Decentralized Human Resource Management in Public Service – The Italian National Research Council Approach

2015 ◽  
pp. 381-393 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Andreini ◽  
Cristian Lucchesi ◽  
Alessandro Martelli ◽  
Maurizio Martinelli ◽  
Dario Tagliaferri
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Research Council ◽  
National Research Council ◽  
Italian National Research Council

scholarly journals Human resource management (HRM) and public service motivation (PSM)

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 746-763 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabian Homberg ◽  
Rick Vogel
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Public Service Motivation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Hr Practices ◽  
Bibliometric Review ◽  
The Impact

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an introduction to the special issue on public service motivation (PSM) and human resource management (HRM). The authors analyse and review how the literatures on HRM and PSM relate to each other. Design/methodology/approach – The paper combines two complementary studies: a bibliometric analysis of the interrelationships between the two literatures and a meta-analysis of the impact of HR practices on PSM. Findings – Although HRM is among the core subject categories to which the literature on PSM refers, the pre-eminence of HR topics self-reported by PSM researchers indicates large room for further transfer. Intrinsic HR practices show positive and significant effects on PSM, while no such association was found for extrinsic HR practices. Originality/value – The editorial is a complement to a recent bibliometric review of PSM research, focusing more particularly on the interrelationships with HRM and applying hitherto unused techniques. It is also the first meta-analysis of the association between HR practices and PSM.

scholarly journals Modernization of the public service and human resource management in Ukraine

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 42-51
Author(s):  
N. T. Goncharuk ◽  
L. V. Prudyus
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Human Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Human Resources Management ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
The Public ◽  
European Standards ◽  
Main Components

The goal, tasks and essence of the concepts «modernization of the public service» and «human resources management in public service» are defined. The current state and problems of modernization of the public service and human resources management in Ukraine are analyzed; the main components of the reform that provide modernization of the public service and human resources management are disclosed. It has been established that in order to reform and modernize the public service as well as to improve human resources management in the recent years several strategic documents have been adopted in Ukraine, among them one should mention the Strategy of the Public Personnel Policy for 2012-2020, the Strategy for the Reform of the Public Service and Service in Local Self-Government Bodies in Ukraine for the period until 2017 and the Strategy for the Reform of the Public Administration of Ukraine in 2016-2020; their main provisions are developed and, in accordance with the European standards, the priority directions for modernization of the public service and human resource management in Ukraine are defined.

scholarly journals Appraisal in the Public Service, Instrument of Human Resource Management

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 31
Author(s):  
Claude Barreix
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Civil Servants ◽  
Public Performance ◽  
The Public ◽  
Appraisal Process ◽  
Staff Appraisal ◽  
Different Characteristics

The purpose of this article was to put forward staff appraisal process in the Public Service of advanced countries. Even if British and French Civil Services have different characteristics coming from their specific cultures, even if staff appraisal development has followed different rhythms, they meet together to consider that appraisal is a key instrument to improve public performance and Human Resource Management.Pay related to performance (PRP) triggers international debates because some consider it as ineffective and a source of discord inside a working team. But the two countries have to address the problem to find how to motivate their staff. The British civil servants seem less reluctant to PRP than their French homologues who feel more comfortable with a collective approach of appraisal, even if this system is criticized because some poor contributors may hide themselves behind good performers. The solution that could be prescribed would consist in using a collective approach of appraisal in combination of a system rewarding individual performers, in order to motivate staff individually and collectively as well.

Managing for Public Service Performance

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Human Resource Management ◽  
Performance Management ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Diversity Management ◽  
Service Performance ◽  
Management Performance

How does management make a meaningful contribution to public service performance? This is the overall question of this volume. The sixteen chapters aim to clarify conceptual issues; critically reflect on assumptions underlying public management and public service performance understandings; theoretically explain direct and indirect relationships between management and performance; and outline a research agenda based on a review of the extant literature. In order to achieve these aims, this volume takes a multidisciplinary, critical, rigorous, and context-sensitive approach. The disciplines of public management, leadership, human resource management, and work and organization psychology are combined because they focus differently on aspects of management, public service performance, employee outcomes, and linking mechanisms such as employees’ attitudes and behaviors. Multidisciplinarity is illustrated by the variety of management aspects examined: different types of leadership behaviors, people management, performance management, human resource management systems, diversity management, and change management. Stakeholders often emphasize different public values that influence what they hold desirable in public service provision. The authors critically reflect on which stakeholder interests are included and excluded in empirical studies. The institutional perspective informs critical reflection on public sector context factors that affect the management–performance relationship in democratic societies. By paying attention to distinctive features of the public sector context, the volume contributes to both knowledge growth and the improvement of public services in practice.

scholarly journals Impact of Performance Contracting on Public Service Delivery in the National Government Administration in Kenya: Case of Eldoret West Sub-County

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Ang’anyo ◽  
Januaris Mbatha
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Human Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Public Service ◽  
National Government ◽  
Public Service Delivery ◽  
Performance Contracting ◽  
The Public ◽  
Government Administration

The main aim of this study was to assess the impact of performance contracting on public service delivery, in the National Government Administration, Eldoret West Sub-County.  The study examined the effect of financial stewardship, human resource management and the role of resolution of public complaints on service delivery. Two theories informed this study: The New Public Management Theory and the Principal Agent Theory. Descriptive survey research design was utilized. The target population constituted members of the public who consume public services provided by the 63 National Government Administrative officers in Eldoret West Sub-County (NGAO), 19 Heads of Departments and officials from Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). A sample size of 170 respondents was selected using quota sampling technique. Both primary and secondary data were collected. Data analysis and management was done by use of SPSS Version 21 and MS Excel. The gamma measure of association between financial stewardship and service delivery was +0.5. This is a moderate strength pointing to the existence of other factors that drive service delivery. The spearman’s Rank Order measure of correlation (rs) between human resource management and service delivery was +0.67. This indicates moderate association, hence a clear pointer to a combination of other factors driving service delivery. There was minimal variability across the various dimensions of complaints handling mechanisms and their effect on improving service delivery. It was therefore recommended that National Government Administration need to continuously build capacity on both its officers and members of the public on the financial accountability framework, tie human resource management and development practices to other policies as well as engage and sensitize members of the public on performance contracting process and complaints handling mechanisms.

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