scholarly journals Conceptualizing talent in public sector municipalities

2021 ◽  
pp. 002085232110651
Author(s):  
Daniel Tyskbo
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Talent Management ◽  
Research Area ◽  
The Public ◽  
Actual Meaning ◽  
Hr Managers

While talent management is considered a top priority among practitioners and constitutes a major research area, the actual meaning of talent still remains largely undefined. In response to a lack of clarity and empirical basis regarding the notion of talent, various calls have been made for exploring how organizations conceptualize talent, particularly in the public sector context. This article answers these calls by adopting a qualitative in-depth case study to explore how senior Human Resources (HR) managers in public sector municipalities conceptualize talent in practice. The findings illustrate how HR managers use a variety of conceptualizations of talent. We analyze and theorize this variation and the ways of conceptualizing talent using two conceptualization categories: non-contextual conceptualizations, which are general and related to official practices (i.e. talent as future leaders and talent as a general commitment and drive forward), and contextual conceptualizations, which are specific and related to informal assumptions (i.e. talent as Trojans and specialists, talent as individual agility, and talent as public service awareness). Points for practitioners Human Resources (HR) managers use a variety of conceptualizations of talent in practice. Two conceptualization categories – that is, “non-contextual” (general and related to official practices) and “contextual” (specific and related to informal assumptions) – help us understand this variation and the ways of conceptualizing talent. HR managers are only partly shaped by the particularities of the public sector context, and some of the talent philosophies held by HR managers do not align with the existing and official talent management practices.

Public Service Motivation, Personality, and the Hiring Decisions of Public Managers: An Experimental Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 193-217
Author(s):  
Daniel E. Bromberg ◽  
Étienne Charbonneau
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Public Service Motivation ◽  
Big 5 ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Managers ◽  
Management Association ◽  
Hr Managers ◽  
Big 5 Personality

One of the main practical recommendations from the copious public service motivation literature is that human resources (HR) professionals should use public service motivation (PSM) to assist in selecting candidates for public service jobs. To test if PSM is indeed attractive to HR professionals in selecting applicants to work in the public sector, 238 HR managers recruited from the International Public Management Association for Human Resources rated three cover letters and then rated themselves about PSM and the Big 5 personality traits. The cover letters were randomized on most likely combinations of PSM and Big 5, revealed in earlier research. Our results are that real HR professionals did not rate cover letters more highly when they displayed aspects of PSM.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Public Service Motivation: A Case Study of Hefei Public Sector Organizations

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 186
Author(s):  
Sadiq Sadiq
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Public Service Motivation ◽  
High Tech ◽  
The Public ◽  
Goal Clarity ◽  
Public Sector Organizations ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

This paper highlights the effects of ‘Public Service Motivation’ (PSM) in public sector organizations. This research explores the relationship between employees’ motivation (intrinsic expectation & extrinsic expectation), goal clarity and employees’ participation with ‘Public Service Motivation’ (PSM). A questionnaire was used in this research to conduct a survey. About 70% response rate was generated out of 300 employees located in different public sector organizations of Hefei city of Anhui province in P.R.China, including health, education and High-Tech firms. The Scope of this study is delimited to the public sector organizations of Hefei City China. The result shows that there is a strong positively significant relationship of employees’ motivation, participation, and goal clarity with ‘Public Service Motivation’ (PSM), which can be further strengthened by innovative organizational culture. 

scholarly journals BREAK EVENT POINT ANALYSIS OF STANDARD INPUT COST OF PUBLIC SERVICE AGENCY’S COMPUTER ASSISTED TEST ACTIVITIES (CASE STUDY IN POLYTECHNIC OF XXX YEAR 2019)

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-57
Author(s):  
Bagas Johantri
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Least Squares Method ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Service Agency ◽  
Fixed Costs ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Sector Organization ◽  
Point Analysis

This study aims to determine the break event point (BEP) of Computer Assisted Test (CAT) activities in order that the revenue from the CAT is not less than the cost of the implementation. CAT has been proven to increase transparency in employee recruitment. However, for the Public Service Agency (BLU) and the public sector organization that organize the CAT, it is deemed necessary to pay attention to the costs and the revenues from these activities. The question in this research is how to determine the BEP from the standard cost of CAT activities. This is a descriptive qualitative research with a case study. The research uses data collected from the standard input costs for CAT activities. This study separates costs into fixed costs and variable costs. Semivariable costs are separated using the least squares method. The result shows that the total income to reach the BEP is Rp. 55,355,344.37 with at least 222 participants per day. This research shows that cost-volume-profit analysis in cost accounting can be used as an administratorial tool for managing activities in the public sector.

