Public Sector Systems

Abstract

A discussion of the nature of public systems and their management. Examples of public systems and the services they provide show how complicated and complex they can be, and the challenges analysts have in providing information useful to those responsible for providing and managing them. Case studies involving modeling to improve system performance are briefly described as are the lessons learned from them.

Interviews with 34 Japanese Leaders and Employees Reveal the Secrets of Success and Long-Term Survival of Japanese Companies

“…The system approach refers to a global point of view in which everything is interrelated and interdependent (Evans, Fernando & Yang, 2017;Deszczyński, 2021). From a management perspective, the system approach stands on the assumption that an organization is a system and, therefore, it should be analyzed as a whole which is made up of sub-systems (Connell, DiMercurio & Corbetta, 2017;Loucks, 2022). The flow of information in Japanese organizations, along with the existence of a systems approach, has caused all departments to pursue their own departmental goals and also effectively focus on the long-term goals of the company.…”