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 Circular Economy Practices and Strategies in Public Sector Organizations: An Integrative Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 4181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natacha Klein ◽  
Tomás Ramos ◽  
Pauline Deutz
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Public Service Delivery ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Sector Organizations

The concept of the Circular Economy (CE) is an increasingly attractive approach to tackling current sustainability challenges and facilitating a shift away from the linear “take-make-use-dispose” model of production and consumption. The public sector is a major contributor to the CE transition not only as a policy-maker but also as a significant purchaser, consumer, and user of goods and services. The circularization of the public sector itself, however, has received very little attention in CE research. In order to explore the current state of knowledge on the implementation of CE practices and strategies within Public Sector Organizations (PSOs), this research aims to develop an overview of the existing literature. The literature review was designed combining a systematic search with a complementary purposive sampling. Using organizational sustainability as a theoretical perspective, the main results showed a scattered landscape, indicating that the limited research on CE practices and strategies in PSOs has focused so far on the areas of public procurement, internal operations and processes, and public service delivery. As a result of this literature review, an organizational CE framework of a PSO is proposed providing a holistic view of a PSO as a system with organizational dimensions that are relevant for the examination and analysis of the integration process of CE practices and strategies. This innovative framework aims to help further CE research and practice to move beyond current sustainability efforts, highlighting that public procurement, strategy and management, internal processes and operations, assessment and communication, public service delivery, human resources dimensions, collaboration with other organizations, and various external contexts are important public sector areas where the implementation of CE has the potential to bring sustainability benefits.

CAPAM Symposium on Networked Government: The public service as a learning organization: the Malaysian experience

2005 ◽  
Vol 71 (3) ◽  
pp. 463-474 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malek Shah Bin Mohd. Yusoff
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Organizational Boundaries ◽  
Institute Of Public Administration ◽  
The Public ◽  
The People ◽  
Public Sector Organizations ◽  
Common Purpose ◽  
The Government

Current environmental demands require public sector organizations to respond effectively and efficiently to the needs of the people and the nation. Given the bureaucratic nature of public sector organizations, where change and responsiveness are difficult to achieve, this paper highlights some of the issues that need attention to transform public sector organizations into learning organizations. It also examines some of the initiatives taken by Malaysia in general and INTAN (the National Institute of Public Administration) in particular to help enhance learning in the public sector so that the various components of the government machinery can work together across organizational boundaries for a common purpose, responding effectively to challenges, as well as delivering integrated and customer-centric services.

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 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 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.

Ego depletion and self-control: The moderating role of public service motivation

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (11) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Xiaoling Sun ◽  
Mingzheng Wu ◽  
Qian Chen
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Ego Depletion ◽  
Public Service Motivation ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Control Performance ◽  
Public Servant ◽  
Public Sector Organizations ◽  
Control Failure

The importance of self-control failure and employee outcomes in public sector organizations in China is increasing. In this study, drawing on ego depletion theory and public service motivation (PSM) literature, we proposed that PSM would serve as a buffer against the detrimental effect of ego depletion on self-control. We used an experimental design to manipulate ego depletion with 95 Chinese public servant participants. Results showed that self-persuasion intervention can increase state PSM, and this contributes to higher self-control performance after an act of self-control. Results also indicated that higher trait PSM significantly correlates with higher self-control performance after ego depletion. Implications for cultivating PSM of employees in public sector organizations in China are discussed.

scholarly journals Business, Government, Society and Science Interest in Co-Production by Relative Evaluation Using Google Trends

2019 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-71
Author(s):  
Andrius Puksas ◽  
Dangis Gudelis ◽  
Agota Giedrė Raišienė ◽  
Nomeda Gudelienė
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Theoretical Analysis ◽  
Information Visualization ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Google Trends ◽  
Science Interest ◽  
Relative Evaluation ◽  
Public Sector Organizations ◽  
Private Sector Organizations

AbstractThe article provides the theoretical analysis of co-production phenomenon. The interests in co-production and related concepts are examined applying the methods of Google Trends statistical analysis and information visualization. The activity of business, government, society and research sectors during the last five years are compared, the trends of interest change and the balance of inter-sectoral interest in co-production is assessed. The relative evaluation of interest in co-production indicates that the situation in different sectors is not the same – the asymmetry in interest in co-production prevails. The article concludes that cooperation between public sector organizations with private sector organizations and society in providing public service as well as cooperation between scientific research, methods and technologies is developed at a different rate thus hindering breakthrough on a larger scale.

scholarly journals Citizen Charter in Nepali Public Sector Organizations: Does it Really Work?

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Anil Kumar Gupta ◽  
Gyan Laxmi Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Exit Interview ◽  
Service Users ◽  
Interview Schedule ◽  
Interview Method ◽  
Public Sector Organizations ◽  
To Receive

Citizen Charter is an instrument of citizen-centric governance that confirms quality in public service delivery by holding public sector organizations directly accountable, responsive, and transparent. In this regard, this study aimed to disclose the current picture of Citizen Charter in Nepali public sector organizations from service users’ perspectives. For this, the survey was conducted in key six public sector organizations of Lalitpur Metropolitan City by using the client exit interview method, with the help of a semi-structured interview schedule. The study result indicates that the use of the Citizen Charter is extensively low. Service users are not fully aware and well informed about it, and its values. Service users prefer to receive services by asking from duty holders, intermediates (agents), and previous service users than the Citizen Charter. Service users believe that the promises of the Citizen Charter and the behavior of duty holders are inconsistent. However, some service users are demanding services as per the Citizen Charter.

International Symposium of the International Personnel Management Association

2000 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 305-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janice R. Lachance
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
International Symposium ◽  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Personnel Management ◽  
Human Resources Management ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Management Association ◽  
Public Sector Organizations ◽  
The Common

The topic that commands our attention today, “Rewards and Recognition,” is one of those issues where we can share and learn from our similarities and our differences. When I have the chance to attend international meetings like this one, I am always struck by how much we have in common. Although cultural differences may distinguish our countries in some ways, the common challenges and common opportunities we share will always bring us together. I think this is particularly true for the human resources management field and for public sector organizations.

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