01567pab a2200205 454500008004000000100001900040245011000059260000900169300001500178362000800193520086400201650002701065650003701092650002901129650001801158773005001176909001101226999001901237952010501256180718b2017   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aAshraf, Junaid  aPublic sector appointments, political influence and performance: perceptions of the situation in Pakistan  c2017  ap.211-216.  aSep  aAppointment processes are integral to the performance of an organisation and its staff, with competent people needing to be appointed and to have their performance valued and assessed appropriately. Concerning these matters, it is alleged that staff in the Pakistan public sector are often appointed on the basis of their personal political relations more than on their competence, with important implications for their performance and that of the organisations in which they are employed. Accordingly, this note explores the allegation drawing on responses to an administered questionnaire and some interviews. The findings, in the form of perceptions, are significant but equivocal concerning public sector appointments in Pakistan being subject to considerable political influence in ways that impact negatively on organisational performance. - Reproduced.  aRecruitment - Pakistan  aPerformance appraisal - Pakistan  aPublic sector - Pakistan  aPublic sector  aAsia Pacific Journal of Public Administration  a116233  c116227d116227  00104070aIIPAbIIPAd2018-07-19hVolume no: 39, Issue no: 3pAR116693r2018-07-19w2018-07-19yAR