Path‐Dependent Public Servants
Comparing the Influence of Traditions on Administrative Behavior in Developing Asia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6359934 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zeger Van Der Wal (0000-0002-4872-3342, National University of Singapore, corresponding author), Assel Mussagulova (0000-0001-8291-5084, Nanyang Technological University, corresponding author), Chung‐an Chen (0000-0003-0702-813X, Nanyang Technological University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 81 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 308-320 |
| Publication date | 2020-07-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Administration Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-3352 • E-ISSN: 1540-6210 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/puar.13218 |
| OpenAlex | W3043540825 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 103 |
This article compares the motivations and attitudes of public servants in Kazakhstan (n = 627) and Pakistan (n = 207) by analyzing quantitative and qualitative survey data. A comparison of these two developing Asian countries with distinct administrative traditions and path dependencies contributes to the public administration literature on developing countries. This literature often treats public servants in developing countries as a single category, with little contextualization of findings. This study finds that despite an overlap in Islamic societal values, public servants’ motivations and attitudes differ: lower prosocial proclivity and more aspiration for money in Kazakhstan may be partly explained by the Soviet administrative tradition, while prosocial propensity and lower concern with pay in Pakistan may be attributed to the South Asian tradition. The authors conclude that historical legacies help explain cross‐country differences in employee motivation and attitudes. The findings also improve our knowledge about the potential of reforms within the examined conditions
Administration (probate law · Civil servants · Contextualization · Developing country · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Islam · Path analysis (statistics · Political science · Prosocial behavior · Sociology · Accounting and Organizational Management · Islamic Finance and Banking Studies · Law · Psychology · Public Policy and Administration Research · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 14 |
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| Citations per year | 2,8 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |