scholarly journals Motivation In Public Sector Unionized Organizations

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin D. Carrigan
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Pension Plans ◽  
Work Place ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Sector Employees ◽  
Public Sector Unions ◽  
Substandard Performance ◽  
Sector Work ◽  
Public Sector Work

Developing creative ways to motivate unionized public sector employees is a growing concern.  The concept of motivation within the public sector work place is something that is generally understood but unfortunately not often practiced.  This paper looks deeper at the perception that public sector unions receive overly generous compensation and pension plans while their members deliver substandard performance.

From the Personal to the Public – Cadbury-Brown's Public Sector work

2006 ◽  
Vol 10 (S1) ◽  
pp. 25-32
Author(s):  
Elain Harwood
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
The Public ◽  
Sector Work ◽  
Public Sector Work

H. T. Cadbury-Brown's architecture in the public sector in Britain is placed in the context of his background and the work of his contemporaries.

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 Re-locating accountability through technology

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-45
Author(s):  
Dimitra Petrakaki
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Electronic Government ◽  
Digital Information ◽  
Digital Government ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
Sector Work ◽  
Public Sector Work

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the implications of e-government for horizontal/social accountability (to citizens) by looking into its shifting location. Its main purpose is to show how the introduction of information and communication technology in the public sector changes how public sector work is organised, shifting the traditional sources of accountability and to discuss the implications of those changes. Design/methodology/approach The study comes from desk-based research that brings together the literature on electronic government and accountability studies and situates them in the context of a bureaucratic public sector. Findings It shows that e-government entails digitalization of public sector work by restructuring work, re-organising public information and knowledge and re-orientating officials-citizens relation. It argues that in the e-government era accountability is inscribed in the technology and its embodied standards; is a horizontal technological relation that renders officials accountable to the handling of digital interfaces; and renders citizens co- producers of digital information responsible for bringing the public to account. The paper shows that these changes do not necessarily bring better or worse accountability results but change the sources of accountability bringing shifts in its locations, thereby rendering it more precarious. The paper ends by discussing the implications of digital accountability for good public administration. Originality/value With the unprecedented level of attention currently being paid to “digital government” at the moment, this is a timely paper that seeks to address the accountability implications of these shifts. The study offers a practice-based, relational definition of accountability and a Weberian account of bureaucratic government, followed by an exploration of ways in which this is being challenged or replaced with a new informatisation enabled/supported by new “technologies of accountability”.

scholarly journals Collective bargaining: An analysis of hurdles and applicability in the public sector

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 168-174
Author(s):  
Daniel Chigudu
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Collective Bargaining ◽  
Democratic Governance ◽  
Human Right ◽  
The Public ◽  
Personal Benefit ◽  
Public Sector Employees ◽  
Public Sector Unions ◽  
The Government ◽  
Public Sector Unionism

This article discusses the arguments against adopting collective bargaining in the public sector and its benefits. Collective bargaining in the public sector is viewed primarily as undermining democratic governance in one way and paradoxically it is seen as an essential part of democratic governance. In the former view, collective bargaining in the public sector is seen as an interference with administrative law for personal benefit to the detriment of the taxpayer. Proponents of this view argue that unionising public sector employees encourages disloyalty to the government at the expense of public welfare. In the later view, public sector collective bargaining is viewed as a fundamental human right in a pluralistic society. Advocates of this view posit that, public sector unions provide a collective voice that stimulates improvement of government services as well as sound administration of law. They also argue that, public sector collective bargaining represents public policy interests and serves as a watchdog to government’s monopoly power in employment matters. Public sector unions raise employee salaries and perks to levels higher than they would have been in the absence of collective bargaining. These two opposite views are subjected to a critical analysis in this paper, with empirical evidence for both the benefits of public sector collective bargaining and arguments against public sector unions. The article found that public sector collective bargaining depends on the socio-economic background of states although international laws favour public sector unionism.

scholarly journals Losing the Faith: Public Sector Work and the Erosion of Career Calling

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 326-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurie Cohen ◽  
Joanne Duberley ◽  
Pete Smith
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Early Retirement ◽  
Local Authority ◽  
The Public ◽  
Assistant Director ◽  
Career Calling ◽  
Sector Work ◽  
Public Sector Work

This article tells the story of Pete, a welfare rights adviser who worked his way up to be Assistant Director of Social Services in a Midlands local authority. Pete joined the public sector with a sense of calling and a belief that local government could create positive social change. Over the next 25 years, however, Pete’s calling was increasingly challenged as his job and the context in which he worked were transformed. This article focuses on the ways in which Pete navigated the system in an attempt to ‘keep the faith’, before eventually taking early retirement.

Critical Questions for the Transition to Defined Contribution Pension Systems in the Public Sector

2011 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 375-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard Frank ◽  
Gerasimos (Jerry) Gianakis ◽  
Milena I. Neshkova
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Pension Plans ◽  
Political Support ◽  
Work Place ◽  
Defined Contribution ◽  
Potential Cost ◽  
The Public ◽  
Critical Questions

Unfunded liabilities of pension plans sponsored by state and local governments have drastically increased in the past few years. This article examines the potential challenges faced by states and municipalities in meeting their pension obligations and explores the cost and benefits of a switch from traditional defined benefit (DB) plans to defined contribution (DC) plans. The authors draw on the experience of the private sector to depict the potential cost savings for governments and the likely impacts on employees. The authors also identify several issues that are unique to governments if a shift in pension coverage plans is to occur. One of the attractions of public sector employment has been the generous benefits offered; the authors examine whether it will be harder to recruit people in the public sector if the government does not offer DB pensions. The authors explore equity issues and the effects of eroding political support for public sector DB systems in light of their demise in the private sector. The authors also address the issue of financial illiteracy in the work place and its impact on the human resource function in the context of DC plan implementation. Finally, the authors pose critical questions regarding DC plan rollout and its inherent difficulties.

scholarly journals PENSIONS AND PUBLIC – PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS: A CAUTIONARY NOTE FOR UNION TRUSTEES

Just Labour ◽  
1969 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Calvert
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Pension Plans ◽  
Public Private Partnerships ◽  
Cautionary Note ◽  
The Public ◽  
Sewer Systems ◽  
Public Sector Unions ◽  
Electrical Utilities

A major demand of public sector unions in recent years has been for greater control over their members’ pension plans. Recently, several provincial governments, most notably British Columbia, have agreed to joint trusteeship, a development which gives union trustees a voice in investment policy.This article focuses on the implications for union trustees of investments in Public Private Partnerships (P-3s) and related privatization initiatives. Examples of such investments include: transportation infrastructure projects, hospitals and health services, schools, municipal water and sewer systems, electrical utilities, and other projects that, historically, have been within the public sector.It argues that trustees should be wary of such investments. Public sector unions have criticized privatization initiatives as a threat to public sector jobs and services. P-3 investments are problematic because they may threaten the jobs of their union’s members, undermine the credibility of their union’s public policy objections to privatization and, in the end, may prove far more risky than P-3 promoters contend.

Motivations of Federal Workers to Volunteer In Public Sector Special Events

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-46
Author(s):  
Keon Artis ◽  
Seung Hyun Lee
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Event Management ◽  
Theoretical Contribution ◽  
The Public ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Special Event ◽  
Special Events ◽  
Public Sector Employees ◽  
Government Workers

Volunteers are considered a core component of special events and they have proved to be an asset to the execution of special events. Although motivations of volunteers have received a great deal of attention from many organizations and individuals in the private sector, little research has been done on motivations of volunteers in the public sector, or within the federal government. Therefore, this article identified motivational factors that prompt federal government workers to volunteer at a government-related special event. A survey was used to gather data from a volunteer sample of 263 individuals who had volunteered for public sector special events in recent years. Exploratory factor analysis and t test were employed to establish motivations that stimulate public sector employees to volunteer for special events and further determine the differences in motivation between females and males. The results showed that government workers mostly volunteer for purposive motive and external motive. In addition, gender played significant roles on egotistic and purposive motives. Thus, this research provides a unique theoretical contribution to research in event management by advancing our understanding of the process by which factors associated with motivation can lead to federal government workers volunteering at a government-related special event; subsequently, impacting how event planners and organizers of public sector special events market to and recruit volunteers.

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