African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4194

Full Length Research Paper

The innovation of local public-sector companies: Processing big data for transparency and accountability

Paolo Pietro Biancone
  • Paolo Pietro Biancone
  • Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and management, University of Turin, C.so Unione Sovietica 218 bis, Turin, Italy.
  • Search for this author on:
  • Google Scholar
Silvana Secinaro
  • Silvana Secinaro
  • Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and management, University of Turin, C.so Unione Sovietica 218 bis, Turin, Italy.
  • Search for this author on:
  • Google Scholar
Valerio Brescia
  • Valerio Brescia
  • Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and management, University of Turin, C.so Unione Sovietica 218 bis, Turin, Italy.
  • Search for this author on:
  • Google Scholar


  •  Received: 19 June 2018
  •  Accepted: 03 July 2018
  •  Published: 14 August 2018

References

Adams CA (2002). Internal organisational factors influencing corporate social and ethical reporting: Beyond current theorising. Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal 15(2):223-250.
Crossref
 

Almeida F, Calistru C (2013). The main challenges and issues of big data management. International Journal of Research Studies in Computing 2(1):11-20.
Crossref

  
 

Aucoin P, Heintzman R (2000). The dialectics of accountability for performance in public management reform. International Review of Administrative Sciences 66(1):45-55.
Crossref

  
 

Bäckstrand K (2006). Multi‐stakeholder partnerships for sustainable development: rethinking legitimacy, accountability and effectiveness. Environmental Policy and Governance 16(5):290-306.
Crossref

  
 

Baierle S (2003). The Porto Alegre Thermidor: Brazil's' Participatory Budget'at the crossroads. Socialist Register 39(39):306-328.

  
 

Belal AR (2002). Stakeholder accountability or stakeholder management: a review of UK firms' social and ethical accounting, auditing and reporting (SEAAR) practices. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management 9(1):8-25.
Crossref

  
 

Bernier L, Hafsi T (2007). The changing nature of public entrepreneurship. Public Administration Review 67(3):488-503.
Crossref

  
 

Beer D, Burrows R (2013). Popular culture, digital archives and the new social life of data. Theory, Culture and Society 30(4):47-71.
Crossref

  
 

Biancone P, Secinaro S, Indelicato A (2014). Public local group: the influence of stakeholders in consolidated accounting process. Empirical evidence in Italy. International Journal of Management 5(10):115-121.

  
 

Biancone PP, Secinaro S, Brescia V (2016). The Popular Financial Reporting: Focus on Stakeholders—The first European Experience. International Journal of Business and Management 11(11):115.
Crossref

  
 

Biancone PP, Secinaro S, Brescia V (2017). Popular financial reporting: Results, expense and welfare markers. African Journal of Business Management 11(18):491-501.
Crossref

  
 

Biancone PP, Secinaro S, Brescia V (2017a). L'informazione consolidata e gli indicatori Bes: strumenti per una rendicontazione più accessibile ai cittadini. L'esperienza Italiana del Popular Financial. Rivista Italiana Di Ragioneria e Di Economia Aziendale 2017:339-354. Available at: https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1646309

  
 

Bond RM, Fariss CJ, Jones JJ, Kramer AD, Marlow C, Settle JE, Fowler JH (2012). A 61-million-person experiment in social influence and political mobilization. Nature 489(7415):295-298.
Crossref

  
 

Boyd D, Crawford K (2012). Critical questions for big data: Provocations for a cultural, technological, and scholarly phenomenon. Information, Communication and Society 15(5):662-679.
Crossref

  
 

Borgonovi E, De Matteis F, Preite D (2016). La rilevanza delle spese per organi di governo nei comuni italiani medio-grandi fra possibilità di efficienza e recupero di legittimazione politica. Management Control 24:117-140. 
Crossref

  
 

Bonsón E, Torres L, Royo S, Flores F (2012). Local e-government 2.0: Social media and corporate transparency in municipalities. Government Information Quarterly 29(2):123-132.
Crossref

  
 

Boston J, Pallot J (1997). Linking strategy and performance: Developments in the New Zealand public sector. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management: The Journal of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management 16(3):382-404.
Crossref

  
 

Bouckaert G, Peters BG, Verhoest K (2016). Coordination of Public Sector Organizations. Palgrave Macmillan. Available at: 
Crossref

  
 

Bovaird T (2006). Developing new forms of partnership with the 'market'in the procurement of public services. Public Administration 84(1):81-102.
Crossref

  
 

Bovens M (2007). Analysing and assessing accountability: A conceptual framework. European Law Journal 13(4):447-468.
Crossref

  
 

Brackstone G (1999). Managing data quality in a statistical agency. Survey Methodology 25(2):139-150.

