Who Wants to Work for the Government

By Gregory B. Lewis, S. Frank. 2002

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Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Political Science and International Relations, Public Administration

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Organizational Control Systems and Pay-for-Performance in the Public Service (2013, background): “Another strand of research investigates the issue of person-organization fit (Lewis & Frank, 2002; Christensen & Wright, 2011).”
Public Sector Employees: Risk Averse and Altruistic? (2012, background): “Erasmus University Rotterdam, Tinbergen Institute, CESifo and IZA Seth Van den Bossche TNO Work and Employment”
Crowding out intrinsic motivation in the public sector (2011, background): “Indeed, Clerkin, Paynter, and Sheen (2009) and Lewis and Frank (2002) find that employees’ decision to accept employment in the public sector is often informed and influenced by family members or friends in the public sector.”
Finding Workable Levers Over Work Motivation (2007, positive): “Older employees are also more likely to have a stronger sense of public service (Moynihan & Pandey, 2007; Perry, 1997) and to want to work in the public sector (Lewis & Frank, 2002).”
Employment Sector and Volunteering: The Contribution of Nonprofit and Public Sector Workers to the Volunteer Labor Force (2006, background): “…are more tolerant of minority groups (Samuel and Lewin-Epstein 1979:633; Cacioppe and Mock 1984; Crewson 1997; Bourantas and Papalexandris 1999:864; Lewis and Frank 2002:399; Brewer 2003; Norris Thomas Rotolo and John Wilson Employment Sector and Volunteering The Sociological Quarterly 47 (2006)…”
Public Service Motivation and the Assumption of Person—Organization Fit (2008, positive): “such as the employees’ desire to help others, benefit society, or engage in meaningful public service (Alonso & Lewis, 2001; Crewson, 1997; Frank & Lewis, 2004; Houston, 2000; Lewis & Frank, 2002; Rainey, 1982; Wittmer, 1991).”
Does Public Service Motivation Really Make a Difference on the Job Satisfaction and Turnover Intentions of Public Employees? (2008, background): “This task has become more difficult as the interest in government employment declines among young adults (Lewis & Frank, 2002).”
Job Satisfaction in The Public Service (2011, methodology): “Using data from the 1989 and 1998 General Social Surveys, Lewis and Frank ( 2002 ) found that those with a strong desire for job security were significantly more likely to prefer government jobs.”
Value Solidity in Government and Business (2008, background): “This a priori question forms the central locus of debate on “public service motivation” (Lewis & Frank, 2002; Lyons et al., 2006; Perry 1996; Perry, Mesch, & Paarlberg, 2006).”
Government Employees (2004, background): “Public employees place greater importance on job security than do private employees (Baldwin, 1991; Bellante & Link, 1981; Kilpatrick et al., 1964; Lewis & Frank, 2002; Warner, Van Riper, Martin, & Collins, 1963).”
WHAT ' S VALUED MOST? SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE ORGANIZATIONAL VALUES OF THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR (2008, background): “Journal compilation © 2008 Blackwell Publishing Ltd. work ’ – and public service motivation ( Karl and Sutton 1998; Lewis and Frank 2002; Frank and Lewis 2004; Lyons et al. 2006 ), and the (assumed) infl uence of business-like approaches to government such as New Public Management ( Hood 1991 ), per”
Motivating Employees of the Public Sector: Does Public Service Motivation Matter? (2010, background): “These were job security, which contributes a priori to its attractiveness (Vandenabeele 2008b; Lewis and Frank 2002), and work-life DOES PUBLIC SERVICE MOTIVATION MATTER?”
The relationship between extrinsic motivation, job satisfaction and life satisfaction amongst employees in a public organisation (2014, background): “Consistent with this finding, a number of previous studies (Lewis & Frank, 2002; Omar & Ogenyi, 2006; Sargent & Hannum, 2003) concur that remuneration is strongly and positively related to job satisfaction.”