scholarly journals The Influence of Public Servants’ Perceived Formalism and Organizational Environmental Strategy on Green Behavior in the Workplace

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (19) ◽  
pp. 11020
Author(s):  
Hsiang-Te Liu
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Civil Servants ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Environmental Strategy ◽  
Public Servants ◽  
The Public ◽  
Government Organizations ◽  
Behavior Intention ◽  
Green Behavior ◽  
Green Lifestyle

This study explored the influence of public servants’ green attitude, green behavior intention, organization environmental strategy, green lifestyle, and formalism on green behavior. For Taiwan’s government agencies, environmental protection and sustainable development issues must be inculcated into government organizations and deeply ingrained into the mindset of civil servants. In particular, this research incorporates the concept of ‘formalism’ proposed by Riggs in administrative ecology. Exploration of the influence of civil servants’ cognition of formalism on green behavior has not been explored in any previous studies. This study collected 308 valid public servants who worked in the public sector in Taiwan and used Lisrel and SEM to justify the hypotheses explored. The results showed that civil servants’ green attitude positively affected green intention, as well as the fact that green behavior intention, organization environmental strategy, and green lifestyle positively affected green behavior. The current study also confirmed that formalism negatively affected green behavior. Formalism is considered to be an important attribute of developing administration, and it is also considered to be a resistance to the adoption of administrative innovation. This study first confirmed the negative impact of formalism on the green behavior of civil servants.

The United Nations and Its Public

1960 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard N. Swift
Keyword(s):  
Public Relations ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Good Reason ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Civil Servants ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
The Public ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Governmental Functions

No governmental functions are traditionally more suspect than those relating to public information. National legislators always demur at the public relations work of civil servants. They inevitably assume (at times, with good reason) that appropriating funds to inform people about the performance of government agencies only helps to preserve the bureaucracy and to create and nurture a public which ultimately will bring pressure to bear upon the legislature itself.

scholarly journals Reducing Corruption through Enhancing Public Service Ethics in Bangladesh

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fakhrul Islam ◽  
Anindyta Deb Ananya
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Civil Service ◽  
Civil Servants ◽  
Ethical Code ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Social Survey ◽  
The Public ◽  
Government Organizations ◽  
People’S Perception

Corruption exists within and between government organizations as the form of bribing, swindling, favoritism and many other forms which destroys the public morale. It spreads its greedy clutches all over the country; Government officials are engaged in corruption for greed for power, selfishness, wealth and money. This paper is an attempt to identify the forms of corruption in civil service and how ethical code of behavior to reduce the level of malfunctions. Social survey method has been followed for this study where the factor has been explained to know the perception of general people. The study finds that lack of accountability and transparency, dishonesty, nepotism and favoritism are also responsible for corruption and made suggestions to combat corruption in Bangladesh based on the perception of civil servants and the general people.Keywords: corruption, public service, ethics, people’s perception

scholarly journals The Public Servants’ Response When Facing Pandemic: The Role of Public Service Motivation, Accountability Pressure, and Emergency Response Capacity

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 529
Author(s):  
Yong Ye ◽  
Yang Liu ◽  
Xiaojun Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Response ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Public Service Motivation ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Civil Servants ◽  
Public Servants ◽  
The Public ◽  
Response Capacity ◽  
Medium Level ◽  
And Control

(1) Background: Public servants are regarded as guardians of the public interest, and their pandemic response played a vital role in controlling the spread of the epidemic. However, there is limited knowledge of the factors that influence public servants’ response (PSR) when facing pandemic prevention and control tasks. (2) Methods: Based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB), models were constructed and a regression method was employed with Chinese civil servant data to investigate how PSR is influenced by public service motivation (PSM), accountability pressure (AP), and emergency response capacity (ERC). (3) Results and discussion: PSM, AP, and ERC all have a positive effect on PSR, with AP having the greatest influence, followed by PSM and ERC. The effects of PSM, AP, and ERC on PSR have group heterogeneity, which had little effect on civil servants with very low levels of PSR and the greatest impact on civil servants with medium-level PSR. Job categories of civil servants also are a factor related to PSR; PSM and AP have the strongest effects on civil servants in professional technology, and ERC has the greatest influence on administrative law enforcement. Moreover, gender, administrative level, and leadership positions also have an impact on PSR. (4) Conclusions: Based on the factors of PSR, we found at least three important aspects that governments need to consider in encouraging PSR when facing a pandemic.

