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The 21 st -century public servant: working at three boundaries of public and private

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: In a project on the roles and skills of the 21st-century public servant, interviews with public service workers highlighted three boundaries of public and private: relating to ethics, careers and identities. Two contingent factors shape the capacity of staff to be able to reconcile the public and private aspects of their work: the degree of fiscal austerity and the scope for reflective practice. Strategic workforce planning needs to support staff to manage the different versions of public and private.

Source: Public Money & Management

DOI: 10.1080/09540962.2016.1162592

Authors: Catherine Needham, Catherine Mangan

Institution: University of Birmingham

Language: English

Topic: Public Policy and Administration Research

Subfield: Public Administration

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $705