Consequences of a politicized public service system: Perspectives of politicians, public servants, and political experts

In the current context, the training for cadres and civil servants is crucial to the operations of the civil service system. However, it is influenced by many factors, affecting its effectiveness in practice. This article makes mention of factors affecting the quality of training and retraining for cadres and civil servants, such as policy institution, management, inspection, supervision and curriculum, etc., Therefore, identifying factors affecting the training and retraining is to find suitable solutions, making an important contribution to improve the capacity of cadres and public servants as well as the effectiveness of public service.

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PREPARING PUBLIC SERVANTS IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES: ARCHETYPAL APPROACH

UKRAINIAN ASSEMBLY OF DOCTORS OF SCIENCES IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ◽

10.31618/vadnd.v1i14.117 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 1 (14) ◽

pp. 255-263

Author(s):

Oleh Ivanovich Rohulskyi

Keyword(s):

Public Administration ◽

Public Service ◽

Professional Training ◽

European Countries ◽

Anglo Saxon ◽

Public Servants ◽

German Model ◽

Managerial Positions ◽

A Chain ◽

The Individual

The article describes the main components of the institutional framework of an archetypical approach to public administration. It is determined that the system of preparation of public servants is based on a chain of universal foundations of archetype, in particular, it is influenced by the principle of formation of personnel in the public service, formed on the basis of public opinion. Based on two basic principles relating to admission to public service, three basic models of training civil servants in the European country are defined: German. French and Anglo-Saxon. We analyze each of the models and define the archetypes that influenced their formation and development. The advantages of each model are determined, in particular, the benefits are: the German model of training managers is the balancing between the theoretical knowledge and practical skills that a public servant receives during training, but as a disadvantage one can distinguish the orientation of preparation for legal orientation, which limits the ability to hold managerial positions for many employees The French model of professional training of public servants should include a well-balanced understanding of tasks, namely: decentralization and territorial organization of public services, communication, support of territorial communities, in-depth knowledge and understanding of the need for cooperation with institutions of the European Commonwealth, high-quality human resource management and orientation towards environmentally friendly innovations, such a model of training of public servants is holistic, costly and effective; The Anglo-Saxon model of training of public servants is its orientation towards the implementation of the concept of public administration and the individual approach to employee training, taking into account all the specifics of its activities, providing for the formation of personnel capable of solving specific problems. It is concluded that today in most European countries dominated by mixed models that include elements of different models.

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ANALISIS MCDONALDISASI BENTUK PELAYANAN PUBLIK PADA SISTEM E-FILING DIREKTORAT JENDERAL PAJAK (DJP) ONLINE

Jurnal Public Policy ◽

10.35308/jpp.v4i1.236 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Putri Maulina

Keyword(s):

Communication Technology ◽

Public Service ◽

Service System ◽

Easy Access ◽

Theory Approach ◽

The Public ◽

Filing System ◽

State Tax ◽

Information And Communication ◽

Qualitative Descriptive

In this contemporary era, the forms of public service in Indonesia have become increasingly practical and instant. Conditions like this to illustrate how the phenomenon of McDonaldization began to plague into public service systems, one of which is with the public service system e-Filing DJP Online. E-Filing DJP Online is an application of public services based on information and communication technology implemented by the state tax execution agency to provide easy access to services for the Taxpayers in Indonesia. The purpose of this study is to see how the principles of McDonaldization are applied in the public service system of tax agencies through the DGT Online e-Filing system. The theory approach used is McDonaldization Theory by George Ritzer, and the concept of Public Service. The method used is qualitative descriptive, with literature review approach. The results show that the DGT Online e-Filing system applies the principles of McDonaldization in the form of its services, namely: efficiency, quantified and qualified services, predictability, control, and ultimately the rationale for irrationality of service.Keywords: McDonaldization, Public Service, Tax, e-Filing

