Public versus Private Managers: How Public and Private Managers Differ in Leadership Behavior

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Andersen, Jon Aarum
• 署名单位: Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences
• 刊物名称: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0033-3352
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2009.02117.x
• 发表日期: 2010
• 页码: 131-141
• 关键词: perceptions; incentives; GOVERNMENT; fit

摘要

This article aims to find out whether there are behavioral differences between public and private sector managers. Two groups of public managers (managers of social insurance agencies and public school principals) and a group of private managers (two samples) are investigated. Behavioral dimensions are investigated including leadership style (task, relationship, and change orientation), decision-making style (the functions of sensing, intuition, thinking, and feeling), and motivation profile (achievement, affiliation, and power motivation). An analysis of data from 459 managers in four organizations in Sweden reveal significant differences in behavior between public and private managers. However no significant differences in leadership behavior are discovered among public managers. Possible explanations for such differences and similarities are explored.