Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T13:53:32Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 PauloCMOJ_DISSERT.pdf: 6092098 bytes, checksum: eafd57317c94cdd77348674be077bf4e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-08-15 / This thesis aims to identify how civil servants perceive changes made inthe carrying out of their work after their taking part in the Course forTechnicians in Public Management of the Government of Rio Grande do NorteState. As for the methodological procedures, an exploratory-descriptivequantitative research has been carried out through structured questionnaires appliedto 118 civil servants from the first groups of the Course for Technicians, thusshowing a margin of error of 4.18% to 95% of confidence, according to theprocedures of finite sampling. The table processing and analysis rested uponthe Statistical Package for the Social Sciences SPSS and was carried outthrough univariate, bivariate and multivariate techniques with emphasis on thetechnique called Factor Analysis. It was possible to identify that the level ofsatisfaction of the students was high and there was a clear perception by themthat the course assisted to changes in their work. Through Factor Analysis itwas verified that the factors that may be related to changes in the work of thecivil servants are "Contribution to Society", "Efficiency andEfficacy in the Work Environment", "Applicability of Contents"and "Capacitating for Leadership". The conclusion of the studyindicates that the factors obtained are directly related to the basis of thenew public management by means of guidance toward efficiency and efficacy in aperspective of leadership, the contents of the course being thus made into newattitudes toward work which end up yielding better results for society / A presente disserta??o teve por objetivo identificar a percep??o dos servidores p?blicos sobre as mudan?as produzidas na execu??o do trabalho, a partir da participa??o no Curso de Tecn?logo em Gest?o P?blica do Governo do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte. Com a import?ncia que tem sido atribu?da ? gest?o de pessoas no contexto organizacional contempor?neo, quest?es relacionadas ao treinamento e desenvolvimento de compet?ncias e habilidades adquiriram maior relev?ncia, inclusive no setor p?blico, sob a influ?ncia do pensamento da Nova Gest?o P?blica - NGP. Relativamente aos procedimentos metodol?gicos foi realizada uma pesquisa quantitativa de natureza explorat?ria-descritiva entre 118 servidores das tr?s primeiras turmas do curso empregando Statistical Package for the Social Sciences SPSS para utilizar t?cnicas uni, bi e multivariada, especialmente a an?lise fatorial. A pesquisa apurou um elevado n?vel de satisfa??o com o curso e a exist?ncia de uma clara percep??o do mesmo como contribuinte para a mudan?a no trabalho. A an?lise fatorial identificou quatro fatores que podem estar relacionados com a mudan?a no trabalho: contribui??o para sociedade , efici?ncia e efic?cia no trabalho , aplicabilidade dos conte?dos e capacita??o para lideran?a , todos identificados com a NGP

Made available in DSpace on 2015-02-24T18:04:03Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 MarinaldoPJ_DISSERT.pdf: 1121947 bytes, checksum: b59ea14103af008a8b80d4587d819495 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-09-02 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / This thesis aims to identify how civil servants perceive changes made inthe carrying out of their work after their taking part in the Course forTechnicians in Public Management of the Government of Rio Grande do NorteState. As for the methodological procedures, an exploratory-descriptivequantitative research has been carried out through structured questionnaires appliedto 118 civil servants from the first groups of the Course for Technicians, thusshowing a margin of error of 4.18% to 95% of confidence, according to theprocedures of finite sampling. The table processing and analysis rested uponthe Statistical Package for the Social Sciences SPSS and was carried outthrough univariate, bivariate and multivariate techniques with emphasis on thetechnique called Factor Analysis. It was possible to identify that the level ofsatisfaction of the students was high and there was a clear perception by themthat the course assisted to changes in their work. Through Factor Analysis itwas verified that the factors that may be related to changes in the work of thecivil servants are "Contribution to Society", "Efficiency andEfficacy in the Work Environment", "Applicability of Contents"and "Capacitating for Leadership". The conclusion of the studyindicates that the factors obtained are directly related to the basis of thenew public management by means of guidance toward efficiency and efficacy in aperspective of leadership, the contents of the course being thus made into newattitudes toward work which end up yielding better results for society / A presente disserta??o teve por objetivo identificar a percep??o dos servidores p?blicos sobre as mudan?as produzidas na execu??o do trabalho, a partir da participa??o no Curso de Tecn?logo em Gest?o P?blica do Governo do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte. Com a import?ncia que tem sido atribu?da ? gest?o de pessoas no contexto organizacional contempor?neo, quest?es relacionadas ao treinamento e desenvolvimento de compet?ncias e habilidades adquiriram maior relev?ncia, inclusive no setor p?blico, sob a influ?ncia do pensamento da Nova Gest?o P?blica - NGP. Relativamente aos procedimentos metodol?gicos foi realizada uma pesquisa quantitativa de natureza explorat?ria-descritiva entre 118 servidores das tr?s primeiras turmas do curso empregando Statistical Package for the Social Sciences SPSS para utilizar t?cnicas uni, bi e multivariada, especialmente a an?lise fatorial. A pesquisa apurou um elevado n?vel de satisfa??o com o curso e a exist?ncia de uma clara percep??o do mesmo como contribuinte para a mudan?a no trabalho. A an?lise fatorial identificou quatro fatores que podem estar relacionados com a mudan?a no trabalho: contribui??o para sociedade , efici?ncia e efic?cia no trabalho , aplicabilidade dos conte?dos e capacita??o para lideran?a , todos identificados com a NGP

