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Opportunism and Opportunity Cost as Antecedents of Participatory Behavior

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  • Junesoo Lee

    (Associate Professor, KDI School of Public Policy and Management, 263 Namsejong-ro, Sejong, Republic of Korea)

  • Heung-Suk Choi

    (Professor, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea)

  • Seungjoo Han

    (Associate Professor, Myongji University, 34 Geobukgol-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea)

Abstract

Despite its positive impacts, public participation often begets a representativeness problem due to participants’ opportunism and opportunity cost. Using the survey on 2,000 citizens in South Korea, the research results show that: (1) citizens’ opportunism in terms of self-interest or freeriding may significantly influence their participatory behaviors and (2) citizens’ opportunity costs may act as a mediating factor, i.e., a higher opportunity cost lessens the impact of opportunism on participation. The findings imply that a desirably represented citizen participation can be supported by considering and mobilizing (not manipulating) citizens’ sense of opportunism and opportunity cost.

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  • Junesoo Lee & Heung-Suk Choi & Seungjoo Han, 2020. "Opportunism and Opportunity Cost as Antecedents of Participatory Behavior," Annals of Social Sciences & Management studies, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 6(1), pages 28-35, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:oajasm:v:6:y:2020:i:1:p:28-35
    DOI: 10.19080/ASM.2020.06.555679
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    juniper publishers; social sciences journals; social anthropology; social policy; journal of social science; social and political science journals; journal of social science; open access; juniper publishers reivew;
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    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
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