In many developing countries, despite the efforts made to roll out New Public Management, public service quality is still more of an ideal than a reality. Employee disengagement emerges time and again in reflections on the causes of the problem, without, in most contexts, having any precise explanations. The article sets out to identify the engagement drivers likely to secure the effective involvement of public officials tasked with providing the public administrative service. To do this, an empirical study is conducted in Cameroon. The analysis makes use of both statistical inference and content analysis. Its results tell us that the involvement of public officials is linked, in particular, to work organisation, human resources management practices and the recognition of their potential by their superiors. Points for practitioners This study identifies some major current issues. For anyone involved in human resources management, work involvement is a competitive tool that creates value. It is considered as one of the general objectives that staff management practices should help to achieve. A high-quality public service requires particular attention to be granted to work involvement. The study reveals many employee engagement drivers that can boost the performance of public administrations, particularly in developing countries.
Banques et comportement d’endettement des entreprises L’évolution de la compétition sur le cœur de métier bancaire renforce le pouvoir de négociation des entreprises dans leurs relations de crédit. Elle contribue à valoriser les arguments favorables au dépassement du modèle de rationnement à l’aune duquel ce lien est traditionnellement traité. Dans cette perspective, le but de l’article est d’étudier le comportement des entreprises camerounaises à l’égard des crédits bancaires. Il en résulte que ceux-ci sont évités, ce qui suppose une perte de valeur pour les banques. Trois théories (marketing, ressources et compétences, dépendance envers les ressources) sont interrogées pour identifier des réponses à ce problème.
The evolution of fears related to possible crises reinforces the search of governance, guaranteeing the prudence of banks notably in developing countries. This article discusses the board of directors by proposing to explore the conditions under which it can master the control of bank credit risk. The mobilised conceptualisation pleads for a systemic vision of governance and rejects the relevance of evaluating in isolation the effectiveness of the board of directors. Data used are from a sample of 12 Cameroonian banks for the period 2006–2015. Results highlight that the presence of directors representing the state, unlike the existence of a chairman who is an expatriate, promotes the credit risk. The managerial implication of these results, for possible reforms, is the depoliticisation of the functioning of the board.
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