1. Ilija Stojanovic,
Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Innovation has become as important consideration for the public sector today, particularly in the policy development, program design and service delivery, as it is for the private sector. This shifting paradigm from a highly rational - as it was explicated by Max Webber in his bureaucratic management theory - towards more efficient and flexible public sector management has been triggered by a fast socio-economic, political and other changes across the World. An increasing number of practitioners including those from various international organizations have particularly questioned the effectiveness of the public sector management in transitional countries, including Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). In BiH itself, numerous administrative barriers are cited as the most common factor discouraging the economic and business development thus reducing the overall competitiveness of the country. Despite of these claims there is a need for an scholarly research in to the problem identified. This paper is aimed to answer the following research question: Does transition to an innovative model of strategic management of public sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina may affect its efficiency and effectiveness? The research took an explanatory approach establishing causal links between the selected variables. Values of the independent variable are presented through Global Innovation Index, pillar Institutions. Values of the dependent variable for different elements of public sector efficiency and effectiveness are presented through data of the Index of Economic Freedom of the World (pillar: Bureaucracy Costs), Doing Business Report (World Bank), Global Competitiveness Index (World Economic Forum) and GPD per capita. An on-line survey was conducted in July and August 2011 with an identified number (320) of public sector servants in BiH. Their responses were analysed through quantitative statistical techniques to test the hypotheses and observe significant correlations. More specifically, the methods of correlation and regression were employed to measure the impact of identified indicators. The conclusions drawn from the preliminary results indicate a high degree of correlation and regression of independent and dependents variables suggesting a potential theoretical contribution to the existing knowledge and valuable recommendations for practitioners and policy makers.
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21.06.2011.
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