International Journal of Public Sector Management: Volume 30 Issue 3

Matrix organizations and cross-functional teams in the public sector: a systematic review

Mikko Pakarinen, Petri Juhani Virtanen

The purpose of this paper is to review the empirical research on matrix organizations and cross-functional teams (CFTs) in the public sector, focussing on typical application…

Reforming fire and rescue services: a comparative study of Estonia and Georgia

Tarmo Puolokainen

The purpose of this paper is to compare the systems of fire and rescue services (FRS) in Estonia and Georgia with respect to recent centralization reforms, especially with…

The effect of women’s representation on the Global Gender Gap Index

Sharon Mastracci

The purpose of this paper is to find the most important factors to the Index that explains gender gaps in education, health, politics, and economic outcomes worldwide.

Critical crossroads to explain network change: evidence from a goal-directed network

Deborah Agostino, Michela Arnaboldi, Martina Dal Molin

Public networks studies have widely diffused in recent years, but scant attention has been devoted to network change. By endorsing the notion of critical crossroads to describe a…

Quality of leadership and public service motivation: A social exchange perspective on employee engagement

Reginald G. Ugaddan, Sung Min Park

The purpose of this paper is to examine salient mechanism by which the quality of political and administrative leadership might influence employee engagement in public sector…

Challenges and competencies for project management in the Australian public service

Carley Blixt, Konstantinos Kirytopoulos

Public sector projects still fail to meet delivery expectations, and the lack of significant project management experience in the Australian public service (APS) has been…