Public Vs Private Managers: A New Perspective

Does management in the public sector differ from that in the private sector?  Most of the research evidence relating to this question suggests no significant difference between the two sectors.  Nonetheless, the studies in this area have an important limitation , i.e., they have   focused almost exclusively  on the perspectives and activities of "senior" and "upper-level" managers while largely ignoring those on the front line - the "first-line supervisors".  Are there, for instance, differences between public and private managers at the first-line supervisory    level?  The results of this study support a negative response to this question, but with one important exception.  Specifically, “training employees” was found to be a relatively more important   activity for public sector supervisors, as compared to their private sector counterparts.  This is a surprising finding, in that the private sector is known to have a higher rate of employee turnover and, therefore, an assumed greater need for training new hires.  There is no obvious explanation for this result and, to our knowledge, there is nothing in the research literature that helps to explain it.  It therefore represents an important new area of research that needs further exploration.

Download Full-text

Research from China finds no significant difference in impact of public service motivation (PSM) in public and private sectors

Human Resource Management International Digest ◽

10.1108/hrmid-08-2021-0169 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Keyword(s):

Public Sector ◽

Private Sector ◽

Employee Performance ◽

Intention To Leave ◽

Public And Private ◽

Content Type ◽

The Public ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Set Up ◽

The Impact

Purpose The authors assumed PSM would be higher in the public sector, but they set up a trial to find out if this was the case. Design/methodology/approach To test their theories, the authors conducted two independent surveys. The first consisted of 220 usable responses from public sector employees in Changsha, China. The second survey involved 260 usable responses from private sector employees taking an MBA course at a university in the Changsha district. A questionnaire was used to assess attitudes. Findings The results found no significant difference between the impact of public sector motivation (PSM) on employee performance across the public and private sectors. The data showed that PSM had a significant impact on self-reported employee performance, but the relationship did not differ much between sectors. Meanwhile, it was in the private sector that PSM had the greatest impact on intention to leave. Originality/value The authors said the research project was one of the first to test if the concept of PSM operated in the same way across sectors. It also contributed, they said, to the ongoing debate about PSM in China.

Download Full-text

Job Involvement and Job Satisfaction of Bank Officers: Role of Type of Organization and Gender

Journal of Business Management and Information Systems ◽

10.48001/jbmis.2014.0101001 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 1-17

Author(s):

Anita Sharma

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Public Sector ◽

Private Sector ◽

Job Involvement ◽

Private Bank ◽

Public And Private ◽

Significant Difference ◽

And Gender ◽

Female Officers

The main objective of the present study was to examine and compare the level of job involvement and job satisfaction of public and private bank officers. A 2X2 Factorial design was used to study the role of organization and gender on job involvement and job satisfaction The sample of the study comprised of forty bank officers who were divided into two groups of organization i.e. private banks (n=20) and government banks (n=20), these subjects were further divided into two sub-groups based on genders, males (n-10) and females (n=10) included in equal number. Results revealed significant differences between public and private bank officers and males and females and were in line with all the hypotheses on all the variables. The main findings were: (1) the public and private sector bank officers differed significantly on the variable of job involvement as the mean value of private sector bank officers was significantly higher as compared to public sector bank officers. (2) There was a significant difference for gender on the variable of job involvement. The female officers reported higher level of job involvement as compared to their counterparts viz. males of both the sectors irrespective of their organizations. (3) There was a significant difference for groups on the variable of job satisfaction. The job satisfaction of private sector bank officers was significantly higher as compared to public sector bank officers. (4) There was a significant difference for gender on the variable of job satisfaction. The female officers of both the sectors reported significantly higher level of job satisfaction to that of males.

