Government career interests, perceptions of fit, and degree orientations

Bright, Leonard

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“…In city government employment that percentage is over 25% (Risher, 2016). Additionally, many young people hold negative views of government employment and the number of them that consider it an acceptable career option is in a steady decline (Bright, 2018). This viewpoint is found even among students obtaining advanced degrees in public administration.…”

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The Relationship between Job Demands, Job Resources, Employee Burnout, and Employee Engagement in Municipal Government Workers

Crawford¹,

Detar²

2023

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The question of what motivates engagement in the workplace has received a great deal of research attention. The role of job stressors and demands as well as job resources is detailed by the Job Demands Resources (JD-R) theory and has been used to predict burnout, engagement, work enjoyment and performance, and overall employee wellbeing. Although research based on the JD-R has been conducted in many settings, prior to this study, municipal government workers were frequently left out. A quantitative, correlational survey study was conducted with the employees of a city in the southwestern United States (N = 352) using three research instruments: the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES), and the Jobs Demands-Resources Scale (JDRS). Analysis of the data using Pearson's r received indicated a significant positive correlation between job demands and employee burnout (r (350) = .443, p < .05), a significant positive correlation between job resources and employee engagement (r (350) = .580, p < .05.), and a significant negative correlation between job resources and employee burnout (r (350) = −.482, p < .05), but interestingly, no correlation was found between job demands and employee engagement. Results are discussed in terms of applicability to JD-R theory and practical benefits. Future directions for research are discussed.

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The Relationship between Job Demands, Job Resources, Employee Burnout, and Employee Engagement in Municipal Government Workers

Crawford¹,

Detar²

2023

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Evolving Motivation in Public Service: AThree‐PhaseLongitudinal Examination of Public Service Motivation, Work Values, and Academic Studies Among Israeli Students

Miller‐Mor‐Attias

Vigoda‐Gadot

2022

Public Administration Review

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What are the impact of work values and academic training on public service motivation (PSM) over time? We present findings from a three‐phase longitudinal study on the evolvement of PSM of Israeli students who gradually enter the job market. A cohort of 2,799 students were surveyed in late 2012 and a surviving final cohort of 558 respondents took part in the third stage of data collection during early 2015. We analyzed this group's postgraduate career development when they joined various public and nonpublic organizations and professions. We tested several hypotheses about possible relationships between and effects of work values (intrinsic–extrinsic; individualistic–collectivistic), academic studies, and person‐organization fit and PSM over time. In general, individuals with higher levels of intrinsic and collectivistic values, and an academic background in core public service studies demonstrated stronger PSM over time. Implications and suggestions for future studies are discussed.

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Does Perceptions of Organizational Prestige Mediate the Relationship Between Public Service Motivation, Job Satisfaction, and the Turnover Intentions of Federal Employees?

Bright

2020

Public Personnel Management

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Public opinion polls consistently suggest that government employment is not considered to be highly prestigious by most Americans. These negative images are likely to stifle the public sector’s recruitment and retention efforts. Scholars have suggested that individuals with high levels of public service motivation (PSM) are better equipped to work in these environments, yet no studies can be found that have directly explored the relationships between PSM and the perceptions that public employees hold regarding the images that citizens hold of their organizations. This article sought to fill this gap in the literature by exploring the extent to which perceptions of organizational prestige (POP) mediate the relationship between PSM and the job satisfaction and turnover intentions of public employees. Using a sample of federal employees working for the Transportation Security Administration in Oregon, this study found that POP fully mediated the relationship between PSM and turnover intentions and partially mediated the relationship between PSM and job satisfaction. The implications of these findings are discussed.

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Government career interests, perceptions of fit, and degree orientations

Cited by 5 publications

References 46 publications

The Relationship between Job Demands, Job Resources, Employee Burnout, and Employee Engagement in Municipal Government Workers

The Relationship between Job Demands, Job Resources, Employee Burnout, and Employee Engagement in Municipal Government Workers

Evolving Motivation in Public Service: AThree‐PhaseLongitudinal Examination of Public Service Motivation, Work Values, and Academic Studies Among Israeli Students

Does Perceptions of Organizational Prestige Mediate the Relationship Between Public Service Motivation, Job Satisfaction, and the Turnover Intentions of Federal Employees?

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