Public Sector Motivation as an Independent Variable Affecting Career Decisions

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11623532
AutoresGerald T Gabris, Gloria Simo
Año1995
Volumen24
Número1
Páginas33-51
Fecha de publicación1995-03-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPublic Personnel Management (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0091-0260 • E-ISSN: 1945-7421
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/009102609502400103
OpenAlexW1922089364
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas72
Referencias citadas12

This article addresses the issue of public sector motivation. Essentially, do public sector employees elicit different motives regarding their work expectations in contrast to people working in the private sector? For instance, do public sector employees have a higher need to serve the public and a lower need for monetary rewards? This article explores the conceptual and theoretical basis for public sector motivation and then reports the results of a small empirical study that tests hypotheses derived from these constructs. Our findings suggest that if public sector motivation does exist, that its effect on employee behavior and attitudes toward work expectations and personal goals is negligible at best

Employee motivation · Public Service Motivation · Work motivation · Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Public Policy and Administration Research