scholarly journals How Corruption is Tolerated in the Greek Public Sector: Toward a Second-Order Theory of Normalization

2020 ◽  
pp. 000765032095486 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Fleming ◽  
Stelios Zyglidopoulos ◽  
Maria Boura ◽  
Spyros Lioukas
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Order Theory ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Public Sector Organizations ◽  
Normalization Process

Secrecy and “social cocooning” are critical mechanisms allowing the normalization of corruption within organizations. Less studied are processes of normalization that occur when corruption is an “open secret.” Drawing on an empirical study of Greek public-sector organizations, we suggest that a second-order normalization process ensues among non-corrupt onlookers both inside and beyond the organization. What is normalized at this level is not corruption, but its tolerance, which we disaggregate into agent-focused tolerance and structure-focused tolerance. Emphasizing the importance of non-corrupt bystanders, we claim that second-order normalization helps corruption persist in situations where its presence is openly acknowledged. This adds an important new dimension to normalization theory and we unpack its implications for both future research and practice in this area.

scholarly journals Re-defining the Play Cycle: An empirical study of playworkers’ understanding of playwork theory

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pete King ◽  
Shelly Newstead
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Six Elements ◽  
Out Of School

In 1998, Sturrock and Else introduced the Play Cycle which has been integrated into both playwork theory and practice. An online survey with 157 responses found that playworkers’ understanding Play Cycle varied to how they were first introduced to the theory. In addition, understandings of the six elements of the Play Cycle were significantly different from the original author’s definitions. To provide a more consistent use of the Play Cycle in both future research and practice, this article offers new definitions for each element of the Play Cycle based on the results from this study. This has implications for any childhood setting where the Play Cycle is used, including playgroups, nurseries and out of school provision catering for primary-aged children.

Digitalisation in the Public Sector

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-52
Author(s):  
Leonardo Maxwell ◽  
Ezgi Taner ◽  
Gideon Mekonnen Jonathan
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
The Public ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Administrative Leaders ◽  
Public Organisations

Digitalisation in the public sector has attracted the attention of political and administrative leaders as well as researchers. Empirical studies suggest that most of the digitalisation efforts fail to achieve the intended efficiency, transparency, and responsiveness of the public sector. While digitalisation is a hot research agenda, only a few studies explored the issue in public organisations. This study, therefore, attempts to address the gap in the literature and identify the factors influencing digitalisation in the public sector. A case study is conducted at one of the largest state-owned enterprises in Liberia, the National Social Security and Welfare Corporation (NASSCORP). The data collected through interviews and examination of internal documents were analysed thematically. The study resulted in the identification of 13 factors influencing digitalisation in the public sector, which are related to technology, organisation as well as the environment. The contribution of the study to research and practice is presented along with the potential future research opportunities.

scholarly journals How to Manage Loitering around the Workplace?

1986 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 313-320
Author(s):  
P. Amsa
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Common Phenomenon ◽  
Textile Mills ◽  
Shared Beliefs ◽  
Public Sector Organizations

Loitering or unauthorized absence of employees from their place of work is a common phenomenon today in Indian organizations, particularly public sector organizations. What strategies should the manager adopt to contain this problem? Based on an empirical study of loomshed workers of nine textile mills, Amsa observes that loitering was primarily a group phenomenon and was related to the culture of the organization. He suggests that managers should verify if the problem is real or imaginary, decide how serious the problem is, and identify the shared beliefs, values, and norms among the workers in order to shape them in the desired direction which would help reduce loitering.

scholarly journals Green Building Policy Options for the Public Sector

2007 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 156-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annie R Pearce ◽  
Jennifer R DuBose ◽  
Sheila J Bosch
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Relative Effectiveness ◽  
Green Building ◽  
The United States ◽  
Systematic Evaluation ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Policy Options ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Sector Organizations

Green building is receiving increased attention in the public sector in the United States. Over the past ten years, public sector organizations have gone from “testing the waters” with green building pilot projects to developing wide-reaching policies that incorporate green building practices and standards as a formal part of capital project decision processes. A variety of approaches have been employed at the federal, state, and local levels that encourage or require green building practices on public sector projects. To date, however, there has been no systematic evaluation of the pros and cons of these policy options to provide a basis for organizations considering how best to construct a program to meet the needs of its specific context. This paper identifies, compares, and contrasts options that have been incorporated as part of green building programs for states and other public sector organization seeking to motivate green building practices in their capital projects and facilities. Three categories of options are considered: Policy, Program, and Evaluation options. The paper evaluates alternatives within each of these categories according to their potential social, environmental, and economic impacts as well as their likelihood of implementation success within the context of public agencies. The findings of this paper contribute a palette of options for policymakers to consider when drafting policies for their organizations, along with program options to be considered by those who must implement the policies. This work contributes a foundation for future research to further understand the relative effectiveness and impacts of policy elements on green building practice within public sector organizations.

scholarly journals The transformation of work in digitized public sector organizations

