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Public administration in Germany traditionally relies on Weber’s bureaucratic principles, ensuring legality and reliability but limiting flexibility under dynamic conditions. Agile approaches (Kanban, Scrum, Design Thinking) can supplement this by...

The paper examines how administrative procedures can be designed in times of democratic crisis to strengthen constitutional values and democracy itself. Starting point is the interpretation of administrative procedures as stages on which citizens...

Usually action forces have to provide services under high pressure, sometimes under great danger and at considerable risk. This requires command, immediate implementation, precision, efficiency, and effectiveness, which are expressed in leadership...

This paper examines how paradoxes can trigger downward spirals in organizations. Paradoxes, understood as contradictory but connected elements, can, if mismanaged, create deviation-reinforcing action loops that cause destructive patterns and...

Reform proposals for ministries often fail because they only consider the concrete organizational structures, not their external conditions. The example of ministerial bureaucracy shows that central problems are determined by external conditions...

This article examines the phenomenon of administrative burden. The concept addresses the various negative impacts that users may experience when utilizing administrative services. As a result of administrative burden, public services are sometimes...

A key finding from the study on students’ perception of business succession is the discrepancy between the recognized relevance of succession and the actual willingness to take over a business. Although business succession is theoretically...

The StaGe procedure (standardized risk assessment) is a validated screening tool for mental risk assessment in public administration. It measures job demands and resources through an employee survey. Data from 1,930 employees across 34...

New technologies and sustainability goals create tensions between efficiency, growth, and resource conservation. Thus, the simultaneous pursuit of digital and sustainable transformation presents organizations with profound challenges. Leaders play a...

Cultural change is the key to the triple transformation from three perspectives: society and politics (macro level), strategic corporate management and stakeholder involvement (meso level), as well as everyday interactions in teams and leadership...

Digital technologies play a pivotal role in enabling sustainable business transformation. This article examines how key technology clusters – ranging from internet of things and digital twins to data spaces, cloud/edge infrastructures, automation,...

Regulation is often perceived by companies as a bureaucratic burden, yet it can also serve as a catalyst for digital, sustainable, and cultural transformation. This article examines how sustainability and digital regulation – particularly the CSRD...