The Motivational Bases of Public Service

Perry, James L.; Wise, Lois Recascino

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“…Previous research findings indicate that public employees still value aspects that motivated them to look for public jobs in the first place, such as job security and social environment (Perry and Wise, 1990). On the contrary, private employees value aspects of the job related to financial incentives and the real possibility to reach higher positions in the organizational hierarchy.…”

Section: H1 Private Employees Are More Likely To Report Higher Levelmentioning

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Are public officials really less satisfied than private sector workers?A comparative study in Brazil

Borges

2013

Rev. Adm. Pública

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This research aims to compare the public and private sectors with regard to satisfaction at work. We conducted a survey with 670 professionals from both sectors in Brazil. The results of variance analysis confirm previous researches indicating that public officials are less satisfied with their work than private sector workers. However, this result does not repeat when we evaluate the satisfaction dimensions. For instance, public officials reported being more satisfied than private sector workers with regard to social environment and work stability. Unexpectedly, the results suggest that there is no difference between these sectors when we analyze the satisfaction with supervision. Therefore, this article is relevant for Brazilian managers, by offering an empirical research on the distinction between public and private. The article also discusses the theoretical implications, since Brazilian findings do not completely support the international literature. Os funcionários públicos estão realmente menos satisfeitos que os trabalhadores do setor privado? Um estudo comparado no Brasil O objetivo desta pesquisa é comparar os setores público e privado em relação à satisfação no trabalho. Foi realizado um survey com 670 profissionais de ambos os setores no Brasil. Os resultados da análise de variância confirmam as pesquisas anteriores indicando que os funcionários públicos estão menos satisfeitos com seu trabalho que os trabalhadores do setor privado. No entanto, esse resultado não se repete quando avaliadas as dimensões da satisfação. Por exemplo, os funcionários públicos relataram estar mais satisfeitos que os trabalhadores da iniciativa privada em relação ao ambiente social e à estabilidade no trabalho. Inesperadamente, os resultados sugerem que não existe diferença entre os setores quando analisada a satisfação com a supervisão. Portanto, este artigo é relevante para os gestores brasileiros, pois oferece uma pesquisa empírica sobre a distinção entre público e privado. Este artigo também discute as implicações teóricas, pois os achados brasileiros não confirmam totalmente a literatura internacional. 1478Renata Borges ¿Los funcionarios públicos están realmente menos satisfechos que los trabajadores del sector privado? Un estudio comparativo en Brasil El objetivo de esta investigación es comparar los sectores público y privado con relación a la satisfacción en el trabajo. Se realizó un survey con 670 profesionales de ambos sectores en Brasil. Los resultados del análisis de varianza confirman las investigaciones anteriores indicando que los funcionarios públi-cos están menos satisfechos con su trabajo que los trabajadores del sector privado. Sin embargo, ese resultado no se repite cuando se evalúan las dimensiones de la satisfacción. Por ejemplo, los funcionarios públicos reportaron estar más satisfechos que los trabajadores del sector privado con relación al ambiente social y la estabilidad en el trabajo. Inesperadamente, los resultados sugieren que no existe diferencia entre los sectores cuando se analiza la satisfa...

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Section: H1 Private Employees Are More Likely To Report Higher Levelmentioning

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Are public officials really less satisfied than private sector workers?A comparative study in Brazil

Borges

2013

Rev. Adm. Pública

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“…Uit onderzoek blijkt dat loopbaanontwikkelingsmogelijkheden belangrijk worden geacht door ambtenaren voor hun ontwikkeling van trots (Vermeeren & Van Geest, 2012: 323 (Karl & Sutton, 1998;Perry & Wise, 1990;Rainey, 1982 Voor hypothese zes -aard van het werk -zijn alle respondenten op basis van hun antwoorden ingedeeld in de groep overwegend uitvoerende ambtenaren dan wel overwegend beleidsvoorbereidende/beleidsmakende ambtenaren (zie de appendix voor verdere uitleg). Voor het toetsen van de variabele behorende bij hypothese zeven -relatie met collega's -zijn de antwoorden op de bijbehorende stelling gedichotomiseerd naar (helemaal) oneens en (zeer) mee eens.…”

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Wie is die trotse ambtenaar? Een onderzoek naar de determinanten van beroepstrots

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Lako²,

Vries³

2014

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“…Organizational commitment is a concept that has been researched often, although not so much in the public sector context (Steijn and Leisink, 2006). Public Service Motivation (PSM) theory may be useful here (Perry and Wise, 1990). Attempts have already been made to apply PSM (an individual's predisposition to respond to motives grounded primarily or uniquely in public institutions) to the study of co-production (Van Eijk and Steen, forthcoming).…”

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User co-production of public service delivery: Effects on trust

Fledderus¹

2018

Bestuurskunde

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The Motivational Bases of Public Service

Cited by 2,283 publications

References 22 publications

Are public officials really less satisfied than private sector workers?A comparative study in Brazil

Are public officials really less satisfied than private sector workers?A comparative study in Brazil

Wie is die trotse ambtenaar? Een onderzoek naar de determinanten van beroepstrots

User co-production of public service delivery: Effects on trust

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