Public Service Motivation: A Test of the Job Attraction–Selection–Attrition Model
- 19 May 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Public Management Journal
- Vol. 13 (2) , 155-176
Abstract
Public service motivation (PSM) research suggests that PSM influences employee sector choice, yet relatively little research examines how time moderates this relationship. In this research we examine public service motivation among private and public sector lawyers. Using survey data that measure sector of employment at multiple time periods, we investigate the stability of the relationship between individual reward orientations and sector employment choice over time. Our findings suggest that while PSM may not clearly predict the employment sector of a respondent's first job, it does increase the likelihood that a respondent's subsequent job is in the public sector.Keywords
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