Historical Trends and Emerging Issues in Public Management Education

Morten Balle Hansen, Anja Overgaard Thomassen, Dag Olaf Torjesen

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Abstract

The question of how to recruit and educate those who work in the service of the state as
leaders and managers, to enhance dedication, relevant and state-of-the art competencies and
the right ethical habitus, is an ancient one (Rutgers, 1997). It was debated by Plato, Aristotle
and Seneca in the Greco-Roman era more than two millennia ago, was organized in the
classical Chinese mandarin system around 600 AD and was later emulated in other East
Asian countries such as Japan and Korea (Kim, 2017). The question has been a core issue in
public administration since its establishment as an academic field at the end of the 19th
century (Weber, 1968; Wilson, 1887; Wren and Bedeian, 2020)
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftInternational Journal of Public Sector Management
Vol/bind36
Udgave nummer4/5
Sider (fra-til)289-299
ISSN0951-3558
StatusUdgivet - nov. 2023

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