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Approved by the Senate of

Mykolas Romeris University

on 19 April 2018

Resolution No 1SN-31

RESEARCH PROGRAMME FOR 2016-2020

NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

OF THE STATE UNDER GLOBALIZATION

CONDITIONS

Vilnius, 2018

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CONTENT

I. ANALYTICAL REVIEW ............................................................................................................................ 4

II. AIM, RESEARCH TOPICS, IMPLEMENTATION MEASURES, EXPECTED QUANTITATIVE

RESULTS........................................................................................................................................................ 10

III. EXPECTED QUANTITATIVE RESULTS .......................................................................................... 16

IV. COOPERATION WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS ............................................................................ 17

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RESEARCH PROGRAMME IS IMPLEMENTED BY:

Faculty of Public Governance

Faculty of Economics and Business Management

Environmental Management Laboratory

Public Governance Innovation Laboratory

Business Innovation Laboratory

RESEARCH PROGRAMME WAS PREPARED AND UPDATED 2018 IN ACCORDANCE

WITH:

The Europe 2020 Strategy

The European Commission Justice Programme

The EU Programme Europe for Citizens 2016-2020

The EU Programme Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme 2014-2020

Lithuania’s Progress Strategy Lithuania 2030

Programme of the 17th Government

National Progress Programme for Lithuania for the Period 2014–2020

National Programme for the Development of Studies, Scientific Research and Experimental

(Social and Cultural) Development for 2013–2020

Provisions for the Lithuanian Science and Innovation Policy Change, 2016

Resolution adopted by the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania on the Plan of

Optimizing the Network of State Universities, 2017

The European Commission Renewed EU Agenda for Higher Education, 2017

The European Commission New Skills Agenda for Europe, 2016

The European Commission Assessment of Progress on Structural Reforms, 2017

OECD Reviews of National Policies of Education – Education in Lithuania, 2017

OECD Review of Education 2017, OECD indicators

OECD Economic Survey of Lithuania, 2016

UN Sustainable Development Goals.

I. ANALYTICAL REVIEW

Over a very short period, globalization has changed economic and political systems and

brought new challenges and opportunities worldwide. Competitiveness has become the first priority

of state development, while societies have high expectations that social security and environment

protection guaranteed by the state will not be sacrificed for the sake of competitiveness. Private and

public sectors face this dilemma. What should be done to ensure societal welfare and economic

sustainability and growth without negative consequences for the natural environment? The main

purpose of this research program is to create preconditions for developing research that will

improve the synergy between business and public sectors stakeholders. The program is divided into

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three themes: 1) processes and technologies of developing business innovation; 2) change,

modernization and reforms in public governance, and 3) environmental management.

1) Processes and technologies of developing business innovation. Innovations not only

stimulate input of new products or services, but also condition fundamental changes in the existing

economic entities, create new markets and industries, enable new business models, and meet

consumer needs that have not been fully met by the goods or services on offer1. Under the current

conditions of globalization, digitalisation, environmental challenges and political and economic

instability, innovations and skills necessary for their development are becoming key prerequisites for

successful business development and long-term economic growth2,3.

Rapid exponential growth of information and communication technologies (ICTs) and

concurrent political, economic, business and social adjustments are radically changing the goals and

process of innovations, which need to be directed not only towards creation of new products or

services, but also towards solutions to negative impacts of ICT development4. As a result, the recent

research and business practice increasingly view innovation as a complex interdisciplinary process,

consisting of interrelated activities from introduction of the new idea to its successful

commercialization5. Implementation of such process requires not only adequate physical and virtual

resources, but also creation of a global cooperation network that includes study fellows, colleagues,

business partners, venture capital investors and other stakeholders6.

Advances in ICT provide business sector with a wide range of tools that can be used to realize

the process of introducing innovations which meet the digital economy needs, but, as the 2014 Boston

Consulting Group study reveals, only one-third of the leaders of all most innovative global companies

are able to tap their full potential7. A survey of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which

are considered to be one of the main sources of innovation, conducted by a research company has

revealed that there is a direct link between technology uptake and revenue generated by SMEs as well

1 Kadareja, A. Risks of Incremental, Differential, Radical, and Breakthrough Innovation Projects. Internet access [2015-03-03]:

http://www.innovationmanagement.se/2013/07/29/risks-of-incremental-differential-radical-and-breakthrough-innovation-projects/

Žiūrėta: 2015-03-03 2 The MIT Innovation Initiative: Sustaining and Extending a Legacy of Innovation, Preliminary Report (2014). Internet access [2015-

