Job satisfaction in Cascadia
A comparison of British Columbia, Oregon, and Washington civil servants
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12007166 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brent S Steel (0000-0003-0081-340X, Oregon State University, corresponding author), John C Pierce (0000-0002-0863-9584, University of Kansas), Evan Berman (Victoria University of Wellington), Evan M Berman (0000-0003-0336-6713, Victoria University of Wellington), Jeannette Taylor (0000-0003-0001-0586, The University of Western Australia), Jeanette Taylor (0000-0002-3066-9552, Political Science and International Relations, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, 6009, Australia) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 379-388 |
| Publication date | 2017-08-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Social Science Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0362-3319 • E-ISSN: 1873-5355 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.soscij.2017.07.011 |
| OpenAlex | W2746588473 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 48 |
Canada and the USA share a common cultural source in the British Empire, yet within shared democratic traditions, very different political structures, policy processes, and values have been identified. Canada is seen as having a more deferential culture more supportive of government while Americans have been argued to be more individualistic and cynical about the role of government in society. Using a political culture framework, this study examines the degree to which Canadian and U.S. civil servants perceive societal respect for their public sector jobs, and the impact of those perceptions on individual job satisfaction. It is argued that if civil servants feel more valued by society, they are more likely to have higher levels of public service motivation, which then contributes to higher levels of individual job satisfaction. This study employs surveys of Oregon, Washington and British Columbian civil servants conducted in 2011 and 2012 to investigate this relationship. Findings suggest that British Columbian civil servants feel more valued by society when compared to Oregon and Washington civil servants, and these perceptions of positive societal support are associated with higher levels of individual job satisfaction
Civil servants · Democracy · General Social Survey · Government (linguistics · Individualism · Job satisfaction · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Canadian Policy and Governance · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Psychology · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
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| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |