Immigration control and the management of economic migration in the United Kingdom: organisational culture, implementation, enforcement and identity processes in public services

2003 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 299-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Franck Du¨vell ◽  
Bill Jordan
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Organisational Culture ◽  
Immigration Control ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Identity Processes ◽  
Economic Migration

Organisational Challenges of Implementing E-Business in the Public Services

2011 ◽  
pp. 2231-2252
Author(s):  
Francesca Andreescu
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Information Industry ◽  
The Public ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
New Strategy

Underpinning £136 billion of economic activity in the United Kingdom, Britain’s National Mapping Agency is a commercialising public sector organisation having trading fund status and existing in the intersection of two different spheres—the public and the private. Recognised as a leading participant in the geographic information industry, within which it is forging partnerships with key private sector companies, the organisation has enthusiastically grasped e-business as an all-embracing phenomenon and implemented a new strategy that transformed the way it did business. Drawing on longitudinal data gathered over a period of four years, this article explores the processes of strategic and organisational transformation engendered by e-business implementation in this organisation and discusses the successful elements, as well as some of the challenges to its change efforts.

Horizontal Process Integration in E-Government

2011 ◽  
pp. 2177-2194
Author(s):  
Jyoti Choudrie ◽  
Vishanth Weerrakody
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Process Integration ◽  
Horizontal Integration ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Archival Documents ◽  
The Uk

This article examines how horizontal integration between the various departments of a local authority in the United Kingdom (UK) occurs. Following that the aim of this article is to extract the “success factors” in government intervention that support horizontal and vertical integration based on the strategies pursued in the UK in order to render favourable results if applied elsewhere. The research methodology consisted of an in-depth case study that used the research tools of interviews and referring to archival documents. This research is timely as the maturity of e-government increases the issues of integrating processes and systems across various government departments becomes pertinent. The conclusion and lessons that can be learnt from this research is that e-government integration on a horizontal level obtains significant ef- ficiency and effectiveness as more and more public services are being centralized.

Towards Digital Governance in UK Local Public Services?

2009 ◽  
pp. 122-136
Author(s):  
Ian McLoughlin
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Smart Card ◽  
Public Services ◽  
City Council ◽  
New Era ◽  
Local Public Services ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Digital Governance ◽  
The Relationship

In the United Kingdom, major investments have been made in e-government in order to modernize government and improve the efficiency and quality of public services. It has been claimed that these changes herald a “new era of digital governance”. The management of the vast majority of public services in the United Kingdom takes place at local and regional levels and provision at this level has a key role in “joining-up services” through greater information sharing and multi-agency working. This chapter examines these developments with reference to a study of the procurement of a software system by a city council, an experiment in multi-agency working to provide services to children, and the introduction of a regional smart card. It is argued that if such innovations are to have outcomes consistent with the claims of the digital governance thesis, then the relationship between technological and organizational change will need to be re-thought.

scholarly journals Towards a Political Economy of Charging Regimes: Fines, Fees and Force in Uk Immigration Control

2019 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 579-599
Author(s):  
Jon Burnett ◽  
Fidelis Chebe
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
The Political ◽  
Freedom Of Information ◽  
Distinct Form ◽  
Immigration Enforcement ◽  
Freedom Of Information Act ◽  
Immigration Control ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Financial Power

Abstract Charging regimes and the extraction of revenue are integral components of immigration control in the United Kingdom. However, while these have been analysed in their individual guises, to date, there has been little substantive analysis bringing these regimes together and locating them at the centre of its enquiry. Drawing on data obtained through the Freedom of Information Act 2000, this paper consequently examines the functions of charging regimes as a distinct form of statecraft, focussing its attention on UK Visas and Immigration fees and charges, carrier sanctions, charges related to accessing services and civil penalties administered though immigration enforcement. Analysing their historical roots and their contemporary prevalence, it suggests that they contribute to the political economy of financial power, which has significant implications for understandings of criminalization and immigration enforcement.

Organisational Challenges of Implementing E-Business in the Public Services

2008 ◽  
pp. 833-853
Author(s):  
Francesca Andreescu
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Information Industry ◽  
The Public ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
New Strategy

Underpinning £136 billion of economic activity in the United Kingdom, Britain’s National Mapping Agency is a commercialising public sector organisation having trading fund status and existing in the intersection of two different spheres—the public and the private. Recognised as a leading participant in the geographic information industry, within which it is forging partnerships with key private sector companies, the organisation has enthusiastically grasped e-business as an all-embracing phenomenon and implemented a new strategy that transformed the way it did business. Drawing on longitudinal data gathered over a period of four years, this article explores the processes of strategic and organisational transformation engendered by e-business implementation in this organisation and discusses the successful elements, as well as some of the challenges to its change efforts.

Fashion Victims, Dress to Conform to the Norm, or Else? Comparative Analysis of Legal Protection Against Employers' Appearance Codes in the United Kingdom and the United States

2003 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga Hay ◽  
Sam Middlemiss
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
The United States ◽  
Organisational Culture ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Legal Remedy ◽  
External Agents ◽  
Correct Image

An organisation will impose appearance codes on their employees that are designed to ensure that they conform to the prevailing organisational culture and present the correct image of the company to external agents. These codes can adversely affect members of a particular sex, sexual orientation or ethnic group, but often there is no legal remedy for them. This article will involve a critical analyse of the extent of the legal protection available for employees that are adversely affected by employers' appearance standards in the United Kingdom and the United States.

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