Suchergebnisse

Since 1983 the Indonesian government has been implementing a policy of economic deregulation, strengthening the economic role of the private sector and thus opening up new sources of development investment. Although economic deregulation has not always been without setbacks and inconsistencies, the New Order government has proved its ability to react flexibly to changing economic circumstances. In the administration, decentralisation and a policy of professionalisation of the civil service have been introduced. However, implementation of decentralisation has been slow and is limited to functional aspects, while the patrimonial attitude of the civil service and its bureaucratic work procedures remain unchanged. Regarding the political framework of the Indonesian corporatist state, the government of President Suharto has been unwilling to accommodate the demands for more political openness and broader political participation.

ABSTRACT*: The improvement of the proficiency and capabilities of management staff of public enterprises (BUMN) in Indonesia has become more important with the introduction of a public sector policy which focuses on the efficiency, cost recovery and profitability of public enterprises. Management training in Indonesian BUMN is in most cases an instrument of career development for management staff. Training programmes continue to be influenced by the training concepts of the civil service and reflect the fact that despite the business orientation of the official public sector policy, BUMN continue to be part of the political/administrative system. Business orientation, efficiency, entrepreneurship and profit orientation are seen as the most important characteristics of BUMN managers to be developed in the training programmes; however, management training also aims at the political socialization of BUMN managers into the national leadership. In the implementation of management training, public enterprises tend to cooperate most closely with their respective technical departments and the university sector. Considering the objectives of the public sector policy of the government, BUMN should be allowed to design and implement their management training without interference from other central government institutions.