Does ownership matter for employee motivation when occupation is controlled for
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Does ownership matter for employee motivation when occupation is controlled for. / Andersen, Lotte Bøgh; Pedersen, Lene Holm.
I: International Journal of Public Administration, Bind 36, Nr. 12, 2013, s. 840-856.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Does ownership matter for employee motivation when occupation is controlled for
AU - Andersen, Lotte Bøgh
AU - Pedersen, Lene Holm
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - The public service motivation literature argues that public employees are more motivated than private employees to deliver public service for the benefit of society. But the reason for this may be that the classical welfare services are predominant in the public sector. This article therefore investigates if ownership matters to employee motivation when occupation is controlled for. The findings show that the employees in both sectors have pro-social motivation, but that public sector employees are more motivated to work for the public interest, whereas private sector employees are more motivated to help individual users of services. The survey data are based on 3,304 Danish employees working in private as well as public organizations.
AB - The public service motivation literature argues that public employees are more motivated than private employees to deliver public service for the benefit of society. But the reason for this may be that the classical welfare services are predominant in the public sector. This article therefore investigates if ownership matters to employee motivation when occupation is controlled for. The findings show that the employees in both sectors have pro-social motivation, but that public sector employees are more motivated to work for the public interest, whereas private sector employees are more motivated to help individual users of services. The survey data are based on 3,304 Danish employees working in private as well as public organizations.
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - public service motivation
KW - private occupations
U2 - 10.1080/01900692.2013.795162
DO - 10.1080/01900692.2013.795162
M3 - Journal article
VL - 36
SP - 840
EP - 856
JO - International Journal of Public Administration
JF - International Journal of Public Administration
SN - 0190-0692
IS - 12
ER -
ID: 188192954