@incollection{BreaughHammerschmid, author = {Breaugh, Jessica and Hammerschmid, Gerhard}, title = {Understanding Public Servants from a Global Perspective}, series = {The Palgrave Handbook of the Public Servant}, booktitle = {The Palgrave Handbook of the Public Servant}, publisher = {Palgrave Macmillan}, address = {Cham}, isbn = {978-3-030-03008-7}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-030-03008-7_69-1}, publisher = {Hertie School}, pages = {20}, abstract = {Public servants are an important component of any functioning administrative system. However, a comprehensive, comparative analysis of public servants from a global perspective is rare. The purpose of this chapter and section is therefore to analyze the concept of the civil servant from a global perspective. In order to do so, the chapter examines the concept of the civil servant, who they are, how they are trained, what they do, how they are rewarded, and how political and institutional factors shape personnel systems. Special attention is placed upon comparisons between civil service traditions, international conceptualizations of civil servants, the scope of public service work, and the status of women in public service. The chapter concludes with a brief introduction to each of the subsequent chapters in this section.}, language = {en} } @techreport{RackwitzHammerschmidBreaughetal., type = {Working Paper}, author = {Rackwitz, Maike and Hammerschmid, Gerhard and Breaugh, Jessica and Palaric, Enora}, title = {Government Collaboration and Digitalisation: Comparative Case Studies on Collaborative Management for Government Digitalisation and Public Sector Innovation}, language = {en} }