Meghna Sabharwal, Imane Hijal-Moghrabi, Sean McCandless
{"title":"A Case for Public Service: Why Cutting the Federal Workforce is Not Efficient?","authors":"Meghna Sabharwal, Imane Hijal-Moghrabi, Sean McCandless","doi":"10.1177/0734371x251344822","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0734371x251344822","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47609,"journal":{"name":"Review of Public Personnel Administration","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144133688","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion—Essentials of Democracy","authors":"Susan T. Gooden","doi":"10.1177/0734371x251341656","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0734371x251341656","url":null,"abstract":"Safeguarding democracy in the United States requires aggressive reinforcement of diversity, equity, and inclusion which are neither Democratic nor Republican values. They are essential values of our democracy and are deeply embedded in core democratic principles. Government has a responsibility to provide public services in a fair and just manner to all.","PeriodicalId":47609,"journal":{"name":"Review of Public Personnel Administration","volume":"47 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144133693","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"When Destruction is the Goal","authors":"Mary E. Guy","doi":"10.1177/0734371x251337418","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0734371x251337418","url":null,"abstract":"The U.S. federal civil service has been rocked to its core since January 20, 2025. Random, unplanned, unannounced firings are leaving every agency in doubt. I argue that those who care about good government, and public sector human resource scholars in particular, should advocate for merit principles and explain how they ensure government performance. Bolstered by lessons from the past, this is an easy case to make.","PeriodicalId":47609,"journal":{"name":"Review of Public Personnel Administration","volume":"34 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144133686","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Crisis in the U.S. Federal Workforce, the Parallel State, and Ways to Rebuild","authors":"William Resh","doi":"10.1177/0734371x251337414","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0734371x251337414","url":null,"abstract":"This essay analyzes a watershed moment in the history of the U.S. federal civil service, driven by politically motivated reforms under the Trump administration. I explore how workforce reductions might affect key public services, the legal controversies surrounding Trump’s mass layoffs, and I project a rapid expansion of privatization. I posit how these factors might undermine responsiveness to vulnerable populations and erode oversight capacities essential to democratic governance. I argue that political economy, administrative, and constitutional law frameworks are the intellectual ballasts that most cogently support a response to these actions. I argue that a “parallel state” is being developed that undermines democratic responsiveness and accountability. Ultimately, I argue for rebuilding the federal workforce through reinvestment in (1) civil service protections that are attuned to emerging technologies and new economies, (2) programs that attract top talent, (3) institutional knowledge, and (4) merit-based hiring principles that are flexible to public needs.","PeriodicalId":47609,"journal":{"name":"Review of Public Personnel Administration","volume":"4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144133694","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Budget Guardians: Financial Administrators’ Compensation and Budget Overruns","authors":"Mikhail Ivonchyk","doi":"10.1177/0734371x251337415","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0734371x251337415","url":null,"abstract":"This study examines the relationship between employee compensation and bureaucratic performance within the context of state budgeting. It hypothesizes that better-compensated rank-and-file employees within state financial administration are more effective at preventing budget overruns. Using data from all 50 U.S. states from 2006 to 2020, the findings reveal that higher compensation levels for rank-and-file employees are significantly and inversely associated with overspending, while the pay of senior financial administrators shows no significant effect. Additionally, gubernatorial spending preferences are identified as a contributing factor to overspending. This study contributes to the public management and HRM literature by emphasizing the role of compensation in enhancing fiscal discipline and provides practical insights for policymakers seeking to reduce budget variance.","PeriodicalId":47609,"journal":{"name":"Review of Public Personnel Administration","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144133690","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Trump’s Politicization of the Civil Service: Taking the Unitary Executive Seriously","authors":"Donald P. Moynihan","doi":"10.1177/0734371x251337407","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0734371x251337407","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47609,"journal":{"name":"Review of Public Personnel Administration","volume":"133 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144133692","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Influence of Transactional Leadership, Transformational Leadership, and Leader Feedback on Reward Fairness, Organization Citizenship Behavior, and Job Satisfaction","authors":"Jisu Jeong","doi":"10.1177/0734371x251332316","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0734371x251332316","url":null,"abstract":"This study examined the effects of transactional leadership, transformational leadership, and leader feedback on job satisfaction through the mediating effects of reward fairness and organizational citizenship behavior. Using structural equation modeling, the study discussed factors that positively influence leader feedback, along with the differing effects of transactional and transformational leadership. The results of analyzing the Public Service Life Survey indicated that while transactional leadership positively affected reward fairness, it did not significantly impact organization citizenship behavior. On the other hand, transformational leadership positively affected organizational citizenship behavior, it did not significantly impact reward fairness. Transactional leadership negatively affected job satisfaction, whereas transformational leadership had a positive impact. Leader feedback significantly enhanced the mediating variables and job satisfaction. This study analyzed the differences in the influence of leadership, and provided the direction of more appropriate human resource management policy. This study provided selection method of leadership for strengthening organization citizenship behavior and reward fairness.","PeriodicalId":47609,"journal":{"name":"Review of Public Personnel Administration","volume":"35 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143880600","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Coping With, Or Recovering From COVID-19 Related Red Tape? Comparing Public Servants’ Strategies to Deal With the Health-Impairment and Demotivational Processes From Red Tape Through Well-Being on Performance","authors":"Rick T. Borst, Eva Knies, Rutger Blom","doi":"10.1177/0734371x251327139","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0734371x251327139","url":null,"abstract":"Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, new rules forced public servants to work remotely or under strict guidelines at the office. These rules were often perceived as red tape, creating a compliance burden and limiting flexibility. While red tape is commonly seen as a job demand associated with reduced well-being and performance among public servants, the effects of COVID-19-related red tape remain unexplored. This research investigates how perceived COVID-19-related red tape is associated with public servants’ well-being and self-perceived performance and examines the moderating roles of coping strategies (supervisor support) and recovery strategies (work detachment, relaxation, mastery, and control). Data from 3,332 Dutch public servants reveal two key findings. First, COVID-19-related red tape, shaped by rapidly changing work conditions, can foster adaptation and inspire extra effort despite its challenges. Second, recovery strategies are more effective than coping strategies in mitigating the negative associations of perceived COVID-19-related red tape with employee well-being.","PeriodicalId":47609,"journal":{"name":"Review of Public Personnel Administration","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143832273","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Shaping Public Professionals’ Perceptions: Building Support for External Interventions With Professional Development Leadership","authors":"Clara Siboni Lund","doi":"10.1177/0734371x251329611","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0734371x251329611","url":null,"abstract":"Public managers implement various types of external interventions, such as documentation requirements that hold public professionals accountable to legal protocols. Motivation crowding research finds that controlling perceptions of external interventions may reduce motivation and negatively influence performance. Thus, the way that managers build support for external interventions is crucial. This article investigates whether professional development leadership (PDL) is part of the answer, distinguishing between general PDL and intervention-specific PDL. Associations between nurses’ perceptions of documentation requirements and their managers’ exercise of PDL are analyzed in a multi-level dataset with 177 head nurses and 598 of their nurse employees at Danish public hospitals. Results show that PDL is significantly related to nurses’ supportive perceptions of documentation requirements. This finding is only robust across both manager and employee-reported PDL for intervention-specific PDL, suggesting that PDL is relevant for support-building efforts and that we would benefit from distinguishing between general and intervention-specific leadership.","PeriodicalId":47609,"journal":{"name":"Review of Public Personnel Administration","volume":"224 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143775333","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hersugondo Hersugondo, Kardison Lumban Batu, Hengky Latan, Charbel Jose Chiappetta Jabbour, Ana Beatriz Lopes de Sousa Jabbour
{"title":"Empowering Public Sector Employees With Disabilities: The Impact of DEIA Initiatives on Experience, Welfare, and Performance Confidence","authors":"Hersugondo Hersugondo, Kardison Lumban Batu, Hengky Latan, Charbel Jose Chiappetta Jabbour, Ana Beatriz Lopes de Sousa Jabbour","doi":"10.1177/0734371x251316597","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0734371x251316597","url":null,"abstract":"People with disabilities have long faced barriers to employment and career advancement due to persistent stigmatization. Although diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) initiatives have gained attention in public administration, their impact on employees with disabilities remains underexplored. This study investigates how DEIA initiatives influence the experience, welfare, and performance confidence of disabled civil servants in Indonesian government institutions. Using covariance-based structural equation modeling (CB-SEM), the analysis incorporates confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and structural model evaluation, along with hypothesis testing. The findings highlight positive relationships between DEIA initiatives and the experience, welfare, and performance confidence, as well as between employee experience and welfare and performance confidence among individuals with disabilities. This study addresses a pressing issue in workplace environments, offering insights to inform the development of more effective HR practices aimed at overcoming these challenges.","PeriodicalId":47609,"journal":{"name":"Review of Public Personnel Administration","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143528308","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}