Reducing stress and burnout in the public‐sector work environment: A mindfulness meditation pilot study

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Vella ◽  
Shane McIver
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Mindfulness Meditation ◽  
The Public ◽  
Reducing Stress ◽  
Sector Work ◽  
Public Sector Work

From the Personal to the Public – Cadbury-Brown's Public Sector work

2006 ◽  
Vol 10 (S1) ◽  
pp. 25-32
Author(s):  
Elain Harwood
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
The Public ◽  
Sector Work ◽  
Public Sector Work

H. T. Cadbury-Brown's architecture in the public sector in Britain is placed in the context of his background and the work of his contemporaries.

scholarly journals Pathways to Retirement in Taiwan: Do Ethnicity and Cohort Matter?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fang-Yi Huang ◽  
Monika Ardelt
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Functional Limitation ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Incentive Structure ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
The Public ◽  
Sector Work ◽  
Public Sector Work ◽  
Public Sector Workers

Studies about retirement often neglect ethnic identity. This research utilized the “Taiwan Longitudinal Study in Aging” data from 1989 to 1996 when political and social changes in the country occurred to examine the influence of ethnicity (dominant Mainlanders versus Southern Min, Hakka, and various indigenous people) on Taiwanese men’s working status at age 60 and above. We asked three questions: (1) Are Mainlanders more likely to retire earlier than non-Mainlanders? (2) Does working in the public versus the private sector affect the age of retirement and does this differ by ethnicity? (3)What factors determine retirement ages of two cohorts? Using chi-square and t-tests, results of a comparison of two cohorts (n = 1254 and n = 526 for the 1989 and 1996 cohorts, respectively) showed that being a Mainlander, being unmarried, older age, self-reported poor health, and functional limitation were associated with a higher likelihood of earlier retirement. In logistic regression models, public sector work mediated and moderated the effect of ethnicity on the likelihood of earlier retirement only in the older cohort, where Mainlander public sector workers had the greatest likelihood of earlier retirement, indicating that the incentive structure of public pensions contributes to earlier retirement. The results are consistent with cumulative advantage theory. To delay the retirement age for public sector workers, policymakers could reduce public pension incentives.

scholarly journals Re-locating accountability through technology

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-45
Author(s):  
Dimitra Petrakaki
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Electronic Government ◽  
Digital Information ◽  
Digital Government ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
Sector Work ◽  
Public Sector Work

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the implications of e-government for horizontal/social accountability (to citizens) by looking into its shifting location. Its main purpose is to show how the introduction of information and communication technology in the public sector changes how public sector work is organised, shifting the traditional sources of accountability and to discuss the implications of those changes. Design/methodology/approach The study comes from desk-based research that brings together the literature on electronic government and accountability studies and situates them in the context of a bureaucratic public sector. Findings It shows that e-government entails digitalization of public sector work by restructuring work, re-organising public information and knowledge and re-orientating officials-citizens relation. It argues that in the e-government era accountability is inscribed in the technology and its embodied standards; is a horizontal technological relation that renders officials accountable to the handling of digital interfaces; and renders citizens co- producers of digital information responsible for bringing the public to account. The paper shows that these changes do not necessarily bring better or worse accountability results but change the sources of accountability bringing shifts in its locations, thereby rendering it more precarious. The paper ends by discussing the implications of digital accountability for good public administration. Originality/value With the unprecedented level of attention currently being paid to “digital government” at the moment, this is a timely paper that seeks to address the accountability implications of these shifts. The study offers a practice-based, relational definition of accountability and a Weberian account of bureaucratic government, followed by an exploration of ways in which this is being challenged or replaced with a new informatisation enabled/supported by new “technologies of accountability”.

scholarly journals Motivation In Public Sector Unionized Organizations

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin D. Carrigan
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Pension Plans ◽  
Work Place ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Sector Employees ◽  
Public Sector Unions ◽  
Substandard Performance ◽  
Sector Work ◽  
Public Sector Work

Developing creative ways to motivate unionized public sector employees is a growing concern.  The concept of motivation within the public sector work place is something that is generally understood but unfortunately not often practiced.  This paper looks deeper at the perception that public sector unions receive overly generous compensation and pension plans while their members deliver substandard performance.

scholarly journals Losing the Faith: Public Sector Work and the Erosion of Career Calling

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 326-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurie Cohen ◽  
Joanne Duberley ◽  
Pete Smith
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Early Retirement ◽  
Local Authority ◽  
The Public ◽  
Assistant Director ◽  
Career Calling ◽  
Sector Work ◽  
Public Sector Work

This article tells the story of Pete, a welfare rights adviser who worked his way up to be Assistant Director of Social Services in a Midlands local authority. Pete joined the public sector with a sense of calling and a belief that local government could create positive social change. Over the next 25 years, however, Pete’s calling was increasingly challenged as his job and the context in which he worked were transformed. This article focuses on the ways in which Pete navigated the system in an attempt to ‘keep the faith’, before eventually taking early retirement.

The status of race in public sector work: Implications for emotion management and job satisfaction

2016 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 286-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa M. Sloan ◽  
James D. Unnever
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Emotion Management ◽  
The Status ◽  
Sector Work ◽  
Public Sector Work

Exodus of Clinicians from Public Sector to Non-Clinical Practice in Private Sector in Dar es Salaam Tanzania; Exploring the Drivers

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 45-58
Author(s):  
Elice Temu ◽  
Gasto Frumence ◽  
Nathanael Sirili
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Health Workforce ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Dar Es Salaam ◽  
Medical Doctors ◽  
The Public

Background: Globally, shortage of clinicians health workforce is among the major challenges facing the health systems of many countries including Tanzania. Migration of medical doctors from clinical practice to non-clinical practice partly contributes to this challenge. This study aimed to explore factors influencing Medical Doctors’ decision to migrate from clinical practice in the public sector to non-clinical practice in the private sector in Dar es Salaam Tanzania.Methods: An exploratory qualitative study was conducted using 12 in-depth interviews with medical doctors working in the private sector but formerly worked in the public health sector. Interviews were digitally recorded, transcribed verbatim and thematically analyzed.Results: Three main themes emerged; health system-level drivers that has three sub-themes, namely poor work environment, heavy workload due to shortage of clinicians and underfunded public health sector; individual-level drivers, which include four sub-themes: Age, area of specialization, marital status and empathy to patients; and external environment drivers consisting of two sub-themes: peer pressure and community culture.Conclusion: Improving the work environment through increased funding will partly address the main health system drivers underlying migration from the clinical practice. Furthermore, nurturing junior doctors to be enthusiastic and adapting to cultural shocks can partly help to address the individual and external drivers. Keywords: Shortage, Medical Doctors, Clinicians, Physicians, migration, health workforce, Tanzania Clinical Practice, Non-Clinical Practice.

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