Professional Values of Public Servants in the United States

Yeager, Samuel J.; Rabin, Jack; Vocino, Thomas

doi:10.1177/027507408201600410

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“…The term was long used by Christians to describe God’s will for an individual, which involves service to others (see Bellah et al 1996). Public administration authors also use the term, but absent is any mention of religion (Yeager, Rabin, and Vocino 1982). Instead, the source of this transcendence is the U.S. Constitution (Wolf and Bacher 1990).…”

Section: The Secular Character Of Public Administrationmentioning

confidence: 99%

How Naked Is the Public Square? Religion, Public Service, and Implications for Public Administration

Houston¹,

Freeman²,

Feldman

2008

Public Administration Review

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The study of public administration has a decidedly secular character, a result of an intentional effort to seek legitimacy through professionalization that can be traced back to the Progressive Era. But is this secular orientation wholly descriptive of the practice of public administration? To address this question, the authors examine the religiosity of public servants (governmental and nongovernmental) and non–public servants, as well as the secular attitudes held by members of each group. The study finds that individuals in governmental public service occupations generally are more religious and possess less secular attitudes than those in non–public service occupations.

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Section: The Secular Character Of Public Administrationmentioning

confidence: 99%

How Naked Is the Public Square? Religion, Public Service, and Implications for Public Administration

Houston¹,

Freeman²,

Feldman

2008

Public Administration Review

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“…There is also evidence from previous research that individual or demographic variables, such as race and gender, are significantly correlated with PSM and/or job satisfaction (Perry, 1997;Steel & Warner, 1990;Yaeger, Rabin, & Vocino, 1982). While such differences have tended to be small, in some cases, minority respondents have had higher mean PSM scores (Naff & Crum, 1999).…”

Section: Psm and Individual Antecedentsmentioning

confidence: 94%

Public Service Motivation, Public Management Reform, and Organizational Socialization

Battaglio

French

2016

Public Personnel Management

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This study tests public service motivation (PSM) by accounting for organizational factors and socialization in shaping motives. Focusing on PSM and its four dimensions, we control for employment at-will as an organizational factor and agency type in influencing organizational socialization. Utilizing hierarchical linear modeling, we evaluate PSM in 10 municipalities at the individual level, while controlling for agency context as a predictor for a second level of analysis. The results underscore the effect of organizational factors, indicating that municipal employees in employment at-will environments have higher levels of self-sacrifice than their civil service counterparts. Although municipal employees in public safety agencies exhibit higher levels of selfsacrifice and commitment to the public interest than their peers in other agencies, their levels of attraction to policy making and compassion are significantly lower. The findings suggest the importance of a multi-dimensional approach to PSM when considering institutional factors and agency socialization in the workplace.

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“…Specifically, an individual's tenure status can be an influencing factor given that a tenured individual within a professional community is more likely to enhance his/her professional self-categorization (Lui, Ngo, & Tsang, 2003). Education was also found to be a significant factor for joining an association, as individuals with higher levels of education recognize the value and benefits of such associations and tend to seek membership to gain such benefits (Yeager, Rabin, & Vocino, 1982).…”

Section: Members' Individual Factorsmentioning

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Determinants of health care professional association members' intention to renew and recommend membership to others

2018

J of Philanthropy and Mktg

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This study was designed to explore the determinants of membership retention and expansion within a health care professional association. Analyzing empirical data from 824 members of the largest and most internationally representative health care professional association, this study found membership dues value and member attitude toward the association are key predictors of the decisions to renew membership and recommend it to others, whereas membership drop experience was a negative predictor of the 2 behavioral outcomes regarding members. Personal benefits provided by membership in the association are a determinant of recommending membership to others but not a significant factor in renewing membership.

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Professional Values of Public Servants in the United States

Cited by 12 publications

References 14 publications

How Naked Is the Public Square? Religion, Public Service, and Implications for Public Administration

How Naked Is the Public Square? Religion, Public Service, and Implications for Public Administration

Public Service Motivation, Public Management Reform, and Organizational Socialization

Determinants of health care professional association members' intention to renew and recommend membership to others

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