Abstract
Based on an extensive literature review, this article explores the impact of strategic renewal in the public sector on the roles and skills of public professionals. Findings show that successive reforms of New Public Management and New Public Governance have resulted in hybrid role requirements that go beyond the often-debated dichotomy between professionalism and management. Based on our review, we could distinguish four sets of skills for professionals, linking traditional professional expertise to competences for networking and co-creation. Implications for future research are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 09520767221094446 |
| Pages (from-to) | 27-50 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| Journal | Public Policy and Administration |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 27 May 2022 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2024 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Author(s) 2022.
Funding
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The literature review on which this contribution is based has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 770591.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| Horizon 2020 Framework Programme | 770591 |
Keywords
- Hybridity
- Professionals
- Public management reform
- Skills
- Strategic renewal