Download Full-text

Educational Environment in Public and Private Medical Colleges of Peshawar: Undergraduate Medical Students’ Perception

Journal of Medical Sciences ◽

10.52764/jms.21.29.2.12 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 29 (02) ◽

pp. 119-123

Author(s):

Naheed Mahsood ◽

Naveed Afzal Khan ◽

Almas Khattak ◽

Afshan Ahsan

Keyword(s):

Public Sector ◽

Private Sector ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Educational Environment ◽

Undergraduate Medical Students ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Public And Private ◽

Medical College ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Medical Colleges

Objective: The objective of our study was to explore student’s perception of the educational environment in their respective medical colleges Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at two medical colleges (one public sector and one private-sector medical college), both affiliated with Khyber Medical University, Peshawar from January 2020 to March 2020. DREEM was used to measure the educational environment of both public sector and private sector medical colleges. Results: The overall mean score with standard deviation was 113± 22 SD for private medical college and 109 ± 25 SD for public sector medical college, which means more positive than negative perception. Private sector college overall score was better than public sector college but with no significant difference. Private sector medical college score was better in all DREEM subscales except Students’ Academic Self-Perception in which public college scored 18± 5 and private college scored 16± 5. Conclusion: There is a significant margin for improvement for all domains of the educational environment in both public and private sector medical colleges, especially the low scores in the domain of Students’ Social Self Perceptions need attention.

Download Full-text

Earnings in the Public and Private Sectors 1950—1975

National Institute Economic Review ◽

10.1177/002795017507400106 ◽

1975 ◽

Vol 74 ◽

pp. 60-70 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

A.J.H. Dean

Keyword(s):

Public Sector ◽

Private Sector ◽

Public And Private ◽

The Public ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Affected Relative ◽

Cyclical Behaviour ◽

Relative Earnings ◽

Public And Private Sector ◽

Market Pressures

This article analyses the trend of earnings in the public and private sectors of the British economy from 1950 to 1975. It was found that public and private sector earnings moved closely together throughout the 1950s and 1960s but then diverged considerably in the early 1970s, with public sector earnings moving ahead of private sector earnings in an unprecedented fashion in 1974 and 1975; given the earlier stability in relative earnings, this movement might be temporary. There was a significant difference in the cyclical behaviour of the two series with public sector earnings generally increasing faster than private sector earnings during the downswing and vice versa during the upswing; this finding is consistent with the lesser exposure of the public sector to market pressures. Incomes policy does not appear to have affected relative earnings in any systematic way.

Download Full-text

Innovative HRM Practices: A Comparison of Public and Private Sector Banks of India

MANTHAN Journal of Commerce and Management ◽

10.17492/manthan.v2i1.6432 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Harjeet Kour ◽

Kamlesh Gakhar

Keyword(s):

Public Sector ◽

Private Sector ◽

Performance Management ◽

Primary Data ◽

Public And Private ◽

The Public ◽

Public Sector Banks ◽

Hrm Practices ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Public And Private Sector

Due to globalisation, public sector banks are facing tough competition from the private sector banks, both domestic and foreign. To improve their efficiency and to excel in performance, they have realised the significance of innovative HRM practices, which were earlier being used largely by private sector banks. The present study is based on primary data collected from four hundred two employees of eight banks of India comprising of four banks each from the public and private sector. We examine if there is any statistically significant difference between public and private sector banks in the implementation of forty nine innovative HRM practices. These practices fall under seven different heads: recruitment and selection, training and development, performance management, compensation management, career development, employee motivation and employee security. The results of the t-tests indicate that in the area of innovative HRM, organisational policies and practices in the public and private sectors remain different in many important respects. It has been found that the private sector banks are far ahead of the public sector banks regarding the implementation of these practices. Further, it has been found with the help of different statistical tools that the level of implementation of these innovations in the eight surveyed banks also varies when examined individually.

Download Full-text

Service Quality in Public and Private Sector Banks of India

International Journal on Customer Relations ◽

10.21863/ijcr/2016.4.1.016 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Shruti Agrawal ◽

Mansh Mittal ◽

Ratish Gupta

Keyword(s):

Public Sector ◽

Service Quality ◽

Private Sector ◽

Financial Services ◽

Banking Sector ◽

Public And Private ◽

Public Sector Banks ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Private And Public ◽

Public And Private Sector

Banking sector and its performance play an important role in an economy. The current scenario of Indian banking sector is very dynamic and competitive. To maintain market share it is necessary for banking institutions to acquire large customer base. Customers today are very much aware about various financial services and institutions, moreover they are spoilt for choice. Therefore they can only be retained by providing quality services. The present study focuses on the service quality and customer satisfaction among private and public sector banks in India. It also attempts to compare service quality gaps between customer expectation and satisfaction regarding banking service. The outcome of the study shows that service gap is lower in private sector banks than public sector banks. Reliability and assurance are the dimensions where no significant difference has been observed between public and private sector banks.

Download Full-text

Effects of Motivation to The Performance of Manager-Focused Employees in Public and Private Sector Enterprises and a Research

International Journal of Social Sciences ◽

10.52096/usbd.5.23.5.21 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (23) ◽

pp. 388-404

Author(s):

Sefer Gümüş

Keyword(s):

Public Sector ◽

Private Sector ◽

Organizational Factors ◽

Survey Method ◽

Public And Private ◽

The Public ◽

Motivation Factors ◽

Significant Difference ◽

And Performance ◽

Public And Private Sector

In the enterprises, the fact that the employees are motivated well depends on their managers and the employees’ performance. Employees’ performance is supported through theories but the targets can be achieved by action. In managing the enterprises which continue their existence for attaining certain aims, it is quite important for them to be motivated in achieving success and efficiency. Motivation is a necessity. Its existence makes the enterprise reach its targets. Its absence vanquishes the enterprise from the market. The aim of using motivation factors is to make the employees be successful in all activity areas. In our study, it was elaborated on the motivation and performance differences of public and private sector enterprises, and it was seen that the motivation variables employed by the managers in different sectors display different performances by the managers in different sectors. Because of that this concept which has gained importance today in all areas and sectors involves economic and organizational factors which differ as to the enterprises ad play a role in the development of enterprises, these factors were elaborated in our research. In the name of examining the motivation and its factors, it was conducted a comparative practice based on the public and private sectors, and when the statistical results based on the data is considered, it was concluded that there is a significant difference. Motivation variables in the public sector have differences from the private sector in terms of practice and perception. When an examination is applied by including authority and laws and regulations, the mandatory practices harden the application of motivation factors and even make them impossible. It was concluded from this difference that motivation factors emerge a bit more in the public sector, but it was faced with problems in using them on behalf of the employee in practice. In our research, the survey method was used, and our study was analyzed in Statistics Program SPSS 17.0 medium. It was conducted the evaluation of the tables, and it was brought forward conclusions and recommendations. Keywords: Motivation, Motive, Need, behavior, Public, Private Sector

Download Full-text

THE ROLE OF LEADERSHIP IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SPECIFIC PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS IN PAKISTAN.

IBT Journal of Business Studies ◽

10.46745/ilma.jbs.2009.05.02.09 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Akbar Ali ◽

Keyword(s):

Resource Management ◽

Public Sector ◽

Private Sector ◽

Human Resource Management ◽

Human Resource ◽

Fundamental Problem ◽

Public And Private ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Public And Private Sector

The fundamental problem of this study was to examine "The role of leadership in human resource management through comparison of public and private sectors in Pakistan" by evaluating the leadership in ten competencies. The sample was 115 leaders (assesses) which were assessed by 520 respondents (assessors) belonging to Airlines, Hospitals and Banks from both Public and Private Sector. Each of the manager / leader was evaluated by using 360 degree feed back assessment questionnaire. Statistical analyses were conducted using the SPSS statistical package. Outcome of this study pointed that there were statistically significant difference among score of leadership between Private and Public Sector organizations. The conclusion of the study indicated; a) Leadership at Private sector is performing better than Public Sector. b) The leadership score of private sector bank was significantly higher to public sector bank. c) The leadership score of private sector hospital was significantly higher as compared to the public sector hospital. d) The leadership score in public sector airline was significantly higher to the private sector airline. The findings also indicated to call upon Pakistani leaders at public sector hospitals and banks, as well as private sector airline leaders to enhance their competencies.

