Governance and Performance of Water Utility Firms

Stefano Pozzoli, Loris Landriani, Luigi Lepore, Rossella Romano (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

V, 53 Seiten

2013 | 2014
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-02644-2 (ISBN)

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In Italy, the debate about the reform process, that has involved the water sector for several years, cannot be considered concluded. It seems exclusively ideological and often it does not consider the business administration perspective, which certainly could make a contribution to the solution of different problems. Politicians and researchers, for example, show very little interest for the economic and financial performance of water utility firms, focusing almost exclusively on the different ways for providing the services or on the ownership structure. This work analyzes the variables characterizing the outsourcing process in the water sector. It also explores the connection of such variables with the performance of companies and local government authorities involved in the delivery process. Subsequently, the work explains the results of an exploratory analysis of different cases in the international context, making also a comparison about the performance. Lastly, the work verifies the existence of some best practices and evaluates the adaptability of these best practices in the Italian context.

Part I Model for water governance: variables and performance.- The literature debate on privatization.- A managerial focus.- Performance and governance models of companies in the integrated water system.- A comparative analysis among different countries.- Part II The Impact of Governance Model on Performance: the case of Italian firms of integrated water service.- Changes in local public services: regulatory excursus (overview).- Literature review.- The performances of the water service companies.- The relationship between performance and governance models: a theoretical model for the management of integrated water services.- Part III Conclusions.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	8.11.2013
Reihe/Serie	SpringerBriefs in Water Science and Technology
Zusatzinfo	V, 53 p. 10 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	113 g
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management
Schlagworte	Local Public Service • Management of Integrated Water Services • Management of Public Goods • Performance Evaluation • Performances of Water Service Companies • Public Governance • Water Policy • Water Utility Firms
ISBN-10	3-319-02644-5 / 3319026445
ISBN-13	978-3-319-02644-2 / 9783319026442
Zustand	Neuware