Does Public Service Motivation Mediate Public Safety Work's Effect on Public Sector Employee Job Satisfaction?

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作者
Nukpezah, Julius A. [1 ]
Flomo, Victor O. [1 ]
French, P. Edward [1 ]
Breen, Dallas [2 ]
机构
[1] Mississippi State Univ, Dept Polit Sci & Publ Adm, Starkville, MS 39762 USA
[2] Mississippi State Univ, Stennis Inst Govt & Community Dev, Starkville, MS USA
关键词
Employee job satisfaction; Public service motivation; Public safety work; Police officers; Firefighters; PERFORMANCE; SELECTION; REWARD; BASES; FIT;
D O I
10.1007/s11115-024-00763-3
中图分类号
C93 [管理学]; D035 [国家行政管理]; D523 [行政管理]; D63 [国家行政管理];
学科分类号
12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ; 1204 ; 120401 ;
摘要
The study draws from the motivation scholarship to argue that employees with higher Public Service Motivation (PSM) are prosocial and altruistic and that public safety workers likely have a higher PSM, increasing their commitment to public service and job satisfaction. The study tests the proposition using survey data from 927 public sector employees in Mississippi using OLS regressions and independent t-tests. Findings show that PSM and public safety work have additive effects on employee job satisfaction. However, public safety workers do not necessarily report higher PSM. The high-risk, trauma-filled nature of public safety work can be satisfying.
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页码:907 / 923
页数:17
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