DDI_GHA_2018_PESBR_v01_M_WB Development Data Group 2022-05-20 NADA Version 01 (May 2022) Survey of Public Servants 2018 PESBR 2018 GHA_2018_PESBR_v01_M Daniel Oliver Rogger NADA Daniel Oliver Rogger Administrative Records, Other (ad/oth] Version 01: Anonymized and aggregated dataset for public distribution To better understand these issues and identify ideas for reform, a joint research team composed of Civil Servants and academic research staff conducted interviews with over 2,762 senior-level officers in 45 Ministries, Departments, and Agencies in Ghana’s Civil Service. In 2018, the research team went back to the same MDAs and collaborated with new organizations and departments created since 2015, interviewing 3,003 officials in 58 ministries and departments. In order to rigorously measure the quality of management practices, the Ghana Civil Servants Survey adapted the framework of the World Management Survey, an internationally recognized tool for benchmarking management quality, to measure management in the Civil Service. The survey asked questions on six topics of strategic importance to the civil service: the setting of targets, monitoring performance, the definition of roles, flexibility in implementation, the provision of incentives, and effective staffing practice. Ghana 45 MDAs targeted in 2015 and new organizations and departments created between 2015 and 2018 in 58 ministries and departments. Public officials 45 MDAs targeted in 2015 and new organizations and departments created between 2015 and 2018 in 58 ministries and departments. Aggregate data [agg] The study covered the following topics: - Management practices - Job characteristics, tasks and responsibilities - Ease of doing work - Work history and individual characteristics - Recruitment, promotion, and additional characteristics - Corruption in the service - Opportunity for open feedback on the service In 2015, a joint research team composed of Civil Servants and academic research staff conducted interviews with over 2,762 senior-level officers in 45 Ministries, Departments, and Agencies in Ghana’s Civil Service. In 2018, the research team went back to the same MDAs and collaborated with new organizations and departments created since 2015, interviewing 3,003 officials in 58 ministries and departments. All senior officials were eligible to be interviewed. Computer Assisted Personal Interview [capi] The survey questionnaire comprises following modules: 1- Cover page, 2- Management practices, 3- Job characteristics, tasks and responsibilities, 4- Ease of doing work, 5- Work history and individual characteristics, 6- Recruitment, promotion, and additional characteristics, 7- Corruption in the service, 8- Opportunity for open feedback on the service, and 9- Post-interview questions. Face-to-face individual surveys conducted by teams of civil servants delegated by OHCS Response rate was 92%. The use of the datasets must be acknowledged using a citation which would include: - the identification of the Primary Investigator (including country name); - the full title of the survey and its acronym (when available), and the year(s) of implementation; - the survey reference number; - the source and date of download (for datasets disseminated online). The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses. ghana.dta Anonymized and aggregated data 31878 11 Section of the questionnaire where data was collected Section of the questionnaire where data was collected Section of the questionnaire where data was collected Section of the questionnaire where data was collected Section of the questionnaire where data was collected 31878 Corruption in the service Ease of doing work Job Characteristics, Tasks, and Responsibilities Management Practices Recruitment, Promotion and Additional Characteristics Work History and Individual Characteristics Topic Topic Topic Topic Topic 31878 Corruption in the service Ease of doing work Job Characteristics, Tasks, and Responsibilities Management Practices Recruitment, Promotion and Additional Characteristics Work History and Individual Characteristics Question text as it appears in the questionnaire Question text as it appears in the questionnaire Question text as it appears in the questionnaire Question text as it appears in the questionnaire Question text as it appears in the questionnaire 31878 Scale Scale Scale Scale Scale 31878 0--1 0--10 1--3 1--4 1--5 1--6 1--7 average Group Group Group Group Group 31878 Age All Education Gender Institution Tenure Category Category Category Category Category 31878 Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean 29525 2353 1 Lower_ci Lower_ci Lower_ci Lower_ci Lower_ci 29520 2358 -0.48 1 Upper_ci Upper_ci Upper_ci Upper_ci Upper_ci 29520 2358 1.48 Percentile_25 Percentile_25 Percentile_25 Percentile_25 Percentile_25 29525 2353 10 Percentile_75 Percentile_75 Percentile_75 Percentile_75 Percentile_75 29525 2353 10