Browsing Department of Politics, People & Place by Author "Parker, Steven"

Debate: Public Service Motivation, Citizens and Leadership Roles

Elected Officials in an Era of Austerity: Stewards, Mediators, and Catalysts

Needham, Catherine; Mangan, Catherine; Bottom, Karin; Parker, Steven (Book chapter)

Leading and recognizing public value

Hartley, Jean; Parker, Steven; Beashel, Jim; Parker (Article)

This article examines the relationship between leadership and public value, which is particularly challenging in a context of explicit contest and conflict. The theoretical framework is illustrated through a case study of ...

Leading for public value in multi-agency collaboration

Parker, Steven; Hartley, Jean; Beashel, Jim; Vo, Quoc (Article)

This paper examines the relationship between leadership and public value in a multi-agency service, requiring the delicate navigation of tensions when there are diverse and competing interests among public service ...

New development: Expanding public service value to include dis/value

Cluley, Victoria; Parker, Steven; Radnor, Zoe (Article)

This article introduces two new terms to the public value lexicon: ‘public service ethos’ and ‘dis/value’. Both terms serve to progress the conceptualization of public value. ‘Public service ethos’ is used to refer to the ...

Researching the Values of Participants Attending Strategic Boards in Public Services: Semi-Structured Interviews, Documentary Research and Observation

Parker, Steven (Article)

What does working in public services mean? Describing the public service ethos in practice

Parker, Steven (Book chapter)

What is the meaning of philosophy for local government officers?

Parker, Steven (Article)

This article reflects on how the philosophical foundations of public administration and the practice of local government can be linked together. Informed by Ongaro, E. (2017. Philosophy and public administration: An ...