How well can public service motivation connect with occupational intention?

International Review of Administrative Sciences

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 191-211

  Liu, Bangcheng ^a   Hui, Chun ^b   Hu, Jin ^a   Yang, Wensheng ^a   Yu, Xinli ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; occupational choice; occupational intention; public sector; public service motivation (PSM)

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; EMPLOYMENT GENERATION; JOB SEARCH; OCCUPATION; PUBLIC SERVICE; RECRUITMENT (EMPLOYMENT); UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

CHINA;

EID: 79953220114     PISSN: 00208523     EISSN: 14617226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020852310390287     Document Type: Article

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