Leadership policy adjustment analysis during the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit all corners of the globe as a world crisis (Sohrabi et al., 2020), widely impacts society, and has forced the government to carry out various new policies to overcome various problems that arise. This study aims to analyze the extent to which policy adjustments are made, the main targets, and indicators of success and examine possible deviations that occur as a result of policy adjustments in the Semarang City Government. The research method used a qualitative approach by using observation and interviews with related informants. The findings indicate that the policy adjustments made during the COVID-19 pandemic condition are budget refocusing. Furthermore, the main target in making policy adjustments made by the leaders were the primary services, and needs of the people affected by COVID-19 and employees. The indicators of success in policy adjustments are the success in reducing the number of COVID-19 transmissions, the success of the community’s economic recovery, and the achievement of good public services. The results also show that all policies made are in line with the policies of the leadership, and there are no policies that conflict with the policies of the leadership above.