Professionalism and Calling Among Firefighters. Anachronism in the Age of New Public Management?

LEHNER, Johannes, Eva BORN, Rainer BORN and Peter KELEMEN. Professionalism and Calling Among Firefighters. Anachronism in the Age of New Public Management? In the 35the EGOS Colloquium 2019, Subtheme 64: Challenging Public Management: A Fresh Look at HRM, Organizational and Individual Behaviour in the Public Sector, Edinburgh, UK. 2019.

Basic information

• Original name: Professionalism and Calling Among Firefighters. Anachronism in the Age of New Public Management?
• Authors: LEHNER, Johannes (40 Austria), Eva BORN (40 Austria, belonging to the institution), Rainer BORN (40 Austria, belonging to the institution) and Peter KELEMEN (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: the 35the EGOS Colloquium 2019, Subtheme 64: Challenging Public Management: A Fresh Look at HRM, Organizational and Individual Behaviour in the Public Sector, Edinburgh, UK, 2019.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Presentations at conferences
• Field of Study: 50204 Business and management
• Country of publisher: Czech Republic
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14560/19:00111981
• Organization unit: Faculty of Economics and Administration
• Keywords in English: professionalism; calling; New Public Management; firefighter

Abstract

While professional training and professionalism play key roles in the Weberian view of the bureaucratic organization and of public services, a 21st century view of public administration, informed strongly by New Public Management, an emphasis on efficiency and a view of person-organization fit for public servants seem to hold no place for professionalism or at least reduce professional autonomy. Among constructs related to professionalism is a sense of calling, which is frequently viewed as part of professionalism. The aim of our paper is to explore antecedents and effects of professionalism and calling in public service work for the case of firefighters and, ultimately, to contrast this with common views on New Public Management.

Links

• MUNI/A/1223/2018, interní kód MU: Name: Rozvoj dovedností a znalostí pro zvládání nečekaných situací (Acronym: Nečekané)

Investor: Masaryk University, Category A