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Selection of bureaucrats under weak state capacity : evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo

Lee, Dongil; Mvukiyehe, Eric; Tchoupé, Christelle; … - 2026

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Perceptions of political discrimination and political activity coercion in the federal service

Ertas, Nevbahar - 2026

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Ready, willing, and able? : bureaucratic capacity, slack resources and political control

Elston, Thomas; Zhang, Yuxi - 2025

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Better governments for better lives : strengthening state capacities for strategic, meritocratic, and inclusive management of the civil service in Latin America and the Caribbean

2025

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Digital transformation for a sustainable future : insights from Brazil's civil service

Grimm, Sven; Reiners, Wulf; Braun, Mara; Donath, Laura; … - 2024

The study investigates the governance and understanding of digitalisation for sustainability among Brazilian civil servants, emphasizing their pivotal role in leveraging digital tools to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Focusing on Brazil, a global leader in digital public...

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Bureaucratic turnover across levels of government

Brassiolo, Pablo; Estrada, Ricardo; Fajardo, Gustavo - 2024

The incidence of patronage can vary widely across levels of government within a country. We present evidence of this in the context of Brazil, which has been the focus of most recent research on patronage. In particular, we find that bureaucratic turnover follows political cycles among municipal...

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Compensation system and employee motivation in the public sector : a case study of ogun state civil service

Oladejo, Segilola Yewande; Saka, Abdul-Afeez Ayomide - 2024

This study examined the correlation between the civil service compensation system and employee motivation in the public sector. Using both questionnaires and interviews to gather data, the study found out that the compensation system was not sufficient to meet employees' basic needs. The study...

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Public and private sector job growth across Canada, 2015–2024

Cross, Philip - 2026

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Public-private sector wage gaps in Australia : extent, trends and gender

Birch, Elisa Rose; Preston, Alison - 2026

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Religious behaviour, labour supply, and social conformity : evidence from a ban on Muslim religious veiling

Devereux, Kevin; Long, Blair; Samahita, Margaret - 2026

In 2019 Canada's second-largest province introduced a selective ban on religious clothing in the public service as part of a broader effort to promote secularism in the public sphere. Using novel survey data we find evidence of spillovers onto labour force participation and religious expression...

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Servant leadership, work engagement, and public service motivation in the Chilean public administration from a gender perspective

Villarroel-Nuñez, Dinka; Salanova, Marisa; … - 2026

Chile faces an institutional context marked by public distrust and increasing demands for legitimacy in public management. In this scenario, this study aimed to examine, within the framework of the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) theory and the HERO model, the relationships between servant...

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Complex thinking as cognitive competence in local public leadership : a descriptive study of public servants in the Philippines

Vázquez Parra, José Carlos; N. Talili, Ismael; … - 2026

This study offers a descriptive analysis of complex thinking as a form of cognitive competency among a group of 52 public servants holding local leadership positions in the Philippines. By extending the empirical examination of complex thinking beyond educational contexts and into local public...

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Who enters the public sector?

Bismarck-Osten, Clara von - 2026

Is the public sector losing the most educated to finance, tech, and consulting? Does it act as a Keynesian employment insurer to the less educated? The data constraints behind the limited evidence on this have recently been overcome for England. The probability of entering the public sector...

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Who enters the public sector?

Bismarck-Osten, Clara von - 2026

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Who enters the public sector?

Bismarck-Osten, Clara von - 2026

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Who enters the public sector?

Bismarck-Osten, Clara von - 2026

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Work from home in the public and private sector

Frazis, Harley J. - 2026

Working from home has remained a prominent part of the labor market after the COVID-19 pandemic. However, in January 2025 President Trump issued an executive order restricting the use of work from home (WFH) in the federal government. This paper examines trends in WFH by class of worker: private...

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The emergence of labour utopias : solidarity, visibility and agency in the Swedish Municipal Workers' Union strike

Linderoth, Kristin - 2026

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Trade unions and the digitalisation of admin work in public services : an international comparative analysis of the hospital sector

Lloyd, Caroline; Payne, Jonathan - 2026

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Merit-based civil service recruitment and selection in the Western Balkans and EU Eastern Neighbourhood : Evidence, OECD practices and reform directions

Lázaro Vicente, Blanca - 2026

Recruitment and selection are central to workforce capability, organisational performance and the delivery of effective public services. In a context of evolving skill requirements, technological change and increasing labour market competition, public administrations need to adopt more strategic...

