Crowding-in or crowding-out: the contribution of self-determination theory to public service motivation

Corduneanu, Roxana-Iuliana; Dudau, Adina; Kominis, Georgios

doi:10.1080/14719037.2020.1740303

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“…Belle 2013Belle , 2014Meyer-Sahling, Mikkelsen, and Schuster 2019). To the contrary, extant theoretical and empirical work of psychological needs in public human reource management is scant (Breaugh 2020;Corduneanu, Dudau, and Kominis 2020;Vandenabeele 2007Vandenabeele , 2014. We expand this research stream and contribute to the flourishing scholarship in behavioural public administration (e.g.…”

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“…Public management scholarship that capitalizes on research into psychological needs is still at its infancy. For instance, very recent theoretical work of Corduneanu, Dudau, and Kominis (2020) proposes that the satisfaction of the basic psychological needs may mediate the relationship between performance-related rewards and public service motivation. Earlier theoretical work claims that as long as institutions satisfy employees' need for autonomy, competence, and relatedness, then civil servant will internalize institutionalized public service values more autonomously (Vandenabeele 2007).…”

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Self-determination theory goes public: experimental evidence on the causal relationship between psychological needs and job satisfaction

Battaglio

Bellé

Cantarelli

2021

Public Management Review

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This study puts self-determination theory to an empirical test through a series of discrete choice experiments across three samples of public healthcare workers, for a total of 4,743 subjects. The three replications provide convergent evidence in support of the hypotheses that autonomy, competence, and three types of relatedness -with supervisors, peers, and beneficiaries -simultaneously and independently increase employee satisfaction. Meaningful differences emerge in the relative importance of those five factors. In particular, the fulfilment of one's need for competence turns out to have the greatest positive impact across experimental replications, whereas the need for autonomy consistently comes last. KEYWORDS Self-determination theory; job satisfaction; behavioural public administration; conjoint analysis; public employees "All employees have three basic psychological needs -for competence, autonomy, and relatedness -the satisfaction of which promotes autonomous motivation, high-quality performance, and wellness" -Deci, Olafsen, and Ryan 2017, 19 -Work motivation and job satisfaction are two of the most popular constructs in contemporary general management (e.g. Bolino and Grant 2016), organizational psychology (e.g. Deci, Olafsen, and Ryan 2017), and public administration (e.g. Perry, Hondeghem, and Wise 2010). Studies into the motivational bases of public service have flourished over three decades, spurred by nascent public service motivation research (e.g. Perry and Wise 1990) -a topic which has drawn thrived like few other topics within our field (e.g.

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Self-determination theory goes public: experimental evidence on the causal relationship between psychological needs and job satisfaction

Battaglio

Bellé

Cantarelli

2021

Public Management Review

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“…According to the theory of "Self-Determination" (SDT), the basic elements that underlie intrinsic motivation are autonomy, competence and relatedness based on psychological needs (Deci and Ryan, 2012). Relatedness refers "to having a sense of belongingness both with other individuals and with one's community," competence represents "feeling effective in one's ongoing interactions with the social environment" (Deci and Ryan, 2002, p. 7) and autonomy refers to the idea of "acting with a sense of volition and choice" (Corduneanu et al, 2020(Corduneanu et al, , p. 1075. These basic psychological needs that are the foundations of well-being (Deci and Ryan, 2000), are essential for intrinsic motivation and for PSM.…”

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“…ability to contribute to the public) and relatedness (feeling of connection) (Corduneanu et al, 2020). According to SDT, the satisfaction of these three needs will improve employees' sense of well-being, which ultimately enhances their motivation to serve in the pursuance of organizational objectives such as public service delivery.…”

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Understanding public service motivation, workplace spirituality and employee well-being in the public sector