A dívida líquida do setor público apresentou um notável crescimento no Brasil desde 1995, quando a estabilização monetária na era do Real passou a ser uma realidade. Quais foram os condicionantes da dinâmica do endividamento público no Brasil pós-Real? Responder essa questão é o objetivo deste trabalho. Norteará o alcance deste objetivo a hipótese de que o crescente endividamento deveu-se aos excessivos gastos financeiros incorridos pelo setor público brasileiro em função do modo de condução da política monetária, tanto no período em que o regime monetário era a âncora cambial (de julho de 1994 a janeiro de 1999) quanto após a instituição do Regime de Metas para a Inflação (julho de 1999 em diante). Para interpretarem-se as contas públicas brasileiras e conceberem-se os gastos financeiros como causadores do crescente endividamento público, este trabalho terá como referencial a teoria de John Maynard Keynes, desde sua concepção das economias monetárias de produção enquanto unidades orgânicas até as suas prescrições de política econômica. Não obstante, o norte teórico será complementado pelos autores da perspectiva pós-keynesiana. Nesse particular, destaque será conferido à Hyman Minsky e sua Hipótese de Fragilidade Financeira, a partir da qual se desenvolve o Índice de Fragilidade Financeira do Setor Público Brasileiro, que será aplicado para se aferir a posição ocupada pelas finanças públicas brasileiras entre 1995 e 2009. As conclusões do trabalho apontam para a necessidade de se instituir um novo padrão de operacionalização das políticas econômicas em que, por um lado, a política monetária seja conduzida de um modo tal que leve à redução dos gastos financeiros, e, por outro lado, que os gastos públicos em investimentos sejam elevados, a bem das criações tanto de um orçamento público equilibrado de forma intertemporal quanto, e principalmente, de um ambiente institucional propício ao investimento privado, fundamental à geração de emprego, renda e riqueza novas. / The public sector’s net debt in Brazil has showed a remarkable growth in Brazil since 1995, immediately after the period in which the monetary stability, based on Real, became a reality. What are the determinants of the public debt’s during the Brazilian Real era? Providing an answer for this question is the main objective of this thesis. In order to achieve this goal, we formulate the hypothesis that increasing public debt was due to excessive financial costs incurred by the Brazilian public sector in the way of conducting monetary policy, both in the period when the monetary regime was the exchange anchor (July 1994 to January 1999) and after the institution of the Inflation Targeting Regime (since June 1999). To analyze the figures of the Brazilian public sector and to show that there is a relationship between the financial costs and the growing of public debt we will explore the theory of John Maynard Keynes, more specifically, his conception related to the monetary economies of production as an organic system and his economic policies prescriptions. Moreover, our theoretical framework will also explore the arguments and theories of some post-Keynesian economists, in particular Hyman Minsky and his Financial Fragility Hypothesis (FFH). The Minsky`s FFH is adapted to the Brazilian public sector and, as a result, it is elaborated a Financial Fragility Index for the Brazilian Public Sector. This Index measures the Brazilian sector public performance between 1995 and 2009. As a conclusion, on the one hand, it suggests that the monetary policy has to be operated in such a way that leads to a reduction in financial expenses of the Brazilian public sector. On the other hand, the economic policy, especially fiscal policy, must be implemented to create a favorable institutional environment to the private investment, which it is essential to expand the levels of employment, income and wealth, and balance, intertemporaly, the public budget.

