TY - JOUR
T1 - The effect of transparency on trust in government
T2 - A cross-national comparative experiment
AU - Grimmelikhuijsen, Stephan
AU - Porumbescu, Gregory
AU - Hong, Boram
AU - Im, Tobin
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2013/7
Y1 - 2013/7
N2 - Transparency is considered a key value for trustworthgovernments. However, the effect of transparency on citizens' trust across national cultures is overlooked in current research. This article compares the effect of transparency on trust in government in the Netherlands and South Korea. The effect is investigated in two similar series of three experiments. The authors hypothesize that the effect of transparency differs because the countries have different cultural values regarding power distance and short- and long-term orientation. Results reveal similar patterns in both countries: transparency has a subdued and sometimes negative effect on trust in government. However, the negative effect in South Korea is much stronger. The difference in the magnitude of transparency's effect suggests that national cultural values play a significant role in how people perceive and appreciate government transparency.
AB - Transparency is considered a key value for trustworthgovernments. However, the effect of transparency on citizens' trust across national cultures is overlooked in current research. This article compares the effect of transparency on trust in government in the Netherlands and South Korea. The effect is investigated in two similar series of three experiments. The authors hypothesize that the effect of transparency differs because the countries have different cultural values regarding power distance and short- and long-term orientation. Results reveal similar patterns in both countries: transparency has a subdued and sometimes negative effect on trust in government. However, the negative effect in South Korea is much stronger. The difference in the magnitude of transparency's effect suggests that national cultural values play a significant role in how people perceive and appreciate government transparency.
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U2 - 10.1111/puar.12047
DO - 10.1111/puar.12047
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84880046619
VL - 73
SP - 575
EP - 586
JO - Public Administration Review
JF - Public Administration Review
SN - 0033-3352
IS - 4
ER -