Knowledge risk management in the public sector: insights into a Swedish municipality

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 717-735 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanne Durst ◽  
Birgitta Lindvall ◽  
Guido Bruns
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Single Case Study ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public

Purpose This study aims to contribute to the understanding of knowledge risk management (KRM) and a range of related knowledge management practices in the public sector through a case study conducted in a Swedish municipality. Design/methodology/approach A single case study was conducted in a Swedish municipality involving two offices. Data were collected through an online survey, group interviews and group exercises involving members of the offices who represented different functions, roles and age groups. Findings The findings underline the need for a systematic approach to KRM for being in a position to continuously deliver the municipality’s products and services, specifically against the knowledge challenges ahead. In addition, the authors identified a number of internal and external factors that are challenging KRM. Research limitations/implications Data were collected from a single case study, to generalize the findings future research should study additional local governments. Practical implications A holistic KRM framework is proposed intended to help managers tackle present and future challenges in the public sector. Originality/value The study contributes to the underdeveloped field of KRM by providing insights into KRM and KRM-related activities found in a Swedish municipality.

scholarly journals Understanding Organizational Commitments in the Public Sector: A Case Study of Commissioners and Investigators at The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU)

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 208
Author(s):  
Yogi Sumarsana Wibowo ◽  
Muchlis R. Luddin ◽  
Eliana Sari
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Design Study ◽  
Qualitative Design ◽  
The Public ◽  
Internal Function

Considering that KPPU is the only institution that handles law enforcement in the field of business competition, it is necessary to have high employee commitment and organizational strength. This study aims to explore the commitment of KPPU’s commissioner and investigator organizations. This research is a qualitative design study of a case study. The data were collected from interviews with six commissioners and twenty-one investigators. This study found that the commitment of commissioners and investigators to achieving the vision and mission in the field of law enforcement has been indicated by the emotional ties and involvement with the organization through the egalitarian principles instilled by the previous commissioners. The commitment of the commissioners and investigator is built on the agreement that the place of dedication realize ideas and contributions to the state in improving people’s welfare that is appropriate. By considering these findings, KPPU needs to strengthen its internal function of supervision to maintain high organizational ethics, integrity, and independence in performing its tasks. Considering the organizational culture, KPPU needs to build a higher levels of public service motivation to get a greater organizational commitment.

Employee involvement in the public administrative sector: an exploration of the engagement drivers in Cameroon

2019 ◽  
Vol 86 (4) ◽  
pp. 765-781
Author(s):  
André Tioumagneng ◽  
Issofou Njifen
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Human Resources Management ◽  
Work Organisation ◽  
Public Officials ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
The Public ◽  
Work Involvement

In many developing countries, despite the efforts made to roll out New Public Management, public service quality is still more of an ideal than a reality. Employee disengagement emerges time and again in reflections on the causes of the problem, without, in most contexts, having any precise explanations. The article sets out to identify the engagement drivers likely to secure the effective involvement of public officials tasked with providing the public administrative service. To do this, an empirical study is conducted in Cameroon. The analysis makes use of both statistical inference and content analysis. Its results tell us that the involvement of public officials is linked, in particular, to work organisation, human resources management practices and the recognition of their potential by their superiors. Points for practitioners This study identifies some major current issues. For anyone involved in human resources management, work involvement is a competitive tool that creates value. It is considered as one of the general objectives that staff management practices should help to achieve. A high-quality public service requires particular attention to be granted to work involvement. The study reveals many employee engagement drivers that can boost the performance of public administrations, particularly in developing countries.

