scholarly journals Public Administration Education in a Legalistic Setting: New Tendencies in Hungarian Public Administration and Training

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 53-67
Author(s):  
Márton Gellén
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Civil Service ◽  
University Education ◽  
Influential Factor ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Test Field ◽  
The Government ◽  
And Training

AbstractTh e article examines the recent developments in public service training in Hungary and draws conclusions for the future. Hungary is considered to be part of the legalistic culture of European PA; therefore we analyze the connection between the legalistic approach as a cultural environment of PA practice and PA education as an influential factor of changing this environment. Th e empirical part of the research contains three elements: analysis of the professional training of civil service, the content of PA university training and the composition of professions within the central civil service. Th e empirical findings on these three dimensions are analyzed in light of recent structural changes of PA university education and professional training. Under a Government Decree issued in 2012, the National University of Public Services was appointed by the Government to be in charge of PA education and training. Th e university itself was recently created by the merger of law enforcement, military and civil PA universities (academies). Th is structural change can be characterized by centralization and, to a certain extent, simplification, too. Th e restructuring of PA training is completed by the concept of the Government making the fields of public service permeable, open to each other. Th e university itself is a test field for this concept since police and military students have the opportunity to study civil PA courses. Th e need for this kind of cross-learning is supported by the new phenomenon that defense and policing are gradually becoming more civilian in their character, while traditional training in these fields must undergo serious changes too. Although the article states that the basic framework of public administration education - as a major driver of public administration culture - is still dominantly legalistic, it also introduces the ways in which the new public-administration education system has tried to change the content of its degree programs and how it has attempted to have an impact on the entire public-administrative system to move from procedural orientation to a more solution-oriented mindset.

Professionalization of Civil Service in Hungary: The Potential Impacts of Centralizing Public Administration Education

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-107
Author(s):  
Márton Gellén
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Civil Service ◽  
Government Reform ◽  
The Past ◽  
European Public ◽  
Service Professional ◽  
National University ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
The Government

The article examines the recent developments in public administration training in Hungary and draws conclusions for the future. The paper analyzes the connection between legalism and professionalism in Hungary. Legalism and professionalism are displayed as contrary notion by a considerable number of theorists. It appears that »legalism« is an appropriate label for the past status of public administration that reformists long to abandon. Since Hungary is considered to be part of the legalistic culture of European public administration (PA), the assumed conflict between legalism and professionalism appears more vividly. As part of the currently undergoing reform, professionalism received an influential institutional promoter within the Hungarian PA: the National University of Public Administration that is primarily a university but is also a successor of the government agency that used to be in charge of civil service professional training. The article concludes with summarizing the currently undergoing reform regarding professionalism that is also presented as being contrary to the legalistic PA in the government reform program for modernizing PA.

scholarly journals La administración pública en Gran Bretaña

1993 ◽  
pp. 35-46
Author(s):  
William Plowden ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Civil Service ◽  
Essential Elements ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
The Public ◽  
Margaret Thatcher ◽  
The Past ◽  
Democratic State ◽  
The Government

This article focuses on the central national government of Great Britain. It outlines the most important permanent features of the British administration, those which have remained constant over the past hundred years or so. It then describes the major changes in the public service between 1960 and 1970 and during the government of Margaret Thatcher. It also discusses some unresolved issues and identifies key lessons learned on how to reform and maintain an efficient public administration. Furthermore, it is explained that the British civil service has been altered by accession to the European Community, because their laws restrict the formulation or implementation of British public policies. Finally, thirteen essential elements for an effective civil service in a modern democratic state are mentioned.

PREPARING PUBLIC SERVANTS IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES: ARCHETYPAL APPROACH

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (14) ◽  
pp. 255-263
Author(s):  
Oleh Ivanovich Rohulskyi
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Anglo Saxon ◽  
Public Servants ◽  
German Model ◽  
Managerial Positions ◽  
A Chain ◽  
The Individual

