scholarly journals Why People Enter and Stay in Public Service Careers: The Role of Parental Socialization and an Interest in Politics

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Fischer ◽  
Carina Schott
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Social Learning ◽  
Learning Theory ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Social Learning Theory ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Process Theory ◽  
Parental Socialization ◽  
The Public

This paper examines the effect of parental socialization and interest in politics on entering and staying in public service careers. We incorporate two related explanations, yet commonly used in different fields of literature, to explain public sector choice. Firstly, following social learning theory we hypothesize that parents serve as role models and thereby affect their children’s sector choice. Additionally, we test the hypothesis that parental socialization leads to a longer stay in public sector jobs while assuming that it serves as a buffer against turnover. Secondly, following PSM process theory we expect that ‘interest in politics’ is influenced by parental socialization and that this concept, in turn, leads to a public sector career. A representative set of longitudinal data from the Swiss household panel (1999-2014) was used to analyze these hypotheses (n=2,933, N=37,328). The results indicate that parental socialization serves as a stronger predictor of public sector choice than an interest in politics. Furthermore, people with parents working in the public sector tend to stay longer in their public sector jobs.

scholarly journals Why people enter and stay in public service careers: the role of parental socialization and an interest in politics

2020 ◽  
pp. 002085231988691
Author(s):  
Caroline Fischer ◽  
Carina Schott
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Public Service Motivation ◽  
Job Applicants ◽  
Parental Socialization ◽  
The Public ◽  
Human Resources Managers ◽  
The Government

This article examines the effect of parental socialization and interest in politics on entering and staying in public service careers. We incorporate two related explanations, yet commonly used in different fields of literature, to explain public sector choice. First, following social learning theory, we hypothesize that parents serve as role models and thereby affect their children’s sector choice. Additionally, we test the hypothesis that parental socialization leads to a longer stay in public sector jobs while assuming that it serves as a buffer against turnover. Second, following public service motivation process theory, we expect that ‘interest in politics’ is influenced by parental socialization and that this concept, in turn, leads to a public sector career. A representative set of longitudinal data from the Swiss household panel (1999–2014) was used to analyse these hypotheses ( n = 2,933, N = 37,328). The results indicate that parental socialization serves as a stronger predictor of public sector choice than an interest in politics. Furthermore, people with parents working in the public sector tend to stay longer in their public sector jobs. Points for practitioners For practitioners, the results of this study are relevant as they highlight the limited usefulness of addressing job applicants’ interest in politics in the recruitment process. Human resources managers who want to ensure a public-service-motivated workforce are therefore advised to focus on human resources activities that stimulate public service motivation after job entry. We also advise close interaction between universities and public organizations so that students develop a realistic picture of the government as a future employer and do not experience a ‘reality shock’ after job entry.

Guaranteeing the Programming Mandate of Public Broadcasters and Restraints on Private Broadcasters’ Programmes in Multimedia Conditions

2004 ◽  
Vol 5 (8) ◽  
pp. 907-933 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karl-Heinz Ladeur
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Service Networks ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Service Broadcasting ◽  
Regulatory Strategy ◽  
Post War ◽  
Societal Dynamics

The present German media structures are subject to a fundamental process of self-transformation due to technological as well as societal dynamics. This is especially the case for public service broadcasting. In the post-war era, the public service networks were one of the central intermediary institutions of organized pluralism, serving both the state and society at large. It is not only the growing competition between public and private broadcasters that has led to dramatic changes to the role of public sector broadcasters. The public sector is also being challenged by the rise of the entertainment economy and a shift in focus from public to private affairs. This paper describes the hitherto established role of public service broadcasting and its present crisis. The paper then proposes a proactive legal and political regulatory strategy, which might help find a new role for public broadcasters in a much more fragmented society. The proposed strategy follows the paradigm of proceduralization, which is also prevailing in many other parts of the institutional structures of postmodern society.

