Crisis management in the public sector and its influences on the administration: the case of the Voucher Operation in the Ministry of Tourism

The study aimed to analyze the crisis in 2011, due to the Voucher Operation in the Ministry of tourism (MTur) and its management, as well as the positive and negative impacts arising on the management of the agency. To this end, we conducted a case study in the MTur in which we sought to report the antecedents and the phases of the crisis, describe how the agency dealt with it and check its positive and negative impacts on the management of the organ, giving focus on five functions of administration. The study had a qualitative approach and the implementation of a roadmap of interview semi-structured with 7 key responders, identified with the help of Snowball technique. Data analysis was performed according to the technique of content analysis. The results showed that the crisis has presented impacts on the following administration functions: planning, organization, control, execution and leadership. Negative impacts have been identified such as the accumulation and backwardness of the demands to be resolved, insecurity and the strained labor relations, contributing to an uncomfortable environment and organizational climate. On the other hand, also was proved positive impacts such as improvements in the control of processes by deploying tools and greater responsibility on the part of the servers with what that is public, contributing to the strengthening of the organizational structure.