{"title":"Governing","authors":"Jack S Dawson, Gloria Song","doi":"10.1017/9781108653244.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108653244.002","url":null,"abstract":"Silas Mukwarami and Huibrecht M. van der Poll analyze the relationship between social factors and water services delivery in the public sector. The scope of the study is broad and can be linked to a number of factors relevant to the subject of the study, such as physical and social networks, smartening up (smart water metering infrastructure), professionalizing maintenance, water insecurity, and housing tenure. Hence, there is scope for further research on the factors that influence water service delivery. This is a robust contribution to the previous literature by Mukwarami and Fakoya (2022). Wiwat Thanapaet, Watcharin Sutthisai, Sitthiporn Soonthorn, Ratchanida Saiyaros , and Sathitkoon Boonruan outline provincial government agency public services, specifically, their internal competency, internal and external environmental factors. The topic of the study is interesting and can be connected to a variety of elements pertinent to the subject matter, including but not limited to quality, security and privacy, sustainability, e-government information quality dimensions, and fostering innovative behavior among public sector employees. As a result, there is potential for further investigation into the drivers of public service performance. This is a significant contribution to the previous literature by Ibraimi et al. (2023) and Sorano et al. (2023). Ngadhnjim Brovina and Dritero Arifi examine the role and importance of institutional and non-institutional actors in Kosovo‘s foreign policy processes. The paper is based on a review of official documents, non-governmental organization (NGO) research and academic literature, using a research method of material analysis. The study provides a comprehensive understanding of the challenges and importance of Kosovo‘s foreign policy and the role and influence of institutional actors, such as the ruling party and opposition parties, and non-institutional actors, such as international actors and NGOs. It is a clear contribution to the past literature by Njatrijani et al. (2022). Thi Tuoi Do, Van Hieu Pham , and Hung Phuong Vu examine the effect of bonuses for holidays on employee retention in firms. The topic of this study is relevant and open to research at any time as it can serve as a measure of the company‘s performance. Reducing the turnover rate","PeriodicalId":421007,"journal":{"name":"The Philosophical Progress of Hume's Essays","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122677041","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}