Efectos de la pandemia en el servicio público prestado por organizaciones estatales

Abstract

CONDITIONING OF PROJECT PUBLICATION. The COVID-19 pandemic is transforming the public sector and bringing about changes in working conditions, risks, and uncertainty. This project analyzes the post-pandemic effects on Public Service Motivation (PSM) among Ecuadorian civil servants, assessing whether their orientation remains vocational or is shifting toward pragmatic factors. A comparative quantitative approach was used to develop the project. Intrinsic and extrinsic variables of PSM were analyzed. The methodology was applied in two stages: Comparative Qualitative Analysis and logistic regression to contrast pre- and post-pandemic periods. The main results of the research showed that intrinsic motivations were not relevant when deciding to work in the public sector. Extrinsic conditions such as income, gender, or age were significant. Before the pandemic, being a woman, being over 50 years old, and earning less than 4 unified basic salaries (SBU) were more associated with working in the public sector. After the pandemic, the effect of these three variables was reversed: men, people under 50, and those earning more than 4 SBU were more associated with working in the public sector. Given this, it is suggested that in order to strengthen vocation and permanence in public service, policies should consider working conditions focused on economic incentives, without neglecting variables such as age and gender. Keywords: Motivations, Intrinsic, Extrinsic, Precursors.