03-03]: http://innovation.mit.edu/sites/default/files/images/MIT_Innovation_Initiative_PreliminaryReport_12-03-14.pdf 3 Fixson, K. S. (2009). Teaching Innovation through Interdisciplinary Courses and Programmes in Product Design and Development:

An Analysis at 16 US Schools. In Creativity and Innovation Management Journal, Vol 18 (3), p. 199-208, doi:10.1111/j.1467-

8691.2009.00523.x 4 Brynjolfsson, E., McAfee, A. (2011). Race Against The Machine: How the Digital Revolution is Accelerating Innovation, Driving

Productivity, and Irreversibly Transforming Employment and the Economy. Digital Frontier Press 5 Trott, P. (2012). Innovation Management and New Product Development, 5th Edition. Prentice Hall 6 The MIT Innovation Initiative: Sustaining and Extending a Legacy of Innovation, Preliminary Report (2014). Prieinama per:

http://innovation.mit.edu/sites/default/files/images/MIT_Innovation_Initiative_PreliminaryReport_12-03-14.pdf Žiūrėta: 2015-03-03 7 Boston Consulting Group (2014). The Most Innovative Companies 2014: Breaking Through Is Hard To Do. Prieinama per:

https://www.bcgperspectives.com/content/articles/innovation_growth_digital_economy_innovation_in_2014/ Žiūrėta: 2015-03-03

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as the number of jobs created; however, advances in ICT are introduced unevenly throughout SMEs

which brings a growing digital divide between this category of companies8.

One of the long-term strategic objectives of the European Union is to create a globally

competitive economy whose growth is based on sound public and private investment in innovation,

research and development, sustainable use of resources and socially responsible job creation policies

that allows to minimize the existing gap between high and low-income social strata9. Successful

implementation of this objective is pursued through various policy initiatives (e.g. The Digital Single

Market10, Innovation Union11, An industrial policy for the globalisation era 12, Employment, Social

Affairs & Inclusion13, etc.) and different funding mechanisms (e.g., Horiz 202014).

Smart Specialisation priority area Inclusive and Creative Society and its subdivision

Technologies and Processes for the Development and Implementation of Breakthrough Innovations

highlights a lack of new methods and indicators to improve the current environment of innovation

which fosters entrepreneurship and to accelerate the processes of formation of innovative, inclusive,

socially responsible and globally competitive business15.

The research theme Processes and Technologies for Developing Business Innovation aims

to carry out research of on how digital technologies 16 can enhance innovation of the existing

businesses, promote entrepreneurship and creation of new leading businesses models and jobs

through the use of ICT and innovation measures.

The objective will be implemented by carrying out research on research topics:

1. Creating a business-model for increasing competitiveness of start-ups, based on application

of digital technologies in all areas of a company’s activity.

2. Developing processes for improvement of organizational culture aimed at generation of

innovative ideas and implementation thereof in business enterprises.

3. Application of economic and international trade policy measures to create and implement

enterprise innovation strategies.

8 Boston Consulting Group (2013). Ahead The Curve: Lessons on Technology and Growth from Small-Business Leaders. Prienama

per: http://www.bcg.com.cn/en/newsandpublications/publications/reports/report20131011001.html Žiūrėta: 2015-03-03 9 European Commission (2010). Europe 2020: A European strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. Retrieved from:

http://ec.europa.eu/eu2020/pdf/COMPLET%20EN%20BARROSO%20%20%20007%20-%20Europe%202020%20-

%20EN%20version.pdf 10 https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/ 11 http://ec.europa.eu/research/innovation-union/index_en.cfm 12 http://cor.europa.eu/en/policies/growth-and-jobs/Pages/industrial-policy.aspx 13 http://ec.europa.eu/social/home.jsp?langId=en 14 http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/h2020-sections 15 Identification of Specific Research and (Socio-Cultural) Development and Innovation (RDI) Priorities in Lithuania (2014).

Retrieved from: http://www.mosta.lt/images/ss/Sumanios_specializacijos_prioritetu_igyvendinimo_kelrodziai.pdf 16 Key areas of digital technology development include e-platforms for business simulation, crowd sourcing, crowd funding, web

entrepreneurship, virtual laboratories, e-consulting.

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4. Possibilities of application of financial and payment innovations in business enterprises.

2) Change, modernization and reforms in public governance. Since the 1990’s a

movement of public administration reforms has become global and reform strategies have been

similar in many countries. The reforms can be characterised by higher productivity, market

mechanisms to public services, decentralization, redistribution of functions and outcome-based

performance evaluation. The same characteristics are applied to public administration reforms in

Lithuania though they cannot be given equal priority as emphasis on one of the reform directions or

its features can reduce the focus on other areas of the reform. Public sector reform paradigms are

determined by global trendes and integration of Lithuanian public administration systems into the

global area. However, each country inevitably has to combine local and global circumstances.

Unfortunately, scientific literature does not provide a theoretical basis for assessment of national,

regional and local self-government context of changes in the system of public administration. The

challenges posed by global change in the development stage of modern public institutions require

greater administrative capacity and professionalism, less bureaucratic control of staff performance,

integration of centralization and decentralization principles, development of new forms of

responsibility, debureaucratisation of governance and deconcentration, more social justice and

interaction between public institutions.

Development of a knowledge society and globalization processes change not only the concept

and forms of governance, but also its social role. Governance is associated with economic, cultural

and political processes, the way of life and work, and other factors that shape the social environment.

In modern world, public governance has transformed into a very complex phenomenon. The

institutional role of public governance in society requires further research. It is necessary to analyse

the influence of public governance on policy formation and implementation, investigate peculiarities

of policy and administration dichotomy at the national and subnational levels, determine the role of

social institutions in ensuring accountability and quality of performance of public administration

institutions, analyse the change in institutional practice encouraged by globalization processes and its

impact on organizational culture.

Due to differently defined needs public authorities have begun to collaborate only recently.

Partnership is hindered by the excessive adherance of public authorities to their own procedures, rules

and principles of control, whereas it is encouraged by increased institutional interdependencies and

the need to pool the resources, complexity of issues and network development. Essential elements of

effective partnership include identification and ranking of society needs, appropriate political and

legal environment, external and internal communication. Development of partners’ skills should rely

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more on the potential of social dialogue at national, regional, sector, institutional and institutional

levels.

In recent years, public governance research has revealed several areas aimed at solving

theoretical, methodological and applied issues:

1. Multi-level governance: subsidiarity is an abstract principle, which is difficult to apply when

faced with complex public governance problems. In many cases, its implementation requires

applied research which deconstructs the problems and determines the appropriate level and

mechanism of governance for each identified aspect.

2. Interinstitutional (interdepartmental, inter-sectoral) co-operation: the motto ‘combat the

causes but not the consequences’ is the usual criticism of public administration. However, the

reasons behind a problem in one area of ministerial governance often lie in other areas. For

example, crime is related with exclusion, but the latter is related with lack of economic

opportunities, which in turn arise due to unfavorable criminogenic situation. Societal

challenges need interdisciplinary solutions and interaction different public authorities.

Coordination of public governance institutions’ actions require high level administrative

capacity and specific knowledge about the problem.

3. Inclusive governance: involvement of citizens in all public governance processes in recent

years has become an important political priority for the EU and the Member States. However,

involvement of citizens requires introduction of new organizational forms of public

governance. Different ways of involving citizen including the delivery of public services,

public consultations, advisory councils, implementation of citizens’ initiatives, etc., require

legal regulation, change in organizational culture and a democratic mandate, whose benefits,

costs and demand must be assessed in the context of each public policy area.

3) Environmental management

The emphasis on environmental management has started to increase since the end of the 1960s,

when problems of the industry were identified by scientists and widely publicized by various newly

formed environmental movements. Growing concerns, for example, about the widespread use of

insecticide DDT or the reduction of the ozone layer, have been made public throughout the world.

Governments’ response to solutions to these problems has gained momentum, thus today they

continue to use their power to regulate and address environmental problems. Countries use the so-

called command and control tools or market instruments, such as environmental taxes or subsidies,

to control pollution and ensure overall environmental protection at national level. Nonetheless, in the

last two decades, the concept of management has changed and expanded. In addition to traditional

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hierarchical management, new forms of management have emerged. This has been particularly

evident in environmental management, where non-governmental initiatives are more often introduced

by both civil society and the private sector to contribute to environmental protection (Misiūnė, 2014,

p. 169).

Both the global and the EU environmental policies exhibit an increasing number of innovative

management tools, new actors and new forms of management. This has also led to a change in the

concept of environmental management, which is a form of the wider concept of management.

Environmental management has new elements, such as new and innovative institutional frameworks,

active involvement of non-governmental actors and focus on a wider context in which environmental

management functions. New forms of governance have also emerged with the focus on the growing

self-regulation of the private sector. The growing attention of non-state actors to global environmental

issues, such as climate change, deforestation and shrinking fish stocks, has resulted in rapidly

developing transnational environmental standards and certification systems (Misiūnė, 2014, p. 174).

There has also been a shift in perception of and attitudes towards implementation of regulation.

Science has also contributed to this, which proved that environmental protection cannot be focused

on a single natural area, such as water or air, but it has to be comprehensive and ecosystem-based.

Therefore, in the context of environmental management, research developments and further

environmental challenges at both global and national levels, the research theme Environmental

Management aims to develop international research in the following areas:

1. research on sustainable spatial planning based on evaluation of ecosystem services in urban

and natural areas;

2. research on stakeholder involvement and perception in environmental management;

3. analysis of the phenomenon of private management in environmental protection.

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II. AIM, RESEARCH TOPICS, OBJECTIVES, IMPLEMENTION MEASURES,

EXPECTED QUALITATIVE RESULTS

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1. Processes and

technologies of developing

business innovation

1.1. Creating a business-model for increasing

competitiveness of start-ups, based on

application of digital technologies in all

areas of the company’s activity.

1.2. Developing processes for improvement

of organizational culture aimed at

generation of innovative ideas and

implementation thereof in business

enterprises.

1.3. Application of economic and

international trade policy measures to

create and implement enterprise

innovation strategies.

1.4. Possibilities of application of financial

and payment innovations in business

enterprises.

1.5.

2.1. Formation of public governance research

discourse.

2.2. Developing public governance research

methodology.

2.3. Developing applied research with the

focus on public institutions.

2.4. Critical evaluation of public governance

performance.

3.1. Research on sustainable spatial planning

based on evaluation of ecosystem

services in urban and natural areas.

3.2. Research on stakeholder involvement

and perception in environmental

management.

3.3. Analysis of the phenomenon of private

management in environmental protection.

2. Change, modernization and

reforms in public governance

3. Environmental management

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RESEARCH TOPIC 1: PROCESSES AND TECHNOLOGIES OF DEVELOPING

BUSINESS INNOVATION

1.1. Objective

Creating a business-model for increasing competitiveness of start-ups, based on application of

digital technologies in all areas of the company’s activity.

Implementation measures

1.1.1. Research on application of digital technology solutions for small and medium-sized

businesses

1.1.2. Research on business model innovations

1.1.3. Research on digital business models

1.1.4. Research on digital technology entrepreneurship and leadership

Expected quantitative results

Identification of ICT solutions that provide opportunities for growth of small and medium-

sized businesses both nationally and internationally.

Assessment of possibilities of strategic application of information services, applied

solutions and technology management methods and tools for small and medium-sized

businesses.

Results of the research on the impact of digital technology entrepreneurship and leadership

on jobs that are tailored to the needs of the digital economy.

Results of the research on possibilities of development of digital business models and

analysis methods of created value thereof.

1.2. Objective

Developing processes for improvement of organizational culture aimed at generation of

innovative ideas and implementation thereof in business enterprises.

Implementation measures

1.2.1. Assessment of innovation of organizational culture

1.2.2. Research on human resource management and leadership which enhance innovative

business potential

1.2.3. Development of interdisciplinary methods of innovation management

1.2.4. Development of methods for identifying needs of innovative consumers

Expected quantitative results

Analysis of assessment methods of organizational culture innovation and results of the

research on their application in developing innovation processes of organizational

culture.

Identification of innovation management methods which integrate technological,

economic, managerial and social dimensions, and results of the research on possibilities

of their practical application in business.

Results of the research on development of leadership skills and application of modern

human resource management methods to increase business innovation potential.

Results of the applied research on methods and tools of identification of innovative

consumer needs in developing new products or services.

Results of the research on identification of digital technologies that enable involvement

of employees, consumers and external partners into the process of generation and

implementation of innovative ideas and application theireof in business.

1.3. Objective

Application of economic and international trade policy measures to create and implement

enterprise innovation strategies.

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Implementation measures

1.3.1. Research on innovation economy

1.3.2. Analysis of the national and global innovation system

1.3.3. Measuring innovation geography

1.3.4. Research on global value chains

Expected quantitative results

Identifying indicators for measuring innovation geography in the context of the digital

economy.

A scientific study of innovation statistics databases and analytical indicators.

Assessment of the impact of national and global innovation systems on entrepreneurship.

Results of the research on global value chains and challenges for contemporary

international trade.

1.4. Objective

Possibilities of application of financial and payment innovations in business enterprises.

Implementation measures

1.4.1 Research on alternative banking

1.4.2 Research on electronic money and alternative currency

1.4.3 Research on payment innovations

1.4.4 Analysis of innovative techniques of attracting finance

Expected quantitative results

Analysis of affordable alternatives to services provided by banks and assessment of

deployment possibilities.

