A behavioral approach to administrative reform: a case study of promoting proactive administration in South Korea

IF 1.2 4区 法学 Q3 POLITICAL SCIENCE
Pan Suk Kim
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PurposeThe South Korean government launched the proactive administration initiative in mid-2017, which has been widely implemented throughout the public sector. Accordingly, the purpose of this paper is to review a behavioral approach to promote proactive administration in the South Korean government.Design/methodology/approachThe research questions are as follows: (1) How did the South Korean government initiate a behavioral approach to administrative reform by promoting proactive administration? (2) What systems or mechanisms has the South Korean government utilized to promote proactive administration? (3) What kind of constraints did the government face in the process of administrative reform and how did it resolve them? (4) What was the preliminary reaction to or evaluation of such reforms in public administration communities?FindingsAlthough it is still too early to evaluate the overall impact of administrative reform to promote proactive administration on civil servants’ behavior, it has nonetheless contributed greatly to the substantial change in perception that public officials in the administrative field should pursue their work as actively as they can.Originality/valueThis study is meaningful because while many countries have promoted administrative reforms such as structural reorganization, downsizing of human resources, cutback management and fiscal innovation, privatization, regulatory reform and promotion of digital government, cases of behavioral innovation, such as proactive administration, have been relatively scarce. Since a behavioral approach to administrative reform would be essential in many countries, this paper will serve as a useful reference for the consideration of their governments.
行政改革的行为取向——以韩国推进主动行政为例
目的韩国政府于2017年年中启动了积极主动的行政举措,该举措已在整个公共部门广泛实施。因此,本文的目的是回顾一种行为方法,以促进韩国政府的积极管理。设计/方法论/方法研究问题如下:(1)韩国政府是如何通过促进积极行政来启动行政改革的行为方法的?(2) 韩国政府利用了哪些制度或机制来促进积极的行政管理?(3) 政府在行政改革过程中面临什么样的制约因素,又是如何解决的?(4) 公共行政部门对这种改革的初步反应或评价是什么?调查结果尽管现在评估行政改革对公务员行为的总体影响还为时过早,但这大大改变了人们对行政领域公职人员应尽可能积极地开展工作的看法。独创性/价值这项研究很有意义,因为尽管许多国家都在推动行政改革,如结构重组、人力资源缩减、削减管理和财政创新、私有化、监管改革和促进数字政府,但行为创新的案例,如主动管理,相对较少。由于行政改革的行为方法在许多国家都是必不可少的,本文将为各国政府的考虑提供有用的参考。
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