Title: Results-based development planning in Vietnam: the impact of administrative leadership

Authors: Ha Ngoc Pham; Evan M. Berman; Geoff Plimmer; Karl Löfgren

Addresses: Vietnam National Academy of Public Administration, Faculty of Administrative Sciences and Organization and Personnel Management, 77 Nguyen Chi Thanh Street, Dong Da District, Hanoi City, Vietnam ' Sao Paulo School of Business Administration (EAESP), Department of Public Management, Fundação Getúlio Vargas, Rua Itapeva 474, 7th floor, Sao Paulo, SP 01313-902, Brazil ' School of Management, Victoria University of Wellington, Level 10, Rutherford House, 23 Lambton Quay, Pipitea Campus, Wellington 6011, New Zealand ' School of Government, Victoria University of Wellington, Level 8, Rutherford House, 23 Lambton Quay, Pipitea Campus, Wellington 6011, New Zealand

Abstract: Results-based planning (RBP) is increasingly used in national development planning to improve many social and economic outcomes. This article highlights the role of middle manager leadership in such processes. Based on empirical data from Vietnamese public organisations, this study finds that: 1) 'combined' (full-range) leadership by mid-level public managers is key to RBP use and results; 2) resourcing, employee commitment and training, as well as top leader support further increase RBP use and results; 3) donor and top leaders' support are only indirectly associated with RBP use and result, and we provide evidence on the perceived benefits of RBP-based national planning processes. This study identifies specific middle manager's transformational, transactional and autocratic leadership practices in this development planning.

Keywords: public performance; results-based planning; RBP; middle managers; vietnam; performance management; leadership; Vietnam.

DOI: 10.1504/IJPSPM.2024.137194

International Journal of Public Sector Performance Management, 2024 Vol.13 No.2, pp.288 - 311

Received: 15 Apr 2020
Accepted: 15 Oct 2020
Published online: 05 Mar 2024 *

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