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Title: The PRIMO FORTE framework for good governance in public, private and civic organisations : an analysis on small EU states
Authors: Kruf, Jack P.
Grima, Simon
Kizilkaya, Murat
Spiteri, Jonathan V.
Slob, Wouter
O'Dea, John
Keywords: Corporate governance -- States, Small
Corporate governance -- European Union countries
Risk management
Issue Date: 2019
Publisher: University of Piraeus. International Strategic Management Association
Citation: Kruf, J. P., Grima, S., Kizilkaya, M., Spiteri, J., Slob, W., & O’Dea, J. (2019). The PRIMO FORTE framework for good governance in public, private and civic organisations : an analysis on small EU states. European Research Studies Journal, 22(4), 15-34.
Abstract: Purpose: In this article we lay out and discuss a framework proposed by the Public Risk Management Organisation (PRIMO) (https://www.primo-europe.eu/) of which the authors are board members and the results of a test on public and private entities of EU small jurisdictions, specifically Malta, Slovenia, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Cyprus. These are countries within the EU having less than 3 million people population. Design/methodology/approach: We collected our primary data by using a semi-structured questionnaire and administering it to participants who are working directly or indirectly with entities within these EU states. The questionnaire was structured using the FORTETM acronym as themes, ‘Financial and compliant design’, ‘Object orientation and delivery’, ‘Responsibility and stewardship’, ‘Tools and processes for creation’ and ‘Environmental awareness and interaction’, with 5 statements under each theme to which participants were required to answer using a 5-point Likert-scale ranging from “Strongly Disagree” to “Strongly Agree”. We, however, allowed the participants to open up and discuss each statement and recorded these comments. Some demographic data was also collected as to the type of entity the participants are working with, the level of expertise on governance of the participant and the size of the entity. The quantitative data was subjected to statistical analysis while the results from the open ended question was analysed using the Thematic approach. Findings: Factor analysis provided support for the FORTE Good Governance model for both the Private and Public entities, no-matter if they are small or large. Originality/value: The study provides a better understanding and supports the FORTE Model established by PRIMO-Europe, after approximately 15 years of collecting data on public risks and for the first time tests it on both Private and Public entities, in large and small firms in small EU Jurisdictions. Moreover, this model contributed to the vast literature on models of risk management within organisations, but was not validated empirically for reliability of the factors, and on small jurisdictions. Therefore, the significance and importance of such a study lies firstly on the premise that testing on small countries, can be deemed as small laboratories for more complex politics, regulations and policies of larger countries.
URI: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/50813
ISSN: 11082976
Appears in Collections:European Research Studies Journal, Volume 22, Issue 4
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