Objective The COVID-19 pandemic is more than a public health crisis. Lockdown measures have substantial societal effects, including significant impact on parents with (young) children. Given the existence of persistent gender inequality prior to pandemic, particularly among parents, it crucial study from perspective. objective this paper use representative survey data gathered Dutch in April 2020 explore differences between mothers and fathers three areas: paid work, division childcare...

Work engagement refers to an active energetic state of mind that is characterized by vigor, dedication, and absorption. Despite practitioner’s attention for work engagement, few public administration scholars have studied servants’ empirically. The goal this study extend the job demands–resources (JD-R) model using insights from literature. analysis a large-scale survey ( N = 9,465) shows (a) personal resources, including service motivation, are positively related engagement; (b) red tape...

Eager to learn from private sector trends, practitioners in (semi)public organizations across the world have recently turned their eyes concept of work engagement improve employee performance. Studies show that is a more robust predictor performance than, for example, satisfaction. The goal this study find out whether effects on attitudinal, behavioral, and outcomes within semipublic public are also as high expected these relationships differ between public, semipublic, sector. results...

For a long time, public and semipublic organizations have borrowed Human Resource Management (HRM) practices from the private sector to enhance employee performance. Numerous scholars argue, however, that business-like are less effective outside context because of sector-specific conditions. Based on ability–motivation–opportunity model, we performed three-level meta-analysis investigate differences in effects HRM individual performance across sectors. Our study shows significant exist...

Cronbach's alpha is the most frequently used measure to investigate reliability of measurement instruments. Despite its frequent use, many warn for misinterpretations alpha. These claims about regular misunderstandings, however, are not based on empirical data. To understand how common such beliefs are, we conducted a survey study test researchers' knowledge and For this survey, selected authors from recent papers, in which was used. The results provide evidence that researchers have...

Employees' competencies are key to understanding individual performance. In this article, we investigate which considered important in government using the results of a survey among civil servants. Respondents listed 248 they deemed necessary for their current and future job. To some degree, these can be linked three major governance philosophies, traditional Public Administration, New Management, Governance, but several other meaningful clusters distinguished as well, including...

This conceptual study proposes that ethical leadership is studied through a processual lens. The develops different models of as process. Multiple constructs from the literature are compared and used to develop these models, including timeline leadership, two-dimensional quadrant, concentric circles leadership. provide new perspective into function interdependency constituent parts research agenda provides roadmap for how assumptions can be tested empirically, by looking external orientation...

Purpose Organizations are continuously under pressure to adapt changing circumstances. Job proactivity and vitality important in environments. For instance, vital employees can better deal with change because they possess more energy. However, it is still unclear how organizations stimulate vitality. The purpose of this paper connect HRM management by analyzing practices job

Abstract This systematic literature review analyses how public servants apply workplace creativity to come up with ideas for sector innovations, defining and analyzing its practices, features, trends, hiatuses in knowledge which we provide a future research agenda. Creativity is the origin of innovation. Public creativity, however, theoretically undefined underexamined, resulting unclarity on what constitutes creativity. We define as “public coming novel useful through various practices.”...

Abstract Personnel selection shows an enduring need for short stand-alone tests consisting of, say, 5 to 15 items. Despite their efficiency, are more vulnerable measurement error than longer test versions. Consequently, the question arises what extent reducing length deteriorates decision quality due increased impact of error. A distinction was made between at group level and individual level. Using simulations, we found that had a large negative on individual-level quality, in particular...

Routine, manual, or blue-collar workers play a substantial role in delivering public services, especially at the local level. Despite their prevalence, scholars know little about specifics of managing these human resources. This contribution challenges common stereotypes and argue truly inclusive knowledge base on public- sector resource management (HRM) must include workers. Building upon job characteristics model Ability–Motivation–Opportunity (AMO) HRM that links ability-, motivation-,...

Abstract In current thinking about public service improvement, civil servant creativity plays an important role. Using the results of 43 semi‐structured interviews, we assessed degree to which our theoretical knowledge creativity—based primarily on business research—matches insights managers in local government. Respondents considered employee be important, but—in contrast literature—understood as act trying out new things better deal with specific problems at hand instead developing ideas...

Abstract Although scholars and practitioners promote creative uses of discretion in the delivery public services, there is limited empirical research that explains through which activities street‐level develop solutions. Based on over 300 hours ethnographic observations child family practitioners, we demonstrate pattern collective deliberate experimenting encompasses discretion. The development this subtype helps to better analyze perform it, while simultaneously nuancing potential positive...

Public sector creativity is the origin of innovation and crucial to public organizations' ability serve public's interest. Factors affecting servants' creativity, however, remained unexplored. This longitudinal qualitative digital diary study (N = 142) explores these factors. Our findings indicate that appears affected by four salient factors: realistic evaluations ideas, bureaucratic dimensions, out-of-balance work demands (lack of) social contact. The underlying mechanics context...

In clinical contexts, tests and questionnaires are used to assess change at the level of individual client. The difference between an client’s posttreatment pretreatment scores is decide about degree which client benefited from a treatment. Because administration time limited, clinicians prefer using short consisting of, say, most 15 items. Simulation research showed that shorter produce higher risk drawing incorrect conclusions in clients. Based on simulation results, authors provide...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to offer a review the selected literature in ethical leadership synthesizing findings from 45 articles journals on leadership, public administration, organizational behavior, psychology and ethics. Design/methodology/approach Four themes are addressed: conceptualization theories, existence popular measurement instruments for sector outcomes terms benefits negative consequences. Findings definition by Brown et al. (2005) most frequently used definition,...

Public servants' creativity is often viewed as desirable. However, it also has a different side. This preregistered survey vignette study (n = 950) indicates that creative public servants are more prone to opt for rule-bending in general. The kind of justification matters itself, but does not appear justify out self-interest than interest compared less servants. Though problematic hypothesized, this connotates may lead inconsistent application rules, endangering accountability,...

This study examines the impact of Dutch ‘intelligent lockdown’ during COVID-19 pandemic on work and family dynamics among parents. relied a combination restrictive measures an emphasis individual responsibility as means lessening spread health pandemic. However, is more than public crisis. Lockdown had substantial societal effects, including significant parents with (young) children. Given gender inequality existent prior to pandemic, question arises what extent consequences lockdown varied...

Although a contextual perspective in HRM research has been strongly advocated, empirical evidence on how context shapes is still lacking. This study explored philosophies and policies Dutch semi-autonomous government agencies they are shaped. These were given considerable autonomy by central with regard to their order make more effective use of human capital. Based our findings from thirty semi-structured interviews managers, we identified that (a) facilitation dominant, while accumulation...

This study presents a broader construct of ethical leadership as an alternative to existing understanding the term. The divides literature into classical and contemporary thoughts. brings forth limitations conceptualization based on several shortcomings. Synthesis development studies lead narrative that essentially addresses posed in this study. viewpoint is categorization theories by Van Wart (2014). A new definition presented survey scale developed. calls for empirical test use it...