  
 

Brusca I, Montesinos V (2006). Are citizens significant users of government financial information?. Public Money and Management 26(4):205-209.
Crossref

  
 

Burns D, Hambleton R, Hoggett P (1994). The politics of decentralisation: revitalising local democracy. MacMillan; 1994.
Crossref

  
 

Buiter WH (1983). Measurement of the public sector deficit and its implications for policy evaluation and design. Staff Papers 30(2):306-349.
Crossref

  
 

Cabannes Y (2004). Participatory budgeting: a significant contribution to participatory democracy. Environment and Urbanization 16(1):27-46.
Crossref

  
 

Caperchione E (2003). Local government accounting system reform in Italy: a critical analysis. Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting and Financial Management 15(1):110.

  
 

Chadwick A (2006). Internet politics: States, citizens, and new communication technologies. New York, NY.

  
 

Chen CM, Delmas M (2011). Measuring corporate social performance: An efficiency perspective. Production and Operations Management 20(6):789-804.
Crossref

  
 

Chess C, Purcell K (1999). Public participation and the environment: Do we know what works?. Environmental Science and Technology 33(16):2685-2692.
Crossref

  
 

Collier PM (2008). Stakeholder accountability: A field study of the implementation of a governance improvement plan. Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal 21(7):933-954.
Crossref

  
 

Cristofoli D, Valotti G (2005). Corporate governance e processi decisionali allargati. G Valotti, Management pubblico. Temi per il Cambiamento pp. 67-86.

  
 

Deegan C (2002). Introduction: The legitimising effect of social and environmental disclosures–a theoretical foundation. Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal 15(3):282-311.
Crossref

  
 

Desouza KC, Smith KL (2014). Big data for social innovation. Stanford

  
 

Social Innovation Review 2014:39-43.

  
 

Devas N, Grant U (2003). Local government decision‐making—citizen participation and local accountability: Some evidence from Kenya and Uganda. Public Administration and Development 23(4):307-316.
Crossref

  
 

Doh JP, Guay TR (2006). Corporate social responsibility, public policy, and NGO activism in Europe and the United States: An Institutional‐Stakeholder perspective. Journal of Management Studies 43(1):47-73.
Crossref

  
 

Farazmand A (1999). Globalization and public administration. Public Administration Review 59(6):509-522.
Crossref

  
 

Fernandez S, Wise LR (2010). An exploration of why public organizations 'Ingest 'innovations. Public Administration 88(4):979-998.
Crossref

  
 

Fox J (2007). The uncertain relationship between transparency and accountability. Development in Practice 17(4-5):663-671.
Crossref

  
 

Fung A (2006). Varieties of participation in complex governance. Public Administration Review 66(s1):66-75.
Crossref

  
 

Gil de Zú-iga H, Molyneux L, Zheng P (2014). Social media, political expression, and political participation: Panel analysis of lagged and concurrent relationships. Journal of Communication 64(4):612-634.
Crossref

  
 

Gil de Zú-iga H, Garcia‐Perdomo V, McGregor SC (2015). What is second screening? Exploring motivations of second screen use and its effect on online political participation. Journal of Communication 65(5):793-815.
Crossref

  
 

Goddard A (2005). Accounting and NPM in UK local government–contributions towards governance and accountability. Financial Accountability and Management 21(2):191-218.
Crossref

  
 

Grossi G, Steccolini I (2008). Il bilancio consolidato negli enti locali: principi contabili e condizioni operative. Azienda Pubblica 4:395-411.

  
 

Gunter TD, Terry NP (2005). The emergence of national electronic health record architectures in the United States and Australia: models, costs, and questions. Journal of Medical Internet Research 7(1):e3. 
Crossref

  
 

Hodge GA, Greve C (2017). On public–private partnership performance: A contemporary review. Public Works Management and Policy 22(1):55-78.
Crossref

  
 

Hood C (1991). A public management for all seasons?. Public administration, 69(1):3-19.
Crossref

  
 

Hood C (1995). The "New Public Management" in the 1980s: variations on a theme. Accounting, Organizations and Society 20(2-3):93-109.
Crossref

  
 

Hood C, Peters G (2004). The middle aging of new public management: into the age of paradox?. Journal of Public Administration Research and |Theory 14(3):267-282.

  
 

Jacobs R, Goddard M (2007). How do performance indicators add up? An examination of composite indicators in public services. Public Money and Management 27(2):103-110.
Crossref

  
 

Kelly JM, Swindell D (2002). A multiple–indicator approach to municipal service evaluation: correlating performance measurement and citizen satisfaction across jurisdictions. Public Administration Review 62(5):610-621.
Crossref

  
 

Kim GH, Trimi S, Chung JH (2014). Big-data applications in the government sector. Communications of the ACM 57(3):78-85.
Crossref

  
 

Klijn EH (2008). Governance and governance networks in Europe: An assessment of ten years of research on the theme. Public Management Review 10(4):505-525.
Crossref

  
 

Korac-Kakabadse N, Kakabadse A (2001). IS/IT governance: Need for an integrated model. Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society 1(4):9-11.
Crossref

  
 

Kouzmin A, Löffler E, Klages H, Korac-Kakabadse N (1999). Benchmarking and performance measurement in public sectors: towards learning for agency effectiveness. International Journal of Public Sector Management 12(2):121-144.
Crossref

  
 

Lægreid P, Roness PG, Verhoest K (2011). Explaining the innovative culture and activities of state agencies. Organization Studies 32(10):1321-1347.
Crossref

  
 

Madnick SE, Wang RY, Lee YW, Zhu H (2009). Overview and framework for data and information quality research. Journal of Data and Information Quality 1(1):2
Crossref

Malomo F, Sena V (2017). Data Intelligence for Local Government? Assessing the Benefits and Barriers to Use of Big Data in the Public Sector. Policy and Internet 9(1):7-27.
Crossref
 

Marlatt GA, George WH (1984). Relapse prevention: Introduction and overview of the model. Addiction 79(3):261-273.
Crossref

  
 

Marturano M (1998). Comunicare la pubblica amministrazione. Problemi dell'informazione 23(1):155-158.

  
 

Moon J (2004). Government as a driver of corporate social responsibility: The UK in comparative perspective.

  
 

Mourao RR (2015). The boys on the timeline: Political journalists' use of Twitter for building interpretive communities. Journalism 16(8):1107-1123.
Crossref

  
 

Mulgan R (1997). Contracting out and accountability. Australian Journal of Public Administration 56(4):106-116.
Crossref

  
 

Mulgan R (2002). Public accountability of provider agencies: the case of the Australian 'Centrelink'. International Review of Administrative Sciences 68(1):45-59.
Crossref

  
 

Mayer-Schönberger V, Cukier K (2013). Big data: A revolution that will transform how we live, work, and think. Boston, MA: Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

  
 

Nylen WR (2002). Testing the empowerment thesis: the participatory budget in Belo Horizonte and Betim, Brazil. Comparative Politics 2002:127-145. 
Crossref

  
 

Northcott D, Ma'amora Taulapapa T (2012). Using the balanced scorecard to manage performance in public sector organizations: Issues and challenges. International Journal of Public Sector Management 25(3):166-191.
Crossref

  
 

Oliver C, Holzinger I (2008). The effectiveness of strategic political management: A dynamic capabilities framework. Academy of Management Review 33(2):496-520.
Crossref

  
 

Osborne D, Gaebler T (1992). Reinventing government: How the entrepreneurial spirit is transforming government. Reading Mass. Adison Wesley Public Comp. Available at: 
Crossref

  
 

Pollitt C, Summa H (1997). Trajectories of reform: public management change in four countries. Public Money and Management 17(1):7-18.
Crossref

  
 

Pollitt CX, Girre J, Lonsdale R, Mul H, Summa H, Waerness M (1999). Performance or compliance? Performance audit and public management in five countries. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Available at: 
Crossref

  
 

Pollitt C (2010). Cuts and reforms-Public services as we move into a new era. Society and Economy 32(1):17-31.
Crossref

  
 

Pollitt C, Bouckaert G (2004). Public management reform: A comparative analysis. Oxford University Press, USA.

  
 

Pollitt C, Bouckaert G (2011). Public Management Reform: A comparative analysis-new public management, governance, and the Neo-Weberian state. Oxford University Press.

  
 

Relly JE, Sabharwal M (2009). Perceptions of transparency of government policymaking: A cross-national study. Government Information Quarterly 26(1):148-157.
Crossref

  
 

Robinson M (1998). Accrual accounting and the efficiency of the core public sector. Financial Accountability and Management 14(1):21-37.
Crossref

  
 

Roome N (1992). Developing environmental management strategies. Business Strategy and the Environment 1(1):11-24.
Crossref

  
 

Schick A (2007). Performance budgeting and accrual budgeting: Decision rules or analytic tools?. OECD Journal on Budgeting 7(2):109.
Crossref

  
 

Segerberg A, Bennett WL (2011). Social media and the organization of collective action: Using Twitter to explore the ecologies of two climate change protests. The Communication Review 14(3):197-215.
Crossref

  
 

Sébastien L, Bauler T (2013). Use and influence of composite indicators for sustainable development at the EU-level. Ecological Indicators 35:3-12.
Crossref

  
 

Shaoul J, Stafford A, Stapleton P (2012). Accountability and corporate governance of public private partnerships. Critical Perspectives on Accounting 23(3):213-229.
Crossref

  
 

Sternberg E (1997). The defects of stakeholder theory. Corporate Governance: An International Review 5(1):3-10.
Crossref

  
 

Stoker G (2006). Public value management: a new narrative for networked governance?. The American Review of Public Administration 36(1):41-57.
Crossref

  
 

Joskow PL (1974). Inflation and environmental concern: Structural change in the process of public utility price regulation. The Journal of Law and Economics 17(2):291-327.
Crossref

  
 

Thatcher J (2014). Big Data, Big Questions| Living on Fumes: Digital Footprints, Data Fumes, and the Limitations of Spatial Big Data. International Journal of Communication 8:19.

