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; Etienne Charbonneau; M Jae Moon; Lars Tummers

doi:10.1080/14719037.2023.2254306

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, Etienne Charbonneau, M Jae Moon, Lars Tummers

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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 language	English
Journal	Public Management Review
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2023.2254306
Publication status	Published - 15 Sept 2023

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Keywords

Public sector stereotype
comparative public administration
inductive research
public sector bias

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