Postawy Polaków wobec służby cywilnej – nadzieje i oczekiwania

Objective: Multidimensional reconstruction is offered of the Poles’ attitudes towards public service and their diversification in various sociodemographic and psychographic categories. Methods: The approach to data collection included computer-assisted telephone research on a sample of N=1,200 adult Poles (18+) and an analysis using descriptive statistics and selected inductive statistics techniques (regression modeling, intergroup difference tests, multidimensional scaling). Results: Analyzes of aggregate and partial dimensions of the Poles’ attitudes towards the civil service were made, models of positive and negative features of the civil service were developed. Conclusions: The study updates the existing research on the image of the civil service in Polish society, has a diagnostic and comparative value. The proposed models have a practical value, pointing to the strengths and weaknesses of the civil service as perceived by the Polish society, broken down into various groups. The predictive value, implications and model validation procedures were discussed.