Co-production 'thinking' and performance implications in the case of separate waste collection. Issue 2 (1st February 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Landi, Stefano; Russo, Salvatore
• Is Part Of: Public management review. Volume 24:Issue 2(2022)
• Page Start: 301
• Page End: 325
• Publication Date: 2022-02-01
• Subjects: Co-production -- waste management -- public-service logic -- separate waste collection -- public services -- public-service organizations; Local government -- Periodicals; Public administration -- Periodicals; 351.05
• DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2020.1823726
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1471-9037

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The relevance of co-production paradigm in recent years suggests innovative observation methods in the context of public-service delivery while marking the advent of a new way of 'thinking' in public service logic. From this perspective, co-production processes within separate waste collection are investigated. An index, drawn on co-production literature, is built to measure the public officers' co-production attitude. The association between the attitude in stimulating co-production and separate collection performance is tested controlling for 'classic' determinants already found in waste management literature. Results show that a higher attitude towards enhancing users' co-production facilitates the best achievements in terms of separate collection results.