Human resource management (HRM) plays a critical role in shaping public administration by ensuring the efficiency, effectiveness, and adaptability of public institutions. In post-socialist European countries, HRM reforms have been central to broader public sector transformations aimed at...

Organizational bureaucratic responsiveness, the readiness and ability of public organizations to respond to public needs, in particular in times of change, requires collaborations between public organizations and citizens and responsiveness to citizens' evolving needs. One of the organizational...

We analyze whether mayors’ prior occupation in the local public administration matters for their performance. In theory, mayors’ professional background may shape their competence in bureaucratic tasks. We use the example of grant receipts for visible investment projects for which mayors...

Overall, government effectiveness in Sweden declined between 2004 and 2014, having started from a comparatively high level. It was then relatively stable until 2019 (before the impact of COVID-19), before decreasing by about 6 %. The most recent decline is largely attributable to the impact of...

Overall, Slovenia ranks around the EU-27 average on government effectiveness. Slovenia's effectiveness has remained rather stable over time - fluctuating around the value 1.10. Nevertheless, in 2022 Slovenia ranked slightly lower than in 2021. On 1 June 2022, the National Assembly appointed a...

This study examines the relationship between organizational commitment and administrative management within a public service institution operating in an emerging governance context. Grounded in the three-component model of organizational commitment (affective, continuance, and normative) and...

Overall, government effectiveness in 2023 remained similar to the previous year and close to the average among the European Union Member States (EU-27). It also grew slightly compared with 2019 (before the impact of COVID-19). Approved by the government in 2017, the 'Czech Republic 2030'...