Effective Public Administration Strategies for Global "New Normal"

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This book analyzes the recent discussions on the practices, issues, challenges and strategies of various public organizations and service organizations in light of the ongoing global pandemic. The book investigates how such organizations have managed to sustain the changes brought on to operations due to the new normal business environment and, in doing so, provides lessons and insights on how similar strategies could be implemented successfully in other organizations. This book would be a valuable read for policy makers, decision makers of public organizations, and scholars.  Contents Post-Pandemic Strategies to Revitalize the Human Resources Management in the Public Sector 1 Introduction 2 State of HRM Implementation of Public Sector During Pandemic 3 Employee Resilience in HRM Context 4 HRM Work Practices During COVID 5 Online Recruitment 6 Workplace Health and Safety 7 American Survey on Teleworking in 2020 8 COVID-19 Related Compensation Management 9 Managing Employer–Employee Relationship During COVID-19 10 Overcoming COVID through Training and Career Development 11 Post-pandemic Strategies and Measures to Revitalize Human Resource Management in the Public Sector 12 Conclusion References The Usefulness of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in the Recruitment and Selection of Employees During Covid 19 1 Introduction 2 Recruitment and Selection Practices During COVID-19 3 Utilization of ICT in the Recruitment and Selection Process 4 Industry Responses on Online Recruitment and Selection? 5 The Challenges Encountered by Organizations in the Use of ICT During the Pandemic 6 Strategies and Recommendations to Improve the Use of ICT Beyond the Pandemic Crisis 7 Conclusion and Future Studies References Use of Spatial Information Management for Sustainable Development in a New Normal Environment: A View from the Organizational, Agro Sphere, and Healthcare Perspective 1 Introduction 2 Sustainable Development 3 Spatial Information System 4 The Perspective of Sustainable Development and Spatial Information Management System for Organizations 5 The Perspective of Sustainable Development and Spatial Information Management System for Agro Sphere 6 The Perspective of Sustainable Development and Spatial Information Management System for Healthcare Sector 7 Proposed Approach for the Execution of Spatial Data and Sustainable Development Goals Achievement 8 Summary References Case Study-Power Sector Adjusting to New Normal Global Environment 1 Background 2 Effect of Pandemic on Utility functions and New Normal Strategies 3 Conclusion References “Philippine Local Government Leadership Styles, Business Relations, Influences and Issues in a New Normal Environment” 1 Overview and Introduction 2 Adoption of IPSAS in NGAS 3 The Role of Philippine Government Special Agencies 4 How Government Influences the Business Organizations 5 How Business Organizations Influences the Government 6 Philippine Developmental Plan 2017–2022 References Trends and Issues of Social Media Adoption by Public Administration in New Normal 1 Evolution of Public Administration 2 Challenges Posed by COVID for Public Administration 3 Social Media Supporting the Changes in Public Administration 4 Acceptance of Social Media in the New Normal 5 Acceptance of Social Media by Public Administrators 6 Trends of Adoption 6.1 Information Dissemination and Management on Social Media 6.2 Using Social Media for the Public Awareness 6.3 Highlighting Public Administration Performance 6.4 Emergence of “Celebrity Servants” 6.5 Using Social Media to Detect Outbreaks 6.6 Public Sentiment Analysis 6.7 Engaging Influencers for Public Administration Assistance 6.8 Social Media Emergency Response Integration 6.9 Localised Report and Support Communities 7 Issues of Social Media for Public Administrators 7.1 Infodemics 7.2 Misinformation 7.3 Disinformation 7.4 Malinformation References Effective Public Administration Strategies During Pandemic Crisis: A Case of Role Played Military in Vaccine Administration in Sri Lanka 1 Introduction 2 COVID-19 and Military Equivalencies 3 Global Military Clout in the Fight Against Covid 4 Military Influence in the Sri Lankan Context of the Covid Battle 5 Militarization and Pandemic References Government Initiatives and Responses to COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case of Turkey 1 Introduction 2 The Methodology and Limitation of the Study 3 Case Study: Implementation of Polices in Turkey 3.1 Policy Actors 3.2 General Measures 3.3 Education Policy 3.4 Technology Policy 3.5 Economy Policy 4 Conclusion and Policy Recommendations References Adoption of Medical Technology in Public Healthcare Sector: An Evidence from Developing Country 1 Introduction 2 Research Design 3 The Key Findings 4 Technology Affordability 5 Regulations 6 Human Resource in Health Care 7 Inequalities in the Health Care 8 Discussion 9 Conclusion References Public Policy, Government Legitimacy, Covid-19 and Public Response: The Case of the Nigerian Government and Populace 1 Introduction References The Public Financial Management in Context of New Global Environment—A Case of Pakistan 1 Introduction 2 Impact of Covid-19 on Pakistan Economy 2.1 Impact of Covid -19 on Economic Performance 2.2 Impact of Covid-19 on Fiscal Performance 2.3 Impact of Covid-19 on Well-Being of Peoples 3 Pakistan Fiscal Stimulus Package 3.1 Pakistani’s Financial Institution Initiatives During Pandemic Crisis 3.2 Global Fiscal Packages During Covid-19 Pandemic 3.3 Public Debt in Pakistan-Pre and Post Covid-19 Situation 3.4 Comparison of Global Debt to GDP Ratio Response to Covid-19 4 An Overview of Fiscal Management System in Pakistan 4.1 Analysis of Federal Taxes in Pakistan 4.2 Expenditure Pattern of Federal Government 4.3 Expenditure Pattern of Provincial Governments 4.4 Fiscal Imbalances Between Federal and Provincial Governments 5 Intergovernmental Fiscal Relation in Pakistan 5.1 Composition of Divisible Pool Taxes 5.2 Decentralization in the 7th NFC Award 6 Public Financial Management Reforms in Context of Existing Government 7 Conclusion and Recommendations References “Philippine National Urban Development and Planning For Sustainable Development Goals During the Pandemic Crisis” 1 Overview and Introduction 2 New Urban Agenda 3 Philippine New Urban Agenda (PhiNUA) 4 Urban Planning and Design 5 Urbanization in the Philippines 5.1 An Archipelagic Nation 6 Urban Planning in the Philippines 7 Spatial Equity and Urban Land Efficiency 8 Urban Connectivity and Mobility 9 Issues and Opportunities References Transcontinental Diffusion of Covid-19: Impact on Human Security 1 Introduction 2 Literature Review 2.1 Population Movement in the Ancient and New World 3 From Narrow to a Broader Concept of Security 4 Environment and Infectious Diseases 5 Impacts of Covid-19 on Economic Security 6 Impacts of Covid-19 on Social Security 7 Challenges to the Global Distribution of Military Forces 8 Conclusions References Effective Resilience Strategy for the Urban Poor During Coronavirus Crisis 1 Introduction 2 Community Resilience Concept 3 Fostering Community Resilience 4 Methodology 4.1 Site Location, Population, and Sample Size 4.2 Instrument Design, Validation, and Reliability 4.3 Data Analysis and Model Verification 5 Urban Poor Profile and Housing 6 Urban Individual and Family Resilience 7 Recovery Strategy and Effects 8 Conclusion and Policy Recomendation Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C References Budget Deficit Sustainability of Selected Developed and Developing Countries During Covid-19 Pandemic 1 Introduction 2 Literature Review 3 Econometric Methodology 3.1 Model and Dataset 3.2 The Fourier ADL Cointegration Test 4 Econometric Findings 5 Conclusion and Political Recommendations References