CAJ | 학술논문

行政文化研究的兴起是人类学的文化研究蔓延至公共行政领域的结果，行政学界在研究行政文化时，应该参考和借鉴人类学家的文化研究成果、研究取向及其方法。在人类学家的眼中，文化在本质上是指支配一个共同体内人们的活动及其创造物的内在精神特质或观念体系。那么，行政文化的本质也应该是着眼于探讨支配人类行政实践的主观精神层面，即行政学界所谓的狭义行政文化概念。更重要的是，人类学家在把握主观精神世界时，所坚持的经验主义研究取向与科学化的研究方法，同样应该成为行政文化的研究准则。这样做无论是在理论上，还是在实践方面都具有其合理性。
행정문화연구적흥기시인류학적문화연구만연지공공행정영역적결과，행정학계재연구행정문화시，응해삼고화차감인류학가적문화연구성과、연구취향급기방법。재인류학가적안중，문화재본질상시지지배일개공동체내인문적활동급기창조물적내재정신특질혹관념체계。나요，행정문화적본질야응해시착안우탐토지배인류행정실천적주관정신층면，즉행정학계소위적협의행정문화개념。경중요적시，인류학가재파악주관정신세계시，소견지적경험주의연구취향여과학화적연구방법，동양응해성위행정문화적연구준칙。저양주무론시재이론상，환시재실천방면도구유기합이성。
＂Culture＂, of course, was originally used in anthropology to indicate the frame of spirit or a concept system behind behavior, material and society of community. However, since it has been adapted and expanded in public administration, the theories, study orientation and method of cultural anthropologists should be used as the references in the study of administrative culture. That is the reason researchers in public administration should focus rather on the values, beliefs and attitudes behind administrative activities than the administrative materials and institutions i. e. , the so - called narrow sense of administrative cuhure. What is more important is that the study orientation in administrative culture should be empirical, and its researchers should employ the methodology of science as cultural anthropologists. This tenet for the study of administrative culture is rational both in theory and in practice.