The scope of public administration continuing education in universities

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An exploratory study on continuing education is presented, partly to provide an initial database on this vital topic that has sadly been rarely studied, despite its importance to many universities. One such aspect of continuing education that has been scarcely dwelt upon refers to how further studies on public administration tend to be more training- than degree-focused, such as that found in MPA and DPA degrees. The study focused on types and amount of training, number of enrollees, training partners, personnel, the significance of continuing education as against other functions such as MPA programs or research, and perceptions regarding what the top programs are.

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Contemporary public sector productivity values: narrower scope, tougher standards, and new rules of the game

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Public sector productivity has undergone substantial changes going into the new millennium. Expectations over the standards and rules used to measure productivity has become higher and stricter. These changes have also raised value and ethical standards across the public sector, particularly across personnel management, purchasing of supplies and the establishment of lean and flexible organizational structures. Both managers and employees thus have to coordinate and exert effort in supporting these changes for an improved overall performance by the public sector.

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Connecting management and executive development in the states

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Management development programs can be used to train middle and senior level managers for executive perspectives. The development of executive training programs, notably by the Certified Public Manager (CPM) Consortium, has provided some answers to state administration requirements. The establishment of a regular management training program is shown to be the basis for further executive development. In addition, the wide scope of CPMs becomes the foundation of an improved state human resources development program.

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