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Transcripts and analysis of qualitative in-depth interviews conducted with two participant groups at the two case study councils: Group Alpha, consisting of CEOs and Directors, and Group Beta, comprising Senior Managers.

Central Queensland University
Sean O'Connor (Aggregated by)
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This study examines the financial instability of Australia’s local government sector, focusing on the Victorian State Government’s mandated Local Government Performance Reporting Framework (LGPRF). Using institutional theory, it explores coercive, normative, and mimetic pressures shaping local council reporting practices. A qualitative approach, incorporating documentary analysis and case studies, assesses the framework’s effectiveness in ensuring transparency, accountability, and financial sustainability. Findings reveal ongoing challenges limiting its success, raising concerns about pseudo-performance, which refers to compliance without meaningful improvements. The study contributes to governance research, providing insights into policy implications and potential refinements for performance measurement frameworks in local government.

Data time period: 2024-05-01 to 2024-07-31

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Accountability and transparency in Australian local governance | Australian government and politics | Australian local government sector (LGS) | Business analytics | Challenges in local government financial stability in Australia | Coercive, normative, and mimetic pressures | Comparative institutional research | Empirical research on local governance | Evaluating the effectiveness of LGPRF in Victorian councils | Good governance in local councils | Government benchmarking policies | How performance measurement frameworks impact local councils | Institutional pressures shaping local government performance reporting | Institutional theory in governance | Local Government Performance Reporting Framework (LGPRF) | Local council financial sustainability | Local council performance measurement | Local government accountability | Local government financial crisis | Local government reporting practices | Organisational planning and management | Performance measurement frameworks (PMF) | Political science not elsewhere classified | Pseudo-performance in government | Public policy | Public sector organisation and management | Public service delivery | Rate caps impact on local councils | Strategy | Strategy, management and organisational behaviour not elsewhere classified | Transparency in local government | Victorian Auditor-General’s Office (VAGO) report | Victorian State Government (VSG) |

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ACN 633 798 857