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100			_aMatheson, Craig
245			_aThe sources of upward mobility within public sector organizations: a case study
260			_c1999
300			_ap.495-524
362			_aSep
520			_aThis article identifies four primary sources of upward mobility within public sector organizations, namely, ability, reputation, social credentials, and patronage. Ability is the single most important source, but the other factors taken collectively are at least equally as important. Reputation rests on three factors: ability, visibility, and demeanor. Social credentials comprise race, ethnicity, gender, education, personality traits, attitudes, and values. Reputation, social credentials, and patronage figure as sources of upward mobility for three reasons; the fact that ability is assessed subjectively, the requirement for trustworthiness in administrative work, and the fact that superiors and subordinates engage in social exchanges. - Reproduced
650			_aCase studies
650			_aPublic sector
650			_aCivil service
773			_aAdministration and Society
909			_a43081
999			_c43081 _d43081