Public Officials' Attitudes toward Data-Driven Government: Exploring the Differences between Managers and Practitioners in the South Korean Government

This study comparatively analyzes the differences between managers and practitioners in public officials' attitudes toward Data-Driven Government. While previous research has extensively covered the technological and institutional aspects of data-driven government, there has been a notable gap in understanding how and whether data-driven government can be facilitated at an organizational behavior level. This study attempts to fill that gap by emphasizing the perceptual mechanism toward participation in a data-driven administration process. It examines the determinants of public officials' attitudes toward a data-driven government, positing that organizational behavior factors should be significantly considered in future research. The study also provides meaningful results from comparing differences of attitudes toward data-driven government between managers and practitioners in the Korean government. Additionally, it offers policy recommendations and theoretical implications by integrating UTAUT (Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology) and additional variables based on Job Characteristics Theory.