Holding on tight – NPM and the New Zealand performance improvement framework

The New Zealand Government's Performance Improvement Framework (PIF) is aimed at public sector organisational improvement. The PIF exemplifies how the characteristics of new public management (NPM) challenge the evolution of performance systems attempting to go beyond performance management. The paper provides an empirical example of the operation of the PIF, using a theoretical frame derived from the literature. The analysis suggests that the PIF design does not yet mitigate the effects of gaming, synecdoche, and reputation-protecting behaviour. The common graded ratings continue to hold the attention of those to whom the PIF is important, acting as a proxy for the whole performance of the organisation. This is a case study of how, despite promising adaptations, performance improvement efforts remain hampered by NPM limitations.     

Russia’s civil service: professional or patrimonial? Executive-level officials in five federal ministries

ABSTRACT

The issue of poor performance of the Russian federal bureaucracy is addressed by linking performance to type of official, through analysis of biographical data on deputy ministers and division (departament) heads in five federal ministries since 2012, supplemented by internet searches on behavior, particularly of a corrupt nature. Education, previous career experience, and recruitment, including its timing relative to superiors and subordinates, are analyzed, in order to determine whether officials behave primarily as members of patrimonial teams, as members of problem-solving organizations, as self-serving individuals, as the instruments of capture by commercial organizations, or as servants of bureaucratic agency interests. The data do not strongly support any one conclusion, but problem-solving officials have the strongest presence.     

论我国高校管理理念中四对关系的把握

新形势下的大学管理,应当妥善处理各种矛盾,把握好性恶与性善、行政权力与学术权力、管与不管、科学与艺术四对关系,从而营造和谐的管理体系和人文环境,最终促进大学的健康持续发展。     

中国开拓俄罗斯建筑市场的一面旗帜——对布拉戈维申斯克市华富公司的调查与思考

苏联解体后 ,国内外很多企业家赴俄开拓新市场。由于转轨中的俄罗斯政局动荡 ,经济滑坡、法规不健全等原因 ,企业经营风险很大 ,为此绝大多数企业难以为继并先后离俄回国。中国华富公司却独辟蹊径闯出了一条成功之路 ,成为中国开拓俄罗斯建筑市场的一面旗帜。该公司成功的奥秘是根据俄国国情 ,审时度势 ,适时打好五张牌 :质量牌、信誉牌、经营牌、本土牌和远见牌     

公共管理视角下村民自治制度的困境及反思

村民自治组织制度的设计中蕴含了现代民主理念,但它却带有明显的国家赋权特征,因而使村民自治制度在现实的运作过程中缺乏相应的社会土壤和必要的体制空间。从竞争观念、服务意识、契约精神等公共管理的研究视角出发,对村民自治运行中的若干问题进行描述与分析,是一个值得认真反思和探讨的问题。     

交通管理专业教学改革思路探讨

探索具有中国特色和时代特征的交通警察教育训练新模式,实施交通管理专业的教学改革,首先要转变教育思想和观念,重新定位专业能力结构与培养目标;其次要修订与完善教学计划,构建教训战一体化的课程结构体系;另外要不断优化师资队伍结构,提高教师的专业实践和综合能力;还要转变课堂教学观念,创新实践教学模式,加强具有警察特色的实训力度。