TITLE:
Motivation in Public Autonomous Organizations: The Case of I.A.P.R.
AUTHORS:
Nikolaos Varotsis
KEYWORDS:
Motivation, Public Management, Public Autonomous Organizations, Organizational Performance, I.A.P.R.
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Business and Management,
Vol.7 No.4,
August
15,
2019
ABSTRACT: The
paper demonstrates the lasting weakness of Greek public services management to
motivate the Greek public employees. Especially in the case of the highly
publicized independent autonomous authorities established in recent years, the
lack of staff motivation cannot be attributed as a political responsibility of
the Greek government but only the appointment of their top management on a
case-by-case basis. On the issue of the Independent Authority of Public Revenue,
a public autonomous organization with many efficiency expectations due to its
independent management, the lack of substantial motivation of human resources
creates questions for the achievement of its objectives. The main purpose of
the paper is to highlight the I.A.P.R.’s inability to motivate its employees,
by applying classical and/or modern motivation models, despite the independence
of its management.