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作者:Hassan, Shahidul
作者单位:University System of Ohio; Ohio State University
摘要:This article examines how greater role clarification may be associated with increased work satisfaction and decreased turnover rates in workgroups. These linkages are examined with the use of multivariate analysis of variance and hierarchical regression analysis for data collected during two time periods from multiple sources: personnel records and an organizational survey of 1,699 employees working in 45 geographically distributed offices in a state government agency. Results indicate that of...
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作者:Wang, Wen
作者单位:Indiana University System; Indiana University Indianapolis
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作者:Salkeld, Kim
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作者:Walker, Richard M.
作者单位:City University of Hong Kong
摘要:This article integrates the research evidence that applies Miles and Snow's strategic management framework to the performance of public agencies. Miles and Snow developed several strategy types, arguing that prospectors (searching for new approaches) and defenders (sticking with the existing pattern of services) are aligned with processes, structures, and the environment in ways that lead them to outperform reactors (awaiting for instructions from the environment), which have no consistent str...
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作者:Spicer, Michael W.
作者单位:University System of Ohio; Cleveland State University
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作者:Landrieu, Mary L.
摘要:The Honorable Mary Landrieu, U.S. senator from Louisiana since 1997, addressed the 2013 annual meeting of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) at a luncheon honoring four Louisianans for their public service. They included General Russel L. Honore, U.S. Army; Chancellor James L. Llorens, Southern University at Baton Rouge; Mayor Mitch Landrieu, City of New Orleans; and Professor Astrid Merget, Public Administration Institute at Louisiana State University Baton Rouge and honora...
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作者:Nelson, Scott Reynolds
作者单位:William & Mary
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作者:Wright, Bradley E.; Christensen, Robert K.; Isett, Kimberley Roussin
作者单位:University System of Georgia; Georgia State University; University System of Georgia; University of Georgia; University System of Georgia; Georgia Institute of Technology
摘要:Researchers concerned with organizational change have consistently emphasized the role that the work environment plays in employee acceptance of change. Underexamined in the public management literature, however, is the role that employee values, particularly public service motivation (PSM), may play in employee acceptance of change. Some scholars have noted a positive correlation between employee PSM and organizational change efforts; this article extends this work by attempting to isolate th...
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作者:Petersen, Nils
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作者:van der Wal, Zeger
作者单位:National University of Singapore
摘要:This article explores how work motivations differ between administrative and political elites, based on 94 qualitative interviews conducted in the Netherlands, European Union, and United States. Both elite groups are primarily motivated in their initial choice of public service by wanting to contribute to, serve, or improve society; job content, career opportunities, political ideals, and personal background are also important motivators. Once in public service, serving society remains importa...