Institutional Environment and Public Officials' Performance in Guyana
The report presents the findings of a survey of public officials in Guyana, whose views were sought in a wide range of civil service issues - from personnel management, to rewards, and disciplinary actions, and, from budget environment to corruptio...
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okr-10986-139442021-04-23T14:03:10Z Institutional Environment and Public Officials' Performance in Guyana Gokcekus, Omer Manning, Nick Mukherjee, Ranjana Nallari, Raj INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK PUBLIC POLICY SURVEY DATA CIVIL SERVICE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT DISCIPLINING OF EMPLOYEES BUDGET ADMINISTRATION CORRUPTION PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT UNSKILLED WORKERS EDUCATIONAL ASPECTS TRAINING NEEDS RECRUITMENT POLICY EMPLOYEE SELECTION POLICY REFORM ANALYTICAL METHODS MONITORING & EVALUATION ACCOUNTABILITY AIR AUTHORITY AUTHORIZATION BUDGET DEFICIT BUDGET MANAGEMENT CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CONSTITUTION CORRUPTION COUNCILS DECISION-MAKING ECONOMIC RECOVERY ECONOMIC REFORM ECONOMICS ELECTRICITY EMPLOYMENT ESTIMATION RESULTS EXECUTIVE GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE FISCAL FISCAL PRESSURE FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN TRADE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS GOVERNMENT'S BUDGET GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IMMIGRATION INCOME INSOLVENCY INSOLVENCY SYSTEMS INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTIONAL WEAKNESSES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERVENTION LABOR FORCE LEGAL FRAMEWORK LICENSES MEDIUM TERM MINISTRY OF FINANCE MUNICIPALITIES NATIONAL SERVICE NATIONS PARTNERSHIP PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERFORMANCE STANDARDS POLICE FORCE POLICY CREDIBILITY POLICY DIRECTION POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL INTERFERENCE POLITICIANS POOR PERFORMANCE POVERTY REDUCTION PRIME MINISTER PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC AFFAIRS PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC ENTERPRISES PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR JOBS PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM PUBLIC SECTOR WAGES PUBLIC SERVANTS PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM EFFORTS RETIREMENT SECTOR REFORMS SOCIALISM SUBNATIONAL BUDGETING TAX TAX REVENUES TRADE POLICY TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRANSITION PROCESS WASTE WORKERS The report presents the findings of a survey of public officials in Guyana, whose views were sought in a wide range of civil service issues - from personnel management, to rewards, and disciplinary actions, and, from budget environment to corruption. Answers were used to test some prior assertions about the public sector in the country, and, it is the respondents' belief that public sector jobs are attractive, though public employees are not fully prepared for their jobs through education, and training, nor is recruitment always based on merit. However, officials find policies consistent, but implement policies even if in disagreement with policy directions. Furthermore, decision-making is characterized by poor communication, and low employee participation. Nonetheless, officials surveyed showed insight about which reforms might enhance organizational performance, and, based on data analysis, quantification of how public officials assess the organizations' institutional environment, and performance was possible. Survey data demonstrated how widely varied the institutional environments of such organizations are, and, provided evidence that performance does depend upon institutional environment. The report prioritizes interventions according to the potential payoffs in different performance areas, suggesting performance monitoring is likely to be associated with significant positive change in performance. 2013-06-17T14:22:54Z 2013-06-17T14:22:54Z 2001-05 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/05/1346357/institutional-environment-public-officials-performance-guyana 0-8213-4946-5 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13944 English en_US World Bank Technical Paper;No. 506 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication Latin America & Caribbean Guyana |
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INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK PUBLIC POLICY SURVEY DATA CIVIL SERVICE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT DISCIPLINING OF EMPLOYEES BUDGET ADMINISTRATION CORRUPTION PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT UNSKILLED WORKERS EDUCATIONAL ASPECTS TRAINING NEEDS RECRUITMENT POLICY EMPLOYEE SELECTION POLICY REFORM ANALYTICAL METHODS MONITORING & EVALUATION ACCOUNTABILITY AIR AUTHORITY AUTHORIZATION BUDGET DEFICIT BUDGET MANAGEMENT CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CONSTITUTION CORRUPTION COUNCILS DECISION-MAKING ECONOMIC RECOVERY ECONOMIC REFORM ECONOMICS ELECTRICITY EMPLOYMENT ESTIMATION RESULTS EXECUTIVE GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE FISCAL FISCAL PRESSURE FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN TRADE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS GOVERNMENT'S BUDGET GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IMMIGRATION INCOME INSOLVENCY INSOLVENCY SYSTEMS INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTIONAL WEAKNESSES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERVENTION LABOR FORCE LEGAL FRAMEWORK LICENSES MEDIUM TERM MINISTRY OF FINANCE MUNICIPALITIES NATIONAL SERVICE NATIONS PARTNERSHIP PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERFORMANCE STANDARDS POLICE FORCE POLICY CREDIBILITY POLICY DIRECTION POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL INTERFERENCE POLITICIANS POOR PERFORMANCE POVERTY REDUCTION PRIME MINISTER PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC AFFAIRS PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC ENTERPRISES PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR JOBS PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM PUBLIC SECTOR WAGES PUBLIC SERVANTS PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM EFFORTS RETIREMENT SECTOR REFORMS SOCIALISM SUBNATIONAL BUDGETING TAX TAX REVENUES TRADE POLICY TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRANSITION PROCESS WASTE WORKERS |
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The report presents the findings of a
survey of public officials in Guyana, whose views were
sought in a wide range of civil service issues - from
personnel management, to rewards, and disciplinary actions,
and, from budget environment to corruption. Answers were
used to test some prior assertions about the public sector
in the country, and, it is the respondents' belief that
public sector jobs are attractive, though public employees
are not fully prepared for their jobs through education, and
training, nor is recruitment always based on merit. However,
officials find policies consistent, but implement policies
even if in disagreement with policy directions. Furthermore,
decision-making is characterized by poor communication, and
low employee participation. Nonetheless, officials surveyed
showed insight about which reforms might enhance
organizational performance, and, based on data analysis,
quantification of how public officials assess the
organizations' institutional environment, and
performance was possible. Survey data demonstrated how
widely varied the institutional environments of such
organizations are, and, provided evidence that performance
does depend upon institutional environment. The report
prioritizes interventions according to the potential payoffs
in different performance areas, suggesting performance
monitoring is likely to be associated with significant
positive change in performance. |
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Publications & Research :: Publication |
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Gokcekus, Omer Manning, Nick Mukherjee, Ranjana Nallari, Raj |
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Gokcekus, Omer Manning, Nick Mukherjee, Ranjana Nallari, Raj |
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Gokcekus, Omer |
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Institutional Environment and Public Officials' Performance in Guyana |
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Institutional Environment and Public Officials' Performance in Guyana |
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Institutional Environment and Public Officials' Performance in Guyana |
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Institutional Environment and Public Officials' Performance in Guyana |
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Institutional Environment and Public Officials' Performance in Guyana |
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institutional environment and public officials' performance in guyana |
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Washington, DC: World Bank |
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2013 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/05/1346357/institutional-environment-public-officials-performance-guyana http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13944 |
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