A dívida líquida do setor público apresentou um notável crescimento no Brasil desde 1995, quando a estabilização monetária na era do Real passou a ser uma realidade. Quais foram os condicionantes da dinâmica do endividamento público no Brasil pós-Real? Responder essa questão é o objetivo deste trabalho. Norteará o alcance deste objetivo a hipótese de que o crescente endividamento deveu-se aos excessivos gastos financeiros incorridos pelo setor público brasileiro em função do modo de condução da política monetária, tanto no período em que o regime monetário era a âncora cambial (de julho de 1994 a janeiro de 1999) quanto após a instituição do Regime de Metas para a Inflação (julho de 1999 em diante). Para interpretarem-se as contas públicas brasileiras e conceberem-se os gastos financeiros como causadores do crescente endividamento público, este trabalho terá como referencial a teoria de John Maynard Keynes, desde sua concepção das economias monetárias de produção enquanto unidades orgânicas até as suas prescrições de política econômica. Não obstante, o norte teórico será complementado pelos autores da perspectiva pós-keynesiana. Nesse particular, destaque será conferido à Hyman Minsky e sua Hipótese de Fragilidade Financeira, a partir da qual se desenvolve o Índice de Fragilidade Financeira do Setor Público Brasileiro, que será aplicado para se aferir a posição ocupada pelas finanças públicas brasileiras entre 1995 e 2009. As conclusões do trabalho apontam para a necessidade de se instituir um novo padrão de operacionalização das políticas econômicas em que, por um lado, a política monetária seja conduzida de um modo tal que leve à redução dos gastos financeiros, e, por outro lado, que os gastos públicos em investimentos sejam elevados, a bem das criações tanto de um orçamento público equilibrado de forma intertemporal quanto, e principalmente, de um ambiente institucional propício ao investimento privado, fundamental à geração de emprego, renda e riqueza novas. / The public sector’s net debt in Brazil has showed a remarkable growth in Brazil since 1995, immediately after the period in which the monetary stability, based on Real, became a reality. What are the determinants of the public debt’s during the Brazilian Real era? Providing an answer for this question is the main objective of this thesis. In order to achieve this goal, we formulate the hypothesis that increasing public debt was due to excessive financial costs incurred by the Brazilian public sector in the way of conducting monetary policy, both in the period when the monetary regime was the exchange anchor (July 1994 to January 1999) and after the institution of the Inflation Targeting Regime (since June 1999). To analyze the figures of the Brazilian public sector and to show that there is a relationship between the financial costs and the growing of public debt we will explore the theory of John Maynard Keynes, more specifically, his conception related to the monetary economies of production as an organic system and his economic policies prescriptions. Moreover, our theoretical framework will also explore the arguments and theories of some post-Keynesian economists, in particular Hyman Minsky and his Financial Fragility Hypothesis (FFH). The Minsky`s FFH is adapted to the Brazilian public sector and, as a result, it is elaborated a Financial Fragility Index for the Brazilian Public Sector. This Index measures the Brazilian sector public performance between 1995 and 2009. As a conclusion, on the one hand, it suggests that the monetary policy has to be operated in such a way that leads to a reduction in financial expenses of the Brazilian public sector. On the other hand, the economic policy, especially fiscal policy, must be implemented to create a favorable institutional environment to the private investment, which it is essential to expand the levels of employment, income and wealth, and balance, intertemporaly, the public budget.

