ABSTRACTUnderstanding the work-life needs of all public sector employees is key to revitalizing government agencies and the services they deliver. Using the U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s very first Federal Work Life Survey (2018), this study examines intergenerational variations of perceived satisfaction from federal work-life programs, supervisory support to participate in federal work life programs, and the moderating effect of work-life programs on an employee’s intention to leave. Our study confirms the existence of generational differences amongst millennials, generation X, baby boomers, and traditionalists and highlights the benefits of work-life programs for employees across generations, with particular emphasis on their attractiveness to younger workers, and the need to discover and create innovative ways to retain workers across generations in the federal workforce.KEYWORDS: Federal work-life programsgenerational differencesintention to leavefederal work life survey Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Additional informationNotes on contributorsLauren Bock MullinsLauren Bock Mullins, PhD is an Associate Professor at the Chazanoff School of Business, CUNY College of Staten Island with a PhD from Rutgers University – Newark SPAA. Her research focuses on human resource management, work-life and sustainability.Jung Ah YunJung Ah (Claire) Yun, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the School of Public Administration and Criminal Justice at Kean University. She earned her PhD from Rutgers University – Newark SPAA.Her research focuses on public and nonprofit management including collaborative governance, human resource management, and financial management.Shilpa ViswanathShilpa Viswanath, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Public Administration at John Jay College of Criminal Justice at CUNY. She earned her PhD from Rutgers University – Newark SPAA and her research focuses on public sector human resource management and comparative public administration.
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Pub Date : 2023-10-02DOI: 10.1080/12294659.2023.2286671
Mohmmed Salah Hassan, Hussam Al Halbusi, Ahmad Bayiz Ahmad, Fadi Abdelfattah, Zahraa Thamir, Raja Noriza Raja Ariffin
ABSTRACT This research examines the intricacies of street-level bureaucracy, focusing on how bureaucrats’ discretionary powers affect their enforcement strategies during face-to-face interactions with clients. The study constructs an in-depth theoretical framework that blends elements from street-level bureaucracy theory and implementation studies. Structural equation modeling reveals a significant positive correlation between bureaucratic discretion and the perceived meaningfulness to clients, highlighting the roles of facilitation and accommodation enforcement style in determining enforcement approaches. However, the legalistic enforcement approach tends to create adverse impressions among clients and confines the decision-making capabilities of bureaucrats. The findings shed new light on street-level bureaucrats’ complex enforcement styles and behaviors, underscoring the critical interplay between their perceptions and enforcement methods in shaping their approach to policy implementation and public engagement. The study concludes by discussing these findings’ theoretical and practical implications, thereby enriching the conversation surrounding public administration theories and personnel management within public sector institutions.
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Pub Date : 2023-07-03DOI: 10.1080/12294659.2023.2256101
James Gutinyu, Yongjin Chang
ABSTRACT The current study examines relationships between public service motivation, job satisfaction, and turnover intention of public employees in Zambia. We conducted a structural equation model analysis based on the survey data collected from 246 public employees in a public hospital in Lusaka, Zambia. The analysis results confirm that self-sacrifice, a dimension of PSM, is positively associated with job satisfaction, and job satisfaction is negatively related to turnover intention. However, self-sacrifice is not directly related to the turnover intention of public employees in this study.
{"title":"Public service motivation, job satisfaction, and turnover intention: evidence from the Ministry of Health, Zambia","authors":"James Gutinyu, Yongjin Chang","doi":"10.1080/12294659.2023.2256101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/12294659.2023.2256101","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The current study examines relationships between public service motivation, job satisfaction, and turnover intention of public employees in Zambia. We conducted a structural equation model analysis based on the survey data collected from 246 public employees in a public hospital in Lusaka, Zambia. The analysis results confirm that self-sacrifice, a dimension of PSM, is positively associated with job satisfaction, and job satisfaction is negatively related to turnover intention. However, self-sacrifice is not directly related to the turnover intention of public employees in this study.","PeriodicalId":39993,"journal":{"name":"International Review of Public Administration","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139363514","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}
Pub Date : 2023-07-03DOI: 10.1080/12294659.2023.2256098
Sangyub Ryu, Namhee Kim
ABSTRACT The current study investigates networking’s impact on individual performance with special attention paid to the frequency and necessity dimensions of networking. Motivated by the importance-performance analysis methodology, this study conducts a frequency-necessity analysis to investigate networking characteristics, which leads to four networking types. Data collected from metropolitan government officials in Seoul Metropolitan Government, Korea reveal that necessary but infrequent networking, as well as unnecessary but frequent networking, negatively influences individual performance, compared to networking with necessary and frequent networking partners. The study concludes with a call for strategic networking.