scholarly journals MOTIVAÇÃO DOS SERVIDORES DA PREVIDÊNCIA DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (207) ◽  
pp. 1-31
Author(s):  
Bruna Serafim Teixeira
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Career Progression ◽  
The State ◽  
Civil Servants ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Motivating Factors ◽  
Public Servants ◽  
The Public ◽  
Ultimate Objective

The motivation for the public service of civil servants is an essential factor for the pursuit of public ends with a view to guaranteeing social welfare, the ultimate objective of the State. In this context, public servants are inserted as guarantors of this purpose, and the motivating factors and those that generate dissatisfaction must be constantly analyzed by the decisionmaking managers of the Administration bodies. Based on the study by Perry (1996), adapted for the Brazilian scenario in an unprecedented study carried out by Moraes (2017), the Public Service Motivation (PSM) scale was used to measure the motivation for the public service of the civil servants of the social security agency of the State of São Paulo, as well as analyzing, by the quantitative method, motivating factors, as well as causes of dissatisfaction, relevant to the provision of public service. It was found that factors such as salary and difficulty in career progression are causes that, in addition to generating dissatisfaction, are capable of affecting motivation, which prevails among civil servants at the beginning of their careers and in technical positions, with less autonomy, responsibility and education level. In this sense, it is necessary to adopt measures capable of supplying or minimizing such effects in order to increase the levels of motivation and satisfaction for the public service, which are able to increase the effectiveness and productivity in the provision of the public service. Measures such as a fairer and more attractive career progression plan, greater autonomy and power to participate in decision-making can favor this scenario.

scholarly journals COMPARISON OF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF PUBLIC SERVANTS IN SERBIA AND SELECTED COUNTRIES

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Igor Vukonjanski
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Civil Servants ◽  
Public Servants ◽  
The Public ◽  
Development Factor ◽  
State Administration ◽  
The Republic

The paper presents the experiences of Serbia and selected European Union countries in the field of professional development of civil servants as one of the most important factors in the reform processes of professionalisation and depolitization of the public sector. The performed comparison showed that the professional development of public servants in the observed countries has certain similarities, but also differences.Similarities relate firstly to the already established general consent to the treatment of this area as an important development factor for each state, then in the organization of management of professional development, as well as the technology of that performance with the accompanying evaluations. It was noted that the professional development of civil servants in the Republic of Serbia is still not being given the necessary attention in higher education, while significant improvements have been made in terms of improving the form of professional development through training and seminars.As for the technology of the observed professional development, it is in Serbia in the stage of constitution, and the expectations are that the latest amendments to the laws will improve this area. The significance of this contribution should be achieved through the work of the National Academy of Public Administration, as newly established centralized institutions entrusted with all expert and related executive and other state administration tasks related to the preparation, organization, monitoring and evaluation of the program of professional development of employees in public administration.

scholarly journals Enhancing the Effectiveness of Training through Information Feedback - The Case of Slovenia's Public Administration

Organizacija ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 42 (6) ◽  
pp. 211-221
Author(s):  
Blaž Rodič ◽  
Gozdana Miglič ◽  
Goran Vukovič ◽  
Bruno Završnik ◽  
Robert Leskovar
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Training Evaluation ◽  
Civil Servants ◽  
Information Feedback ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Public Servants ◽  
Sound System ◽  
The Public ◽  
Service Training ◽  
Effectiveness Of Training

