Public Administration in the Global South

Nickson Herbert Odongo ； Daoping Wang

《International Journal of Information and Management Sciences》 32卷1期 (2021/03) Pp. 21-38

https://doi.org/10.6186/IJIMS.202103_32(1).0002

摘要

This article strives to investigate what devolved governments of Kenya are doing and ought to do after which the approaches of performance and public administration will be made clear. This approach will facilitate the identification of prevailing practices used to manage the performance and suggest strategies for improvement. Descriptive assessment of 5 devolved governments of Kenya is carried out. The article covered 518 respondents across the above-sampled governments. The results support administrative staff, scholars, policy-makers and practitioners, consultants and social scientists in development studies for planning and administration of public organizations. This outcomes have an interest and importance far beyond Kenya and can be embraced by various prospective governments, states, and organizations. The thought of factors that enhance or impede devolved government workers performance can be explored in future research.

關鍵字

Public administration ； Performance management ； Devolved governments ； Developing countries

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