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Variables of performance governance model development: evidence from the Italian public healthcare 绩效管理模式发展的变量:来自意大利公共医疗保健的证据
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International Journal of Public Sector Management Pub Date : 2024-07-15 DOI: 10.1108/ijpsm-12-2023-0354
Fabio De Matteis, Elio Borgonovi
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Employee readiness for change: examining the combined effects of individual and organizational demands in public school reform 员工为变革做好准备:研究公立学校改革中个人和组织需求的综合影响
IF 2.8
International Journal of Public Sector Management Pub Date : 2024-07-10 DOI: 10.1108/ijpsm-07-2023-0230
Cyrill Julian Kalbermatten
{"title":"Employee readiness for change: examining the combined effects of individual and organizational demands in public school reform","authors":"Cyrill Julian Kalbermatten","doi":"10.1108/ijpsm-07-2023-0230","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/ijpsm-07-2023-0230","url":null,"abstract":"<h3>Purpose</h3>\u0000<p>The paper aims to clarify how work-specific characteristics at both the individual and organizational level influence professional civil servants’ readiness for change during the implementation of reforms in public administration. We examine the influence of work characteristics at the individual and organizational levels, such as reform-related strains, organizational climate, and organizational professionalism, on the employees’ response to change. In addition, we also consider the interaction between these specific work characteristics.</p><!--/ Abstract__block -->\u0000<h3>Design/methodology/approach</h3>\u0000<p>This article employs a quantitative multi-level analysis to examine the influence of individual and collective predictors of employees' readiness for change. For our analysis, we used data from the evaluation of a school reform in Switzerland aimed at aligning teachers' working conditions with those of other administrative employees. The survey conducted for the evaluation includes responses from 2,162 teachers.</p><!--/ Abstract__block -->\u0000<h3>Findings</h3>\u0000<p>Our study expands the understanding in public management research of work characteristics that either promote or reduce employees’ readiness for change in the public sector. Our findings suggest that the organizational level, in our case the school level, influences the individual’s response to change. Furthermore, the role of organizational professionalism in terms of a reform-related transformation of the identities, structures, and practices of the actors concerned is highlighted as a potential stressor and catalyst that reinforces the negative correlation between reform-related stress and willingness to change.</p><!--/ Abstract__block -->\u0000<h3>Practical implications</h3>\u0000<p>This paper offers insights into how public managers can effectively overcome challenges in the implementation process of public school reforms. This also includes the awareness among change agents that positively associated changes at the organizational level may have negative consequences at the individual level, due to the fact that they affect professional understanding, for example, which may cause the affected actors to respond with resistance.</p><!--/ Abstract__block -->\u0000<h3>Originality/value</h3>\u0000<p>This paper contributes to the small number of multi-level research studies on the responses to change in public administration and answers the call for research to investigate the hurdles that may arise when implementing change. Further, the paper contributes to the literature on the impact of new public management (NPM) on the identity of professional civil servants.</p><!--/ Abstract__block -->","PeriodicalId":47437,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Public Sector Management","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141574085","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Citizen satisfaction with arm's length bodies in local government: expert insights on policy and practice 公民对地方政府正常机构的满意度:专家对政策和实践的见解
IF 2.8
International Journal of Public Sector Management Pub Date : 2024-07-05 DOI: 10.1108/ijpsm-01-2024-0015
Virginia Angius, Sandra van Thiel
{"title":"Citizen satisfaction with arm's length bodies in local government: expert insights on policy and practice","authors":"Virginia Angius, Sandra van Thiel","doi":"10.1108/ijpsm-01-2024-0015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/ijpsm-01-2024-0015","url":null,"abstract":"<h3>Purpose</h3>\u0000<p>The purpose of this study is to investigate the application of citizen satisfaction (CS) as a tool for measuring performance by arm's length bodies (ALBs) in local governments across eleven countries, addressing central questions about its functionality and influencing factors.</p><!--/ Abstract__block -->\u0000<h3>Design/methodology/approach</h3>\u0000<p>We employ a hybrid inductive-deductive explorative study design, characterized by an iterative interpretative approach guided by sensitizing concepts. Expert interviews are analyzed through template analysis and cover eleven countries where ALBs are present due to decentralization and outsourcing.</p><!--/ Abstract__block -->\u0000<h3>Findings</h3>\u0000<p>Our study uncovers limited real-world applications of CS in evaluating public service delivery by ALBs. Expert interviews reveal insights into factors potentially influencing CS use, such as the level of autonomy of local governments, state traditions and austerity measures. A research agenda is formulated for further investigation.</p><!--/ Abstract__block -->\u0000<h3>Originality/value</h3>\u0000<p>Contributing to the CS debate, our study focuses on its application in evaluating public service delivery by ALBs. The explorative design, expert opinions and theoretical foundations enhance understanding, offering insights into factors potentially shaping CS use in this context. The study proposes a research agenda, propelling further investigations into this underexplored, yet emerging, area.</p><!--/ Abstract__block -->","PeriodicalId":47437,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Public Sector Management","volume":"38 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141549457","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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What role does HRM system strength play in Italian healthcare organizations? A post COVID-19 snapshot 人力资源管理系统的优势在意大利医疗机构中发挥什么作用?COVID-19 后的快照
