Globalization and the challenges of public administration: governance, human resources management, leadership, ethics, e-governance and sustainability in the 21st century

Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Governance, Public Administration, and the Challenges of Globalization -- Governance and Public Administration -- Globalization -- Globalization of Demands -- Openness and Transparency -- Innovation -- Development of ICT -- Movement of Capital -- The Rise of Civil Society -- The Expansion of Trade -- Outsourcing -- Challenges of Regulating Multinational Corporations/Transnational Corporations -- Exploitation of Labor -- Environmental Degradation -- Social Problems -- Terrorism -- Job Insecurity -- Health Problems -- Interdependence or Dependency? -- Cultural Imperialism -- Dominance of the International Financial Institutions -- Global Value Chain -- Globalization and the Challenge of Network Governance -- Interactions and Complexity -- Risk Management -- Public Enterprises -- Comparative Perspective -- Government Effectiveness -- Public-Private Partnership -- Performance Management -- Capacity Building and Challenges -- References -- Chapter 3: Globalization and Human Resources Management in the Public Sector -- Definitions of Human Resources Management (HRM) -- The Challenges of Recruitment -- Loss of Prestige in Government Employment -- Loss of the Tenure System -- Demand for Accountability -- Compensation -- Public Service Ethics -- Retention -- Retirement -- Decentralization -- Productivity/Performance -- Motivation -- Technology and Training -- Implement a Change Culture -- Democracy in Human Resource Management in the Public Sector -- Procedural Justice -- Challenges of Participation -- Strategic Planning and Human Resource Management -- The Challenge of Cultural Competence -- Diversity -- Inequality -- Erosion of the Social Contract -- Spreadable Diseases -- Protection of Whistle Blowers -- Conclusion -- References