Download Full-text

Comparative Study on the Overall Performance of Merged Public Sector Banks and Private Sector Banks using CAMEL Model

International Journal of Management, Technology, and Social Sciences ◽

10.47992/ijmts.2581.6012.0168 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 244-255

Author(s):

S. M. Riha Parvin ◽

Catherine Nirmala ◽

Niyaz

Keyword(s):

Public Sector ◽

Private Sector ◽

Critical Examination ◽

Public And Private ◽

Public Sector Banks ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Main Motive ◽

Overall Performance ◽

The Government ◽

Public And Private Sector

Purpose: The main motive of this research was to assess the overall functioning of public sector banks before merger and after the merger. At the same time effective comparison is been undertaken between public and private sector banks. One of the most crucial practices of evaluating the performance of bank involves critical examination of account statements concerning annual report. Major parameters for evaluating the Banks’s performance include assessment of adequate capital, quality of assets, ability of management to control the risk, earning capacity and liquid adequacy to meet the monetary obligations by the banks. Impact of merger on the bank’s performance are measured and compared to judge its effectiveness. Methodology: Quarterly published financial statements from 2019-20 to 2020-21 of selected banks are used for the analysis. Analysis is based on CAMEL model where the performance is rated on a scale of 1 to 5 on the basis of rating analysis. This study applied t-test as inferential statistics to draw a conclusion based on a comparative analysis. Findings: The study revealed there is significant difference in the performance of selected merged public sector banks and private banks and it was found that even after the merger of public sector banks it is not able to strive against private sector banks in their overall performance. Originality: It may be helpful to the government in making the merger an effective strategy by changing its policies and practices in consolidating the banks. Banking sectors are the major contributor to country’s GDP hence the result of this study can be utilized to improve both public and private sector banks. Utilitarian Implication: This study will be valuable and pragmatic to the various stakeholders like investors, banking sectors, government, employees, customers, management and society as a whole to maintain their stake in these banks. Paper Type: Analytical Research

Download Full-text

Perceptions of Special Education Teachers on the Internal Efficacy of Their Institutions: A Comparative Study

Review of Economics and Development Studies ◽

10.47067/reads.v6i4.280 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 811-820

Author(s):

Muhammad Zahid ◽

Samina Ashraf

Keyword(s):

Special Education ◽

Public Sector ◽

Private Sector ◽

Special Education Teachers ◽

Education Institution ◽

Working Environment ◽

Public And Private ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Public And Private Sector ◽

Lahore City

Special education institutions are providing services to meet the unique needs of special students. Internal efficacy of any institution determines its effectiveness in terms of its outcomes. The current study was designed to explore the internal efficacy of special education institutions. The population of the study comprised of teachers teaching in the special education institution of the Lahore city. Sample of the study consisted of 200 teachers randomly selected from public and private sector special education institutions, currently performing their duties in the Lahore city. The study was quantitative in its nature conducting with descriptive research design. A standardized questionnaire was used to collect the data from the teachers after getting permission from its author. Initially, the questionnaire was piloted on a small number of participants to ensure its reliability. That was confirmed through Cronbach alpha (.750). After ensuring ethical considerations, researchers collected data by themselves from the teachers. The data were analyzed using SPSS. Results of independent sample t-test show the statistically significant difference between the public and private sector institutions’ internal efficacy. The internal efficacy of public sector special education institutions was better as compared to private sector special education institutions. Majority of the special education teachers serving in public sector institutes ranked the institutional communication, working environment, quality of education and professional support as major determined of internal efficacy of their institutions. The study has recommended that the private sector special education institutions need to enhance their internal efficacy.

Download Full-text