Korea’s public sector is undergoing major government reforms in weakening traditionally pervaded authoritarianism in and out of public organizations. This study analyzed and assessed the level of authoritarianism in public organizations and tried to...
Korea’s public sector is undergoing major government reforms in weakening traditionally pervaded authoritarianism in and out of public organizations. This study analyzed and assessed the level of authoritarianism in public organizations and tried to provide effective means to reform authoritarianism as a reinvention measure. This study’s major premise was that lowering the degree of authoritarianism in public organizations should be accompanied by behavioral changes of individuals in organizations. One concern has been that while behavioral and culture changes have been achieved. there should be more structural flexibility applied in the operation of public organizations. in order to make the reinvention effort optimal. AHP resu! Its. collected data from managers from public organizations and labor organizations. also confirm the hypothesis that the most important factor in reforming authoritarianism is individual behavior in organizations. and changes in the individual behavior and attitude toward government and people is a prerequisite for the success of reform efforts.