Социально-психологический климат в органах государственной власти

Abstract

The development of the Institute of public service is connected, fi rst of all, with the improvement of its personnel policy, the fi ght against corruption, the introduction of ethical standards and technologies for managing the career of employees. These problems are the most signifi cant limitations of socio-economic and political development of the state and their solution should pay considerable attention to the socio-psychological well-being and climate of the employees of public authorities in order to minimize the negative eff ects of psychological support for their professional activities. In order to determine the specifi cs of the formation of socio-psychological climate in public authorities, whose employees should be focused on solving signifi cant problems of state construction, the authors conducted a study in the Federal service for fi nancial monitoring of the Russian Federation. By applying the test “Pulsar”, the test of the “Integral job satisfaction”, by A.V. Batashevy, the observation method and personal interview by the authors has been partially refuted the hypothesis that the rigid formalization of the activities of public servants, including the regimentation of action, the pressure of the authorities, routine and emphasis on discipline and high level of personal responsibility, is a dominant factor disturbing the socio-psychological climate in state government. The study revealed that socio-psychological climate in the team of a public authority can be described as favorable and unstable. A team of employees — quite a mature group, able to perform a production job, despite the rather widespread phenomenon: “staff turnover”. According to the results of the tests, the authors characterize a modern civil servant as an effective, purposeful, energetic, constantly increasing his level of knowledge, interested in effective work, which is contrary to the image of a public servant who is tired in society.