{"title":"The impact of networking characteristics on perceived individual performance: evidence from Seoul metropolitan government in Korea","authors":"Sangyub Ryu, Namhee Kim","doi":"10.1080/12294659.2023.2256098","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/12294659.2023.2256098","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The current study investigates networking’s impact on individual performance with special attention paid to the frequency and necessity dimensions of networking. Motivated by the importance-performance analysis methodology, this study conducts a frequency-necessity analysis to investigate networking characteristics, which leads to four networking types. Data collected from metropolitan government officials in Seoul Metropolitan Government, Korea reveal that necessary but infrequent networking, as well as unnecessary but frequent networking, negatively influences individual performance, compared to networking with necessary and frequent networking partners. The study concludes with a call for strategic networking.","PeriodicalId":39993,"journal":{"name":"International Review of Public Administration","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139364200","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}
Pub Date : 2023-07-03DOI: 10.1080/12294659.2023.2256100
Seokju Bae, Sunjoo Kwak
ABSTRACT This paper attempts to shed light on budgetary politics in the National Assembly of South Korea by examining what we call a legislative budget. For analytical purposes, a legislative budget is defined as an increased or newly added budget at the comprehensive review stage of the Special Committee on Budget and Accounts. Using budget review reports from FY 2012 to FY 2015, we analyzed who benefits from legislative budgets and what types of policies and budgets are prioritized in legislative budgets. The results show that budgets for public agencies and a variety of institutions in the private sector prevailed over national and local budgets and that budgets for distributive policy accounted for an overwhelmingly larger portion than budgets for regulatory and redistributive policy. The study also finds that the ruling party and its home region secured more legislative budgets than the opposition parties and their regions.
{"title":"Budgetary politics in the National Assembly of South Korea: who gets what from legislative budgets?","authors":"Seokju Bae, Sunjoo Kwak","doi":"10.1080/12294659.2023.2256100","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/12294659.2023.2256100","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This paper attempts to shed light on budgetary politics in the National Assembly of South Korea by examining what we call a legislative budget. For analytical purposes, a legislative budget is defined as an increased or newly added budget at the comprehensive review stage of the Special Committee on Budget and Accounts. Using budget review reports from FY 2012 to FY 2015, we analyzed who benefits from legislative budgets and what types of policies and budgets are prioritized in legislative budgets. The results show that budgets for public agencies and a variety of institutions in the private sector prevailed over national and local budgets and that budgets for distributive policy accounted for an overwhelmingly larger portion than budgets for regulatory and redistributive policy. The study also finds that the ruling party and its home region secured more legislative budgets than the opposition parties and their regions.","PeriodicalId":39993,"journal":{"name":"International Review of Public Administration","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139364254","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}
Pub Date : 2023-07-03DOI: 10.1080/12294659.2023.2256099
S. Sameer, Pushpendra Priyadarshi
ABSTRACT Acknowledging the relevance of work environment in influencing job-related choices, this paper examines the relationship between emotional intelligence, role-based job crafting i.e. task, relational and cognitive crafting, job autonomy and internal employability. The role of job autonomy as a moderator and role-based job crafting as mediator between emotional intelligence and internal employability has also been examined. The study was conducted on 296 managers working in Indian public sector enterprises and found interesting findings including a positive and direct effect of emotional intelligence on all three forms of role-based job crafting and internal employability. The results for mediation effect of job crafting and moderation effect of job autonomy varied depending upon the form of role-based job crafting. The paper discusses theoretical implications and practical relevance of these findings and may provide a direction for interlinking job demands-resources and conservation of resource theories.
{"title":"How emotionally intelligent employees manage their internal employability through role-based job crafting? – evidence from public sector enterprises","authors":"S. Sameer, Pushpendra Priyadarshi","doi":"10.1080/12294659.2023.2256099","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/12294659.2023.2256099","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Acknowledging the relevance of work environment in influencing job-related choices, this paper examines the relationship between emotional intelligence, role-based job crafting i.e. task, relational and cognitive crafting, job autonomy and internal employability. The role of job autonomy as a moderator and role-based job crafting as mediator between emotional intelligence and internal employability has also been examined. The study was conducted on 296 managers working in Indian public sector enterprises and found interesting findings including a positive and direct effect of emotional intelligence on all three forms of role-based job crafting and internal employability. The results for mediation effect of job crafting and moderation effect of job autonomy varied depending upon the form of role-based job crafting. The paper discusses theoretical implications and practical relevance of these findings and may provide a direction for interlinking job demands-resources and conservation of resource theories.","PeriodicalId":39993,"journal":{"name":"International Review of Public Administration","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139363678","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}
Pub Date : 2023-07-03DOI: 10.1080/12294659.2023.2261297
Shu-Ling Chen, Msuku Zikani
ABSTRACT Based on social learning theory , this study investigates whether psychological capital mediates the ethical leadership- work engagement link and the ethical leadership-job satisfaction link. Again, it tests whether moral identity moderates the relationship between ethical leadership and psychological capital. With data collected from 177 public servants in Malawi, this study’s findings reveal that psychological capital fully mediates the relationship between ethical leadership and work engagement while it partially mediates the ethical leadership-job satisfaction link. Furthermore, the results reveal that moral identity moderates the relationship between ethical leadership and psychological capital. The study has important implications for practice especially in human resource management in developing and adopting practices that promote work engagement and job satisfaction among employees.
