Bureaucratic locus of control

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Kay, Kerenssa; Rogger, Daniel; Sen, Iman
• 署名单位: The World Bank
• 刊物名称: GOVERNANCE-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF POLICY ADMINISTRATION AND INSTITUTIONS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0952-1895
• DOI: 10.1111/gove.12524
• 发表日期: 2020
• 关键词: POLITICAL CONTROL; job-satisfaction; work; ORGANIZATIONS; performance; leadership; BEHAVIOR; Autonomy

摘要

To what extent do public officials feel they have control over their lives in public service? We develop a new measure of perceived control in the bureaucracy based on the locus of control scale. The bureaucratic locus of control (BLOC) scale extends standard measures to a bureaucratic context as well as introduces an extension to these measures that focuses on the power of systemic forces in officials' lives. Field tests among a representative sample of Ethiopian public officials suggest that the BLOC scale has good internal reliability and that it is positively associated with promotion opportunities, rewards and motivation. We showcase its use by investigating the extent to which inequality in control impacts the general perception of control. Potential uses of the scale to study bureaucratic dynamics are discussed.