Perceived Effectiveness of the Blind Trust System and Perceptions of Barriers to Talent Recruitment in the Public Sector: Focusing on Differences by Respondent Status

Key Points

• This research aims to investigate how perceived effectiveness of the blind trust system impacts barriers to talent recruitment, focusing on variations by respondent status.
• Utilized data from the Korea Institute of Public Administration's survey on public ethics systems.
• Conducted empirical analysis to assess the relationship between perceived effectiveness and recruitment barriers.
• Examined how the strength of this relationship varies by respondent status.
• A significant positive relationship was found; higher perception of the blind trust system's effectiveness correlates with higher perceived barriers to talent recruitment.
• The moderating effect shows varying relationship strengths by respondent status, with local government officials showing the steepest increase in perceived barriers.
• General public exhibited the mildest slope, while central and regional government officials had intermediate strength in this relationship.