An evaluation of public spending: the effectiveness of a government-supported networking program in Flanders
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- Philippe Van Cauwenberge (UGent) , Heidi Vander Bauwhede (UGent) and Bilitis Schoonjans
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- Abstract
- Most countries of the world have developed a wide array of government assistance programs for companies. However, it is only recently that researchers have started to evaluate the benefits of these programs empirically. This paper contributes to this emerging area of research by examining whether PLATO-a networking and training program sponsored by the Flemish government-increased the labor productivity of the participating companies. Our regression analysis of a panel dataset of Flemish small and medium-sized enterprises that existed between 1996 and 2008 confirms that PLATO participation indeed increases labor productivity. In addition, from a qualitative analysis of the PLATO program we infer some of its success factors, which could inform governments about how to design company support programs.
- Keywords
- ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, SUCCESS FACTORS, BUSINESS SUPPORT, FIRM PERFORMANCE, POLICY SUPPORT, FOCUS GROUPS, SME POLICY, PRODUCTIVITY, ENTREPRENEURS, KNOWLEDGE
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Please use this url to cite or link to this publication: http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-3180715
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- Van Cauwenberge, Philippe, et al. “An Evaluation of Public Spending: The Effectiveness of a Government-Supported Networking Program in Flanders.” ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING C-GOVERNMENT AND POLICY, vol. 31, no. 1, 2013, pp. 24–38, doi:10.1068/c11329b.
- APA
- Van Cauwenberge, P., Vander Bauwhede, H., & Schoonjans, B. (2013). An evaluation of public spending: the effectiveness of a government-supported networking program in Flanders. ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING C-GOVERNMENT AND POLICY, 31(1), 24–38. https://doi.org/10.1068/c11329b
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- Van Cauwenberge, Philippe, Heidi Vander Bauwhede, and Bilitis Schoonjans. 2013. “An Evaluation of Public Spending: The Effectiveness of a Government-Supported Networking Program in Flanders.” ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING C-GOVERNMENT AND POLICY 31 (1): 24–38. https://doi.org/10.1068/c11329b.
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- Van Cauwenberge, Philippe, Heidi Vander Bauwhede, and Bilitis Schoonjans. 2013. “An Evaluation of Public Spending: The Effectiveness of a Government-Supported Networking Program in Flanders.” ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING C-GOVERNMENT AND POLICY 31 (1): 24–38. doi:10.1068/c11329b.
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- 1.Van Cauwenberge P, Vander Bauwhede H, Schoonjans B. An evaluation of public spending: the effectiveness of a government-supported networking program in Flanders. ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING C-GOVERNMENT AND POLICY. 2013;31(1):24–38.
- IEEE
- [1]P. Van Cauwenberge, H. Vander Bauwhede, and B. Schoonjans, “An evaluation of public spending: the effectiveness of a government-supported networking program in Flanders,” ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING C-GOVERNMENT AND POLICY, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 24–38, 2013.
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abstract = {{Most countries of the world have developed a wide array of government assistance programs for companies. However, it is only recently that researchers have started to evaluate the benefits of these programs empirically. This paper contributes to this emerging area of research by examining whether PLATO-a networking and training program sponsored by the Flemish government-increased the labor productivity of the participating companies. Our regression analysis of a panel dataset of Flemish small and medium-sized enterprises that existed between 1996 and 2008 confirms that PLATO participation indeed increases labor productivity. In addition, from a qualitative analysis of the PLATO program we infer some of its success factors, which could inform governments about how to design company support programs.}},
author = {{Van Cauwenberge, Philippe and Vander Bauwhede, Heidi and Schoonjans, Bilitis}},
issn = {{0263-774X}},
journal = {{ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING C-GOVERNMENT AND POLICY}},
keywords = {{ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS,SUCCESS FACTORS,BUSINESS SUPPORT,FIRM PERFORMANCE,POLICY SUPPORT,FOCUS GROUPS,SME POLICY,PRODUCTIVITY,ENTREPRENEURS,KNOWLEDGE}},
language = {{eng}},
number = {{1}},
pages = {{24--38}},
title = {{An evaluation of public spending: the effectiveness of a government-supported networking program in Flanders}},
url = {{http://doi.org/10.1068/c11329b}},
volume = {{31}},
year = {{2013}},
}
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