| The Civil Service is by itself an institution,a system and a business which just like any other encounters challenges throughout its existence.Corruption,workforce diversity management as well as pay and compensations are but some of the key challenges that modern institutions are having to deal with.Recent emphasis on employees as the number one resource for any organization has seen an increase in studies aimed at understanding and addressing some of the challenges that affect employees at individual level and the overall productivity of organizations including businesses and government institutions with respect to the human capital.Neglect,abuse,and mismanagement of the Civil Service Institution as a national resource from both politicians and Civil Servants alike result in deliberate overstaffing,duplication and lack of coordination,some ghosting,poor supervision and utilization of human resources.This study examines the pre-existing challenges and the role politics and poor management practices and other factors play in those problems.Additionally,the effects of the stated challenges and related elements are also studied.Research is built on observation,data from well recognized institutions as well as previous studies on similar or related subjects.Corruption in the civil service as a system,the management of different characteristics and groups of employees and one of the highly debated topics among public servants in Malawi,pay.In general,the study seeks to find the consequences of poor personnel and resource management in the public service which just like in business has serious consequences on operations.Numerous researches have been conducted on related subjects which is where this paper draws its base.Although the subject largely focuses on an area in the public administration region,it was important to look at the civil service from a different perspective,borrowing the approach of modern corporations with respect to personnel management. |
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