Results of the research on the impact of electronic money and alternative currencies on

the economy, business and society.

Development of new payment platforms and assessment of their application possibilities

in business enterprises.

Research on the use of innovative non-bank financing methods (e.g. mutual lending,

crowd financing, etc.) in order to improve the financing possibilities of small and medium-

sized businesses, non-profit organizations and non-governmental organizations.

RESEARCH TOPIC 2: CHANGE, MODERNIZATION AND REFORMS OF PUBLIC

GOVERNANCE

Based on this analysis, we can identify several closely related objectives of the research on

public governance:

2.1. Formation public governance research discourse;

2.2. Developing research on public governance methodology and quality assurance;

2.3. Developing applied research with the focus on public institutions;

2.4. Critical evaluation of public governance performance.

2.1. Objective

Formation of public governance research discourse

Implementation measures

2.1.1. Developing the model of relations between state and society;

2.1.2. Establishing common standards of good governance across the system of public

governance and organizations providing public services.

Expected quantitative results

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The model of relations between the state and society;

Common standards of public governance system and public services.

2.2. Objective

Developing public governance research methodology.

Implementation measures

2.2.1. Interdisciplinary research on governance processes.

Expected quantitative results

Interdisciplinary research on governance processes results and recommendations;

Comparative research on public governance results and recommendations.

2.3. Objective

Developing applied research with the focus on public institutions.

Implementation measures

2.3.1. Development of public governance tools relevant for specific institutions;

2.3.2. Research on inter-institutional / inter-departmental / inter-sectoral cooperation;

2.3.3. Research on the quality of public services;

2.3.4. Research on improving efficiency of different state agencies.

Expected quantitative results

Creation of public governance tools relevant for specific institutions;

Inter-institutional/ inter-departmental/ inter-sectoral cooperation research results and

recommendations for performance improvement;

Research on the quality of public services results and recommendations for its

improvement;

Research on improving efficiency of agencies results and recommendations for its

improvement.

2.4. Objective

Critical evaluation of public governance performance.

Implementation measures

2.4.1 Critical evaluation of public policy performance;

2.4.2 Critical evaluation of public service.

Expected quantitative results

Results of evaluation public policy and recommendations for improvement of performance.

Critical evaluation of public service performance and recommendations for improvement.

Regarding objective of formation of scientific discourse of public governance, it should be

noted that the Marxist conception of power and society during the period of Soviet occupation in

Lithuania was fundamentally different from that developed in countries with liberal democratic

traditions. Over the past 25 years, Lithuania’s active policy of integration into the EU and other

international structures aimed at creation of an open market economy enabled the public sector to

create a class of high-level professionals able to form and implement highly complex public policy

projects. However, the level of modernization in the public sector is uneven – progress in institutions

which are less related with international integration processes is much lower. There is evidence that

such situation is harmful, as higher quality of performance of individual institutions does not

necessarily improve the image of the government. The public opinion is affected by the following

principle: once citizens encounter unsatisfactory activities of public organizations, they make

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generalizations about all authorities (Pollitt & Bouckaert, 2011). Another important aspect of this

process is the fact that it is difficult to isolate implementation of reforms in the past decades in

Lithuania from the process of modernization which was based on adoption of standards of Western

countries and the EU. Such mimetic process reflected the strategic goals of the Lithuanian political

elite and society. However, at the current stage of economic and social development, it is not enough

to set the goals of meeting international standards (as Lithuania has already meet most of them); it is

necessary to raise questions as to what model of relations between the state and society Lithuania

should realize in view of society’s expectations and needs. At present, there is a significant shortage

of scientific answers to these questions in literature on public governance, first, because of lack of

well-established scientific discourse of public governance. The Public Governance Innovation

Laboratory unites researchers of public governance, involve top-level professional practitioners into

ongoing projects, hold annual events and thus encourage development of scientific discourse relevant

for public governance of Lithuania and address the questions of further development of public

governance in Lithuania and establishment of common standards of good governance throughout

public administration and public service organizations.

The increasing complexity of management processes demands development of the relevant

public governance research methodology. In Lithuania, this academic area is still dominated by

theoretical research. Therefore, it is important not to determine research topics for individual

researchers hierarchically, but to encourage discussion and reflection on the appropriateness of the

methods used in the research, the quality of the research and the relevance to the scientific discourse

shaped. Particular attention should be paid to comparative research. Western scientific discourse

refuses the ‘totalitarian’ approach which claims that any normative theory can define the ‘ideal’

situation of public governance or the ultimate goal of development (as in case of Marxism in the

Soviet period or the New Public Management in the 1990-ies). In the situation of having no normative

model defining what is appropriate public governance, comparative research is the method that can

reveal the benefits of one or another public governance practices (Jreisat, 2005). Besides, such

research creates all necessary conditions for development of activity internationalisation and does not

restrict the possibility of integrating specific research methods.

Implementation of the first objectives will constitute the essential prerequisites for

development of applied research on public organizations. The aim is to foster cooperation between

researchers, practitioners and students to create public governance tools relevant for specific

institutions, which clearly demonstrate their benefits and added value and contribute to raising public

governance standards across the public sector. Applied research in the following areas will be

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developed: inter-institutional / interdepartmental / inter-sectoral cooperation; the quality of public

services; evaluation of public policy performance; improving efficiency of agencies.

In recent years, many authors point out that reforms in these particular areas often face

difficulties (see Bevir, 2013). First, it is important to note that the theory of public governance has

refused the view that the bureaucratic, New Public Management or New Public Governance models

are paradigms. The proposed alternative is opposite to the paradigms of behaviourism and

institutionalism (Lowndes, 2009). The traditional (administrative), New Public Management and

New Public Governance models developed in the United States in the second half of the 20th century

are all attributed to behaviourism. The basic assumption of behaviourism is that individuals are

predictable and desired results can be achieved through development of appropriate governance tools.

However, since the 1980-ies the paradigm of New Institutionalism (March and Olsen, 1983; Powell

and DiMaggio, 1992; Peters, 2011) perceives relations between the state, society and authorities as

dynamic, highly complex and based on strategic calculation. Interest groups, authorities and citizens

react to initiatives in unpredictable ways, and the reason for supporting or opposing a particular policy

can depend on the culture, stereotypes, past experience or initiators’ personalities. Institutionalism

provides explanation of why a successful foreign experience can fail in another country. In Lithuania,

this aspect of public governance theory and methodology is undervalued, although it has a direct

impact on the success of applied research and identification of public governance problem areas or

weaknesses of introduced innovations.

Finally, in order to form a strong and academically influential think-tank of public

governance, it is necessary to summarize and critically evaluate the results of public governance

activities and seek to become a source of publicly accessible, verified and critically evaluated

information for the society and study process.

RESEARCH TOPIC 3: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT RESEARCH

3.1. Objective

Research on sustainable spatial planning based on evaluation of ecosystem services in urban and

natural areas.

Implementation measures

3.1.1. Research on spatial planning

3.1.2. Evaluation of ecosystem services

3.1.3. Urban territories and their evaluation

Expected quantitative results

Analysis of the use of land in conformity with principles of sustainable development by

means of remote sensing;

Social, economic and ecological assessment of ecosystem services in urban, agricultural

and natural areas.

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3.2. Objective

Research on stakeholder involvement and perception in environmental management.

Implementation measures

3.1.1. Research on stakeholder groups;

3.1.2. Analysis of perception of environmental processes;

3.1.3. Research on public participation.

Expected quantitative results

Research on public awareness and knowledge of the importance of environmental

protection;

New knowledge about involvement of stakeholder groups in environmental protection

processes;

Increased public participation in environmental decision-making.

3.3. Objective

Analysis of the phenomenon of private management in environmental protection.

Implementation measures

3.3.1. Research on private management in environmental protection;

3.3.2. Research on environmental self-regulation;

3.3.3. Private / non-governmental environmental management instruments.

Expected quantitative results

Analysis of reasons and consequences of involvement of the private sector in

environmental management;

Analysis of management measures and recommendations.

III. EXPECTED QUANTITATIVE RESULTS

Indicators Academic

year

2016-2017

Academic

year

2017-2018

Academic

year

2018-2019

Academic

year

2019-2020 Articles in research journal indexed in

Clarivate Analytics & Scopus

databases.* 20 25 35

45

Articles in peer-reviewed periodical

research journals indexed other

internationally recognized databases *. 20 20 20

20

Monographs and edited books

published by the internationally

recognized publishing houses, published

not on the basis of dissertation.

3 5 7

9

Monographs and studies published in

other research publishing houses, not

based on a dissertation. 5 8 10

12

Higher education textbooks 5 6 7 8

Organized international research events 8 8 8 8

Organized national research events 8 8 8 8

Contracted research 5 8 10 12

International research projects 5 6 7 8

National research projects 7 10 15 20

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* Not less than 50 percent of research articles will be prepared in foreign languages (giving priority

to English is the priority).

IV. COOPERATION WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS

Nr. Title

Universities

1. University of Aberdeen (Ireland)

2. Adam Mickiewicz University (Poland)

3. Ajou University (South Korea)

4. Altenholz High School of Administration (Germany)

5. Arizona State University (USA)

6. University of Aveiro (Portugal)

7. Baku State University (Azerbaijan)

8. Belarusian State University (Belarus)

9. Bialystok University of Technology (Poland)

10. Bergen University (Norway)

11. Berlin School of Economics and Law (Germany)

12. University of Bern (Switzerland)

13. School of Economics and Management of Public Administration in Bratislava

(Slovakia)

14. Free University of Brussels (Belgium)

15. Masaryk University (Brno, the Czech Republic)

16. Corvinus University of Budapest (Hungary)

17. Police Academy of the Czech Republic in Prague (the Czech Republic)

18. Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University (Ukraine)

19. Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University (Ukraine)

20. Educational Research Association (USA)

21. Eurasia International University (Armenia)

22. Ewha University (Korea)

23. Fatih University (Turkey)

24. Federal Academy of Public Administration (Germany)

25. Fernando Pessoa University (Portugal)

26. Gangneung-Wonju National University (Korea)

27. University of Ghana (Ghana)

28. Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno (Belarus)

29. University of Graz (Austria)

30. University of Ilorin (Nigeria)

31. Faculty of Law University of Indonesia (Indonesia)

32. Inholland University (the Netherlands)

33. ISM University of Management and Economics (Lithuania)

34. Johannes Kepler University Linz (Austria)

35. University of Cadiz (Spain)

36. Kaliningrad State University (Russia)

37. Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University (Turkey)

38. Karol Adamiecki University of Economics in Katowice (Poland)

39. Kaunas University of Technology (Lithuania)

40. Kazakh National Pedagogical University (Kazakhstan)

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41. University of Cologne (Germany)

42. Kenyatta University (Kenia)

43. Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (Ukraine)

44. Kingston University (the United Kingdom)

45. University of Cyprus (Cyprus)

46. Christian Albrechts University Kiel (Germany)

47. Klaipėda University (Lithuania)

48. Copenhagen Business School (Denmark)

49. University of Cordoba (Spain)

50. Korea University (Korea)

51. KROK University (Ukraine)

52. Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University (Poland)

53. Kuban State University (Russia)

54. University of Lapland (Finland)

55. Police Academy of Latvia (Latvia)

56. LCC International University (Lithuania)

57. Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (Lithuania)

58. Lithuanian University of Agriculture (Lithuania)

59. Linnaeus University (Sweden)

60. University of Lyon I (France)

61. University of Lyon II (France)

62. Technical University of Loja (Ecuador)

63. University of Lodz (Poland)

64. London Southampton University (the United Kingdom)

65. Taras Shevchenko National University of Luhansk (Ukraine)

66. Lund University (Sweden)

67. University of Science Malaysia (Malaysia)

68. Malmö University (Sweden)

69. M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russia)

70. Moscow University (Russia)

71. Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Criminal Service (Germany)

72. Free International University of Moldova (Moldova)

73. Moldova State University (Moldova)

74. National Chengchi University (Taiwan)

75. Centre for Migration Law of the Radboud University Nijmegen (the Netherlands)

76. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg (Germany)

77. Faculty of Law in Osijek (Croatia)

78. University of Oslo (Norway)

79. Punjab Group of Colleges (India)

80. Pyatigorsk State Linguistic University (Russia)

81. South Illinois University (USA)

82. Rīga Stradiņš University (Latvia)

83. Transport and Telecommunication Institute in Riga (Latvia)

84. East Carolina University (USA)

85. Saxony Police College (Germany)

86. University of Salvador (Argentina)

87. Saint Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance (Russia)

88. Polytechnic Institute of Santarém (Portugal)

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89. University of Zaragoza (Spain)

90. University of Savoy (France)

91. Siam University (Thailand)

92. Silesian University in Opava (the Czech Republic)

93. Södertörn University (Sweden)

94. Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski (Bulgaria)

95. University of Sorbonne 3 (France)

96. Istanbul Bilgi University (Turkey)

97. Süleyman Demirel University (Turkey)

98. Šiauliai University (Lithuania)

99. T. C. Maltepe University (Turkey)

100. Tallinn University (Estonia)

101. International Institute for Democratic Transition (Hungary)

102. David Agmashenebeli University in Tbilisi (Georgia)

103. Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (Georgia)

104. Tbilisi University (Georgia)

105. Tbilisi State Institute Of Economic Relations (Georgia)

106. University of Texas (USA)

107. Alexander Dubček University of Trenčín (the Czech Republic)

108. University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava (Slovakia)

109. Ukrainian Academy of Banking of the National Bank of Ukraine (Ukraine)

110. Uppsala University (Sweden)

111. West Kazakhstan Academy of Humanities (Kazachstan)

112. Polytechnic University of Valencia (Spain)

113. Warsaw School of Economics (Poland)

114. Ryszard Lazarski University of Commerce and Law in Warsaw (Poland)

115. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University (France)

116. Turība University (Latvia)

117. Institute of Business Management (Pakistan)

118. Vilnius Gediminas Technical University

119. Vilnius University (Lithuania)

120. VIT University (India)

121. Vytautas Magnus University (Lithuania)

122. German Police University (Germany)

123. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (the Netherlands)

124. University of Wrocław (Poland)

125. WHL Graduate School of Business and Economics (Germany)

126. University of Zagreb (Croatia)

State institutions

127. European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)

128. European Investment Bank

129. European Investment Fund

130. European Commission

131. European Science Foundation (ESF)

132. European Parliament

133. Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)

134. Kaunas City Municipality

135. Latvian Academy of Sciences

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136. Court of Appeal of Lithuania

137. Supreme Court of Lithuania

138. Lithuanian Labour Exchange

139. Research Council of Lithuania

140. Lithuanian Academy of Sciences

141. Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania

142. Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Lithuania

143. Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania

144. Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania

145. President of the Republic of Lithuania

146. Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania

147. Ministry of Social Security and Labour of the Republic of Lithuania

148. Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania

149. Ministry of Health of the Republic of Lithuania

150. Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuania

151. Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania

152. Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Lithuania

153. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania

154. Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania

155. Government of the Republic of Lithuania

156. Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania

157. Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania

158. Office of the Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson

159. Panevėžys City Municipality

160. Seimas Ombudsmen’s Office of the Republic of Lithuania

161. Šiauliai City Municipality

162. Institution of the Ombudsperson for Children's Rights

163. State Child Rights Protection Institutions

164. Vilnius City Municipality

165. Fire and Rescue Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of

Lithuania

166. State Consumer Rights Protection Authority

Associations, business enterprises, non-governmental organizations, etc.

167. Achema

168. Law office COBALT

169. Law office Eversheds Saladžius

170. Law office Valiūnas Ellex

171. Professional Partnership of Advocates Markevičius, Gerasičkinas and partners

172. Professional Partnership of Advocates Jurevičius, Balčiūnas and Bartkus

173. Association Investors’ Forum

174. Institute of Responsible Business and Mentoring

175. Bitė

176. British Council

177. Labour Market Research Institute

178. Delfi

179. Dujotekana

180. European Consumer Centre in Lithuania

181. European University Association (EUA)

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182. Goethe Institute

183. CSR Network Lithuania

184. Infobalt

185. Information Technology and Communications Department under the Ministry of the

Interior of the Republic of Lithuania

186. Military Police

187. Kėdainiai Tourism and Business Information Centre

188. Lithuanian Association of Responsible Business

189. Institute of the Lithuanian Language

190. Lithuanian Bar Association

191. Chamber of Judicial Officers of Lithuania

192. Lithuanian Association of Economists

193. Lithuanian Institute of History

194. Language Teachers’ Association of Lithuania

195. Lithuanian Chamber of Notaries

196. Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists

197. Lietuvos rytas

198. Lithuanian Social Research Centre

199. Lithuanian Lawyers Association

200. Lithuanian Association of Property Valuers

201. Lithuanian Center for Human Rights

202. Association of Judges of the Republic of Lithuania

203. State Research Institute Centre for Innovative Medicine

204. National Association of Financial Services Consumers

205. National Courts Administration

206. NordLB

207. Omnitel

208. International Association of Universities

209. Civic Responsibility Foundation

210. Vilnius Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Crafts

211. French Cultural Center

212. PricewaterhouseCoopers

213. Respublika

214. SEB bank

215. Social Research Institute

216. Swedbank

217. Education Exchanges Support Foundation

218. Telia

219. Transparency International Lithuanian Office

220. State Child Rights Protection and Adoption Service under the Ministry of Social

Security and Labour

221. State Consumer Rights Protection Authority

222. Veidas

223. Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos

224. Knowledge Economy Forum

225. Human Rights Monitoring Institute, etc.

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