Institutional Environment and Public Officials' Performance in Guyana

The report presents the findings of a survey of public officials in Guyana, whose views were sought in a wide range of civil service issues - from personnel management, to rewards, and disciplinary actions, and, from budget environment to corruptio...

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Main Authors:	Gokcekus, Omer, Manning, Nick, Mukherjee, Ranjana, Nallari, Raj
Format:	Publication
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2013
Subjects:	INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK PUBLIC POLICY SURVEY DATA CIVIL SERVICE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT DISCIPLINING OF EMPLOYEES BUDGET ADMINISTRATION CORRUPTION PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT UNSKILLED WORKERS EDUCATIONAL ASPECTS TRAINING NEEDS RECRUITMENT POLICY EMPLOYEE SELECTION POLICY REFORM ANALYTICAL METHODS MONITORING & EVALUATION ACCOUNTABILITY AIR AUTHORITY AUTHORIZATION BUDGET DEFICIT BUDGET MANAGEMENT CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CONSTITUTION COUNCILS DECISION-MAKING ECONOMIC RECOVERY ECONOMIC REFORM ECONOMICS ELECTRICITY EMPLOYMENT ESTIMATION RESULTS EXECUTIVE GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE FISCAL FISCAL PRESSURE FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN TRADE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS GOVERNMENT'S BUDGET GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IMMIGRATION INCOME INSOLVENCY INSOLVENCY SYSTEMS INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTIONAL WEAKNESSES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERVENTION LABOR FORCE LEGAL FRAMEWORK LICENSES MEDIUM TERM MINISTRY OF FINANCE MUNICIPALITIES NATIONAL SERVICE NATIONS PARTNERSHIP PERFORMANCE STANDARDS POLICE FORCE POLICY CREDIBILITY POLICY DIRECTION POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL INTERFERENCE POLITICIANS POOR PERFORMANCE POVERTY REDUCTION PRIME MINISTER PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC AFFAIRS PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC ENTERPRISES PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR JOBS PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM PUBLIC SECTOR WAGES PUBLIC SERVANTS PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM EFFORTS RETIREMENT SECTOR REFORMS SOCIALISM SUBNATIONAL BUDGETING TAX TAX REVENUES TRADE POLICY TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRANSITION PROCESS WASTE WORKERS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/05/1346357/institutional-environment-public-officials-performance-guyana http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13944

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Summary:	The report presents the findings of a survey of public officials in Guyana, whose views were sought in a wide range of civil service issues - from personnel management, to rewards, and disciplinary actions, and, from budget environment to corruption. Answers were used to test some prior assertions about the public sector in the country, and, it is the respondents' belief that public sector jobs are attractive, though public employees are not fully prepared for their jobs through education, and training, nor is recruitment always based on merit. However, officials find policies consistent, but implement policies even if in disagreement with policy directions. Furthermore, decision-making is characterized by poor communication, and low employee participation. Nonetheless, officials surveyed showed insight about which reforms might enhance organizational performance, and, based on data analysis, quantification of how public officials assess the organizations' institutional environment, and performance was possible. Survey data demonstrated how widely varied the institutional environments of such organizations are, and, provided evidence that performance does depend upon institutional environment. The report prioritizes interventions according to the potential payoffs in different performance areas, suggesting performance monitoring is likely to be associated with significant positive change in performance.

Institutional Environment and Public Officials' Performance in Guyana

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