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Governance and Performance of Water Utility Firms

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Authors:
  1. Stefano Pozzoli

    1. Department of Business Administration, Parthenope University of Naples, Naples, Italy

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  2. Loris Landriani

    1. Department of Business Administration, Parthenope University of Naples, Naples, Italy

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  3. Luigi Lepore

    1. Department of Business Administration, Parthenope University of Naples, Naples, Italy

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  4. Rossella Romano

    1. Department of Business Administration, Parthenope University of Naples, Naples, Italy

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  • Analyzes recent and undeveloped issues
  • Provides a theoretical model for the management of integrated water services
  • Includes a case study conducted on a sample of 39 mono-service Italian water operators compared to a presence of about 115 foster water companies
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Water Science and Technology (BRIEFSWATER)

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Table of contents (4 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-v
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  2. Introduction

    • Stefano Pozzoli, Loris Landriani, Luigi Lepore, Rossella Romano
    Pages 1-7

  3. Model for Water Governance: Variables and Performance

    • Stefano Pozzoli, Loris Landriani, Luigi Lepore, Rossella Romano
    Pages 9-28

  4. The Impact of Governance Model on Performance: The Case of the Italian Firm of Integrated Water Service

    • Stefano Pozzoli, Loris Landriani, Luigi Lepore, Rossella Romano
    Pages 29-49

  5. Conclusions and Limits

    • Stefano Pozzoli, Loris Landriani, Luigi Lepore, Rossella Romano
    Pages 51-53
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In Italy, the debate about the reform process, that has involved the water sector for several years, cannot be considered concluded. It seems exclusively ideological and often it does not consider the business administration perspective, which certainly could make a contribution to the solution of different problems. Politicians and researchers, for example, show very little interest for the economic and financial performance of water utility firms, focusing almost exclusively on the different ways for providing the services or on the ownership structure. This work analyzes the variables characterizing the outsourcing process in the water sector. It also explores the connection of such variables with the performance of companies and local government authorities involved in the delivery process. Subsequently, the work explains the results of an exploratory analysis of different cases in the international context, making also a comparison about the performance. Lastly, the work verifies the existence of some best practices and evaluates the adaptability of these best practices in the Italian context.

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  • Department of Business Administration, Parthenope University of Naples, Naples, Italy

    Stefano Pozzoli, Loris Landriani, Luigi Lepore, Rossella Romano

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