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Labor Market Effects of Public Employment Guarantee

Elkhateeb, Yasmine; Elmallakh, Nelly; Flabbi, Luca; … - 2026

Public employment guarantee schemes, which channeled graduates into lifetime positions in the civil service and state-owned enterprises, were central to state-led industrialization across the postcolonial world, yet they have remained far less studied than temporary workfare programs. This paper...

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People-centered leadership, organizational commitment and retention in public healthcare : a governance-sensitive integrative model

Martins, Patrícia; Nascimento, Generosa do; Fernandes, … - 2026

Background: Public healthcare systems face persistent workforce retention challenges that undermine service continuity, organizational resilience, and public value creation. Although leadership is frequently identified as a relevant lever, the literature remains theoretically fragmented and...

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The size of government in Canada in 2024

Fuss, Jake; Dunstan, William - 2026

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The hidden link : perceived organizational support as a moderator of employee participation and psychological contract breach in the public sector

Rogozińska-Pawełczyk, Anna; Gadomska-Lila, Katarzyna - 2026

The article aims to investigate the relationship between the three types of employee participation in (individual, HR and strategic) decision-making and psychological contract breach, where perceived organizational support conditions the established relationship (weakening negative...

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Leadership, organizational commitment, and workforce retention : a governance-sensitive systematic review of public service organizations

Martins, Patrícia; Nascimento, Generosa do; Fernandes, … - 2026

Public sector organizations face persistent challenges in workforce retention, particularly in institutionally complex and resource-constrained environments. Although leadership is widely recognized as a key factor, research remains fragmented across the public administration and human resource...

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A comprehensive overview of the perception of organizational injustice of civil servants in Burkina Faso

Coulibaly, Oula Henri; Valax, Marc - 2026

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Performance management practices, meaningful work and loyalty of public employees : a conditional mediation model

Anlesinya, Alex; Susomrith, Pattanee - 2026

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Study of correlation between the gender gap index, economic efficiency, and governance in European countries

Podolchak, Nazar; Martyniuk, Volodymyr; Tsygylyk, Natalia - 2023

As gender equality is a priority for 17 sustainable development goals, it is appropriate to establish a correlation between the Gender Gap Index (GGI), economic efficiency and governance. Three hypotheses have been investigated. It is established that there is no general direct relationship...

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China's Public Human Resource Management : Selecting for Fit in Civil Service Examinations

Wang, Daan - 2026

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Consequences of corruption : determinants of public servants' job satisfaction and performance

Venard, Bertrand; Baruch, Yehuda; Cloarec, Julien - 2023

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The civil service in Europe : a research companion

2025

"This book opens an often nationally focused field of research to a transnational, common European debate. It addresses the ongoing transformation of the civil service, examining its evolving landscape across Europe and exploring the intricate web of historical, social and political influences...

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The civil service in Europe : a research companion

2025

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New approaches and innovations in public personnel management

2026

"The main aim of this book study is presenting how developments have occurred in public personnel management systems and policies of different countries, their effects, contributions and examples of good practice"-- Provided by publisher.

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Influence of organizational behavior on employee performance in Nigeria’s public and private sectors

Okoro, Blessing Chineme; Ife, Kenneth Amechi; Umoh, … - 2026

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The impact of digitalisation on job quality and social dialogue in Germany’s public services

Öz, Fikret - 2025

Digitalisation in the public sector presents both opportunities and challenges, impacting working conditions, work organisation and social dialogue, yet research on its effects remains limited, especially in Germany. In particular, the role of digitalisation in shaping work dynamics, workload...

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Does the civil service commission of Bangladesh map skills to align public administration major graduates' education, recruitment testing, and training to ensure substantial educational development?

Alam, Gazi Mahabubul; Kader, Romana; Skrbinjek, Vesna; … - 2026

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Scottish public sector employment and pay

Dominguez, Magdalena; Zaranko, Ben - 2025

Hospitals, schools, councils and other parts of the public sector are a major employer in Scotland. The public sector paybill is also a substantial part of government spending. Recent years have seen larger-than-expected increases in both public sector employment and pay, the latter driven by...

