scholarly journals Innovation and Leadership in Public Sector Organizations

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Moussa ◽  
Adela McMurray ◽  
Nuttawuth Muenjohn
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Leadership Behaviors ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Sector Organizations ◽  
Workplace Innovation ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Way

Although studies have addressed the factors that affect innovation, the findings have often been unclear and inconclusive. This is because there is no consistent definition of the concept of innovation in the existing literature. In addition, leadership behaviors that promote innovation in the public sector differ considerably from one nation to another. Thus, this study presents a consolidated in-depth literature review and analysis of the innovation and leadership literature that is specific to public sector organizations across nations. The analysis informs the development of a workplace innovation conceptual model specific to the public sector. The findings increase our understanding of how to effectively define innovation and to recognize the way in which leadership behaviors enhance public sector cultures of innovation.

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.

scholarly journals An Overview on the Public Relations Strategic Management in Public Sector Organizations

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-80
Author(s):  
Darmawan Sidiq ◽  
Rudy M Harahap
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Public Relations ◽  
Strategic Management ◽  
Public Communication ◽  
The Public ◽  
Tailored Messages ◽  
Public Sector Organizations ◽  
Communication Programs ◽  
Basic Concepts

Public relations are an important aspect that must be considered by public sector organizations to achieve its objectives. Strategic management is a valuable tool to aid public sector organizations in developing its public communication programs regarding the public relations. This paper attempts to explore the basic concepts that is important regarding the issue through literature review of several previous studies on public relations strategic management in public sector organizations. From these literature, this paper concludes that in order to achieve its public relations objectives, public sector organizations will have to: identify the groups that make up the public, understand the positioning of the organizations as well as the public groups; choose the best public relations strategy; and formulate the tailored messages to be communicated to each public groups according to the strategy chosen by the organization.

scholarly journals Empowering Employees through BYOD: Benefits and Challenges in Malaysian Public Sector

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4.35) ◽  
pp. 643
Author(s):  
Norhazilah binti Mahat ◽  
Nor’ashikin Binti Ali
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Employee Satisfaction ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Bring Your Own Device ◽  
Quantitative Survey ◽  
The Public ◽  
Reduced Costs ◽  
The Way

In today's world, the development of new technologies has transformed the way employees perform their tasks without the limit of time and place. Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is a concept to enable employees to perform their tasks with the limitless infrastructure, which allows mobility and access to anyone, anywhere using their own devices. The growing trends of BYOD have many benefits including increased employees’ productivity, increased employee satisfaction, and reduced costs.  Despite the benefits, companies are also facing challenges such as security, loss and stolen of device and data, as well as malware attacks. One of the reasons for these challenges is that the BYOD policy is still not established and enforced in the public sector. Failure to create BYOD policy will have a negative impact on the organisation. However, issues and benefits are only anecdotes and they are not empirically studied in the public sector.  Therefore, this study aims to identify benefits and challenges in Malaysian Public Sectors (MPS). Through literature review, benefits and challenges were extracted to list out the construct by measuring the frequency of constructs appearing in the literature. For that purpose, the quantitative survey will be conducted.

Matrix organizations and cross-functional teams in the public sector: a systematic review

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 210-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikko Pakarinen ◽  
Petri Juhani Virtanen
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Management Service ◽  
Typical Application ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Sector Organizations ◽  
Functional Teams ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the empirical research on matrix organizations and cross-functional teams (CFTs) in the public sector, focussing on typical application areas and settings and on motivation for deployment and evidence of utility. Design/methodology/approach This is a systematic literature review compiled from several electronic databases. Data cover the period from 1990 to 2015 and are confined to academic articles written in English. Findings Applications of the matrix approach in public sector organizations are found in human resource management and performance management, service development and public procurement, and creation of new organizations or organization reform and network organizations. While the proven utility of matrix organization is often unclear, especially CFTs are linked to better organizational performance, improved coordination, internal collaboration and development of cross-boundary tasks. Research limitations/implications Methodological limitations relate to excluded data due to non-accessible articles. Practical implications The findings have practical implications for public sector organizations in adapting to a changing environment. Originality/value This is the first systematic literature review of matrix management in public sector organizations.

Strategy execution in public sectors: empirical evidence from Belgium

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (6) ◽  
pp. 39-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sasidhar Reddy Bhimavarapu ◽  
Seong-Young Kim ◽  
Jie Xiong
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Strategy Execution ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Sector Organizations ◽  
Private Sector Organizations

Purpose Many public sector organizations have shown a consistent lack of capability to execute their strategic plans compared with private sector organizations. This failure explains why most public sector organizations are grappling with the dynamics of the twenty-first century in service delivery. Further, the strategy execution gap is vast in the public sector organizations than in the private sector organizations. The purpose of this paper is built based on the curiosity to develop a conceptual model that can close the strategy execution gap in public sector organizations. Design/methodology/approach The research adopted a qualitative research design, particularly, a case study research design approach as an ideal tool to conduct a holistic and in-depth survey of the trends in strategy execution in the public sector. Findings From the findings of the study, it has been found that five out of the nine strategy execution components that were investigated showed higher scores. These strategy execution components perceived to be vital by this study and were integrated into the MERIL-DE model, which will significantly contribute to closing the strategy execution gap in the public sector. Originality/value This research was built based on the curiosity to develop a conceptual model, the MERIL-DE model that can close the strategy execution gap in public sector organizations.

scholarly journals Management innovation practices to public sector organizations

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 392-401
Author(s):  
Zilvinas Zidonis ◽  
Dmytro Bilinskyi ◽  
Karim Nazyrov
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
External Control ◽  
Management Innovation ◽  
Control Environment ◽  
Modern Management ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Sector Organizations ◽  
Innovation Practices ◽  
Research Grant

The journey of modern management ideas to the public sector in post-socialist countries is expected to be hampered by several barriers. This paper aims to justify the need to implement management innovation practices for public sector organizations. The study was conducted using the method of typological analysis to determine the organization of managerial innovations; modeling method to determine the conceptual model and the position of the travel of management ideas to the country. As a result, a conceptual model was proposed, including elements of the internal and external control environment. Conclusions are given on the barriers that affect the choice and acceptance of management ideas. The article extends current research understanding of man-agreement innovation in the public sector in the region by specifically addressing the success, or failure, of the travel of modern management ideas to it and outlines key barriers to modern management adoption ideas in the public sector. AcknowledgmentThe research was funded by the Lithuanian Council of Research grant S-MOD-17-15.

Job and Work Evaluation: A Literature Review

2003 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert L. Heneman
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Human Resource Professionals ◽  
Job Evaluation ◽  
Evaluation Systems ◽  
The Public ◽  
Evaluation Procedures ◽  
Public Sector Organizations ◽  
Traditional Classification ◽  
Current Classification

Classification and job evaluation systems have come under attack in the public sector. A literature review was conducted to help public sector human resource professionals make informed decisions about whether or not to change or even abandon traditional classification and job evaluation systems for compensation purposes. It is concluded that traditional classification and job evaluation procedures continue to have relevance in public sector settings. However, current classification and job evaluation systems need to be broadened to adapt to the changing nature of work in public sector organizations. Recommendations to shift the focus from “job” to “work” evaluation are offered.

scholarly journals Earnings management in public-sector organizations: a structured literature review

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Bisogno ◽  
Pierre Donatella
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Earnings Management ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Sector Organizations ◽  
Micro Level ◽  
Structured Literature Review

PurposeResearch dealing with earnings management in the public-sector context is expanding. This paper aims to review the existing literature to understand how research is developing and points out gaps deserving further investigation.Design/methodology/approachThis study uses the structured literature methodology to investigate the state-of-the-art and future directions of the literature on earnings management in the public sector. In total, 78 articles were explored.FindingsThe critical analysis of the literature shows that different but related streams of literature are emerging, focused on both a macro- and a micro-level perspective (mainly local governments and state-owned enterprises).Originality/valueThis study is the first that offers a comprehensive review of the literature on the emerging topic of earnings management in the public-sector context. The structured literature review enables the identification of future directions for the literature in this field.

The Reporting Entity in Private-Public Accounting Harmonisation. Is Control Enough for the Local Government Consolidated Financial Statements?

2017 ◽  
pp. 5-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristian Carini ◽  
Laura Rocca ◽  
Claudio Teodori ◽  
Monica Veneziani
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Accounting Standards ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Consolidated Financial Statements ◽  
The Public ◽  
Financial Accountability ◽  
Public Sector Accounting ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Reporting Entity

The European Commission initiated a discussion on the expediency of using the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS), based on the IAS/IFRS, as a common base for harmonizing the public sector accounting systems of the member states. However, literature suggests that accounting is not neutral with respect to the economic, social and political dimensions. In the perspective of evolution of the accounting regulation outlined, balanced between accountability, with the need to represent phenomena for reporting pur-poses, and decisionmaking issues, which concentrates on the quantitative importance of the values, the paper aims to analyse the effects of the application of different criteria for the definition of the reporting entity of the local government consolidated financial statements (CFS). The Italian PCA 4/4, the test of control and the financial accountability approaches are examined. The evidence that emerged from the case studies examined identifies several criticalities in the Italian PCA 4/4 and support the thesis that the financial accountability approach is more effective in providing a complete representation of the public resources entrusted to and managed by the group, whereas the control approach better approximates quantification of the group results in terms of central government surveillance. The analysis highlights the importance of the post implementation review period and the opportunity to contextualize the adoption of the consolidated financial statement in the broader spectrum of the accounting harmonization process, participating in the process of definition of the European Public Sector Accounting Standards (EPSAS).

scholarly journals Living Labs for Public Sector Innovation: An Integrative Literature Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 58
Author(s):  
Lars Fuglsang ◽  
Anne Vorre Hansen ◽  
Ines Mergel ◽  
Maria Taivalsaari Røhnebæk
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Sector Innovation ◽  
Multiple Dimensions ◽  
Living Labs ◽  
Elusive Concept

The public administration literature and adjacent fields have devoted increasing attention to living labs as environments and structures enabling the co-creation of public sector innovation. However, living labs remain a somewhat elusive concept and phenomenon, and there is a lack of understanding of its versatile nature. To gain a deeper understanding of the multiple dimensions of living labs, this article provides a review assessing how the environments, methods and outcomes of living labs are addressed in the extant research literature. The findings are drawn together in a model synthesizing how living labs link to public sector innovation, followed by an outline of knowledge gaps and future research avenues.

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