When: 22 October, 2008 – 24 October, 2008
Venue: Bocconi University, School of Management (SDA)
Where: Milan, Italy
Topic: Public Service Personnel Policies: Impact on Policy Implementation Related Performance
Proceedings: Review the 5th ICPA-Forum Workshop Program
Public Service Personnel Policies
Abstract Deadline: August 1st 2008
Notification of accepted proposals: September 1st 2008Paper Deadline: October 15th 2008
Invitation:
A Special Issue on Public Service Personnel Policies is edited by Dr. Greta Nasi, Bocconi University. The papers will first be presented and reviewed at the 5th ICPA-Forum Workshop, October 22-24, 2008, at the School of Management (SDA), Bocconi.
Context:
The principles and tools implemented in light of public sector reforms suggest that the empowerment of employees is crucial to obtain better policy adoption or implementation results. Implementation has always been problematic and contentious in public policy mainly because of the gap between decision makers intent and the capacity of those in charge of carrying it out: in this case public servants. In the past, civil servants have often been seen as inefficient, ineffective and over-bureaucratized professionals negatively contributing to public sector performance. Consequently, and since responding to these issues has become paramount for creating a body of more professional and effective public officials, many governments have introduced new personnel policies. However, the nature and direction of human resource management strategies and the extent to which the impacts of these policies contribute to shifts in policy implementation productivity and performance of individuals and public agencies, are largely debated.
To address these issues, we welcome papers that discuss how governments have been tackling public personnel policies and related public sector performance.
Some possible, but by no means exhaustive, topics or themes on which submissions might focus include:
- Cross-country analyses of public personnel policies and their intent;
- HRM: strategies and their impacts on policy implementation or adoption;
- Public personnel policies and reforms to innovate HRM strategies and improve policy implementation performance;
- Policy instruments for enhancing professionalism and impact on carrying out policies;
- Problems and prospects in public personnel administration and their relation to policy making;
- Efficacy of public personnel reform efforts and their public policy related tests of efficacy;
- Innovation in public personnel policies – what can be learned for other public policy contexts.
Selection:
The criteria for selection is quality and fit to the subject matter. The articles submitted must be in line with the Aims and Scope of the Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis. While not all papers should be comparisons among countries, for instance, they must explicitly lend themselves to lesson-drawing. Once accepted by the special issue editor, all submitted papers will be externally refereed according to the JCPA’s blind-fold standard procedures..
Submission:
An abstract of no more than 500 words, must be submitted to the special issue editor by August 1st 2008. An answer will be provided by September 1st 2008. The article drafts should be around 4,000-5,000 words and their format must follow the JCPA guidelines. They will be submitted to the special issue editor by October 15, 2008.
Guest Editor:Dr. Greta Nasi, Assistant Professor, Bocconi University, Milan
