Formalization and Administrative Burden as Obstacles to Employee Recruitment: Consequences for the Public Sector

Sievert, Martin; Vogel, Dominik; Feeney, Mary

doi:10.1177/0734371x20932997

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“…One of these problems is recruitment, which is less flexible and attractive (Lavigna & Hays, 2004). This happens because the recruitment process in public organizations is often too complicated, as well as excessive formalization (Sievert, et. al., 2022).…”

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Basic Assessment of Military Academy Cadets Selected on the Basis of Merit

Nugraha

Muslim²

2023

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Based on reports on the implementation of recruitment activities for Taruna and Taruni Akmil candidates in 2019 and 2020, several problems were found during the recruitment and selection process for Taruna Akmil. These problems certainly must be resolved by the Indonesian Army, with the aim of getting the best and quality Military Academy cadets. Departing from these problems, the researcher conducted an evaluation of the policy of the Army Chief of Staff Decree No. Kep/1023/XII/2016 concerning Technical Instructions on Admission of Military Academy Cadets and Cadets based on a merit system. This research was conducted using the literature review method. Several criteria are used to identify the application of the merit system during the recruitment and selection process for Akmil Cadets. These criteria are equal opportunity, open competition and fairness, and passing grade. The results found were that the recruitment and selection policies for Cadets of the Military Academy had supported the implementation of the merit system. However, problems occurred when the policy was implemented, which ultimately resulted in these criteria not being met during the recruitment and selection process for Academy Academy Cadet.

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Basic Assessment of Military Academy Cadets Selected on the Basis of Merit

Nugraha

Muslim²

2023

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“…Formal organisational structures will promote high‐quality interaction and reciprocity among team members through stable and predictable safeguard measures (Levine, 2018), thus promoting the perception of empathy. Second, previous studies argued that formalization of the public sector might inhibit flexibility, and produce negative effects (Sievert et al., 2020). The empirical results of this study are helpful to clarify the positive impact of organisational formalization in hospitals.…”

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The influence of team mindfulness on nurses' presenteeism: A cross‐sectional study from the perspective of sensemaking

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Aim This study explores the influence of team mindfulness on nurses' presenteeism. The mediation effect of perceived empathic concern and perceived insider status and the moderating effect of organisational formalization are assessed. Background Nurses are prone to presenteeism. Few studies have explored the influence of the organisational environment on nurses' presenteeism. Studies that consider organisational, work‐related and person‐related factors on the decision‐making process influencing nurses' presenteeism are scarce. Methods Using a cross‐sectional survey, data from 396 nurses were gathered from three time points and multiple regression analyses were used to test each hypothesis. Results (a) Team mindfulness reduces nurses' presenteeism. (b) Both perceived empathic concern and perceived insider status mediate the relationship between team mindfulness and nurses' presenteeism. (c) Organisational formalization exerts a positive moderating effect on the relationship between team mindfulness and perceived empathic concern. Conclusions Team mindfulness reduces nurses' presenteeism through affective (perceived empathic concern) and cognitive (perceived insider status) sensemaking paths. Organisational formalization is a situational factor to improve the effectiveness of team mindfulness. Implications for Nursing Management Nurse managers need to devote themselves to cultivating team mindfulness, building an atmosphere to promote perceived empathic concern and perceived insider status, and promoting a formal organisational structure.

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“…Administrative burden studies also sometimes employ the logic common to red tape research (formalization, administrative delay, etc.) and study personnel processes (Linos & Riesch, 2020; Sievert et al, 2022). In the administrative exclusion approach (Brodkin & Majmundar, 2010), moreover, rules that shape the interactions of street‐level bureaucrats and citizens can be driven by the types of internal factors (incentives or performance pressures) that are core red tape themes.…”

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The ontology, origin, and impact of divisive public sector rules: A meta‐narrative review of the red tape and administrative burden literatures

Campbell

Pandey

Arnesen

2022

Public Administration Review

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A rule is divisive when its legitimacy is contested and divisive rules are an enduring theme of public administration research. For over three decades, this research has been shaped by red tape theory, which conceptualizes divisive rules as those which consume an organization's resources but fail to advance its goals. Recently, however, the administrative burden framework, which prioritizes the impact of divisive rules on citizens and links their origins to political motives, has grown in popularity. We take stock of the last decade of research on red tape and administrative burden using the meta-narrative review methodology. We identify five narratives within the two research traditions and discuss their distinct research questions, theoretical mechanisms, privileged actors, and rule assumptions, as well as their strengths, limitations, and practical implications. These insights are leveraged to analyze the origins, impact, and ontology of divisive public sector rules. We also raise research questions with cross-cutting relevance to the red tape and administrative burden research traditions. Evidence for Practice• The design and quality of public sector rules have far-reaching consequences for policy makers, public servants, and citizens. • In the 1990s, the red tape research agenda linked rule quality with the administrative values of effectiveness and efficiency. Within the last decade, administrative burden research has highlighted the fundamentally political nature of some public sector rules. • Practitioners should assess their issue of concern and identify and draw from the most relevant of the five distinct but inter-related red tape and administrative burden research themes, namely, administrative performance, behavioral impact, rule quality, impact on citizen access to public services and benefits, and administrative system politicization. • Integrating the insights of the red tape and administrative burden research traditions can produce a more complete picture of public sector rules that is relevant to both scholars and practitioners.

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Formalization and Administrative Burden as Obstacles to Employee Recruitment: Consequences for the Public Sector

Cited by 39 publications

References 93 publications

Basic Assessment of Military Academy Cadets Selected on the Basis of Merit

Basic Assessment of Military Academy Cadets Selected on the Basis of Merit

The influence of team mindfulness on nurses' presenteeism: A cross‐sectional study from the perspective of sensemaking

The ontology, origin, and impact of divisive public sector rules: A meta‐narrative review of the red tape and administrative burden literatures

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