... exercise discretionary power in how they carry out their duties. However, the reality is somewhat different. Egyptian public-sector employees operate within a highly centralized hierarchy. Focus group participants stressed that any significant change in work arrangements would require approval from...

... grievance in the public sector. When employees do not feel valued or appreciated within the organization, this can translate into how they carry out their work. Employees are vital stakeholders within the business, and making sure they are satisfied in their jobs has a significant impact on service quality...

... and places the articles in context. Findings A study from the UAE evaluated the link between talent management (TM) and individual work performance (IWP) in public sector organizations by collecting data from 128 respondents. The study found line managers insignificantly influence IWP. They suggest line...

... best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format. © Emerald Publishing Limited 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Performance measurement Public sector Performance management Technology 4.0 Not-for-profit organisations...

...) to validate it. The main sources for document analysis was three journal articles from previous management competency work in public-sector organizations and five documents on competency models from four governments. Then the BEI analysis involved speaking to a sample of 50 management-level employees...

... and places the articles in context. Findings This research paper concentrates on leadership issues in public sector organization turnarounds within South Africa. The conceptual framework consists of 4 episodes, which refer to individual phases of a turnaround exercise. Originality/value The briefing...

... Purpose The authors assumed PSM would be higher in the public sector, but they set up a trial to find out if this was the case. Design/methodology/approach To test their theories, the authors conducted two independent surveys. The first consisted of 220 usable responses from public sector...

... in the recruitment and promoting of employees. Originality/value This paper has an original approach as it fills a research gap in competency modeling for the middle management level in a public sector context. © Emerald Publishing Limited 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only...

... and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format. © Emerald Publishing Limited 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Leadership Trust Hong Kong Public sector Civil service Change management appears to be going through some … changes. For many years...

... and places the papers in context. Findings Female employees in the United Arab Emirates play a key role in public sector firms and are critical to wider economic development. By focusing on certain aspects to help improve quality of work life, organizations can increase job satisfaction among Emirati...

... rights only Innovation Teams Public sector Cross-functional integration When is a team not a team? This sounds like the start of a bad joke, but despite its seemingly whimsical nature, it actually poses a fundamental challenge to some of the most successful modern management dynamics...

... and places the articles in context. Findings Increasing innovation is a challenge for organizations, especially in the public sector, to achieve better and more effective services. This paper uses a multi-level model to look at what organizational factors are involved in the engineering profession...

...John Wheatcroft Purpose This paper aims to explore attitudes of disabled employees towards their work in the Jordanian public sector, including facilities, the way that they are treated by other employees and working conditions. Design/methodology/approach A sample of disabled public sector...

... they are putting in and the reward they are getting out, compared with the experience of their co-workers – in other words, fairness. Effort reward imbalance (ERI) is one of the most well-known job stress frameworks for assessing and changing potentially damaging working environments. Public sector...

... at: slinacre@emeraldinsight.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Emerald Group Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Public sector Healthcare New Zealand Stress Occupational wellbeing Reference Smollan , R.K. (2015), “ Causes of stress before, during and after...

... – Highlights the role mentoring can play, first to achieve access to graduate-employment opportunities in the public sector and secondly to enable people to work together effectively and harmoniously in teams with greater respect through awareness and appreciation of difference. Practical implications...

... development Human resource management Organizational change Public sector Land Registry managers are better equipped to lead staff through a time of change following major investment in their development. The 7,000‐strong executive agency and trading fund is a state monopoly with a statutory...

... A study into human resource management (HRM) at a UK National Health Service (NHS) Trust has revealed significant potential for fostering a strategic role for HR in the public sector. The study, which took place in the Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare Trust, showed that the role of the HR...

... and Industry’s work‐life balance campaign and reed.co.uk, which surveyed more than 350 applicants in the public sector, revealed that half of them picked flexible working as the benefit they would most look for in their next job. A third said they would choose flexible hours rather than have an extra £1,000...

... that feared the worst from reforms, to one that looks forward to the challenge of continuing change. Organizational change Human‐resource management Change management Public sector Housing associations The executive board decided to set up a change‐management team, whose members were seconded...