Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Geys, Benny"
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Follow the Leader? Leader Succession and Staff Attitudes in Public Sector Organizations
Geys, Benny; Connolly, Sara Jane; Kassim, Hussein; Murdoch, Zuzana (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Public sector organizations face regular turnover in top leadership positions. Yet little is known about how such changes affect staff attitudes. The authors argue that top leader succession may influence staff attitudes, ... -
The Impact of Terrorism on Civil Servants: Longitudinal Evidence from the 22 July 2011 Attack in Norway
Geys, Benny; Lægreid, Per; Murdoch, Zuzana; Trondal, Jarle (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Building on a growing literature assessing the societal impact of terrorism, this article analyzes whether and how a terror attack targeting public institutions affects civil servants in their day-to-day work. This is an ... -
It’s About Time! Temporal Dynamics and Longitudinal Research Designs in Public Administration
Murdoch, Zuzana; MacCarthaigh, Muiris; Geys, Benny (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Many of the fundamental research questions in public administration relate to individual- or organization-level temporal dynamics, including the impact of public sector reforms, (in)stability of public policies and ... -
Legitimacy Crises and the Temporal Dynamics of Bureaucratic Representation
Murdoch, Zuzana; Connolly, Sara Jane; Kassim, Hussein; Geys, Benny (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)The representation of specific groups and social interests within (or by) the civil service has long been a concern of public administration scholarship. Yet, much of this literature focuses on representation at a single ... -
Political (Over)Representation of Public Sector Employees and the Double-Motive Hypothesis: Evidence from Norwegian Register Data (2007-2019)
Geys, Benny; Murdoch, Zuzana; Sørensen, Rune Jørgen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Countries have widely diverging regulations regarding the eligibility of public sector employees for political office, and the stringency of such regulations remains fiercely debated. Building on a demand and supply model ... -
Staff Reallocations and Employee Attitudes towards Organizational Aims: Evidence using Longitudinal Data from the European Commission
Geys, Benny; Connolly, Sara; Kassim, Hussein; Murdoch, Zuzana (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Organizational reforms often involve substantial staff reallocations, creating both winners and losers within the same organization. We argue that allocating less (more) staff to a department signals a decrease (increase) ...