The article describes the main components of the institutional framework of an archetypical approach to public administration. It is determined that the system of preparation of public servants is based on a chain of universal foundations of archetype, in particular, it is influenced by the principle of formation of personnel in the public service, formed on the basis of public opinion. Based on two basic principles relating to admission to public service, three basic models of training civil servants in the European country are defined: German. French and Anglo-Saxon. We analyze each of the models and define the archetypes that influenced their formation and development. The advantages of each model are determined, in particular, the benefits are: the German model of training managers is the balancing between the theoretical knowledge and practical skills that a public servant receives during training, but as a disadvantage one can distinguish the orientation of preparation for legal orientation, which limits the ability to hold managerial positions for many employees The French model of professional training of public servants should include a well-balanced understanding of tasks, namely: decentralization and territorial organization of public services, communication, support of territorial communities, in-depth knowledge and understanding of the need for cooperation with institutions of the European Commonwealth, high-quality human resource management and orientation towards environmentally friendly innovations, such a model of training of public servants is holistic, costly and effective; The Anglo-Saxon model of training of public servants is its orientation towards the implementation of the concept of public administration and the individual approach to employee training, taking into account all the specifics of its activities, providing for the formation of personnel capable of solving specific problems. It is concluded that today in most European countries dominated by mixed models that include elements of different models.

CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF THE INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF THE CIVIL SERVICE OF UKRAINE: REALITIES AND TRENDS

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iryna Pashko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Civil Service ◽  
Complex Structure ◽  
Decisive Role ◽  
Management Decisions ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Political Processes ◽  
Quantitative Characteristics ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Characteristics

The complex structure of the institution of public service is defined as a set of individual institutions, which organizationally and conceptually determine its qualitative and quantitative characteristics. It is shown that the nature of the processes taking place in the institute of civil service of Ukraine is determined by external volitional management decisions, the purpose of which is the implementation of urgent socially significant goals, which do not have a direct impact on the institute of civil service. The indirect influence of public administration on the institution of public service is indicated. In particular, the author emphasizes the decisive role of political processes that form the conceptual directions of the state's development and determine the priorities of management activities. The influence of actions on the Ukraine-EU association on the processes of institutionalization of the civil service is shown. A striking example of the synergistic effect of complex management decisions is actions aimed at eliminating the informal destructive institution of corruption. This prompts the search for and application of a new scientific and theoretical toolkit and methodological apparatus for studying the processes of institutionalization in the postmodern synergetic paradigm. In turn, this contributes to the qualitative analysis and forecasting of the prospects for the development of the civil service; will provide a scientifically grounded choice from among possible alternatives to modernize the research institute and will guide the practical development of targeted comprehensive programs and strategies for managing changes in its structure. Thus, taking into account the influence of complex bifurcation processes in public administration at the present stage will make it possible to identify trends in the institutionalization of public service in new qualitative and quantitative characteristics.

scholarly journals Minister-Permanent Secretary Relationships: Lessons from Zimbabwe’s Government of national Unity

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Tawanda Zinyama ◽  
Joseph Tinarwo
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Political Process ◽  
Large Degree ◽  
The State ◽  
Team Work ◽  
The Political ◽  
National Unity ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Government

Public administration is carried out through the public service. Public administration is an instrument of the State which is expected to implement the policy decisions made from the political and legislative processes. The rationale of this article is to assess the working relationships between ministers and permanent secretaries in the Government of National Unity in Zimbabwe. The success of the Minister depends to a large degree on the ability and goodwill of a permanent secretary who often has a very different personal or professional background and whom the minster did not appoint. Here lies the vitality of the permanent secretary institution. If a Minister decides to ignore the advice of the permanent secretary, he/she may risk of making serious errors. The permanent secretary is the key link between the democratic process and the public service. This article observed that the mere fact that the permanent secretary carries out the political, economic and social interests and functions of the state from which he/she derives his/her authority and power; and to which he/she is accountable,  no permanent secretary is apolitical and neutral to the ideological predisposition of the elected Ministers. The interaction between the two is a political process. Contemporary administrator requires complex team-work and the synthesis of diverse contributions and view-points.

scholarly journals Evaluation Of Public Service Standart (Case Study At The Education And Training Agency Of Yogyakarta Special Region)

ARISTO ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 239
Author(s):  
Muhammad Khozin ◽  
Gerry Katon Mahendra ◽  
Anike Febriyani Nugraha
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Service Provider ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Competency Development ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
The Government ◽  
Standard Documents ◽  
Service Standards ◽  
And Training

