Changing governance structures and the evolution of Public Service Bargains i…

The perspective of Public Service Bargains has been used to analyze the relationships between politicians and senior civil servants based on the premise of stable expectations about the roles of both parties. Changing governance arrangements and leadership changes, however, may destabilize and increase ambiguity about these expectations. Hong Kong provides a case of changing governance arrangem…

Explaining differences in ministerial me´nages a` trois: multiple bargains i…

While special advisers play an important role in most Western governments, the research on the subject is limited. This article aims to explain variations in the me´nage a` trois relationships between ministers, senior civil servants and special advisers in two different politico administrative systems. The theoretical starting point is to conceptualize and explain such trilateral relationship…

The evolution of Public Service Bargains of Australian senior public servants

The agreements between the Australian senior public service and the political executive have undergone several shifts during the reform era of the last thirty years. These have involved fundamental redefinitions of the role, responsibilities, identity and autonomy of the senior public servant.There has been a succession of challenges to the relationship focusing on the role and status of the pu…

New Public Management, Public Service Bargains and the challenges of interdep…

In this article we are interested in how the coordinating role of top civil servants is related to the argument that country-level differences in the adoption of New Public Management significantly alter the Public Service Bargains of top civil servants and consequently their capacity to accomplish interdepartmental coordination. A manager- ial PSB limits top civil servants’ role in interdepa…

Evolving public service bargains for top officials: some international compar…

Edisi

(2013), 79(1)

ISBN/ISSN

DOI: 10.1177/0020852

Deskripsi Fisik

nternational Review of Administrative Sciences 79(1) 3–8 , 201

Judul Seri

International Review of Administrative Sciences

No. Panggil

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Performance management systems for senior civil servants: how strong is the m…

During the past couple of decades we have witnessed important reforms in the public sector in OECD countries. Various forms of performance management systems have been introduced. This had an impact on the role and position of senior civil servants. The traditional public service bargain (PSB) came under pressure and was replaced by – at least partially – a managerial PSB. This article look…

Racial diversity, is it a blessing to an organization? Examining its organiza…

The present study, with a focus on ethnic and racial diversity, tested an implicit assumption of diversity studies that diversified workforces perform better and bring more benefits to organizations. Using data from 464 police departments of cities with more than 50,000 residents, this study found decreased crime control performance and increased employee turnover as workforces became more div…

Rethinking the ‘Public Service Bargain’: the changing (legal) position of…

It can be argued that because of the rise of New Public Management and the growing dominance of labor law and HRM practices, the so-called ‘traditional’ public law formulation of the position of civil servants has come under pressure in a number of Western European countries in recent decades and have shaken the ‘bargain’ agreed between the political and administrative leaders since the…