Administrative Culture in Developing and Transitional Countries
This book explores theoretical, methodological, and empirical underpinnings of administrative culture as well as prospects and challenges associated with it in the context of and across developing and transitional countries. Referring to dominant norms and values in public organizations, administrative culture is about the attitudes and perceptions of public officials. In many countries civil servants are criticised for being corrupt, incompetent, unreliable and self-centred. Their attitudes, norms and values and the way they act are in constant conflict with rule of law. Recently the virtues of the Weberian model of bureaucracy have been reclaimed as an alternative to New Public Management (NPM): i.e. as a model which emphasizes impartiality, rule-following, expertise, and hierarchy rather than manipulation of incentive structures and market competition. In particular it has been argued that a system of meritocratic recruitment and predictable, long-term careers increases the professional competence of the bureaucrats and fosters a culture of professionalism among them. Still it is unclear how and under what conditions such a model can be adopted. Among main hindrances seems to be established power structures and the existing political and societal culture which undermine the effective implementation of the Weberian model.
This book was published as a special issue of the International Journal of Public Administration.
Ishtiaq Jamil and Steinar Askvik are at the Department of Administration and Organization Theory, University of Bergen, Norway where they co-direct the MPhil Program in Public Administration.
Farhad Hossain is a Senior Lecturer at the Institute for Development Policy and Management, University of Manchester, UK, where he directs the Postgraduate Programme in Human Resource Management (International Development).
Administrative Culture in Developing and
Transitional Countries
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Ishtiaq Jamil, Steinar Askvik and
Farhad Hossain
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Contents
Ishtiaq Jamil, Steinar Askvik, and Farhad Hossain
Ishtiaq Jamil, Steinar Askvik, and Farhad Hossain
Loredana Di Pietro and Francesca Di Virgilio
Goran Hyden
Habib Zafarullah
David Arellano-Gault
Justice Nyigmah Bawole, Farhad Hossain, Kwame Ameyaw Domfeh, Hamza Zakaria Bukari, and Francis Sanyare
Deyana Marcheva
Abdulrahaman Ali Alhazemi, Christopher Rees, and Farhad Hossain
Mohammad Habibur Rahman, Rafia Naz, and Alka Nand
Sk. Tawfique M. Haque and Sheikh Noor Mohammad
The chapters in this book were originally published in the International Journal of Public Administration, volume 36, issue 13 (October 2013). When citing this material, please use the original page numbering for each article, as follows:
Chapter 1
Introduction to the Special Issue on Administrative Culture in Developing and Transitional Countries
Ishtiaq Jamil, Steinar Askvik, and Farhad Hossain
International Journal of Public Administration, volume 36, issue 13 (October 2013) pp. 897899
Chapter 2
Understanding Administrative Culture: Some Theoretical and Methodological Remarks
Ishtiaq Jamil, Steinar Askvik, and Farhad Hossain
International Journal of Public Administration, volume 36, issue 13 (October 2013) pp. 900909
Chapter 3
The Role of Organizational Culture on Informal Conflict Management
Loredana Di Pietro and Francesca Di Virgilio
International Journal of Public Administration, volume 36, issue 13 (October 2013) pp. 910921
Chapter 4
Culture, Administration, and Reform in Africa
Goran Hyden
International Journal of Public Administration, volume 36, issue 13 (October 2013) pp. 922931
Chapter 5
Bureaucratic Culture and the Social-Political Connection: The Bangladesh Example
Habib Zafarullah
International Journal of Public Administration, volume 36, issue 13 (October 2013) pp. 932939
Chapter 6
The Dilemma for the New Administrative Culture in Mexican Public Administration: Esprit de Corps or Individualist Bureaucracy?
David Arellano-Gault
International Journal of Public Administration, volume 36, issue 13 (October 2013) pp. 940952
Chapter 7
Performance Appraisal or Praising Performance? The Culture of Rhetoric in Performance Management in Ghana Civil Service
Justice Nyigmah Bawole, Farhad Hossain, Kwame Ameyaw Domfeh, Hamza Zakaria Bukari, and Francis Sanyare
International Journal of Public Administration, volume 36, issue 13 (October 2013) pp. 953962
Chapter 8
Administrative Culture in Bulgaria: Sources, Foundations, and Transitions
Deyana Marcheva
International Journal of Public Administration, volume 36, issue 13 (October 2013) pp. 963971
Chapter 9
Implementation of Strategic Organizational Change: The Case of King Abdul Aziz University in Saudi Arabia
Abdulrahaman Ali Alhazemi, Christopher Rees, and Farhad Hossain
International Journal of Public Administration, volume 36, issue 13 (October 2013) pp. 972981
Chapter 10
Public Sector Reforms in Fiji: Examining Policy Implementation Setting and Administrative Culture
Mohammad Habibur Rahman, Rafia Naz, and Alka Nand
International Journal of Public Administration, volume 36, issue 13 (October 2013) pp. 982995
Chapter 11
Administrative Culture and Incidence of Corruption in Bangladesh: A Search for the Potential Linkage
