Evidence-Based Change in Public Job Security Policy

Abstract

For most of the 20th century, public employers granted their employees high levels of job security. The 21st century has brought a reversal of fortunes, with emphasis increasingly on at-will employment systems. Both distant and recent policy choices about job security have been based largely on normative and ideological considerations rather than behavioral science evidence. This article synthesizes public-and privatesector job security research to provide a more evidence-based footing for future public job security policy. Although changes related to job security are global, our attention is primarily on the United States. The article reviews job security research with origins in organizational behavior research, at-will employment research, and institutionalization and public trust research across sectors. Based on the review of the literature, we develop an integrative model of job security. We highlight practical implications that flow from the model and discuss future research needs. Keywords job security, job insecurity, at-will employment, employee work attitudes and behavior Job security is a concept of enduring importance in public administration and public management. In his History of the U.S. Civil Service, Paul Van Riper (1958) identified "security of tenure" as one of three defining attributes of the new federal civil service at its inception in 1883 (p. 100). As Van Riper noted, the job security rules introduced

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“…They also suggested that goal clarity and job security also increase the job satisfaction to the employees. (Hur and Perry, 2016), Said that, public employees enjoyed high job security in 20 th century. In 21 st century public sector job security depends on ideological consideration.…”

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“…Some employees of private organization switch their job to public organization and some are switching their job from public to private organization. (Hur and Perry, 2016), Stated that, the employee of Public organization enjoyed high job security in 20 th century. Job satisfaction in public and private organization is significantly different.…”

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“…This was more than just good employment practice, but rather to support stability in the political environment and ensure public servants were free to provide frank and fearless advice without fear of dismissal (Pollitt & Bouckaert, 2011). Hur and Perry (2016) note that “job security is a concept of enduring importance in public administration” in the United States, and had become institutionalized and widely accepted (p. 264). However, the widespread principle of job security was often an implicit feature of employment rather than a legal entitlement, which made it susceptible to challenge amid public sector reforms in recent decades (Bach & Bordogna, 2011; Condrey & Battaglio, 2007; Hur & Perry, 2016).…”

“…Hur and Perry (2016) note that “job security is a concept of enduring importance in public administration” in the United States, and had become institutionalized and widely accepted (p. 264). However, the widespread principle of job security was often an implicit feature of employment rather than a legal entitlement, which made it susceptible to challenge amid public sector reforms in recent decades (Bach & Bordogna, 2011; Condrey & Battaglio, 2007; Hur & Perry, 2016). These challenges have increased in some countries since the onset of global financial crisis (GFC; around 2008-2009 in Australia).…”