Governance, quality of life and city performance: A study based on artificial intelligence

The purpose of this study is to analyse the joint influence of several good governance variables (e-government, transparency and reputation) and quality of life (QoL) on the performance of Spanish cities. Using objective data with a time lag, this study employed artificial intelligence (AI) and the...

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Autores: Pazos García, María José, López López, Vicente Ángel, Vila Vázquez, Guadalupe, González Vázquez, Xesús Pablo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)
Repositorio:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:minerva.usc.gal:10347/42709
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10347/42709
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Good governance
QoL (quality of life)
City performance
AI (artificial intelligence)
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Sumario:The purpose of this study is to analyse the joint influence of several good governance variables (e-government, transparency and reputation) and quality of life (QoL) on the performance of Spanish cities. Using objective data with a time lag, this study employed artificial intelligence (AI) and the Konstanz Information Miner (KNIME) open-source tool platform to test the proposed model. The results of this study indicate that the city’s performance − measured by the employment ratio − is largely explained by good governance resources (e-government, transparency and reputation) and quality of life (QoL). The findings of this study contribute to fill the gap of studies that analyse the effect of city governance resources and QoL on city performance. Furthermore, they support the premises of the resource-based view (RBV) theory employing a novel methodology. The results of the study also provide important clues for city governments that want to improve and/or maintain the performance of their cities.