Beyond the numbers: On the road to achieving public value in community support organisations

Objective: To explore public value as a management tool for measuring outcomes, in Community Support Organisations (CSOs) and determine if further research is warranted. Design: A literature review on public value and outcome measurement in the community service sector was conducted to evaluate how...

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Main Authors: Girkin, F., Shannon, E., Zimitat, Craig, Elliot, K.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Australian College of Health Service Executives 2017
Online Access:https://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=348317522736253;res=IELHEA
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/68821
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author Girkin, F.
Shannon, E.
Zimitat, Craig
Elliot, K.
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Zimitat, Craig
Elliot, K.
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description Objective: To explore public value as a management tool for measuring outcomes, in Community Support Organisations (CSOs) and determine if further research is warranted. Design: A literature review on public value and outcome measurement in the community service sector was conducted to evaluate how public value best fits with CSOs. Setting: Public value has not previously been applied to measuring outcomes in CSOs and could provide beneficial information to assist in obtaining government funding as fiscal resources decline. Main outcome measures: The following question was considered - Can a public value framework be used as a management tool by CSOs to measure the value of their service? A flow chart applying a public value framework to outcome measurement of CSOs was developed. Results: Key elements identified were indicators, measures and outcomes. Stakeholders included; government, community sector, CSOs and consumer. A public value framework has the potential to be used for measuring outcomes in the community sector however realworld application is still required. Conclusion: This study provided preliminary application for a larger study and has provided evidence of a public value framework having the potential to be applied as an outcome measurement tool for CSOs.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-688212018-09-28T03:46:45Z Beyond the numbers: On the road to achieving public value in community support organisations Girkin, F. Shannon, E. Zimitat, Craig Elliot, K. Objective: To explore public value as a management tool for measuring outcomes, in Community Support Organisations (CSOs) and determine if further research is warranted. Design: A literature review on public value and outcome measurement in the community service sector was conducted to evaluate how public value best fits with CSOs. Setting: Public value has not previously been applied to measuring outcomes in CSOs and could provide beneficial information to assist in obtaining government funding as fiscal resources decline. Main outcome measures: The following question was considered - Can a public value framework be used as a management tool by CSOs to measure the value of their service? A flow chart applying a public value framework to outcome measurement of CSOs was developed. Results: Key elements identified were indicators, measures and outcomes. Stakeholders included; government, community sector, CSOs and consumer. A public value framework has the potential to be used for measuring outcomes in the community sector however realworld application is still required. Conclusion: This study provided preliminary application for a larger study and has provided evidence of a public value framework having the potential to be applied as an outcome measurement tool for CSOs. 2017 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/68821 https://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=348317522736253;res=IELHEA Australian College of Health Service Executives restricted
spellingShingle Girkin, F.
Shannon, E.
Zimitat, Craig
Elliot, K.
Beyond the numbers: On the road to achieving public value in community support organisations
title Beyond the numbers: On the road to achieving public value in community support organisations
title_full Beyond the numbers: On the road to achieving public value in community support organisations
title_fullStr Beyond the numbers: On the road to achieving public value in community support organisations
title_full_unstemmed Beyond the numbers: On the road to achieving public value in community support organisations
title_short Beyond the numbers: On the road to achieving public value in community support organisations
title_sort beyond the numbers: on the road to achieving public value in community support organisations
url https://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=348317522736253;res=IELHEA
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/68821