The Romanian public administration reform is on the working agenda of the governments since more than a decade and a half. Its objectives require a corps of professional civil servants, career civil servants, with adequate training, able to achieve a new interface within the relations with the...

Teil I - Neue Denkanstöße und Ideen: Smart City: Wo liegen Innovationspotenziale im öffentlichen Sektor + Sind Frauen die besseren Innovatoren? + Die Rolle der Hochschulen für den öffentlichen Dienst in Innovationsprozessen von Kommunen und Staat -- Teil II - Rahmenbedingungen für...

In the last decade, leaders' behaviour in performance management has been gaining increasing attention, arguing that it is beneficial in terms of improved employee attitudes, behaviour, and performance in the public sector. However, empirical support for such claim is still scant. Given the...