Public servant stereotypes: It is not (at) all about being lazy, greedy and corrupt.
As stereotypes strongly influence social interactions, this study explores the stereotypical associations regarding public servants, and about various professions in the public sector as well as the for‐profit and nonprofit sectors. This leads to a better understanding of the theoretical and practic...
| Publicado en: | Public Administration Vol. 98; no. 4; pp. 807 - 824 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Dec2020
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