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Charakter kompetencji sądu administracyjnego a zasada podziału władzy

Author(s): Mariusz Bogusz / Language(s): Polish Issue: XXXI/2014

The traditional model of administrative justice is based on the paradigm of cassation nature of the competence of administrative courts, as a result of the separation of powers. Currently, this paradigm is subject to significant transformations – the competences of administrative courts are extended to substantial (and not only cassation) settlement of cases by public administrative authorities. The Author considers the causes of the paradigm shift and the acceptability of this change in the context of the separation of powers.

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Development trajectories of Lithuanian public sector governance

Author(s): Vainius Smalskys,Mantas Bileišis,Algirdas Monkevičius,Andrius Stasiukynas,Tadas Sudnickas,Andrius Valickas / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2017

The purpose of this paper - to analyse and evaluate changes that have occurred in the Lithuanian public sector’s staffing, employee pay and institutional management in the context of the European countries. The article analyses the data of different years: some data cover the period of 10 and more years, while other – the last 6 or even 1 year. The newest tendencies were analysed, seeking to indicate the contemporary changes in the Lithuanian public sector. The analysis of employees’ changes in four distinguished groups of Lithuanian municipalities: large cities, medium-sized municipalities, small municipalities and resorts was presented. It was concluded that the decrease in the number of public sector staff does not necessarily means higher efficiency of the public sector organizations. Not the number of employees, but their qualification and competence determine the quality of decisions in the public sector. On the other hand, to achieve a balance between the staff number and the efficiency of services in the public sector, a middle-path policy should be used.

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BigData–PublicControlling Fundamental changes in Public Management

Author(s): Andreas Schmid / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2017

The @ is the link between the name of the recipient and its address. The e-mail has revolutionized the communication behavior. It represents a new era of information and data exchange. The speed of information exchange and the possibility of non-physical data transport have fundamentally changed human communication. Big Data has become the synonym for a new technological age. Generally Big Data collectsdata and delivers valuable and useful information (Baron, 2013, 1). A general definition of the term has not yet taken place in science and practice.The work of the public sector is based on the collection, identification and use of data in many areas. Public organizations are often data monopolists and the only provider of public goods. The acquisition of new information in the sense of Big Data requires a connection between existing data and the use of new information. This gives the public administration a whole new potential.The organizational function “Controlling” supports decision-makers in the context of management and control (Horváth, 2011, 16). The proximity of Big Data and Controlling is obvious. This article describes the potentials resulting from the use of Big Data and its effects on Public Controlling. Big Data will revolutionize Public Controlling and thus the public administration as a whole.

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Career Development in the Uniformed Services of Lithuania: Wide Open Innovation Possibilities vs. Innert Hierarchical Culture

Author(s): Svajūnė Ungurytė-Ragauskienė,Mantas Bileišis / Language(s): English Issue: 3/2017

We compare career development models between two uniformed services regimes of Lithuania: military and statutory (police and penitentiary services). In this paper, we differentiate regulative and normative institutions by comparing the existing regulation that relates to career development and interview accounts of service members regarding their understanding of career development paths and institutional factors that affect them. We find that regulations between the two regimes are similar; however, there are radical differences in how service members perceive career development. We conclude that other, non-regulatory, factors are at play: (i) considerable legacies of in statutory services since the Soviet-era, and (ii) the exposure of the military service to international practices in the context of NATO alliance. Statutory services inherited their personnel, organizational structure and, to some extent, regulations from the Soviet-era, whereas the military was built from scratch, largely based on conditionalities set by NATO accession. Although we see striking similarities in human resource management (HRM) regulations among services regimes, there are no comparable similarities with regard to how service members view career development. Career development is not regulated in detail in either service regime and serves as a good indicator of normative institutions that shape uniformed services. Service member accounts lead us to conclude that elements of career development that are applied in the military service achieves better HRM outcomes.

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Professional Discretion of Civil Servants in Serving the Customers of Public Employment Intermediation Agency: The Case of Lithuanian Labour Exchange

Author(s): Saulius Pivoras,Natalja Gončiarova / Language(s): English Issue: 3/2017

The aim of this article is to analyze and identify to which extent changes in serving and counselling customers in public employment intermediation agency in Lithuania that is in subdivisions of Lithuanian Labour Exchange under the Ministry of Social Security and Labour, are based on strengthening empowerment of civil servants and development of their professional discretion. It also aims to evaluate civil servants’ expectations related to broader factual usage of professional discretion. The aim of the article is realized analyzing academic literature and data of conducted empirical research, which discover practical usage of professional discretion in the best way when implementing the new customer service model.

