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@article{ART002025712},
author={Yoon, Young-Geun and Joo， Jae-Bok},
title={Types of Middle Level Managers in Municipalities of Korea Republic: Focused on Civil Servants at the Grade 6},
journal={Korean Society and Public Administration},
issn={1225-8652},
year={2015},
volume={26},
number={2},
pages={141-169}

TY - JOUR
AU - Yoon, Young-Geun
AU - Joo， Jae-Bok
TI - Types of Middle Level Managers in Municipalities of Korea Republic: Focused on Civil Servants at the Grade 6
JO - Korean Society and Public Administration
PY - 2015
VL - 26
IS - 2
PB - Seoul Association For Public Administration
SP - 141
EP - 169
SN - 1225-8652
AB - Grade 6 civil servants in Korean basic local government play a significant role as a linking-pin in the hierarchy, and more specifically, they also take on the role of mid-level managers. Nevertheless, the research community has paid little attention to Grade 6 public managers to date. To bridge this gap, the present study focuses on identifying who they are, investigating what roles they play, and analyzing their behavioral characteristics. Q methodology is employed due to its capacity to measure civil servants’ subjective perceptions of their own roles. The analysis identifies four types of civil servants at the sixth grade. The first type is ‘zealots and the upwardly mobile’, the second type is ‘passive indifferents’, the third type is ‘climbers and advocates’, and the fourth type is ‘conservers’. The results reveal that, contrary to current views, Grade 6 civil servants cannot be neatly categorized into a single homogeneous group. Rather, their roles and behaviors are various. Consequently, there is a need to devise new approaches and systems with a view to motivating Grade 6 civil servants, such as promotion, compensation, and career management.
KW - Basic local government;Grade 6 civil servants;Q methodology
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Yoon, Young-Geun and Joo， Jae-Bok. (2015). Types of Middle Level Managers in Municipalities of Korea Republic: Focused on Civil Servants at the Grade 6. Korean Society and Public Administration, 26(2), 141-169.

Yoon, Young-Geun and Joo， Jae-Bok. 2015, "Types of Middle Level Managers in Municipalities of Korea Republic: Focused on Civil Servants at the Grade 6", Korean Society and Public Administration, vol.26, no.2 pp.141-169.

Yoon, Young-Geun, Joo， Jae-Bok "Types of Middle Level Managers in Municipalities of Korea Republic: Focused on Civil Servants at the Grade 6" Korean Society and Public Administration 26.2 pp.141-169 (2015) : 141.

Yoon, Young-Geun, Joo， Jae-Bok. Types of Middle Level Managers in Municipalities of Korea Republic: Focused on Civil Servants at the Grade 6. 2015; 26(2), 141-169.

Yoon, Young-Geun and Joo， Jae-Bok. "Types of Middle Level Managers in Municipalities of Korea Republic: Focused on Civil Servants at the Grade 6" Korean Society and Public Administration 26, no.2 (2015) : 141-169.

Yoon, Young-Geun; Joo， Jae-Bok. Types of Middle Level Managers in Municipalities of Korea Republic: Focused on Civil Servants at the Grade 6. Korean Society and Public Administration, 26(2), 141-169.

Yoon, Young-Geun; Joo， Jae-Bok. Types of Middle Level Managers in Municipalities of Korea Republic: Focused on Civil Servants at the Grade 6. Korean Society and Public Administration. 2015; 26(2) 141-169.

Yoon, Young-Geun, Joo， Jae-Bok. Types of Middle Level Managers in Municipalities of Korea Republic: Focused on Civil Servants at the Grade 6. 2015; 26(2), 141-169.

Yoon, Young-Geun and Joo， Jae-Bok. "Types of Middle Level Managers in Municipalities of Korea Republic: Focused on Civil Servants at the Grade 6" Korean Society and Public Administration 26, no.2 (2015) : 141-169.