scholarly journals Key issues in e-procurement: Procurement implementation and operation in the public sector

2005 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 367-387 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon R. Croom ◽  
Alistair Brandon-Jones
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
The Public ◽  
Key Issues

Talent Management in the Public Sector

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Boselie ◽  
Marian Thunnissen
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Multidisciplinary Approach ◽  
Human Resources Management ◽  
Talent Management ◽  
Management Framework ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Sector Organizations ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Key Issues

Private and public sector organizations are confronted with intensifying competition for talent. Talent management in the public sector, however, is an underexplored field of research. The aim of this chapter is to define talent management in the public sector context by putting it in a public sector human resources management framework and linking it to public sector developments and tendencies. Thus, we apply a multidisciplinary approach to talent management, using insights from human resource management, public administration, and public management. First, we describe relevant public sector characteristics and developments. Then, we define talent management in the public sector context based on what is already know from previous research and the literature, and we discuss key issues, dualities, and tensions regarding talent management in the public sector. Finally, we suggest a future agenda for talent-management research in public sector contexts and present some implications for practitioners.

scholarly journals Collective Bargaining in the Public Sector : Prince Edward Island

2005 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 200-209
Author(s):  
G. K. Cowan
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Collective Bargaining ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Prince Edward Island ◽  
The Public ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Public Sector Bargaining

The author reports on Prince Edward Island's attempt to solve some of the key issues of public sector bargaining through Us recent collective bargaining regulations for teachers and the public service.

scholarly journals Challenges for Managing Complex Application Portfolios: A Case Study of South Australian Public Sector Agency

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (03) ◽  
pp. 01-08
Author(s):  
Yaser Mirza
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
State Government ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
The Public ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Root Cause ◽  
Organic Growth ◽  
Key Issues

This research explores the challenges in management and the root cause for complex application portfolios in the public sector. It takes Australian public sector organisations with the case of South Australia Police (SAPOL) for evaluation it being one of the significant and mission critical state government agencies. The exploratory research surfaces some of the key challenges using interview as primary data collection source, along with archive records, documentation, and direct observation as secondary sources. This paper reports on the information analysed surfacing eight key issues. It highlights that the organic growth of the technology portfolios, with mission criticality has resulted in many quick fixes which are not aligned with long term enterprise architectural stability. Integration of different mismatched technologies, along with the pressure from the business to always keep the lights on, does not provide the opportunity for the portfolios to be rationalised in an ongoing way. Other issues and the areas for further study are explored at the end.

A Framework for Knowledge Management in E-Government

2008 ◽  
pp. 508-519
Author(s):  
Kostas Metaxiotis
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Knowledge Resources ◽  
The Public ◽  
Government Organizations ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Key Issues

E-government, driven by an ever-increasing and pervasive use of information and communication technologies, is affecting the public sector more and more (Bannister, 2005; Eyob, 2004; Metaxiotis & Psarras, 2004). Many governments across the globe have resorted to instituting e-government initiatives as a way of better positioning themselves in the Information Age (Information for Development Programme [InfoDev], 2004), or seem at least to be showing commitments in redressing the imbalances resulting from the low utilization of knowledge resources and ICT in the economy and governance (Joi, 2004). E-government is enabling government organizations to provide better services to their constituents. The ability to improve citizens’ access to services has made e-government an attractive investment for government organizations, fueling worldwide implementation of such applications (Amaravadi, 2005; Scherlis & Eisenberg, 2003). As an emerging practice, e-government seeks to realize processes and structures for harnessing the potentialities of information and communication technologies at various levels of government and the public sector for the purpose of enhancing good governance. The key issues in transformation are the adoption and uptake of interoperable standards, the development of appropriate business models, the legal and policy frameworks that will facilitate integration, and governance arrangements that support both enterprise responsibilities and crossagency approaches and responsibilities.

Structure and Coherence in the Political Economy of Public Finance

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stanley L. Winer ◽  
Walter Hettich
Keyword(s):  
Public Finance ◽  
Political Economy ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Median Voter ◽  
Collective Choice ◽  
Voter Model ◽  
The Political ◽  
The Public ◽  
Median Voter Model ◽  
Key Issues

The article provides an outline of the economics of the public sector and of its structure when collective choice is regarded as an essential component of the analysis. It identifies the key issues that must be faced by political scientists and economists who insist that collective institutions cannot be ignored in research on taxation and public budgets. It also reviews various alternatives to the median voter model; these alternatives are frameworks that interpret public policies as equilibrium outcomes in a multidimensional setting.

scholarly journals Assessing the wage gap between public and private sector employees in Ireland: issues, evidence and challenges

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-64
Author(s):  
Darragh Flannery ◽  
Tom Turner
Keyword(s):  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Wage Gap ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Public ◽  
Earnings Gap ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Public And Private Sector

Abstract Over recent years pay levels in the public sector of the economy have come under increasing scrutiny. This paper provides an assessment of the key issues and challenges central to a comparison of wage levels in the private and public sector in Ireland. A review of the extant studies that have employed multivariate analysis to estimate the gap between public and private sector wages in Ireland indicates a wage premium in favour of public sector workers. However the actual magnitude of the earnings gap is difficult to accurately assess as the size of the premium varies markedly across these various studies. A number of possible options are suggested to guide the development of a fair system for assessing wage levels in the public sector.

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