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Urbana tradicija Gračanice

Author(s): Edin Šaković / Language(s): Bosnian Issue: 44/2017

REDAKCIJSKA NAPOMENA: Općinsko vijeće Gračanica je na svojoj 8. sjednici, održanoj u maju 2017. godine, usvojilo Odluka o proglašenju Grada Gračanice, nakon čega je upućena inicijativa Vladi Federacije BiH za pokretanje procedure u cilju dodjeljivanja statusa grada općini Gračanica. U inicijativi je istaknuto da su ispunjeni svi preduvjeti propisani Zakonom o principima lokalne samouprave Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine. Na sjednici Vlade Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine, održanoj 20. jula 2017. godine u Sarajevu, Vlada je podržala inicijativu za donošenje Zakona o Gradu Gračanica, uputivši odgovarajući prijedlog Predstavničkom domu Parlamenta Federacije BiH. U okviru spomenute inicijative, priloženo je i historijsko obrazloženje sa kratkim opisom viševjekovne urbane tradicije Gračanice. U povodu pokretanja navedene inicijative, u ovom broju našeg časopisa objavljujemo historijski dio obrazloženja inicijative, kojeg je priredio prof. Edin Šaković, MA.

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Realization of the social goals of the Europe 2020 strategy in the countries of the former Eastern Bloc

Author(s): Barbara Kryk / Language(s): English Issue: 4/2017

The Europe 2020 Strategy has Social goals for the present decade. In order to measure progress in their implementation, the European Union has developed, inter alia, A set of synthetic indicators that make it possible to compare achievements both at national and at Community level. This is why this work undertakes the evaluation of these targets by the countries of the former Eastern bloc based on synthetic indexes established for their measurements. The research period are years 2010-2015. In the article, the method for analysis of legal acts, statistical data, index method, comparative analysis and the scale of "positive" ratings determining the level of achievements were applied.

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Public Sector’s Innovativeness: Theoretical and Methodological Perplexities

Author(s): Ljubinka Joksimović,Slavica Manić,Danica Jović / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2018

Research question: This article considers the problems of measuring public sector innovation by asking the question whether and why interpretation of the achievements regarding the public sector innovativeness might be questionable. Motivation: The most recent literature on public sector innovation reveals two perspectives. One of them is assertion that the public sector suffers an innovation deficit, while the other claims that it is actually more innovative than a common credit. Insights in the results from recent large studies of measuring public sector innovation have shown very high rates of innovations, higher than in private sector (between 50 % and 80 % of respondents have recorded at least one type innovation during the period of two years). The lack of a uniquely, or at least dominant, attitude regarding the above-mentioned standpoints represents the basic inspiration for the actualization of this problem. Idea: The aim of the paper is twofold: 1) to offer an overview of three established theoretical attempts (assimilation, demarcation and integrative) dealing with public sector innovation, in order to present the evolution of the issue; 2) to prove that the inclination to more general over contextually specific understanding of innovation (and vice versa) has an impact both on its operationalization and on the interpretation of the achievements. Findings: In spite of the fact that theoretical considerations show noticeable detachment from assimilation perspective, empirical studies still copy this approach and the associated methodology. Surveys introduced subjectivity through arbitrary interpretation of the innovation concept, choice of research techniques and respondents and using of non-measurable goals as indicators of innovation outputs. Since this has affected and overrated their outcomes, we have found that empirical studies have not provided reliable depiction of the state of affairs regarding the PSI. Contribution: Having presented theoretical and methodological arguments why relying on the assimilation approach is neither the only nor even the most adequate way to answer the question whether the public sector is more innovative than the private one, we point to the necessity of using the other two approaches, particularly integrative one in order to find a coherent method of PSI measurement.

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Tendencies in Development of External and Internal Audit in the Public Sector

Author(s): Ljiljana Bonić,Dejan Jakšić,Kristina Mijić / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2018

Although they have different and clearly defined roles, the general purpose of external and internal audit in the public sector is to contribute to good governance of public funds, that is, efficiency, effectiveness and economy of public administration. As part of the numerous reforms in the public sector of the EU countries, as well as the Balkan countries, which began at the beginning of the 21st century, the external audit of the public sector (state audit) is developing an integral approach in its scope of work, which means providing attestations to the Parliament and the citizens of the state that the public funds are used effectively, efficiently and economically, and that the financial statements and operations of the public sector entities are in line with professional and legal regulations (emphasis is on the performance audit). The internal audit of public funds users, in addition to providing assurance services, is increasingly focused on advisory services with the aim of providing management with support in improving public resource and risk management, the efficiency of spending public funds and the provision of quality public services.