scholarly journals Why people enter and stay in public service careers: the role of parental socialization and an interest in politics

2020 ◽  
pp. 002085231988691
Author(s):  
Caroline Fischer ◽  
Carina Schott
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Public Service Motivation ◽  
Job Applicants ◽  
Parental Socialization ◽  
The Public ◽  
Human Resources Managers ◽  
The Government

This article examines the effect of parental socialization and interest in politics on entering and staying in public service careers. We incorporate two related explanations, yet commonly used in different fields of literature, to explain public sector choice. First, following social learning theory, we hypothesize that parents serve as role models and thereby affect their children’s sector choice. Additionally, we test the hypothesis that parental socialization leads to a longer stay in public sector jobs while assuming that it serves as a buffer against turnover. Second, following public service motivation process theory, we expect that ‘interest in politics’ is influenced by parental socialization and that this concept, in turn, leads to a public sector career. A representative set of longitudinal data from the Swiss household panel (1999–2014) was used to analyse these hypotheses ( n = 2,933, N = 37,328). The results indicate that parental socialization serves as a stronger predictor of public sector choice than an interest in politics. Furthermore, people with parents working in the public sector tend to stay longer in their public sector jobs. Points for practitioners For practitioners, the results of this study are relevant as they highlight the limited usefulness of addressing job applicants’ interest in politics in the recruitment process. Human resources managers who want to ensure a public-service-motivated workforce are therefore advised to focus on human resources activities that stimulate public service motivation after job entry. We also advise close interaction between universities and public organizations so that students develop a realistic picture of the government as a future employer and do not experience a ‘reality shock’ after job entry.

Knowledge Management in the Public Service

2012 ◽  
pp. 41-54
Author(s):  
Hak Seng Ang ◽  
Pak Tee Ng
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Service Industries ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
The Public ◽  
Tools And Techniques

In the knowledge economy, Knowledge Management (KM) has gained strategic importance in management agenda in many organizations, including those in the service industries. This chapter presents the case study of the Singapore Health Promotion Board (HPB), as a study of how KM can be harnessed to improve public sector performance in an area where bottom-line performance is hard to define. By analysing the development of the HPB’s “Healthier Hawker Programme,” the case study examines the HPB’s journey in using increasingly sophisticated KM processes, tools, and techniques. The experiences and lessons learnt during the HPB’s KM journey are analysed and presented using the Learning with Knowledge (LK) Cycle, a model that is useful to the formation of an ontology for analytic discussion and the implementation of KM.

scholarly journals The development of talent management in Malaysian public sector: a comprehensive review

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 242-253
Author(s):  
Sharmaine Sakthi Ananthan ◽  
Halimah Abdul Manaf ◽  
Mega Hidayati ◽  
Dian Suluh Kusuma Dewi
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Talent Management ◽  
The Public ◽  
Talented People ◽  
Public Sector Managers ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Right ◽  
Service Managers

The aim of this current study was to analyze recent development of talent management among public service managers in Malaysia. The study brings understanding on talent management and broader human capital issues within Malaysia context by analysing the comprehensive literature. Government of Malaysia is emphasizing on development of talent in the public sector, as it is the most significant resource for the public service. The study found that the government has invested in various programs and initiatives to develop and produce key talented human capital within the public sector. However, despite the initiatives taken by the government, Malaysia is still short of talented people and struggling to develop talent, and talented skilful people are leaving. The study also indicated that year after year increasing number of graduates are being produced at the public universities, but the education system is not producing the right skilful individuals for the particular position or task, resulting in talent mismatch. Another key issue is the incapability to retain talented people that led to poor innovation and creativity within the country. Is key issue is part of the factors discussed in the 10th and 11th Malaysia Plan, and is a concern, as it plays a role in preventing the progress of Malaysia in achieving a developed nation by 2020. As one of the key aspirations of Malaysia is to enrich public service in Malaysia as a citizen centre that is having talented human capital. The study revealed that there is a need for in-depth quantitative and qualitative further research to discover new insights on talent management and retain talent among the public sector managers in Malaysia.

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