The Role of Cultural Indoctrination in Architectural Style

2021 ◽  
pp. 273-299
Author(s):  
Gülşah Koç ◽  
Bryan Christiansen
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Learning ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Learning Theory ◽  
Social Learning Theory ◽  
Future Application ◽  
Architectural Style ◽  
Values Orientation

This chapter examines the potential influence of cultural indoctrination (CI) on architectural style worldwide. Based on an encompassing literature review, this chapter focuses on the mediator of religion among the seven factors which are included in the established conceptual framework for CI; namely, Child Development, Cultural Institutionalization, Cultural Intelligence, Social Learning Theory, Religion, Social Capital, and Values Orientation Theory (VOT). The conceptual framework is presented for potential future application in architectural style and practice.

scholarly journals Sustaining Honesty in Public Service: The Role of Selection

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 96-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Barfort ◽  
Nikolaj A. Harmon ◽  
Frederik Hjorth ◽  
Asmus Leth Olsen
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Survey Experiment ◽  
The Public ◽  
Self Selection ◽  
Selection Pattern ◽  
Selection Of

We study the role of self-selection into public service in sustaining honesty in the public sector. Focusing on the world’s least corrupt country, Denmark, we use a survey experiment to document strong self-selection of more honest individuals into public service. This result differs sharply from existing findings from more corrupt settings. Differences in pro-social versus pecuniary motivation appear central to the observed selection pattern. Dishonest individuals are more pecuniarily motivated and self-select out of public service into higher-paying private sector jobs. Accordingly, we find that increasing public sector wages would attract more dishonest candidates to public service in Denmark. (JEL D73, H83, J31, J45)

Law Libraries in Australia - Government Libraries

2000 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 429-432
Author(s):  
Julia Butler
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Attitudinal Change ◽  
The Public ◽  
Political Persuasion

Since the mid 1980's to the present time there has been an unprecedented attitudinal change by governments, both at the federal and state levels, regardless of political persuasion, towards the role of the public sector. There has been a sustained policy to wind back the size of the Public Service across the board.

The Relation Between Ethical Leadership and Workplace Conflicts: The Mediating Role of Employee Resolution Efficacy

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 2037-2063 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mayowa T. Babalola ◽  
Jeroen Stouten ◽  
Martin C. Euwema ◽  
Franca Ovadje
Keyword(s):  
Social Learning ◽  
Learning Theory ◽  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Social Learning Theory ◽  
Mediation Model ◽  
Design Study ◽  
Workplace Conflicts ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Conflict Situations

Drawing on social learning theory, this research examined the role of ethical leadership in conflict situations. Specifically, ethical leadership was predicted to build employees’ resolution efficacy and subsequently increase employees’ ability to deal with conflict situations in the workplace (i.e., relationship, task, and process conflict). A multisource study in Europe and a two-wave design study in Africa showed support for our mediation model. These findings expand and unite existing theory on conflict and ethical leadership.

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF JOB AUTONOMY AND COMMUNICATION PRACTICES ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF PUBLIC SERVICE MOTIVATION

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 9-23
Author(s):  
Abubakar Tabiu
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Public Service Motivation ◽  
Job Autonomy ◽  
The Public ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Communication Practices ◽  
The Relationship

Improving individual employee and organizational performance has been the main concern of many organizations for decades and several factors have also been studied as predictors of employee performance. However, the bulk of studies are mainly conducted in the private sector organizations with few attentions accorded to the public sector organizations, even though at present the difference between the two sectors is not much especially with introduction of privatization and New Public Management in the public sector. Drawing upon Social Exchange Theory and the application of Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling (PLS SEM), this study examined the mediating role of public service motivation on the relationship between job autonomy, communication practices and employee task and contextual performance. The participants were 288 senior staff of local governments in north-western part of Nigeria. The findings suggested that both job autonomy and communication practices predicted employee task and contextual performance. It was also found that public service motivation is an important mechanism (mediator) in the relationship.

The Role of Cultural Indoctrination in Architectural Style

2017 ◽  
pp. 1-34
Author(s):  
Gülşah Koç ◽  
Bryan Christiansen
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Learning ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Learning Theory ◽  
Social Learning Theory ◽  
Future Application ◽  
Architectural Style ◽  
Values Orientation

This chapter examines the potential influence of cultural indoctrination (CI) on architectural style worldwide. Based on an encompassing literature review, this chapter focuses on the mediator of religion among the seven factors which are included in the established conceptual framework for CI; namely, Child Development, Cultural Institutionalization, Cultural Intelligence, Social Learning Theory, Religion, Social Capital, and Values Orientation Theory (VOT). The conceptual framework is presented for potential future application in architectural style and practice.

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