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A Comparative Analysis of Co-Production in Public Services

Sustainability, 2021

This study investigates current research trends in co-production studies and discusses conceptual approaches. The conceptual paper contains studies on co-production in the field of public administration. This study identifies significant gaps in the field of study by systematically examining 32 co-production research works. The study’s contributions include (1) defining two common characteristics of co-production, (2) classifying three forms of co-production by end-users, and (3) discovering that the aims and performance of co-production are more effective for service providers when the strategy is citizen-centric. Future research should (1) concentrate on the reasons for co-production failures or successes, (2) identify additional barriers to co-production in service production, (3) investigate influences on service providers as well as structural impacts on the co-production process, and (4) provide practical assessments of co-production research.

Co-production as a tool for realisation of public services

Zarządzanie Publiczne, 2018

Objective: New public governance is one of the most popular paradigms in public administration management. The aim of this article is to examine the co-production of public services, which is gaining interest in many European countries, including Poland, and to find out how co-production is defined, what the reasons to pay attention to this tool are, how we can distinguish between different models of co-production and, last but not least, what the possibilities and drawbacks of introducing it into practice are. Research Design & Methods: The article is a literature review based on the most important public management journals. Findings: In conclusion, the author shows new ways of defining co-production and presents a proposal for further research strategies for the co-production of public services. Implications / Recommendations: The meaning of co-production of public services has varied over the last few years due to the fact that various new elements have emerged. Therefore there is still a huge field, to cover such as conducting research about the use of social media in the co-production of public services. Contribution / Value Added: The most recent literature review about co-production was conducted by Vooberg in 2014. As a result, this article refreshes the knowledge about it and proposes a new research agenda for the future.

Co-production, the third sector and the delivery of public services

Public Management Review, 2006

In recent years, public management research has paid increasing attention to the third sector, especially to its role in the provision of public services. Evidence of this is the rising number of publications on the topic, as well as a growing number of sessions and papers on the topic in academic conferences of the EGPA and IRSPM. However, much of the discussion on its role is motivated at least as much by ideology as by fact. We still lack a comprehensive empirical understanding of what happens when the third sector is drawn into public service provision. In this collection on Co-Production: The Third Sector and the Delivery of Public Services, we will try to enhance this understanding by presenting several new studies on the subject. We also introduce the concepts of co-production, co-management and co-governance as a conceptual framework that enables us to better understand such developments. In recent years, public management research has paid increasing attention to the third sector, especially to its role in the provision of public services. Evidence of this is the rising number of publications on the topic, as well as a growing number of sessions and papers on the topic in conferences of the EGPA and IRSPM. However, many discussions on its role are motivated at least as much by ideology as by fact. We do not yet have a comprehensive empirical understanding of what happens when the third sector is drawn into public services.

Co-production, the third sector and the delivery of public services: an introduction

Public management review, 2006

In recent years, public management research has paid increasing attention to the third sector, especially to its role in the provision of public services. Evidence of this is the rising number of publications on the topic, as well as a growing number of sessions and papers on the topic in academic conferences of the EGPA and IRSPM. However, much of the discussion on its role is motivated at least as much by ideology as by fact. We still lack a comprehensive empirical understanding of what happens when the third sector is drawn into public service provision. In this collection on Co-Production: The Third Sector and the Delivery of Public Services, we will try to enhance this understanding by presenting several new studies on the subject. We also introduce the concepts of co-production, co-management and co-governance as a conceptual framework that enables us to better understand such developments. In recent years, public management research has paid increasing attention to the third sector, especially to its role in the provision of public services. Evidence of this is the rising number of publications on the topic, as well as a growing number of sessions and papers on the topic in conferences of the EGPA and IRSPM. However, many discussions on its role are motivated at least as much by ideology as by fact. We do not yet have a comprehensive empirical understanding of what happens when the third sector is drawn into public services.

Co-creation in public services: an alternative public service delivery arrangement

The New Public Management (NPM) implemented in the most of developed coun-tries has introduced the market type mechanisms (MTM) in public service delivery. The marketization of public services aims at a continuous increase in public ex-penditure efficiency, continual improvements in public services quality, the imple-mentation of the professional management tools in the public sector, emphasis on the plurality system of ownership forms in public service delivering - public-private-civil sector mix, partnerships, cooperation and co-creation in public service delivery. In this paper we focus on the public-private-civil sector mix in creation and redesign of public spaces with strong citizen involvement in service design and production – co-creation in public service. The goal of this paper is to analyse the case of such co-creation in public service (NGO Program PrieStory) in Slovak condition and find the main drivers and barriers that account for the success or failure of co-creation...

Typologies of co-production of public services: A scale proposal

Contextus, 2023

The objective of this work was to create a scale of typologies of co-production of public services. For this, the steps for building scales proposed by Costa (2011) were followed. The exploratory phase took place in the form of an integrative literature review and item generation. Meanwhile, the descriptive phase details the procedures for constructing and validating the scale. The scale consists of 5 factors (preliminary, initial, basic, intermediate and advanced) and 19 items generated from 301 valid responses. The research presents its contributions by delivering a scale that is both capable of measuring the different ways citizens see co-production and has the potential to contribute to future studies.

The Service Industries Journal Co-creation and innovation in public services

Public-sector services feature some very specific characteristics that frequently prove to be obstacles to innovation. This article therefore discusses how co-creation, within a Service-Dominant (S-D) logic, may contribute to innovation in these organisations and overcome the challenges posed by scarce resources and a multiplicity of clients and objectives and maintain citizen consensus around these activities. This discussion is backed up by examples drawn from the United Nations awards made annually for the best public-sector practices and innovations.