The Analysis of Talent Models under the Challenges of Public Governance
Chih-Wei Chen*
Abstract
The executive branch in Taiwan made and implemented different kinds of policy to cope with rising challenges of public issues, like globalization, information communication technologies, climate change, low fertility, and aging society. Many of those problems are “wicked” because those issues often call for cross-department and networking efforts. In the situation of wicked policy, the planner and implementer need to have relevant intergovernmental and cross-departmental coordination. The purpose of this article is to propose different talent models to solve those problems.
This article adopts the method of typology to divide public governance problems into routine affairs, intergovernmental or inter-organizational relations problems, public-private partnership problems, and network problems. Thereafter, four models of talent policy are constructed based on foregoing typology: bureaucracy, senior civil service, workforce outsourcing, and political appointments. Arguably, the trend of bureaucracy model shifting to the other three types is expected and necessary.
In conclusion, this paper suggests each agency should make structural reform in regard to talent selecting, training, retaining, and deployment, which will contribute to attaining each agency’s strategic goal, and solve those public governance issues.
Keywords: wicked policy, public governance, talent model
* Associate Professor of Department of Public Administration, Tamkang University, email: 124738@mail.tku.edu.tw.