TY - CHAP A1 - Breaugh, Jessica A1 - Hammerschmid, Gerhard T1 - Understanding Public Servants from a Global Perspective T2 - The Palgrave Handbook of the Public Servant N2 - 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. Y1 - 2021 SN - 978-3-030-03008-7 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03008-7_69-1 PB - Palgrave Macmillan CY - Cham ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Breaugh, Jessica A1 - Hammerschmid, Gerhard ED - Steijn, Bram ED - Knies, Eva T1 - Different systems, different civil service, different HRM: a comparison of HRM approaches in Anglo-Saxon and Rechtsstaat systems T2 - Research Handbook on HRM in the Public Sector N2 - This chapter presents a comparative analysis of the Anglo-Saxon and Rechtsstaat traditions with respect to their human resources management (HRM) policies and practices. It begins with a comparative analysis of the two traditions by examining their history, understanding of employment relations, and overall structure. In then discusses each tradition’s approach to the field of HRM and how public sector reforms have impacted the way their public personnel are managed. Following this, it compares the HRM cyle between the two systems with emphasis on: recruitment and selection, employment conditions, performance management, training, and promotion as well as leadership and the management of the senior civil service. The chapter ends by discussing future research avenues in comparative public administration including an emphasis on the necessity of understanding context and linking public administration traditions to behaviour outcomes, such as current challenges related to managing crises, diversity and inclusion and the future of public service in a digitalised world. Y1 - 2021 SN - 9781789906615 ; 9781789906622 U6 - https://doi.org/10.4337/9781789906622.00031 SP - 292 EP - 306 PB - Edward Elgar Publishing Limited CY - Cheltenham ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Hammerschmid, Gerhard A1 - Breaugh, Jessica A1 - Rackwitz, Maike ED - Verhoest, Koen ED - Hammerschmid, Gerhard ED - Rykkja, Lise H. ED - Klijn, Erik H. T1 - Intergovernmental collaboration in the context of digital transformation: state-of-the-art and theoretical notions T2 - Collaborating for Digital Transformation Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.4337/9781803923895 SP - 31 EP - 51 PB - Edward Elgar ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Rackwitz, Maike A1 - Breaugh, Jessica A1 - Hammerschmid, Gerhard ED - Verhoest, Koen ED - Hammerschmid, Gerhard ED - Rykkja, Lise H. ED - Klijn, Erik H. T1 - Leadership for intergovernmental collaboration towards digital transformation T2 - Collaborating for Digital Transformation Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.4337/9781803923895 SP - 124 EP - 143 PB - Edward Elgar ER -