Krav på ansvarstagande för offentliga chefer har ökat under de senaste åren, och detta har i sin tur lett till ökat krav på offentliga chefer som dessutom får ta allt mer ansvar. De behöver också lägga ner allt mer av sin arbetstid på att arbeta med just ansvar. Dessa ökade krav är dock inte jämnt fördelade över organisationens chefer. Därför har ansvaret blivit stort för de chefer som ansvarstagandet faller på. Syftet med denna studie är att bidra till en ökad förståelse för ansvarstagande i offentlig sektor. Genom att i praktiken undersöka hur offentliga chefer utkrävs på ansvarstagande samt hur en offentliga organisation internt hanterar krav på ansvarstagande hoppas vi kunna bidra till en ökad förståelse kring begreppet ansvarstagande. Utifrån vårt syfte är två forskningsfrågor formulerade för att med hjälp av dessa kunna besvara syftet med studien.Studien som genomförts är kvalitativ med en abduktiv ansats. Till studien har det tillämpats ett hermeneutiskt synsätt för att kunna förstå och tolka det insamlade empiriska materialet. Det empiriska materialet har samlats in genom semistrukturerade intervjuer som genomfördes med nio respondenter vid en enhet vid Jönköpings kommun. Vi har intervjuat en högre chef, fyra enhetschefer och fyra mellanchefer som arbetar vid samma enhet. Detta för att med hjälp av respondenternas svar kunna fastställa hur en offentlig organisation och dess chefer utkrävs på ansvarstagande och internt hanterar krav på ansvarstagande.Den insamlade empirin har sedan satts i relation till den vetenskapliga litteratur som vi använt oss av i den teoretiska referensramen. Den teoretiska referensramen har utvecklats med hjälp av tidigare litteratur och behandlar tre huvudområden vilka är styrning i offentlig sektor, att förstå ansvarstagande och mellanchefer. Denna teori har sedan använts för att problematisera och analysera det empiriska materialet. Detta har i sin tur mynnat ut i slutsatserna för studien.I studien framkommer det att de undersökta cheferna kopplar begreppet ansvarstagande till ansvar och därigenom även till deras arbetsbeskrivningar. Cheferna utkrävs på så sätt på ansvarstagande genom de olika ansvarsförhållandena som kräver att de utför vissa arbetsuppgifter och sköter vissa ansvarsområden och därmed genomsyrar ansvarstagandet deras arbete. Trots de hinder som kan uppkomma för mellanchefer fungerar mellancheferna i denna organisation som en avlastning för enhetscheferna och underlättar därmed kravet på ansvarstagande som ligger på enhetscheferna. / Demands of accountability for public managers have increased in recent years which have resulted in increased demands on public managers, who must take more responsibility. Therefore, they must devote more of their working hours to work with responsibility. However, these increasing demands are not evenly distributed among the organization’s managers. Thereby the responsibility has become heavy for the mangers who deal with accountability. The purpose with this thesis is to generate knowledge about accountability in public sector. By examining how public managers are pressed for accountability and how an organization internally manage demands of accountability, we hope to contribute to an increased understanding around the concept of accountability. Two research questions are formulated to help us answer the purpose with the thesis.The study is conducted by means of qualitative method where we apply an abductive approach. It has applied a hermeneutical perspective to interpret and understand the collected empirical material. The empirical material has been collected through semi-structured interviews with nine respondents at a unit at Jönköpings kommun. We have been interviewing a senior manager, four unit mangers, and four middle managers who work within the same unit. With help from the respondents answers we would like to determine how public managers are pressed for accountability and how an organization internally handle demands of accountability.The collected data has been related to the academic literature which we used in the theoretical framework. The theoretical framework has been developed by using former literature and discusses three major topics, which are public sector governance, understanding accountability and middle managers. This theory has then been used to problematize and analyze the empirical material. All the above have led to the conclusions of this study.In this study, it appears that the examined mangers connect the concept accountability to responsibility and therefore to their job descriptions. The managers are pressed for accountability through their accountability relationships which demand that they perform their working tasks and manage their responsibilities, and thereby accountability permeates their work. Despite the obstacles that can appear for middle managers the middle managers in this organization work as a relief for the unit managers and thereby they ease the demand of accountability, which are lying on the unit managers.This thesis is written in Swedish.

