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Network-Based Coordination of Civil-Service Training: Lessons from the Case of Estonia

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  • Metsma Merilin

    (PhD student, Ragnar Nurkse Department of Innovation and Governance, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia. Head Specialist, Human Resources Department, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications of the Republic of Estonia.)

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The focus of this article is on the coordination of civil-service training in a decentralized civil-service system. The Estonian case is studied. The article investigates network-based coordination, analyzes the power sources of the central coordinator and discusses the opportunities and limitations of creating coherence through network-type cooperation. The article concludes that the key power sources for the central coordinator are financial, human and technical resources paired with knowledge, leadership and commitment. The case study shows that, in a decentralized civil service system, a common understanding on training and development can be fostered by intense collaboration through networks.

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  • Metsma Merilin, 2017. "Network-Based Coordination of Civil-Service Training: Lessons from the Case of Estonia," NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy, Sciendo, vol. 10(1), pages 81-98, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:njopap:v:10:y:2017:i:1:p:81-98:n:4
    DOI: 10.1515/nispa-2017-0004
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    1. Jan-Hinrik Meyer-Sahling, 2009. "Sustainability of Civil Service Reforms in Central and Eastern Europe Five Years After EU Accession," SIGMA Papers 44, OECD Publishing.
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