Improvement and quality assurance of public services is very needed, therefore the Government through Law Number 25 of 2009 concerning Public Services and Minister of Administrative Reform and Bureaucratic Reform Number 15 of 2014 concerning Guidelines for Service Standards requires that every public service provider be obliged to establish and apply Public Service Standards for each type of service that it provides. One of them is the Yogyakarta Education and Training Agency as a public service provider in the form of education, training, and competency development for the State Civil Apparatus. Public service standard documents that have been prepared by the Yogyakarta Education and Training Agency in 2017 need to be evaluated because they allegedly did not meet the method in the preparation process. The research conducted is a literature review with data mining techniques using observation techniques, interviews, mini focus group discussions and public hearings. Based on the research results it is known that the public service standard documents that have been owned by the Yogyakarta Education and Training Agency are still not comprehensive, but this solution is then obtained after an analysis and discussion with stakeholders at the Yogyakarta Education and Training Agency has also successfully identified various types of services that need to be it is prioritized to develop public service standards.

scholarly journals Non-Face-to-Face Public Services and Perceptions of Public Organizations

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (21) ◽  
pp. 12185
Author(s):  
Da-Hee Lim ◽  
Dae-Woong Lee
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Public Organizations ◽  
Structural Equations ◽  
Public Research ◽  
Institute Of Public Administration ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Government ◽  
Structural Equations Model

Public services are the primary channels and government activities in which citizens contact public organizations. In turn, public services provided by the government are critical for citizens to recognize public organizations and governments according to their content and procedure. With the onset of COVID-19, the existing face-to-face public service delivery system has shown limitations in meeting citizens’ needs for public services (fastness, transparency, and safety); as a result, a shift to non-face-to-face public services is required. The study proposes the question: “How does citizens’ satisfaction with non-face-to-face public services affect public organizations (response and transparency) and government satisfaction?”. The purpose of this study is to verify the effect of satisfaction (content and procedural) with non-face-to-face public services on the perception (responsiveness and transparency) of public organizations and governments’ satisfaction. Specifically, non-face-to-face public services are divided into content and procedural aspects to analyze the responsiveness and transparency of public organizations and their impact on government satisfaction. This study used a structural equations model for analysis and used data collected in 2019 by the Korea Institute of Public Administration, a representative public research institute in Korea. The main analysis results are as follows: the responsiveness and transparency of public organizations increased alongside satisfaction with content and procedural satisfaction with non-face-to-face public services, and government satisfaction increased with responsiveness to and transparency toward public organizations.

scholarly journals RESEARCH ON IMPROVING THE CAPACITY OF NGOS TO UNDERTAKE GOVERNMENT PURCHASE OF PUBLIC SERVICES BASED ON 7S MODEL

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
TENG-FEI LIU
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Public Services ◽  
High Mobility ◽  
External Factors ◽  
System Construction ◽  
Demand Structure ◽  
Service Projects ◽  
The Government ◽  
And Training

Under the background of government purchasing public services (GPPS), the development of NGOs faces new opportunities and challenges. To promote the development of NGOs and optimize the quality of public services. This paper analyzes the internal problems of NGOs undertaking GPPS, such as structural mismatch, low employee autonomy, high mobility and lack of professionalism, and government departments in the GPPS management loopholes, unclear regulatory responsibilities, inadequate supervision and other external factors. With the help of 7S model, this paper puts forward that the government provides a good cooperation environment for NGOs to undertake public service projects by changing management mode, strengthening system construction and training employees. NGOs define their own positioning by formulating strategic planning, matching the demand structure of public services, improving working methods, and updating service concepts. The government and NGOs work together to achieve the win-win goal of optimizing public service quality and promoting the development of NGOs.

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.

The Impact of Differentiation and Differential on Hong Kong's Career Public Service

2003 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-233
Author(s):  
Brian Brewer
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Civil Service ◽  
The Public ◽  
Documentary Sources ◽  
One Country Two Systems ◽  
The One ◽  
Career Employment ◽  
The Impact

The public administration principles characteristic of many Commonwealth countries served as the foundations for building the Hong Kong civil service. These have continued to operate in line with the `one country two systems' concept under which Hong Kong has been administered, since 1997, as a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China. Career employment, hierarchy and public service values combined to provide an overarching unity to a system that nevertheless has developed considerable differentiation over time. This article examines the developments that are currently modifying Hong Kong's public sector. The discussion draws on documentary sources and a recently completed qualitative study on the experiences and perspectives of senior Hong Kong managers working in a dozen government departments and agencies. The discussion addresses questions about whether greater differentiation across government departments, in combination with increasing differential within these organizations, will ultimately bring about the demise of the traditional civil service system.

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