scholarly journals The public finance management act as a reform measure to capacitate public officials

2002 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 219-232
Author(s):  
D. J. Fourie
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Human Resource Development ◽  
Public Service ◽  
White Paper ◽  
Alternative Methods ◽  
Public Officials ◽  
Public Servants ◽  
The Public ◽  
Finance Management ◽  
The People

The urgent need to develop South Africa's human resources in the public service has been conceptualized in many policy documents. The underlying objective of efforts to strengthen the human resources in the public sector, is the delivery of effective services to the people of South Africa. In line with the White Paper on the Transformation of the Public Service, 1995, the effective mobilization, development and utilization of human resources are stressed as important factors in the transformation of the public service because of their contribution to individual and institutional capacity to ensure effective governance. Financial resources are important in order to develop and sustain the skills of the public servants; however, there is a tendency to cut the budget for human resource development programmes. Alternative methods should be developed to obtain additional sources of income.

scholarly journals IMPLEMENTASI GOOD GOVERNANCE SEBAGAI UPAYA PENCEGAHAN PENYAKIT BIROKRASI DALAM PELAYANAN PUBLIK (STUDI KASUS KASUS PELAYANAN ADMINISTRASI KEPENDUDUKAN DI KANTOR KECAMATAN MEDAN HELVETIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 24
Author(s):  
Pangeran Teguh Anugrah ◽  
Abdul Kadir ◽  
Pin Pin
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Organizational Relationships ◽  
Public Servants ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Government

District is part of the government organization that is closest to dealing directly with the community and spearheading the success of regional development, especially in Medan, where the District will be seen directly in planning and controlling development and services, and a reflection of good governance in Medan. The objectives of this study are as follows: (i) to describe the Good Governance implementation in the District, especially in the District of Medan Helvetia, (ii) to analyze the factors that support and inhibit the implementation in the District, especially in the District of Medan Helvetia.The form of descriptive research using a qualitative approach, this research was conducted in the District of Medan Helvetia. The informants consisted of key informants, namely the Head of District and their apparatus as many as 4 people who were determined purposively and the Main informant namely the community who were taken accidentally as many as 20 people at the time of the study. Primary data comes from interviews and secondary data from literature studies and other written documents. After the data and information needed has been collected, the researcher then sifts through the data and information into the research indicators that have been determined. After the data and information are grouped, the researcher then presents the data and analyzes the data qualitatively.Research Results: The good governance implementation in Medan Helvetia District Office refers to the Decree of the District of Medan Helvetia number 138/19-17/SK-MH/IX/2015 on Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) in Medan Helvetia District Environment. In general, the implementation analysis as follows: (i) Standards and Policy Objectives: public servants have attempted to achieve the public service goals they have set, (ii) Resources: human resources and support resources or facilities, researchers see still shortcomings, (iii) Inter-Organizational Relations: inter-organizational relationships implemented in Medan Helvetia  District are good, (iv) Characteristics of the Implementing Agent: the characteristics of the existing implementing agent can already be applied by the implementor of public services in both the public service in Medan Helvetia district, (v) Social, Political, and Economic Conditions: on the variable social, economic and political conditions, the implementors of public services in providing public services do not discriminate between each other, (vi) Implementor Disposition: the attitude given by the implementor of public services is friendly and courteous when providing public services. Supporting factors are cooperation with stakeholders, commitment of the head district (Camat), and the economic potential of the region and opportunities of private CSR, while the Inhibitor Factors are Lack of community participation, lack of human resources apparatus, lack of funds and some damaged road and drainage infrastructure.

scholarly journals The Dilemma of Accountability and Good Governance for Improved Public Service Delivery in Nigeria

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kehinde David Adejuwon
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Public Servants ◽  
The Public ◽  
The People ◽  
The Government ◽  
Effective Service

The public sector in Nigeria is irrefutably beset with gross  incompetence and ineffective management. Perplexing difficulties endure in the Nigerian public sector in spite of a number of reform programmes that have been designed to enhance efficient and effective service delivery for almost two decades. The fact that public service has failed dismally to achieve its laudable objectives is the reason for the vote of no confidence passed on its administrators by majority of the Nigerian populace. The article examines the dilemma of accountability and good governance in Nigeria and demonstrates that the critical point in achieving meaningful developments in the country intrinsically lay with improved service delivery in the public sector. The basic reason why the public service has become the scorn of the people is because for too long, both the government and public servants have paid lip service to the crucial issue of effective and efficient service delivery. The article argues that improved service delivery will improve both the performance and the image of public service and re-awaken the citizens’ interest and trust in them to do business with public servants. It suggests that  in order to bring sanity back to the Nigerian Public Service,  all unprofessional tendencies such as ethnicity bias and nepotism in appointments and promotions, lack of security of tenure of office, and appointment of non-career public servants into key positions in the public service must stop. Also,  effective service delivery must be tailored to the circumstances of Nigeria. The study made use of secondary data obtained from various sources. It therefore concludes that without a reawakening of the culture of accountability and transparency lost over the years, the trusting relationship needed to forge between the government and the governed for the actualization of good governance will not materialize.

scholarly journals Strained or broken? The future(s) of the public service bargain

2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Lodge
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Political Parties ◽  
Political Science ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Civil Service ◽  
The Political ◽  
Public Servants ◽  
The Public ◽  
Science Professor ◽  
The People

Over 60 years ago the first political science professor at Wellington’s Victoria University, Leslie Lipson, noted in his 1948 The Politics of Equality that: With the political parties the modern [New Zealand]civil service has struck a mutually beneficial bargain. By guaranteeing to public servants a life’s career and a pension, parties have foresworn the use of patronage and have guaranteed to the state’s employees their tenure of their jobs. In return the parties expect, and the public servants owe, equal loyalty to any government which the people have placed in office. (Lipson, 1948, p.479)

scholarly journals AKTIVITAS HUMAS DPRD KOTA PALU SEBAGAI MEDIATOR ASPIRASI MASYARAKAT

Kinesik ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 146-157
Author(s):  
Alem Febri Sonni ◽  
Ratmila Riandani ◽  
Andi Alimuddin Unde ◽  
Abdul Gafar
Keyword(s):  
Public Relations ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
City Council ◽  
The Other ◽  
Limiting Factor ◽  
Public Officials ◽  
The Public ◽  
Existing Problems ◽  
The People ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

The aim of this study were (1) to find out how the public relations activities of Palu City Council in running the function as mediator aspirations of the community, and (2) to find out what are the inhibitors and supporter of public relations activities in its function as mediator aspirations of the people. This type of research is descriptive qualitative, that describe, explain and define about the object under study is based on interviews and observations obtained in a study of public relations officials and officials of Palu City Council. The results of this study indicate that the activity of the Public Relations Council of Palu in its function as a mediator by way of mediating the public officials of Parliament linked to the existing problems and the other functions of public relations City Council Palu also conducts publicity activities The factors supporting and inhibiting Public Relations Activities Palu City Council as a mediator aspirations of the people which is understanding public relations officer with their function and of course a good cooperation between members of the public relations is very helpful in fulfilled public relations function. While the limiting factor is the lack of human resources (HR) and facilities that support the activities of PR in publish and disseminate information.

Employee involvement in the public administrative sector: an exploration of the engagement drivers in Cameroon

2019 ◽  
Vol 86 (4) ◽  
pp. 765-781
Author(s):  
André Tioumagneng ◽  
Issofou Njifen
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Human Resources Management ◽  
Work Organisation ◽  
Public Officials ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
The Public ◽  
Work Involvement

In many developing countries, despite the efforts made to roll out New Public Management, public service quality is still more of an ideal than a reality. Employee disengagement emerges time and again in reflections on the causes of the problem, without, in most contexts, having any precise explanations. The article sets out to identify the engagement drivers likely to secure the effective involvement of public officials tasked with providing the public administrative service. To do this, an empirical study is conducted in Cameroon. The analysis makes use of both statistical inference and content analysis. Its results tell us that the involvement of public officials is linked, in particular, to work organisation, human resources management practices and the recognition of their potential by their superiors. Points for practitioners This study identifies some major current issues. For anyone involved in human resources management, work involvement is a competitive tool that creates value. It is considered as one of the general objectives that staff management practices should help to achieve. A high-quality public service requires particular attention to be granted to work involvement. The study reveals many employee engagement drivers that can boost the performance of public administrations, particularly in developing countries.

PROBLEM OF FORMATION OF QUALIFICATION-PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS AS THE BASIS OF SELECTION OF PUBLIC SERVICE PERSONS IN UKRAINE: METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (11) ◽  
pp. 73-82
Author(s):  
Vasyl Nikolayevich Andreev
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Integrated Management ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Civil Servants ◽  
Public Officials ◽  
Public Servants ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social ◽  
Professional Requirements ◽  
Compe Tence

The article analyzed regulatory documents of Ukraine, which reg- ulate the issues of determining the professional qualification requirements for employees, and find out that these documents establish requirements that are non-systemic and can be applied to any managerial position. The author propos- es, taking into account the tendencies of the development of the public service system, to identify seven types of competencies of public servants: political, legal, economic, social, psychological, managerial, moral and ethical. Political compe- tence and moral legitimacy implies an understanding of the nature of the basic so- cial functions and organizational structure of the modern state, the principles and forms of democracy, the nature of the interaction between different branches of government, the role of political parties in the life of society. Legal (legal) compe- tence of civil servants is formed in the course of basic vocational training, which relates to the main branches of law and is based on the skills of its professional application in various spheres of activity. Economic competence is differentiated depending on the specialization of civil servants and within the framework of a general for all level should include an assessment of the ability to apply a com- parative analysis of key economic concepts. Sociological competence is related to the awareness of civil servants of the concept of the social structure of modern so- ciety, its dynamics and its impact on political and socio-economic processes. Psy- chological competence is the basis for effective communication contacts, when it is necessary to understand people, their interests, motives and intentions, to find an individual approach to them. Management competence includes knowledge of management methods, value-orientation regulation, integrated management of labor motivation, development of creative potential, etc.

Professional and Communicative Proficiency of a Mentor as a Tool of Image Building in Public Service

Communicology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-88
Author(s):  
D.A. Kemenev
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Public Servants ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Communicative Skills ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Servant ◽  
Professional Business ◽  
Image Building

The article investigates the imageological aspect of mentor’s communicative competence in public service and reveals the communicative functions of mentor’s image in relation to the mentees. The author determines the communicative skills necessary for the mentor in all processes and stages of this personnel technology. Based on the analysis of scientific publications, the author discloses and justifies the role models of mentor’s behavior in relation to the mentees from the perspective of the mentor’s image, authority, and communicative competence. The author has conducted an expert survey among public servants, which allowed identify the main professional, business, moral, psychological, and integral qualities that are the most effectively developed by the public servant in the process of performing mentor’s functions. As a result, the author suggests a structural-logical model of the communicative competence of a mentor in the public service in the process of perceiving its communicative knowledge, skills, and competencies for achieving the effectiveness of mentoring.

Public Service Motivation in Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Public Voices ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon Mastracci
Keyword(s):  
Popular Culture ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Public Service Motivation ◽  
Public Servants ◽  
Buffy The Vampire Slayer ◽  
The Public ◽  
American Popular Culture ◽  
Public Servant ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Individual

In this paper, the author examines public service as depicted in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (BtVS). First, she shows how slaying meets the economist’s definition of a public good, using the BtVS episode “Flooded” (6.04). Second, she discusses public service motivation (PSM) to determine whether or not Buffy, a public servant, operates from a public service ethic. Relying on established measures and evidence from shooting scripts and episode transcripts, the author concludes Buffy is a public servant motivated by a public service ethic. In this way, BtVS informs scholarship on public service by broadening the concept of PSM beyond the public sector; prompting one to wonder whether it is located in a sector, an occupation, or in the individual. These conclusions allow the author to situate Buffy alongside other idealized public servants in American popular culture.

scholarly journals The kiss of death. Public service media under right-wing populist attack

2021 ◽  
pp. 026732312199133
Author(s):  
Christina Holtz-Bacha
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
Democratic Accountability ◽  
Political Actors ◽  
The Public ◽  
The People ◽  
Democratic Control ◽  
The Media ◽  
Democratic System ◽  
Public Scrutiny

With the surge of populism in Europe, public service broadcasting has come under increased pressure. The established media are considered part of the corrupt elite not serving the interests of the people. The public service media, for which pluralism is at the core of their remit, are a particular thorn in the side of the populists. Therefore, they attack the financial basis of public service, which is supposed to guarantee their independence. The populist attacks on the traditional broadcasting corporations meet with the interests of neoliberal politics and of those political actors who want to evade public scrutiny and democratic control and do no longer feel committed to democratic accountability. The assaults on the public service media are thus an assault on freedom of the media and further increase the pressure on the democratic system.

scholarly journals Civil Servants Performance Analysis of Education, Youth And Sports Department in Bantul District 2017

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Surya Jaya Abadi ◽  
Muhammad Eko Atmojo ◽  
Helen Dian Fridayani
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Civil Servants ◽  
Public Servants ◽  
Organization Management ◽  
Institutional Aspects ◽  
Bureaucratic Reform ◽  
And Training

Bureaucratic reform is an effort to reform and change fundamentally in a system of governance that involves institutional aspects (organization), management (business process) and human resources apparatus to realize good governance. In Law No. 5 of 2014 concerning the State Civil Apparatus where has a function as the executor of public policy and public servants. The lack of civil servants within the Bantul Regency Government, such as teachers, health workers and technical personnel, are caused by the presence of retired employees and the enactment of the civil servants candidate (CPNS) moratorium policy which causes the workload (ABK) figures of an organization and employees to be heavier than before which can affect public service quality. The method used in this study is descriptive qualitative. The results showed that the performance of civil servants in the Education, Youth and Sports department was very good, besides that the arrangement of work plans was also in accordance with the standards of the organization. However, there are some obstacles, especially in the timeliness of completing assignments, and the ideas or initiatives of civil servants in delivering ideas are still lacking. Meanwhile, the factors that influence civil servants performance in carrying out their tasks are lack of human resources, the presence of seniority and the lack of awareness of ASN about the importance of implementing education and training.

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