התחדשות הניהול הציבורי: העתיד כבר כאן? ניהול הממשל בעידן שלאחר מגפת הקורונה

This short article deals with recent theoretical, paradigmatical, and practical transformations in public management, especially in view of the global COVID-19 crisis. The paper is divided into two major sections. First,I briefly review developments in managerial thinking within the public and governmental arena, especially since the 1970s, emphasizing various paradigmatic and interdisciplinary influences, and the unique challenges related to the governance of democracies in rapidly changing environments.The next section tries to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on theway public management evolves, highlighting transformations in social environments, the growing impact of digitization, technology, and the information society. In light of these considerations, seven potential directions and challenges for the ongoing progress of the field are suggested.