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THE ROLE OF THE CIVIL SERVICE IN THE INDUSTRIALIZATION OF NIGERIA

10.36108/unizikjb/8102.10.0201 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Chiemeka Onyema

Keyword(s):

Public Service ◽

Industrial Development ◽

Industrial Revolution ◽

National Development ◽

Public Servants ◽

Business Policy ◽

Technological Base ◽

Development Plans ◽

Ease Of Doing Business ◽

The Right

The goal of berthing Nigeria’s full-scale industrial revolution is yet to be achieved. All the industrial development plans have so far failed to accelerate the nation’s industrialization, hence the country’s low industrial base which has kept her in the league of developing nations. In fact, Nigeria has in recent times been experiencing deindustrialization, as several industries have collapsed and some others, such as Unilever and Michelin, have relocated to other countries. Several factors are responsible for Nigeria’s low industrial development and they include: inadequate infrastructure (particularly, energy), poor technological base, multiple taxes and levies, and, the shortage and high cost of foreign exchange. Despite a growing body of literature on industrialization in Nigeria, not much has been written about the link between Public Service Reforms and industrialization in Nigeria. This paper examines the links between the implementation of the Service Compact (SERVICOM) Charter and the achievement of Nigeria’s industrial development policies, especially the ‘Ease of Doing Business’ Policy. The paper makes the case that the goal of industrializing Nigeria will not be fully realised without an efficient Public Service. Furthermore, the paper highlights the need for Nigerian public servants to have the right work attitude, and to be morally upright and patriotic, in order to create a business-friendly environment and to build investor confidence, so as to facilitate and accelerate the country’s industrialization and overall national development. The author recommends that the Nigerian government should strengthen the implementation of the Servicom Charter and also incorporate the Charter into the industrialization plan.

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Professional and Communicative Proficiency of a Mentor as a Tool of Image Building in Public Service

Communicology ◽

10.21453/2311-3065-2020-8-1-74-88 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 74-88

Author(s):

D.A. Kemenev

Keyword(s):

Public Service ◽

Role Models ◽

Communicative Competence ◽

Public Servants ◽

Scientific Publications ◽

Communicative Skills ◽

The Public ◽

Public Servant ◽

Professional Business ◽

Image Building

The article investigates the imageological aspect of mentor’s communicative competence in public service and reveals the communicative functions of mentor’s image in relation to the mentees. The author determines the communicative skills necessary for the mentor in all processes and stages of this personnel technology. Based on the analysis of scientific publications, the author discloses and justifies the role models of mentor’s behavior in relation to the mentees from the perspective of the mentor’s image, authority, and communicative competence. The author has conducted an expert survey among public servants, which allowed identify the main professional, business, moral, psychological, and integral qualities that are the most effectively developed by the public servant in the process of performing mentor’s functions. As a result, the author suggests a structural-logical model of the communicative competence of a mentor in the public service in the process of perceiving its communicative knowledge, skills, and competencies for achieving the effectiveness of mentoring.

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Servant Leaders in Public Service: Christian Spirituality in Practice

Public Voices ◽

10.22140/pv.283 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 5 (1-2) ◽

pp. 29

Author(s):

Willa Bruce

Keyword(s):

Servant Leadership ◽

Public Administration ◽

Public Service ◽

Christian Spirituality ◽

Servant Leaders ◽

Public Servants ◽

American Society

Relying on a survey of members of the American Society for Public Administration, servant leadership is examined through the lens of Christian spirituality. Findings indicate that citizens can have confidence in the dedication and committment of public servants.

