Productivity Antecedents of Brazilian Courts of Justice: Evidence from Justiça em Números

Public sector managers and researchers have emphasized the importance of performance measurement. Nevertheless, few theoretical and empirical studies are found in Brazilian Judiciary Courts' literature. In order to empirically identify which variables (IT investments, own or outsourced human ca...

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Published in:BAR, Brazilian administration review Brazilian administration review, 2017-10, Vol.14 (1), p.1-18
Main Authors: Louro, Alamir Costa, Santos, Washington Romao, Filho, Helio Zanquetto
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bibliometrics
Brazil
Courts
Cure
Cybersecurity
Data envelopment analysis
Decision making
Efficiency
Evaluation
Expenditures
Human capital
Information management
Information technology
Investments
IT investments
Judges & magistrates
Judiciary
MANAGEMENT
Methods
Outsourcing
Productivity
Public administration
Public sector
Reforms
State courts
Strategic management
Structural equation modeling
Variables
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Summary:Public sector managers and researchers have emphasized the importance of performance measurement. Nevertheless, few theoretical and empirical studies are found in Brazilian Judiciary Courts' literature. In order to empirically identify which variables (IT investments, own or outsourced human capital) are more relevant for improving productivity, the current research proposes a model using secondary data extracted from the Justica em Numeros (Justice in Numbers) report, using structural equation modeling for the analysis. The results suggest that: (a) all variables are relevant for improving productivity in Brazilian Courts, confirming our first three theoretical hypotheses; and (b) own human capital has a greater impact on productivity than outsourced, confirming the fourth. For those who are responsible for reforms, this finding indicates that IT is not the most important investment. However a question remains: Seen as a cure for almost all problems in the public sector, is it possible to improve performance without hard IT investments? For future research there are some additional questions: Why is own human capital more relevant than outsourced? Which variables should be included in the model for improving the general significance? The answers can help improve Brazilian court productivity.
ISSN:1807-7692
1807-7692
DOI:10.1590/1807-7692bar2017170032