WHY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES JOIN UNIONS: A STUDY OF AFGE LOCAL 1138

1975 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
LOUIS V. IMUNDO, JR.
Keyword(s):  
Federal Government ◽  
Government Employees ◽  
Federal Government Employees

Determinants of Job Satisfaction of Federal Government Employees

1997 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 313-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuan Ting
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Job Characteristics ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Organizational Characteristics ◽  
Government Employees ◽  
Promotional Opportunity ◽  
Federal Government Employees ◽  
Using Data

What determines the job satisfaction of federal government employees? Using data reported in the Survey of Federal Government Employees, I propose and assess the argument that the job satisfaction of federal government employees is determined primarily by three sets of factors: job characteristics, organizational characteristics, and individual characteristics. The empirical findings show that job characteristics such as pay satisfaction, promotional opportunity, task clarity and significance, and skills utilization, as well as organizational characteristics such as organizational commitment and relationship with supervisors and co-workers have consistently significant effects on the job satisfaction of federal government employees. I also discuss the research and organizational implications of my findings.

scholarly journals Followership Characteristics among US Federal Government Employees

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-120
Author(s):  
Kim Chul Woo
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Government Employees ◽  
Office Of Personnel Management ◽  
Federal Government Employees ◽  
Leaders And Followers ◽  
The Us ◽  
Government Data ◽  
Us Federal Government ◽  
Job Rank

Empowering collective action among leaders and followers in the US public sector has been encouraged to solve public problems in a complex and globalized society. However, without considering who the participants are, how much influence they have, and the various situations in which they find themselves, empowerment is not an adequate solution to existing public challenges. Understanding followership-the process empowered participants use to follow- is a prerequisite to understanding successful empowerment. This study examines followership as it is practiced within the US federal government. Data from the Federal Human Capital Survey data, which had 212,223 respondents and was administered by the Office of Personnel Management in 2008, were used. The results indicate that different followership styles are dominant in different agencies. Followership styles also differ depending on job rank, which also explains possible distinctions between different groups in public organizations.

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