Hassan

Ansari

Rehman

et al. 2021

IJOES

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Purpose The public service motivation (PSM) theory implies that public employees are spiritual people called “public servants” who have a desire to affect the community and are characterized by compassion and serving others. Owing to their commitment to public welfare, spirituality is apparently inherited in public employees as an occupation/employment effort, which entails attaching a “meaning” to the work being done in the workplace for the spiritual satisfaction of the employees. A sense of well-being among the employees of an organization can prove instrumental in developing their motivation level and improving the quality of their services. The literature depicts that workplace spirituality (WPS) is a feature that enhances multiple forms of employee well-being (EWB). Considering the importance of these concepts in terms of enhancing the productivity of the organizations, the current study aimed to gain an understanding of the PSM together with two other positive attributes namely WPS and EWB and determine their interrelationship. The aim of this study is to examine a significant positive relationship between PSM and WPS mediated by EWB. Design/methodology/approach The study has been conducted in the context of the public sector of Pakistan where a sample of the academic staff of higher educational institutions in the Punjab province was selected through probability sampling techniques for conducting the survey. The data collected from 394 respondents from the selected faculties of the universities were analyzed using relevant statistical tools (SPSS and AMOS: 22) to answer the research questions. Findings This study supported a significant positive relationship between PSM and WPS mediated by EWB. The quantitative findings of this study, thus, demonstrated that the culture of spirituality in the workplace significantly affects the PSM of employees by way of creating a sense of well-being among the employees. Originality/value This study is unique as it serves as an effort to understand the spiritual experience of the public sector employees involved in public service. This infers that spirituality in the workplace improved employees’ well-being by giving them a strong sense of purpose and these employees in a healthy state of mind are more likely to perform above and beyond and have a high motivation to serve the public.

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“…Although existing research provides important insights, it tends to focus too narrowly on contextual aspects and fails to provide solid theoretical hypotheses about how PSM develops and can be sustained over time at the individual level (Bozeman and Su 2015;Perry 2000;Perry and Vandenabeele 2008). Consequently, scholars have identified the need to address the psychological aspects that contribute to PSM (Anderfuhren-Biget Liu and Perry 2016;van Witteloostuijn, Esteve, and Boyne 2017;Vandenabeele, Brewer, and Ritz 2014), especially the importance of the self for motivation (Breaugh, Ritz, and Alfes 2018;Brewer, Selden, and Facer Ii 2000;Corduneanu, Dudau, and Kominis 2020;Perry and Vandenabeele 2008;Vandenabeele 2007).…”

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Motivated to Serve: A Regulatory Perspective on Public Service Motivation and Organizational Citizenship Behavior

Molines

Mifsud

Akremi

et al. 2021

Public Administration Review

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Drawing on regulatory focus theory, we investigate how public employees' regulatory orientations (promotion and prevention focus) at work affect public service motivation (PSM) and change-oriented and maintenance-oriented organizational citizenship behavior (change-OCB; maintenance-OCB). The results, based on a three-wave study of 1,397 French police officers, empirically support expectations that the two regulatory orientations may activate PSM differently and are positively associated with change-OCB and maintenance-OCB. These findings underline the role of regulatory orientations as key psychological sources of PSM and OCB, extending existing public administration knowledge. This article suggests that police organizations could benefit from integrating regulatory focus insights into their practices. Evidence for Practice• This study shows the importance of two orientations-promotion and prevention focus at work-to fostering public service motivation (PSM) and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB). • Promotion focus is positively related to attraction to public service and self-sacrifice, while prevention focus is positively associated with commitment to public value and self-sacrifice. • Self-sacrifice acts as a central element in promoting change-OCB and maintenance-OCB.• To promote PSM and OCB, police organizations should address both regulatory orientations (promotion and prevention) in their practices.

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Crowding-in or crowding-out: the contribution of self-determination theory to public service motivation

Cited by 45 publications

References 108 publications

Self-determination theory goes public: experimental evidence on the causal relationship between psychological needs and job satisfaction

Self-determination theory goes public: experimental evidence on the causal relationship between psychological needs and job satisfaction

Understanding public service motivation, workplace spirituality and employee well-being in the public sector

Motivated to Serve: A Regulatory Perspective on Public Service Motivation and Organizational Citizenship Behavior

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