After the applause: understanding public management and public service ethos in the fight against Covid - 19

Rory Shand; Steven Parker; Joyce Liddle; Gary Spolander; Lisa Warwick; Susan Ainsworth

doi:10.1080/14719037.2022.2026690

After the applause: understanding public management and public service ethos in the fight against Covid - 19

Rory Shand^*, Steven Parker, Joyce Liddle, Gary Spolander, Lisa Warwick, Susan Ainsworth

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Abstract

Covid-19 has led to renewed public support for public services. Frontline workers symbolize a renewed ideal of public service ethos (PSE), though little attention has been paid to how the public managers delivering vital services interpret and mobilize PSE. We show how PSE is implemented by public managers reflecting their local contexts. We examine the theoretical roots of PSE and challenges by newer theories of public management before illustrating its contemporary manifestations through three case studies of local government responses to Covid-19 in England, showing how PSE has been adapted in current contexts and continues to inform public management practice.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1475-1497
Number of pages	23
Journal	Public Management Review
Volume	25
Issue number	8
Early online date	20 Jan 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2022.2026690
Publication status	Published - 3 Aug 2023

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public service ethos
Covid −19

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