Extrinsic motivation, PSM and labour market characteristics: a multilevel model of public sector employment preference in 26 countries
Extrinsic motivation, PSM and labour market characteristics: a multilevel model of public sector employment preference in 26 countries
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外在动机、PSM 和劳动力市场特征：26 个国家公共部门就业偏好的多层次模型
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2015
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S. Jilke
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S. Van de Walle;B. Steijn;S. Jilke
关于人们为什么选择公共部门工作的决定因素，研究结果相互矛盾。在这篇文章中，我们使用了一个国际比较设计，从26个国家的数据来解释公共部门的就业偏好。研究表明，在个人层面上，公共服务动机和外在动机都是这种偏好的重要驱动因素。内在动机反过来又与人们为公共部门工作的倾向呈负相关。此外，收入和教育程度较低的人更倾向于在公共部门就业。这表明，为公共部门工作被视为一个良好和安全的职业选择。我们的研究结果进一步表明，这种偏好的变化只能部分地解释国家差异。然而，在公共就业制度以职业为基础而不是以职位为基础的国家，人们更有可能选择公共就业。吸引最优秀和最聪明的人为公共部门工作需要深入了解为什么人们更喜欢公共部门而不是私营部门的就业。这篇文章探讨了26个国家的人们更喜欢公共部门就业的原因。研究结果表明，公共服务动机（帮助他人，对社会有用）和外在动机（工作安全，高收入，晋升机会）在这种偏好中起着重要作用。然而，各国之间仍存在相当大的差异。在公共部门就业制度以职业为基础的国家，在公共部门工作被认为更具吸引力。
Research findings have been contradictory with respect to the determinants of why people choose a public sector job. In this article we use an internationally comparative design with data from 26 countries to explain public sector employment preference. The study shows that on the individual level, public service motivation and extrinsic motivation are both important drivers for this preference. Intrinsic motivation, in turn, is negatively related to people’s inclination to work for the public sector. Moreover, having a lower income and lower education is associated with a greater preference for public sector employment. This suggests that working for the public sector is seen as a good and safe career option. Our results furthermore show that variation in this preference can only partly be explained by country differences. Nevertheless, in countries with a career- rather than position-based system of public employment, people are more likely to prefer public employment. Points for practitioners Attracting the best and brightest to work for the public sector requires an insight into why people prefer public over private sector employment. This article looks at what makes people prefer public sector employment in 26 countries. Findings reveal that public service motivation (helping other people, being useful to society) and extrinsic motives (job security, a high income, opportunities for advancement) play an important role in this preference. Still, there are considerable differences between countries. In countries with a career-based system of public employment, working in the public sector is seen as more attractive.