My current research interests include telework, employee performance appraisal, and diversity, equity, and inclusion within public sector organizations. 

Teleworking In the Public Sector:
Does It Help or Hinder Gender Workplace Equality?  

The purpose of this dissertation is to clarify whether and how telework influences gender equality in the public sector. Although the three essays are separate articles, the findings point to the conclusion that telework can be a double-edged sword for gender equality that needs to be carefully managed.

• The first essay provides a systematic literature review on telework. A critical insight from the review is that while growing telework holds promise for advancing gender equality by providing benefits such as greater flexibility and work-life balance, it may simultaneously exacerbate existing gender inequities in career advancement, health, and rights. The review illuminates that telework can concurrently improve and undermine women’s equality outcomes. I offer a research agenda on how organizations can leverage the benefits of increased telework while mitigating its adverse effects.

• The second essay asks, does telework help or hinder women’s career advancement? Drawing from the literature on cognitive biases and performance appraisals, the paper argues that telework can hinder employees’ career advancement by negatively impacting job performance evaluation. An online survey experiment of Korean public employees found that female teleworkers face a greater risk of receiving negative performance reviews and losing out on promotions based on gender-stereotypical judgments that household duties will distract women from their professional commitments. The findings suggest that female teleworkers may have to pay a higher cost for working remotely with greater career penalties.

• The third essay asks, does telework always reduce work-family conflict? Much of the work in public management indicates that telework generally reduces work-family conflict. This paper argues that this relationship is more complex than generally assumed. Drawing on social role theory, this paper assumes that telework may not necessarily reduce women teleworkers’ work-family conflict. Two waves of survey data from Korean government employees showed that female teleworkers reported increased work-family conflict while male teleworkers reported less conflict.

• Park. J. W. (forthcoming) “Does Telework Always Reduce Work-Family Conflict?: Examining the Moderating Role of Gender.” Review of Public Personnel Administration.

• Park. J. W. 2025. “Out of Sight, Out of Mind?: Telework and Gender Inequality in Performance Appraisals.” Public Management Review, 1-34. https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2025.2592766

• Park. J. W, J, Baek, and Y.J. Cho. 2025. “Does Performance Rating Discrepancy Mediate the Relationship Between Perceptions of Organizational Politics and Job Satisfaction? A Comparative Study of Public and Private Sectors.” Public Personnel Management, 1-30. https://doi.org/10.1177/0091026025136952

• Park. J. W. 2025. “Cultivation or Activation? Examining the Role of Basic Needs Satisfaction In The PSM Research.” International Review of Public Administration, 30(1), 60-85. https://doi.org/10.1080/12294659.2024.2446040 (Won the 2025 IRPA Best Article Award)

• Park. J. W., and S. Kim. 2025 “The role of employee empowerment in promoting perceived behavioural control over whistleblowing: implications for public organizations.” Public Management Review, 27(5), 1333-1356. https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2023.2287494

• Park. J. W., S. Park., and Y. J. Cho. 2023. “More isn’t always better: Exploring Curvilinear Effects of Telework.” International Public Management Journal. 1-20. doi.org/10.1080/10967494.2023.2214133.

• Park. J. W., and S. Y. Kim. 2023. “The Role of Employee Empowerment in Promoting Perceived Behavioural Control Over Whistleblowing: Implications for Public Organizations.” Public Management Review (forthcoming)

• Cho. Y. J., J. W. Park., and H. J. Park. 2018. “Public Institutions’ Integration and Employee Attitudes in South Korea.” Korean Public Personnel Administration Review 17(4):1-22.

• Park. J. W., and Y. J. Cho. 2017. “Adoption of Free Meals Policy in Seoul Metropolitan Government: Political Management Perspective.” Modern Society and Public Administration 27(1):69-100.

• Park. J. W., and Y. J. Cho. 2016. “Effects of Public Service Motivation on Employee Attitudes and Performance: Exploring Moderating Effects of Self-Determination Factors.” Journal of Governmental Studies 22(2):195-233.

• Perishing, S. P., Austin, E. K., and J. W. Park. (n.a). Organization Theory and governance for the 21st century. Taylor & Francis (In final review and production stage)

• Park. J. W., and Y. J. Cho. 2017. Public Management and Public Policy Case Studies: For the Improvement of  Government Capacity and Quality of Government. Seoul, Korea: Dae Young Munwhasa.

• Park. J. W. “Organizational Support Mitigates the Adverse Effects of Perceived Organizational Politics on Employee Attitudes: Applying the Job Demands-Resources model.” (R&R)

• Simon. CA., J. W. Park., N. P., Lovrich., K G., Verboncoeur, and C. Moltz. “When are People Willing to Fight for Their Country? Examining the Varying Impacts of Conscription.” (R&R)

• Simon. CA., J. W. Park., N. P., Lovrich. “Populist Challenge to Public Administration Reconsidered: A U.S.–Canada Comparison.” (Under Review)

• “The Hidden Cost of Telework on Employee Promotion: How Telework Affects Government Managers’ Promotion Decisions.” (with collaboration with Bradley E. Wright., and Y. J. Cho)

• “Exploring the Impact of AI Tools on Recruitment: Evidence from a Field experiment” (with collaboration with Y. J. Cho., and Jared J. Llorens)

• “Citizens’ and Government Telework: How Telework Shapes Government Performance Evaluation.” (with collaboration with Colt Jensen)

• “Telework and Promotion Decisions: The Role of Public Service Motivation.”(with collaboration with Bradley E. Wright., Y. J. Cho, and Kounghun., Nam)

• “When, For Whom Does Telework Work? A Systematic Literature Review on Telework.” (with collaboration with Emidy Blake)

• “Experimental Evidence on Anchoring Bias in Performance Appraisals.” (with collaboration with Y. J. Cho)

• “Can Telework Help Attract Young Talented to the Public Sector?: Evidence from Survey Experiment.” (with collaboration with Y. J. Cho and Bradley E. Wright)