Journal of Civil Service(Abstract)

The Planning Strategy of Senior Executives Administration System in Taiwan-- And its Contrast with United Kingdom, United States, Netherlands and Korea

• Post Date：11/30/2011
• Unit Name：Editing and Compilation Office

The Planning Strategy of Senior Executives Administration System in Taiwan-- And its Contrast with United Kingdom, United States, Netherlands and Korea

Chien-Chien Kuo*

Abstract

In 2000, OECD made a survey for its members and found that among all pubic departments in modern countries, leadership was the most in need of improvement. Based on the finding, the Examination Yuan asked Minister of Civil Service to draft a plan on the selection, promotion and transfer, per-formance evaluation, and payment in the administration system for senior ex-ecutives. Through those issues, it could establish a special and different ad-ministration system from the current one, including training, development, and employment of executives, and use this system as the main scheme to push ahead government administration.

So far, this system includes six key points: “Rigorous Selection”, “Pro-fessional Training at the National Academy of Civil Service”, “Building a Talent Bank of Executives”, “Establishing a Committee of Cross-Department Selection and Cultivation”, “Setting up an Exclusive Salary System”, and “Designing a Quality Evaluation and Exit Mechanism”.

This study not only refers to the advantages and successful experiences of senior civil service from advanced countries, but also considers the special situation in Taiwan, so that its conclusion will be more feasible and more condusive to building a culture for an advanced civil service. For example, the study finds that Taiwan has followed the basic rules of examinations as stipu-lated in the Constitution that are close-ended, not open to external competi-tions.

Furthermore, Taiwan’s system uses the merit principle as the general rule to manage civil service. This principle is restricting the Senior Executives Administration System, and thus the essence of its planning strategy.

Keywords: Senior Civil Service, Talent bank, Merit principle, Senior Execu-tive Service

* Ph. D., Graduate Institute of Political Science, Chinese Culture University.