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100 1 _aVANDENABEELE, Wouter
_932730
245 1 0 _aGovernment calling :
_bpublic service motivation as an element in selecting government as an employer of choice
260 _aMalden, MA :
_bWiley-Blackwell,
_cDecember 2008
520 3 _aThe article assesses public service motivation as a possible influence in the attractiveness of government as an employer by embedding it into a person-organization fit framework. First, a theoretical framework is developed and all relevant concepts are discussed. In addition, a set of hypotheses concerning the research question is developed. A sample of 1714 final year masters students demonstrates that the presence of public service motivation positively correlates with the preference for prospective public employers. For government organizations that display a high degree of publicness, the effect of public service motivation as a predictor for employer preference is stronger. Next to building a middle range theory on public service motivation, the article also reveals that public service motivation is present at a pre-entry level
773 0 8 _tPublic administration : an international quarterly
_g86, 4, p. 1089-1105
_dMalden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, December 2008
_xISSN 00333298
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_b1909^b
_cTiago
999 _aConvertido do Formato PHL
_bPHL2MARC21 1.1
_c27984
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