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Contemporary Challenges of Public and Business Administration

A special issue of Administrative Sciences (ISSN 2076-3387).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2021) | Viewed by 17617

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Pavel Bachmann

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Department of Management, Faculty of Informatics and Management, University of Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové 500 03, Czech Republic
Interests: transparency of nonprofit organizations; social media and organizations; online communication, public administration and its communication
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Prof. Dr. Marcela Sokolová

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Department of Management, Faculty of Informatics and Management, University of Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové 500 03, Czech Republic
Interests: organizational studies; human resources; business administration

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The contemporary public and business administration undergoing the fourth industrial revolution is coping with many changes associated with innovations, the transformation of supply chains, diverse human resources, ICT development, or online communication with citizens, clients or customers, and others. Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it further challenges that deserve attention.

We hope that this Special Issue will help us to overcome the current gap in the literature, mainly regarding changes concerning practical and theoretical management, both in public and business administration. This Special Issue seeks original research articles, case studies or systematic reviews from all sectors—public, non-profit, and private—focusing on (but not limited to) the following:

  • Contemporary transformation of supply chain models;
  • Communication towards to citizens/clients/customers, mainly new trends as online communication;
  • Ethics in organizations, emerging ethical dilemmas;
  • Learning and development in organizations;
  • Diversity and biodiversity;
  • Job satisfaction, including the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic;
  • Financial perspectives of specific public sector industries.

Prof. Dr. Pavel Bachmann
Prof. Dr. Marcela Sokolová
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • public administration
  • business administration
  • communication
  • ethics, job satisfaction
  • financial perspectives

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Developing a Maturity Model for the Compliance Function of Investment Firms: A Preliminary Case Study from Norway
by Helena Holter Antonsen and Dag Øivind Madsen
Adm. Sci. 2021, 11(4), 109; https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci11040109 - 8 Oct 2021
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This paper develops a model for the assessment of the maturity of the compliance function of investment firms. The model indicates a path of evolution wherein the compliance function matures from being reactive and inconsistent to becoming a proactive and integrated part of [...] Read more.
This paper develops a model for the assessment of the maturity of the compliance function of investment firms. The model indicates a path of evolution wherein the compliance function matures from being reactive and inconsistent to becoming a proactive and integrated part of a firm’s business practices. A preliminary case study approach is used to test the practical application of the model in a Norwegian investment firm. The findings generally illustrate the ways in which the effectiveness of the compliance function can be evaluated using a maturity model. When it was used in the assessment of the compliance function within the case firm, the suggested model proved to be compatible with practice. The model represents an improvement framework that can help practitioners identify the status of the compliance function and provide guidance on its future improvement. Full article
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Executive Selection Process and Job Satisfaction: The Case of the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (IAPR) in Greece
by Dimitris Apostolakos and Theodore Metaxas
Adm. Sci. 2021, 11(3), 95; https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci11030095 - 7 Sep 2021
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This paper assesses the impact that the degree of acceptance of the selection process, as conducted by the human recourses management (HRM), has upon job satisfaction in the local tax offices (LTOs) in Greece. Furthermore, it examines the effects that various individual and [...] Read more.
This paper assesses the impact that the degree of acceptance of the selection process, as conducted by the human recourses management (HRM), has upon job satisfaction in the local tax offices (LTOs) in Greece. Furthermore, it examines the effects that various individual and demographic characteristics have on job satisfaction. The research was performed using primary statistical data by distributing and collecting specific questionnaires, which not only recorded the level of job satisfaction but also noted the degree of acceptance of the selection procedure in the IAPR. The collected statistical data were analyzed using the IBM SPSS Statistics 26 Fixpack 1 software program. The results showed an average acceptance value of the selection process of 4.89, indicating a high degree of participant consensus with this process. They also showed that age, work experience, and the acceptance of the selection process have a positive and statistically significant effect, whereas educational level has a negative and statistically significant effect on degree of job satisfaction. The added value of the present paper lies in the fact that this kind of research, conducted in the IAPR in Greece for the very first time, measured both the degree of job satisfaction and the effect that the acceptance of the selection procedure has on this attitude. Full article
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Weaknesses in Motivation and in Establishing a Meritocratic System: A Portrait of the Portuguese Public Administration
by Adriana Z. F. C. Nishimura, Ana Moreira, Maria José Sousa and Manuel Au-Yong-Oliveira
Adm. Sci. 2021, 11(3), 87; https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci11030087 - 24 Aug 2021
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The complexities of Public Administration have gained the growing attention of scholars around the world, mainly due to the impacts of the reforms implemented under the doctrine of New Public Management (which aims to apply concepts and practices of private management in public [...] Read more.
The complexities of Public Administration have gained the growing attention of scholars around the world, mainly due to the impacts of the reforms implemented under the doctrine of New Public Management (which aims to apply concepts and practices of private management in public management) on civil servants. The aim of this study is to find out how Portuguese citizens evaluate the Portuguese Public Administration under the aspects of bureaucracy, organisation of human resources, innovation, skills and attitudes of civil servants, its motivation and recognition; and to verify if there are differences of opinion between respondents working in public sector and respondents from other sectors. This study follows a quali-quantitative approach, and data were collected through an online survey in the period from June to December 2020. The survey was answered by 1119 citizens from all districts of Portugal. The main findings reveal a still high level of bureaucracy in the Portuguese Public Administration; weaknesses in the management of human resources, namely regarding the motivation and recognition of civil servants; and difficulties in the establishment of a meritocratic system of recruitment and performance evaluation of civil servants. Statistically significant evaluation differences (chi-square test and non-parametric Mann–Whitney U tests, involving five hypotheses) were found between the public sector and other sectors, except for the motivation variable. Full article
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Cultivating Patriotism—A Pioneering Note on a Russian Dimension of Corporate Ethics Management
by Natalia N. Yashalova, Dmitry A. Ruban and Natalia A. Latushko
Adm. Sci. 2021, 11(3), 68; https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci11030068 - 5 Jul 2021
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Corporate codes of conduct address various issues, some of which can be country-specific. A tentative analysis of the content of 42 codes of the leading Russian private companies implies that about a quarter of them consider patriotism, which generally matches the significant attention [...] Read more.
Corporate codes of conduct address various issues, some of which can be country-specific. A tentative analysis of the content of 42 codes of the leading Russian private companies implies that about a quarter of them consider patriotism, which generally matches the significant attention paid to this issue in Russian society. Of 10 companies with the biggest annual revenue, four (40%) consider patriotism in their codes. The main topics are pride in a company’s relevance to state development, initiatives, and interests, as well as care for the veterans of the World War II. The present study implies that patriotism can be an important dimension of corporate ethics management in some countries. Full article
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