Effects Of Red Tape Research Articles

The Effect of Red Tape on Employability Competences of Teachers

Red tape forms a major threat to many public organizations around the world. Building on the Job Demands–Resources model, supplemented by arguments from the psychological process theory of red tape, this study explores how and when red tape affects teachers’ employability competences (i.e., balance, anticipation and optimization, and personal flexibility). Analyses ( N = 908 teachers; 92 school leaders) revealed a negative relationship between red tape, on one hand, and balance and personal flexibility, on the other hand, through perceived impact on work outcomes. Interestingly, the analyses also revealed that when organizations provide sufficient developmental rewards to their employees, the negative consequences of red tape on perceived impact are buffered, which indirectly also benefits employees’ balance and personal flexibility.

The Effect of Red Tape on Employability Competences of Teachers

The Effect of Red Tape on Employability Competences of Teachers

Effects of red tape in public sector organizations: a study of government departments in Pakistan

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the emergence and integration of red tape and how its negative effects on public sector organizations' performance have weakened the economies of developing countries such as Pakistan.Design/methodology/approachA structured questionnaire survey was completed by 121 respondents working in 35 government departments in Punjab, a province of Pakistan.FindingsThe findings revealed a link between red-tapism and employees' motivation and work. When there is excessiveness of rules and regulations, employees are prevented from completing assigned tasks, ultimately resulting in decreased work commitment. This indicates that the integration of red tape into public organizations not only affects employees' behavior and attitudes but also impacts the overall performance of public sector organizations.Originality/valueThis paper provides recommendations for the Pakistani government. For example, conducting training and motivational workshops for public sector employees can help them stay engaged with their work. Government departments should also review the steps and procedures involved so as to eliminate unnecessary steps and reduce red-tapism.

Increasing the cost of participation: red tape and public officials’ attitudes toward public participation

Red tape is seen as a destructive organizational force that reduces public officials’ motivation and curtails organizational performance. By increasing the time, cost, and effort required to inform the public and coordinate participation, red tape has also been said to reduce public officials’ positive attitudes toward public participation. However, research on the effects of red tape on public officials’ attitudes toward public participation remains inconclusive. This study examines how the lack of functionality and compliance burden of rules affect public officials’ attitudes toward public participation. Using cross-sectional survey data of n = 862 municipal public officials and a structural equation modeling approach, this study finds that public officials’ perceptions of the lack of functionality of rules are positively associated with attitudes toward public participation, and that perceptions of the compliance burden of rules are negatively associated with attitudes toward public participation. Points for practitioners • Red tape affects public officials’ attitudes toward public participation. • The compliance burden of rules is negatively associated with public officials’ attitudes toward public participation. • The perceived lack of functionality of rules is positively associated with public officials’ attitudes toward public participation. • The effects of red tape are multifaceted and should be examined from a multidimensional point of view.