Description
Book SynopsisThe era of hybrid governance is here. More and more organizations occupy a position between public and private ownership. And value is created not through business or public interests alone, but through distinct forms of hybrid governance. National governments are looking to transform their administrative systems to become more business driven. Likewise, private enterprises are seeing value gains in promoting public interest in their corporate social responsibility programs.
But how can we conceptualize, evaluate and measure the value and performance of hybrid governance and organizations? This book offers a comprehensive overview of how hybrids produce value. It explores the drivers, obstacles and complications for value creation in different hybrid contexts: state-owned enterprises, urban policy-making, universities and non-profits from around the world. The authors address several types of value contents, for instance financial, social and public value. Furthermore, the bo
Table of Contents
Part I Muddling through value creation in evolving society 1. Value creation among hybrids 2. Presenting the topics of the volume Part II Mixing value forms in the context of hybridity 3. The quest for value creation in state-owned enterprises 4. Nested hybridity and value definition in public higher education: a conceptual view 5. Integrating the private economy with the public transport sector in China 6. Temporary organisations as hybrids - Challenges and mechanisms for public value creation Part III Compromises on value creation in hybrid settings 7. Multiplicity of values in measuring performance of hybrids: the case of social care 8. Performance goals as boundary objects — A compromise between different value definitions in hybrids 9. Complexity of value proposition in hybrids – The Japanese experience Part IV Creating value through legitimization 10. Value that matters: Expansive and restrictive hybridity in public-private pension schemes 11. The Hybrid state of public universities in Austria 12. Value creation by two types of hybrid organizations: opportunities and risks Part V Value creation and beyond 13. Value creation between and among levels of hybrid governance 14. Postscript
