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Chair of Public & Nonprofit Management

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From the left to the right : Jakob Kühler, Jannes Schneider, Darlin Albrecht, Dustin Rischke, Prof. Dr. Isabella Proeller, Daniela Großmann, Yaren Gürbüz, Nicolas Drathschmidt, Luise Renneke, Jan Paul Adam, Henok Woldegiorgis. 

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News

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/padm.13070

New article by Jakob Kühler and Isabella Proeller in Public Administration

New #DIGILOG study shows: Cologne, Linz & Winterthur pursue digital strategies in complex relationship networks. Available to read  open access!

https://www.wu.ac.at/en/orgstudies/details-news-orgstudies/detail/new-study-unpacking-approaches-to-digitalization-strategy

Jakob Kühler and Tobias Polzer have published a new article in "Public Administration"

Strategies that are coordinated increase performance, according to research. Our study shows: local authorities are focusing on service improvement, but implementation problems are hindering the digital transformation.

https://de.linkedin.com/posts/puma-potsdam_vorsto%C3%9F-von-b%C3%A4rbel-bas-der-zoff-um-die-pensionen-activity-7330245743158439940-thPA
Prof. Dr. Isabella Proeller | Bild: Privat
Photo: Prof. Dr. Isabella Proeller | Bild: Privat

Isabella Proeller provides insights into the complex framework conditions of the civil service syste

In short: just because pensions and salaries are important incentives for civil servants does not mean that they are fundamentally opposed to change

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/puma-potsdam_digilog-activity-7315712796220948480-ZWMU

Team Public Management at the IRSPM in Bologna

In the last few days, we presented our current (doctoral) research projects at the IRSPM hosted by the University of Bologna.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/puma-potsdam_digilog-activity-7297260653868691456-vFHW

A warm welcome to Tobias Polzer!

We are very happy to welcome our colleague Tobias Polzer from the Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien as guest researcher as part of the #DIGILOG project. 

https://de.linkedin.com/posts/puma-potsdam_prozessmanagement-activity-7290041815628488704-9g2L

Successful final presentations of our project course

On January 27, our two students presented their work on Processmanagement- thanks to everyone that participated!

https://doi.org/10.25932/publishup-66042?trk=public_post_comment-text

Open access to our study report on employee retention in administration

The university press of the University of Potsdam has published our study with the dbb.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/puma-potsdam_ver%C3%B6ffentlichung-von-zwei-masterarbeiten-activity-7254866607754076160--Rl_?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Publication of two Master's theses in the Springer series “BestMasters”

We congratulate two of our alumni on the publication of their master's theses written at our chair in the Springer series “BestMasters”.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/puma-potsdam_abschlussveranstaltung-unserer-studie-mit-activity-7254059788454490112-OBaC?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Presentation of our study with dbb jugend in the German Bundestag

Which incentives attract people to a job in the civil service? How important are home office and the 4-day week for young civil servants?

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/puma-potsdam_isabella-proeller-auf-der-smart-country-convention-activity-7252981505793175554-uBPB?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Isabella Proeller at the Smart Country Convention!

Our Chair discusses the development and role of public data laboratories in Germany with different stakeholders.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/puma-potsdam_innovationlabs-signaling-digilog-activity-7241410038773293056-cqRk?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

The Public Management Chair attends the EGPA 2024

At this year's EGPA 2024 conference, our team presented the Chair's ongoing work on innovation, signaling and digitalization.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jakob-kuehler_egpa24-activity-7241454570982273026-BNQ9?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Jakob Kühler wins the PhD Symposium Best Paper Award 2023

Congratulations to Jakob Kühler for winning the PhD Symposium Best Paper Award 2023 at the EGPA 2024 conference in Athens!

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7229473023731339264/

First presentation of the results of our study on employee retention among civil servants

The results will be published in the project report with dbb Jugend. Many thanks for the great cooperation!

https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/64713

Congratulations to Dr. Jan P. Adam on the successful completion of his dissertation!

The dissertation on “Top management support and digitalization of administrative services” has now been published by the university press.

https://www.budrich-journals.de/index.php/dms/article/view/44460/38015

First publication of the DIGILOG project published in “Der moderne Staat” (Open Access)

Marienfeldt, Kuhlmann, Kühler and Proeller examine administrative digitalization and innovation priorities at municipal level in the DACH region.

https://www.dvpw.de/blog/digitalisierung-in-kommunen-wo-bleibt-der-erhoffte-durchbruch-ein-beitrag-von-justine-marienfeldt-jakob-kuehler-sabine-kuhlmann-und-isabella-proeller

Article on the digitalization of municipalities in the blog of the DVPW

The blog post summarizes key findings on the slow pace of digitalization in municipalities and the federal challenges in the DACH countries.