Working 9 to 5? A cross-national analysis of public sector worker stereotypes

Sheeling Neo*, Isa Bertram, Gabriela Szydlowski, Robin Bouwman, Noortje de Boer, Stephan Grimmelikhuijsen, Étienne Charbonneau, M. Jae Moon, Lars Tummers

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journalArticleAcademicpeer-review

6 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

We present an inductive, citizen-driven appraoch to identify stereotypes of public sector worekrs across the United States, Canada, the Netherlands and South Korea (Study 1: n=918; Study 2: n=3,042). Contrary to common negative portrayals, we idetify two positive stereotypes across countries — having job security and serving society; and one neutral/negative stereotype — going home on time. Notably, Americans and Canadians have a more favorable view of public sector workers than the Dutch and South Koreans. This study opens avenues for exploring positive public sector stereotypes and the impact of context on these perceptions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-30
Number of pages30
JournalPublic Management Review
Volume26
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusAccepted/In press - 2023

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

Research programs

  • ESSB PA

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Working 9 to 5? A cross-national analysis of public sector worker stereotypes'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this