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This article compares the process and outcomes of collective negotiations over the outsourcing of call centre jobs in US and German telecommunications firms. In the USA, the Communication Workers of America relied on coalitions with politicians and other organizations to lead successful public campaigns; while in Germany, ver.di used coordinated bargaining with works councils to leverage their strong codetermination rights. Variation in access to resources between countries helps explain differences in the unions' ability to negotiate strong collective agreements on outsourcing and to influence restructuring decisions.

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Efektivitas kelembagaan desa dalam praktik pemilihan kepala daerah dipengaruhi oleh empat faktor, yaitu faktor kelembagaan, faktor anggota kelembagaan, faktor sarana/fasilitas pendukung, dan faktor sosialmasyarakat. Pada efektivitas kelembagaan, faktor mana yang lebih berpengaruh pada tingkat efektivitas. Kemudian, pada masing-masing tingkatan dan keseluruhan praktik pemilihan kepala daerah, akan terlihat faktor yang paling dominan. Akan terlihat bahwa keanggotaan kelembagaan adalah faktor yang paling efektif diantara anggota formal dan informal. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode kuantitatif dan kualitatif data. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa faktor anggota kelembagaan mempunyai pengaruh paling signifikan terhadap tingkat efektivitas. Pada tahap persiapan, faktor yang memiliiki pengaruh paling signifikan adalah faktor sarana/fasilitas pendukung. Sementara itu, pada tahap penerapan. Keempat faktor tersebut tidak berpengaruh signifikan. Untuk keseluruhan praktik, faktor sarana/fasilitas pendukung merupakan faktor yang paling berpengaruh sama seperti pada tahap persiapan. Kinerja anggota yang lebih efektif pada keseluruhan praktik adalah anggota formal. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, anggota informal diperkirakan menjadi lebih dilibatkan lagi dan anggota formal kinerjanya lebih ditingkatkan. Kata kunci : demokrasi, desa, kelembagaan

Recent local government and public service reforms in England have been orientated towards devolving public service delivery and decision-making to the neighbourhood level. These reforms have been driven by political, social and managerial agendas that aim to make local government more accountable and responsive to local communities, to build social capital and to enhance the cost-effectiveness of local services. This paper, with reference to the current policy framework in England, aims to identify and review the possibilities and challenges for local government officials and partner agencies in moving towards decentralised public service provision and governance. The paper initially identifies the key aspects of reform brought in by the central government Department of Communities and Local Government that seek to extend neighbourhood influence and governance structures. The discussion then turns towards considering the challenges in ensuring effective citizen participation – namely responding to multiple policy objectives; devising appropriate neighbourhood governance structures; re-thinking the role of local government; identifying and managing trade-offs; building community and local government capabilities for wide-ranging participation; and ensuring effective partnership working at all levels of local government. In conclusion the important steps towards tackling these challenges in England are recognised although a number of concerns remain.

This study investigated the prevalence and management of aggressive behavior in the North Ibadan Regional Government. This study used a phenomenological qualitative approach with a multi-stage sampling procedure using three elementary school teachers from each selected school, ten teachers as the sample. Teacher Management Strategy for Student Aggressive Behavior Interview Schedule (TMS_PABIS) as the qualitative data obtained were transcribed and summarized to provide a basis for interpretation and thematic analysis. The findings revealed kicking, hitting, snapping, throwing objects, screaming, and biting. It can be concluded that the aggressive behavior manifestations of the lower elementary school students are high because this requires proper management before they move to the upper elementary grades and other educational levels. It involves awareness of various strategies that can be used by teachers and other education stakeholders rather than focusing on a particular system, especially social skills.

The authors argument is that current quality initiatives are managerially driven and coincide with the development of so-called 'new right' politics in the public sector. They criticize those those who argue that quality is simply imposed on a quiescent workforce and suggest instead that the process is mediated through workers and their representatives. They use case study evidence from a local authority to analyse trade union responses and locate this within a discussion of the 'union renewal' thesis.

What effect do gender quotas have on political responsiveness? We examine the effect of randomly imposed electoral quotas for women in Mumbai's city council, using a wide variety of objective and subjective measures of constituency-level public service quality. Quotas are associated with differences in the distribution of legislator effort, with quota members focusing on public goods distribution, while non-quota members focus on individual goods, member perks, and identity issues. These differences in effort seem to influence institutional performance: perceived quality of local public goods is higher in constituencies with quota members, and citizen complaints are processed faster in areas with more quota members. We suggest that men's more extensive engagement with extralegal and rhetorical forms of political action has led to men and women cultivating different styles of political representation.