This article criticizes that the personnel management system for Korean public officials is seriously lacking competition among public employees and fails to nurture their competence and confidence due to too much reliance on rank, seniority, closed recruitment, and excessive rotation of...

Korea's public employees have made significant contributions to the country's rapid economic growth and social development. In recent years, however, there has been growing concern that the competitiveness of Korea's public employees is lagging behind Korea's private sector employees as well as...

The South Korean Ministry of Environment, Korea Environmental Industry and Technology Institute, Ministry of Economy and Finance, and Public Procurement Service are working collaboratively to promote green purchasing policies across all levels of South Korean government. A primary reason for...