Using household survey data on expenditures and incomes, we construct an objective measure of corruption in the public sector for a broad spectrum of countries. Specifically, we focus on the consumption-income gap for public sector workers relative to private sector workers to gauge the extent...

Between 2010 and 2017, nominal wage growth in the UK public sector was capped at 1% for all workers earning above £21,000 - the median annual salary in 2010. This paper examines the distributional consequences of this policy. We show that the cap reduced the return to observable characteristics...

Digital transformation in government services represents a strategic shift that leverages digital technologies to enhance efficiency, accessibility, convenience, and user-centricity. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many governments accelerated the digitisation of services to support remote...

The world is undergoing significant transformations that compel leaders to embrace more resilient and agile approaches to sustain positive organizational performance. While research concerning organizational strategic agility is growing, its value and application in the public sector are...

The public sector has made significant innovations in its contemporary operations. Beyond digitisation, enhancing the processes involving public servants is necessary to provide effective service to citizens. This study examines the connection between internal marketing strategies and job...

Public sector entrepreneurship (PSE) is a growing area of knowledge that studies the application of innovative activities and processes to enhance public service quality. This can ultimately affect the public organization's performance and the country's economic success and growth. Even though...

This study investigates the transformative capacity of artificial intelligence (AI) in improving financial accountability and governance in the public sector. The study aims to explore the strategic potential and constraints of AI integration, especially as fiscal systems become more complex and...

The context for the study reported here is the Australian local government sector, specifically rural and regional councils that operate in isolated and remote areas with limited staffing and resources. Within this sector, 4IR technologies are transforming service delivery, jobs, and skill...

This study explores how digital transformation affects the accounting and auditing profession and the quality of the accounting information system in governmental units in two developing contexts in the Middle East and North African (MENA) region-Egypt and Saudi Arabia. We collected data by...

Around the globe, public management research covers little enquiry on advancing service delivery in service delivery organisations like local authorities. Yet, the call for timely service delivery within local authorities is on the increase, there is need for flexible procurement methods which...

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...

Objective The article points to the importance of a culture of sustainability in the public sector, emphasising the role of democratic governance and civic participation in promoting openness, transparency and accountability as key elements in building the resilience of public institutions and...

Having highly educated workers can be beneficial for organizations in terms of innovation and problem-solving capabilities, however when underpaid and underemployed, overeducated workers may experience feelings of frustration and stagnation as they are unable to fully utilize their skills and...

We evaluate a political reform in Portugal that introduced individual teacher performancerelated pay and tournaments in public schools. We find that the focus on individual performance decreased student achievement, as measured in national exams, and increased grade inflation. The results follow...

Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore how ethical leadership behaviours within government organisations impact the development and sustainability of a positive organisational culture, which, in turn, has implications for ESG alignment. Design/methodology/approach A survey was conducted...

This study explores the role of non-oil institutional sectors in the economic growth of the Saudi economy during the years 1970-2020, using vector auto regression, impulse response function, and variance decomposition. The results of study support the impact of the oil and non-oil sectors...

This study investigated how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted earnings management practices within both public and private firms in Korea. Amid active government efforts and policies to overcome the pandemic crisis, we anticipate that the earnings management of public sector managers, prioritizing...

Ex ante returns, the net value that agents perceive before they take an investment decision, are understood as the main drivers of individual decisions. Hence, their distribution in a population is an important tool for counterfactual analysis and policy evaluation. This paper studies the...

Greening the environment cannot be achieved satisfactorily, considering that the private sector lags behind the public sector in participation levels. The purpose of this study was to determine the reasons behind the gap in green finance between the two sectors using numerically derived...

This study aims to explore the links between the efficiency of public sector e-services and sustainable competitive advantage. In line with the emerging approach, the instrumental case study design and the mixed research strategy were used as the most appropriate methodology to answer the...

This article sets its sight to allot an intelligible picture of how to optimize accounting information system (AIS) in public sector organization (PSO) for sustainable risk management (SRM) under the big data analytics (BDA) and offers in-depth understandings concerning to the role of forensic...

This study examines the relationships between organizational commitment (affective, normative, and continuance), individual performance, and digital transformation within public sector organizations in Cambodia during the COVID-19 pandemic. Utilizing Partial Least Squares Structural Equation...

This study examines the effect of training practices on job performance in the public sector of a sub-Saharan African region. Building on social cognitive theory, this study integrates the mediating role of self-efficacy and the moderating role of perceived organizational politics to explain...

This study examines the impact of different leadership styles on technostress within public organizations in Cambodia amidst the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Utilizing Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM), data were collected from 351 employees working in various...

This report provides a comprehensive evaluation of the institutional and labour relations regimes in six African countries: Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, and South Africa with a special emphasis on promoting decent working conditions for Local and Regional Government (LRG)...