The purpose of this study is to compare perceptions of public and private organizations in Korean public administration culture and find implications for public management. The generic school of management insists that "public and private management a...
The purpose of this study is to compare perceptions of public and private organizations in Korean public administration culture and find implications for public management. The generic school of management insists that "public and private management are not inherently different", while public management school, which focuses on the public and private comparison, argues that "public and private management are at least as different as they are similar and that the differences are more important than the similarities." This study surveys how the differences between public and private organizations are perceived in Korean public administration culture. Findings are as follows. First, there exist clear differences between perceptions of public and private organizations with regard to job security, social status, salaries, welfare benefits, and other aspects. The findings of this study imply that there exist differences between public and private organizations and support public management school. Second, professionaslism is apparent in Korean public administration culture. This requries more careful consideration about public management.