What explains civil servants’ decision to remain in a bankrupt administration during challenging times?
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Ministers and civil servants used to work hand in glove, but that relationship has steadily eroded since the 1980s.
A study of the 2013 shutdown that lasted 16 days revealed long-term negative effects on federal workers and led to weakened government performance.
Federal workers face unique challenges. But part of their dilemma is familiar to many Americans who have to wrestle with dramatic changes in the workplace.
A research team’s findings suggest that when workers are free to advocate for better wages and benefits for themselves, it also benefits society as a whole.
Canberra has reallocated thousands of roles formerly performed by consultants and external hires to public servants.
It might sound right that if you do what your boss says, you’re doing a good job. But it’s different if your obligations are to the public interest and the Constitution.
Low wages and low funding in the DR Congo have led to police officers trying to extract funds from drivers.
Many federal employees fear they may end up in ethical binds, caught between the instructions of their bosses and their duty to serve the American people.
Public sector corruption has become an increasingly common part of life in Bangladesh over the past 15 years.
Years of research about the people who work in the federal government finds that most of them are devoted civil servants who are committed to civic duty without regard to partisan politics.
The deputy prime minister insists he just has high expectations of his staff but that is not what ‘professionalism’ really means.
RIshi Sunak has said he won’t suspend the deputy prime minister while dozens of accusations about his conduct are investigated.
Chief adviser Dominic Cummings doesn’t have much time for the civil service, preferring political appointees instead.
Dominic Cummings should read up on a deeply flawed experiment from the 1940s before he reads through those job applications.
Boris Johnson’s adviser is asking job applicants to give him their all. And in return? He’ll fire them on the spot if they don’t fit in.
In the US, some federal departments become known as ‘turkey farms’ – stuffed with loyal but ultimately useless political appointees.
Public officials are now in the spotlight: Does the public view them as professionals, bound by duty, or as elites who invoke ideals while pursuing their own agendas?
Contrary to stereotypes of nepotism and corruption, African governments such as Ghana’s work hard to respond to need over politics. They can mostly resist politics, but not entirely.
It’s dismantling the Office of Personnel Management and relocating hundreds of USDA research jobs on short notice.
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Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs Emeritus, Indiana University
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William R Kenan, Jr Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science; Co-director of the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions., Vanderbilt University
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Professor in the Management of Professional Service Firms, Bayes Business School, City St George's, University of London
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