The organization and management of ministries of education in small states

Bray, Mark

doi:10.1002/pad.4230110109

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“…This line of reasoning fleshes out Etro's claim that the inhabitants of small countries tend to more easily agree on a higher provision of public goods [39]. In sum, smallness is, according to this logic, expected to foster "highly personalized and transparent societies" [37], (pp. [38][39].…”

Section: Island States Characteristicsmentioning

confidence: 92%

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Paradise Islands? Island States and Environmental Performance

Jagers¹,

Povitkina²,

Sjöstedt³

et al. 2016

Sustainability

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Island states have been shown to outperform continental states on a number of large-scale coordination-related outcomes, such as levels of democracy and institutional quality. The argument developed and tested in this article contends that the same kind of logic may apply to islands' environmental performance, too. However, the empirical analysis shows mixed results. Among the 105 environmental outcomes that we analyzed, being an island only has a positive impact on 20 of them. For example, island states tend to outcompete continental states with respect to several indicators related to water quality but not in aspects related to biodiversity, protected areas, or environmental regulations. In addition, the causal factors previously suggested to make islands outperform continental states in terms of coordination have weak explanatory power in predicting islands' environmental performance. We conclude the paper by discussing how these interesting findings can be further explored.

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Section: Island States Characteristicsmentioning

confidence: 92%

“…Island inhabitants simply "must get along with each other" and for that reason develop "sophisticated modes of accommodation" [36] (pp. 38-39), or strategies for "managed intimacy" ( [37] (p. 21); see also [33]). …”

Section: Island States Characteristicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Paradise Islands? Island States and Environmental Performance

Jagers¹,

Povitkina²,

Sjöstedt³

et al. 2016

Sustainability

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“…5 A lack of motivation to tackle complexity may also stem from an absence of the notion that time, efforts and resources spent on inter-departmental consultation and coordination are wellspent. Where backing is given to this notion, it is often limited to lipservice and is not supported by allocation of additional resources.…”

Section: Some Constraints On Inter-sectoral Policy Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Does the Right Hand Know What the Left Hand is doing? The Management of Sectoral Linkages in the Eastern Caribbean

Faber

Vijfeijken

1994

Asian Journal of Public Administration

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“…Having about 10-15 people, or sometimes only one or three members of staff in one department and having career ladders of two to four levels often means that it is difficult for to design smooth individual career paths; put bluntly, there are limited opportunities for career progression. Accordingly, many people may reach the peak of their careers very quickly and then encounter a career plateau (Bray, 1991). Moreover, the limits of a small labour market influence the civil service in Estonia.…”

Section: Estonian Civil Service In Transitionmentioning

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Career management in transition: HRD themes from the Estonian civil service

Rees

Järvalt²,

Metcalfe

2005

Journal of European Industrial Training

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Purpose -To explore, through a case study, some of the key career-related HRD issues that senior managers are currently facing in the Estonian civil service. Design/methodology/approach -Presents primary empirical research into career management in the Estonian civil service since 1991, that is, in the post-Soviet era. The research involved in-depth interviews with a group of 12 senior staff employed by the Estonian civil service. Findings -The interview data reveal the ways in which downsizing and de-layering in the Estonian public sector have led to shortened career paths, increased functional flexibility, increased spans of control and shifts towards open job systems.Research limitations/implications -The research explored career-related issues solely within the Estonian civil service. Further research would be needed in a wider range of organisations and countries before the transferability of the findings could be established to transitional economies more generally. Practical implications -Provides practical insights into the difficulties of career management in transitional economies situations from an HR perspective. Originality/value -Offers a valuable contribution by demonstrating that, within certain parameters, Western-based career management strategies and techniques may be adapted to fit transitional public services in Estonia but only as one element of a comprehensive HR modernisation programme.

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The organization and management of ministries of education in small states

Cited by 8 publications

References 12 publications

Paradise Islands? Island States and Environmental Performance

Paradise Islands? Island States and Environmental Performance

Does the Right Hand Know What the Left Hand is doing? The Management of Sectoral Linkages in the Eastern Caribbean

Career management in transition: HRD themes from the Estonian civil service

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