{"title":"Ethical leadership, psychological capital, work engagement and job satisfaction: the moderating role of moral identity in the Malawi government sector","authors":"Shu-Ling Chen, Msuku Zikani","doi":"10.1080/12294659.2023.2261297","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/12294659.2023.2261297","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Based on social learning theory , this study investigates whether psychological capital mediates the ethical leadership- work engagement link and the ethical leadership-job satisfaction link. Again, it tests whether moral identity moderates the relationship between ethical leadership and psychological capital. With data collected from 177 public servants in Malawi, this study’s findings reveal that psychological capital fully mediates the relationship between ethical leadership and work engagement while it partially mediates the ethical leadership-job satisfaction link. Furthermore, the results reveal that moral identity moderates the relationship between ethical leadership and psychological capital. The study has important implications for practice especially in human resource management in developing and adopting practices that promote work engagement and job satisfaction among employees.","PeriodicalId":39993,"journal":{"name":"International Review of Public Administration","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139364139","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}
Pub Date : 2023-07-03DOI: 10.1080/12294659.2023.2246738
F. Donadelli, Markus Luczak-Rösch, R. Fischer, Nancy Li
ABSTRACT While the essence of leadership communication is recognized as a linchpin in crisis management, the distinct characteristics that define successful communication are often unknown. Recent perspectives on the topic highlight the importance of incorporating political and value-based considerations to achieve a balanced communication style during a crisis. This article empirically tests these claims by examining whether an evidence-inclusive communication style of leadership tends to yield more successful outcomes in crisis management. We compare speeches by leaders from Portugal, Brazil, the United States, and New Zealand, to assess the main explicit knowledge and value bases of decision-making. Our findings suggest that success of a crisis response is associated with a leader’s ability to effectively communicate an evidence-based narrative, inclusive of different evidence sources, when tackling pressing and complex issues such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
{"title":"Evidence-inclusive communication: steering crisis leadership outcomes in Portugal, Brazil, New Zealand, and the US","authors":"F. Donadelli, Markus Luczak-Rösch, R. Fischer, Nancy Li","doi":"10.1080/12294659.2023.2246738","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/12294659.2023.2246738","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT While the essence of leadership communication is recognized as a linchpin in crisis management, the distinct characteristics that define successful communication are often unknown. Recent perspectives on the topic highlight the importance of incorporating political and value-based considerations to achieve a balanced communication style during a crisis. This article empirically tests these claims by examining whether an evidence-inclusive communication style of leadership tends to yield more successful outcomes in crisis management. We compare speeches by leaders from Portugal, Brazil, the United States, and New Zealand, to assess the main explicit knowledge and value bases of decision-making. Our findings suggest that success of a crisis response is associated with a leader’s ability to effectively communicate an evidence-based narrative, inclusive of different evidence sources, when tackling pressing and complex issues such as the COVID-19 pandemic.","PeriodicalId":39993,"journal":{"name":"International Review of Public Administration","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41903499","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}
Pub Date : 2023-07-03DOI: 10.1080/12294659.2023.2260041
A. Dimand, Nicole Darnall, Shirley-Ann Behravesh
ABSTRACT More than 40 percent of an organization’s total carbon footprint relates to its procurement. This means that addressing climate change, environmental and social impacts will require a robust sustainable procurement approach. Yet procurement is often overlooked as an impactful sustainability strategy. We address this issue by discussing the opportunity that sustainable procurement presents, to mitigate global sustainability impacts. We present an overview of the current practice and research landscape together with future opportunities for both, while making the case for leveraging procurement to build a sustainable future.
{"title":"Leveraging procurement for a sustainable future","authors":"A. Dimand, Nicole Darnall, Shirley-Ann Behravesh","doi":"10.1080/12294659.2023.2260041","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/12294659.2023.2260041","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT More than 40 percent of an organization’s total carbon footprint relates to its procurement. This means that addressing climate change, environmental and social impacts will require a robust sustainable procurement approach. Yet procurement is often overlooked as an impactful sustainability strategy. We address this issue by discussing the opportunity that sustainable procurement presents, to mitigate global sustainability impacts. We present an overview of the current practice and research landscape together with future opportunities for both, while making the case for leveraging procurement to build a sustainable future.","PeriodicalId":39993,"journal":{"name":"International Review of Public Administration","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139363829","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}
Pub Date : 2023-04-03DOI: 10.1080/12294659.2023.2202954
Noé K. Kouassi, Heidi Jane M. Smith, Rocío Huerta Cuervo
ABSTRACT Co-creation has captured the attention of policy makers and public administrators, not only in developed countries, but also in emerging countries. Its objective is to grant a more central role to citizens/users in the policy process to create public value. While the theory continues to be relatively dispersed in the academic literature, there have been few empirical studies evaluating its applicability in improving public management processes. This article challenges the concept of co-creation by providing an analysis of public-private partnerships (PPPs) in Mexico. Theoretical reflections indicate that co-creation can improve social profitability of projects by proving a participative solution to inefficiencies that are characterized by PPPs. However, the institutional and organizational barriers that hinder a state’s development and progress to develop an effective bureaucracy are still prominent lacking, especially in the developing country context, where corruption is produce and not co-creation.
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