Abstract
"This study examines the effect on Korean public employees’ in-role performance and organizational performance of Confucian values and of two organizational management values developed in the West, specifically collective public service motivation-oriented (PSMO) management values and entrepreneurship-oriented (EO) management values. Using data from the Public Sector Entrepreneurship Survey the study finds that some Confucian values can enhance in-role and organizational performance in the Korean public sector, but others can have negative or no effects. The mixed results suggest that the relationship may be more complex than assumed and that some variables may mediate the effects. This has implications on how the positive effects of Confucian values on performance can be maximized while minimizing the negative effects. The collective PSMO and EO management values developed in the Western context both enhance in-role performance but only EO management values positive effects extend to organizational performance. Lastly, the study finds that the data does not support the hypothesized positive interaction effects between Confucian values and PSMO and EO management values and both in-role and organizational performance. More investigation is required to fully understand these interaction effects."
Highlights
Countries in East Asia, such as Korea, China, Taiwan, and Singapore have witnessed rapid economic development and increased in significance to the global economy in the last three decades
This study examines the effect on Korean public employees’ in-role performance and organizational performance of Confucian values and of two organizational management values developed in the West, collective public service motivation-oriented (PSMO) management values and entrepreneurship-oriented (EO) management values
The collective PSMO and EO management values developed in the Western context both enhance inrole performance but only EO management values positive effects extend to organizational performance
Summary
Countries in East Asia, such as Korea, China, Taiwan, and Singapore have witnessed rapid economic development and increased in significance to the global economy in the last three decades. The cultural basis of these societies, may expedite economic development. Confucian values may influence ‘individual and organizational outcomes by providing considerable incentives for individual self-accomplishment, self-restraint, persistence, patience, integrity, and honesty’ The association between Confucian values and organizational effectiveness is well documented. Many of these included Confucian values featuring the distinct characteristics of an area, rather than focusing on universal Confucian values. Few offer theoretical hypotheses on the relationship between Confucian values and individual and organizational variables. Few studies examine individual Confucian and organizational management values’ interaction effects, especially with Western values, and how these can affect an organization’s overall performance
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