The aim of the following thesis reflects current trends in public sector accounting and subsequent audit of public sector entities's financial statements. The main principles of accounting are desribed in order to determine how the financial statements are used during controls and audits. In this context the Supreme Audit Institution is introduced as an independant institution practicing external audit in public sector. For this purpose the SAI's control reports reflected the financial audit of the selected public sector entities will be analyzed.

The thesis is focused on analyzing the offer of studies aimed on the public sector on the universities throughout the Czech Republic and the comparison of the its coverage within bachelor and master studies. In the theoretical part there is the explanation of the main parts of the public sector. The theory is explained by the definitions of terms which are closely related to this field. There is the explication of creation and existence of public sector. There are also mentioned characters and structure of public sector. The results of the complex research are stated in the practical part. The research covered all universities within the Czech Republic. The results brought out also other comparative perspectives. Anyway, the main goal was to confirm or to disprove the assumptions which emerge out of suppositions expected in this field. The main supposition is that public universities will dominate in the offer of these studies above the private universities.

This diploma thesis analyses and elaborates a methodical tool for evaluating the advantage of realization of construction of road infrastructure in the form of a PPP project. Furthermore this tool is subsequent applied to a particular project. The introductory part summarizes the basic theoretical knowledge regarding the project financing in the form of public-private partnerships. In the following part, a methodological tool for comparing the value for money based on different methods of realization. In the last part of the diploma thesis, this methodical tool is applied to a specific project, including a basic feasibility study.

This diploma thesis entitled Implementing the "Effective Public Administration and Friendly Services (Smart Administration Strategy 2007-2015)" deals with the modernization of public administration, specifically the implementation of the Smart Administration strategy. Part of the work is an analysis of documents related to this strategy, which is supplemented by the opinions of experts on public administration. The main objectives of the work include mapping the prerequisites for the creation and implementation of the Smart Administration strategy. Other partial goals of the thesis include exploring the main theoretical resources of Smart Administration. Last but not least, the goal was to determine whether the Smart Administration strategy was successfully implemented and to draw conclusions and recommendations from the findings. Part of the thesis is a description of the implementation process both at the theoretical level and on the example of implementation of the Smart Administration strategy. To identify the benefits and shortcomings, qualitative expert interviews were conducted between representatives of public administration and other experts. In the final part of the thesis the author draws recommendations based on the obtained data and discusses possibilities for improving the...

Orientation: The employee engagement approach has been utilised to combat burnout in both private and public sector institutions. With increasing research, selfperceived employability is gaining popularity as an effective tool to reduce burnout in the contemporary world of work. Knowledge of the relationship between these three constructs is therefore important for public sector institutions and researchers in industrial and organisational psychology in South Africa. Research purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between burnout, employee engagement and self-perceived employability amongst employees in the South African public sector. Motivation for study: Numerous studies have highlighted the prevalence of poor service delivery in public sector institutions as linked to employees feeling disconnected from their work as a result of numerous burnout symptoms. A plethora of studies have emphasised the significance of employee engagement in reducing burnout. With increasing research, focus has also been on the employability construct as a tool to manage burnout in the ever-changing working environment and the labour market. Both employee engagement and self-perceived employability have been utilised as approaches to reduce burnout amongst employees. However, the relationship between these three constructs is unknown, and therefore the findings of this study will be crucial for both public sector institutions and researchers in industrial and organisational psychology in South Africa. Research design, approach and method: The researcher conducted a quantitative study. It involved a non-probability sample of 158 South African public sector employees. Correlational and descriptive statistical analyses were utilised to analyse the data. Main findings: Burnout has a significant negative relationship with employee engagement; however, burnout does not significantly correlate with self-perceived employability. There are significant differences between the various biographical groups and burnout, employee engagement and self-perceived employability. Practical/managerial implications: Approaches to reducing burnout amongst employees should consider employee engagement and self-perceived employability as effective tools to enhance employees’ wellness, morale and productivity. Improving the engagement levels of employees and enhancing their employability will greatly improve the well-being of employees in public sector institutions and help alleviate the actual employee burnout. / Industrial and Organisational Psychology / M. Com. (Industrial and Organisational Psychology)