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Wonks and Warriors: Depictions of Government Professionals in Popular Film

Public Voices ◽

10.22140/pv.217 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 61 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Beth A. Wielde ◽

David Schultz

Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

Popular Culture ◽

Public Service ◽

Small Sample ◽

Government Officials ◽

Public Servants ◽

Popular Film ◽

Feature Films ◽

Perceived Reality ◽

Recent Government

The importance of studying public service portrayals in popular film lies in theimportance of popular culture itself. Popular culture defines generations, both creating and reflecting trends. It provides a window to worlds that may otherwise be a mystery. Popular film messages merge with other media and environmental factors to form a perceived reality for many (Kelly and Elliott 2000).This article examines the depiction of non-elected public servants in movies. It seeks to identify how these individuals are depicted in film and to determine if there are any specific stereotypes or patterns that emerge regarding how Hollywood describes nonelected government officials. It will do this by undertaking a content analysis of a small sample of recent government-themed feature films, ones that have entered into the popular culture mainstream since the late 1980s and early 1990s, as well as certain earlier films that have entrenched themselves into the popular culture vernacular.

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Public Service Motivation in Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Public Voices ◽

10.22140/pv.71 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 67 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Sharon Mastracci

Keyword(s):

Popular Culture ◽

Public Service ◽

Public Service Motivation ◽

Public Servants ◽

Buffy The Vampire Slayer ◽

The Public ◽

American Popular Culture ◽

Public Servant ◽

Definition Of ◽

The Individual

In this paper, the author examines public service as depicted in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (BtVS). First, she shows how slaying meets the economist’s definition of a public good, using the BtVS episode “Flooded” (6.04). Second, she discusses public service motivation (PSM) to determine whether or not Buffy, a public servant, operates from a public service ethic. Relying on established measures and evidence from shooting scripts and episode transcripts, the author concludes Buffy is a public servant motivated by a public service ethic. In this way, BtVS informs scholarship on public service by broadening the concept of PSM beyond the public sector; prompting one to wonder whether it is located in a sector, an occupation, or in the individual. These conclusions allow the author to situate Buffy alongside other idealized public servants in American popular culture.

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Volunteerism in Times of Crisis: An Unconventional Response to Processing Unemployment Insurance Claims

State and Local Government Review ◽

10.1177/0160323x21991640 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 52 (3) ◽

pp. 214-225

Author(s):

ChiaKo Hung ◽

Morgen S. Johansen ◽

Jennifer Kagan ◽

David Lee ◽

Helen H. Yu

Keyword(s):

Unemployment Insurance ◽

Public Service ◽

Public Service Motivation ◽

Insurance Claims ◽

Public Servants ◽

Public Agency ◽

The Relationship

This essay provides a reflective commentary outlining Hawai’i’s unconventional response for employing a volunteer workforce of public servants when faced with the task of processing an unprecedented backlog of unemployment insurance claims triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. Although efforts are still ongoing, this essay applies volunteerism and public service motivation as a framework to explain why public servants would serve in a voluntary capacity at another public agency. The intent of this essay is to spur conversation on how public servants are further stepping up to the frontlines during times of crisis, as well as expand knowledge on the relationship between volunteerism and public service motivation.

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The Manifestation of New Public Service Principles in Small-town Government: A Case Study of Grand Island, New York

State and Local Government Review ◽

10.1177/0160323x211003139 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 0160323X2110031

Author(s):

Jason D. Rivera ◽

Andrew Uttaro

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

Public Service ◽

Future Research ◽

Public Servants ◽

Engagement Strategies ◽

New Public ◽

Governance Practices ◽

Grand Island ◽

Inclusive Governance

Although New Public Service (NPS) principles are well known, their practice in local government settings has only been limitedly explored. As a means of better understanding governance practices that adhere to NPS principles in local contexts, this study engaged in a case study of Grand Island, New York. Through the analysis of interviews with elected officials and civic servant department heads, it is observed that public servants practice various public engagement strategies for gauging public sentiment and interests in public policy. However, these same public servants point out the challenges of public hearings and social media to understanding their citizens. Information on public servants’ notions of accountability is observed, which relates to how they view the public’s involvement in policy processes. Recommendations for future research are provided as a means of enhancing our understanding and development of more inclusive governance practices.

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