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More dissimilar than alike? Public values preferences across US minority and white managers
Author(s) -
Stazyk Edmund C.,
Davis Randall S.,
Portillo Shan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
public administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.313
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1467-9299
pISSN - 0033-3298
DOI - 10.1111/padm.12343
Subject(s) - equity (law) , white (mutation) , value (mathematics) , race (biology) , public relations , representation (politics) , preference , public economics , political science , business , marketing , sociology , economics , microeconomics , politics , gender studies , biochemistry , chemistry , machine learning , computer science , law , gene
Interest in public values has grown considerably over the past two decades. Much of this attention reflects a growing awareness that public values hold considerable significance for citizens and public employees. Yet, despite the rapid expansion of research on public values, we still know little about the role of race in shaping and determining public employees’ values preferences. To begin remedying this gap, this article examines whether minority and white public managers in large US local governments exhibit the same value preferences when making departmental decisions. Results from a multiple group confirmatory factor analysis indicate that minority and white managers express similar preferences for traditional public administration values; however, minority managers report a stronger preference for both traditional public administration (e.g., efficiency and effectiveness) and social equity‐oriented (e.g., equity, representation) values.