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Central civil service management structures as brokers of de-politicization and evidence based civil service management: A typology

Central civil service management structures as brokers of de-politicization and evidence based... This article provides a methodological tool for studying central civil service management structures (CCSMS) and their role in de-politicizing the civil service, thereby contributing to evidence-based civil service management. This tool can be used in comparative studies of CCSMS across, but also within countries, since civil service management functions are often split between several central organizations in one country. The comparative study of CCSMS is particularly useful for contemporary policy makers in EU member states, who currently face the challenge of reforming civil service systems due to EU pressure. There is therefore an urgent need to establish which type of central structure would effectively support the EU’s favored values of professionalizing and de-politicizing the civil service. Stemming from theory on organizational autonomy, our typology focuses on two key dimensions of the CCSMS that support these values: decision-making autonomy over individual civil servants and structural accountability. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Human Affairs Springer Journals

Central civil service management structures as brokers of de-politicization and evidence based civil service management: A typology

Staňová, Ľudmila
Human Affairs , Volume 24 (3) – Jun 26, 2014
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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 2014 by Versita Warsaw and Springer-Verlag Wien
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Social Sciences, general; Sociology, general; Quality of Life Research; Humanities, general
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1210-3055
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1337-401X
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10.2478/s13374-014-0229-6
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Abstract

This article provides a methodological tool for studying central civil service management structures (CCSMS) and their role in de-politicizing the civil service, thereby contributing to evidence-based civil service management. This tool can be used in comparative studies of CCSMS across, but also within countries, since civil service management functions are often split between several central organizations in one country. The comparative study of CCSMS is particularly useful for contemporary policy makers in EU member states, who currently face the challenge of reforming civil service systems due to EU pressure. There is therefore an urgent need to establish which type of central structure would effectively support the EU’s favored values of professionalizing and de-politicizing the civil service. Stemming from theory on organizational autonomy, our typology focuses on two key dimensions of the CCSMS that support these values: decision-making autonomy over individual civil servants and structural accountability.

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Human Affairs – Springer Journals

Published: Jun 26, 2014

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