Enhancing the Effectiveness of Training through Information Feedback - The Case of Slovenia's Public AdministrationAfter the fall of the Berlin wall, the public administrations in Central and Eastern European countries have had to adapt to an enormous number of changes in a relatively short time. Their civil servants are still facing a constantly changing regulatory framework which needs implementation and enforcement, as well as new demands from the growing private sector and the citizens. These challenges can only be met if the civil servants are highly qualified and constantly updating their qualifications. A sound system of in-service training is therefore crucial to keep the public servants on equal footing with the rapidly changing environment. The research presented in this paper analyzed the practices of training evaluation as an information feedback in a branch of Slovene state administration. We analyzed the attitudes of employees towards evaluation with the assumption that there probably are notable differences between the attitudes of public servants depending on their demographic qualities. The results of the research, that 414 public servants have participated in, show that the position in the hierarchy has the strongest influence on their attitude towards evaluation. Empirical data also show that most of the employees are willing to participate in a continuous and objective training evaluation, but the leading public servants are less involved in the evaluation than expected.

scholarly journals PENGARUH BUDAYA KERJA PEGAWAI NEGERI SIPIL TERHADAP PELAYANAN PUBLIK DI DINAS CATATAN SIPIL DAN KEPENDUDUKAN KOTA PAYAKUMBUH

Humanus ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aldri Frinaldi
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Civil Servants ◽  
Work Culture ◽  
Public Servants ◽  
The Public ◽  
Civil Registration ◽  
Whole Process ◽  
The Government ◽  
Positive Work Culture ◽  
The Many

The many negative assessments of the work culture of civil servants in public service is an issue that must be addressed by the government and local government. This research was conducted by formulating the problem of how culture influences the work of civil servants in the public service in the Payakumbuh Civil Registry Office in order to analyze the work culture of civil servants in an effort to improve the quality of human resources in public services. This study used a descriptive quantitative approach. The population is all employees in the Payakumbuh’s Department of Population and Civil Registration amounting 30 people based on the data in the month of December 2013. Due to the small number of population in this study, total sampling is applied. The data is collected by spreading questionnaires to all respondents and then returned after some time, whose whole process took place from October to December 2013. The questionnaire was scaled based on Likert scale that is made in a positive statement. The result of the study shows that in general the work culture of civil servants in the Payakumbuh’s Department of Population and Civil Registration are very good, although two indicators are still mediocre. The effort to improve these two indicators are suggested by training programs based on local wisdom and the involvement of stakeholders who are experts in the field by the Payakumbuh administration in building and cultivating a positive work culture based on local wisdom. Keywords: work culture, public servants, public service

scholarly journals HARAPAN MAHATHIR KEPADA PENJAWAT AWAM MALAYSIA BAHARU: ANALISIS UCAPAN TUN DR. MAHATHIR MOHAMAD

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 116-126
Author(s):  
Joyce Lynn-Sze Cheah
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
Civil Servant ◽  
Visionary Leadership ◽  
Civil Servants ◽  
First Year ◽  
Leadership Communication ◽  
Public Servants ◽  
The Public ◽  
Analysis Package

Abstract: The purpose of this article is to identify the aspects that Mahathir stressed on his first year of office as the 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia. The focus of this study is from the aspect of visionary leadership, namely the vision formation and vision delivery to civil servants through his speeches. This was done by content analyzing Mahathir's five speeches during the YAB Prime Minister's Monthly Meeting with the Public Servants in the Prime Minister's Department (JPM) from May 2018 to May 2019. Themes from the speech texts were analyzed using the NVivo12 qualitative analysis package. The results showed that there were four themes that are often emphasized in Mahathir's speech, namely civil servant responsibility, national recovery, values and loyalty. This study also showed that the combination of these themes formed by Mahathir has its own thoughts in uplifting the spirit of civil servants to restore the country. Keywords: Leadership communication, Mahathir’s speeches, Visionary leadership     Abstrak: Matlamat artikel ini adalah untuk mengenalpasti aspek-aspek yang ditekankan oleh Mahathir dalam ucapan sepanjang tahun pertama beliau memegang jawatan sebagai Perdana Menteri Malaysia ke-7. Fokus kajian ini adalah dari segi kepimpinan bervisi, iaitu pembentukan dan penyampaian visi Mahathir kepada penjawat awam melalui ucapan beliau. Ini dilakukan dengan menganalisis kandungan lima ucapan Mahathir semasa Perhimpunan Bulanan YAB Perdana Menteri bersama Penjawat Awam di Jabatan Perdana Menteri (JPM) dari bulan Mei 2018 hingga Mei 2019. Tema dalam teks ucapan dianalisis menggunakan pakej analisis kualitatif NVivo12. Hasil kajian menunjukkan terdapat empat tema yang sering ditekankan dalam ucapan Mahathir, iaitu tanggungjawab penjawat awam, pemulihan negara, nilai murni dan kesetiaan. Kajian ini turut memperlihatkan bahawa kombinasi tema ini yang terbentuk daripada Mahathir mempunyai pemikiran tersendiri dalam menaikkan semangat penjawat awam memulihkan negara. Kata kunci: Komunikasi kepimpinan, Kepimpinan bervisi, Ucapan Mahathir

