The article analyses the development of Higher Education Policy in independent Lithuania (1990-2018). The analysis is dwelling on the results of qualitative research conducted in 2018 with a focus on local national and ...

Managerial competencies often emerge as one of the main factors that determine the success of an organization. Scholars have noticed that the damage caused by bad administration in the public sphere is often much more ...

Public distrust of political institutions as well as civil service itself is still dominant in Lithuanian society. The paper seeks to reveal the image of civil servants and civil service itself which undoubtedly is related ...

The article discusses general perception of philanthropy in public policy context analyzing the attitudes of civil servants and community leaders. Analysis of general philanthropy concept employs traditional and modern ...

The article discusses the empirical results of the research on leadership in Lithuanian Civil Service that was conducted in Autumn 2008 and was funded by the Civil Service Department under the Ministry of the Interior of ...

Social policy and philanthropy are often considered as the two faces of the coin. Many of welfare and civil society theorists view philanthropy as an expression of state welfare policy, or on the contrary, it appears when ...

In academic discussions it is widely noticed that lobbying is one of the public policy elements indicating quality of governance. However, in practise the concept often acquires negative connotations. The article discusses ...

The objective of the article is to analyse the notion of citizens‘ inclusion in the context of new public governance perspective. The relevant academic literature on the concept of inclusion is reviewed focusing on ...

Academic literature identifies job satisfaction as an important determinant of effective organisational performance, though the contemporary attention of theorists and practitioners for job satisfaction of individuals ...

The paper is focused on the discussion about the role of civil society in local governance and attempts to provide the answers to the questions: who is responsible for and should initiate the partnership between civil ...