The System of Priorities in the Activities of Civil Servants of the Middle Level: Decision-Making Mechanisms, Values and Personnel Selection[Система Приоритетов В Деятельности Государственных Служащих Среднего Уровня: Механизмы Принятия Решений, Ценностные Установки И Кадровый Отбор]

In the system of executive authorities in Russia, the mechanisms of formation of real priorities in the activity of civil servants and decision-making mechanisms on the current "agenda" have been poorly studied, on the basis of which it is possible to diagnose three aspects of public administration: a) assess the importance of personal loyalty and mechanisms of "avoidance of responsibility Middle managers who are in the situation of choosing priorities in the context of multitasking (including legislative Acts, by-laws, job descriptions, program-target documents, presidential decrees, target indicators for assessing the effectiveness of activities, assignments of higher-level managers, interaction with representatives of other authorities, citizens' appeals, court decisions, etc.); B) a comparative analysis of the relevance and practice of combining the basic management tools in terms of three ideal-typical models of public administration: the classical rational bureaucracy, new public management, the network model of governance. To achieve the optimal balance between various management tools, an empirical analysis of administrative practices and identification of the reasons preventing their optimization are necessary. (C) Analysis of the use of the main tools of staff selection and in particular of open tenders for filling managerial positions with wide coverage in the mass media.