Introduction
The effectiveness of public and municipal service is associated with the organization of professional activities, quality training, retraining, advanced training of personnel, and scientific and methodological support of their functioning. The personnel potential of state and municipal services is a strategic factor determining the success of the ongoing administrative reforms. The need to develop the human resources capacity of public and municipal services is now an acknowledged fact.
Annotated Bibliography
HR Analytics: Why it matters. (2021). Journal of Contemporary Issues in Business and Government, 27(02), 1–7. Web.
The article provides the main tools for remediation of the labor rationing system. The study is conducted through consideration of such problems as insufficient attention to the system of labor rationing on the part of state authorities, an insufficient amount of methodological materials, and a shortage of personnel in this field. The main attention is paid to the necessity of recreating part of the state functions of labor rationing of planning of personnel transformations.
The study reflects that according to the dominant paradigm in the theory and practice of management, labor rationing is increasingly acting as a human resource management tool. The use of established systems regulating the work with personnel is not possible without a revision of views on the problem of low labor productivity in the country (HR Analytics: Why it matters, 2021). The authors drew these conclusions by working with scientific sources, as well as by analyzing statistical data. Such methods were also applied in the study,
This source provides a valuable theoretical basis for the construction of scientific work. It helps to appreciate the existing experience in the development of personnel recruitment systems in public administrations, as well as to draw conclusions about the reasons why existing mechanisms do not work effectively. The authors also provide a perspective on the problem and the necessary requirements for adjustments in personnel policies of public organizations.
Kobelia, Z. I., & Todoriuk, S. I. (2022). Digitalization of HR: The future of personnel administration. Business Inform, 1(528), 397–402. Web.
The article presents and analyzes the current issues of public administration and its transformation associated with the development of information and communication technologies and the emergence of such concepts as “digital state” and “digital economy”. The authors systematize the main ideas and formulate the vision of famous scientists, government officials, public and political figures, and businessmen (Kobelia & Todoriuk, 2022). The experience from different countries of the processes of digital transformation of the personnel policy of state institutions is presented.
The authors of the article use the methods of systematization and classification to compile a theoretical framework, which includes an overview of the experience of different countries in the digitalization of human resources policies in administrative institutions. The practical part of the study consists in interviewing leading researchers in the field and compiling a list of priority areas of digitalization. The latter will improve the involvement of human resources in public services.
The value of the study lies in the fact that it draws attention to the specific side of the problem of non-involvement. The authors show the role of digital technology in improving the human resources policies in administrative institutions of different types and levels. The qualitative interviewing of recruiting and management professionals, which helps to form a complete picture, is useful for conducting a further research.
Ege, J. (2017). Comparing the autonomy of international public administrations: An ideal-type approach.Public Administration, 95(3), 555–570. Web.
The article deals with the issues of assessing the effectiveness of state and municipal service, the main factors of motivation of civil servants, as well as the prospects of overcoming personnel shortages in the public sector. The authors formulate the existing shortages on the basis of the experience of institutions of different states. The practical part of the study includes a survey of the educated part of the population, which has prerequisites for working in the administrative sphere.
The key conclusion reached by the researchers is the idea that constant practical interaction with civil servants forms a certain image of an official in the eyes of respondents. According to the results of the surveys, it is the experience of direct communication that allows us to say that perceptions of the work of the authorities are less subject to traditional stereotypes here (Ege, 2017). The data obtained in the practical part of the research confirmed the initial hypothesis and became the basis for further scientific work.
The article is of scientific value as it allows assessing the level of public perception of public administration employees. The weakness is that the respondents were given a rather limited range of questions, which does not allow for assessing many important criteria, including attitudes towards salaries or levels of stress and burnout. Nevertheless, the data obtained help to draw valid conclusions about the level of public approval of work in administrative institutions.
Bice, S., Neely, K., & Einfeld, C. (2019). Next generation engagement: Setting a research agenda for community engagement in Australia’s infrastructure sector. Australian Journal of Public Administration 78(2), 290 – 310. Web.
The article considers the regional aspect of personnel security and engagement. The authors highlight the causes of inconsistency between personnel policies at the federal and regional levels and note the shortcomings of the existing assessment tools for public administration personnel. The study proposes an approach to use the resources of specialized educational institutions in the development of personnel potential for public service.
In the theoretical part of the work, the method of systematization, classification, and analysis of the data of regional and federal level institutions was used. The authors formulated the existing inconsistencies in personnel policy and the level of involvement at different administrative levels (Bice et al., 2019). In the practical part, the design method was used, which allowed for making a plan of cooperation with educational organizations, the activities of which will ensure the improvement of the staffing situation.
