The 31th NISPAcee Annual Conference

Conference 2023 Beograd, Serbia, May 25-27, 2023

Excellent conference. I really enjoyed the papers, speakers, schedule and location and great staff!

D.B., United States, 27th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2019, Prague

...relating to public administration and policy. Good opportunities for networking.

N.D., Georgia, 27th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2019, Prague

Excellent participants, argument-driven discussions, impartial and supportive Chairs in the Working Group.

D.G., Republic of North Macedonia, 27th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2019, Prague

...to detail and I really enjoyed the supportive and encouraging atmosphere there. Thank you!

R.B., Lithuania, 27th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2019, Prague

...both in terms of academic quality and logistics, and also social events. It was a true joy.

E.Z., Bulgaria, 27th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2019, Prague

...The special programmes were really excellent and we took home many varied experiences.

P.N., Hungary, 27th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2019, Prague

...Sessions were interesting, scholars were engaging and all the social events were amazing!

B.K., Kazakhstan, 26th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2018, Iasi

Excellent organization, excellent food. Compliments to the organizers, they did a wonderful job!

V.J., Netherlands, 26th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2018, Iasi

...I must say that the PhD pre-conference seminar was the most useful seminar of my life. Very well...

K.V., Czech Republic, 26th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2018, Iasi

... I would even argue that they are the very best - both in terms of scientific content and also entertainment…

P.W., Denmark, 26th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2018, Iasi

An opportunity to learn from other researchers and other countries' experiences on certain topics.

G.A.C., Hungary, 25th Conference 2017, Kazan

Very well organised, excellent programme and fruitful discussions.

M.M.S., Slovakia, 25th Conference 2017, Kazan

The NISPAcee conference remains a very interesting conference.

M.D.V., Netherlands, 25th Conference 2017, Kazan

Thank you for the opportunity to be there, and for the work of the organisers.

D.Z., Hungary, 24th Conference 2016, Zagreb

Well organized, as always. Excellent conference topic and paper selection.

M.S., Serbia, 23rd Conference 2015, Georgia

Perfect conference. Well organised. Very informative.

M.deV., Netherlands, 22nd Conference 2014, Hungary

Excellent conference. Congratulations!

S. C., United States, 20th Conference 2012, Republic of Macedonia

Thanks for organising the pre-conference activity. I benefited significantly!

R. U., Uzbekistan, 19th Conference, Varna 2011

Each information I got, was received perfectly in time!

L. S., Latvia, 21st Conference 2013, Serbia

The Conference was very academically fruitful!

M. K., Republic of Macedonia, 20th Conference 2012, Republic of Macedonia

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 Paper/Speech Details of Conference Program  

for the  31st NISPAcee Annual Conference
  Program Overview
WG7: Public Administration Education
Author(s)  Kristina Zivkovic 
  National Academy for Public Administration
Belgrade  Serbia
Pekec Kristina, Kristina Pekec, National Academy for Public Administration, Belgrade, Serbia 
 
 Title  Development Opportunities for Managers in Public Sector of Republic of Serbia
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Presenter  Kristina Zivkovic
Abstract  
  		 Strengthening the public sector of the Republic of Serbia as a whole through the development of its employees is a challenging task, which becomes more difficult when it comes to the development of employees in managerial positions. This research is based on a multiple case study, which explored the offer of development opportunities the leading institutions for development of employees in the public administration of the Republic of Serbia - the National Academy for Public Administration (NAPA) and the Human Resources Management Service (HRMS). It has two main research questions: 1) what are the characteristics of the offer of development opportunities for managers, and 2) what is the opinion of managers about the characteristics of the given offer. The research is qualitative in nature, which implies the use of descriptive, explanatory and comparative methods. Research techniques used in researching this phenomenon are content analysis and semi-structured (in-depth) interviewing. The research results indicate that the offer of development opportunities of these institutions represents a stable system of professional training and professional development of managers through combined andragogic and psychological efforts to bring managerial competencies to their optimal level. The National Academy for Public Administration focuses on the development of knowledge, skills and competencies of managers through pre-defined training programs. The Human Resources Management Service approaches managers through coaching, counseling, potential analysis and other types of psychological support. There is a great emphasis on individual development and strengthening of individual capacities with the aim of consecutively improving the capacities of all other employees, which achieves general efficiency and simplicity of approach.