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Investigates (through interviews) the link between business needs
and staff development policies within the Agricultural Development Bank
of Pakistan. Analyses the Bank′s corporate planning cycle with a view to
suggesting improvements that focus more clearly on staff performance
needs. The corporate planning cycle should involve a more client‐based
analysis of need which can then be matched against the strategic aims of
government and international donors. Targets on performance and employee
development can emerge that draw on the ideas of managers at all levels
and build their commitment to the strategic aims. The training function
could move into a more strategic role.

Civil service reform in developing countries may be inhibited
unless a more culturally appropriate concept of management is developed.
An Institutional Development Framework (IDF) may assist in the
identification of possible reform strategies. A strategy is defined by a
series of inter‐linked management and organisational components to each
of which may be attached aims, values and/or skills enhancement ideas.
Senior managers of the service should be responsible for drafting and
reviewing the IDF as a shared learning experience. The IDF concept
resulted from a study of civil service reform in the Solomon Islands.

AbstractThis article examines the development of academic networks and expertise through the UK Higher Education Links scheme, which is funded by the UK Department for International Development, managed by the British Council and supported by the principals of UK higher education institutions. The links are established between UK and overseas universities primarily to enhance research and/or teaching capacity, with the ultimate aim of alleviating poverty and promoting sustainable development. This article draws on data gathered for a large‐scale, multiple‐method evaluation which endorsed the scheme's continuation. It is argued that a crucial factor helping to make individual links a success was good relationships between respective co‐ordinators, although the nature of these relationships varied. The article discusses the extent to which the formation of fruitful academic networks and partnerships enabling knowledge transfer were encouraged. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Argues that the debate concerning the growth of public employment has remained largely uninformed in a conceptual sense beyond the economic variables. Suggests that the time is now pertinent to identify the additional parameters affecting the situation if an enriched understanding is to evolve on the future role and management of the public sector in the developing state. Reviews the literature contributions that are significant in this respect, not only with the aim of putting the public sector developments of the last ten years in perspective but also to contribute to the current debate on the emergence of new administrative paradigms for developing States that provide a more balanced view of political, economic and social development.

This book presents Human Resource Management (HRM) as a tool for improving the performance of organizations in developing and transitional countries. It does this through the presentation of an integrated model of human resource management, informed by the practical realities of applying such a model in developing and transitional countries

This study focuses on the Government of Bangladesh and the Department for International Development-UK (DFID-UK) public sector capacity building project under collaborative public governance. It examines the efficiency and effectiveness of foreign funded and multi-stakeholder led public sector capacity development initiative dubbed Managing at the Top, Stage-2 project and how it contributed to the human resource capacity development in Bangladesh. A combination of data from governmental sources, in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, participant observation as well as personal insights of the authors was adopted. The result showed the project was successful to a great extent despite some challenges.