Public service motivation (PSM) research has predominantly focused on the positive aspects of PSM, but there is a growing recognition of its potential negative implications. However, a comprehensive and systematic synthesis of empirical studies on …

This paper estimates the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on risk of corruption in Mexico. To calculate the pandemic’s impact on risk of corruption, this study uses monthly administrative data of 378,000 public acquisitions through 64 institutions …

The research aims to conduct a quantitative and qualitative analysis of urbanization trends in Central Asian countries, considering two aspects: the expansion of urban areas and the intensive increase in population in urban agglomerations. To …

This study examines the application of cost reduction managerial strategies in Chinese government agencies to understand their contributions to the literature of government reform. The study first provides a review of studies on the Chinese …

There is a paucity of empirical studies comparing unidimensional and multidimensional measures of PSM in Sub-Saharan Africa. Data was collected from 350 respondents in 26 Ministries in Ghana and the model was estimated with structural equation …

The study draws from the motivation scholarship to argue that employees with higher Public Service Motivation (PSM) are prosocial and altruistic and that public safety workers likely have a higher PSM, increasing their commitment to public service …

The goal of this study was to check the direct and moderating effects of the dimensions of the national culture, based on the Cultural Dimensions Theory, about the offer of E-Government services. The direct effect of the technological …

Based on the notions of an integrated approach, this study investigates the roles of people, plan, and process related activities in strategy implantation success in organizational contexts. Data were collected from 307 top- and mid-level managers …

France’s adoption of corporate management strategies for its public services, its decision to consolidate health care agencies and to delegate decision-making power to high-level bureaucrats and Regional Health Agencies was influenced by several …

How the relationship between firms’ productivity and self-selection into global value chains (GVCs) changes in different local business environments is largely unexplored. Using longitudinal data of 8,326 firms in Vietnam, the study shows that …

In order to speed up the purchases of essential products and services required by the public administration to tackle the sanitary crisis caused by COVID-19, the Brazilian federal government enacted laws No. 13,979 and No. 14,035 in 2020 …

The research focuses on how social media affects political stability. The present study explores the role of social media in political scandals of the past years and analyses issues such as the invasion of privacy, sale of personal information …

The study aimed to answer what explains the perceived trustworthiness of female civil servants in three South Asian countries using a country-representative survey (n = 6240; 2,740 in Bangladesh; 2,256 in Nepal and 1,244 in Sri Lanka). The study …

Vietnam has recently faced a turnover crisis in state-owned organizations, especially in higher education. This study investigates both whether leader–member exchange (LMX) mitigates employees’ intention to leave and the underlying mechanism of …

The study aims to explore and select the methods most appropriate for employment assessment in the context of unprecedented change. To achieve the overall objective the main indicators of the labor market were monitored. The studied methodological …

Responsible leaders (RL) play a significant role in ensuring employee engagement and their successful management during crisis. Guided by the Protection Motivation Theory (PMT), the purpose of the study is to identify the dominant characteristics …

The electoral institution ensures the free expression of the will of the citizens in the choice of the ruler. The electoral institution is going through a difficult period not only within the post-Soviet space, but also in Russia, where it has to …

Two of the most widely discussed concepts in the public administration literature are administrative evil and street level discretion. Today, few would deny, that administrators (particularly street level bureaucrats) exercise personal judgment in …