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Visuomenės pasitikėjimas valstybės tarnybos įstaigomis ir tarnautojais Lietuvoje: reprezentatyvios šalies gyventojų apklausos rezultatai

Author(s): Aurelija Novelskaitė,Raminta Pučėtaitė / Language(s): Lithuanian Issue: 1/2018

Results of representative survey among Lithuanian population (2016) show that public trust in civil service organizations and public officials is moderate (6 points of 10). Statistical analysis reveals that level of the trust is predetermined by individual (i.e. the officials’ responsibility, respect to the client principles) and institutional / system based (i.e. principles of fairness and objectivity, institutional self-regulation and integrity) factors. Thus, improvements and developments of the factors would lead to increase in public trust.

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A SURVEY OF IN-SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAMS FROM THE VIEW-POINT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL

Author(s): Ramazan Tiyek,Huseyin Korkut / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2017

ncreasing the efficiency of personnel, which is the most important development source for organizations to prepare themselves for the future, is realized through training activities. The objective of this survey is to be able to make an assessment of in-service training programs from the viewpoints of employees or personnel and to determine their expectations from in-service training programs. The data of a research which is carried out in a metropolitan municipality, has been obtained by using the random sampling method and the questionnaire method in 2016 (January-March period). The majority, which is 87.7 % of the participants, 2197 out of 2503 employees were surveyed, deemed in-service training as necessary. A considerable percentage (22.1%; 553 persons) of the participants believes that training facilities are insufficient, while 76.1% (1900 persons) of them think that the trainers should also be an expert on adult training. According to 23.3% (584 persons) of participants, current training needs analysis studies should be improved so as to raise effectiveness of in-service training programs. On the other hand, it has been found that there is no relation between the educational background of the participants and their views on receiving certain trainings by means of electronic media, which was specified according to One-Way ANOVA hypothesis test. The improvement of training places, the need for trainers to be experienced in adult training as well, the enhancement training needs analysis study in order to increase effectiveness of training programs are the key issues criticized by participants in order for the employers to improve the effectiveness of in-service training programs.

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Służba publiczna w świetle personalistycznej koncepcji administracji publicznej

Author(s): Sławomir Fundowicz / Language(s): Polish Issue: 2/2017

The approach to public administration depends upon the views demonstrated by those who create it. This approach determines the manner of solving detailed problems, including the way of building legal standards and implementing organizational structures. The approach to public administration itself was conditioned by philosophical assumptions, sometimes even unconscious. Most frequently it is about axiological assumptions that are actually based on anthropology or ontology. The form of currently developing ideas of public administration can therefore be affected by different views. It is not easy to make a full classification of views influencing the approaches to public administration. Frequently, these are approaches referring to many sources. However, one can try to separate certain leading directions. They include the following approaches: humanist, normativist, pragmatic, socialist, personalist and modernist (post modern). One of the basic assumptions of personalist approach to public administration is common interest, whereas determining the essence of public service requires differentiating between the material and organizational understanding of that notion.

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ADMINISTRATIA PUBLICA IN CONTEXT EUROPEAN. ACQUIS-UL UNIUNII EUROPENE IN DOMENIUL MUNCII SI SECURITATII SOCIALE

Author(s): Mihai Dorel Vlad / Language(s): Romanian Issue: 31/2017

The notion of European civil entered in the language of each of us being used in two ways, different depending on the specific context. First, in the broadest sense of the term, the European position covers both those invested with public authority who works for a European institution or body and officials operating in public administration structures for each of the Member States of the European Union.

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WARTOŚĆ PUBLICZNA AGLOMERACYJNEGO TRANSPORTU KOLEJOWEGO NA PRZYKŁADZIE ŁÓDZKIEJ KOLEI AGLOMERACYJNEJ

Author(s): Magdalena Wiśniewska / Language(s): Polish Issue: 517/2018

The aim of the article is to show that agglomeration rail transport has the potential to generate both public value and value for the customer. The article presents the concept of public value in the context of transport within the agglomeration by the prism of the theory of external effects. It then introduces the reader to the context of the communication preferences of travelers whose inclusion is crucial to make public transport valuable. Public value is a term that has been present in scientific discourse since the nineties. Understood by analogy to customer value, it is created through the action of public organizations. These actions, are reflected by external effects. Agglomeration rail is a source of external effects and under certain circumstances may be a source of public value. The reflections were illustrated on the example of the Łódź Agglomeration Railway.

