Values of the public manager in public administration: An approximate meaning from the principles of responsibility

Abstract

The research aimed to interpret the values of the public manager from the discourse of

expert researchers; and the following guidelines: Identify the values with which the

public manager reflects on a daily basis, understand the manager's vision with public

administration from a values perspective, and reveal the values of the public manager

in public administration; it was developed in the context of the reality of public

institutions in the province of Manabí; The research is qualitative and inductive, with

a documentary review strategy based on triangulation between the theories reviewed,

the criteria of the researchers, and what is provided by the key informants in the

interviews, giving space to a new construct which occurs under a proposal of good

practice within the public administration; its level of depth is descriptive; A substantive

contribution is given by the interviewees through their narrative, expanding the

understanding of public management and the values of those responsible. The analysis

strategy is given from what is proposed by the Grounded Theory; On the other hand,

the possibility of having a valuable discourse provided by the interviewees, has given

way to a methodical interpretation from hermeneutics, contributing to the process of

understanding and interpreting the narrative exposed; As a finding, two aspects arise

for good practice in public management: 1.- Cultural model of public management, and

2.- Disruptive public manager.