The Dynamics between Public Sector Entrepreneurship and Performance:  The Mediating Effect of Communication

This empirical study analyzes the dynamics among public sector entrepreneurship, organizational performance, and communication. This study presents a conceptual model to explain how entrepreneurial orientation in the public sector enhances public organizations’ performance through the mediating effect of communication. This study utilizes the 2022 Public Employee Perception Survey produced by the Korea Institute of Public Administration, which presents a variety of public servants’ perceptions and administrative features of public organizations in South Korea. To test the proposed hypotheses, this study employs structural equation modeling. The results show that entrepreneurial orientation has a positive effect on public organizations’ performance, and communication within the organizations mediates the relationship between these two variables. This study offers a nuanced perspective on implementing an entrepreneurial orientation in the public sector by explaining how public-sector entrepreneurship can promote organizational performance through well-structured communication. This insight is valuable for public administration scholars and practitioners.