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„Italia face primii pași spre conștientizarea propriei multiculturalități”

Author(s): Alex Cistelecan / Language(s): Romanian Issue: 11-12/2016

This fragment is an interview with Domenico Melidoro.

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Reforma în organizaţiile publice: imperativul managementului strategic complet

Author(s): Cătălina Maria Georgescu / Language(s): Romanian Issue: 28/2010

Recent growing interest in implementing strategic management in public organizations originates in promoting the imperative of strengthening the administrative capacity which assumes the improvement of the public policy-making process, doubled by a coherent process of strategic planning, analysis and implementation, but also by a process of strategy monitoring. Strategic management can thus help shifting reforms in public administration throughout all the stages of public policy-making and implementation. Strategic management implies mission statement, strategic visions and objectives; analysis; strategy formulation; strategy implementation; and strategy monitoring. National and local authorities should found their decisions and actions on all the previously mentioned stages, accepting and embracing the principles of strategic management in creating and implementing public policies. The conclusion of the article holds that integrating strategic management in all the phases of the public policy implementation process and adopting a strategic management of reform should become a reference point for all practitioners and public managers.

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Politică şi management în organizaţiile publice. Perspective teoretice

Author(s): Cătălina Maria Georgescu / Language(s): Romanian Issue: 27/2010

The study of public organizations has been the object of intense and seminal preoccupations of researchers who aimed at configuring the identity of a new scientific discipline using different theoretical and empirical arguments and approaches. Some theorists used complex comparative approaches which focused either on the nature of public organizations in relation to private ones, or argued for the change in paradigm from traditional, classic bureaucracies to innovative, post-bureaucratic organizations, driven towards change. Other approaches studied public organizations according to systems’ theory and analysed them as open, dynamic systems in relation to their environment. Moreover, some of these approaches went further and analysed public organizations in relation to the political environment and democracy, establishing the foundation for two coherent, yet contradictory approaches: the politics-administration dichotomy and complementarity between politics and administration theory. Other approaches studied public administration as public management. The conclusion one can grasp from the literature is that both management and politics have to be taken into account for a coherent analysis of public organizations.

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The Institution of Civil Servants and Civil Servants in Romania, According to Current Legislation

Author(s): Petru Tarchila / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2018

All the functions and responsibilities established by the law in order to carry out the legal powers of public power by the central public administration,the local public administration and by all autonomous administrative authorities, designate the institution of the civil service. All the legislation in force defines the civil servant as the natural person, appointed under the law in a public position in Romania, who carries out the activities stipulated by the normative acts in force, activities that involve the exercise of the powers of public power. The total number of civil servants within the public administration central and local authorities and within the autonomous administrative authorities are the Corps of Civil Servants in Romania. The public state functions are established and approved according to the law, within the ministries, the specialized bodies of the central public administration, as well as within the autonomous administrative authorities. Territorial public functions are established and approved, according to the law, within the prefect institution, the deconcentrated public services of the ministries and the other bodies of the central public administration in the territorial-administrative units.The local public services are established and approved, according to the law,within their own apparatus, the local public administration authorities and the public institutions subordinated to them.

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Administrative Operations Concept. Classification. Legal Effects

Author(s): Dan Constantin Mâţă / Language(s): English Issue: 3-4/2018

Administrative operations are one of the types of activity of the public administration. They are widely spread in the context of this activity and usually represent mandatory procedures for the preparation, issuance, or execution of an administrative act. They are not expressions of will intended to give birth to, modify, or terminate legal relationships, therefore administrative operations do not produce legal effects by themselves. The most important characteristic of the legal regime of administration operations is that the administrative court cannot verify the legality of an administrative operation by way of direct action. The administrative court may request the administrative body to perform a specific administrative operation when facing unjustified refusal.This article analyses the aspects regarding the concept, classification, and effects of the administrative operations relating to the jurisprudential orientations and the main principles expressed by the doctrine.

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ISTRAŽIVANJE: KVALITET PRUŽANJA USLUGA – PERCEPCIJA JAVNE UPRAVE OD STRANE GRAĐANA

Author(s): Emina Trako / Language(s): Bosnian Issue: 16/2017

Public Administration Reform, together with the rule of law and economic governance, are issues of crucial importance for the implementation of EU rules and standards. Public administration plays a key role in BiH’s integration process into the European Union. Therefore, public administration must be efficient, effective, cost-effective, open and transparent and accessible to citizens. Modern public administration has the quality of citizen service that promotes the legal, political and economic life of the community. It has the image of a citizen-oriented public administration.

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