IF 2.8
International Journal of Public Sector Management Pub Date : 2024-07-04 DOI: 10.1108/ijpsm-07-2023-0227
Federico Ceschel, Valentina Bianchini, Fabian Homberg, Marzia Di Marcantonio
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Strategic crises management in Finland: government responses to COVID-19 pandemic 芬兰的战略危机管理:政府对 COVID-19 大流行病的应对措施
IF 2.8
International Journal of Public Sector Management Pub Date : 2024-07-02 DOI: 10.1108/ijpsm-11-2023-0332
Jan-Erik Johanson, Elias Pekkola, Jari Stenvall, Pasi-Heikki Rannisto, Ulriika Leponiemi
{"title":"Strategic crises management in Finland: government responses to COVID-19 pandemic","authors":"Jan-Erik Johanson, Elias Pekkola, Jari Stenvall, Pasi-Heikki Rannisto, Ulriika Leponiemi","doi":"10.1108/ijpsm-11-2023-0332","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/ijpsm-11-2023-0332","url":null,"abstract":"<h3>Purpose</h3>\u0000<p>This article examines the strategy formation in the Finnish government’s pandemic management during the COVID-19 pandemic, addressing a research gap by exploring the possibilities for strategy formation in guiding government policy formation.</p><!--/ Abstract__block -->\u0000<h3>Design/methodology/approach</h3>\u0000<p>Utilizing perspective of strategic planning and emergent strategies influenced by the authorizing environment, the article emphasizes the importance of strategy development in government. The management of COVID-19 pandemic serves as a case study for investigating public strategies in policy formation, underscoring the significance of the authorizing environment in integrating predefined strategic plans with emergent strategic avenues.</p><!--/ Abstract__block -->\u0000<h3>Findings</h3>\u0000<p>The management of pandemics has led to changes in legislation and modes of government decision-making, resulting in learnings for coordinating subnational governments and allocation of resources. The government actions evolved from extracting components from predefined strategic plans and drawing on the experiences of other countries. The emergent properties emerged from amalgamating these elements into an umbrella strategy with a variety of new responses.</p><!--/ Abstract__block -->\u0000<h3>Research limitations/implications</h3>\u0000<p>The examination focuses on the view from the nexus of government. Although, informed by the subnational developments and stakeholder responses, the study adopts a bird’s eye view on the COVID-19 management.</p><!--/ Abstract__block -->\u0000<h3>Practical implications</h3>\u0000<p>The examination raises needs for legislative changes, improvement of cross-sectoral coordination within central government and improvement for the decision-making capability within subnational government.</p><!--/ Abstract__block -->\u0000<h3>Originality/value</h3>\u0000<p>By focusing on the Finnish government’s measures in pandemic management, this article contributes to the discourse on pandemic management. The findings provide insights for strategic crisis management in the public sector.</p><!--/ Abstract__block -->","PeriodicalId":47437,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Public Sector Management","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141507374","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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A comparative exploration of youth participation in local sustainable development: insights from Italian metropolitan cities 青年参与地方可持续发展的比较探索:意大利大都市的启示
IF 2.8
International Journal of Public Sector Management Pub Date : 2024-07-02 DOI: 10.1108/ijpsm-01-2024-0020
Gloria Fiorani, Ribana Andreea Chiper, Chiara Di Gerio
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The role of institutional and operational factors in the digitalization of large local governments: insights from Italy 机构和业务因素在大型地方政府数字化中的作用:意大利的启示
IF 2.8
International Journal of Public Sector Management Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.1108/ijpsm-10-2023-0291
Marco Bisogno, Beatriz Cuadrado-Ballesteros, Flavio Abate
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Performance management in action: a configurational analysis of the drivers of the purposeful use of performance information 行动中的绩效管理:对有目的地使用绩效信息的驱动因素进行配置分析
IF 2.8
International Journal of Public Sector Management Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.1108/ijpsm-01-2024-0021
Francesco Vidè, Denita Cepiku, Marco Mastrodascio
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Navigating the landscape of public–private partnership research: a novel review using latent Dirichlet allocation 驾驭公私合作伙伴关系研究的全局:利用潜在 Dirichlet 分配进行的新颖审查
IF 2.8
International Journal of Public Sector Management Pub Date : 2024-06-05 DOI: 10.1108/ijpsm-09-2023-0263
Abderahman Rejeb, Karim Rejeb, Andrea Appolloni, Suhaiza Zailani, Mohammad Iranmanesh
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Fluid workforce management in the health sector: navigating the changing face of workforces and their management 卫生部门的流动劳动力管理:驾驭劳动力及其管理不断变化的面貌
IF 2.8
International Journal of Public Sector Management Pub Date : 2024-06-03 DOI: 10.1108/ijpsm-10-2023-0311
Daniel Samaan, Aizhan Tursunbayeva
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