Dissin' the Deadwood or Coddling the Incompetents? Patterns and Issues in Employee Discipline and Dismissal in the States

Elling, Richard C.; Thompson, Lyke

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“…However, only between 2008 and 2012, their number grew by 19,285 according to a report prepared by the Republican Foundation (Sikora 2012). In many countries, public administration employees are very rarely dismissed (Elling and Thompson 2008). The problem in public administration, especially state administration, is the lack of inflow of exceptionally talented and creative employees (Dewan and Myatt 2010).…”

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The Feeling of Fear among Local Government Administration Employees as a Result of the Introduction of E-Administration

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Pokrzywa

2020

Administrative Sciences

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The implementation and smooth functioning of e-administration depends on many technical and organizational factors but also on psychosocial factors, including the sense of fear. In this paper, the authors treat fear as a subjective and perceptible sense of threat. They recognize that employees may express various concerns. Previous research has shown that employees may be afraid of losing their jobs as a result of implementing e-administration. The introduction of technology brings with it the threat of dehumanization. There are also numerous concerns that the development of modern technologies will not ensure adequate economic growth because it will be too slow. This paper discusses issues related to the fear of the changes taking place in the present, in particular those related to the introduction of modern technologies, as well as problems related to the possibility of reducing unethical behavior. The research has been carried out in local administration offices using a qualitative research procedure. The results of the research indicate the existence of relationships between the quality of e-administration and fears or threats experienced or perceived by employees. If e-administration does not simplify work and does not reduce employees’ workload, the only fears are employees’ fear of change and their inability to master new information technologies. The data obtained allow management practitioners to overcome barriers related to the implementation of e-administration.

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The Feeling of Fear among Local Government Administration Employees as a Result of the Introduction of E-Administration

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2020

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“…These same proponents insist that reforming public sector human resource management (HRM) is crucial for enhancing government efficiency (Kettl et al . 1996; Elling and Thompson 2007). Public HRM reforms have sought to provide greater managerial latitude over personnel decisions to politicians and managers alike.…”

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HUMAN CAPITAL: TOOLS AND STRATEGIES FOR THE PUBLIC SECTOR ‐ by Sally Coleman Selden

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2009

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Human Capital: Tools and Strategies for the Public Sector

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2009

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Dissin' the Deadwood or Coddling the Incompetents? Patterns and Issues in Employee Discipline and Dismissal in the States

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References 8 publications

The Feeling of Fear among Local Government Administration Employees as a Result of the Introduction of E-Administration

The Feeling of Fear among Local Government Administration Employees as a Result of the Introduction of E-Administration

HUMAN CAPITAL: TOOLS AND STRATEGIES FOR THE PUBLIC SECTOR ‐ by Sally Coleman Selden

Human Capital: Tools and Strategies for the Public Sector

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