Public Management Review Publication

16. Juni 2022

Foto: Seidemann, Weißmüller

We are proud to announce that Iris Seidemann and Kristina Weißmüller (University of Bern) have published their paper on conceptual foundations of workforce homogeneity in the public sector in Public Management Review.

The paper presents a systematic literature review exploring the understudied concept of workforce homogeneity to inform public personnel management in theory and practice. The paper reveals how self-selection, personnel policies, and socialization create often implicit yet persistent practices that lead to workforce homogeneity. By linking these causes with their (un-)intended consequences, the study sheds light on an important theoretical concept for public management and identifies broad avenues for future research. The findings suggest that research into the effects of workforce composition will benefit from integrating the perspective of homogeneity not merely as the flipside of diversity but as an interlinked yet non-congruent concept.

Public Management Review is an international journal, seeking to draw together and learn lessons from the development of public management. All papers in PMR have undergone rigorous peer review, based upon an initial editorial screening followed by a minimum of double-blind peer review.

You can find the full paper here.