To read this content please select one of the options below:

Assessing public sector values trough the tri-axial model: empirical evidence from Spain

Marc Esteve (ESADE Business School, Ramon Llull University, Barcelona, Spain and School of Public Policy, University College London, London, UK)
Monica Grau (VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Ramon Cabrera Valle (Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain)

Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal

ISSN: 1352-7606

Article publication date: 14 October 2013

589

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to examine values among public sector employees. Furthermore, this study will identify differences according to several demographical variables with relevant policy making implications.

Design/methodology/approach

Once the literature review on public sector values and the description of the tri-axial model is presented, analysis based on a survey of 3,018 public sectors will be undertaken. The sample consists of employees working in the Government of Andalusia, Spain.

Findings

Results reveal the domination of pragmatic values, as well as values connected to the ethical axis. The study also shows how these values vary according to several demographic characteristics of the respondents, especially when considering their level of education and their respective tenure.

Research limitations/implications

When managing employees from public organizations, emphasis should be given to the development of an organizational culture that represents a configuration of both pragmatic and ethical axes.

Originality/value

This study was tested with relatively a large sample size (more than 3,000 observations), thus adding significant and original value to the empirical test of the tri-axial model.

Keywords

Acknowledgements

Erratum - It has come to the attention of Emerald Group Publishing that the article “Assessing public sector values through the tri-axial model: empirical evidence from Spain”, published in Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal, volume 20, issue 4, pp. 528-543 contains an error introduced in the production process.

The following acknowledgment was omitted:

“The authors are grateful for the generous support of the Junta de Andalusia and its employees throughout the development of this research”.

This error has been corrected in the online version and Emerald sincerely apologises to the readers and authors for this oversight.

Citation

Esteve, M., Grau, M. and Cabrera Valle, R. (2013), "Assessing public sector values trough the tri-axial model: empirical evidence from Spain", Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal, Vol. 20 No. 4, pp. 528-543. https://doi.org/10.1108/CCM-03-2013-0045

Publisher

:

Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2013, Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Related articles