  
 

Turnpenny J, Radaelli CM, Jordan A, Jacob K (2009). The policy and politics of policy appraisal: emerging trends and new directions. Journal of European Public Policy 16(4):640-653.
Crossref

  
 

Wallis J, Dollery B (2001). Local government policy evolution in New Zealand: radical reform and the ex post emergence of consensus or rival advocacy coalitions. Public Administration 79(3):533-560.
Crossref

  
 

Walker RG (2011). Issues in the preparation of public sector consolidated statements. Abacus 47(4):477-500.
Crossref

  
 

Willem A, Buelens M (2007). Knowledge sharing in public sector organizations: The effect of organizational characteristics on interdepartmental knowledge sharing. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory 17(4):581-606.
Crossref

  
 

Adamo S (2001). Problemi di armonizzazione dell'informazione contabile: processi, attori, strumenti: un modello interpretativo. Giuffrè.

  
 

Barnes M, Newman J, Sullivan HC (2007). Power, participation and political renewal: Case studies in public participation. Policy Press.

  
 

Boston JJ, Martin J, Pallot J, Walsh P (1996). Public Management: The New Zealand Model. Auckland: Oxford University Press, 1996

  
 

Bovaird T, Löffler E (2009). Public management and governance. Taylor & Francis.

  
 

Chuen DLK (2015). Handbook of digital currency: Bitcoin, innovation, financial instruments, and big data. Academic Press.

  
 

Ferlie E, Lynn LE, Pollitt C (2005). The Oxford handbook of public management. Oxford University Press, USA.

  
 

Farnham D, Hondeghem A, Horton S, Barlow J (2016). New public managers in Europe: Public servants in transition. Springer.

  
 

Fromm H, Bloehdorn S (2014). Big Data—Technologies and Potential. In Enterprise-Integration Springer Berlin Heidelberg. pp. 107-124.
Crossref

  
 

Grossi G, Marcou G, Reichard C (2010). 10. Comparative aspects of institutional variants for local public service provision. The provision of public services in Europe: Between state, local government and market. P 217.

  
 

Yiu C (2012). The big data opportunity. Policy exchange, 8.

  
 

Lægreid P, Verhoest K (2010). Governance of public sector organizations: Proliferation, autonomy and performance. Springer.
Crossref

  
 

Levi-Faur D (2012). The Oxford handbook of governance. Oxford University Press.
Crossref

  
 

Osborne D, Plastrik P (1997). Banishing Bureaucracy: The Five Strategies for Reinventing Government. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc., 1 Jacob Way, Reading, MA 01867.

  
 

Reichard C (1998). The impact of performance management on transparency and accountability in the public sector. Ethics and accountability in a context of governance and New Public Management, ed. Annie Hondeghem, pp. 123-137.

  
 

Stone N (1995). The management and practice of public relations. Macmillan.
Crossref

  
 

Van Dooren W, Bouckaert G, Halligan J (2015). Performance management in the public sector. Routledge.

  
 

Armstrong E (2005). Integrity, transparency and accountability in public administration: Recent trends, regional and international developments and emerging issues. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs. pp. 1-10.

  
 

Beresford M (2015). Demystifying Data: The data revolution and what it means for local government. An NLGN White Paper.

  
 

Cappiello C, Francalanci C, Pernici B (2004). Data quality assessment from the user's perspective. In Proceedings of the 2004 international workshop on Information quality in information systems. pp. 68-73.

  
 

Cnel I (2017). Rapporto Bes 2016–Il Benessere equo e sostenibile in Italia.

  
 

Confindustria, Asscom Report IL DIGITALE IN ITALIA Mercati, Dinamiche, Policy

  
 

ISTAT (2016) Report Statistiche Anno 2016 CITTADINI, IMPRESE E ICT 21 dicembre 2016 

View

  
 

Davis L (2001). U.S. Patent Application No. 09/775,935.

  
 

Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). 2016. Big Data. 

  
 

Kettl DF (2005). The Global Public Management Revolution. 2nd. Washington: Brookings Institution.

  
 

 

Copyright © 2024 Author(s) retain the copyright of this article.

This article is published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0

Back to Vol. 12 No. 15
Back to articles
SUBSCRIBE TO RSS
SUBMIT MANUSCRIPT
CONFERENCES