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Intention to Work in the Public Service Sector: Job Satisfaction of German and Japanese Private Sector Employees

English (英語)

国民経済雑誌

224(2)

1-17

神戸大学経済経営学会

2021-08-10

2022-09-01

In this study, we investigate antecedents of job satisfaction of private sector employees in Germany and Japan who had an intention to switch to the public service sector. The individual working in the public service sector may be motivated by the desire to serve the public and bring benefits to society at large. Such a desire is referred to as Public Service Motivation（PSM）. Others may be attracted to jobs in the public sector because of high job security along with a comparably lower stress level. This study found that PSM did not contribute to job satisfaction for people willing to switch to working in the public service sector. This was also true among employees who applied the values of public service in their current employment（PSM-fit）. Instead, we found that work relations and the absence of work stress are important to employees in both countries. Extrinsic and intrinsic rewards only played a major role in Germany but not in Japan.

Germany

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