TY - JOUR
T1 - Working 9 to 5? A cross-national analysis of public sector worker stereotypes
AU - Neo, Sheeling
AU - Bertram, Isa
AU - Szydlowski, Gabriela
AU - Bouwman, Robin
AU - de Boer, Noortje
AU - Grimmelikhuijsen, Stephan
AU - Charbonneau, Étienne
AU - Moon, M. Jae
AU - Tummers, Lars
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1080/14719037.2023.2254306
DO - 10.1080/14719037.2023.2254306
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85171366667
SN - 1471-9037
VL - 26
SP - 1
EP - 30
JO - Public Management Review
JF - Public Management Review
IS - 7
ER -