scholarly journals Corruption as a 'white-collar crime': International legal instruments on public accountability of public officials

Temida ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 7-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirjana Dokmanovic
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Public Officials ◽  
Council Of Europe ◽  
Public Servants ◽  
The Public ◽  
The United Nations

Corruption within public services has devastated negative impact on a state, a society, its economy and its citizens. It represents a major threat to the rule of law, democracy, enjoyment of human rights, fairness and social justice. It hinders economic development and endangeres sustainable development, empowerishes national economies, and facilitates the emergence of other threats, such as organized crime. Fighting corruption has become more urgent than ever. This paper deals with the public liability of domestic public officials, highlighting the substantive main international standards for fighting corruption in public services in the international legal instruments adopted by the United Nations and the Council of Europe, such as the United Nations Conventions against Corruption, and the two Convention of Council of Europe, on Civil Law and on Criminal Law. The paper argues that corruption can be prosecuted after the fact, but first and foremost it requires prevention. Preventive policies include the establishment of anti-corruption bodies and enhanced transparency in the financing of election campaigns and political parties. States must endeavour to ensure that their public services are subject to safeguards that promote efficiency, transparency and recruitment based on merit. Once recruited, public servants should be subject to codes of conduct, requirements for financial and other disclosures, and appropriate disciplinary measures. Transparency and accountability in matters of public finance must also be promoted, and specific requirements are established for the prevention of corruption in particularly critical areas of the public sector such as the judiciary and public procurement. Those who use public services must expect a high standard of conduct from their public servants. Preventing public corruption also requires an effort from all members of society at large.

The study of methods of self-regulation of the functional states of public servants

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-146
Author(s):  
Andrei Rogozhin
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Study Groups ◽  
Mental States ◽  
Civil Servants ◽  
Psychological Resources ◽  
Public Servants ◽  
Functional States ◽  
Working Day ◽  
Object Of Study

The relevance of this article is due to industry, organizational transformations and the long-term innovative intensity of labor of civil servants, in these conditions only a person who knows the methods of optimizing functional states and knows how to purposefully and adequately use psychological resources can effectively carry out labor activity. Object of study - ways to optimize the functional conditions of public servants, contributing to the activation of psychological resources. The subject of the study is the possibility of using methods of optimizing functional states in order to activate the psychological resources of civil servants in conditions of tension of innovative labor. The aim of the article is to identify constructive methods for optimizing and activating the functional states of civil servants. The research methods were: analysis and systematization of scientific and psychological literature on the research topic; questioning; comparative analysis of study groups; statistical data processing methods. Based on an empirical study, one of the most common methods for optimizing functional states during a working day is micro-breaks and pauses for tea / coffee, as well as communication by phone and messengers with friends, as well as techniques that have a negative impact on health. Also, gender features were identified in the application of methods for optimizing mental states. It was revealed that the "resource techniques" of self-regulation (associated with the activation of psychological resources) are used by government officials three times less than the "ordinary" (unfocused and unconscious). The scientific novelty of the study consists in expanding, supplementing and refining scientific views on the possibility of activating psychological resources and optimizing functional states in conditions of prolonged innovative tension.

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