TY - JOUR
T1 - Does ownership matter? public service motivation among physiotherapists in the private and public sectors in Denmark
AU - Andersen, Lotte Bøgh
AU - Pallesen, Thomas
AU - Pedersen, Lene Holm
PY - 2011/3
Y1 - 2011/3
N2 - Is public service motivation (PSM) higher in the public sector than in the private sector? Or does the level of PSM depend on the task rather than on the sector in which the employee works? It is often difficult to investigate sector differences, as private and public employees typically perform different tasks. Here, we investigate the differences in the PSM levels for a single occupational group performing the same tasks in the private and public sectors: Danish physiotherapists. The article also aims to investigate whether public and private sector employment is related to different types of PSM. The most important findings are that there is no difference in the general level of PSM between employees performing the same tasks in public and private organizations, but whereas private sector physiotherapists seem to be more narrowly oriented toward the user, public sector physiotherapists have a broader orientation toward the public interest. © 2011 SAGE Publications.
AB - Is public service motivation (PSM) higher in the public sector than in the private sector? Or does the level of PSM depend on the task rather than on the sector in which the employee works? It is often difficult to investigate sector differences, as private and public employees typically perform different tasks. Here, we investigate the differences in the PSM levels for a single occupational group performing the same tasks in the private and public sectors: Danish physiotherapists. The article also aims to investigate whether public and private sector employment is related to different types of PSM. The most important findings are that there is no difference in the general level of PSM between employees performing the same tasks in public and private organizations, but whereas private sector physiotherapists seem to be more narrowly oriented toward the user, public sector physiotherapists have a broader orientation toward the public interest. © 2011 SAGE Publications.
KW - difference in PSM between private and public employees
KW - public service motivation
KW - public service motivation dimensions
UR - http://www.mendeley.com/research/ownership-matter-public-service-motivation-among-physiotherapists-private-public-sectors-denmark
U2 - 10.1177/0734371x10394402
DO - 10.1177/0734371x10394402
M3 - Tidsskriftartikel
SN - 0734-371X
VL - 31
SP - 10
EP - 27
JO - Review of Public Personnel Administration
JF - Review of Public Personnel Administration
IS - 1
ER -