International Journal of Public Sector Management: Volume 35 Issue 3

Creativity and innovation in rapidly developing Qatar: the impact of leadership and the mediation of psychological empowerment amidst rapid growth

Hamid Mahmood Gelaidan, Glenn Houtgraaf, Osama Sam Al-kwifi

This study examines the effects of perceived leadership styles on the perceived creativity and innovation of public servants working in a rapidly developing country while shedding…

Social media government communication and stakeholder engagement in the era of Covid-19: evidence from Italy

Silvia Fissi, Elena Gori, Alberto Romolini

Covid-19 is a worldwide pandemic disease that changed the government communication to citizens about the health emergency. This study aims to provide in-depth research about…

Design of the participatory budget: how to turn citizens into process protagonists

Giorgia Mattei, Valentina Santolamazza, Fabio Giulio Grandis

In the New Public Governance (NPG) paradigm, citizens play a vital role in the decision-making of public organisations and are fundamental to aligning their expectations with…

The effect of toxic leadership on turnover intention and counterproductive work behaviour in Indonesia public organisations

Syahruddin Hattab, Hillman Wirawan, Rudi Salam, Daswati Daswati, Risma Niswaty

Leadership has been known for its tremendous impact on employees' outcomes in any organisation. Constructive leadership positively impacts employees, while destructive leadership…

BAME employees' work experience in the UK public sector: an empirical study of academic and research libraries

Mohammed Ishaq, Asifa Maaria Hussain

The research was aimed at gauging the experiences of Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) staff working in academic and research libraries across the UK, part of the higher…

A framework for fire departments' performance assessment: a systematic literature review

Seyed Milad Komsionchi Eslamzadeh, António Grilo, Pedro Espadinha-Cruz, João Paulo C. Rodrigues, José Pedro Lopes

The purpose of this research is to review literature about the performance assessment (PA) in urban fire departments (FDs) to gain state-of-the-art of the fire departments'…