Developing effective leaders for the civil service: a case study of Bahrain

Elliott, I. C. , Joyce, P. and Sahraoui, S. (2024) Developing effective leaders for the civil service: a case study of Bahrain. Journal of Public Affairs Education, (doi: 10.1080/15236803.2024.2312761) (Early Online Publication)

Abstract

The civil service has seen dramatic changes over the last 50 years, symbolized by the shift from Traditional Public Administration, to New Public Management and now New Public Governance. Likewise, the role and nature of people management functions has changed with the development of Strategic HR and Human Resource Development (HRD). Finally, the nature of higher education has changed with a growing emphasis on research impact, knowledge exchange, and industry-academia links such as focusing on employability. In this research we explore the development of the Bahrain Institute for Public Administration’s (BIPA) Master in Public Management (MPM) program. Drawing on extensive fieldwork with students, managers, and stakeholders we identify how this program was established, how students were selected, and the implications of their study on the program for the success of the Bahrain government.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Early Online Publication
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Elliott, Dr Ian
• Authors: Elliott, I. C., Joyce, P., and Sahraoui, S.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences
• Journal Name: Journal of Public Affairs Education
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• ISSN: 1523-6803
• ISSN (Online): 2328-9643
• Published Online: 12 February 2024
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2024 The Author(s).
• First Published: First published in Journal of Public Affairs Education 2024
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons license