http://vgmu.hse.ru en-us Copyright 2024 Mon, 07 Oct 2024 20:39:34 +0300 https://vgmu.hse.ru/en/2024--6/970922646.html https://vgmu.hse.ru/en/2024--6/970937709.html The purpose of this study is to examine how organizational justice and diversity management influence organizational performance in the public sector. In contrast to the dominating view that organizational factors lead to increased levels of organizational performance, this article includes public service motivation and extrinsic motivation for observing the mediating role of the dynamics of employees’ motivation on organizational performance. This paper develops a hypothesis proposing that motivation mediates the relationship between organizational justice and perceived performance. Data come from the 2010 U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board survey. Principal component factor analysis and structural equation modeling are used to estimate the effects of public service motivation and extrinsic motivation on the relationship between organizational justice, diversity management, and organizational performance. Public service motivation is a positive mediator in the relationship between organizational justice and diversity management, and organizational performance, while extrinsic motivation is a negative mediator. Total effects of the structural equation modeling are still larger than direct effects. These findings suggest that public service motivation and extrinsic motivation, associated with fairness in public organization setting, increase organizational performance. https://vgmu.hse.ru/en/2024--6/970941136.html Public service motivation and mission valence are two significant and up-to-date approaches to explaining the motivation of public employees. This study aims to demonstrate the role of ethical climate in both the relationship between public service motivation and mission valence and the motivation of public service employees by adding ethical climate. The research was carried out in public universities operating in Turkey. Data was collected from a total of 1415 participants consisting of academicians, administrative personnel, and administrators with an online questionnaire form. The data obtained was evaluated with the structural equation model in three different groups for academicians, administrative personnel, and administrators. Our findings primarily confirmed the positively significant relationship between mission valence and public service motivation previously demonstrated in the literature. Secondly, it was understood that mission valence affected ethical climate. Furthermore, the findings revealed that ethical climate for all three groups had a strong mediation effect between public service motivation and mission valence. In other words, ethical climate in organizations contributes to the internalization of the organization’s mission and the development of prosocial behavior. https://vgmu.hse.ru/en/2024--6/970950862.html This paper uses empirical studies and case studies to examine the role of ethnicity and tribalism in the Nigerian public bureaucracy. The paper is anchored on social dominance theory and bureaucratic theory. The paper, based on a triangulation approach (content analysis combined with a survey), reveals that tribal affiliation, followed by religion, is the topmost factor influencing the composition and management of the Nigerian federal bureaucracy. The study reveals that ethnic and tribal ties between different ethnic groups have a significant impact on bureaucratic processes and administrative functions such as recruitment and appointments. The study reveals that bureaucrats in Nigeria use administrative discretion to alter public policies and influence public values in favor of their kinship. This causes public bureaucracy to become irrational, unethical, divisive, parochial, and unmeritorious as ethnic and racial prejudices and biases take precedence in the composition and management of the public sector. The paper recommends inclusive governance and must redesign the institutional structure by creating an overarching level of board management to oversee the affairs of the Federal Character Commission (FCC) to reduce its apparent politicization or skewness that contradicts the original tenets upon which it was founded. https://vgmu.hse.ru/en/2024--6/970951767.html Local government personnel is expected to implement a merit-based staffing system. Therefore, this research aims to compile a model of regional staffing system according to the conditions of Kendari City people using a thinking method. Data was collected through questionnaires, observations, and interviews with high, middle, and low officials in Kendari City government. The data was analyzed using Coyle's Dynamic System Analysis, whichincludes problem recognition, understanding and system description, qualitative analysis, simulation modelling, as well as policy testing and design. The resultsshow that the management of regional personnelis inefficient due to tribal elements. Therefore, bureaucratic representation enables local wisdom to create a conducive performance atmosphere in impacting harmonization of social life. https://vgmu.hse.ru/en/2024--6/970955963.html Fraud was among the major corrupt practices that pervaded the old Nigeria’s federal public procurement system and rendered it grossly inadequate to meet the much-desired national development needs. Against this backdrop, between 2000 and 2007, the Nigerian Federal Government took the necessary steps and reformed the country’s public procurement system to, among other things, eliminate all the forms of underhand practices. Among the major outcomes of the significant procurement reform is the enactment of a national procurement law – the Public Procurement Act 2007 and the institutionalization of a procurement regulatory body – the Bureau of Public Procurement. However, despite the changes in the legal and institutional landscape of procurement, fraudulent practices still persist in the Nigerian procurement system. The main objective of this study is to examine the various dimensions of procurement fraud perpetrated by government officials and companies under the reformed procurement policy in Nigeria. Data for the study were collected from secondary sources and analyzed using thematic and descriptive-interpretive analysis techniques. The study concludes that the incidence of fraud in Nigerian procurement system, remains alarming. They manifest in many forms, such as falsification of procurement documents, and the inflation of contract sums, among others, which result in huge economic losses on the part of the government. The paper thus suggests, among   other things, a pragmatic demonstration of genuine political will by the executive arm of theNigerian Federal Government through the strict and unselective application of the sanctions stipulated in the PPA as the most effective measures for mitigating the debilitating phenomenon. https://vgmu.hse.ru/en/2024--6/970976133.html This study reveals stakeholders' perceptions regarding electronic services in two local government cities, evaluates their impacts, and identifies existing opportunities and challenges. As a result, respondents indicated they are satisfied with the quality, responsiveness, accessibility, information disclosure, stakeholder perceptions, and effectiveness of electronic services. However, when the perception as an intermediary is considered, this factor gives meaning to the effectiveness of e-services. These findings provide valuable insights by offering an in-depth understanding of the factors influencing decision-making processes, social interactions, and the dynamics underlying the relationships between various stakeholders in the context studied. Local governments as providers of public services cannot be satisfied with just evaluating from one internal perspective; the perceptions of external stakeholders, including citizens, business actors, and community organizations, must be a key element in measuring the success and effectiveness of the services provided. In countries where local cultural attitudes are still very strong, the community's cultural values play a significant role in shaping the interactions and relationships between citizens and the local government. These values ​​influence people's perceptions of government policies and services and determine their trust, participation, and support for government initiatives and programs launched. https://vgmu.hse.ru/en/2024--6/970976972.html In response to the growing interest in open government data (OGD) worldwide, there is a pressing need for research that explores the determinants of OGD adoption. This study aims to address this research gap by investigating the factors that influence the adoption of OGD among government agencies, especially in the Indonesian context. Drawing on previous research on innovation adoption, the study develops a comprehensive research model that integrates the technology-organization-environment (TOE) framework and four key factors: perceived benefits, perceived risks, organizational readiness, and external pressures. To empirically examine the research model, survey data from 320 government officials were collected and analyzed through regression and path analysis. The results reveal a significant positive relationship between perceived benefits and external pressures toward the adoption of OGD by government agencies. The findings offer valuable insights for policymakers and agencies seeking to enhance OGD implementation, emphasizing the pivotal role of tangible benefits and external stimuli in driving the adoption of initiatives.