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 1176-1190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ursula Plesner ◽  
Lise Justesen ◽  
Cecilie Glerup
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Organizational Studies ◽  
Organization Studies ◽  
Systematic Account ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Public Sector Organizations

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine what the authors can learn from organization studies of digital technologies and changes in public organizations, and to develop a research agenda that allows us to produce systematic knowledge about how work practices in the public sector change with digitization.Design/methodology/approachThe paper is based on an analysis of the organizational studies literature on how digital technologies lead to changes in public sector organization. The literature comprises a wide range of different case studies, and they are analyzed with a specific focus on the insights they offer regarding bureaucracy, accountability and professionals.FindingsThe paper identifies various examples of how digital technologies change important aspects of public sector organizations relating to bureaucracy, accountability and professionals. It is a main finding that no systematic account exists in the organization literature of changes due to digitization specific to the public sector.Practical implicationsThe knowledge produced by current and future research in this area is directly applicable for change management. To react productively on the digitization imperative, public managers need to deepen their knowledge of the organizational dimension of digitization.Originality/valueThe paper proposes an agenda for future research, which has the potential to produce both systematic and useful knowledge of how digitization changes central aspects of public sector organizations.

scholarly journals Institutional theory for explaining corruption: An empirical study on public sector organizations in China and Indonesia

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 817-823 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yudha Aryo Sudibyo ◽  
Sun Jianfu
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Economic Freedom ◽  
Press Freedom ◽  
Political Democracy ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Public Sector Organizations

Many researches on corruption examined macro factors such decentralization, political democracy, press freedom, and economic freedom, as shown by Lecuna (2012), Alexeef and Habodazzova, (2012) and Goel and Nelson (2005). However, there are limited studies on corruption that examine this topic from organizational approach. The main purpose of this paper is to investigate existing institutional theories describing corrupt behaviour in Asian public sector organizations. A total of 171 questionnaires were distributed to public service officers who were currently enrolled as accounting postgraduate students in both China and Indonesia. The results support the institutional theoretical model used to explain corruption in public sector organizations. However, cultural differences in democracy were not a significant factor on respondent’s perception concerning corruptions in both of countries.

scholarly journals Modeling Economic Processes of Hungarian Prison Service

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 31
Author(s):  
Zoltan Mezei ◽  
Akos Guban
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Financial Management ◽  
Business School ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Production Flow ◽  
The Public ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Public Sector Organizations ◽  
Economic Process ◽  
High Level

The LOST (Logistification and Standardization Techniques) project research team has already started to build unique technical-mathematical models which can be applied for economic and service processes. This research takes place at Budapest Business School. In this study we would like to reveal mainly the processes of which support the logistical analysis of production flow can be developed. We did not focus on examining the elements of processes, but our main target was the processes of the whole operational system and their relationship to each other. We explored the flowing elements in the system, such as material, data, information and human resource. We analyzed the features and the flowing features of these elements. We determined the limitations and stress of system looking for the problems caused by bottlenecks and uneconomical structure.In the scope of this paper we present what could be a widening opportunity of the future research. By exploring the economic process of the Hungarian Prison Service (hereinafter HPS) we could have an introduction into the financial processes of Hungarian public sector. Due to the independent scope of authority of the institution, the Hungarian public sector’s detailed financial management graph could be created. The purpose of our article is to identify the modules, processes and related materials and to examine their flowing and transformations as well. As this is the first milestone of a long-run project and as a consequence we form a methodology to examine the public sector organizations’ economic processes on high level.

scholarly journals Understanding Gendered Perspective to Corruption: Evidence from Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 463-472
Author(s):  
Muhammad Ilyas ◽  
Rabia Rasheed ◽  
Rafia Faiz
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Middle Management ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Senior Managers ◽  
Private Organizations ◽  
Public Sector Organizations ◽  
Working Out ◽  
Professional People

This study focuses on the debate that whether women are as corrupt as men, or their propensity to corruption is less than their male counterparts on account of their soft gender? It also encompasses the dynamics of networking, with particular emphasis on sifarish (use of influence for undue benefits)  and networking in gender perspective. Are women less corrupt than men? Do the sifarish and networking have gender biasness, how women become part of these networks and what role they play therein? These are the questions addressed in this study. An interpretive approach of qualitative research has been adopted keeping in view the subjective nature of networking and corruption. Semi-structured interviews from seventeen General / Senior Managers of public sector organizations were conducted to get their input on the research questions, middle management of public sector has been selected with a view that they have immediate exposure to corruption occurrences in the society. In addition to it, in depth review of the relevant available literature has been made. It has been concluded that apparent image of women being less susceptible to corruption is not related with their sex or gender, rather it is due to their less exposure to business and economic world which, even as of today, is dominated by men This study will add to the literature on role of gender in corruption, sifarish, networking and favoritism in the Pakistani context. This will also help management practitioners in working out their strategies in defining the role of women in the anti-corruption campaigns in business and political sectors. This study has acquired feedback from the middle management employees belonging to public sector organizations as they are directly related with formation and implementation of policies, which is also a sampling limitation. Future research should be carried out on diverse samples covering private organizations and non-professional people.

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