This study fully demonstrates the prospects of cooperation between the educational system and administrative bodies. The data obtained in work is an important part of the theoretical analysis of involvement. The authors have clearly structured the possible directions of work of schools and higher educational institutions, as well as their resource opportunities for cooperation with public administrations. Based on the article, one possible strategy for solving the problem posed can be formulated.
Jain, N., & Aggarwal, S. (2021). Wellbeing of employees during COVID-19 pandemic: a study of innovative hr practices of organisations.Indian Journal of Public Administration, 67(4), 573–586. Web.
The work touches upon the topical issues reflecting the current situation of personnel reserve management in the public civil service taking into account the pandemic conditions. Data of different formats, systematic and statistical, reflecting the state of the problem are given. Ways to optimize the process of training, formation, and integration of the institute of the reserve in management, as well as strategies to improve the quality and quantity of personnel involved in the administrative service, are proposed.
This article collects valid, current research data on the topic of training in public administration. The authors draw conclusions through analysis about how to reserve training has changed over time and attempt to relate this data to external circumstances, including public policy (Jain & Aggarwal, 2021). From the data sources, conclusions are drawn about the prospects for improving the training process. The evidence and the methods used by the researchers can be a good example for further research.
The authors have selected valid scholarly sources that provide up-to-date data from recent years on reserve training. This article can be used as a valid basis for research on the problem of staff shortages. The authors’ findings allow us to relate low levels of professional engagement to the specifics and complexities of reserve training. The evidence and the methods used by the researchers can be a good example for further research.
Eldor, L., & Harpaz, I. (2018). The Nature of learning climate in public administration: a cross-sectorial examination of its relationship with employee job involvement, proactivity, and creativity.The American Review of Public Administration, 49(4), 425–440. Web.
The reasons for the shortage of highly qualified personnel in the system of state and municipal service are considered in the article, and the shortcomings in the work of personnel bodies are disclosed. The theoretical part presents the scientific basis of staffing in local government (Eldor
& Harpaz, 2018). The latter includes the concept, legal status, and features of municipal service. In the practical part, the researcher analyzes the peculiarities of staffing in the administration of several urban districts.
The authors used various methods, including systematization, synthesis, analysis, forecasting, and design. Such research tasks as the analysis of the existing theoretical base on the issue of staffing in the bodies of municipal administration and the analysis of staffing of the administration of urban districts. Researchers, having worked through the theoretical framework, also set the goal of developing measures to improve municipal districts.
This work is of high theoretical and practical significance. The developed recommendations for improving the staffing of municipal administrations can be taken as a basis when working with administrations at other levels of government. The conclusions drawn in this study can be implemented in practice and bring in the end a high socio-economic effect.
HR analytics: A comparative study on HRM Strategies. (2022). Periodico, 91(4), 1–13. Web.
The mechanism of supporting the competencies of functional and managerial staff in state bodies and knowledge-intensive industries through the organization of cooperation between the administration and economic entities is considered in this work. The authors take as the basis of the work the idea that the sphere of higher education and science with an information and computing environment involves the transfer of its basic innovation and technological infrastructure in fundamentally new conditions of functioning.
The authors present an improved digital system that allows organizing the process of training more effectively. The theoretical basis of the work is taken from the data on the informatization of different educational systems (HR analytics: A comparative study on HRM Strategies, 2022). After analyzing the data, the authors formulate the main shortcomings that need to be improved. The next stage synthesizes the scheme of improved operation of the information system to make the training process more coordinated.
The study did qualitative work on the analysis of the relationship between the quality of the information system in educational institutions and the level of qualification of the employees of the management bodies. Conclusions about the prospects for further work with educational institutions help to find new ways to solve the problem of lack of involvement. The latter can be improved if well-organized university training becomes a motivating factor.
Ancarani, A., Arcidiacono, F., Mauro, C. D., & Giammanco, M. D. (2020). Promoting work engagement in public administrations: The role of middle managers’ leadership. Public Management Review 5(2), 1–30. Web.
In this article, the analysis of the foreign experience of public service and the possibility of its use in public administration is made. The paper summarizes the positions of foreign scientists in this field of research. The authors have highlighted the main trends of personnel policy in public service in different countries and have analyzed the passage of public service in Australian administrations.
The work aims to study foreign experience with public administration personnel in order to develop recommendations for improving personnel policy in public service. The object of the research is the public service in world practice; the subject of the work is the personnel policy in the public service of foreign countries (Ancarani et al., 2020). Analysis of foreign literature and generalization of the received information was chosen as the methodological apparatus.
The conclusions obtained in this article, as well as the information describing in detail the specifics of personnel work, are valuable information. The authors have conducted extensive research work, covering the main scientific sources on the work of personnel departments in the administrations of different states. The analysis presented in the paper helps to trace how the specifics of working with administrative professionals in the states affect the level of engagement.
Ege, J., & Bauer, M. W. (2017). How financial resources affect the autonomy of international public administrations.Global Policy, 8(1), 75–84. Web.
In this work, scientists formulated the hypothesis that the existing socio-economic, political, and legal problems in the country are largely a consequence of serious shortcomings in the functioning of personnel policy of managerial services. The authors explore the mechanism of adoption and implementation of personnel decisions and consider how they affect the quality of administrative policy as a whole, as well as the level of attraction of new specialists.
The subject of the study is the functioning of human resource departments in administrative bodies of different types. The authors approach the key point of this work from different angles, studying the performance of human resources works on a variety of criteria (Ege & Bauer, 2017). The latter include the level of economic satisfaction, motivation of employees, and the percentage of employees dismissed at their own will. These indicators allowed scientists to make a conclusion about the shortcomings of personnel work.
The study is a holistic and multifaceted analysis of the organizational activity of administrations. Based on the work, it is possible to understand what the main criteria may be sufficient to draw valid conclusions about the effectiveness of the administrative structure. Nevertheless, after summarizing the data studied, the authors did not provide information about the prospects for further study of the problem. Moreover, the practical relevance of the article was not formulated.
Cantarelli, P., Belle, N., & Belardinelli, P. (2018). Behavioral public HR: Experimental evidence on cognitive biases and debiasing interventions.Review of public personnel administration, 40(1), 56–81. Web.
This study explores the problem in the implementation of state personnel policy in the field of sustainable development of rural areas. The authors examined the labor market within small settlements and evaluated the existing problems of administrative personnel training. Having analyzed the statistics of municipal authorities, the researchers came to the conclusion that less than 15% of the current employees have a profile education in state and municipal administration. The work also formulated a list of positions and qualification levels missing in the administrative service of small settlements.
The main method of research was the collection and analysis of statistical information. Work with the data showed that the staffing situation remains particularly acute in rural settlements. Municipal positions in local government are filled mostly by specialists in the humanities, social sciences, and related fields (Cantarelli et al., 2018). The experience of economists, lawyers, educators, sociologists, agrarians, mathematicians, engineers, natural scientists, and the military were analyzed.
The article is a full-fledged qualitative study, which includes a variety of methods of scientific knowledge. The conclusions obtained by the researchers help to analyze the specifics of the problem of non-involvement in more detail. Thanks to this work, it becomes obvious in which types of administration the situation is most unfavorable. The conclusions and statistics of the study can become a solid theoretical basis for new scientific works devoted to personnel policy at different levels.
The public and private spirit of engagement. (2018). EJournal of Public Affairs, 6(3), 1–11. Web.
This article examines the practice of training specialists of administrative authorities in specialized educational organizations. The authors have studied the plans of educational work and formulated a list of shortcomings of curricula that may influence the unwillingness of students to work in their specialty. The thesis of this work is the idea that the curriculum does not pay enough attention to moral and ethical education, which should become a motivating tool for future professionals.
The methodology of the work includes the study and generalization of scientific sources in the field of higher education, analysis of curricula for administrative training, and systematization of measures to implement the moral and ethical components. The authors also conclude that with the proper improvement of educational work in the profile universities, the problem of non-involvement will be largely solved (The public and private spirit of engagement, 2018). This idea is supported by the data of universities in countries where the level of motivation of specialists in administrative work is higher.
This article provides a detailed analysis of the educational process as a factor primarily affecting the level of involvement in public administration. Nevertheless, the conceptual framework of the study seems underdeveloped, as only the moral and ethical aspect of the educational process is analyzed. Indicators of academic performance and the quality of teaching of individual subjects were not taken into account. The content of the work, although it has valuable and proven information, does not fully correspond to the original goal.
Dhanesh, G. S. (2017). Putting engagement in its PRoper place: State of the field, definition and model of engagement in public relations.Public Relations Review, 43(5), 925–933. Web.
The purpose of the article is to consider the issues of stability in the work of public administration personnel and the possibility of maintaining it under conditions with a large component of uncertainty in the development of ordered and disordered information processes. The paper substantiates the ways of revealing the personnel included in the group of behavioral risk on the basis of monitoring of operative and retrospective presence of personalities available for analysis in the information fields. The key thesis of the work is the idea that the identification of vulnerabilities allows the planning of measures for configuring the interactive communication used to exchange data in information networks implemented in public administrations.
The theoretical framework of the study is the scientific literature on the functioning of information systems in administrative organizations of different types. The consecutive framework is the relationship between the quality of personnel organization within public administrations and the level of technical equipment of internal communication systems (Dhanesh, 2017). Indicators for the analysis in work were the level of staff turnover and the set of advanced programs established in public administrations of different regions.
This work includes a multifaceted study of a specific issue related to the functioning of information systems. The data obtained by the authors allows us to draw conclusions about how the technical equipment of administrative work can be related to the problem of lack of involvement. The article can become a full-fledged part of the theoretical framework of the study of the staffing structure of public administration and the problems associated with the latter.
Nigro, L., Nigro, F., and Kellough, J. (2014). The new public personnel administration (7th sd.). Independence
This source examines the main aspects of training in public administrations, drawing on the realities of today’s world. In modern market conditions and the reform of economic institutions, the problem of forming a systematic personnel policy in the authorities of all levels is based on new factors related to the peculiarities of cultural and technological development. The authors consider the aspects that influence the change in the course of personnel policy and systematize the key strategies that meet modern requirements.
The work is a large-scale theoretical study, which takes as a basis the data of relevant sources on the functioning of public administrations. The base consisted of the materials of various authors’ articles, academic literature, and scientific articles devoted to this issue (Nigro et al., 2014). The scientific novelty of the work lies in the fact that it identifies the advantages and disadvantages in the organization and management of personnel policy in public authorities and also makes proposals to improve personnel policy in modern realities.
The conclusions and recommendations contained in the work will allow seeing a number of problems in the organization and management of personnel policy in state authorities. The article meets all the requirements for its design and structuring. Arguments and evidence are logically linked to the thesis and provide an easy perception of the information. The conclusions obtained by the authors are a reliable basis for the study of the problem of non-involvement in the administrative service.
Christensen, J., & Yesilkagit, K. (2018). International public administrations: a critique.Journal of European Public Policy, 26(6), 946–961. Web.
This study is based on the need to spread personnel management, the task of which becomes not just to force and control employees but to motivate them and stimulate responsibility and a sense of initiative. The authors explore the ways and possibilities of engaging new mechanisms for building loyalty and loyalty to the organization beyond providing an acceptable minimum wage. The authors have formulated the most promising features that need to be implemented everywhere, including in public administration organizations.
The theoretical framework is a set of research on human resource concepts over the past seven years. The conceptual framework is an analysis of the data set to identify and articulate the most effective traits that have led companies to perform better (Christensen & Yesilkagit, 2018). An overall picture of human resource policies has been created, bringing together the positive experiences of other companies and their key organizational difficulties.
This article includes extensive analytical work that could be part of the theoretical framework. The latter included sources published in different countries, including foreign languages. Scientists have compiled a universal model that can be applied in different types of organizations. For this reason, on the basis of the data, it is possible to present prospects for improving personnel work in public administration if the experience of private enterprises is used.
Sifunda-Evelia, M. (2017). Human resource management practices: A biblical perspective. Partridge.
The article is dedicated to an actual problem – the professional and socio-political development of representatives of public administrations. The analysis of the priorities and peculiarities of the reforms of the personnel policy of administrations in the conditions of active digitalization and globalization was made. The authors formulated the basic requirements for the level of training and retraining practices for representatives of state and municipal services.
The methods of comparison, analysis and, synthesis, systematic method were used in work. Special importance was given to the use of special methods, including formal-legal and comparative-legal. The key question is which set of managerial practices will ensure high professionalism of managerial and technological processes, strengthening all areas of activity by qualified, active workers (Sifunda-Evelia, 2017). The empirical basis of the graduate qualification work is based on the annual reports of public administrations at the municipal level.
The conclusions contained in the paper can be used for the training of students studying in the specialties of public service. The conclusions on the most effective methods of working with personnel should be implemented in the activities of administrative organizations. As part of a study of the problem of underinvolvement, this study is a reliable, multifaceted source. All tasks stated in the introduction part were successfully fulfilled.
Conclusion
The state personnel policy is an effective factor of mobilization and concentrating of efforts of the state and public institutions on solving the problems of sustainable development of the countries. The problem of insufficient personnel involvement is associated with many difficulties in public life and requires multidimensional consideration. The studies provided in the bibliography allow us to analyze the prospects and strategies for improving human resources work.