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Wage spillovers across sectors : evidence from a localized public-sector wage cut

Goto, Tsuyoshi; Yamagishi, Atsushi - 2025

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Arbeitsrecht im öffentlichen Dienst

Groeger, Axel; Betz-Rehm, Christian; Brock, Martin; … - 2026 - 4., neu bearbeitete und erweiterte Auflage

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Hierarchy and Performance Pay : Experimental Evidence from the Public Sector

Génicot, Garance; Mansoor, Zahra; Mansuri, Ghazala - 2026

Frontline workers in public bureaucracies perform multidimensional tasks and rely on supervisors who both monitor performance and supply essential managerial inputs. We study how incentive design should account for these interactions using a conceptual framework and a province-wide randomized...

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Flexible work in the public sector : a dual perspective on cognitive benefits and costs in remote work environments

Barbieri, Barbara; Bellini, Diego; Batzella, Federica; … - 2025

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Seeing the forest for the trees : the role of growth-oriented leadership in shaping public servants' work experiences in the post-NPM environment

Franken, Esme; Hernandez Grande, Aglae; Farr-Wharton, Ben; … - 2025

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Agiles Arbeiten im öffentlichen Sektor : Erfahrungen aus Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz

2026

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Implementation of administrative evidence-based decision making in public services : case of healthcare sector in Jordan

Abu-Hummour, Anan M. - 2026

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Stellen- und Personalkostenexplosion der Ministerialbürokratie des Bundes

Meyer, Tim; Raffelhüschen, Bernd - 2025

In den Bundesministerien ist eine massive Stellenmehrung zu verzeichnen. Während die Zahl der Planstellen für Beamte im Jahr 2013 noch bei rund 15.000 lag, ist sie seither um 47 Prozent auf mehr als 22.000 angestiegen. Dabei wurden die zusätzlichen Stellen überwiegend in den oberen und...

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Designing Heaven's will : the job assignment in the Chinese imperial civil service

Bó, Inácio Guerberoff Lanari; Chen, Li - 2026

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The public-private sector wage gap in Lithuania : evidence from social security data

Garcia-Louzao, Jose; Jonuškaitė, Karolina - 2025

This paper estimates high-dimensional fixed effects models using detailed administrative data to characterize the public-private wage gap in Lithuania between 2010 and 2020. We quantify that public sector employees earn, on average, 10% more than their private sector counterparts. A...

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The public-private sector wage gap in Lithuania : evidence from social security data

Garcia-Louzao, Jose; Jonuškaitė, Karolina - 2025

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The Economics of Civil Service Protections

Xu, Guo - 2026

The study of bureaucracy as a key dimension of state capacity has gained increasing attention in economics. What organizational features create an effective bureaucracy, however, remains subject to debate. This paper focuses on the central role of civil service protections in delineating the...

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Protecting whistle-blowers in the public service : a global survey of whistle-blowing laws applicable to the public service sector

Roche, Maximilien - 2025

This paper provides an analysis of national laws relevant to whistle-blowers in the public sector across 67 ILO Member States. It studies each national law through a selection of indicators derived from reference frameworks and guidance by inter-governmental organizations (e.g. UNODC, OECD) and...

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Adoption of AI by the HR function in the civil service

Smith, Mel; Prabhakar, Guru Prakash; Nisar, Tahir M.; … - 2025

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Professional motivations in the public sector : evidence from police officers

Chalfin, Aaron; Gonçalves, Felipe - 2026

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Professional Motivations in the Public Sector : Evidence from Police Officers

Chalfin, Aaron; Gonçalves, Felipe M. - 2023

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Elite Capture, Meritocracy and Social Stability : Evidence from the Chinese Imperial Examinations

Chen, Jingjing; Han, Jianlei; Wang, Shing-Yi; Wang, … - 2026

This paper examines reforms in China's imperial examination system during the Northern Song dynasty that anonymized exam submissions and ended local officials' discretion to recommend candidates. Using prefecture-level data from 960-1127 and a difference-in-differences design, we compare areas...

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Defining the civil service : towards a better understanding of the nature of civil service systems in Europe

Krzywoń, Adam - 2025

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