMS): Global and Sustainable Supply Chai, 2014 (Yokohama, Japan, 18-Jul-2014–22-Jul-2014)
2014
Abstract
Local Government Amalgamations and de-amalgamations in Queensland, Australia, have been the cause of public debate at the state, federal and local government level for well over a century, but since the Local Government Reform Commission 2007 and its subsequent implementation on the 15th of March 2008, what was termed "forced amalgamations", the Queensland council/shire landscape dramatically changed from 156 councils to a mere 73. The Liberal-National party electoral promise during the 2012 state government campaign materialised on the 9th of November 2013. The promise was to allow local residents to decide whether to remain amalgamated or return to the structure and identity of what the councils were before. After the public consultation Noosa Shire de-amalgamated from the Sunshine Coast Regional Council, Livingstone Shire Council de-amalgamated from the Rockhampton Regional Council, Mareeba Shire Council de amalgamated from the Tablelands Regional Council and finally Douglas Shire de amalgamated from the Cairns Regional Council. Council structural changes have a profound impact on functional integration, defined here as the level of coordination required to achieve value creation. Value creation in this context, we argue, translates into public value. Experienced local government employees have a clear understanding of the impact that their work has on the communities they serve hence they become the population of this study. A case study exploratory approach aims to discover the factors facilitating and hindering functional integration after a process of amalgamation and de-amalgamation by interviewing employees from one of the above mentioned councils and then from the themes that emerge from the results of the structured interviews develop a survey to obtain confirmation of a generalizable model for functional integration in complex public sector environments.
Details
- Title
- Functional Integration in recently amalgamated/de-amalgamated councils
- Authors
- Oscar Imaz-Mairal (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and BusinessBishnu Sharma (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and BusinessDon Kerr (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
- Conference details
- 19th Asia-Pacific Decision Sciences Institute Conference (APDSI), 8th International Conference on Operations and Supply Chain Management (ICOSCM) 4th International Symposium on Operations Management and Strategy (ISOMS): Global and Sustainable Supply Chai, 2014 (Yokohama, Japan, 18-Jul-2014–22-Jul-2014)
- Publisher
- Asia Pacific Decision Sciences Institute
- Date published
- 2014
- Organisation Unit
- School of Business and Creative Industries; Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; USC Business School - Legacy; School of Science, Technology and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99448828702621
- Output Type
- Abstract
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