scholarly journals Organizational Challenges in the Public Sector. A Qualitative Study of the Swedish Armed Forces and Elderly Care

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 34-54
Author(s):  
Pernilla Hoke Åberg ◽  
Elisabeth Arenö ◽  
Aida Alvinius
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Organizational Behavior ◽  
Elderly Care ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Behavior Patterns ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
The Public ◽  
Organizational Challenges ◽  
Organizational Narcissism ◽  
Organizational Challenge

Society is continuously impacted by accelerating technical and social changes that challenge individuals, organizations, and societies. This appears to lead to the emergence of negative organizational behavior patterns that impose high levels of demands on employees. Firstly, the purpose of this study is to qualitatively examine how three organizational challenges—organizational anorexia, organizational greed, and organizational narcissism—are expressed in the Swedish public sector. Secondly, the Swedish Armed Forces and the field of elderly care are compared to discover additional organizational challenges by carrying out comparisons. The sample of organizations used is described in the Methods section. The study’s main findings show that these three organizational challenges have been experienced in different ways in these organizations. A new organizational challenge has appeared, organizational temporality, describing participants’ perceptions of time when carrying out their assigned tasks.

Ethical leadership

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fahad Shakeel ◽  
Peter Mathieu Kruyen ◽  
Sandra Van Thiel
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Organizational Behavior ◽  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Recent Criticism ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Measurement Instruments ◽  
Leadership Theories ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to offer a review of the selected literature in ethical leadership synthesizing findings from 45 articles selected from journals on leadership, public administration, organizational behavior, psychology and ethics. Design/methodology/approach Four themes are addressed: the conceptualization of ethical leadership theories, the existence of popular measurement instruments for ethical leadership, findings on ethical leadership in the public sector and outcomes of ethical leadership in terms of benefits and negative consequences. Findings The definition by Brown et al. (2005) is the most frequently used definition, even though recent criticism states that this definition may be too narrow. Ethical leadership is usually measured by means of a survey; however, there are at least three different questionnaires in use. In the public sector, ethical leadership has been linked to both positive outcomes and negative consequences. Research limitations/implications This paper only includes selected academic articles and does not include published books. Originality/value Based on our findings, the authors present recommendations for future research, among others into a broader conceptualization of ethical leadership and the use of mixed methods.

scholarly journals Do NPM Strategies Lead to Negative Organizational Behavior? Lessons from the Differential Effects of Contracting Out on Voluntary Turnover

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 369-389
Author(s):  
Gyeo Reh Lee
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Organizational Behavior ◽  
Public Management ◽  
New Public Management ◽  
Indirect Costs ◽  
Voluntary Turnover ◽  
Contracting Out ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Workforce ◽  
The Relationship

While public sector organizations have increasingly utilized New Public Management (NPM) strategies as a means of increasing the values of the market, a growing body of literature suggests that market-based reforms may generate indirect costs associated with negative organizational behaviors in the public sector. Focusing on probable consequences of government contracting out for the public workforce, this study examines the relationship between contracting out and voluntary turnover relying on a panel data of U.S. federal agencies from 2010 to 2017. The results present that contracting activity is associated with voluntary quits in the opposite direction depending on the level of job satisfaction. This finding disentangles the previous discussion on the relationship between NPM strategies and employee behavior.

Disability Policies and Management in Bolivia: Changes and Challenges

2021 ◽  
pp. 104420732110219
Author(s):  
M. García-Domingo ◽  
V. Fuentes ◽  
Y. M. De La Fuente Robles ◽  
J. Muyor
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Vulnerable Populations ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Social Awareness ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Full Inclusion ◽  
Key Informants ◽  
The Public

The Plurinational State of Bolivia has experienced significant social changes with a growing commitment toward policies that favor vulnerable populations. Highlighting movements led by people with disabilities to promote progress in social policies is a crucial task. The public sector has responded to the demands and needs of this population through recognition and promotion of their rights. Nevertheless, to ensure progress, we must support the voices of the stakeholders and promote their participation in identifying the strengths and weaknesses of the system, and the real needs and demands of people with disabilities in Bolivia. To this end, in this study, we gathered statements of key informants, using a focus group technique. The results of the data analysis indicate an increase in social awareness and recognition of the needs of this collective and the importance of their full inclusion in society. However, there is a distortion in the application of certain assistance and inclusion policies in favor of people with disabilities because these policies do not have their intended impact.

scholarly journals Zróżnicowanie przestrzenne dochodów własnych budżetów gmin w Polsce w latach 2007–2015​

2018 ◽  
pp. 81-101
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Jarosiński
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Simultaneous Increase ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Social Infrastructure ◽  
Financial Situation ◽  
The Public ◽  
State And Society ◽  
Systemic Transformation ◽  
Almost All

The experience of systemic transformation in Poland and the progressing socio-economic development prove that the importance of organizational units classified conventionally as a part of the public sector has increased significantly. It turned out that during rapid economic and social changes, the development of technical and social infrastructure became one of the drivers of development. In the conditions of the market economy in Poland, two important areas related to the functioning of the public sector have come to the fore: quantification of objectives and tasks necessary for the proper functioning of the state and society and ensuring efficient sources of financing these tasks. In this paper the aim of the research was to analyse and assess the financial situation of municipal territorial self-government units in Poland in 2007–2015. The research results clearly indicate the existence of differences in the level of budget revenues between differentiated territorial self-government units in the years 2007–2015. In that time the budget revenues of communes increased and significant positive changes in the budgetary situation of municipal local government units took place, in almost all regions these incomes doubled. This increase was accompanied by persistence of disproportions between less developed regions and regions that were economically and socially developing faster. In the discussed period, we had to deal with the improvement of the income situation of the budgets of local government units, with the simultaneous increase in the differences in the level of income with all the consequences associated with this for future development.

scholarly journals Pathways to Retirement in Taiwan: Do Ethnicity and Cohort Matter?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fang-Yi Huang ◽  
Monika Ardelt
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Functional Limitation ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Incentive Structure ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
The Public ◽  
Sector Work ◽  
Public Sector Work ◽  
Public Sector Workers

Studies about retirement often neglect ethnic identity. This research utilized the “Taiwan Longitudinal Study in Aging” data from 1989 to 1996 when political and social changes in the country occurred to examine the influence of ethnicity (dominant Mainlanders versus Southern Min, Hakka, and various indigenous people) on Taiwanese men’s working status at age 60 and above. We asked three questions: (1) Are Mainlanders more likely to retire earlier than non-Mainlanders? (2) Does working in the public versus the private sector affect the age of retirement and does this differ by ethnicity? (3)What factors determine retirement ages of two cohorts? Using chi-square and t-tests, results of a comparison of two cohorts (n = 1254 and n = 526 for the 1989 and 1996 cohorts, respectively) showed that being a Mainlander, being unmarried, older age, self-reported poor health, and functional limitation were associated with a higher likelihood of earlier retirement. In logistic regression models, public sector work mediated and moderated the effect of ethnicity on the likelihood of earlier retirement only in the older cohort, where Mainlander public sector workers had the greatest likelihood of earlier retirement, indicating that the incentive structure of public pensions contributes to earlier retirement. The results are consistent with cumulative advantage theory. To delay the retirement age for public sector workers, policymakers could reduce public pension incentives.

scholarly journals Provision of Public Services in the Light of Current Global Trends

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 9-14
Author(s):  
Monika Bumbalová
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Public Services ◽  
New Public Management ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Global Trends ◽  
The Public ◽  
New Public ◽  
Provision Of Services ◽  
Almost All

AbstractProvision of services by public sector is a concept, which has been implemented for many decades in various forms of economic arrangement. Public sector policies and public services have significant impact on almost all spheres of life including agriculture. Throughout the history, there were times with smaller and bigger importance of public sector within the economy. The conditions of public sector always depend on the actual trend applied in the sphere of public administration and public management. After the period of New Public Management accompanied by leaning away from the “public” concept, a return to stronger statehood and more intensive public sector can be seen. There are several reasons for such development, which are also called megatrends. Urbanization, demography and social changes, climate changes and development of technology belong to the most intensive ones. The presented review paper deals with the description of the mentioned trends and provides a reflexion on their influence on the public sector and provision of public services in particular.

scholarly journals Marketing in the Public Sector—Benefits and Barriers: A Bibliometric Study from 1931 to 2020

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 168
Author(s):  
Nelson de Matos ◽  
Marisol B. Correia ◽  
José Ramón Saura ◽  
Ana Reyes-Menendez ◽  
Nuno Baptista
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Urban Politics ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Bibliometric Study ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Past ◽  
Theoretical Foundations

The global economy has brought economic and social changes that have led organizations to extend their vision beyond consumer and business markets. Particularly, in the marketing of public sector (MPS), the extant theoretical foundations require more comprehensive investigations not only into the main topics researchers have looked into the past, but also into the new challenges they will face in the future. Thus, the purpose of this study is to provide a thorough a bibliometric overview of the theoretical framework and to identify benefits and barriers of marketing in the public sector. We provide an overview of the theoretical framework and identify the benefits and barriers of marketing in the public sector through a bibliometric study. To achieve this objective, a systematic literature review was conducted of 3926 articles from 1931 to 2020. The results allowed the identification of four main theoretical clusters: educational, public health, social economics and urban politics. It also offered benefits and barriers in the context of MPS. Conclusions and implications to the academia and managers are drawn. Future research opportunities are also provided.

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