Globalization And The Challenges of Public Administration

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GLOBALIZATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN THE PUBLIC…

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In an environment of the loss of prestige for government services and the rise of informal actors the recruitment of a new generation of public servants is a significant challenge. Thus, human resource managers face a serious challenge to replace the government employees who are retiring in large numbers.

Loss of the Tenure System Globalization has facilitated the widespread adoption of the western ideology of New Public Management and Reinventing Government, which has led to spread of the privatization movement across the world. One of the consequences of privatization is outsourcing and the rise of the At-Will and contractual employment, that resulted in the end of the tenure system, which had earlier provided an incentive to join the public service. However, with the rise of At-Will employment, the tenure system is under attack. So, the government is losing one of the major attractions to recruit the best people. In previous decades, one of the major attractions for public sector jobs is the tenure and protection enjoyed by civil servants. With the rise of the At-Will and contractual employment, for example, in the United States, the public servants no longer enjoy the security formerly associated with the job. The tenure system protected civil servants from the arbitrary loss of jobs and political ramifications. The loss of this system has also led to an erosion of the commitment and loyalty of public servants. This has removed the psychological contract that prevailed in government services. Lavigna and Hayes (2004) have outlined the following problems associated with present-day public personnel management: the aging of public employees, the erosion of loyalty, competition from the private sector, and budget shortages. The developed world faces the aging of the public employees who are dedicated to their services. The older generation was committed to their services, and was dedicated to the preservation of its organizational culture. The loss of the tenure system is depriving the government of the services of these experienced people. In an age of globalization with complex problems that require immediate action, government services need to be run by experienced people. Without such personnel, crises in governance will grow and this will result in serious consequences. The loss of experienced people may threaten the organizations’ stability. As Thompson (1967) remarked much earlier, in order to survive the organization needs both stability and change. Organizational stability is crucial for


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Index

12min
pages 207-216

Appendix

2min
pages 203-206

8 Conclusion

1min
pages 201-202

References

11min
pages 193-200

Equity and Environmental Justice

4min
pages 185-186

Public Procurement

1min
page 189

International Trade and Sustainability

1min
page 184

International Collaboration

1min
page 183

Ideological Divide

3min
pages 181-182

Cooperation Between the Public and Private Sectors

1min
page 179

Institutional Capacity

1min
page 178

What Is Sustainability?

1min
page 171

The Evolution of Environment Policy

6min
pages 172-174

7 Globalization and Sustainability

3min
pages 169-170

Developing the Mission on Sustainability

1min
page 177

Consequences of Climate Change

1min
page 175

Planning and Policy-Making

1min
page 176

References

7min
pages 164-168

Dependent Variable = E-Governance

1min
page 162

Training and Learning

1min
page 160

E-Governance and Trust

1min
page 159

The Challenges of Local Government

1min
page 157

The Reduction of Corruption

1min
page 158

Social Media

1min
page 156

Must Be Citizen Centered

2min
page 155

Human Connections

1min
page 154

Security

1min
page 152

Flexi-Time/Flexi-Place

1min
page 150

Participation and E-Democracy

5min
pages 147-149

Transparency and Accountability

2min
page 146

6 The Challenges of E-Governance in Public Administration

3min
pages 143-144

References

8min
pages 137-142

Improvement in Efficiency

1min
page 145

Justice

1min
page 130

Fairness

2min
page 129

Ethical Decision-Making

1min
page 126

Organizational Politics and Ethics

1min
page 125

Privatization Movement and Ethics

3min
pages 119-120

Moral/Ethical Leadership

4min
pages 122-123

Challenges of Maintaining Privacy

2min
page 124

Ethics in Contracting

1min
page 118

Globalization and Corruption

3min
pages 116-117

Ethics for Good Governance

1min
page 115

5 Ethics and Accountability and the Challenges

3min
pages 109-110

References

14min
pages 100-108

Crisis Leadership

6min
pages 96-99

Organizational Culture and Leadership

1min
page 93

Partnership, Collaboration, and Leadership

1min
page 95

Moral and Ethical Leadership

1min
page 92

Transformational Leadership

2min
pages 90-91

Cultural Competence and Leadership

4min
pages 87-89

What Kinds of Leadership Skills?

3min
pages 84-85

References

13min
pages 69-76

4 Globalization and Leadership Challenges

2min
pages 77-78

Leadership Theories

6min
pages 79-81

Spreadable Diseases

2min
page 67

Strategic Planning and Human Resource Management

1min
page 61

Diversity

3min
pages 64-65

The Challenge of Cultural Competence

3min
pages 62-63

Challenges of Participation

1min
page 60

Motivation

2min
page 54

Implement a Change Culture

4min
pages 57-58

Technology and Training

3min
pages 55-56

Productivity/Performance

3min
pages 52-53

Decentralization

1min
page 51

Compensation

3min
pages 47-48

Public Service Ethics

2min
page 49

Demand for Accountability

1min
page 46

Loss of Prestige in Government Employment

3min
pages 43-44

Loss of the Tenure System

2min
page 45

The Challenges of Recruitment

1min
page 42

References

9min
pages 35-40

Capacity Building and Challenges

1min
page 34

Public Enterprises

1min
page 31

The Rise of Civil Society

1min
page 21

Globalization of Demands

2min
page 17

Globalization

1min
page 16

Innovation

1min
page 19

Openness and Transparency

1min
page 18
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