Civil service and the growth of government
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2019.07.004
Abstract: I study a dynamic model of electoral accountability which links the scale of government activity to the presence of civil service protections. In the model, voters with a demand for public goods forward tax revenue… read more here.
Keywords: growth government; service growth; civil service; civil servants ... See more keywords
Divided government, delegation, and civil service reform
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DOI: 10.1017/psrm.2020.51
Abstract: Abstract This paper sheds new light on the drivers of civil service reform in US states. We first demonstrate theoretically that divided government is a key trigger of civil service reform, providing nuanced predictions for… read more here.
Keywords: divided government; civil service; government; service reform ... See more keywords
From state-destruction to state-building: the civil service in revolutionary Ireland
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DOI: 10.1080/07907184.2024.2334495
Abstract: ABSTRACT The civil service is a creation of the state and not of any social or economic forces and has no organic relationship to society. Therefore, when a new state is established a new civil… read more here.
Keywords: destruction state; civil service; state building; state destruction ... See more keywords
Interim performance feedback and quitting in tournaments: evidence from the civil service exam in China
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DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2024.2351158
Abstract: ABSTRACT This study investigates the impact of interim performance feedback on candidates’ subsequent decisions on whether to quit during the tournament-like civil service exam in China, consisting of two stages: the written exam and the… read more here.
Keywords: performance feedback; exam china; interim performance; civil service ... See more keywords
Peasants, Experts, Clients, and Soybeans
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DOI: 10.1086/695715
Abstract: This paper is a study of civil service reform in Paraguay during the tumultuous government of Fernando Lugo (2008–2012). On its own merits, the reform was one of the government’s greatest successes. But in this… read more here.
Keywords: clients soybeans; peasants experts; experts clients; civil service ... See more keywords
The effectiveness of financial reward on improving the job performance of public sector employees through organisational commitment: the case of Maldives civil service employees
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DOI: 10.1108/ijppm-09-2023-0507
Abstract: PurposeThough public sector organisations have continuously borrowed human resource management practices from the private sector, there seems to be sparse evidence on the effectiveness of financial rewards for public sector employees, especially in developing countries… read more here.
Keywords: public sector; job performance; performance; civil service ... See more keywords
A symbiosis of civil service and politics in transfers: The case of Pakistan's management cadres
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DOI: 10.1111/padm.12355
Abstract: Job rotation is an important tool in public administration that is used to enhance learning and diversify experience among employees, while reducing opportunities for rent-seeking behaviour. The benefits of job rotation, however, may be reduced… read more here.
Keywords: civil service; symbiosis civil; management cadres; job ... See more keywords
Mastering political time: China’s graduates in the quest for temporal sovereignty through civil service exam battles
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DOI: 10.1177/00113921251331225
Abstract: This article investigates how China’s graduates navigate the civil service exam as a means to reclaim temporal sovereignty amid the structural shift of ‘state advances, private sector retreats’. The exam transcends its role as a… read more here.
Keywords: time; civil service; service exam; china graduates ... See more keywords
Employee Perceptions of Organizational Justice Amidst Threats to Civil Service Protections Through the Lens of Turnover Intention
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DOI: 10.1177/0734371x251313798
Abstract: Previous studies focusing on civil service reform efforts at the sub-national level have illustrated how such initiatives may adversely affect employee perceptions of organizational conditions. Despite the insights provided by existing literature, little is known… read more here.
Keywords: justice; perceptions organizational; employee perceptions; organizational justice ... See more keywords
Alleged changes in the legislation on civil service in connection with the coming into force of the Law of the Russian Federation on an amendment to the Constitution of the Russian Federation
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DOI: 10.22394/2070-8378-2020-22-4-6-16
Abstract: On July 4, 2020, the provisions of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, provided for in Article 1 of the Law of the Russian Federation on the amendment to the Constitution of the Russian Federation… read more here.
Keywords: russian federation; law; civil service; federation ... See more keywords
The civil servant’s oath: domestic tradition and its revival in contemporary Russia
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DOI: 10.22394/2070-8378-2024-26-2-29-37
Abstract: The article examines the history of the domestic tradition of requiring civil servants to take an oath as a spiritual and semantic dominant of public service at all historical stages during its formation and operation.… read more here.
Keywords: service; tradition; oath; civil service ... See more keywords